Guess what i just found out, my aunt was driving my 08 base tl auto, and she said she drove 1 mile while in M1, and she said that she didnt notice until the car started vibrating alot, and the engine started kicking,(Like vibrating alot), and the car begin to slow down but she thought that how it was so she kept speeding up to 45 mph on 1gear, then she finally looked and put it back in drive. OMFG I CANT BEILIVE THIS. I NEVER GUNNNA LET HER TOUCH MY CAR. So guys plz help me. What do u think could have happend during this castrophe.

 

Not much.

She hit the limiter a few times ( ), but it was a mile, low throttle, 45 mph.

You'll live.



FWIW - try the decaf.

 

I thought the ss automatically kicks it to 2nd?

 

Not on the '07/'08's. SS will run 1st upto the redline then bounce off of the rev limiter until you shift to 2nd.

I can just imagine Grandma though, "What the heck is that?!?!" as the car hits the limiter. She lets off the accelerator and everything seems normal. She accelerates , "What the heck is that?!?!". "I better call TL|GTX, because something is wrong with his new car."

 

Lol ya excatly what happend. Jeeze hitting the rev limiter for a mile half, wont do anything. Wow acura engines are champs. But should i take it to the dealer to see if any thing is up? B/c i want my tl to last and give me strong performance. Im really pissed guys

 

Yeah, I'd be pissed to if my wife or one of my kids did that.

I really doubt she "rode the limiter" the whole way.

As long as it seems fine, feels fine and no CEL, don't worry about it. Serisously.

 

LOL!

But I bet she enjoyed the acceleration

 

there is nothing wrong with the car- dont sweat it at all
the dealer will charge you a hundred bucks and say `thats the point of the rev limiter- forget to shift and it lets you know,`

Another ziner with a earlier year model that did shift into SS-2 for you, had been drinking and let girlfriend drive- got on the freeway- badaaa badaaaap badaaappappapa car shaking woke him up- he sees the tach and the shifter position and puts it in drive.
No problems- just need to educate anyone who drives your car.
The shifter is pretty freaky gate- and can confuse anyone just looking for D

Everyone should test the rev limiter to know what it feels like- if you ever hit it by accident- you know what it is,,,,surprised me one day!

 

Well thats great to know. But i always thought when u hit the rev limiter alot it messes up the cylnders or something hmm guess not?

 

I think the rev limiter is there to prevent the cylinders from getting damaged.

Your TL is fine, don't worry!

 

you car is fine, don't worry about it, the rev limiter is actually positioned 300 RPM before the motor's actual redline as ALL Honda cars have a 300 RPM error at the top end, that is why hondata can raise it by 300.

 

no check engine light = no damage