sagreba32

Hi, I just traded my '04 TSX for a 04 TL with less mileage. Today I tried using the SportsShift mode but noticed that the car didn't want to shift down. Does anyone think this is a problem with the transmission?

Thanks!

scotterson

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I think the ss keeps you from downshifting if itll result in revving really high.

Will Y.

Does the trans kick down in "D" using only the accelerator pedal? If the trans does kick down, then it's probably the switch on the SS and not a trans problem.

01tl4tl

here is the owner manual link- click the year for your car then TL
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp
It will explain how the SS works up and downshifting- the operation of 1st to 2nd gear in SS, the speed limits for upshift and downshifting in each gear etc.

If the computer decides you will overrev in a requested downshift- it flashes the number of the gear asked for- then displays the gear it is staying in. Reduce speed and try again

If you cant get SS to work at all- there are 3 microswitches under the shifter- if soda or other liquid gets in there- bad news for the small part.
Check the provisions of the warranty coverage on that issue
Make sure to register the TL with acura too- and store the radio nav codes there
https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?brand=acura

sagreba32

For example, if I'm doing 40 mph and I am in 4th gear, 2,000rpm, and I try to downshift to 3rd gear, the car won't let me, it'l just stay in fourth. And if I floor it, it'll stay in fourth.

Will Y.

With the transmission in "D" (NOT in SS mode) will flooring the gas while at 2000 RPM in 4th result in a downshift to 3rd gear in your TL? If yes, not a trans problem. If no, it's something other than the SS.

In SS, regardless of how you treat the accelerator and brakes, the TL will not shift when the SS is in gears 2-5-- you can only shift using the shifter, and the gears will not change up to redline.

sagreba32

When I'm in "D", if I floor it when it's in 4th, the car will downshift to 3rd. So, I think it is a SS problem, not a transmission problem.

Thanks

01tl4tl

In SS, regardless of how you treat the accelerator and brakes, the TL will not shift when the SS is in gears 2-5-- you can only shift using the shifter, and the gears will not change up to redline.__________________

Where do you people come up with this nonsense!
in SS- when you move the shifter you trigger a signal from one of the 3 microswitches
You can SS shift up at any rpm- not--- must take it to redline!
Downshifts are computer limited to prevent ovverrev
A read of the owner manual gives max up and downshift speeds
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp
click your year then model
OP needs to test drive another car- then take theirs to the dealer

Will Y.

??
Maybe I was unclear.

In SS, upshifts and downshifts only occur using the shifter from gears 2-5. Using the throttle will not result in a change of gears in SS mode like it would in "D" mode. [One exception- for the '04-'06 TL, the trans will shift from 1-2 automatically even in SS mode.]

Sounds like a shifter switch problem.
Hope it's under warranty or inexpensive.