Okay I bought the car in November, there is definitely a slipping when coming down from 2 to 1. Sometimes the car just flat out jerks. I don't know if it just needs a flush or if the Tranny is just flat out going. My thing is the dealer I bought it from wants to try the flush first. Problem is they are a Lexus/Infiniti dealer and they don't have Honda fluids.... and they claim due to company rules they cant get any...So should I Just have them replace the whole tranny?

 

What year and miles? Is the fluid red or black or something inbetween?

Are you capable of doing oil changes and fluid drains?

If so, go and buy 9 quarts of cheap Type F fluid from any local auto parts store. Drain out the old fluid and put 3 quarts in - it is easier than changing oil. Drive it for a mile or so. Do this again two more times. This is what everybody means by a 3x3 drain and refill - 3 quarts, 3 times.

If it drives a whole lot better, then order 9 or 12 quarts of a high quality Type F fluid, like Redline or Amsoil and do it again. Then, you are set for 40 or 50K mile.

If it still sucks, then have them put a new transmission in the car.

The honda fluid sucks. Don't use it. The base is bad and it is too slippery - the transmission wears out prematurely.

 

What year and mileage do you have? Maybe it's still under the powertrain warranty. If it is then you should take it to Acura and have them diagnose it before doing anything.

 

2006 51,000 miles

 

You should give a call to your Acura dealer to have it checked out. The powertrain warranty is 6/70k so the transmission is still under warranty. I would not do a flush or anything until you take it to them and have a record of it being checked out. If they don't do anything for you then I would do a 3x3 fluid change with Redline and do the pressure sensors also. If you don't know what those are just run a search and you will find a ton of information about it. See how that makes the transmission shift.

 

Still under powertrain warranty, take it to an Acura dealer.

If it's already slipping, changing the fluid isn't going to do you any good, too late at that point.

 

Wait so you telling me that even though I'm the 2nd owner the powertrain still applies? So basically I dont need the aftermarket warranty that they keep trying to push to me?

so even though I didn't buy it from an Acura dealer and I'm the 2nd owner I can still take it to Acura and they will fix it?......

 

Yes, the manufacturer warranty transfers to the next owners. I think that there are some cases if the title isn't clean that the warranty is voided but buying it used does not void it. They are probably pushing an additional warranty that takes it to 100K miles or something like that. By the way, it's just the powertrain NOT the bumper to bumper. You should have a warranty booklet with your owners manual...if it was still in the car.

 

You might want to call Acura Care and talk to someone in customer service to make sure the recalls were done. I think there was a power steering recall that applied to the 06 model. They will be able to tell you if it was done or not. Look up the number online or in your manual.

 

like everyone has said u r still under powertrain warranty, so see if acura can cover it for u

 

Thank you all, called Acura and it is covered...

 

Bought my 05TL about 2&1/2 mo. ago. Have this shuddering problem in 4th and 5th in the 1750-2250 rpm range. I stopped driving it until I could get it into the Honda dealership I bought it from since the engine & tranny are under warranty for 6 mo. However, my car has 69,500 mi on it and the dealership is 150mi roundtrip. Should I take it to the local Acura dealership first since they still cover it under the manufacturer warranty? (Now this is the dealership that I had it checked out at before I bought it and they gave it a clean bill of health.) Did they (Acura) not find anything wrong because it was so close to 70 ki mi????

 

My appointment is Friday. My question for you guys is this... Since the Acura dealer is doing the work and its said that the Acura Fluid is not good for my Tranny, should I take the Redline with me?

 

xxiiajc: Take it to the closest Acura dealer since it's under warranty and have them diagnose and fix it.

BG8732: Did they say that they were going to do work on the car? I would not bring in my own fluid. They probably would not want to put anything other than OEM into the car and would probably tell you that it would not be covered under warranty if it fails. See what they are going to do first and you can change the fluid yourself later.

 

Even though it's not legal, they will try and deny a warranty claim based on the fluid. I would not do this. Acura is clueless in diagnosing trans problems so they will use anything to deny a claim even if it makes no sense. The usual experience is bringing your car in for a shudder. They say they can't reproduce it. You bring it in again and eventually they notice it. They blame it on the tires, the heat shield, axles, fuel system, knock sensor, alignment, egr, etc. Then instead of replacing the switches they replace the whole trans but reuse the old switches so you have the second failure much sooner than the first. Let them replace your trans if you want then make the switch to Redline once you get it home.

 

Acura is incapable of diagnosing or fixing trans issues. They do not have the skillset necessary. Once the car stops moving they replace the whole unit.
Agreed.

 

Regardless of Acura's inability to correctly diagnose the problem it would be good to have a record that the car was brought in for the problem, while it was under warranty, in the event that it shows worse symptoms of failing or fails outside of the warranty. You might be able to get Acura to cover some of the repair having brought it in for the problem while under warranty.

 

A great many dealerships, not only Honda, do a replacement as it's not prudent to have a rebuilder at every dealership. At the dealership labor rate I can just imagine the cost of the rebuild if they were to do the job in house. Much easier and quicker to have the trans replaced then have the faulty trans rebuilt. After removal, they send it back and have it inspected, as they do each trans.

Just as you are aware, many large aftermarket shops will also do a replacement, then rebuilt the trans that has been removed and place that one on the rack for the next customer. The shop I dealt with years ago have 4 dedicated rebuilders. That is all they did, rebuild transmission for stock. In and out was their motto.

 

Definitely, that's a normal part of the business. When I worked in the industry we always had shelf units ready to go for those that couldn't wait. Especially during the holidays from out of towners passing through. Trans would fail and 2 hours later they're back on the road.

It's not that they don't rebuild in house, I have no problem with that. It's that most of the issues you hear about on here are a symptom of bad pressure switches. Instead of diagnosing and installing $90 worth of switches they replace the whole trans and usually at a good expense to the customer.