Honda Car Forum

I own a Acura Certified 2000 TL, and have always noticed
that there is a momentary delay when I place the car into
drive (D5). Maybe this is normal, but I've never experienced
this what any other car that I've either owned , or driven.
Does anyone have the same, or similar experience with
their Acura? Thank you.

Mike.

On 8/12/04 4:52 PM, in article WERSc.69825$o%.39754@fe17.usenetserver.com,
"TL_owner" <TL_owner@tranny.net> wrote:

> I own a Acura Certified 2000 TL, and have always noticed
> that there is a momentary delay when I place the car into
> drive (D5). Maybe this is normal, but I've never experienced
> this what any other car that I've either owned , or driven.
> Does anyone have the same, or similar experience with
> their Acura? Thank you.
>
> Mike.
>
>

My 2000 TL has always had a similar hesitation changing from reverse to
drive. It is longer and more pronounced than on any other cars I have
owned, including another Honda. If it gets too pronounced, I believe that
is one of the symptoms of impending transmission failure. If it has any
other drivability issues or weird shifting behavior, have an Acura dealer
look at it for a possible transmission replacement (the transmission
warranty on this car has been extended to 100,000 miles).