Transmission problem
1995 Honda Accord 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 140k miles
I inherited this car from my grandmother, so it is very well maintained. Here's my problem: sometimes when I am accelerating anywhere from 10 to 30 miles an hour, the automatic transmission will shift very poorly. It feels like I'm hitting the brake in the middle of it shifting, except I'm not breaking at all. I push the gas pedal, it accelerates, and when it shifts up, there is a sharp jerk (like I'm braking), then it continues to accelerate. It does this sometimes while I'm in D3 and sometimes while I'm in D4, and I've found that it often happens after I yield (but don't completely stop) and make a turn.
I also have another problem: I've found that if I put my car in park, keep in running, and then try to put it back into drive, the button on the shift stick won't push in (it won't let me change gears); I always make sure to push the brake all the way, but it still doesn't work. I usually have to turn the car off and turn it back on to be able to shift out of park. Sometimes it will let me shift out of park if I press REALLY hard on the brake.
1995 Honda Accord 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 140k miles
I inherited this car from my grandmother, so it is very well maintained. Here's my problem: sometimes when I am accelerating anywhere from 10 to 30 miles an hour, the automatic transmission will shift very poorly. It feels like I'm hitting the brake in the middle of it shifting, except I'm not breaking at all. I push the gas pedal, it accelerates, and when it shifts up, there is a sharp jerk (like I'm braking), then it continues to accelerate. It does this sometimes while I'm in D3 and sometimes while I'm in D4, and I've found that it often happens after I yield (but don't completely stop) and make a turn.
I also have another problem: I've found that if I put my car in park, keep in running, and then try to put it back into drive, the button on the shift stick won't push in (it won't let me change gears); I always make sure to push the brake all the way, but it still doesn't work. I usually have to turn the car off and turn it back on to be able to shift out of park. Sometimes it will let me shift out of park if I press REALLY hard on the brake.
Oct 27, 2009 at 4:18 AM
