davidc

So...had to replace the tranny in our 2004 TL auto. It’s got 120,000 miles. I think in that time, only one partial fluid replacement was done. The fluid though, when we replaced it, wasn’t burnt smelling, but was very dark.

Suddenly it wouldn’t shift properly, just spun in neutral. If it was cold, we could get the car to move, but not for long. We decided to replace with a rebuild from H and A Transmissions as they are the company American Honda uses and all the dealers use.

http://www.hnatrans.com/index.htm

About 60 miles after the rebuild though, it started acting up. Symptoms were dash lights all came on (VSA, check engine, exclamation point and gear indicator light flashing). Car wouldn’t do manual shifting. At freeway speeds, wouldn’t downshift with full throttle, after accelerating onto freeway, would stick in 3rd gear. If speeds dropped below 35mph, it would downshift properly. On freeway, wouldn’t upshift to 5th. Stays in fourth. From dead cold, it seemed to shift normally for about 10 miles. After turned off and allowed to cool a little, we could get a mile out of it before the symptoms.

So, it’s being looked at now, but based on this, what do you guys think? Tranny again? Computer?