I have a 95 Honda accord lx 6cyl. When i am doing 75 on the thruway the rpm is at 5000 i do not think this is right. I was wondering if maybe it is not going in to overdrive or if there is an overdrive button and how do i find out what it might be. Any help would be greatly appricated thank you in advance!

 

5000 RPM @ 75mph sure sounds like it's staying in 3rd gear to me.

There is no overdrive button. You should drive the car with "D4" selected on the shifter, not "D3." The D3 position locks out 4th gear.

Problem could be anything from a faulty trans computer to a clogged shift solenoid to a bad trans.

Is the Check Engine light on? Does the green "D4" light in the gauge cluster ever blink?

 

i was defiantly in d4 i do not think that the light is blinkingg when i am driving it.

 

the check engine light is not on but the abs light is

 

Let's see.... 2500 / 60mph (4th/Lock-up)
.................. 1250 / 30mph
.................. 0625 / 15mph

......................... 75mph / 3125 rpm

Well, you've certainly lost converter lock-up.
See if you can feel three distinct upshifts tomorrow.
1-2
2-3
3-4
if the Torque Converter Lock-Up were working; you'd fell a sensation akin to a 'half shift' when the car reaches your desired cruise speed.

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Converter lock-up only drops a couple hundred RPM, not 1900.

 

so i do i find out if it is the lock out, the computer, the solenoid, or a bad transmission?

 

...and your point is?

I left it to him to determine if he had all ranges available. I didn't say that was the ONLY thing....

 

I am a she but i have been working on cars with my dad for years now but i not know that detailed stuff like this SO i appreciate any info that might help me figure this problem. Thank you !

 

thank u for all the help it was actually the rpm gage not the transmission itself.

 

Sounds like you had a four cylinder cluster (Honda) installed where there should have been a v6.
The four cylinder cluster is expecting four signal pulses/rpm, instead it's seeing six. Thus reads 150% of the true RPM.
5000rpm/6 x 4 = 3300rpm

Nice to know the math holds up.
I was really only 175 RPM off on my estimate.