When I shift my car from park to drive it doesn't move for 2 seconds then it starts rolling. What could be the cause of this?

 

my accord ex 96 does that too...

when I put Drive, the car make do 2 hit the transmission, the firts one soft and then hard and start to move the car...

I don`t know if that is normal but since I have the car the transmission do that and I have 5 month with the car and run great...

my accord have 59000 miles...

 

Yea mines runs great also but I heard that's the tranny going but I wanted more opinions

 

I had that same problem until I changed the tranny fluid, so far it has helped. The only thing though is that you have to drain it while it's hot, according to the Haynes manual.

 

I changed the transmission fluid about 3 month ago with honda ATF-DW1 and make the same...

 

Verify that the fluid is within the hash marks when cold and hot. If so, make sure the shift solenoids are clean and free of debris. If a valve has some slight debris then it could be slightly holding open a valve, bleeding off pressure.

How fast do you put the car in gear after starting?
If you start and immediately place the transmission in gear, the transmission may simply have not built up enough pressure to operate correctly. Let the car idle for a moment to build up pressure in both engine and transmission then place in gear.

FWIW, I have a neighbor with a 5spd Toyota-something and the starter is still cranking as she pulls away from the curb*cringe*. If this is your driving style then the AT will not engage until full pressure is built.

If you have replaced the ATF did you select every gear after replenishing the fluid to make sure all the gear circuits had been charged?

One other note, if the ATF was changed in a transmission that hasn't been maintained, the new fluid can wash away any build up of varnish and crud. If there was a seal that was acclimated to this old fluid/varnish it may have had a built up of varnish where it sealing surface was/is. This is similar to when putting synthetic oil into an older engine and it leaks. This is because the new detergents in the new lubricant has removed crud/varnish and an oil leak, be it internal or external, is now occurring.

 

my accord 96 do that after and before I change the fluid...

and it`s the same if hot or cold...

could be some problem? or it`s normal?

 

i changed the fluid 2 and it still does it