97 Civic LX auto won't engage in gear(D) in the morning
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97 Civic LX auto won't engage in gear(D) in the morning
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My 1997 Civic LX Auto in the mornings sometimes does not engage into the D gear after I shift into it. It sits there and when I press on the gas, it is as if it is in neutral, and then after around 30 seconds, it slowly gets into gear. This only happens in the mornings and after that throughout the day it is never a problem. Also seem to happen more when the car sits for a longer period overnight or when it is cold. My transmission fluid have been flushed last year and I kept an eye on it ever since. It seems like the fluid is very slowly leaking or being used up(?), went to barely below the min amount since the flush around a month ago.
Any idea of whats happening? I read on the forums that intermittent issues are typically electronic, but this seems to be happening more and more frequently. Thank you for all of your insight
My 1997 Civic LX Auto in the mornings sometimes does not engage into the D gear after I shift into it. It sits there and when I press on the gas, it is as if it is in neutral, and then after around 30 seconds, it slowly gets into gear. This only happens in the mornings and after that throughout the day it is never a problem. Also seem to happen more when the car sits for a longer period overnight or when it is cold. My transmission fluid have been flushed last year and I kept an eye on it ever since. It seems like the fluid is very slowly leaking or being used up(?), went to barely below the min amount since the flush around a month ago.
Any idea of whats happening? I read on the forums that intermittent issues are typically electronic, but this seems to be happening more and more frequently. Thank you for all of your insight
Re: 97 Civic LX auto won't engage in gear(D) in the morning
warm it up and check the trans fluid make sure its full. if not, fill it up! if it is, may want to look into getting a trans filter and new fluid that might help
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Re: 97 Civic LX auto won't engage in gear(D) in the morning
How many miles are on it? These things get grumpy. Any prior issues?
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Re: 97 Civic LX auto won't engage in gear(D) in the morning
Hello!
My 1997 Civic LX Auto in the mornings sometimes does not engage into the D gear after I shift into it. It sits there and when I press on the gas, it is as if it is in neutral, and then after around 30 seconds, it slowly gets into gear. This only happens in the mornings and after that throughout the day it is never a problem. Also seem to happen more when the car sits for a longer period overnight or when it is cold. My transmission fluid have been flushed last year and I kept an eye on it ever since. It seems like the fluid is very slowly leaking or being used up(?), went to barely below the min amount since the flush around a month ago.
Any idea of whats happening? I read on the forums that intermittent issues are typically electronic, but this seems to be happening more and more frequently. Thank you for all of your insight
My 1997 Civic LX Auto in the mornings sometimes does not engage into the D gear after I shift into it. It sits there and when I press on the gas, it is as if it is in neutral, and then after around 30 seconds, it slowly gets into gear. This only happens in the mornings and after that throughout the day it is never a problem. Also seem to happen more when the car sits for a longer period overnight or when it is cold. My transmission fluid have been flushed last year and I kept an eye on it ever since. It seems like the fluid is very slowly leaking or being used up(?), went to barely below the min amount since the flush around a month ago.
Any idea of whats happening? I read on the forums that intermittent issues are typically electronic, but this seems to be happening more and more frequently. Thank you for all of your insight
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