Newby with Transmission Trouble
 

Hey guys,

I have a 1999 Honda Accord 4dr DX with about 110,000 miles on it that I've had since 2001. About 2 years ago, I started experiences transmission trouble and the guy said that it was going bad. At the time I was figuring I'd just hold onto the car and buy a new one when it gives out. It lasted and drove fine up until today!

I was on the local highway here accelarating and felt a slight jerk between 40-45mph but that was usual because that's where my transmission has issues, the shift between 40-45mph. Well, I was slowing down to pay a toll and then started back driving again and then the gears were stuck for a while then shifted. For example...I'd drive and get to 15mph and usually feel a shift into the next gear, however, it'd get stuck and rev up to 5k RPM and then hard shift. It would do this until I got past 40mph.

Then I was slowing down again and this time the car wouldn't down shift right. I reached my destination and parked. 2 hours later I got back to my car and worried how bad it'd drive (I had to atleast hope the car would take me home!!!) So I started driving and drove relatively light and the car rode fine and shifter normally. I even slowed down fine. Then I got on the highway and got up to 80mph and stayed at a constant speed. Slowed down to pay a toll...again, no issues. Continued back up again and stayed at a constant speed. Didn't have issues until I got to the off ramp off the highway onto a local street. Here is where things went crazy. I slow down and it'd hard shift down. I started up from a stop and it'd get stuck at each gear and hard shift.....but eventually it wouldn't even shift past 40mph. I'd get up to 40mph and the car would just rev 5 or 6k RPM and not shift! I get home and check the transmission fluid and it's a brown color but doesn't appear to be low. I've known I needed to change to fluid but I've also heard that changing the transmission fluid on a car that has never had it changed before would just make the transmission worse. I was thinking about adding Lucas transmission fix to hopefully resolve it, anybody have experience with this?

I know it's a quick fix, but I'm actually looking at getting a new car this summer, just hoping to last that long. I typically don't do a lot of highway driving anyway.

try changing the filter and fluid but i heard that that year has bad trannys but thats just hear say

i would change the fluid and then add a lucus tranny additive and see what happens

change your fluid change your fluid change your fluid american cars it may be too late and they do advise to not change it if you have waited too long, i am a honda service advisor change your fluid!!!!!! it is not to late and what do you have to lose the trany is going south fast. do not use a flush system that sends a cleaner through first it is going to break loose gobs of crap and they will get lodged in various areas of your tranny but CHANGE THE FLUID!!!!!