Honda Accord delayed transmission engagement
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Asked by Jeff May 14, 2024 at 04:54 PM about the 2005 Honda Accord EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2005 Honda Accord. When I shift into drive the shift indicator does
not indicate drive and the transmission does not engage. After any where
between 5 and 20 seconds the transmission engages and the indicator lights
up. When I drive on the road, it shifts fine and goes through all the gears.
Could a bad transmission range switch cause this, or would it be some other
electrical problem? On a cold start today, it had a very harsh engagement till
the engine warmed up. Could the harsh engagement be due to increased
cold engine RPMs.

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beatupchevy answered 2 weeks ago

I think a good shop may pull some codes , honda trannys have a few screen/ filters where cooling lines enter and can affect actuators/sensors , OEM fluid is always recommended , Your experience may differ , There's a honda tech web site I can check with if you want , You can sign up but you can't post for a week or so

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Gene answered 2 weeks ago

Sounds like a gear selector switch or wiring. A live data scan would show that.

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Jeff answered about a week ago

There are no codes in the system. My scanner will tell me what gear is selected. When the indicator is not lit up, the scanner does not give me range selected.

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Jeff answered about a week ago

Replace transmission range switch and all is good now. If someone told me a Honda wouldn't go into gear because of that, I wouldn't believe it.

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