park to drive, hesitation - Honda Prelude Forum

influx · 10-24-2003, 04:20 PM

ok, so I tried searching, came up with squat

when i shift from park to drive(or reverse to drive), and hit the gas, the car seems like it has a slight hesitation right after i hit the gas, it's like it's not locking into gear or something(not an automechanic, could be something totally different)

but if i wait a few seconds after putting it in drive, it won't do it, no CEL's , no D4's flashing, everything seems to be fine

96 prelude si 85,000 miles

thanks

4thGenReady2Go · 10-24-2003, 05:04 PM

has it always been like that, or are you just noticing it now? I'm not too familiar with autos either, all I can say is (and I apologize ahead of time) hey, what can you expect from a slushbox?

Sorry, it just came out. anyway, I work for a rental car company so I drive an unfortunate number of automatics every day, basically that happens with all the cars, so maybe it's normal.

KB798 · 10-26-2003, 03:07 AM

hmm...my gf's benz does the same thing...as well as other benz's i've driven. my parent's camry's don't. basically if i'm in reverse, then brake, it seems like i'm driving a manual because when i'm shifting from reverse to drive, the car kinda rolls with the momentum and shifts smoothly.

anyway, case in point, i wouldn't worry too much about it. i'm guessing it has to do with your ECU, and how fast it's thinking. if you haven't felt anything really out of the ordinary, i would just wait that extra second or two and go on.