I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
manual trannies, so I’m stumped.

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gotdurt wrote:
> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>
========================================

What's the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for you?
It's probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or HOT where
you are?

'Curly'

 

gotdurt wrote:
> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>
========================================

What's the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for you?
It's probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or HOT where
you are?

'Curly'

 

gotdurt wrote:
> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>
========================================

What's the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for you?
It's probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or HOT where
you are?

'Curly'

 

gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:

> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>


Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.

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gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:

> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>


Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.

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gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:

> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>


Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.

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Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns988AC48771AE6tegger@
207.14.116.130:

> gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
> 79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:
>
>> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
>> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
>> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
>> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
>> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
>> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
>> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
>> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
>> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>>
>
>
> Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
> Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.
>


By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?


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Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns988AC48771AE6tegger@
207.14.116.130:

> gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
> 79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:
>
>> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
>> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
>> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
>> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
>> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
>> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
>> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
>> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
>> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>>
>
>
> Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
> Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.
>


By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?


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Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in news:Xns988AC48771AE6tegger@
207.14.116.130:

> gotdurt <none@000.com> wrote in news:943968_
> 79544395973eb49f891e2e46f22f4377@autoboardz.com:
>
>> I have a 92 Accord LX automatic that won’t shift out of 2nd gear when
>> in drive (up or down). It started off fine this morning, but before I
>> got out of the neighborhood, I noticed it wouldn’t up-shift, then when
>> I let of the gas, it didn’t downshift. Came to a stop, idled fine (TC
>> dissengaged properly), but when I accelerated from a stop, still in
>> 2nd. Shifting manually made no difference. Then I stopped, put it in
>> park, turned off the ignition, restarted, no change. Park, reverse and
>> neutral are all fine. Soloniod? Computer? I’m more familiar with
>> manual trannies, so I’m stumped.
>>
>
>
> Common problem. It's either a shift solenoid or the Transmission Control
> Module (TCM). Not particularly expensive.
>


By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?


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"motsco_" wrote:
>
>What’s the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for
>you?
>It’s probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or
>HOT where
>you are?
>
>’Curly’

150k, I’ve changed it twice in the 40k that I’ve owned it, last was
about 3k ago. Lately it’s been in the mid 70s to low 80s; no cause for
concern.

"Tegger" wrote:
>
>By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?
>
No flashing, but the ’D4’ light was on constant (even in
park/reverse/neutral).

I disconnected the battery, and everything went back to normal; tranny
shifts fine, so I’m guessing not likely anything internal. I only
drove it a couple of miles though, so tomorrow’s 40 mile commute is
the test...

I was a bit hastey backing out and going into drive when I left this
morning, so I’m hoping that might have just triggered the TCM to go
into limp mode or something. We’ll see.

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"motsco_" wrote:
>
>What’s the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for
>you?
>It’s probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or
>HOT where
>you are?
>
>’Curly’

150k, I’ve changed it twice in the 40k that I’ve owned it, last was
about 3k ago. Lately it’s been in the mid 70s to low 80s; no cause for
concern.

"Tegger" wrote:
>
>By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?
>
No flashing, but the ’D4’ light was on constant (even in
park/reverse/neutral).

I disconnected the battery, and everything went back to normal; tranny
shifts fine, so I’m guessing not likely anything internal. I only
drove it a couple of miles though, so tomorrow’s 40 mile commute is
the test...

I was a bit hastey backing out and going into drive when I left this
morning, so I’m hoping that might have just triggered the TCM to go
into limp mode or something. We’ll see.

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"motsco_" wrote:
>
>What’s the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for
>you?
>It’s probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or
>HOT where
>you are?
>
>’Curly’

150k, I’ve changed it twice in the 40k that I’ve owned it, last was
about 3k ago. Lately it’s been in the mid 70s to low 80s; no cause for
concern.

"Tegger" wrote:
>
>By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?
>
No flashing, but the ’D4’ light was on constant (even in
park/reverse/neutral).

I disconnected the battery, and everything went back to normal; tranny
shifts fine, so I’m guessing not likely anything internal. I only
drove it a couple of miles though, so tomorrow’s 40 mile commute is
the test...

I was a bit hastey backing out and going into drive when I left this
morning, so I’m hoping that might have just triggered the TCM to go
into limp mode or something. We’ll see.

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Update:

This morning the light was back on, and it was in a fixed gear again.
However, this time it allowed me to manually shift into 1st, and all
the other lights came on with their respective gears, even though D4
remained on as well. I’m leaning toward the TCM

"gotdurt" wrote
> [quote:ef250cb948="motsco_"]
> What's the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for
> you?
> It's probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or
> HOT where
> you are?
>
> 'Curly'[/quote:ef250cb948]
>
> 150k, I've changed it twice in the 40k that I've owned it,
> last was about 3k ago. Lately it's been in the mid 70s to low
> 80s; no cause for concern.
>
> [quote:ef250cb948="Tegger"]
> By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?
> [/quote:ef250cb948]
> No flashing, but the 'D4' light was on constant (even in
> park/reverse/neutral).
>
> I disconnected the battery, and everything went back to
> normal; tranny shifts fine, so I'm guessing not likely
> anything internal. I only drove it a couple of miles though,
> so tomorrow's 40 mile commute is the test...
>
> I was a bit hastey backing out and going into drive when I
> left this morning, so I'm hoping that might have just
> triggered the TCM to go into limp mode or something. We'll
> see.

 

Update:

This morning the light was back on, and it was in a fixed gear again.
However, this time it allowed me to manually shift into 1st, and all
the other lights came on with their respective gears, even though D4
remained on as well. I’m leaning toward the TCM

"gotdurt" wrote
> [quote:ef250cb948="motsco_"]
> What's the mileage and who last changed the tranny fluid for
> you?
> It's probably the ECU has blown a capacitor, but is it cool or
> HOT where
> you are?
>
> 'Curly'[/quote:ef250cb948]
>
> 150k, I've changed it twice in the 40k that I've owned it,
> last was about 3k ago. Lately it's been in the mid 70s to low
> 80s; no cause for concern.
>
> [quote:ef250cb948="Tegger"]
> By the way, is your "S" light or "D4" light flashing?
> [/quote:ef250cb948]
> No flashing, but the 'D4' light was on constant (even in
> park/reverse/neutral).
>
> I disconnected the battery, and everything went back to
> normal; tranny shifts fine, so I'm guessing not likely
> anything internal. I only drove it a couple of miles though,
> so tomorrow's 40 mile commute is the test...
>
> I was a bit hastey backing out and going into drive when I
> left this morning, so I'm hoping that might have just
> triggered the TCM to go into limp mode or something. We'll
> see.