Rachel wrote:
> The following ONLY occurs during wet weather:
> I have a 92 Honda Accord LX with automatic transmission. Starting
> from a stop, the car feels as though it's trying to start in third
> gear. Once we get going, I cannot seem to get it to go beyond third
> gear. On the highway, I can't go past 50 mph, and the tachometer
> stays around 3. I noticed that with the engine running and while at a
> stop, if I ****ft into other gears, the D4 light on the dashboard
> remains lit (i.e., if I ****ft to reverse, the R light and D4 light are
> lit). The car moves in the correct direction while in the other
> gears, but the D4 light stays on.
>
> I think the Transmission Control Module (TCM) is bad, but I wanted to
> get others' opinions. Is there a way I can test if the TCM is bad?
> Do you have any other ideas of the problem?
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Try this answer I posted before, and check the ground wires to the TCM
and check the harness that goes to the switch I mentioned to see if it's
corroded or rubbed through. You still haven't provided any history or
the mileage, but it _is Wednesday_ :
> Problem is electrical, specifically the input signals to the computer.
It should be expected to slip when the light is extinguished, since the
computer has no idea what gear it's supposed to be in. The gear position
sender is on the side of the tranny and is probably worn out or out of
alignment, possibly because your ****fter cable needs the length adjusted.
Please mention the mileage and service history, like what kind of fluid
you put in it when you last did a drain-n-fill. There's several TSB's that
include the cable length adjustment here:
>
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/index.html#list
>
> Test / adjust the position sender's adjustment first with cable
disconnected, then adjust the length of the cable if needed.
>
> 'Curly'
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