Delay Into Gear

It is considered normal for a transmission to take about a second to engage when shifted from Park to Drive, Park To Reverse, Drive to Reverse, or Reverse to Drive. Anything more than a second or two is a sign of a problem. If you have to press on the accelerator to get it to engage, then you also have a problem. Either of these problems is called delay into gear in the transmission industry.

Potential causes of Delay Into Gear are:

• Low Fluid Level
• Bad Electronic Pressure Control Solenoid
• Bad Vehicle Speed Sensor
• Engine Performance Problem
• Excessive Wear in the Transmission
• Defective Neutral Safety Switch (aka MLPS or PRNDL switch)
• Bad Transmission Control Unit

Our Free Diagnostic can tell us the real cause of the problem. This is a problem that is unlikely to get better on its own. Driving your vehicle this way will almost certainly increase repair cost.

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