Delayed transmission engage 1999 Solara

[pit shepard]

sometoimes the auto - transmission does not engage for a bit when shifted - engages when gear light indicator comes on..

thanks

[woa_its_j3ff]

eh?? when the gear light? maybe u drive and u rest your hand on the shifter and make it shift from Drive to Neutral. ...

[DatSRBoi]

^^ Its like talking to a drunk person, you never get the details.



Tell us more. What you said is not really enough to get a clear answer.. for what you told me I conclude:

Your car sucks
Your tranny sucks
You broke it yourself
The car has too many miles
You forgot to change the tranny fluid
Its your driving that wont engage
Thats what you get for driving an auto
The light is your enemy.

I can go on.... Give us more specs man.

[shocar4]

Dats....why do you have to be so rude man!! he is new around here. yes it is hard to understand, but you could be a little kinder about it geez!

[Midias]

^^ Its like talking to a drunk person, you never get the details.

Tell us more. What you said is not really enough to get a clear answer.. for what you told me I conclude:

Your car sucks
Your tranny sucks
You broke it yourself
The car has too many miles
You forgot to change the tranny fluid
Its your driving that wont engage
Thats what you get for driving an auto
The light is your enemy.

I can go on.... Give us more specs man.

Damn thats funny.

but seriously lets get dome history like mileage fluid age, ect.

[DatSRBoi]

Dats....why do you have to be so rude man!! he is new around here. yes it is hard to understand, but you could be a little kinder about it geez!

Not being rude. Obviously with a question like that the person who post it could have came out with the same possibilities.

[pit shepard]

I have a 99 solara sle 124k but in very good condition.
Im pretty sure im not doing anything to the gear shift. Sometimes, when I start the car and put it into drive, the gear does not engage for a second (free idle), then it engages as the light comes on the dash instrument panel.

and relax , there shocar4.
please

(thanks for the prompt replies though)

[Jakecallun20]

sounds right to me. It is just a cable going from the plastic shifter inside the car, to the transmission. It isn't actually engaging that gear, right when you put it into "drive". Your car is probably just fine, I have the same car. 1999 Solara SLE V6 currently at 142k. Runs just fine.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

^^ what he said...thank god you don't have a old old mb. When you shifted those into drive, the freaking tranny mounts (when broken) would make the car jump a little..just like your 2 second delay. Its normal...relax, its a toyota

[pit shepard]

thanks - that makes me feel better

i love my car, thats for sure..

[Chinky420]

^^ right on, now go introduce yourself in the intro section.


also, if there's a shift hesitation, couldn't he possibly tighten the lower cable on the throttle body? i know that said cord is typically adjusted to alter shift points on the auto (and the speed it engages), but i also remember hearing that adjusting it will affect how quickly your A/T shifts from P to R to D.

just a thought...i drive a 99 SLE w/ ~144k miles on it, and the tranny is still holding strong.

[Jakecallun20]

Rock on SLE's! WOOT