Transmission Hesitation

[Cynthia Grant]

Hi!



My 2003 ST had a new transmission installed around 120k miles. Now it's at 207K miles and I'm noticing a slight hesitation before it shifts -- when it's accelerating and approaching 40 mph (not sure if that's 2nd or 3rd gear). When I say slight, I mean 1 or 2 seconds. Just enough to catch my attention. Also, it does not do it every time. I have not figured out the pattern of when it happens.



The O/D light of doom is definitely NOT flashing (that was my first indication of the tranny problem last time).



Should I get this in to a transmission shop right away? Or is it normal for an older vehicle to hesitate when shifting? Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[EddieS'04]

Probably the 2cnd to 3rd gear flash. Get it to a shop, there is a fix. The vavle body gasket or the shift soleniods are bad. about a $500 fix.

 

[Yardsale]

Considering how long ago the redesigned part was made available, I would think that, by now, no transmission shop would rebuild (I assume rebuild, not new) with those defective parts. No?

 

[Frank Maleno 2]

At almost another 100K miles since the new trans was installed I would think you should get the trans service done and while there have them check it out, it could be just needing a service and nothing serious.