Q: Poor shifting the first few minutes every time
I have a 2004 Acura TL with 89k . I have poor shifting for the first 5 minutes or so . Hard shifting from 1st to 2nd gear whixh stays at 1st gear a while . I had my transmission oil changed at 55k then recently at 87k by the dealer . The level seems good.i recently had my two front wheel speed sensor changed ( extra info ) My mechanic Snapon scanner didn't pick up any error. My Innova scanner one day pick up a P0746 code clutch pressure code . For the past week it never came back on , just that one time . I open my shifting solenoid to clean the filters and it was clean .
My car has 89000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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