Automatic Trannsmision

[Ndx]

I was driving with friend and he by accident pushed gear to neutral and switched back to D

i heard that stuff like this can kill automatic transmission right ?

 

[Steve S]

Depends on the load on the transmission. For example in neutral rev the engine into redline then drop it in gear!!! that is bad. An auto shifts by it self if people want to shift then a manual trans should be bought.The best thing for an auto trans in put it into D and leave it ,let the auto trans do the auto things .

 

[c3po]

Good thing you did not put it in reverse, that probably would have been worse.

 

[wantin150]

Wife did that a few times by accident too (like when I was driving and she had to reach into the back seat for something). No biggie for our Corolla. Engine just revs a bit.

 

[bmph8ter]

Originally Posted By: c3po
Good thing you did not put it in reverse, that probably would have been worse.


Meh. All the times I've done it, the car just dies.

 

[alanu]

nonesense. Dont worry about it.

 

[Donald]

Most of the time when this happens someone pushed it from drive to N by accident. Not even aware it was done until you hear/feel engine reving. Not a big problem for a few times a year it might happen.

Another chance to plug for Magnefine filter. (And I bought mine at NAPA). Its the best $20 you can spend for your transmission and takes 10-15 minutes to install.

 

[JTK]

Originally Posted By: Ndx
I was driving with friend and he by accident pushed gear to neutral and switched back to D

i heard that stuff like this can kill automatic transmission right ?


Absolutely harmless. Doing that every mile would be another situation.

Joel