[txfromwi]

Hi,

Great info. Finally some real help for this issue!

Same as others, shudder, noises. No one can diagnose. Acura claims that they never sold a re-badged Trooper (even though that was the first 2 years of the MDX - and I saw one again just last week...) and refuse to even look at it.

This vehicle is one step away from donation to Click and Clack!

I also have the following:

Yesterday it would barely move when in any forward gear, but I was able to move fine in L and then shift up.

Today, it will barely move forward both in any forward gear setting and in L so it is functionally dead in the driveway.

Interestingly, reverse seems OK.

Before I spend any effort at all, please advise if this is most likely the electronics module at the base of the gear shift (which I can easily change myself) or the solenoids (which I could probably change myself if they are accessible from the outside, I can find them and they don't require any goofy specialty tool) or the bands inside the transmission (hello Public Broadcasting).

This is a 2001 Trooper Limited 4WD, the transmission fluid is full and looks and smells good.

It was rebuilt a few years ago for a blown torque converter, however the strange noises did not go away after the rebuild.

If you have a diagnosis please advise what the parts will likely be called so that I can properly select them, where to locate parts online and a probable rough cost for each so I can check that I am ordering the correct part.

If solenoids and they are external, please advise which ones and where they are. (I have a mechanics manual for the 1992 Trooper (if that helps), but not one for this 2001.) (The '92 was lost to Tropical Storm Allison and took 35.5" of water - that was a great truck - God rest her soul!)

It's great having a beater truck for heavy errands and I'm not ready to put the brand new Land Rover into "heavy errands" just yet, so I greatly appreciate any assistance in keeping the Trooper alive for a bit more...

Thanks,

Dan