# 1997 Prelude Transmission Slipping?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-prelude-transmission-slipping/5993>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 15, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-prelude-transmission-slipping/5993 "2007-10-15T22:58:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ccuttriss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@ccuttriss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccuttriss)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-prelude-transmission-slipping/5993/1 "2007-10-15T22:58:48Z")

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I just bought a used 1997 Prelude (non-SH) with the automatic transmission and the cool sport-shift.  
  
  
  
 When I just use the automatic transmission it doesn’t seem as though the car really knows which gear to go into. It feels like it’s slipping when I stop/accelerate as the shits are often hard and unexpected.  
  
  
  
 However, when I use the sport-shift thing and take care of it myself, I experience no problems whatsoever. I read on another forum that it could be the Torque-tensioner (or something like that, it certainly had the keyword Torque in there), but I obviously have no idea.  
  
  
  
 Does anybody else have a clue?

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**Author:** ![ccuttriss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@ccuttriss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccuttriss)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-prelude-transmission-slipping/5993/2 "2007-10-15T22:59:40Z")

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I should say, the slippage comes mostly when driving slower (0-30mph), after that it pretty much is a-ok.