# Honda Accord won't shift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda, accord\
**Created:** [August 19, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974 "2013-08-19T20:32:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Walt\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@Walt\_B](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Walt_B)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974/1 "2013-08-19T20:32:17Z")

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My 1990 Honda Accord is stuck in “sport”, and won’t shift past second gear. The button isn’t stuck, but the “S” light stays on. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974/2 "2013-08-19T20:46:24Z")

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There is a computer module that the capacitors & resistors burn up in. It cuases the tranny to stay in limp mode. Here is a link to th repairs. [http://people.consolidated.net/etrider/accordtcufix.html](http://people.consolidated.net/etrider/accordtcufix.html)

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**Author:** ![Walt\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@Walt\_B](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Walt_B)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974/3 "2013-08-23T00:12:58Z")

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Thank You, thank you, thank you, mr. knfenimore! I read your answer looked at the photos ,and fixed my girlfriends car for $3.00! It saved us hundreds of dollars! Hrrah for the internet and all you generous people out there! Walt B

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-wont-shift/80974/4 "2013-08-23T02:06:10Z")

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Way to go @knfenimore. A fix and a grateful OP. I don’t think it gets any better than this.