{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - July 18, 2026 - Hour 2 - Acura Transmission Failure","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ron-ananian-the-car-doctor-july-18-2026-hour-2-acura-transmission-failure","audioUrl":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/23b3ebcc-d509-4d04-8003-ae32006cd9bb/a3c5046a-dd2b-437b-8145-b48b01596b16/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6079d671-6a0e-4c7c-bb47-ae32006cd9c9","description":"Car Advice, Done Right. 🌐Visit: CarDoctorShow.com 📸 Follow Ron on Instagram: @ronananian 🎥 Watch repair tips and shop videos on YouTube 📻 Join the conversation LIVE Saturdays 2–4 PM Eastern  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information."},"annotations":[{"id":502742,"startTime":56.4,"endTime":71.0,"type":"car","title":"2014 Acura RDX","url":"/cars/acura/rdx","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/ACURA_RDX_TB3_China%2810%29.jpg","quote":"I got a. Twenty fourteen Accura RDX. It's the B six with six speed trans It's got two thirty eight on the clock...","canonicalId":"car:acura:rdx","priority":0.85,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Acura RDX is Acura’s compact luxury SUV, and the 2014 model is known for using a turbocharged 4-cylinder (often referred to as a “B6” in casual speech) paired with an automatic transmission. In this call, the owner describes a specific shift flare between 2nd and 3rd gear, which points to transmission control or hydraulic/valve-body behavior rather than normal driving feel.","simplifiedExplanation":"This is a 2014 Acura RDX, a compact luxury SUV. The caller is talking about a problem where the car seems to “rev up” briefly before it completes the shift from 2nd to 3rd gear.","imageAttribution":"Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)","imageLicense":"CC BY-SA 4.0","imageSourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ACURA_RDX_TB3_China(10).jpg","sourceStartTime":56.4,"sourceEndTime":71.0}},{"id":502743,"startTime":78.9,"endTime":88.1,"type":"term","title":"shift flare","url":"/glossary/shift-flare","quote":"What I guess would be described as a shift maybe a flare is kind of what I've seen online between two not I went called a shutter between two and three.","canonicalId":"term:shift-flare","priority":0.75,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A shift flare is when an automatic transmission briefly increases engine speed (or “hangs” at higher RPM) before completing a gear change. It often indicates delayed clutch engagement, valve-body/hydraulic issues, or transmission control calibration problems, especially when it happens consistently in one gear transition.","simplifiedExplanation":"A shift flare is when the car’s RPM jumps up for a moment before the transmission finishes the shift. It can feel like the engine revs too long before the gear actually changes.","sourceStartTime":78.9,"sourceEndTime":88.1}},{"id":502744,"startTime":131.3,"endTime":135.6,"type":"term","title":"trans oil","url":"/glossary/trans-oil","quote":"I've always done trans oil. The transil is pretty clean. Change it every twenty thousand...","canonicalId":"term:trans-oil","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Transmission fluid (often called “trans oil”) is the hydraulic fluid that powers clutch engagement and also lubricates internal transmission components. Fluid condition matters because low, old, or contaminated fluid can contribute to harsh shifting, delayed engagement, and shift flare behavior.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Trans oil” means the fluid inside the automatic transmission. Keeping it fresh helps the transmission shift smoothly, because the fluid is what makes the clutches work.","sourceStartTime":131.3,"sourceEndTime":135.6}},{"id":502745,"startTime":146.0,"endTime":149.68,"type":"term","title":"scan tool","url":"/glossary/scan-tool","quote":"But this flare between two and three is something fairly new... The scan tool I have doesn't show much. It's a fox well, but","canonicalId":"term:scan-tool","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A scan tool is an OBD-II diagnostic device used to read trouble codes and live data from a vehicle’s control modules. If the scan tool shows little or nothing, the issue may be intermittent, not yet stored as a code, or related to behavior that requires monitoring specific transmission parameters.","simplifiedExplanation":"A scan tool is a device that plugs into the car to check for stored error codes. Sometimes it won’t show anything if the problem doesn’t trigger a code every time.","sourceStartTime":146.0,"sourceEndTime":149.68}},{"id":502746,"startTime":149.72,"endTime":171.2,"type":"term","title":"trans module","url":"/glossary/trans-module","quote":"it doesn't really get in much of the trans module.\nWhat I see in the trans modules, like some of the PIDs that I would see on engine...\nNothing to do with the shifts.","canonicalId":"term:trans-module","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The transmission module is the vehicle’s control unit for the automatic transmission. It monitors sensors and commands solenoids/valves to control shift timing and line pressure.","simplifiedExplanation":"It’s the car’s “brain” for the automatic transmission. It reads sensor signals and tells the transmission what to do to make the shifts happen.","sourceStartTime":149.72,"sourceEndTime":171.2}},{"id":502747,"startTime":153.4,"endTime":165.8,"type":"term","title":"PIDs","url":"/glossary/pids","quote":"What I see in the trans modules, like some of the PIDs that I would see on engine like barometric pressure and load...\nNothing to do with the shifts.","canonicalId":"term:pids","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"PIDs (Parameter IDs) are specific data points a scan tool can request from a car’s control modules. In transmission diagnostics, PIDs can show sensor readings and control outputs used to infer what’s happening during shifts.","simplifiedExplanation":"PIDs are the specific numbers/data the scan tool reads from the car. They help a mechanic see what the transmission computer is seeing and commanding.","sourceStartTime":153.4,"sourceEndTime":165.8}},{"id":502748,"startTime":153.4,"endTime":171.2,"type":"term","title":"barometric pressure","url":"/glossary/barometric-pressure","quote":"like some of the PIDs that I would see on engine like barometric pressure and load and things along those lines...\nNothing to do with the shifts.","canonicalId":"term:barometric-pressure","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Barometric pressure is the ambient air pressure outside the engine. It’s commonly used by engine control systems for calculations, but the speaker is noting it can also appear in scan data even when it isn’t directly related to transmission shift control.","simplifiedExplanation":"This is the outside air pressure. The car may read it for calculations, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s connected to the transmission problem.","sourceStartTime":153.4,"sourceEndTime":171.2}},{"id":502749,"startTime":185.1,"endTime":288.0,"type":"term","title":"trans fluid","url":"/glossary/trans-fluid","quote":"So in my experience, the Honda six speed generally is it's either fluid...\n...it's second gear solenoid, third gear solenoid trans fluid.","canonicalId":"term:trans-fluid","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Transmission fluid provides lubrication and—crucially—hydraulic pressure for clutch and shift actuation. Low, contaminated, or degraded fluid can cause solenoid/valve behavior problems and shift issues.","simplifiedExplanation":"Transmission fluid is what keeps the transmission lubricated and helps it apply the clutches. If it’s low or worn out, shifting can get messed up.","sourceStartTime":185.1,"sourceEndTime":288.0}},{"id":502750,"startTime":185.1,"endTime":273.2,"type":"term","title":"solenoids","url":"/glossary/solenoids","quote":"So in my experience, the Honda six speed generally is it's either fluid. You know, I can tell you you\ndon't have any check engine light or any fault codes in the trands because it's either fluid the solenoids or the trans itself.","canonicalId":"term:solenoids","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Transmission solenoids are electrically controlled valves that route hydraulic fluid to control clutch engagement and shift timing. When a solenoid fails or sticks, you can get specific shift problems (like missing a gear or harsh/late shifts).","simplifiedExplanation":"Solenoids are small electrical valves inside the transmission. They help control when and how the transmission shifts by directing fluid to the right places.","sourceStartTime":185.1,"sourceEndTime":273.2}},{"id":502751,"startTime":232.2,"endTime":305.8,"type":"term","title":"solenoid module","url":"/glossary/solenoid-module","quote":"I guess there's this this this solenoid module\nwhich is just all by sobs like seven hundred and fifty bucks, right, But how do you really get a diagnosis?","canonicalId":"term:solenoid-module","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A solenoid module is the packaged assembly that houses multiple transmission solenoids and their electrical connections. If it fails, it can affect specific shifts depending on which solenoids are inside and how the module is controlling them.","simplifiedExplanation":"This is the part that groups the transmission’s solenoids together. If it’s faulty, certain gears or shift moments can be affected.","sourceStartTime":232.2,"sourceEndTime":305.8}},{"id":502752,"startTime":247.6,"endTime":258.0,"type":"term","title":"lab scope","url":"/glossary/lab-scope","quote":"Well, you have to you'd have to, you know, hook up a lab scope, right, something with multi trace verify power, verify ground...\nIt has good power and ground verify the inputs to the module...","canonicalId":"term:lab-scope","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A lab scope (oscilloscope) is an instrument that measures electrical signals over time. In transmission diagnosis, it can help verify whether the module is sending the correct voltage/current patterns to solenoids and whether the signals look normal at the point of failure.","simplifiedExplanation":"A lab scope is a tool that lets a mechanic look at electrical signals as a graph. It helps confirm whether the transmission computer is actually commanding the right electrical behavior.","sourceStartTime":247.6,"sourceEndTime":258.0}},{"id":502753,"startTime":258.0,"endTime":273.2,"type":"term","title":"pin testing","url":"/glossary/pin-testing","quote":"verify the inputs to the module, verify the outputs coming from the module or where they're you know, it's called pin testing, is what we used to do back in the old days...\nDo I really think it's that it would be a weird failure generally...","canonicalId":"term:pin-testing","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Pin testing is checking electrical signals and continuity at specific connector pins. It’s used to verify power/ground and to confirm whether inputs to the module and outputs to solenoids are present when the fault occurs.","simplifiedExplanation":"Pin testing means checking the wires at the connector pins. It helps confirm whether electricity is getting to the right places in the transmission system.","sourceStartTime":258.0,"sourceEndTime":273.2}},{"id":502754,"startTime":273.2,"endTime":288.0,"type":"term","title":"second gear solenoid","url":"/glossary/second-gear-solenoid","quote":"it's pretty good repetitiveness in a pattern failure, it's second gear solenoid, third gear solenoid trans fluid.\nOkay, not much fails outside of that.","canonicalId":"term:second-gear-solenoid","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The second-gear solenoid is the specific solenoid responsible for applying the hydraulic elements that create the 2nd-gear ratio. The speaker is describing a repeatable failure pattern tied to particular solenoids.","simplifiedExplanation":"This solenoid controls how the transmission makes second gear. If it’s failing, the car may have trouble getting into or holding 2nd gear.","sourceStartTime":273.2,"sourceEndTime":288.0}},{"id":502755,"startTime":273.2,"endTime":288.0,"type":"term","title":"third gear solenoid","url":"/glossary/third-gear-solenoid","quote":"it's pretty good repetitiveness in a pattern failure, it's second gear solenoid, third gear solenoid trans fluid.\nOkay, not much fails outside of that.","canonicalId":"term:third-gear-solenoid","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The third-gear solenoid controls the hydraulic actuation for the 3rd-gear ratio. The speaker notes that failures show up in a pattern affecting certain gears rather than every speed.","simplifiedExplanation":"This solenoid helps the transmission shift into third gear. 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Solenoid problems commonly trigger these faults so the car can alert the driver and help diagnosis.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “fault” is a warning the car’s computer records when it detects something wrong. 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