Symptom/Condition

Intermittent delayed transaxle engagement greater than three seconds. The transaxle may be cold or hot based on the table as shown.

NOTE:
VEHICLES WITH DELAYED TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT ON START UP, AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL AND WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE INFORMATION IN THIS BULLETIN.

NOTE:
WHENEVER PERFORMING TRANSAXLE SERVICE, MAKE SURE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) IS AT THE LATEST SOFTWARE LEVEL. USE THE FLASH PROCEDURES TO UPDATE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLERS AS NECESSARY.