Following. I purchased my first Ridgeline (2020) at the end of last year and noticed the same thing.

 

I also had a 2017 that was traded on a 2020 and have noticed the same thing.

 

I have a 21 sport with 1500 miles on it and was just talking to my wife about how long it takes to go in to gear. glad its not just me

 

Honda needs to change that... I have a 2019 and doubt I would buy a newer one with the button.. that was stupid

 

The only way it will be fixed is if Honda does a firmware fix. I had the same issue in my MDX and Odyssey with the push button taking a few seconds to shift.

 

2021 RTL-E with 2k miles and noticing the same thing about 300 miles ago. Feels like it skips 2nd gear or struggles to get into it. Would be lying to say I wasn't somewhat worried

 

Yep - be patient and don't be in such a hurry.

I've noticed this in my 2021 Ridgeline, but I also noticed the same thing in my 2018 Accord and 2019 RDX with the Honda 10-speed automatic - particularly when it's colder. The delay is no more than a second or two.

 

Yep, there's a lag shifting into reverse, or shifting from reverse to drive, or drive to reverse. Almost 3 seconds.

I'll back out of my driveway and hit D, and it is about 3 seconds before I'm able to move forward. It's a bit annoying.

 

Three seconds is a long time. We’re creeping into this becoming a safety issue.

 

I do not feel like it is 3, maybe 1 to 2 seconds. It is a characteristic of the transmission and the buttons that control it.

 

On mine, there is a delay when the engine is cold. Isn't 3 second like some claim. Speeds up once the engine is hotter.

 

i can’t speak to the delay in the ridgeline yet but Honda’s 10 speed in the accord has quite a delay too when cold, around the same time frame from what I see here, don’t think it’s any issue, just annoying to some people. Gets better once it warms up. For reference Toyota has some of their 6 speed automatics go into 2nd then first on the first startup of the day to prevent lunging forward due to high idle and that adds a small delay too from personal experience.

 

I've never really noticed it being a significant lag but I'm a pretty laid back person so maybe I'm just not in that much of a hurry.

 

Maybe reving the engine to 5000 rpm before hitting the shift button will speed things up!🤣

What is the hurry?

Just kidding, do not rev your motor before dropping it in gear! I feel like I needed to post this disclaimer as there is always one . . . . . .

 

i noticed this too. Glad to see that this seems normal.

 

After a few times behind the wheel of my 2021 Ridgeline, this characteristic became obvious ... very easy fix ... drive accordingly.

 

My 2020 does it as well. Pretty annoying when after backing out of a parking space, putting it in Drive, and waiting for it to engage.

 

Plan ahead. Drive it like a boat.

I have an old Trawler. It takes 5 seconds for any change of direction to start taking effect. So I plan at least 5 seconds ahead.

Reverse down your driveway and change to Drive just before the end. Roll across the street and straighten the wheels to your intended direction of travel.
It will just clunk into Drive as you stop. Hit the gas and go.

You don't even have to worry about prop walk.

 

I had a 2003 Acura TL that did the same thing. Dealer said they all do it. Speaking with other owners he was correct.
Trans ran for 170K miles before it died.
Rebuilt it and guess what? The selection lag was gone!
I don't know how or why or where it went. But it shifted like every other auto trans in the world.

Maybe it was the pens in the console.

 

I had a 2003 Acura TL that did the same thing. Dealer said they all do it. Speaking with other owners he was correct.
Trans ran for 170K miles before it died.
Rebuilt it and guess what? The selection lag was gone!
I don't know how or why or where it went. But it shifted like every other auto trans in the world.

Maybe it was the pens in the console.

Nut behind the wheel?

 

I have the same lag in mine. A bit annoying to be sure, but livable. I just hope I never have to do any quick multi-point turnarounds!

 

My 2021 does this also, but I have been taught from day one, NOT to shift from reverse into drive without stopping. My does the same thing when cold, I figure the computer retards the shift points a little to get the fluid flowing, we got a lot of gears in that tranny. Once the truck is at operating temperature it shifts fine, what little bit I can feel.

 

ok have not noticed this issue.

 

I notice the lag too. 2021 RTL with about 2,000 miles on the odometer.

 

I had an 07 Ridge that had the column shifter. I would often shift into neutral when stopped, a habit I got from my first days of driving a manual transmission. I always felt more comfortable when there was no pulling when stopped and in gear. The 07 took a bit of time to engage the gears when shifting back into drive so the delay in the 2020E seems 'normal' to me
When I got my 20202E I was uneasy about leaving the tranny in gear when stopped, ( I don't use the auto idle feature) . I was pleasantly surprised to see that when in gear and stopped, lifting my foot off the brake doesn't result in the truck creeping forward very much if any on level roads. So I don't feel the need to shift into neutral when stopped. The small delay when sifting into gear is not an issue for me.

 

Back when they put the 9 speed into the Chrysler 200's I had several rentals (maybe 5 or so) and all of them had that behavior. The worst ones are when you make a wrong turn and have to back up in the middle of the street, that 3 seconds is an eternity.

 

Good point!!

 

My '20 RTL-E (9-Speed ZF Trans) is slow doing the Park - to - Reverse - to - Drive shifting as well. I've adjusted my response expectations accordingly. There's very noticeable forward/reverse roll slop when in Park as well.

 

This reminds me of when I was a kid many decades ago.My dad had a late model(then) '61 Ford station wagon.He insisted on going from reverse to forward before coming to a complete stop.He blew out the transmission case.