1994 Q45 - Transmissions not acting right

[tennesseq]

Not sure if anyone has experienced this issue, but at time (mostly when first taking off in the morning) when I put the vehicle in "D", foot on brake - it takes a while for the transmission to engage - if I give it gas, it almost acts as if in neutral. However, if I put it in "1, 2, or 3" it will engage immediately - acting normal. Once moving, can place if "D" and it's fine the majority of the time.

This occurs whether the car is started and allowed to warm up for a couple of minutes and or whether it is put in motion in 45 sec. Does not matter if taking straight off or having to back -up first.

Throughout the day I have check acceleration and down shifting and it seems to do fine.

I drive 300 - 500 miles daily in the vehicle - regularly maintained - fluid / filter was changed 25M ago and had symptoms prior to the service - fluid was clean, smelled fine, looked fine and no particles in pan - only a little gray film on pan.

Vehicle has 194,500 miles.... so, any ideas? Thank you for taking the time to read.

[Q451990]

My first check would be to check to make sure your transmission linkage is adjusted properly.

Heath