Trasnmission jerking and not shifting right

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My auto trans on the 2.3 started to jerk when going into reverse and into drive, and it is not shifting right. i have a p1739 code however the trans felt fine, ive been driving with the code for a little. the code was there before this happened it came on at the same time as p1382(cam sensor). i drove to the store and the car was fine but when i left the store is when i felt the jerk from park to reverse and jerk from neutral to drive. the trans was not shifting properly at all while driving jerking and what not. there were no like signs of the issue besides the code so it doesnt seem like the trans would just go out spontaneously. car is right at 199800 miles. is it just the engine mount? the front mount looks bad im gonna replace it anyway i think it may have just given out while driving but im not sure if that can happen like that. do i need to clean the filters of the solenoids? do i replace the third clutch pressure switch?(p1739 code) should i try flushing the fluid twice? or all of the above? i need some insight please. third clutch pressure switch has oil on it from dizzy leaking so im probably gonna replace it anyway after the dizzy. car was also in limp mode before this due to p1382 not sure if that would have anything to do with trans besides the p1739
 

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Is the D4 light blinking? I would start with changing the trans fluid with OEM Honda DW-1 (3x drain & fill procedure - never flush these transmissions). Then address the codes, and see where that leaves things. At nearly 200k miles, some of these things are likely due for replacement (i.e. motor mounts if you see one that's bad).

I would also do one thing at a time if you can and then drive the car. If you do a bunch of things at once it can be difficult to diagnose which thing was causing the issue in the first place. Then again you might not care as long as it's fixed, hah.

Things randomly fixing themselves sometimes points to electricals (plug/connectors/harness). Annoying when an issue persists inconsistently!
 

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