It could, yes.
I have a Mazda protege 1996 that is parked because it will not go into drive but the engine starts?
I was told by my mechanic that the transmission hesitating after putting it in drive after reversing is a sign of the transmisison dying. ---------- Check transmission fluid. When the fluid is low there is not enough in the torque converter, so when you go to reverse or drive you have to rev the engine before it moves to compensate for less fluid in the torque converter.
I would suspect torque converter trouble.
we had a 2004 ford an the torque converter was bad and what it did was not shift down in geers it would go strait from drive down to first so we repleace the converter and now it works find.4.24.11For further explanation and more symptoms of how to tell if a torque converter is bad follow this link on Ehow.com: http://www.ehow.com/how_5197449_tell-torque-converter-bad.html
Could be a problem with your torque converter
Yes.
Lock up torque converter prolem.
you have a problem in your torque converter or transmission pump
Most likely the transmission "valve body" or a leaky internal seal. None of the items you mentioned would keep the transmission from going into Drive.
Inbetween the engine and transmission, located in the bell housing. To access it, you will need to drop the drive shaft and pull the transmission out. The torque converter will come out with the transmission.
torque converter
If the torque converter is slipping your engine will start to stall and cut out eventually you will be driving and the car will rev in the drive position as if it is in neutral go to a transmission shop and get the tech to test drive your car.