Hello All



Hoping to get some opinions on something that troubles me about my car's
behavior .



It's a 2003 Accord EX V6 Automatic. It's been through the transmission
recall repair on the 2nd gear on 12/11/04 (reason for recall - the gear didn't
get enough lubrication and was prone to breakage and seizing) where they
installed an oil jet kit to provide extra lubrication for the 2nd gear.



Driving in usual 'light to light' suburban traffic, I started noticing a
rather jerky shift from 1st to 2nd. Usually it happens when I am stuck
behind somebody in traffic, and can't rapidly accelerate, so this specific
shift occurs around 2,000 RPMs. Seems like my not applying more gas, creates
an 'unclean' shift that causes the car to kinda jerk and leap forward a bit
as shifting occurs. When I am able to accelerate more rapidly, shifting is
smoother. I also noticed that this is more symptomatic in cold weather when
the car has been sitting out for a while. If the car ran for a while and is
warmed up, it doesn't seem to happen. Level of transmission fluid is as it
should be.



I don't remember this being the case when I originally got this car almost 2
yrs ago. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth the shifting was
compared to my 1995 Accord LX V6 which I replaced with the car in question.
It had 17k miles on it at the time of recall repair and when I asked the
service advisor if required inspection of the gear revealed any damage, he
didn't answer my question directly, but rather said it's only a problem on
cars with 70-80k miles and with mine it's more of a preventive measure.



Maybe it's my perception, but I think the jerky shift began after the recall
work. Chicago's cold temperature also seems to be a factor, but I am fairly
certain it hasn't happened in previous 2 winters.



Before I go back to the dealer and ask them to check it out, I wanted to get
some feedback from the experts in the group and see if anyone noticed
anything similar or can give me some advice on what to try or what to arm
myself with against what dealer might call 'normal' behavior.



Any feedback is much appreciated.



Thank you,


Sergey