My '01 TL behaved like that until the transmission failed with a burned
clutch pack at 48,000 kms (30K miles). Wasn't your warranty extended to 7
years or 100K miles?

"Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
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> Hello All
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> Hoping to get some opinions on something that troubles me about my car's
> behavior .
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Any feedback is much appreciated.
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> Thank you,
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> Sergey
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