Ghislain: not that I am aware of. That would be nice though.

And sorry, I meant to say the recall work was done on 11/11/2004.

Sergey

"Ghislain" <ghislaing@teksavvyDOTcom> wrote in message
news:41d80715$1_1@127.0.0.1...
> 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?
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> "Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
> bsGdnVFKdJ83NUrcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
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>> Any feedback is much appreciated.
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>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> Sergey
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