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Old 03 Jan 2005, 10:48 pm
Sergey
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Default Re: 2003 EX V6 Transmission concerns

Not directly. I did try Googling it. The only thing I found about warranty
extension is this

http://www.roadandtravel.com/newswor...dawarranty.htm

which my car doesn't fall under.

"Ghislain" <ghislaing@teksavvyDOTcom> wrote in message
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> Have you checked with Honda?
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> Ghislain
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> "Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
> cqKdnVfiF9wSo0XcRVn-pQ@comcast.com...
>> 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.
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>> Sergey
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>> "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?
>>>
>>> "Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
>>> bsGdnVFKdJ83NUrcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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