Honda Car Forum

Hi all,

I've had great help from the Volvo newsgroup but my colleague has a
Honda problem so I've come to you. I'm hoping you can suggest what
might be the root of these otherwise bizarre sounding symptoms. Please
send any suggestions or ideas to borishonda@austinpark.com. I will try
to check this group as well if you respond here.

He prepared a short description of the three main problems:

1) a) 90% of the time I get a grinding sound when I am down shifting
from 5th to 4th gear;
b) 10% of the time when I am downshifting from 4th to 3rd gear.
c) only when going extremely fast around a corner or on-ramp, the
shifter will sometimes slip out of 3rd gear.

2) Occasionally the idle will suddenly drop all the way down (just
above 0) where the car feels like it is going to stall. If I turn off
the car and restart it, it usually goes back to normal levels.

3) Sometimes when accelerating the car will seemingly cut out (as if
pressing down on the accelerator isn't doing anything) and then will
kick in, causing the car to jolt.
b) I also get the same effect when I am driving, take my foot off the
accelerator and then depress the accelerator. It is like the motor
doesn't know I am pressing on the gas until 5 seconds later and when
it kicks in, the car jolts forward.

Thanks in advance!
Blurp