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I have a 9 Civic EX and I wondered if what I am experiencing is normal..
When I am driving and am coasting to a stop (eg. approaching a red light),
when I step on the gas to accelerate (once the light goes green), the tranny
"lurches"...It is almost like it is too high a gear and when I step on the
gas, it has to suddenly downshift to the next lowest gear. The result is
that the car sort of lurches forward as the tranny downshifts..

I know that this is no luxury car but if this is normal, I have lost ALL
respect for Honda.

This is a replacement tranny from Honda and I can't remember this problem
occuring with the original tranny (until it gave me other problems!)

Any thoughts would be helpful..
Thanks,
MG

It is a 98 Civic

"Michael Gazer" <mgazer@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:MNDNa.7841$eF3.1094537@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> I have a 9 Civic EX and I wondered if what I am experiencing is normal..
> When I am driving and am coasting to a stop (eg. approaching a red light),
> when I step on the gas to accelerate (once the light goes green), the
tranny
> "lurches"...It is almost like it is too high a gear and when I step on the
> gas, it has to suddenly downshift to the next lowest gear. The result is
> that the car sort of lurches forward as the tranny downshifts..
>
> I know that this is no luxury car but if this is normal, I have lost ALL
> respect for Honda.
>
> This is a replacement tranny from Honda and I can't remember this problem
> occuring with the original tranny (until it gave me other problems!)
>
> Any thoughts would be helpful..
> Thanks,
> MG
>
>