Honda Car Forum

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:25:27 GMT, "Matthew Lobur" <mlobur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>If I am driving in the top gear, with the RPMs around 2000-2100 with my gas
>pedal slightly depressed, just keeping speed. The car tends to buck ever so
>slightly. It doesn't feel like the engine, what it does feel like is the
>transmission continually engaging and disengaging. Does this sound like
>something people have already discussed and if so is it related in any way
>to the 2001's bad tranny issue?
>

Do you notice it more going up slight inclines (not enough to require
a downshift)? If so, I know exactly what you're talking about. My
2000 EX V6 did the same thing, even after a torque converter
replacement. It's not the A/C kicking in and out, it's the way the
lockup works. I believe it's just a characteristic of that generation
of Honda automatics. And a not-so-great one at that.

Fortunately, the new transmission for the 2003 Accord no longer
exhibits this behavior.