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FrustratedCivicOwner · 06-25-2008, 08:31 PM

I have been experiencing the exact same problem ever since purchasing my 08 Civic Hybrid in December. From a stopped position it happens most, however it will also buck/shudder over 40 mph occasionally as well. You end up letting off the gas because it gets worse/more violent the longer you leave your foot on the accelerator

Of course the dealer found nothing using their diagnostic tools, and of course it behaved just fine when they test drove it. I think they would need to drive ~100 miles before it would replicate.

after reading up on this for a couple days, I havent found anything regarding this behavior in the '08 models besides this thread, but there is a lot regarding earlier models. Honda to some extent recognized a problem because they extended the warranty on the transmission for these earlier civics, but the folks experiencing this problem report that the dealerships were simply flushing out the transmission fluid, and that it was only buying a few thousand miles.

It would appear that this is an unresolved defect with the CVT transmission. I called my dealer to tell them this was still going on and the service dept is going to look for any technical bulletins regarding this problem.

06-25-2008, 08:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
FrustratedCivicOwner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	EXACT issue I have been experiencing the exact same problem ever since purchasing my 08 Civic Hybrid in December. From a stopped position it happens most, however it will also buck/shudder over 40 mph occasionally as well. You end up letting off the gas because it gets worse/more violent the longer you leave your foot on the accelerator Of course the dealer found nothing using their diagnostic tools, and of course it behaved just fine when they test drove it. I think they would need to drive ~100 miles before it would replicate. after reading up on this for a couple days, I havent found anything regarding this behavior in the '08 models besides this thread, but there is a lot regarding earlier models. Honda to some extent recognized a problem because they extended the warranty on the transmission for these earlier civics, but the folks experiencing this problem report that the dealerships were simply flushing out the transmission fluid, and that it was only buying a few thousand miles. It would appear that this is an unresolved defect with the CVT transmission. I called my dealer to tell them this was still going on and the service dept is going to look for any technical bulletins regarding this problem. Last edited by FrustratedCivicOwner; 06-25-2008 at 10:11 PM.