Civic Si TRANS problems PETITION

[.si.love]

Signed. Damn gear grinding.

[vtecmike1]

a little update, i'm waiting on parts but the service manager oked the work and ordered the parts i just thought it was funny when i was like wow you guys are being cool about it ive heard most dealers try to avoid fixing it. he goes... " ya i just look for cars that are obviously taken care of and mostly un touched like yours..".
" i look for intakes, and lowering springs and stuff that makes it obvious if its been raced"

the whole time im sitting there in dis belief that he approved my work because not only do i have an intake, i have a race header, an exhaust, a comptech supercharger, a short shift kit with bushings, and i'm lowered. lol

i don't think he opened the hood. car just looks stock isnt overly loud and a tech drove it to duplicate the prob. i'm guessing now that he oked the work its going to just go straight to the garage and as far as a tech is concerned there just going to do work on the car thats already approved. i doubt there going to open it up and see all my mods and run to the service manager asking if its ok since the work was already approved. :P yay me lol

[trystar]

Originally Posted by vtecmike1

a little update, i'm waiting on parts but the service manager oked the work and ordered the parts i just thought it was funny when i was like wow you guys are being cool about it ive heard most dealers try to avoid fixing it. he goes... " ya i just look for cars that are obviously taken care of and mostly un touched like yours..".
" i look for intakes, and lowering springs and stuff that makes it obvious if its been raced"

the whole time im sitting there in dis belief that he approved my work because not only do i have an intake, i have a race header, an exhaust, a comptech supercharger, a short shift kit with bushings, and i'm lowered. lol

i don't think he opened the hood. car just looks stock isnt overly loud and a tech drove it to duplicate the prob. i'm guessing now that he oked the work its going to just go straight to the garage and as far as a tech is concerned there just going to do work on the car thats already approved. i doubt there going to open it up and see all my mods and run to the service manager asking if its ok since the work was already approved. :P yay me lol

comptech s/c ehh? i wannna see pics and vids!

[Ma1donado]

Originally Posted by crawldaddy

thanks for the info...Ma1Dondo... i have never delt with a TSB is this a warranty thing.... i have read a couple of threads but none are really answering my question as far as that....

Usually technical service bulletins are covered under warranty if conditions apply for it. Honda is usually pretty good with it if you call and complain if the dealership denies it.

[Ma1donado]

The tech was probley obsessed with your car and said to the manager this thing is legit just so he could sit and stare at it for 6 or 7 hours of work.

[nofd1977]

signed.

[NightShift06]

This IS bull! The fun part about this car is bangin the 2nd N 3rd gears! I just joined and now I know its not just me with this issue! And its quite embarrasing when showin off to the ladies and ur miss shifting N grinding when u know the clutch is fully pressed and your movin the stick right. So HONDAs not guna do a thing huh?

[trystar]

Originally Posted by NightShift06

This IS bull! The fun part about this car is bangin the 2nd N 3rd gears! I just joined and now I know its not just me with this issue! And its quite embarrasing when showin off to the ladies and ur miss shifting N grinding when u know the clutch is fully pressed and your movin the stick right. So HONDAs not guna do a thing huh?

they have already done something. I already got my 3rd syncros/parts replaced along with 2nd gear parts, free of charge, rental provided. It now shifts like butter and i haven't problems for 2-3 months ever since it got fixed.

Honda TSB 08-020 April 12, 2008 (3RD GEAR)

[NightShift06]

I dont think theyll touch my car if i have an intake, a catback, and over 50,000 miles, its an 06'.....im probably guna have to pay since im dun w/ my warranty....

[trystar]

Originally Posted by NightShift06

I dont think theyll touch my car if i have an intake, a catback, and over 50,000 miles, its an 06'.....im probably guna have to pay since im dun w/ my warranty....

it's okay, i've done stuff inside like a full system replacing the headunit and all speakers, catback, intake and they still fixed my car.

Look at the file carefully and read this clause.

"Out of warranty: Any repair performed after warranty
expiration may be eligible for goodwill consideration by
the District Parts and Service Manager or your Zone
Office. You must request consideration, and get a
decision, before starting work."


there's '03 model accords listed in the TSB, do you think any of those cars still have under 36k? nah, i don't think so. my dealer is very nice. if you talk to any dealers around your area and the deny your claim for the problem, call honda of north america, get a claim # and they'll have you taken care of.

[whitecivicsi]

so whats the status of this anyways? Have we been heard?

waiting anxiously

[trystar]

Originally Posted by whitecivicsi

so whats the status of this anyways? Have we been heard?

waiting anxiously

we've been heard.. check a couple of posts up from me. we've been heard a LONGGG time ago.

[rwc]

i just dropped my car off at Honda of Corona yesterday for the 3rd gear fix getting them to do the work was a lot easier than i expected. great staff over there at the Corona dealership. i went in with the printout of the TSB i got from this forum and the service guy seemed pretty aware of what i was talking about. im guessing i wasnt the only civic to come in with the problem. they took my car, gave me a loaner PT cruiser, and said "ok it should be done in about a week". so we'll see how it goes. ill update when i get it back

[rwc]

got my car back today and all is good not only does 3rd gear shift better now, but ALL the gears shift better. probably due to the new fluid they put in and because it was overfilled from the factory before. but a definite improvement. i took the scenic route home from the dealership to give 3rd gear a test to see if it would grind and it didnt. it doesnt exactly feel silky smooth, its still somewhat notchy, but it doesnt get stuck half way into gear any more.

[trystar]

Originally Posted by rwc

got my car back today and all is good not only does 3rd gear shift better now, but ALL the gears shift better. probably due to the new fluid they put in and because it was overfilled from the factory before. but a definite improvement. i took the scenic route home from the dealership to give 3rd gear a test to see if it would grind and it didnt. it doesnt exactly feel silky smooth, its still somewhat notchy, but it doesnt get stuck half way into gear any more.

glad to hear and nice that the dealership got it done pretty quick for you.

[FG2xTK]

1401! HAHA my 2nd grinds after 6000 rpms and sometimes doesnt go in.. 3rd grinds occasionally

[Tennisjon2002]

Originally Posted by trystar

it's okay, i've done stuff inside like a full system replacing the headunit and all speakers, catback, intake and they still fixed my car.

Look at the file carefully and read this clause.

"Out of warranty: Any repair performed after warranty
expiration may be eligible for goodwill consideration by
the District Parts and Service Manager or your Zone
Office. You must request consideration, and get a
decision, before starting work."


there's '03 model accords listed in the TSB, do you think any of those cars still have under 36k? nah, i don't think so. my dealer is very nice. if you talk to any dealers around your area and the deny your claim for the problem, call honda of north america, get a claim # and they'll have you taken care of.

The repair is not under the bumper to bumper 36K warranty, it is covered under the powertrain warranty (i don't remember how long that is though, but it is over 36K)

[trystar]

Originally Posted by Tennisjon2002

The repair is not under the bumper to bumper 36K warranty, it is covered under the powertrain warranty (i don't remember how long that is though, but it is over 36K)

oh yeah you're right, my bad. the powertrain warranty is 60k.

[NightShift06]

I brought my car to my local dealership and the guy strait out told me "The car isnt meant to be driven or shift at 8G's....I was like then why is the car made this way? he setup an appointment for wed. to show a tech the problem. I think i might have a little toruble in getting this done for my car. Im guna write to Honda of America.....

[Civic_No]

trystar,
Where did you get your 3rd gear work done? My brother took his to Goodson about a week ago, they told him that it didn't need it... He bought his 06 FG2 used about 6 weeks ago, with about 20,000 miles. They kept the car for 3 or 4 days, and told him that they could not replicate. I bough my 06 FG2 4 days later (in Dallas) with 44,000 miles, brought my car to the dealership two Fridays ago (they also replaced the clutch, my expense though...), and am picking it up tonight. my local dealership didn't even hesitate, and I don't even think that they knew my wife just bought an 09 Pilot from the last month. What's really screwy is that my 3rd gear sysmptoms were really not that bad, while when I talked to my brother, he said that his would pop out of gear constantly... He was really pissed nonetheless. The service manager did tell him, that he has until the end of his powertrain warranty coverage to bring it back when the symptoms "exacerbate"...