Civic Si TRANS problems PETITION - Page 15

***fiji06si13*** · 10-13-2008, 09:46 PM

Bringing mine in for the issue on the 29th lets see what happens....

gkit19986 · 10-13-2008, 09:53 PM

ok can somwone describe the realll issue with the 3rd gear? you guys mean shifting into 3rd? bc i have 219 miles on the car and i realized that? its not going thru all the way, sometimes it get stuck in neutral and me i initially think its in 3rd so rev th engine while recognizin the car is goin no where so i re do it once more then its gets in 3rd..

f14fighter · 10-14-2008, 07:00 PM

I can't speak for all others but my problem, most of the time, seems to block off entry into third gear. The transmission seems to block me from shifting into third for like two seconds. The problem can be related to a downshift where the tranny won't allow you to downshift until the synchronizers are at the desired speeds.

jaxson · 10-14-2008, 08:09 PM

I have an 08 civic, if anything I experience a very notchy second gear more than anything else. I have 4600 miles on my FA5.

gkit19986 · 10-14-2008, 09:45 PM

ook if thts the problem then yes i am expiereincing this problem.. it takes me a 2 more sec to shitft, i thought it was my inexpierence.

DatBigDude · 10-15-2008, 04:02 PM

I drive an 08 fg2...Second gear sucks big nuts

raybyduhbay · 10-15-2008, 05:03 PM

any of this problem occurring in the Si's made from Japan?

antsmith101 · 10-16-2008, 08:23 PM

ok... went through some hoops but found a OK dealership to fix problem.

so.. here my little story.. dont read if you not interested...

I went to the Dealership here in IRVINE, CA (Orange County) Fladeboe Honda
1st try...
I went in to get oil change and I told the service guy (fat guy sitting at last desk), so... he said ok we will check it out after the oil change and hands me sheet of paper for oil change but nothing about trans... and u know they write your exact miles when u service it...
so I picked up the car and I asked the mech if they saw the problem... "what transmission problem??" errrr ok so i asked that service guy "Ya we tested it and drove it onto the freeway and back but dont see any problem"....... so i said ok and went on... when I got into the car.... it had the same mileage that I had when i took it in... wth.
so a week later i get a phone call.. asking rating of service... and i told them everything. THEY DID NOTHING BUT SAY THANK YOU.
so couple month again.. seem to happen more..
I took it back to them.... and report same problem... they oil change and said they drove and didnt see problem.. but this time.. i had like 3miles on from reciept to getting into car... ok.. fine..
So I called and asked to speak to Technical Advisor...no answer.. left message x2.. never!!! called me back.

Solution...
Called Weseloh Honda and talked to tech advisor and told me they gotta check car first.. cause he cant go by what blogger say on forums and so on.. I never mentioned about anything on web or TSB.... heh
So I took it to Weseloh Honda and they test drove it with me in the car... he had 1 time shifting issue but he said it was his mistake.... errrr so i show the mech the TSB... and he said ok.. so at the end......... they fixed it with no charge

so my car seem to be shifting seem to be better.. but not 100% but i havent had problem shifting into third or popping out..... cross finger and hope...

JT08SiSedan · 10-22-2008, 03:03 PM

Yah, my 2nd gear from time to time is kinda funny....

VeGeTa-X · 10-26-2008, 08:10 PM

Hey guys I just took my car for an oil change last Friday for an oil change and I also I had brought up that third gear was hard to shift into; and its happens once in a while. This was my third time reporting this issue and they said they are going to replace my transmission because my SI was still under warranty and a recall will soon be sent out on SI transmissions. So they gave my a loaner car and said they will call me when the car is ready.

bouncer07 · 10-27-2008, 03:08 PM

Well Im new to this forum and I thought that it was me driving horribly or it was the civic. I knew I pressed the clutch all the way back but it feels like 3rd gear doesnt want to go in at times. I'm happy that many people have the same problems. I've signed it and would really love HONDA to recall this mechanical issue.

Fawkin_D · 10-28-2008, 02:52 AM

1480! woot well i've noticed it aswell but didn't think of it as anything since i'm a noob at this but firs tand second are awesome til third and it sucks it feels grindy and when i go to fourth sometimes i miss it even when i go straight down to shift it sucks feels like im bout to blow my engine

taffysi · 10-28-2008, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bouncer07

Well Im new to this forum and I thought that it was me driving horribly or it was the civic. I knew I pressed the clutch all the way back but it feels like 3rd gear doesnt want to go in at times. I'm happy that many people have the same problems. I've signed it and would really love HONDA to recall this mechanical issue.

Guys, there's a TSB on the 3rd gear fix for a while. I believe its on another sticky. Make an appointment with your dealer. They will fix this!

Nagasakki · 10-29-2008, 12:48 PM

1485! 08 SI 3rd gear pops out but not occasionally...like once awhile (not even vtec'in).
And 2nd gear grind as well (only @7800+rpm)

f14fighter · 10-31-2008, 08:53 AM

I understand that there is an issue with 3rd gear. I am dealing with my 07 Si sedan. The dealer "can't find the problem. A suggestion for all of you that have issues with 3rd gear would be to add the shift cable bushings. I know this doesn't fix the problem but it has made it easier to feel the gear going in to full engage point. This is my solution until I can get the dealer to find and fix the problem, although I already had the cable bushings installed.

***SiNISTER SiNDY*** · 10-31-2008, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f14fighter

I understand that there is an issue with 3rd gear. I am dealing with my 07 Si sedan. The dealer "can't find the problem. A suggestion for all of you that have issues with 3rd gear would be to add the shift cable bushings. I know this doesn't fix the problem but it has made it easier to feel the gear going in to full engage point. This is my solution until I can get the dealer to find and fix the problem, although I already had the cable bushings installed.

I agree with this post, except that it also seemed to make it occur more often, in that I could feel it much more often!

This past Wednesday, at our local meet I had the privilege of playing with 2 peoples car who had 3rd fixed (I still have not). In both instances the clutch no longer feels tight, but rather feels like I'm stepping into a bowl of jello. It is complete mush, and both people say that even though 3rd is fixed it seems to egage at different points when suppressing the clutch, making it hard to get the shift correct.

For now I will continue to have them change out my MTF... it works for a couple thousand miles, lol!

antsmith101 · 10-31-2008, 07:23 PM

Good luck... took me 4 visit to get mine fixed.
Also suggest you ride in car with the tech
The tech was racing my car and I think he tried to get into third and couldnt cause he had the RPM at 8k... and i asked him what is that and he said he was trying to get into 1st... sure... but anyways he fixed the car

***civicsisedan*** · 11-01-2008, 08:57 PM

Tsb???

f14fighter · 11-02-2008, 08:55 PM

TSB = Tech Service Bulletin
Kind of a heads up for the techs without being a full blown recall.

08LownSlo · 11-10-2008, 11:43 PM

#1501, my 08 FG2 however doesnt have the third gear problem, i have a first to 2nd gear grind, sounds like a synchro maybe but not sure.

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10-13-2008, 09:53 PM	#282 (permalink)
gkit19986 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 178 mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	ok can somwone describe the realll issue with the 3rd gear? you guys mean shifting into 3rd? bc i have 219 miles on the car and i realized that? its not going thru all the way, sometimes it get stuck in neutral and me i initially think its in 3rd so rev th engine while recognizin the car is goin no where so i re do it once more then its gets in 3rd..

10-14-2008, 07:00 PM	#283 (permalink)
f14fighter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: http://spydervile.myminicity.com/ Age: 33 Posts: 222 Jonathan iTrader: 0 / 0%	I can't speak for all others but my problem, most of the time, seems to block off entry into third gear. The transmission seems to block me from shifting into third for like two seconds. The problem can be related to a downshift where the tranny won't allow you to downshift until the synchronizers are at the desired speeds.

10-14-2008, 08:09 PM	#284 (permalink)
jaxson Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA Age: 22 Posts: 343 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have an 08 civic, if anything I experience a very notchy second gear more than anything else. I have 4600 miles on my FA5.

10-14-2008, 09:45 PM	#285 (permalink)
gkit19986 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 178 mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	ook if thts the problem then yes i am expiereincing this problem.. it takes me a 2 more sec to shitft, i thought it was my inexpierence.

10-15-2008, 04:02 PM	#286 (permalink)
DatBigDude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queens NY Posts: 267 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I drive an 08 fg2...Second gear sucks big nuts

10-15-2008, 05:03 PM	#287 (permalink)
raybyduhbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 394 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	any of this problem occurring in the Si's made from Japan?

10-16-2008, 08:23 PM	#288 (permalink)
antsmith101 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 35 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ok... went through some hoops but found a OK dealership to fix problem. so.. here my little story.. dont read if you not interested... I went to the Dealership here in IRVINE, CA (Orange County) Fladeboe Honda 1st try... I went in to get oil change and I told the service guy (fat guy sitting at last desk), so... he said ok we will check it out after the oil change and hands me sheet of paper for oil change but nothing about trans... and u know they write your exact miles when u service it... so I picked up the car and I asked the mech if they saw the problem... "what transmission problem??" errrr ok so i asked that service guy "Ya we tested it and drove it onto the freeway and back but dont see any problem"....... so i said ok and went on... when I got into the car.... it had the same mileage that I had when i took it in... wth. so a week later i get a phone call.. asking rating of service... and i told them everything. THEY DID NOTHING BUT SAY THANK YOU. so couple month again.. seem to happen more.. I took it back to them.... and report same problem... they oil change and said they drove and didnt see problem.. but this time.. i had like 3miles on from reciept to getting into car... ok.. fine.. So I called and asked to speak to Technical Advisor...no answer.. left message x2.. never!!! called me back. Solution... Called Weseloh Honda and talked to tech advisor and told me they gotta check car first.. cause he cant go by what blogger say on forums and so on.. I never mentioned about anything on web or TSB.... heh So I took it to Weseloh Honda and they test drove it with me in the car... he had 1 time shifting issue but he said it was his mistake.... errrr so i show the mech the TSB... and he said ok.. so at the end......... they fixed it with no charge so my car seem to be shifting seem to be better.. but not 100% but i havent had problem shifting into third or popping out..... cross finger and hope...

10-22-2008, 03:03 PM	#289 (permalink)
JT08SiSedan Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area ,California Age: 31 Posts: 14 Slowcar iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yah, my 2nd gear from time to time is kinda funny....

10-26-2008, 08:10 PM	#290 (permalink)
VeGeTa-X Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hey guys I just took my car for an oil change last Friday for an oil change and I also I had brought up that third gear was hard to shift into; and its happens once in a while. This was my third time reporting this issue and they said they are going to replace my transmission because my SI was still under warranty and a recall will soon be sent out on SI transmissions. So they gave my a loaner car and said they will call me when the car is ready.

10-27-2008, 03:08 PM	#291 (permalink)
bouncer07 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Twin Cities Age: 23 Posts: 71 Pheng iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well Im new to this forum and I thought that it was me driving horribly or it was the civic. I knew I pressed the clutch all the way back but it feels like 3rd gear doesnt want to go in at times. I'm happy that many people have the same problems. I've signed it and would really love HONDA to recall this mechanical issue.

10-28-2008, 02:52 AM	#292 (permalink)
Fawkin_D Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 119 iTrader: 0 / 0%	1480! woot well i've noticed it aswell but didn't think of it as anything since i'm a noob at this but firs tand second are awesome til third and it sucks it feels grindy and when i go to fourth sometimes i miss it even when i go straight down to shift it sucks feels like im bout to blow my engine

10-29-2008, 12:48 PM	#294 (permalink)
Nagasakki Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Matthews, NC Age: 28 Posts: 37 Joe iTrader: 0 / 0%	1485! 08 SI 3rd gear pops out but not occasionally...like once awhile (not even vtec'in). And 2nd gear grind as well (only @7800+rpm)

10-31-2008, 08:53 AM	#295 (permalink)
f14fighter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: http://spydervile.myminicity.com/ Age: 33 Posts: 222 Jonathan iTrader: 0 / 0%	I understand that there is an issue with 3rd gear. I am dealing with my 07 Si sedan. The dealer "can't find the problem. A suggestion for all of you that have issues with 3rd gear would be to add the shift cable bushings. I know this doesn't fix the problem but it has made it easier to feel the gear going in to full engage point. This is my solution until I can get the dealer to find and fix the problem, although I already had the cable bushings installed.

10-31-2008, 07:23 PM	#297 (permalink)
antsmith101 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 35 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Good luck... took me 4 visit to get mine fixed. Also suggest you ride in car with the tech The tech was racing my car and I think he tried to get into third and couldnt cause he had the RPM at 8k... and i asked him what is that and he said he was trying to get into 1st... sure... but anyways he fixed the car

11-01-2008, 08:57 PM	#298 (permalink)
*civicsisedan* VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In Georgia Posts: 499 Adam iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tsb???

11-02-2008, 08:55 PM	#299 (permalink)
f14fighter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: http://spydervile.myminicity.com/ Age: 33 Posts: 222 Jonathan iTrader: 0 / 0%	TSB = Tech Service Bulletin Kind of a heads up for the techs without being a full blown recall.

11-10-2008, 11:43 PM	#300 (permalink)
08LownSlo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Age: 23 Posts: 229 Sam iTrader: 0 / 0%	#1501, my 08 FG2 however doesnt have the third gear problem, i have a first to 2nd gear grind, sounds like a synchro maybe but not sure.