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

[fox]

Sticky this! or even... make it an announcement!

[malditoron]

Yeah, 5 pages in and it's still not stickied, mods where are you?

[08civicman]

2HGFG215.8H700001 TO 2HGFG215.8H701973


I have an 08 Si and lets just say my vin # is

2HGFG21568H100804

Is my car affected????

[infinite0216]

i'll be at honda of riverside monday

[ELDUU]

Question, if my warranty is voided, can i still take my car in for the fix?

[SOLO8thGenSi]

subscribed for later use.

cant wait to see how many Si's will be showing up to service @ my dealer here in orlando within the coming days/weeks. lol!!!!

[KlickityClack07]

Oh hells yes! Thanks for the info!

[catchx34]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

just a quick question. on the tsb, it does say that all 2006 and 2007 models are affected. but what if i dont experience any grinds whatsoever? i have an 07 Si with 17k miles on it. on the tsb, it does say just because ur car is listed as affected, "don't assume ur car is affected."

I see you have a coupe. It's 2007 SI sedans.

Originally Posted by FusionSi11

this TSB is still good even if im out of warranty correct? i got 50k

powertrain warranty is 5years/60k miles
2008 Honda Civic Si - Warranty - the Official Honda Web Site

Im just going to go in with this printed out and tell them they dont need to bother trying to duplicate it since it says all 06's are affected

[mrbill]

Originally Posted by catchx34

Im just going to go in with this printed out and tell them they dont need to bother trying to duplicate it since it says all 06's are affected

Good luck with that.

"DIAGNOSIS
Drive a known-good vehicle under the same conditions
as the customer’s complaint, and compare the shift
quality. If the customer’s vehicle has noticeable shift
quality problems, replace the 3rd gear set.
NOTE: It is not uncommon for there to be some
resistance or notchiness when shifting into third gear."

-mr. bill

[KlickityClack07]

Originally Posted by mrbill

Good luck with that.

"DIAGNOSIS
Drive a known-good vehicle under the same conditions
as the customer’s complaint, and compare the shift
quality. If the customer’s vehicle has noticeable shift
quality problems, replace the 3rd gear set.
NOTE: It is not uncommon for there to be some
resistance or notchiness when shifting into third gear."

-mr. bill

Ya i just saw that as well. This is going to be fun because my 3rd gear is really notchy but its intermediate.

[08civicman]

THANK GOD MY 08 doesnt have any problems. It shifts like butter even on a cold and rainy/snowy morning. I bought my Si to get away from terrible transmission problems i was experiencing with my previous car.

I feel for all of you going through this problem though. I just sold my 2002 Mustang GT for this reason "the infamous Tremec3650 2nd gear grind".

I even had the TSB done on that car with the updated gear sets/synchros ect ect ect... First shift out of the parking lot after the over haul GRINDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. So dont expect THIS or any TSB to work miracles or do anything for that matter. Doing the TSB on my Mustang made the issue worse and presented a notchy 3rd gear as well.

Getting the TSB done isnt the hard part, Its convincing the dealer that YOUR car needs it done.

MY ONE TIP TO ALL, DONT DEAL WITH THE SERVICE PEONS. GO STRAIGHT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. IT WILL SAVE YOU ALOT OF TRIPS WITH THE OUTCOME OF "CANT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM"

[mitsukaiSI]

Originally Posted by catchx34

I see you have a coupe. It's 2007 SI sedans.

are you ******* serious?????? this doesnt apply to coupes??? even though we have the same damn tranny???? that makes no sense what so ever

[augoodwin]

VEHICLES AFFECTED
2003–07 Accord V6 with M/T: ALL
2008 Accord V6 with M/T 2-Door:
From VIN 1HGCS218.8A000001
thru 1HGCS218.8A003478
2006–07 Civic Si 2-Door: ALL
2008 Civic Si 2-Door:
From VIN 2HGFG215.8H700001
thru 2HGFG215.8H701973
2007 Civic Si 4-Door: ALL
2008 Civic Si 4-Door:
From VIN 2HGFA555.8H700001
thru 2HGFA555.8H702465
[/quote]

I assume that means us coupe owners are covered as well

[moosehead]

So i have the ridiculous 3rd gear notchiness/occassional grind and constant vagueness. What steps do I take to get the most success from my dealer? I basically bought the '06 2 weeks ago and only since have found out about the messed up 3rd gear. It makes the driving experience very unenjoyable having to prepare myself for a possible 3rd gear grind.

Just walk into the dealership and state may case? I NEED this fixed!

[Xenin]

Originally Posted by DumbasSi

US TSB's are usually different the CDN ones. We get the "official" CDN version usually a few weeks later.

true, but it still wouldnt matter to us Canadians. print out that PDF and show it to a dealership. they cant tell you it doesnt apply to us when the car is made here. there's no way for them to get out of it.

[Special Ringpop]

^ You would be shocked at how far they go to get out of it...

[Xenin]

yeah, i know what you mean. but still, how could they get out of it when the car that gets distributed between Canada and USA is made hours away from the dealership.

its like how i waited 2 weeks to get my car from the time they made it. i could have just went to the factory to get it and i wouldnt have waited so long.

blah.

[webby]

how long till the rsx owners are irate?

[reaper702]

Originally Posted by webby

how long till the rsx owners are irate?

t minus 10 hours LOL

[meCka]

my 08 SI is pass the 4 last VIN #s of the cars affected.
So i guess mine isnt