mgazer

I have a 98 Civic EX and I wondered if what I am experiencing is normal.. When I am driving and am coasting to a stop (eg. approaching a red light), when I step on the gas to accelerate (once the light goes green), the auto tranny "lurches"...It is almost like it is too high a gear and when I step on the gas, it has to suddenly downshift to the next lowest gear. The result is that the car sort of lurches forward as the tranny downshifts..

I know that this is no luxury car but if this is normal, I have lost ALL respect for Honda.

This is a replacement tranny from Honda and I can't remember this problem occuring with the original tranny (until it gave me other problems!)

Any thoughts would be helpful..
Thanks,
MG

blk93si

check your tranny fluid level, the auto tannies like to downshift when slowing down but u should n't have any clunks, and it also depends on how hard you are hitting the gas pedal

mgazer

the fluid level is perfect..it is not so much of a "clunk" as it is a "lurch forward" as the car suddenly downshifts into a lower gear..

imported_DT80

samething with my freinds car.. 93 cx. not sure what the problem is but it's been fine for like a year now...

mgazer

what did your friend do, if anything, to cause the problem to go away for a year??

imported_DT80

haha... i didn't mean the problem went away.. not sure if it's even a "problem" .. the car still drives fine.. I don't see the performance being affected.. but then i could be wrong.....

imported_Cablerat

I know what your talking about, when you give it gas and it downshifts for like a second and then upshifts again, like wtf is this thing doing! I've seen quite a few hondas with that.. I don't think it's right, but i don't think its really a problem more than an annoyance. I'm not sure if there could be an adjustment issue on the tranny somewhere.. Don't know auto's too well.

bbarbulo

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Clogged up valve body. When was the last time the fluid was changed? Flush the system, use Prolong Trans Treatment, it's $40, but worth it. It should clear any blocked passages and restore functionality. Otherwise, it could be a damaged solenoid that's sticking.