predut

I have an ’04 Civic with a manual transmission, and for the past month or two it has been giving me difficulties trying to get into reverse. If I put it in reverse and try to back up, the engine will just rev about 50% of the time. When this happens, I have to put it in first, and then go back down into reverse to get it to work. Sometimes I have to do this more than once. It has also popped out of reverse at times. I took it to the Honda dealership to get them to fix it under warranty, but the claimed that this “normal” and that there is nothing to fix.

Is this the case? Is it normal to not be able to get in reverse gear about 50% of the time? Or are they just saying this b/c my warranty expires in 60 miles and they don’t want to fix it for free?

fg2si!kid

i think its normal, for me the only time i have toput it in first is in the morning after the car is warmd up i dont really need to how many miles do you have i belive its every 60,000 the tranny needs to be seviced i just did mine feels alot better too

DieMaster

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i got 80K on mine and it does this too. some times i'll put it in reverse and when i releace the cutch, it will lightly grind. if i take it out and pull harder on it going back in it works. only once it's poped out.

it also strugles to go into 1st or 2'nd when it's cold. i've found if i back out of the driveway then put it in second and cost down my hill, that must get the oil movin b'c 98% of the time is fine afterwards

i have no idea the mantance history on it. so i'm going to take it in for it's 80K checkup to the dealer.

Killtodie

thats normal with hondas.

just declutch and try again

chernioglo

You dont notice any slipping on the transmission? How many miles does your civic have? I bought a civic and it was doing the same thing and latter i found out the transmission was worn out. (Someone didnt know how to drive manual )

smk

A couple of times, my shifter got stuck between N and 1... on a uphill. Almost rolled back into the other car! Happen to anyone? Is it normal?

toyomatt84

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Here's a tutorial I just wrote up.

http://toyomatt84.proboards50....67280

ct991

Isn't it true that the reverse gear has no synchro and that's why it's harder to get into reverse sometimes?

Vantage

reverse is a straight cut gear, which makes it harder.

Vantage

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http://toyomatt84.proboards50....67280</TD></TR></TABLE>

You need to take off that 6 speed shift know until u get ur K in there:p

toyomatt84

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You need to take off that 6 speed shift know until u get ur K in there:p</TD></TR></TABLE>

How did I know that someone would spot that? Jeesh, I'm just into saving money. Why buy two shift *****?

Osis

With my 05 Civic when i put it into reverse and my car was on a downhill slope, it would slip out of reverse unless i really jammed it into the gear. I told honda and they replace the bushing for my transmission, been great ever since.