this is what's up, i have an 05 dc5-s and i have about 2200 miles on it. second gear feels notchy sometimes. it's been doing this for 2 weeks off and on. will warantee cover 2nd gear?

i know how to drive a stick. no grinds no nothing.

 

yup your covered. they might not want to work on it until it actually grinds into gear.

 

so i must grind a gear then eh? haha

also when im quickly accellerating it seems like 2nd gear has to work to get in. all the other gears slot in just fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carbing’ed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i must grind a gear then eh? haha

also when im quickly accellerating it seems like 2nd gear has to work to get in. all the other gears slot in just fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>85% of the 05 Type-S has this problem including myself. I went to the dealer 5, count em FIVE times, and they still didn't replace my syncros. I got 3 tranny flushes and the problem went away for the most part. Going to the dealer ain't gonna do ****, and rsx transmissions are pretty smooth for the most part, just that 2nd gear pisses people off.

Wait til you hit about 6-7k miles, your 3rd gear will start popping out sometimes too.


I suggest a short shifter, after I installed mine it made a world of a difference, and I've heard this from many other 05 owners.

 

2nd gear seems to ruin the whole car

anyone know if dc5-r owners have this problem too?

 

would it be considered a lemon if this problem persists?

 

and do i have to pay!? to have a tech inspect it!?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I suggest a short shifter, after I installed mine it made a world of a difference, and I've heard this from many other 05 owners.</TD></TR></TABLE>
what kinda shortshifter do u got on ur 05 and where u get it???

 

comptech makes one

 

never hurt to go down there and ask

 

same crap happened to me...i sent in my car...told them my 2nd and 3rd gear felt weird...that notchy stuff...I leave my car at the dealer....couple hours past...they call me and say they couldn't duplicate the problem and to come back when the problem is more frequent. Sucks. I feel your pain though...good luck on getting it fixed.

 

how many complaints do we need to have until we get a recall?

 

First of all there's not going to be a recall....there wasn't one for 02-04, and there'snot going to be one of 05 with less of a 2nd gear problem.

Tech will inspect it for free. I suggest you keep going back and keep hounding them til they give you a free tranny flush.

Also, I have a revo 5spd short shifter.....yes it fits Hype-S 6speeds and sits lower than the 6speed short shifter and the throw is shorter. I highly suggest metal bushings and not using the stock urethane ones because you will get some rattling when you shift from 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6th.


With our notchy transmissions, sometimes it goes away, others learn to deal with it......other trade the car in. I'm in the middle, and sometimes the tranny is fine. I love this car to death even with the fucked up tranny, although I have to admit it does ruin the car.

 

does it slowly mess up the transmission? the notchyness?

 

nah, it's just the way it is.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by coolguy650 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">same crap happened to me...i sent in my car...told them my 2nd and 3rd gear felt weird...that notchy stuff...I leave my car at the dealer....couple hours past...they call me and say they couldn't duplicate the problem and to come back when the problem is more frequent. Sucks. I feel your pain though...good luck on getting it fixed.</TD></TR></TABLE>


So its not just me with this problem! Going from second to third always feels notchy unless I do a very slow shift. It feels like it goes into gear half way and I have to put it in an extra inch or so, fuc*ing pissses me off.

So who ever has had a tranny flush has been somewhat better? If so I will be going to the dealer!