Here is the Service Bulletin

It applies to: 2006 Civic Si -from VIN 2HGFG2 .... 6H700001 thru 2HGFG2 ... 6H707606. Dated August 9, 2006 -

"'ENGINE RPM DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY DROP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, VEHICLE SURGES WHEN DRIVING IN 1ST GEAR""

Background:
Some customers may notice that the engine rpm does not immediately drop when shifting gears, and/or the vehicle surges when driving in 1st gear.

Corrective Action:
Use the HDS to update the PGM-FI software in the ECM. Note: This software update will improve, but not completely eliminate, the characteristics described in the BACKGROUND section of this bulletin.

Software Information:
Program ID: RBA050
P/N: 37820-RRB-A05, H/C 8414369

Warranty Claim information:
In warranty: The normal warranty applies.
Operation Number: 125517
Flat Rate Time: 0.3
Failing Part: P/N 37820-RRB-A05
HC 8414369
Defect Code: 03217
Sympton Code: 09114
Template ID: 06-052A
Skill Level: Repair Technician

 

I just called Open Road Honda in NJ

I was pretty much yelling at the guy with this

I've called 3 times and they told me it doesn't exist, i faxed him this
and told him that if its not fixed i'm going to flip out....

( they know me already in there from other honda problems, when i told them i'd drive my 00 civic ex thru the showroom floor, when they threatened to void my ENTIRE warranty for a radio lol )

Needless to say

My appointment is for Thursday the 24th went i get back from FLA
& to fix my "rocking passenger seat"

 

damn mike, your having NO ****** luck over there on the east coast are you? Lol

now that its a news posted bulletin, i'm surpised they still don't know wtf

 

My passenger rocks too.

And whats funny is I took my car to get reflashed last weekend and the Service Manager said he would not do it unless a TSB was out.. So needless to say I have a Honda tech that lives across the street from me. So I am getting it done first thing Saturday morning

 

My Si is in the vin# range. So what do i do? Call my dealership and say that my ECU needs to be re-flashed or what?

 

Thanks, I'll take that in with me tomorrow.

 

Call your dealer and setup an appointment. And print out this for back up. Half of them are clueless of this update

 

the dealer was like
well the service reps cant just assume your car is wrong even if its in the range
it has to HAVE the problem

my reply

I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY, AND AM CALLING YOU ABOUT THE REVHANG
why would a tech need to drive it around ITS AN UPDATE

His reply...

Silence

 

damn fool

thats like someone calling me (i work at apple) with a powerbook g4 battery recall, works great and nothing is wrong, and their battery S/N falls within range .. i automatically replace it without question haha

stupid man, honda needs to make their dealers MORE aware of this

 

I posted some vids of my tach after the reflash....I love it!

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...12388


Take these documents with you...they explain themselves

The Honda service bulletin
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...00233

Receipt for flash already completed
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...ge=28


And their screen

 

Do service bulletins apply to all North American honda dealerships? or are US Honda and Honda Canada different in some way? Will they recognize this TSB at a Canadian dealership?

 

I just have one quick question for everyone. My VIN does NOT fall in the range, but I will swear on my life that I can still feel the rev hang horribly. Has anyone outside of the range gotten the reflash?

 

everyone is using my pic

 

Caveman, I'm not to far from woodstock. Just curious what dealership did you go to.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06blaksi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I posted some vids of my tach after the reflash....I love it!

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...12388


Take these documents with you...they explain themselves

The Honda service bulletin
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...00233

Receipt for flash already completed
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums...ge=28

</TD></TR></TABLE>

just wwanted to add from that thread
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civic_Si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cool vids... to compare, this is my DBW lag now. right click save as
http://members.shaw.ca/civic_si/three.avi</TD></TR></TABLE>


that really shows how bad the rev hang is and then compared to AFTER the reflash, I didn't realize it was that bad! haha thats def. a good fix for now eh

 

I am going to Hennessy in Woodstock This Saturday.

 

for my Peeps in the East Bay, I baught mine at Honda of El Cerrito, just finished talking to service guy, and they offer it. My appointment is next tuesday at 8:30 am.

 

does anybody know a dealer that offers the reflash in socal??

 

wow :D mine is 9000 something :D
NICE

 

hey.. mine is 9706 something like that.. and i still think that this problem affects me..
not only first gear, but everything that i shift

 

how long does this take, maybe i will have it done today

 

First off thanks to all that have helped in finding info to notify the dealership techs, but even being nice about asking about this my local dealership has a receptionist that is just flat out cold, she first off tried to tell me unless it was a recall there is nothing wrong, umm yes there is, she wrote down my problems. Wel i just received a call from them saying the technicians can not replicate my issue, she told me they didn't see any hang in rpm's, that's crap my car A.) falls in the vin number range listed, and when shifting the rpm's hang for a second...Well i guess i'll see what happens when i have a technician ride with me this afternoon.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Demonis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how long does this take, maybe i will have it done today
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My tech told me no more than 10 min.

 

If anyone has had this done in the mid-west more so close to Oklahoma please let me know...Dealerships here are always a few steps behind...

BTW:
I had one of the main guys from the service dept. ride with me he saw that the rpm's hang and i even gave him the Honda Bulletin regarding the update...His response, " The car is supposed to do that." umm ok well why is there a fix if it's supposed to do that....his repsonse, "......(silence)". what a fool, Anyone in Oklahoma do not go to Fenton Honda good price on car's terrible service dept. I work at a computer IT firm, when there is in an update we update. We don't question.

 

Anybody know a dealership that does it in socal around the OC(714)????