my car is still havin that shift problem, like it feels knotchy going to third, sometimes it wont engage and pop out. more so when the AC is on, wut the hell is going on? should i take my car in one last time to the dealership? it has already had one tranny swap, had the car brand new! third gear is a lemon on my car i guess, much appreciated is yall input!!!

 

I guess it's a common problem.....my 06 does the same ******* thing, I hate it.

 

Mine isn't that bad. It has only popped out once on me and i've had it for about six months now.

i dont even drive with the air conditioner on anymore. i always feel like i'm gonna stall getting out of first when it's on.

 

A long while back there was a problem with the 3rd gear synchro's in the rsx. There sadly wasnt a recall but there was a huge *** petition on clubrsx for it. It's your 3rd maybe 2nd gear synchro that's going out. Warranty will cover it, if you still fall under it.

I had mine replaced, but they gave me the 3rd degree about it, saying that I did something to it or messed with the tranny. But all was good when they inspected and they replaced it for free.

 

I think all the K-Series tranny had problems...

 

YEAH!!! and what's up with the ep3's second gear!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMk20R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A long while back there was a problem with the 3rd gear synchro's in the rsx. There sadly wasnt a recall but there was a huge *** petition on clubrsx for it. It's your 3rd maybe 2nd gear synchro that's going out. Warranty will cover it, if you still fall under it.

I had mine replaced, but they gave me the 3rd degree about it, saying that I did something to it or messed with the tranny. But all was good when they inspected and they replaced it for free.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I might raise a fit then... I have 15k on my RSX and 3rd is ******* up and 138k on my ITR and it's flawless..... hmmmmmm

 

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Never heard any a3 problems.

 

Yep common problem with the RSX's some dealer will synchros for you other will hassle you about it.

 

i don't have a problem with my 3rd gear, but my 2nd gear is notchy as well. ill be fully clutched down and have to struggle to get it into second gear. i also haven't grinded 2nd gear during a mis shift and i only have 14k miles on my car.

 

My 02 RSX-S pops out of reverse every once in a while but i dont see why your AC would have anytihng to do with this problem good luck

 

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Wow.

I never knew this problem had actually persisted with others.

Neighbors have the same problem....at first we thought it was because the previous owner had beat up the car...but this problem became more and more frequent.

 

My '05 does it from a great while to while. It's BS that Acura didn't do anything about this.

 

my ep3's 2nd gear doesnt pop out, but it will lightly grind from time to time, only happened accouple times, but it scares me shifting into 2nd,..

 

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same here, but i can 'feel' if it hasnt gone into gear completely and i just push it out of gear to avoid it. it was probably a hidden recall that they only took care of if it was brought up while under warranty.

 

yeah i had my 3rd gear synchros replaced under warrenty.. haven't had problems since then again i had them replaced 4-5 months ago. I think 3rd and 5th and reverse tie in together but i can't remember don't quote me on that.

 

i would think it would be 1st, 3rd, and 5th gears, not reverse. i dont know either

 

yeah you would think it'd be 1,3,5 but there are 3 stacks and i just don't remember, it was weird of how they are. I can't remember how it goes, my roommate does but i don't.

 

I've got an 02 and never had a problem with 3rd. My friend with an 04 says he has it though.

 

yes it blows, i grind in my 3rd gear. i heard and read on H-T that the new honda manual trany fluid is suppose to help it out a little bit, or the new GM syncrotech fluid.

 

When I went to Acura they said when I get my 30K service they will replace the fluid and it should help. We will see.

 

I have a 02, my car doesnt have so much a problem in 3rd but 2nd. My 2nd is REALLY notchy.

 

so, i like the feed back my thread got! makes me feel not so bad about my 06 Type S! but what the hell, my car started doing this 3rd gear bullshit at around 10000 miles, had it brand new, never raced or abuse my car!!! then a new tranny was put in under warranty, and well the problem was gone until this past 10000 miles(got 28000 miles now,so since 18000) of popping out occasionaly and feeling really notchy. all other gears are flawless!!!! however, at rpms above 5000 my third gear shifts very smooth. any relation of problems u have had? any resolutions?(conclusion to the problem) much appreciated, thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4everVtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so, i like the feed back my thread got! makes me feel not so bad about my 06 Type S! but what the hell, my car started doing this 3rd gear bullshit at around 10000 miles, had it brand new, never raced or abuse my car!!! then a new tranny was put in under warranty, and well the problem was gone until this past 10000 miles(got 28000 miles now,so since 18000) of popping out occasionaly and feeling really notchy. all other gears are flawless!!!! however, at rpms above 5000 my third gear shifts very smooth. any relation of problems u have had? any resolutions?(conclusion to the problem) much appreciated, thanks
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HA HA HA now you really can't feel bad!!!

This is ONLY ONE of the many threads about it

http://forums.clubrsx.com/show...=GEAR