Hello everyone, My name is Josh and I have a 9th gen (2015) coupe EXL V6 MT and here is the run-down (also I have been searching before i just posted asking for answers, but I couldn't find the info i needed)

So since buying the car used in 2016 with approx 20k miles on it, the shifting in/out of first and second gear has been a little temperamental... mostly it would just feel "sticky" trying to go into and out of those gears.. 3rd-6th and reverse were just fine.. over time i started to notice that 2nd was becoming more difficult to engage at times (especially during higher rpm shifts)..

fast forward to this week when things got really bad..

Monday I kinda punched it from a stop sign getting onto the highway and when going to shift into second it felt like it wanted to block me out of gear but I guess bc I was shifting kinda fast/hard I managed to "force" it into 2nd, then onto third and so forth, but i didn't notice anything major in that moment

Once I got off the highway and come to a stop is when I realized I could no longer go into first. It doesn't feel like when it's locked-out (as if i were moving at 20+ mph), but instead it feels like trying to shove something into an opening that's like one size too small (if that makes sense).. like it wants to go into gear, kinda feels like it pops in a little, but there is nothing.. come off the clutch and nothing, not even a stutter to stall type feeling.. if i try to force it any harder it feels like the shifter is bending almost, then it will literally get kinda stuck in the first position but not engaged... then i have to give it a decent pull and you can feel it kinda pop outta that spot...

Even with the motor off and engaging the clutch it feels exactly the same way

Surprisingly second shifts better now than it ever has, and I haven been having to use second at red lights and whatnot to initiate movement

I am afraid I might have bent the shift fork and am in need of a rebuild/replacement (I thought I might have mangled a synchro but from what I've read there isn't a synchro for first gear??)

Sorry for the lengthy post, but any insight would be greatly appreciated... I've had nothing but OG Hondas before (CRXs, EF sedans and hatches) so this "newer" accord is uncharted territory for me... so please, accord gurus bless me 🙌🙌🙌

 

Bump? Anybody?

 

Probably something wrong internally with the trans. Remove the shift cables from the trans and try to shift it into first. If still does the same then you have an internal issue.
My 2014 2.4l has a bad input shaft bearing already, Honda is just getting shittier