Siman
01-05-2004, 11:44 PM
Oh my god! 2 and a half weeks without my ep were so tough! As many of you may recall, i have struggled with my original Honda dealership Darrell Waltrip Honda in Franklin TN, to fix my grinding and knotchy transmission. 4 Times I made the 30 mile trip to the dealer to show them the problem to say the least they didnt care and did nothing to help my situation. Until i called Ken at Honda USA! He told me to take it to my local dealership 5 miles away and for them to check the problem out, The day i did, my transsmission locked up on me! Talk about a strike of luck! They saw the situation and IMMIDIATLY took action.
To say the least during the week and a half they had my car, my family and I went to california to the rose bowl parade. When i came back they verified my problem and warranty'd it already. They showed me the ticket which listed all the parts they replaced....basically the whole transmissions internals except for 5th gear and its synchros! :eek: They wanted to make sure they took care of the faulty syncros once and for all......As my friend Tommy and I planned this morning, we would go pick my car up and go work out then i would pick my girlfriend up from school and call it a day. TO say the least it went all to plan....they gave me my keys and i made my way 200 ft to the local Shell station for some gas (it was on empty). Got gas and started the car...clutch in...first gear( notchy still!!) gave it 3000 revs and let off the clutch....the car shuttered and nearly stalled. I immediatly made sure i let the parking brake down which i did. I tried again, finally pumping the clutch and getting it going. I called my friend Tommy who had got a head start and arrived at the gym before me. I told him and he said to bring in on down there for him to check it out.......I drove the car, first gear made a diesel like clicking noise from the tranny, and the way i made sure it wasnt the valves i pressed in the cluth and reved it...no noise, so it was the tranny! second gear grinded then popped out on its own. To say the least it did that with EVERY single gear. You could even take it out of gear with your pinky finger at full throttle!!!!!!:eek:
My friend tommy test drove it for 10 minutes or so and then followed me back to Reddell Honda in TN, to say the least they were shocked. The Transmission technicians who diagnosed and worked on my car could not believe what was going on in my tranny. The main tech guy drove my car and after some " I have never in my 20 years" talk agreed it was something more...He told me when he took my tranny apart, he saw the shift forks were worn, and the synchros were too. But the clutch and flywheel were fine. He also said he wouldnt blame me for the problem even if it were worn even morem, Because its an SI, the sport civic that is marketed twords higher performace drivers and it should take "some" abuse on backroads or even a drag or two...yes he really did tell me this, same with the sales guys that agreed with him!
They all were so helpful to my needs they even got me a rental car for free! To say the least they are gonna tear it down and rebuild it again. I will keep you guys posted on my record breaking struggle to get my darn tranny working right heheheh!;)
To say the least during the week and a half they had my car, my family and I went to california to the rose bowl parade. When i came back they verified my problem and warranty'd it already. They showed me the ticket which listed all the parts they replaced....basically the whole transmissions internals except for 5th gear and its synchros! :eek: They wanted to make sure they took care of the faulty syncros once and for all......As my friend Tommy and I planned this morning, we would go pick my car up and go work out then i would pick my girlfriend up from school and call it a day. TO say the least it went all to plan....they gave me my keys and i made my way 200 ft to the local Shell station for some gas (it was on empty). Got gas and started the car...clutch in...first gear( notchy still!!) gave it 3000 revs and let off the clutch....the car shuttered and nearly stalled. I immediatly made sure i let the parking brake down which i did. I tried again, finally pumping the clutch and getting it going. I called my friend Tommy who had got a head start and arrived at the gym before me. I told him and he said to bring in on down there for him to check it out.......I drove the car, first gear made a diesel like clicking noise from the tranny, and the way i made sure it wasnt the valves i pressed in the cluth and reved it...no noise, so it was the tranny! second gear grinded then popped out on its own. To say the least it did that with EVERY single gear. You could even take it out of gear with your pinky finger at full throttle!!!!!!:eek:
My friend tommy test drove it for 10 minutes or so and then followed me back to Reddell Honda in TN, to say the least they were shocked. The Transmission technicians who diagnosed and worked on my car could not believe what was going on in my tranny. The main tech guy drove my car and after some " I have never in my 20 years" talk agreed it was something more...He told me when he took my tranny apart, he saw the shift forks were worn, and the synchros were too. But the clutch and flywheel were fine. He also said he wouldnt blame me for the problem even if it were worn even morem, Because its an SI, the sport civic that is marketed twords higher performace drivers and it should take "some" abuse on backroads or even a drag or two...yes he really did tell me this, same with the sales guys that agreed with him!
They all were so helpful to my needs they even got me a rental car for free! To say the least they are gonna tear it down and rebuild it again. I will keep you guys posted on my record breaking struggle to get my darn tranny working right heheheh!;)