official transmission problems petition thread.

[rs_1101]

if you are experiencing problems with your transmission and grinding/misshifts into second gear please post here with a name and some kind of contact info. no discussion please, id like to be able to refer honda of america to this thread. maybe if we get enough names..

side note* id write my email with the word "at" instead of @ so u dont get ur address jacked by advertising companies

[rs_1101]

john schneider
rs_11o1 [at] yahoo.com

[Big_T]

Tim Shaughnessy
Big_T_1456@hotmail.com

[bao_pay]

sometimes it grinds sometimes its smooth as butter. What the hell is wrong with my car?

anton_wong@hotmail.com

[skooba]

Steve Espey
steveespey[at]adelphia.net

[k20beast]

sulaiman akbarzad
sakbarzad[at]hotmail.com

[2k2_nbp_egg]

alex wolaver
alexwolaver@yahoo.com

[STP03BlueSI]

Christopher Brut
saturntypersl1@msn.com

[02siSNJ]

Joe Andrescavage
Joe_Andrescavage@holtec.com

[03SiBlack]

Anthony
Contact me at acid327[at]rcn.com
car started having problems at around 1500 miles would grind and not go into third from second 90 percent of the time and last straw was tranny locked up while driving, took it to honda got my car back in 2 weeks they think i abused it and said they wouldnt fix it again. Now at 4600 miles problems again this time 1st to second notchy. Please help us honda

can we sticky this thread

[nando707]

fernando huijon
fernando_huijon[AT]ocli.com

[civicracer1128]

hey, you really should add 3rd gear into this too. thats the one that tends to grind more from what ive heard. just make sure the real petition says 2nd and 3rd.

but i do have 2nd gear notch/grind.

contact.... ssmep3 "at" yahoo.com

[02civicSI]

dean
toymachne@cox.net

[enecks]

Justin Enecks
justin.enecks@duke.edu

[FckdUpPup]

Doug Wong
dywong (at) si.rr.com

2nd to 3rd grinding.

[Peking]

Jonathan Perez
Doctorperez@comcast.net

[Siman]

Jonathan Mann
qr25@msn.com

[LACH]

Darren Lachapelle

darrenlach@hotmail.com

Grinding and notchy shitfing. HELP US HONDA!

[EvilSlvRCiViC]

Mauricio Diaz


evilblkintegra {at} yahoo.com

[streaker666]

Kenneth Poon

kennethpoon[at]hotmail.com

1st to 2nd metal crunch/grind...2nd to 3rd notchy...problem is most noticeable when cold.

[2k2ep]

Josh Bagwell
bigmamarocks1981athotmail.com
1st-2nd and reverse

[finalhour]

Jerad Riggin
wykd@shackmail.com
1-2, downshifting into 1st it will stop mid-way into gear, have to rev engine to get it into gear.

[EP GFX '03]

Derek Bodkin

derek.bodkin(at)kellogg.com

1st to 2nd (worst when cold)

2nd gear downshift - sometimes locks out

[PanchoEp3]

illusivemindz[at]yahoo.com
been having the sticking gears problem since like 300 miles sometimes its like butter sometimes its impossible to shift.

[CSI02]

1-2 grind
Joe
mugenman@winfirst.com:rolleyes:

[DoMahMeGok]

1-2 problems
Ronald Leung
leung_ronald@dwc.edu

[k20whiteboi269]

i have the 2nd, 3rd gear grind

dustin sussdorf
sketch125 at yahoo.com

[whoflungpoo]

Patrick 1st to 2nd shift problems

patrickdees[at]yahoo.com

[akira]

Andre Prudhomme
prudhommea (at) cox.net
2nd to 3rd grind

[D16Y8_Turbo]

Jonathan Hinderer

boostedk20hatch at hotmail.com

[SiR_d1]

Anthony de Juan
dejuan_22@hotmail.com

[1fastminivan]

Jose Ortiz
hearthese12_12s@hotmail.com

1st gear to 2nd gear grind/crunch. Now 3rd gear crunches lightly also.

[NBP_03Si]

yea i noticed the problem a bit

Ernesto Abella

ernestousf at yyahoo.com

thanks
rs_1101

[sd_ep3]

Jeff Pallasigue (jdm_ep3@cox.net)
grind 2-3

[dannysi]

Daniel Estevez
DANNYGTI[at]aol.com

[jay_si]

xx

[skinsfsu]

mine grinds in second and sometimes wont even go into second unless i shift back in. it also does it in third gear also but not quite as much.

Judson Young
skinsfsu[at]hotmail.com

[j spek chucks]

brandon simmons
seinfeld218@yahoo.com

[stickmoney]

Kevin Foster
hondaboy3233@yahoo.com
Grinds 2, sometimes 3

======================
stickmoney

[Dunrick]

Dave Jones
dunrick@hotmail.com

1st to 2nd crunch

[AzN Si GuY]

2nd-3rd grinded, but i got it fixed over at my honda dealer for way 2 much money. i showed them all the complaints of the transmission on ephatch, but still they made me pay 4 the problem.

[SIck02EP]

corey chuba

speedysi (at)netzero.net

[SexySIgiRL]

Jacquelyn Temple
templej[at]uci.edu

[master7]

Eric Burgess
master_c_i_allah(at)hotmail.com

going into 3rd gear

[DarkSiRacer]

I'm starting to feel it now from 2nd to 3rd

Chris Datu
cpdatu@yahoo.com

[eggsi]

now on my 2nd tranny,(lost 4th gear), now i still have a crunch into 3rd, i had to pay half of the cost. $925 still a rip.
Chase Holtzinger skillz03@msn.com

[PAPITUYO326]

David Sanabria
DavidS86[at]yahoo.com

started grinding from 1st to second every once in a while since 21xx miles....i have 5000 on mine now...it has subsided a little but there is still grinding every once in a while....even with clutch pedal pressed down to the floor..help us honda!!

reverse sometimes refuses to go in....from a dead stop....have try pushing clutch in like 3 times to get it in sometimes....car only has 5000 miles!wtf!

[styllinep3]

gabriel iannozzi

email: lookninpa2@hotmail.com

1st to 2cd suck. grinds when cold, very notchy once warmed up. 3rd to 4th not much better.

side note for american honda. i bought a honda to avoid having these problems, and look what i got. not a good experience for my first honda.:mad: :mad: :mad: :yellm:

[Prophet]

first new car . first honda (soon to be last!..unless?)

1st to 2nd
2nd to 3rd
reverse

16,000 miles :(

Daniel Haynes

violent[at]bruce-lee.com

[jdmpwr]

shifting from first to second
shifting from second to third


Jeff Smith
jtuner77@aol.com
jtuner77@comcast.com

[bratkat64]

Alesia Casdorph (car in the name of Andrew Ayers)

webmaster [at] rancidgaming.com

Problems: car randomly sheared differential and rough shifting started about a week or so before. = /

14,000 miles, car bought with 730 miles on it

[STP03BlueSI]

CAN WE GET ONE OF THESE!!

http://www.petitiononline.com/RSXgrind/petition.html

[bratkat64]

I recommend you sign all that apply in hopes that Honda and Acura customers everywhere can get what they deserve!

Acura:
http://www.petitiononline.com/acura/petition.html

RSX:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RSXgrind/petition.html


CIVIC SI:
this is what we need!

[bratkat64]

I have gone to every forum that I post at and have posted or replyed to the threads regarding the petitions. ^_^

[DarkHatch]

Jeff Love

suppeltaint@msn.com

[ovlovtech]

i had no problems trough the summer... and now that winter is back so is the second gear engagement problem..

rpmorrison(at)rogers.com

[SIbeau]

James Tracey
beaujmt@hotmail.com

[styllinep3]

Originally posted by bratkat64
I recommend you sign all that apply in hopes that Honda and Acura customers everywhere can get what they deserve!

Acura:
http://www.petitiononline.com/acura/petition.html

RSX:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RSXgrind/petition.html


CIVIC SI:
this is what we need!


some one please tell us how we can get one of these. its our right we have too.;)

[bratkat64]

Someone just has to write something meaningful and go to the site and create one. Then we sign it.

[03SiBlack]

Originally posted by bratkat64
Someone just has to write something meaningful and go to the site and create one. Then we sign it.
http://www.petitiononline.com/civicsi/petition.html
Everyone sign this im not too good with speeches though

[bratkat64]

I signed it

[TezGari]

Signed.

Problem experienced with clutch
Grinding above 3k rpms, scratchy and faulty syncs.

[halos02Si]

signed it

[Siman]

lets face it....OUR TRANSMISSIONS SUCK:'(

[k20whiteboi269]

just signed new petition. hope this will help .....

[bratkat64]

Yeah but we can hope this will help.

[SiOnTheFly]

Dane Redmond
daness40(at)hotmail.com

[TurfguySi]

signed

first to second grind.

[Shadow EP3]

Bobby
wickedbizzy@netzero.com

[styllinep3]

Originally posted by 03SiBlack
http://www.petitiononline.com/civicsi/petition.html
Everyone sign this im not too good with speeches though



03siblack well done. come on guys ony 13 sigs. where all these people that are complaining about this notchy tranny. we need to get this done.


ephatch together we stand. devided we fall.
;)

[rs_1101]

signatures only please. if you need to discuss this, please start a discussion thread. thanx.

[siturbo]

chris
Siturboatsbcglobal.net

[SiRman]

Notchy shifts in all gears, especially 3rd to 4th.

goody_ear(at)yahoo.com

[yellerep3]

Omar Davis
cludstrife930@yahoo.com

[Mugen Power]

Just signed the petition. Notchy gears in 1, 2, and 3, mainly 1st and 3rd.

MugenPower@mail.rit.edu

[STP03BlueSI]

Signed it:( Hopefully Honda does something. I will start to post it on other EP/02-03 Si Sites.:D

[markstar55]

mark atia

[danoonez]

Daniel Malutich

dmalutich@msn.com

[1abSi]

mine is a piece of crap!!! it grinds all the time and will make the car move when i am not moving and the clutch is supposedly fully engaged
Jesse Horton
hhaw3[at]hotmail.com

[Hatch02SI]

Chris or Jon Ambrose

spongebobsqrpnts2004@yahoo.com

1st to 2nd sometimes grinds, sometimes doesn't... Had to replace the tranny once from this shit!

[downhil]

scott sparks
scottsparks2002@yahoo.com

[2002HondaSi]

matt molina
molina623@yahoo.com

[2002HondaSi]

matt molina
molina623@yahoo.com

[frinksi]

Clint Scherbarth
fyshguy(at)hotmail.com

[nobike12]

Mike Hong
nobike12[at]yahoo.com

[hOMeGroWn]

William Gee fouronhard@aol.com

[raiyo]

Henry Tu
raiyo[at]sbcglobal.net

[STP03BlueSI]

OK there is roughly 75posts(with name and addy), but only 36 on the petition>???:(

[kingpin]

Grant King
asummerlin(at)charter.net The cars a heap!

[Rey]

Reynaldo Duran
reynaldo.duran.nhul[a]statefarm.com

2nd and 3rd gear problems since 500 miles

Now at 7500, and is 10 times as worse!!!

[Rueda del Queso]

All of a sudden, I lost 1st, 3rd and 5th today. Then I opened up the hood and realized a cable was obstructing the shifter linakge. All better now!

[kingpin]

Im wondering if theres any word on it? Its obviously a problem. Honda better come through. I guess it doesnt matter, Ive already bought my final honda. Kind of a joke since Ive had 6 of them and they have been getting worse and worse over the years. Later, G

[no2247]

Gibran S.
1-2 gear slight grind. Got my 2nd gear replaced by the dealer, a couple hundred miles later same thing happens.

I'm thinking its more of a shift linkage problem, but I'm no mechanic either. Going back to the dealer this or next week and have them look at it again.

I'll post again, If I learn something useful.

BTW I also signed the petition.

[pLopSI]

Hiep Vo
hvo@student.umass.edu

[SilVic]

Rocky Quach

iigqvietboiii[at]aol.com

[Eggboy]

Stephen Hepburn

stephenhepburn[at]hotmail.com

[evilep3]

Chris Hawkinson

evilep3@charter.net
just 2nd mostly :(

[NemesisITR]

Derek Thorn

vegetacpht@aol.com

[dw735]

Hyon Yoo
ephatch2001@yahoo.com

[VIZHUNZ02SI]

earl
oellusive1o@aol.com

[Bruce02si]

vansickleb@comcast.net
Bruce VanSickle

yep i grinded out my 3rd gear syncro honda replaced it but the guy was a dick about it he was explainin to me that this car ist a sports car and 5000 rpm shft will do it? i think honda is run by a buch of scumbags

[priest6479]

Dave DiGiacomo
priest@nac.net

[02USDMEP3]

Alex Siniari
ex_streetracer@hotmail.com

same as everyone else.

[Si3]

Aaron Johnson
ajohnson [at] apschicago.com

Would grind into third gear under normal driving conditions.
brought it to honda (around12k), replaced third gear fork and several "bushing", no major issues since(now at 23k).

[Project_Sik]

Will Rodriguez
will_rodriguez@comcast.net

[tpao]

Tony Pao
tpao9[at]aol.com

I was thinking that there might be a problem.

[team ERA 5]

jim regala

futurericeburner@hotmail.com

a bitch too get it in reverse...i have to put it in a 1st gear like 6 times for the reverse to engage?

[SoCaLep3]

Danny Quach
quachster858@yahoo.com

[PAsi]

not quite sure but i'll put my name just in case

Keith Doyle
keithdoyle@mindspring.com

[plpong893]

Joseph Holcombe
hovthehuster [at] aol.com

[mickey.si.cakes]

Jake Mize
hoop11[at]viafamily.com

grinding into reverse.

[Speck]

Eric Stoddard

ericstoddard@cox.net

[SilverEpInDc]

Chris Gellner
OpMiddie9@aol.com

[valley _boy]

i used to get 2nd gear grinding when i race hard, but not anymore! i grinded my gear prolly 4-5 times. no problems at this time.

[dofu]

donald fu
donaldfu(at)sbcglobal.net

2nd and 3rd grinds when i shift fast at higher rpms (i dont slam it)
sometimes pops out of 2nd

[denmah]

problems into 3-4
sometimes smooth, sometimes almost takes a hammer to get them in and out.

denmah at Rcn.com

[hatchincoppel]

charlie ackley
mugenvtec[at]yahoo.com

[sivaji]

PETER PARK
areyousureyour<at>mail.com

i get grinding from 1st to 2nd whenever im anywhere in mid-high rpms and dont give it LITERALLY one second in neutral before continuaing my shifting.

[ToingToing]

mind grinds (sometimes) when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear at around 5500rpm.

ep3_sbdunks_js_1me(at)yahoo.com

[sleepinEP3]

andrew green
green[at]aloha.net

notchy 1st to 2nd

[2002Si]

mine grinds in third and when I took it to the dealership they fixed it and it started again, now I guess I'll just have to have a f'd up tranny, what the hell, this is my first new car damnit

[2002Si]

jmc, 3rd grinds, pops out, hard to go in reverse

[ecep3]

jason cockerham
ecsk8ter420 at yahoo :mad:

[ep3k20a03]

Jonathan Nguyen
jhnguyen@ucdavis.edu

[KeNnYtAkEr]

1-2 problem
William Kwan
wkwan3@hotmail.com :rolleyes:

[SF-SI-02]

Richard S.
k_cedrick [at] hotmail.com

[aRz]

Aarie Cosicher
Aarie1987@aol.com

[gold_MUGEN-EP3]

ME 2 I THOUGHT I JUST SUCKED AT SHIFTING INTO SECOND BUT NOW I KNOW

KRIS BALLESTEROS
310-529-0803

[bigbeau]

beau gardner
bigbeauner2003[at]yahoo.com

[MyBlkSI]

Gets pushed out of 2nd with the clutch all the way in...
Ian Hands
iphands@yahoo.com

[rtenyes]

kerchunk into second
ross toenges
rammtenyes{at}netzero.com

[f4hondaphile]

Ben Fields
f4hondaphile@hotmail.com

I am a dedicated Honda buyer but their image of quality and reliability is being tarnished in my mine by this transmission problem that seems to be so prevalent on K-series transmissions.

[atomic_rice]

david shibata
kungfoofighter[at]aol.com

[vampire666]

ubikmh(at)hotmail.com

[SoBibbSi]

nitrousoxide98(at)yahoo.com

[prracer617]

irving morales
prracer617@aol.com

[YooShin]

Howard Griffin

Howard.Griffin[at]boeing.com

[RaZSi03]

RaZRyd2(at)aol.com
I have the problem with 3rd gear!! This is the fourth time now!!!
every thousand miles it seems, and i barely drive the thing!! They also told me on the last time that they would not fix it again said it was "abuse" honda is so full of it!! They repaired first two times and finally gave me a whole new one, and STILL!!!! something HAS to be done!

[txephatch]

David McClean
thegreatgreenmonkey@yahoo.com

1 to 2 grinding

[Si_Mussel]

Jeff Musselman
jeffmussel@hotmail.com

[ecsahs3]

Charles Sahs
ecsahs3@yahoo.com

[03CivicSi]

:eek: :eek: :eek: HOLY SHIT WHY ARE SOO MANY PEOPLE GETTING THIS "GRINDING" ISSUE THING?? WHAT IS IT?? We have never gotten grinding on our Si... Why are we so different?

a 10 page thread on people with bad clutches?WTF?!?

[agent007ppk]

Alee Al-Raee
agent007ppk@hotmail.com

second and third. Also having a problem with 1st gear popping out every once and a while.

[SubliminalSi]

Robert Carstens
spooniesep@hotmail

[civicracer1128]

signed the petition.......got the joy of being # 69;) but seriously...we need more than 69 people with problems. everybody has em. if they dont, either they are VERY lucky or they dont know what a grind feels like. i drove 3 eps including the one i bought and all 3 did it.(didnt think it was anything at the time...just shifted funny. the notch is unacceptable the grind is beyond unacceptable. if this was VW id expect it but honda!? they brought you the integra GSR trans and it was flawless. this CAN be fixed.

[03CivicSi]

I asked my dad if we get the problem.. he says no and that all of you guys suck at shifting, lol;) he was prob j/k though, but we never had the prob... I'll sign the thing anyway though


Sam Epperly
k20ImportTuner[at]netscape.net

[civicracer1128]

i thought i sucked at first too. but i shorted the clutch for the first time ever today and felt what that feels like. its not us.......maybe your lucky....but shifting isnt as hard as some of the manual trans snobs think. i mean im willing to bet hes one of those "ive driven stick since i started driving when i was 11 back on the farm and now im 60 and im a better driver because.....blah blah blah" but honestly......clutch in shift gear clutch out repeat. we're talking synchronized honda transmissions here. there really shouldnt be that much room for error. but there is error and its not from the driver.:eek:

[Eggboy]

Stephen Hepburn
stephenhepburn(at)hotmail.com

[Eggboy]

I have noticed from 1-2 AND 2-3. I haven't taken it into the dealership yet though... but I will if it happens 1 more time. I have also experience problems when attempting to put it into reverse.

[yellerep3]

anything going on with this, thred, any progress, mine transmission is like shift wait a second then let off the clutch, just not right.
genji@optonline.net:mad:

[sivaji]

hey eggboy.. are you sure your completely still when putting it into reverse? because the ep3 wont let you put it into reverse if your car is moving forward or backwards. so that may be the problem.

[davidc81]

im having problems with first gear. something feels misaligned
david cam
davidc81[at]yahoo.com

[MyFlySi]

Holy crap, I just thought I was driving like an idiot. I never ground my EM1, then I bought this and from 1st to 2nd I had to train myself to pace my shift...push clutch, slide out of first, pause for engine to rev down...slide into second, pause for synchro spin-down...release clutch.

I can still get a nice wheel chirp but, christ...it feels like I put ten seconds of my life on hold just to change up one gear. Granted I probably won't need the fast shift that often but having to concentrate on an upshift should be the last of my concerns. Does it get better with age? I know trannies take time to get broken in and loosen up a little.

I guess my EM1 babied me with it's broken-in, flawless, half-pedal lightning shifts. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to cry about one more reason I miss my ebp. :'(

Daniel Greenwood
rallyfornia [at] yahoo.com

[02SiNewbie]

Liam Cubbin
lcubbin[at]hotmail.com

[jmyster]

James Hyson
jmyster at pcisys.net

[BigSiNuts]

dustinspero at hotmail.com

Within the first 2k I had a grind from second to third at high RPM's. Synchro problems... Of course it was fixed under warranty.

[freidaddy]

john freibeger
john.freiberger.us.army.mil

[SLOazzEPhatch]

Neale Obannion

RocketLS@aol.com

[blacIIkIIsi]

Eric Sepulvado
eric761224@aol.com
sometimes its hard to down shift and upshift into fourth gear. sometimes it grinds in second gear. It feels as if my synchros are bad.:(

[johnnydanger]

johnnydanger71(at)yahoo.com

1-2 gear occasional grinding and reverse

[KingGreg86]

Greg Citarella
xEPHatch@yahoo.com

1-2 grind occasionally

[eurosteez]

:eek: lotsa bad trannies.

Mines pretty notchy. it took a while to get used to it but now I don't grind anymore.
I will agree its not a normal honda tranny though.

Peter Ghiulamila
waterdragonz@sbcglobal.net

[Trip the Light]

Mines from 2nd to 3rd

ninemirem at msn.com

[kmonster]

Vinny Hand
xxny143xx@aol.com

[specialblend154]

somtimes at 1-2.. sometimes wont go into reverse

esoteric83 at aol.com

[LaxSi]

Yea my top three gears don't work now? 1st 3rd and 5th

Laxhero2@yahoo.com

[bensave]

shifting is hard when cold, reverse does not shift in sometimes.
A loud noise comes from right front side when making left turns at 10mph to 20mph ( anybody with the same problem?). Notchyness or grinding of gears from 2 to 3.
please sing in this petition ...

http://www.petitiononline.com/civicsi/petition.html
let's make this happend guys!!!

[mrbeeps187]

justin ramirez
bigdeke187[at]yahoo.com

im grinding from second to third

[mrbeeps187]

o yea and sometimes when i shift into reverse it wont go all the way in

[blanblu]

Dino Ciccarelli
dciccare@hotmail.com
1-2 grind occasionally

[CrazyLowEp3]

Chris Sanchez
CrazyLowEp3@aol.com

Comes Outta 2nd and Grinds 3rd

Lemme know

[iR-VTEC2]

1-2 kinda crunches in there
3-4 I have to make sure my hand is perfectly positioned or it will not got in at all. Not a real big deal but kinda irritating

blowme (at)otherminds dot net

[fenixtxrbf]

Nick D'Auria
NickDauria[at]Budweiser.com

[Area51SI]

Jay Warren
hondaracer1313 at yahoo.com

1st to 2nd grind

[tyson]

Tyson Cook
tysonis at earthlink.net

I am good at breaking shit, don't need help from my tranny.

[honda16v]

Grinding 2nd with only 13,000 miles on the clock. I think I may have bought someone's racecar but still, it shouldn't be doing that.

Phillip Pittman

ppittman at honda16v.com

[TAK]

chris bailey
chrisbailey72@yahoo.com

[Jonny221]

Jonathan Owen

Finnersjo852@aol.com

[Jonny221]

i only have 5000 miles on mine but they will proabably just say since i put exhaust and cai on i messed with tranny

[seandwd]

Occasionally I grind 2nd and 3rd gears when upshifting at high revs...brought my car to the dealer, they told me they couldn't duplicate the problem

Sean Dowd
seandwd at yahoo.com
Sacramento, CA

[Black04EP3]

Jason Jaffe
soccerboy986@aol.com

First to second grind... occasional thrid gear grind... comes out of second a lot... Reverse hard to get into unless angle is just perfect...

[SLOazzEPhatch]

Mine is going in on Monday and it isn't going to leave until they fix the problem:mad:

[batboy02si]

Jonathan Pelletier
batboyjp@aol.com

[AEM_EP3]

jimmy.morales@dhl.com


has honda said anything about this problem???

[AEM_EP3]

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/civicsi/

please pass it on and sign above.

[David K.]

Why not...

Already had tranny rebuilt once under warranty for blown 3rd gear synchros, now they're going out again, 30K miles later.

David Kilpatrick
gold02si@sbcglobal.net

[AEM_EP3]

Did Honda give you a hard time about it??
Cuz over in Torrance they're acting like they don't know anything. Bastards!!!

[siaddict]

Drew Yother

dyother2@yahoo.com

Transmission grinds on 1-2 shift.

[SONIC SI]

No problems as of yet with mine. As soon as it starts the car is going to get fixed and it is going bye bye. I remember I had the same problem on my 94 Integra I had grinding in second gear. They fixed it but I had to fight them to do it.

[SI-lent]

1st to 2nd and to third.

Steve Phanthavong
silent_si2002@yahoo.com

[EP3_U_SEE]

Jonathan To
DoUhAvRICE[at]aol.com

[2.25CrushBent]

Taylor Ellis

Konadhebay@hotmail.com

2nd gear grinding

[B92PSiGoinCTR]

Rick Horne
usdmcivictyper@aol.com

2nd and 3rd gears

[amctmg]

Aaron

amctmg at comcast.net

[silvaep3rider]

Navid Aberg

foofighters100@hotmail.com

grinding from 1st to 2nd

[VIZHUNZ02SI]

ok how many more people do we need i want a new tranny

[jaypark19]

justin a. parker

jaypark19@hotmail.com

grinding into 2nd from 1st

[Sir_Beavis24701]

Khris Beever
Gameboy98@citlink.net

my car has just now rolled over on 44,000 miles..... the only thing i have found to keep the tranny some what decent and this only last for about a week or two because we have an open engine bay of sorts....the problem really lyes in the shift linkage on top of the tranny....either the bushings go shot really quick or something of that nature.... i found if i WD-40 the shift linkage in the engine compartment it will keep it down for awhile just a quick fix for all those that are getting majorly pissed off by this, mine started at about 20,000 miles and i just got used to it.... Well hopefully this means something and we can get the trannys in these cars fix via new bushings or whole replacements.

[04rider]

3500 miles.missing,grinding 2nd.I want an A2 tranny now!:mad:

[toSi_orNot_toSi]

Travis LeBleu
multi_flavored_bagel@yahoo.com

1st to 2nd grind... :mad:

[Hibidi Shibidi]

Chris Moore
CMscubaman@excite.com

[ImportCustomx]

James Maher
Mascomiget6[at]yahoo.com

1st to 2nd and occasionally 3rd gear grind in daily driving and in spirited driving.Brand new car only 4,600 miles.
Please help us honda

[spookyoen]

John Murphy
oen8 [at] hotmail.com

[penguin]

Placito Miceli
jd_2_be [at] hotmail.com


I bought my '03 Si off of the showroom floor 1 week ago with 13 miles on it. It has had the problem since. If I try to change into 2nd from high rpm, it will grind. I have to let off for about a second for a smooth shift. Further, the '03 that I test drove with 150 miles had the same symptoms. I hope a recall is in the works, or at least a TSB.

[CrazyLowEp3]

i hope so too but it will suck if u got like an aftermarket clutch and shit cause i know honda is STRICT as hell about mods ! and i my shit pops outta 2nd sometimes and grinds 3rd like there aint no tomorrow !

[BlackSi613nin]

John McAuliffe

nineinchnails613[at]hotmail.com


this really sucks, i have the clutch all the way to the floor, and when i shift from 1-2nd.. it grinds.. most horrible ssound ever, and its NOT driver error... i want a new tranny =(

joHn

[the giant ep3]

the first time i read this right when i got my ep3 i was like what???? no way my car shifts so smoothly, but now i have about 1600-1700 miles and i am starting to have grinds going into second whether I am reving it to 6k or just shifting @ 3500-4000. pist

geoffrey bunger
lei_bung@yahoo.com

[civSI02]

MIKE YANCY
METHODWUTANG@FUSE.NET

[penguin]

Well, I decided to write Honda about my tranny problems now and not wait longer (only had my car a week or so). Below is a copy of the letter I'm sending. You can replace the stuff in brackets to modify for your car. I would recommend sending this certified/return receipt requested (go to your post office, it will cost about $5). That way, you know that Honda received it and who signed for the letter. It fit on one page in word at 10pt for the body and 12pt for the sig and title. "VIA CERT... RETURN" is bold. "From the..", the date and your contact info at the bottom are bold and centered. Make sure that it looks good, though (lined up, etc...) lol...

From the Desk of
[insert your name here]

April 26, 2004

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Honda Automobile Customer Service
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Mail Stop: 500-2N-7D
Torrance, California 90501-2746

Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter serves to inform you in no uncertain terms of an issue currently at hand with my [insert year] Honda Civic Si. More particularly, a transmission problem with the possibility of failure on a whole.

I purchased said vehicle on or about [date of purchase] from [dealer] in [city, state] with [number] miles. Upon purchase I noted that when shifting from [first] to [second] gear, at or below the allowed rated RPM of 6000 and with a fully depressed clutch pedal I was unable to complete the task without the accompaniment of gear noise unless a dramatic decrease in RPM is made. All other gears are accessible at the allowed rate of RPM without similar results.

As of now, this is not impacting the ability to change gears; rather, it impacts the ability to change from [first] to [second] gear as provided within the allowed range of RPM in an expedited manner,
to wit; your advertised description vis-

[oneglory]

Ed Caraballo
Mail(at)Thesheeshman.com

[03K20A3Si]

Calvin Quam
calvin02z24@yahoo.com

[taffeta_wht_si]

Kevin Sampson
drivenstyle@hotmail.com

2nd and 3rd grinds

[hothatch03si]

Thomas Ricciardi

Tomr3988@aol.com

grind from 1st to 2nd

[hpowered1]

Hpowered1 [at]yahoo.com

Problems getting into 1st and shifting into 2nd. Other times it won't go into reverse.

[Ura]

1st to 2nd grinds. 3rd sticks and locks out.

[ntense-visions]

Tyler Evans

wevans273[at]charter.net

[ShingosEP3]

Bryan Miller

Knivesdesu[at]aol.com

Frequent grinding when downshifting into first from a complete stop, frequent grinding when down and upshifting into second and third, occasional trouble shifting into reverse.

[beechstreet]

Kris Massey
nastymassey_bsp [at] yahoo.com

Grinding from 1st to 2nd. Sometimes reverse wont engage.

[thugfolife2]

Darren Wagner
Betsymy1stluv@att.net

1st to 2ed is my problem but any gear it can happen too i heard its because the synchronizers are shit in the tranny, and because the tranny is a cord one instead of a rod.
Honda Please help

[BuddyClubUSA]

Art Viado
Art@aaimotorsports.com

1st to 2nd has a nasty grind.

[BlackCivi02]

Randy E.
Randall10355[at]cs.com

[HatchBlack3]

rob votin
rvotin at ra.rockwell.com

[shomeo]

2nd grinds a lot
shomeo1 [at] hotmail.com

[siver-SI]

I had this problem for about 9 months till I went to a new dealership and they found out it was the Master Cluch Cylinder. I only feel it in the cold now. I think I am going to get some new trans fluid and see if that helps with the last of it.

[ALTERED SI]

2nd to 3rd after 6000 rpm sucks really!!!!:'(

[dobiejoe]

Joe Gellis
dobiejoe@tampabay.rr.com

[GCheung55]

Garrick Cheung
GCheung55 at Hotmail.com

Notchiness or crunching happens often between shift from 1st to 2nd gear and occasionally from 3rd to 2nd gear. The transmission doesn't go into reverse sometimes until some clutch play.

[tony speed]

anton.wilson[at]camotion.com

grinding 1st->2nd at high rpm

[civicxnoob]

everyones complaining and doing the petition thing, but does Honda of America even know about the petition? have you guys even sent it to them? what're they saying?? UPDATES!! because just doing the petition won't change crap, its a waste of time. make sure they get this and fix the dam problem. sorry bout being too serious, but im getting tired of my tranny

[Peking]

Originally posted by civicxnoob
everyones complaining and doing the petition thing, but does Honda of America even know about the petition? have you guys even sent it to them? what're they saying?? UPDATES!! because just doing the petition won't change crap, its a waste of time. make sure they get this and fix the dam problem. sorry bout being too serious, but im getting tired of my tranny

Dude, you need to take a step back ok. First off, it isn't a huge ass issue. Like a safety one, where a recall would be in order. Some folks have problems and some don't. When you try or do put her into first going faster than 15 miles per hour like you, then you are going to f*ck all kinds of stuff up. That is how your tranny gets f*cked up. See a pattern ;)

[kenscivic]

kenny crunk civicsi03@charter.net

[tgrasshopper]

Tgrasshopper
Tgrasshopper@videotron.ca

[penguin]

Originally posted by civicxnoob
everyones complaining and doing the petition thing, but does Honda of America even know about the petition? have you guys even sent it to them? what're they saying?? UPDATES!! because just doing the petition won't change crap, its a waste of time. make sure they get this and fix the dam problem. sorry bout being too serious, but im getting tired of my tranny


This petition won't change anything. In my humble legal opinion, Honda of America has made a good faith effort to remedy the situation, to wit: There is a TSB for our transmission (although related to the RSX, it also is for ours). No recall has been made because certain elements have yet to be met. A lil reading for y'all:


Originally posted by the NHSTA

March 11, 2003
From now on, automakers must refer to all "safety improvement campaigns" as "recalls," the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) decreed today. The agency said the change is effective immediately.

It may seem nonsensical but the agency has been letting automakers waffle about whether a campaign to replace or improve a component is a "real" recall. The legal obligations surrounding a recall are more stringent than those that apply to a "fix." For one thing, recalls are immediately released to the press, resulting in negative publicity.

Recalls are also retained indefinitely in the NHTSA database and dealers generally make a more stringent effort to notify customers and encourage them to bring their vehicles in quickly. "Fixes" have not previously been in the database and motorists who miss the initial mailing may not find out about them.

The distinction grew out of NHTSA's 1995 decision to let Chrsyler use an "improvement campaign" to fix about four million minivan rear-hatch latches. Automotive News quoted unidentified NHTSA sources as saying automakers have increasingly been trying to avoid calling their repairs recalls.

Still in a gray zone are the many "maintenance bulletins" automakers issue for problems that are not deemed to be safety-related. Motorists learn of these only if their mechanic tells them or they learn about it through the Internet.

HTH. I could probably quote what a HOA spokesman would say if we asked him why a recall has not been made by the gov't:

"We are following all accepted practices for our industry and have provided for the customer what the law requires and beyond. The transmission issue does not merit a recall as the problem will be resolved while still under our warranty. As this TSB is for new cars, all new Honda customers have years for this minor defect to be fixed free of charge. Further, this poses no risk to harm of any occupants or fellow drivers."

[toda_power]

RICHARD VELASCO, 03, 16,000 miles.
conceptdragon@hotmail.com

it grinds from 1st to 2nd below 3000rpm when i shift SLOW. i get notchy shifting once in awhile.

time for me to take it in for repair...

[SiR_YO]

grinding from 1st to 2nd occassionally

Ed Choi

ed[at]proparts.ca

[renone]

Lance Reine
2003 si
1st to 2nd
lreine[at]jam.rr.com
:'(

[o3 ep3]

dustin thai
bimmer03@sbcglobal.net

[DARKsiDE]

eric sapinoso
sapinoso483[at]hotmail.comthe

[DARKsiDE]

eric sapinoso
sapinoso483[at]hotmail.com

[Y-O's EP3]

Joe Hidalgo
jhidalgo@students.cw.edu
1'st to 2'nd grind at over 6k

[SiRacer_K-Dub]

Frank Castillo Jr.
siracerkdub AT yahoo.com

its pretty embarrassing too driving around in a nice car everyone looking at you and then all of a sudden "DUMBASS" cant even shift right
i have the tranny problem really bad i cant even shift into reverse sometimes
3 4 and 5 are all ok for me
but 1st 2nd and reverse are messed up bad

[atomic_rice]

well my car is at the riverside honda dealership right now checking out my transmission. hopefully i'll get my car back soon :'( i miss driving....

[TR'sSi]

travis richards haikuginzu@hotmail.com
same thing....

[Bificus]

bificus99@yahoo.com
Keith Prado
2002 SI 24K miles and I have to shift like an f-ing blue hair!

[autospeedcvcsi]

Micah Scott Mirimanian
autospeedcvcsi@yahoo.com

[phokingphosho]

Paul Le
phokingphosho@hotmail.com

[04SIkwiidit]

JOEY AQUINDE
PNOYGON3WILD@HOTMAIL.COM

[02euroyellowsi]

We all have the same problems some more than others ! I grind into 2nd when shifting and sometimes I have a problem with reverse :'( ! ..............(I think as a good gesture by honda they should sell all of us the type R 6 speed for the cost of shipping to our doors and we can call it a day !) what do you think ? :D

[Amauri SI]

Luis Ortiz
luisito1978@hotmail.com
ep 2003

[ViViDPeArL]

Tommy Le
tommyle@revrcshop.com
2003 ep

[abc_kid]

Will Lu
lu.will[at]gmail.com
2003 Civic Si

[KeNnYtAkEr]

wkawn3@hotmail.com

Smooth as it comes one day and the next we got issues...whats the deal?

[Slide]

Yeah I posted to the petition some time ago, and I still have to ask: they bring back the Si...knowing full well its going to get used for tuning, and aggressive driving yet they give it a shitty set of stock tires, a roley suspension and a tranny that acts up for even the most tame of drivers? I have to ask...wtf lol

I came back to this thread because my car reminded me of it last night. Sitting at a light where the lanes merge about 100 yards ahead. I wanted to be sure to pass this slow ass caddy driven by a very old woman. Light goes green, I pull out. I am not even being hard on the gas because she was going slow enough that I could easily pass her before the merge.

First to Second, ok....Second to Third ZZSSSSSKKKKRRRRIIIIITCHHHH......The goddamn thing catches and grinds as I am casually shifting. I've owned 3 hondas now, this being #3. Steadily losing faith in honda, especially after I hear how much shit they are giving people about it when it goes in for repairs.

[DJDrHart]

Ya know...I just noticed this on my car. I got it a week ago and it only has 300 miles on it. Particularly the 1-2 shift. I want to take it in but are they actually going to do anything about this? I would hope so

[Chazwick05]

Charles Helmstetter
Helmstetter_C [@] Delbarton.org



I mentioned this to a rep at a local Honda dealer who has a taffeta ep3 and all she said was, "it's an econo-car with an econo-car transmission, what do you expect." I certainly hope this is not what we can expect from honda... :mad:

[15000rpms]

Mine sometimes grind when I shift to 2nd. And sometimes can't seem to go to first gear. It doesn't go in all the way and I could feel. Same with the reverse. (59,xxxMiles)
They should recall all k20 tranny after they fix the problem. They should also give us the 6sp we deserve, and the i-vtec engine we paid for.


beekyosukethao (at) yahoo.com

[welawson89]

welawson@comcast.net
Will Lawson
3 is always grinding!

[bzzt]

Is this petition still even active? 2 posts ago it was 2004 :tehehyper:
Not being able to shift into reverse sometimes is normal, right? Just let out clutch, push in, and try again?
I grind shifting into 2nd but only when redline or close to it. :mwink:
Anyone else under this circumstance?

[McNastee]

Sign... if this thing actually went anywhere.

[benkieboy]

well if the thread is still working...

benkie natividad
benkienatividad at gmail dot com

[D3xn2o]

Allayn Rolon

ARolon@Gmail.com

1st - 2nd Grind

2nd - 3rd... :mrolleyes:

Update: Because of Grinding 3rd gear is official Toast... *Doesn't Exist anymore* kaboom! yea Sadness...

[mangvue05si]

2005 Honda Civic si ep3 50,XXXK

1st-2nd....click...3rd.

my solution was 1st-2nd-let off clutch in neutral and back in-3rd...NO CLICK

yet I hate doing this as it is a .100 sec

[Nanimal]

Nan Li
linathan"at"hotmail.com

[liquidd]

I know I posted in this thread before the site crashed but

andrewbrown588 at gmail.com

my transmission went to shit....been so long i don't even remember the details...
ended up that i couldn't get it into any gear....

anything ever come of this thread?? why aren't (or are we) getting a recall??

[02siep_3]

craig allen
craig.allen5@us.army.mil
has to be snyco problem

[username011]

People, stop posting here. this thread is going nowhere. it was posted 6 years ago, Im pretty sure Honda would have done something by now. Sorry but you all and we will just have to "Deal" with our transmission problems.

Besides, threads like these are heaven for junk mailers and other people that you dont want to have your first and last name plus your e-mail address.

[03NorVa]

2nd gear grinds horribly when i shift hard, say if im racing. 3rd gear grinds slightly as im going into it after revving seconds gear to the higher range of rpms

[Jukka]

change your tranny fluid and shifter bushings = no more grinding...or don't jam the shifter in.

[TheKone]

Kyle Konefall
thekone at hotmail.com
My input shaft bearings are done.

[shane civic si]

Some days are better than others. Very frustrating for a car that has such a reputation for great performance. I have probems with all gears except 5th. Help! 2003 si.

Shane.law at energizer.com

[AKEP]

we had one of these a while back. honda doesnt care. same part number(s) as the other k trasmissions but we don't get the free fix.

have you tried flushing the trans fluid and replacing with honda mtf?

[losingit01]

I actually called Honda Assistance today and if you report problems with your car on file with the representatives they will try to issue a recall. I filed transmission problems and steering coloumn noise, which most people experience and if we could get enough they'll do something about it.

Just call 1-800-999-1009 and go from there.

[StockTexasEP3]

i actually called honda assistance today and if you report problems with your car on file with the representatives they will try to issue a recall. I filed transmission problems and steering coloumn noise, which most people experience and if we could get enough they'll do something about it.

Just call 1-800-999-1009 and go from there.

update??

[riceislame]

Holy cow! A lot of people have the same transmission problems. 1-2 is notchy, at high rpm going from 2nd to 3rd it will grind. It would be cool if we all got a recall. Itsdinoto@gmail.com Anthony

[Bonddog561]

2012 si first failure 29,000 internal failure at 69,000 again this time clutch is fine but transmission is shot.
bonddog305@gmail.com

[shawnqueeley]

My issue is got with my gearbox after a clutch change was wen going through gears an going to select 6th gear there used to be a gate stopping u select the reverse since the clutch change I can freely select reverse gear wen driving get Faward it's very annoying I want it sorted help please

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[playap07]

My issue is got with my gearbox after a clutch change was wen going through gears an going to select 6th gear there used to be a gate stopping u select the reverse since the clutch change I can freely select reverse gear wen driving get Faward it's very annoying I want it sorted help please

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Wait what? Reread your post and edit it to make sense a little bit more please. Sounds like you have a 5 speed and keep going into 6 gear(aka reverse) and it grinds gears because it goes into actual reverse...?

[Dave B.]

dave.boedeker[at]gmail.com