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#42 of 55 Civic transmission by diamondsnrust Aug 27, 2009 (2:43 pm)
Hello all,   I bought an 09' Civic LX in July. It is an automatic. The car has ~450 miles on it thus far, and I have begun to notice something-the transmission often seems a bit 'jerky', especially when switching from first to second gear. This is also very noticeable when the car isn't warmed up; the first gear change of the day is the worst. Yet I feel like there may be something wrong with it. I used to drive my parents' 04 Toyota Corolla and I seemingly noticed that that car's gear changes are much smoother. Is this just the way the Honda transmission is designed?    I read somewhere that Hondas are meant to be driven with a 'little bit more medal to the pedal" than other cars if you know what I mean. Likewise, when I drive more so like this the gear change seems to be smoother. I am curious as to whether or not anyone else notices that the transmission is a slight bit jerky or has trouble making up its mind? Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive and worried that something is wrong with my brand new car! Just for anyone that wants to know- I drive my cars very easily. I rarely gun it (only if I have to!) and I always make complete stops when changing gears.   Please help me put my fears to rest! Replies to this message: alz79 (Aug 27, 2009 5:07 pm) diamondsnrust (Aug 27, 2009 9:06 pm)
#43 of 55 Re: Civic transmission [diamondsnrust] by alz79 Aug 27, 2009 (5:07 pm)
Replying to: diamondsnrust (Aug 27, 2009 2:43 pm) I noticed mine was a little jerky as well, but I thought it was more when I was accelerating quickly after a stop. It was like it wasn't ready to go that fast that soon. I also feel like if I need to step on my break suddenly, it shifts down too much and I have to step on the gas to keep me coasting along and not coming to a stop. When my brother drove it he told me he thought there was something wrong with the transmission, too. My dad's Toyota Camry shifts more smoothly, but my mom's Toyota Rav-4 shifts just like mine, so I'm not too worried about it at the moment. Replies to this message: diamondsnrust (Aug 27, 2009 9:06 pm)
#44 of 55 Re: Civic transmission [alz79] by diamondsnrust Aug 27, 2009 (9:06 pm)
Replying to: alz79 (Aug 27, 2009 5:07 pm) Alz79,   Yes, my car also does the downshifting when I break. It's kind of annoying because you can feel it very well. I also agree about accelerating quickly after a stop- it's almost like the car is straining itself. Could this have anything to do with the i-VTEC engine? Mind you, I really am not smart about cars. Well, if yours does pretty much the same things as mine I'm assuming that's just how the civic transmission is. Do you have an automatic or a manual?
#45 of 55 Control arm problem resolved for 09? by texastownhall Aug 28, 2009 (4:47 am)
For those with 10K, 15K+ miles on their 09 Civic? No more execessive wear on their tires? Civic is a great little car, I was wondering if Honda went ahead and resolved this problem at the factory for 09 model.   Thanks. Replies to this message: targettuning (Aug 28, 2009 10:27 am)
#46 of 55 Re: Control arm problem resolved for 09? [texastownhall] by targettuning Aug 28, 2009 (10:27 am)
Replying to: texastownhall (Aug 28, 2009 4:47 am) Gee, if Honda really did resolve the abnormal wear problem on the rear tires it only took what?... three model years? Yeah, that is correct since this showed up on 2006 models....great little car with an unusual number of problems. Yes, I own one.
#47 of 55 2009 Honda Civic—Won't Turn Over? by montiep Aug 27, 2009 (5:44 am)
I don't know anything about cars, so I might sound stupid here. I got a 2009 Honda Civic LX in May and I've put around 5k miles on it so far. For about two months it's been having a very intermittent issue. It's only happened maybe once every three or four weeks, but I'll go to start it and it will take 5+ seconds to turn over. I always turn it to on first before starting, and this may be inconsequential but when it happened yesterday i pushed the key in while it was cranked (like when you push it in to turn it off) and that's when it turned over.   I know once or twice I forgot I hadn't started it yet and put it into drive with it off...hopefully making that mistake two times wouldn't hurt anything?   Any idea why a brand new car would already be having issues starting in the middle of summer? Could it be a certain type of gas (I don't always go to the same station). I haven't taken it to the dealer because I was waiting for my first oil change/service appt.   Thanks
#49 of 55 driver window goes off track by yankee28 Sep 29, 2009 (4:37 pm)
This is a weird issue that I can't see a thread for. Once in a while when I try to put up the drivers window on my 2009 HCH, the forward portion of the window seems to drag and the rear portion keeps rising and pushes the window outward from the track. I have to put the window up and down several times before it stops and once I had to get out of the car and pull the front of the window up (just missing my fingers!). Has anyone else experienced this issue? Replies to this message: bananies (Nov 07, 2009 10:25 pm) bearcrkrd (Nov 12, 2009 8:39 pm)
#50 of 55 Re: windshield wonder [sabra] by cobjob Oct 01, 2009 (2:48 pm)
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#51 of 55 Re: driver window goes off track [yankee28] by bananies Nov 07, 2009 (10:25 pm)
Replying to: yankee28 (Sep 29, 2009 4:37 pm) I have the exact same problem. I push the auto window button up and it stops 2 inches from the top and goes back down again. Just a couple of hours ago I parked my car and I was messing with the window for 10 mins before it went up right. I had to pull the window up too. i was reading that previous civic have the same problem too. its the regulator that causes the window to go off track. Replies to this message: bearcrkrd (Nov 12, 2009 8:39 pm)

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