I bought a used: 1997 Acura 2.2Cl, AUTO, 74K, Vtec. When i push the gas pedal from a still position and the RPM reach 3. I feel an abnormal jerk and the RPM fall down to 2. I assume it's changing the gear. However, the car jerks as if like a hickup. I Don't know what's causing this to do so strongly. Has anyone experience this in the past.

Help Please.

 

Call me crazy but it sounds like a bad tranny.

 

I had a pipe changed in the exaust. I got i done at firestone and then i went back to them and one of the guy heard about the problem and he said the car could have something loose in the transmittion.

 

yea i think it's a bad tranny. Acura Legends were known for their shitty transmission, but i thought that they made the tranny better when the cl, tl , and the rl came out.

 

Don't believe the hype. You guys with autos should be prayin for your trannies every day. Me, with the stick, have 142k and no probs on my tranny

 

try changin ur tranny fluid before u take it in. probly wont fix it but it could, and for 9$ vs 1,000$+, its worth it.

 

mine does the same shit! It worse when going into the first gear, 2nd gear is decent. I'm dying inside. I hope it doesnt get worse!

 

I hate to say it, but it will

 

man i had that problem.... im getting my car back this saturday with a rebuild tranny. good luck with yours

 

Blacura1999,
Did you have it checked out? I had a mechanic drive it and he said there is nothing wrong with the transmission for sure, but he said need to get it hooked up with a computer to find out what exactly is causing it. He also said it should be a major problem.


sylthecru,
How is the new tranny working out for you? Was yours also doing worst when it changes to 2nd gear?

 

typo earlier, he said it shouldn't be a major problem.

 

yeah, i dont know what is up with my trans either. recently it seems to be slipping. like when i gradually accelerate from 0 to about 40 then the RPM jumps....and it feels like it slips...then it goes back to normal...its really annoying. someone give me some advice or info.

 

well mine does the same thing . but i dont wanna face the fact that mines going to go soon

 

im getting my car back this saturday. so ill post a reply when i get it back.

my car would do a double jerk when it shifted into third. it felt like someone driving a stick and double pumped the clutch while up shifting. i was told that my tranny filter was clogged up so the tranny basically fried.

 

I am getting mine looked at by the dealer this Friday. Hopefully, a tranny flush will do something. I wish we could all do a group buy on trannys for like $700 or something.

 

I was having similar problems...1st to 2nd was rough....2nd to 3rd kinda rough....got the tranny flushed and the problem is gone

 

jtothees,

Did you just replace the old trans. oil with new?

 

my tranny feels like it is slipping on when it is cold out and I just start driving it but once it worms up it is fine. also i've been told by a mechanic that my transmission shifts hard because I drive my car hard. The person that had your car before could have drove the shit out of it. The mechanic said that it seems like automatics have a little brian and if you drive your car hard for a while it will shift hard and if you baby your car for a while the tranny will shift smooth. try that............

 

I am still on my 1st transmission at 67k miles..I took it to the dealership for the 60k mile service..and asked them to flush the transmission as well.

 

hey blacura i had my iac go bad and it was causing the car to constantly give gas. causing the tranny to feel like it was banging in to gear. at the same time at idle with the car in park or neutral it would surge up and down. like i was pushing the gas pedal down and releasing it. however at first it would only do it when i was in drive, making the tranny slam in to 2 and 1st, as if i were holding the brake at the same time as the gas. i replaced the iac and no more problems. btw i got 103k miles on my tranny.

 

iac?

 

what the hell is an iac?

 

idle air control valve on the 3.0cl its attatched to the bottom side of the throttle body. has hose and electrical plug attatched to it. i dont know where it is on the 2.xcl.