when i first start accelerating from a slow roll it feels like my tranny is slipping for a second. it dosn't happen if i give it very little gas at first, then accelerate normally. also, when i first start driving after my car has been sitting for a while, the shifts are not smooth and the rpms jump. this happens from first to second and second to third. does anyone know whats wrong? 2.3 auto

 

same thing happens in my car sometimes! man i wish i had a 5 speed im gonna go talk to acura soon but thats only after i get back from the caribbeans!all its gonna be is and for the next 2 weeks LOL

 

SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME. and im on my 2nd tranny. rebuilt...
from 1st to 2nd it does it bad

 

mine also does this if im making a turn and like i dont give it gas while turning then hit the gas the whole car jerks...its like the tranny is confused.

 

yeah we got the same problem. so are u saying that ill prob need a new tranny soon. my 98 has only 61K miles on it!

 

well the weird thing is i got my rebuilt tranny at 60k miles...it never used to be the lag slip thing from 1st gear but now the rebuilt one does it...the guy told me its normal?

 

My 3.0 had been giving me similar problems. I changed out about 90% of the fluid and replaced it with Honda ATF from the dealer (AAMCO had done work and I doubt they used the Honda stuff despite my repeated instructions). It made a pretty big difference - no slippage from first to second anymore, maybe once in a while after a long trip. The stuff I sucked out was getting burnt up from the look of it...

 

I dont understand my first tranny was normal no problems...then all the sudden it slipped and wouldnt drive. So now i got my rebuilt tranny and it does all this weird crap. Like from 1st to 2nd sometimes it just slams into gear and lags like crayz. The mechanic told me its normal for honda tranny's to shift hard? My 1st tranny never shifted hard? What can i do to help out my tranny?