Does this always happen with Hondas?

I have an automatic and when my car switches from 1st to 2nd gear its like a jolt, not real smooth at all.

What do you guys think?

 

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what year do you have? my 87 and 88 automatics were like that... my parent's 96 automatic is pretty smooth.

 

I know exactly what you're talking about. I hate watching my passengers heads snap forward and back when it goes from 1st to 2nd

 

personally, that's my favorite part of a first date

 

Haha..

Yeah it is a rough ride though seriously. Especially from 1st gear to 2nd. 3rd to 4th is a big deal.

 

Have you guys been changing your auto tranny fluid?? Supposed to do it every 60k.

 

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its perfectly normal, read your owners manual... it says the transmission is desgined to save on fuel, and is a "positive shift transmission" and that you will feel the car shift...... and yes i got my tranny fluid flushed = no difference.

 

my gosh, how smooth do you want it? Did u ever think of what your tranny is actually doing "automatically"? Its transferring a high amount of torque to a different gear while trying to keep you in constant motion without alot of jolt. Mine doesnt "JOLT"...it kinda "slides". I dont have any complaints at all about mine!

Dave