Hey all,
I'm new here so bare with me for the newbie-ish question :bigok:

I own a 2002 Honda Accord Coupe EX V6 auto...my question is, when shifting from 1st to 2nd in particular, why does the car insist on shifting at such a high RPM?

Sometimes I let off the gas a little so it shifts faster.

Any answers would be appreciated.

Thanks!
arastoo

 

dont use as much throttle. when you use more throttle, the ecu think's your acclerating hard, so it will hold the gear longer. dont forget to change your tranny fluid at 30kmi, and every 15kmi afterwords

 

Is your Auto trans hooked up with a Kickdown or Throttle value cable?

 

Not as far as I know...I haven't made any performance mods to my car yet...so unless they're factory, no.

 

What the heck is a throttle value cable? The heck? And there's no cable for "KICKDOWN". It's the ECU measuring the throttle position, load, and grade of the road to determine if you need a KICKDOWN to a lower gear. But there's no CABLE for such thing on an Accord, man!

 

Nah I was thinking there might be, but I didn't say there was. Just so you know though, the 3rd gen accord does have a Throttle Value (kickdown) cable... and it was either hooked to the pedal assembly or to the throttle linkage opposite the accelerator cable. I've since removed the cable from it's regular spot and rerouted it thru the firewall to be adjusted by hand... It's a lot more fun IMO... but then I was never a fan of ECU's controling stuff in my car, when I'm perfectly capable of doing the job myself.

 

I brought my 02 Accord SE 4 cyl and I thought my tranny was having a lagging problem. I broght it to the dealer 3 times ...
different dealers 2 twice bcos I didn't believe them...bcos they
told me it's normal and their computer said the tolerance is fine.
I was mad, I post question and nobody can give me the answer.

Until my co-worker who had the 2002 v6 auto, and he said the same with his car, and he brought it in to the dealer too. Especially in the cold...like Canada (Toronto). When going
from 1st to 2nd, the car felt like it's pulling back a little. It's Honda
technology my friend. Once the tranny is warm up...it's fine.

It needs to rev up to warm up. This technology prevents the tranny gears from wearing off like Toyoto and GM, etc.

But after driving Honda for the 1st time, I keep seeing / hearing all
the good thing about Honda, that's why I brought one...but
now, I regret it....I should of get the Camry on Matrix, I would not
be worry about the tranny issue. Honda is pissing off many people these days. Even the 03 has a few complaints of its tranny too, especially the TL.

my take on it. Off the record, now I start to hear noise from my tranny....off and on. So, many in a yr or two, I might trade in my Honda for a Toyota.

bb

 

Honda auto trannies are known to be pretty weak. But in some cars, they were pretty reliable, like in the Legends for example.

And the transmission being a little harsh in cold starts, that's normal. In fact, other cars I've driven had this similar effect: Toyotas, Fords, and etc. It's either by design or because the fluids haven't circulated properly throughout the engine/transmission. But you shouldn't feel much harshness once your car is warmed up though.

 

I see. I should've said I haven't seen one on a 6th gen. Accord. Sorry for the error. And you know, it's a weird name for it: a throttle value cable?