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Posting this and will be updating regularly in case this can help someone out.
Bought my Sonic Gray Type R on July 31st, 2019. Currently has under 3,000 miles on it.
On 12/20 I drove my car to work as I do every day, parked it for the day and let it sit in a parking garage. When I got back in it and started it up, I got an engine light and two errors on the dash. "Emissions System Problem" and "Rev Match System Problem".
I had places to be over the holidays and needed my car so I gave my dealer a call and they told me they can take me in, no appointment needed. When I got there, I showed them my check engine light and mentioned that I was having problems with 4th gear occasionally locking me out; usually when downshifting, but sometimes upshifting as well. I didn't expect them to do anything about it, as I've had lockout issues with my Civic Sport Hatchback and they couldn't replicate the issue.
After waiting in the lobby, the tech comes in with my service advisor and they tell me that the engine light was just a sensor on the fuel evap system. If it comes back on, come back because I probably have a leak and they'll smoke the fuel tank.
But the best part was: the tech felt my 4th gear was sticky and it locked him out while he test drove it!
They told me Honda recommends replacing the transmission fluid before anything else and I needed to schedule that and come back.
12/23 - Bring the car back in on Monday morning for the flush. The service advisor tells me they're going to replace the transmission fluid and "go from there."
So I wait again. They come back and say they'd like to hold on to the car for today and see if it acts up again after the fluid is replaced. They get me a rental and I got on with my day.
I get a call later and they said it's still acting up and Honda is recommending that they drop the transmission and replace the 3rd/4th gear set. Cool, hoping this fixed my car and I can get on with loving the thing again.
1/3 - I get a call that it's ready to be picked up, so I stop at the dealership after work, chat with the service advisor briefly, and sign for my car.They told me they drove it for quite a bit and it seems the issue with 4th gear is fixed. I get in, start the car, move to get into 1st and it's suuuper stiff. So I pull out of the parking spot and drive back up to the service advisor. He calls over the tech that rebuilt my transmission and we go for a ride to see how it's acting up. After some messing with it, we get a complete lockout from first, and we discover the reverse is even worse off, with it locking out and grinding pretty consistently.
So we drive back to the dealership and I'm told I'll have to wait for a Honda District Manager to provide availability so that they can test drive the car and understand the issue themselves. Likely, they are going to have to swap the transmission for a new one.
1/7 - No call yet, but the issue with 4th gear is not yet fixed. Got a lockout going from 3rd to 4th this morning, driving normally to work.
Updates: 1/10 - Road tested the car with a higher up at the dealership. Got it to lock out on me in 4th gear once, and 3 times for him. He said the next step is to get a Honda Field Technician out here to have a look at it.
1/17 - Test drove the car with the field tech, 4th gear lockout was easy to replicate. I left the car at the dealership with them,they called Honda in California and they told me they're putting a new transmission into the car.
1/22- Picked up the car today. Reverse is locking out, I played around with 4th and 1st and they don't seem to be locking out at this time. They told me that since the new transmission is causing issues as well, they have to call Honda and ask they how to proceed.
Bought my Sonic Gray Type R on July 31st, 2019. Currently has under 3,000 miles on it.
On 12/20 I drove my car to work as I do every day, parked it for the day and let it sit in a parking garage. When I got back in it and started it up, I got an engine light and two errors on the dash. "Emissions System Problem" and "Rev Match System Problem".
I had places to be over the holidays and needed my car so I gave my dealer a call and they told me they can take me in, no appointment needed. When I got there, I showed them my check engine light and mentioned that I was having problems with 4th gear occasionally locking me out; usually when downshifting, but sometimes upshifting as well. I didn't expect them to do anything about it, as I've had lockout issues with my Civic Sport Hatchback and they couldn't replicate the issue.
After waiting in the lobby, the tech comes in with my service advisor and they tell me that the engine light was just a sensor on the fuel evap system. If it comes back on, come back because I probably have a leak and they'll smoke the fuel tank.
But the best part was: the tech felt my 4th gear was sticky and it locked him out while he test drove it!
They told me Honda recommends replacing the transmission fluid before anything else and I needed to schedule that and come back.
12/23 - Bring the car back in on Monday morning for the flush. The service advisor tells me they're going to replace the transmission fluid and "go from there."
So I wait again. They come back and say they'd like to hold on to the car for today and see if it acts up again after the fluid is replaced. They get me a rental and I got on with my day.
I get a call later and they said it's still acting up and Honda is recommending that they drop the transmission and replace the 3rd/4th gear set. Cool, hoping this fixed my car and I can get on with loving the thing again.
1/3 - I get a call that it's ready to be picked up, so I stop at the dealership after work, chat with the service advisor briefly, and sign for my car.They told me they drove it for quite a bit and it seems the issue with 4th gear is fixed. I get in, start the car, move to get into 1st and it's suuuper stiff. So I pull out of the parking spot and drive back up to the service advisor. He calls over the tech that rebuilt my transmission and we go for a ride to see how it's acting up. After some messing with it, we get a complete lockout from first, and we discover the reverse is even worse off, with it locking out and grinding pretty consistently.
So we drive back to the dealership and I'm told I'll have to wait for a Honda District Manager to provide availability so that they can test drive the car and understand the issue themselves. Likely, they are going to have to swap the transmission for a new one.
1/7 - No call yet, but the issue with 4th gear is not yet fixed. Got a lockout going from 3rd to 4th this morning, driving normally to work.
Updates: 1/10 - Road tested the car with a higher up at the dealership. Got it to lock out on me in 4th gear once, and 3 times for him. He said the next step is to get a Honda Field Technician out here to have a look at it.
1/17 - Test drove the car with the field tech, 4th gear lockout was easy to replicate. I left the car at the dealership with them,they called Honda in California and they told me they're putting a new transmission into the car.
1/22- Picked up the car today. Reverse is locking out, I played around with 4th and 1st and they don't seem to be locking out at this time. They told me that since the new transmission is causing issues as well, they have to call Honda and ask they how to proceed.
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