Ask Smithy Xtra Shudders on acceleration
Asked by Ron King
About a year ago my daughter purchased a 2005 Honda Jazz VTI CVT automatic. When accelerating the drive train shudders as it moves off from stand still. I have since spoken with a number of mechanics and a few owners of Jazzes and they say that this is a common problem and is expensive to fix. I would like to put it out there to other Jazz owners to gauge whether this is a universal problem, and if it is, should Honda make it a major recall to rectify this problem?
Answered by CarsGuide
21 Sep 2010I understand that Honda has doubled the warranty on the CVT transmission because of problems like your daughter has experienced. At least one other owner I am aware of has had the CVT transmission replaced free of charge. I would approach Honda directly and ask for assistance with this problem.
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