At clubrsx.com, read about someone who wanted to return his RSX because of notchyness of the shift between 1st and 2nd. I too am noticing this. It is most pronounced when the car is cold and goes away to some extent when warmed up. But it is definitely there. With all of my Integra GS-R's, never had this problem since the gearing was smooth as butter. It would just drop into place and was so easy that I would often ease into a gear with my palm face up and the shifter between the index and ring fingers.<br><br>With the RSX Type S, the shifter goes into 1st easily enough. I then give it some gas and at a reasonable shift point, not too high or low a rev, I pull back to neutral, heading to 2nd, still no problem...nice and smooth, but then just past 2nd, I'll hit a notch (a point of resistance to the smooth backward motion of the shifter)and I sense that I have to pull to some extent to get past the notch. If I do the shifting rapidly, the notch blends to some extend with the end of the gear slot...but I feel I have to really manhandle the shifting, sort of with a take charge attitude. Went to Acura today and a tech went for a ride with me. He said I should put some more miles on the car (700 at present)to let it break in thoroughly before any monkeying around with changing the gear shift oil or something is done. Anyone else notice what I'm experiencing, and if so will it go away? I've tried leaning the shift to the left just past neutral to see if that would help and the notch is still there. Also tried leaning the shift to the right and it dropped into 4th.

I just drove the base model and the tranny felt very smooth. I guess this is just a Type-S problem?

I too have found this problem, and for me it also goes away once the car get warmed up. I have less milage (230) I hope it goes away or they figure out a solution to this problem. once warmed up the tranny is smooth, much better then my old mustang gt

Well, although it's been a while since I drove my Type S (see RSX Type S Crunched (below)), I remember that the way I finally considered the notchiness solved for the most part was to use 1st gear just to get the car moving a little and then shifting to 2nd immediately, and no notch would be noticed. This would work sometimes and not work other times. I had tried revving higher and then doing the shift, but that was too difficult to become consistent at. The best posts on this subject are at clubrsx.com, their message board, get in there and use the search technique for words like notch shift grind with an asterisk. There's a ton of stuff posted on this subject. One thread has a honda tech addressing the subject with synchros which are triple cone on this gear range. Another sends you to howstuffworks.com where you learn about a manual transmission and what synchros are (very educational). Still another refers to a cable being involved with the RSX gear shift. Anyway, you will be more in the know after reading the posts there. As for myself, I've tried everything and never felt 100% confident that I would not experience the notch based on experience to alleviate the notch. It is definitely a drag, and I submitted a complaint to Acura customer service just this morning in hopes that a technical sevice bulletin will be forth coming from Acura.

ive had my rsx type-s for about 2 months. there is roughly 3000 miles on it and i feel a notch shifting INTO first. does anyone else have this problem?

No, I have not had this problom.

I don't know if its just me or not.. but I have had my RSX Type-S for about the same amount of time and I have about 2000 miles on it. And the gearshift doesn't seem as smooth as it used to be. It might just be that I am used to the gearshift by now. But I am not sure. Jaison Green Hunt Interactive 425*746*7880

in my case, it's not smooth when I shift from 1st gear to 2nd gear, aside from that everything is smooth....

I have the same problem from first to second but i discover that if you give it more gas, it will go smoother...remember, this is a HIGH revving machine. You need to be at a higher RPM then the usual car. The see-saw of the feet on the clutch and gas pedal is very important. Don't be afraid to give it some gas as you're releasing the clutch

My '02 Type-S has the same problem. I was in the shop telling the service manager about the problem... when ANOTHER guy walks in with the same problem in his Type-S. It's kind of a "buzz/grind" that you feel through the shifter when you begin to shift into 2nd gear. I am always hesitant to 'muscle' it into gear, so instead, I double-clutch my 1-2 shifts when it when its cold; this seems to alleviate the problem. It is most pronounced when the car is cold. However, after it's warmed up, the problem goes away and the shifting is as smooth as silk. I have about 1200 miles on my RSX, and I am concerned that this is not just a 'break in' problem. After going into the shop 3 times for this problem, they have managed to tell me that it is an idiosyncrasy of the Type-S 6-speed transmission. I certainly hope it is, since I am not willing to fork over big $$$ to replace a transmission damaged by years of this.

i don't know about the gear grind as do not own an RSX but i can tell you from my research that there a whole lot of folks with the same issue... if you search through www.rsxworld.com you'll see that people have already contacted acura about this very thing... if there is a problem, hopefully it will get fixed somehow... unfortunately, manufacturers aren't too keen on making massive repairs or issuing recalls without some sort of popular pressure (remember the corvair?)... granted not the same thing but if they didn't want to recall an *exploding* car, a gearshift grind hardly merits any of their attention... persi red_thundr