2004 Accord Euro Transmission Shudder - low spped

[Doug11]

My Accord Euro has developed an intermittent transmission shudder between 25 and 45 kmh. Can be when cold or hot - is totally random.
I bought the car brand new, so know its history.

It has done 74,000 very easy kilometres and it automatic.

The stealership tells me that the torque converter might be locking up early due to thinning of the transmission fluid - a lazy $400+ for them to flush.

2 questions - $400 ??? they rip me off but that sounds steep and also has anyone else had a similar problem where a flush fixed shuddering ?

Any good independents in inner eastern Melbourne ?

thanks

[Fredoops]

My Accord Euro has developed an intermittent transmission shudder between 25 and 45 kmh. Can be when cold or hot - is totally random.
I bought the car brand new, so know its history.

It has done 74,000 very easy kilometres and it automatic.

The stealership tells me that the torque converter might be locking up early due to thinning of the transmission fluid - a lazy $400+ for them to flush.

2 questions - $400 ??? they rip me off but that sounds steep and also has anyone else had a similar problem where a flush fixed shuddering ?

Any good independents in inner eastern Melbourne ?

thanks
There is $150 worth of transmission fluids that would be required (9 litres or something)

Contact Sleeping Performance and Mechanical repairs, they're a trader in on this forum, I had him do my 3x3 flush.
His forum: http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?174-Sleeping-Performance-amp-Mech.-Repairs

[TRaNz]

mmmm, for me agesss ago, i had a jerking/car struggling/chuggin feeling between the specified speeds. So like id be going through school zones and the car would be retarded, jerking and struggling like a piece of crap.
All it needed was a transmission fluid change and all was good again.

[ChaosMaster]

Just incase, you should read this:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?154787-CL9-amp-CU2-You-got-Automatic-transmission-*you-ll-WANT-to-read-this*

Basically put, if your still running the trans fluid from when you bought it then you should change it out asap. The oil was crap and not good enough to last the 120k km of which Honda recommended before requiring a change. Their newer oil like DW1 or Redline D4 would perform much better. Consider changing the filter as well.