Civic Type R Owners With Third Gear Issues Please Read

[aaronng]

I've got a quick fix...........hit top speed down EC straight in 6th or 5th then be a sick carnt and BANG IT into 1st...........I reckon it'll loose the 3rd gear along with some valve train as well.

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[Bay56]

Has anyone got any more news on the dreaded 3rd gear prob.

Would be interested to hear any views on the matter.

[Wazza]

Still no word from Honda Australia and according to the UK forums the 'fix kit' has been delayed until September/October. Honda Australia will not acknowledge the problem until Honda UK release the 'fix kit', but once it is released it will filter through to Australia in due course.

[noodle999]

i have recently bought a TYPE R 2007 black, ran into the same problem on the 3rd gear issue, when i change from 2nd gear to 3rd gear, it won't go in smoothly as it would with the other gears, and when i ask about this problem, on my first service, they tested the car, and said it was normal.

however, i do run into an additional problem with this car, maybe other Type R owners have too. please confirm this with me if it's normal or not

i can hear a squeaking sound from the dashboard sometimes, as if like someone was pressing on it, but it stops and starts randomly, it's very anoying, and i asked about this issue with the salesman, he said this was normal, it happens, is that true?

[sitta]

any squeking shouldnt be normal in a new car, it might happen after a few years because of the firm suspension but shouldnt happen to a new car. I dont have this problem with my ctr

[noodle999]

yes, he did mention that it was probably due to the firm suspension, but it's hard to show it to him, it only happens randomly, is there anyways to prevent this from happening?

[sitta]

open the whole dashboard and see where it comes from? and reinstall it again tightly thats the only option it will be quite hard, i also had a problem with my power window, the passenger side window switch on the driver side doesnt work but the passenger side switch works, havent consult honda yet since i have no time to go there yet

[fasthonda]

.................................................. .................................................. ..................................however, i do run into an additional problem with this car, maybe other Type R owners have too. please confirm this with me if it's normal or not

i can hear a squeaking sound from the dashboard sometimes, as if like someone was pressing on it, but it stops and starts randomly, it's very anoying, and i asked about this issue with the salesman, he said this was normal, it happens, is that true?

Check out the posts on the UK site,they maybe talking about the same problem.

http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/v...?f=90&t=143303

[noodle999]

oh my god, looks like just about every new civic tyep R owner has this problem, or will have it soon, far out, paid $44,000 to get this home, and i have to live with this....... looks i have to complain about this in details in the survey they sending me, what else can i do? call that number and complain?

[PNR888]

keep silence ....

they just want to sell you one and do not mention 3rd gear issue at all.

every dealer saying that CTR is in great demand and everyone has to put a deposit right now !

but Honda Australia sales figures are not available yet for the last two months - it would be interesting to know how many CTR have been sold ...

I would not be suprised that they are selling than 120 estimated figure per moth.

Channel 9 "Test Drive" program this afternoon had a red Civic Type R on the show. It says there are only 1200 allocated for Australia in the first 12 months.

[sitta]

Channel 9 "Test Drive" program this afternoon had a red Civic Type R on the show. It says there are only 1200 allocated for Australia in the first 12 months.

yup thats true and i got one of the few

[hengz]

i got my first service done last week at Ringwood Honda. I told them how it was hard to shift into 3rd at times and they acknowledged that it was a universal thing with the new hondas. Something about it having differnt syncro's and what not. believe their response or not they at least acknowleded that it 3rd gear was abit more difficult to get into take just suggested i fully engaged clutch and firmly placed it into 3rd. not much more we can do i guess