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Posted on Jun 18, 2010

1997 Honda Civic is reluctant to shift into second and third and will not go into passing gear at all. When it does shift, it shifts very hard and jerky shifting up or down. What is the problem?

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Most likley the solonoid pack on the top of the transmission as long as the TPS does not have a troble code

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