I have a auto transmition in my 1996 I30. When my car changes speed from 1st to 2nd u feel a kick and the car jerks.
I have read a few posts and i know some poeple have that.
I just want to know what it mean?
Does it cause me to loose speed and power?
Is it mormal to have this?
Is there anyway to fix it?

 

well its gonna happen if u slam da gas down cuz it happens to me too if im jus crusin nd i slam da gas its gonna jerk den take off, dats y u should hold da gas down at a consistent rate. if dats not da problem den u gotta change ur torq converter seals.

 

yes. i have heard of these problems but never had one my self. anyone else.

 

thats not the problem. even if i depress the accelerator at a constant rate and the car is cruising at a constant speed it still kicks. it kicks when it changes gears no matter how fast im accelarating.

 

does it like take a wile afta u hit da gas den it kicks?

 

it kick right when it switches 1st to 2nd.

 

i duno does it happen all da time? cuz it only happens to me wen i hit da gas down real hard

 

it does that wen the tranny switches gears from 1-2 it has nothing to do with the rate of accelaration.

 

i think its an inherent trait of our cars, i have the same problem, and i drove a 97 and it had the same kick, the rest of the gears are smoother, its jus that 1st to 2nd is a small kick regardless of how you press the gas. there was a post about this a few days ago i believe, i think alot of pepole said they have the same kick

 

I got the same type of thing. I've learned how to drive with it. Normally when accelerating, right when I think the car needs to shift from 1st to 2nd(3.5-5K), I will "un-blip" the throttle. What this means...is that I slightly and rapidly unpress the accelerator, then depress the accelerator back in the previous position. By doing this, the tranny will normally shift during this procedure, and I don't even notice it. It works, but it's a PITA to get right 100% of the time. To me...the "normal" kick feels horrible...so that's my workaround.

You can also check the "drop resistor" that is on the top-front of your strut/wheel well. Its to the right of your airbox, but mounted to the right of it on the metal frame. Mine read 12 ohms, like it should...so I've learned to live with it. If it's worn out (the resistor), it would increase shifting harshness.

Thirdly, which is hard to check, but I've noticed the less power your engine has possibly due to a number things (old fuel/air filter....fouled spark plugs...etc etc.), the tranny doesn't shift as smooth. If you know your maintenence schedule, and everything is in top running order...then just check your drop resistor, and if that's good....live with it.

 

yeh i think i read that post, thanx for replying.

i think i rember reading something on a post and someone said that it might be a factory defect that the cars came with

 

yeah thats exactly when i do when its cold out, when its warmer out, you dnt feel as much kick, but when it scold feels like it jerks real hard