# 05 Accord LX jerks during acceleration

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [November 6, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104 "2013-11-06T10:21:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![EP2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EP2013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EP2013)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/1 "2013-11-06T10:21:33Z")

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Incosistently when accelerating the car jerks (like when wheels spin out in rain). Car works just fine in Idle and has been working great, except for the occassional jerking. I would like to know what I should check and if its dangerous to drive, depending on what the problem might be.

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**Author:** ![EP2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EP2013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EP2013)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/2 "2013-11-06T10:23:08Z")

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Forgot to mention car has 199,000 miles on it. Car has had only one owner and no accidents.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/3 "2013-11-06T10:37:31Z")

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Ever had a trans fluid and filter service?

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**Author:** ![EP2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EP2013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EP2013)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/4 "2013-11-06T21:05:39Z")

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Yes I have 5 years ago. I scheduled to have all fluids replaced this week. Filter? as in Fuel filter?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/5 "2013-11-06T21:56:41Z")

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No, he is referring to the trans filter.

You are doing the right thing by scheduling a fluid (& filter) change, but I hope that you haven’t waited too long. The recommended interval for trans fluid/filter change is 3 yrs/30k miles, whichever comes first. I would not go 5 years between trans fluid changes, especially on Hondas–which have a poor record for transmission reliability.

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**Author:** ![EP2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EP2013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EP2013)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-accord-lx-jerks-during-acceleration/82104/6 "2013-11-07T01:05:25Z")

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Thank you for the tip. I will remember to do fluid changes more frequently. Thank you all for the tips.