# 2000 Honda Civic Gear Shifting **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 16, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650 "2007-06-16T19:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joncon6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@joncon6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joncon6)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/1 "2007-06-16T19:06:38Z")
Hi, I own an automatic 2000 Honda Civic and every time I drive it, it seems to have trouble changing gears…or at least I can feel the car shift. Is this normal or a Honda-thing? I changed my transmission fluid about a month ago and there’s no difference. Could this be just a honda-thing or something more? thanks. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/2 "2007-06-17T05:17:01Z")
I can feel all automatic transmission shifts except for CVT transmissions which don’t shift like the old style ones. ---
**Author:** ![ColdCar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ColdCar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ColdCar)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/3 "2007-06-17T08:31:40Z")
what exactly do you mean by “trouble changing gears?” that you can FEEL it? that’s normal. unless it’s overly harsh. at what rpm do you “lift” to allow upshifts? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/4 "2007-06-20T23:30:28Z")
When I start from 0 and then shift to 1st gear, it shifts ‘hard’ and then from 2nd to 3rd gear, the RPMs go up to 3 sometimes ~3.5(on the RPM gauge) and so on. And I’ve noticed when I’m turning, slowing down to turn, the gears downshift hard and everyone in the car feels the car drastically shift gears. I’m pretty sure that’s not normal in any/every car. (I usually take my foot off the gas petal as I turn) maybe that’s why. I don’t know. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/5 "2007-06-21T08:03:52Z")
When you changed the transmission fluid did you try to use Dexron or Honda fluid. Go with Honda fluid. ---
**Author:** ![ColdCar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ColdCar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ColdCar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/6 "2007-06-21T08:36:24Z")
these DO seem abnormal. maybe Transman or other experts can help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-civic-gear-shifting/650/7 "2007-07-17T22:15:49Z")
I have no idea what type of transmission fluid was used. I took it to a Transmission Mechanic.