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July 18, 2008 Service bulletin

Acura: 6 speed manual transmission grinds when shifting into 3RD gear, pops out of 3RD gear, or is hard to...

Acura technical service bulletin 08-018 for 2004-2008 Acura TL, 2003 Acura CL and 2002-2006 Acura RSX.

Bulletin number
08-018
Component
Power train: manual transmission
Summary
Acura: 6 speed manual transmission grinds when shifting into 3rd gear, pops out of 3rd gear, or is hard to shift into 3rd gear. Transmission has a faulty 3rd gear synchronizer or 3-4 shift sleeve.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 203 complaints in the transmission category.

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