1999 Civic transmission problem

Hi All, new to the group. We just picked up a very clean '99 Civic EX
2-door automatic for my daughter's first car. Lately it's been shuddering,
slipping a shifting harshly, mostly when pulling away from a stop. Seems to
run OK once up to speed though. Coincident with this behavior the CEL
illuminates. Retrieving the error code with a scanner reveals a code
"PO730 - Gear Ratio Incorrect" is present. This seems to be consistent with
the poor shifting performance. Any clues as to what's wrong? Automatic
transmissions are scary things as they are usually very expensive to fix.


--
-WJB

"Jeff Bertrand" <wjbertrand@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi All, new to the group. We just picked up a very clean '99 Civic EX
> 2-door automatic for my daughter's first car. Lately it's been
> shuddering,
> slipping a shifting harshly, mostly when pulling away from a stop. Seems
> to
> run OK once up to speed though. Coincident with this behavior the CEL
> illuminates. Retrieving the error code with a scanner reveals a code
> "PO730 - Gear Ratio Incorrect" is present. This seems to be consistent
> with
> the poor shifting performance. Any clues as to what's wrong? Automatic
> transmissions are scary things as they are usually very expensive to fix.
>
>
> --
> -WJB
>
>
>[/color]

Have you tried alt.autos.honda?

"Truckdude" <notemail@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Bertrand" <wjbertrand@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:wpafg.7191$921.1814@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...[color=green]
>> Hi All, new to the group. We just picked up a very clean '99 Civic EX
>> 2-door automatic for my daughter's first car. Lately it's been
>> shuddering,
>> slipping a shifting harshly, mostly when pulling away from a stop. Seems
>> to
>> run OK once up to speed though. Coincident with this behavior the CEL
>> illuminates. Retrieving the error code with a scanner reveals a code
>> "PO730 - Gear Ratio Incorrect" is present. This seems to be consistent
>> with
>> the poor shifting performance. Any clues as to what's wrong? Automatic
>> transmissions are scary things as they are usually very expensive to fix.
>>
>>
>> --
>> -WJB
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
> Have you tried alt.autos.honda?[/color]

Perhaps the OP trusts us more than the guys in the Honda group....

They don't get OT as much as we do. Possibly he perceives that as a sign of
weakness in their Troubleshooting skills...they actually have to talk about
the CARS more and haven't got the time to devote to other discussion...

(ONLY KIDDING!!!!!)

"Jeff Bertrand" <wjbertrand@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hi All, new to the group. We just picked up a very clean '99 Civic EX
> 2-door automatic for my daughter's first car. Lately it's been
> shuddering,
> slipping a shifting harshly, mostly when pulling away from a stop. Seems
> to
> run OK once up to speed though. Coincident with this behavior the CEL
> illuminates. Retrieving the error code with a scanner reveals a code
> "PO730 - Gear Ratio Incorrect" is present. This seems to be consistent
> with
> the poor shifting performance. Any clues as to what's wrong? Automatic
> transmissions are scary things as they are usually very expensive to fix.
>
>
> --
> -WJB
>[/color]

You might want to try the Honda group, but before you do that:

Check the condition of the automatic transmission fluid and make sure it is
red and not brown or black.

When you scanned the codes, did you check to see if there is more than 1
code? A malfunctioning shift solenoid can cause problems.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

KIDDING NOTHING!! We're freaking good, dude! We can still help people fix
cars AND dodge all those lunatic posts from that guy in florida at the
same time.
On another note, where is that crazy sharx guy from Canada? Usually he
would have shown up by now telling this honda guy to fu** off and do
terrible things to his mom...

"qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote in message
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> KIDDING NOTHING!! We're freaking good, dude! We can still help people fix
> cars AND dodge all those lunatic posts from that guy in florida at the
> same time.
> On another note, where is that crazy sharx guy from Canada? Usually he
> would have shown up by now telling this honda guy to fu** off and do
> terrible things to his mom...
>[/color]

LOL! "That Luntic guy in Florida"?!?!?!

Actually, what I meant was, I was telling the HONDA guys I was kidding!

And, I know a lot of the people here are good when it comes to helping out!!

And *I* certainly appreciate it!

Sorry please disregard. That's where I meant to post this. Accidentally
posted in the wrong group. I was wondering what happened to it!

--
-WJB


"Truckdude" <notemail@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Bertrand" <wjbertrand@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:wpafg.7191$921.1814@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...[color=green]
>> Hi All, new to the group. We just picked up a very clean '99 Civic EX
>> 2-door automatic for my daughter's first car. Lately it's been
>> shuddering,
>> slipping a shifting harshly, mostly when pulling away from a stop. Seems
>> to
>> run OK once up to speed though. Coincident with this behavior the CEL
>> illuminates. Retrieving the error code with a scanner reveals a code
>> "PO730 - Gear Ratio Incorrect" is present. This seems to be consistent
>> with
>> the poor shifting performance. Any clues as to what's wrong? Automatic
>> transmissions are scary things as they are usually very expensive to fix.
>>
>>
>> --
>> -WJB
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
> Have you tried alt.autos.honda?
>[/color]