Honda Jazz CVT Problems

**mazdamazda** · August 8th, 2007 01:35 PM

PK... that's bad news bro... sabi na nga ba... when sh*t starts happening to the CVT expect them (casa) to only respond by replacing the whole unit.

My theory also is that the metal belt inside the CVT might be slipping (although they claim that the metal belt will not slip) or that the pulleys might be damaged.

**Horsepower** · August 8th, 2007 01:48 PM

Ang mahal pala masiraan nyan. Paano pa kaya yung DSG tranny.

**niky** · August 8th, 2007 02:15 PM

DSG is different... it's more like a traditional robotic manual, with clutches... so if the clutch wears out, that's all you have to replace.

The quote from Honda? Bull-sh*t. No way does that transmission cost half the price of the car. You could get a brand new engine and a transmission for that much!

**mazdamazda** · August 8th, 2007 02:36 PM

Hehehe... 300K for the tranny... when you can have a brand new 2.0L engine for the Rav4 for "only" 400K.

**valskie01** · August 8th, 2007 02:48 PM

nakupo! plano ko pa naman bumili ng 2nd hand na jazz cvt. buti nalang nabasa ko itong thread na ito. isip isip muna ako.

**niky** · August 8th, 2007 03:31 PM

Still, this is a rare thing... even the turbocharged guys at GDUnited are still on their original pulleys... something's not right there.

BTW, 6 months with the current owner... but how old is the car itself?

Interesting thread... PK, you might want to post it here:
http://www.jazzcityunited.org/viewtopic.php?t=2301

**augustus** · August 9th, 2007 03:58 AM

It is the same for Nissan. CVT aren't being repaired but are replaced. They also cannot be rebuilt by 3rd party shops except for the manufacturer.
The cost of a CVT replacement for a Nissan Murano here is about 5,000USD.
Based on what I have read on other forums, the failure rate is the same as conventional trannys. The problem is that they aren't field repairable.
Another thing, the problems exhibited by the CVT's seems to be electronic in nature and doesn't seem to stem from the belt or pulleys.

**badkuk** · August 9th, 2007 05:05 AM

worst case, pwede kaya ipalit na lang ng manual tranny?

**pajerokid** · August 9th, 2007 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by niky

Still, this is a rare thing... even the turbocharged guys at GDUnited are still on their original pulleys... something's not right there.

BTW, 6 months with the current owner... but how old is the car itself?

Interesting thread... PK, you might want to post it here:
http://www.jazzcityunited.org/viewtopic.php?t=2301

Hi Niky, the car itself is an 04 as far as i can recall.

thanks for the endorsement, i'll post the problem there as soon as i get all the details.

It's kinda expected naman to pay a premium in terms of maintenance for being an early adopter of new technology. Pero had Honda advertised that the tranny cannot be maintained part by part, then i would have advised my friend against getting the jazz.

It's so stupid, this policy of importing whole trannys instead of its parts.

Imagine to have to replace your precious B16A if a timing belt snapped!

**pajerokid** · August 9th, 2007 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by augustus

It is the same for Nissan. CVT aren't being repaired but are replaced. They also cannot be rebuilt by 3rd party shops except for the manufacturer.
The cost of a CVT replacement for a Nissan Murano here is about 5,000USD.
Based on what I have read on other forums, the failure rate is the same as conventional trannys. The problem is that they aren't field repairable.
Another thing, the problems exhibited by the CVT's seems to be electronic in nature and doesn't seem to stem from the belt or pulleys.

I do hope it's electronic. if string pulling in honda doesnt work, i might as well try doing the cvt reset procedure and cross my fingers. ;)