I was in stop and go traffic last week, After about 15 minutes of creeping along. My car started to buck on slow acceleration like a new driver with a standard transmission, I tried starting slowly between D and S the bucking was in both ranges. Once traffic cleared I continued on my way,using normal acceleration. I have car booked in to get looked at This Saturday. Car has worked normally since then and i cannot find a spot where there is no traffic to try and duplicate this situation.At least I will have the issue documented.Has anyone had this problem with there CVT transmission??

 

I have the same problem, maybe not as severe as what you describe. It is happening even if I am not in heavy traffic. I have about 10k miles and when I told my dealer at my first oil change, they said that there is nothing wrong, it is how the CVT works!!!

 

FWIW,

I had the same issue develop between 15-20K and worsened. I also began to get a burning smell after awhile, even though my trans fluid level stayed normal. After I changed my very dirty fluid at 24K, the problem went away though I noticed the same burning smell when I drained the fluid and it is now gone after the change. Perhaps changing your fluid will help?

 

Have you ever found out why your CVT oil is getting so hot? H

 

As for the burnt oil, I finally got an appointment this week. The intermittent burning smell has dissapated since I changed the trans fluid. The dealer could not find anything wrong and suggested it may have just been b/c the trans was new and "breaking in," hence a lot of junk in the fluid. The CVT appears to be shifting much better now after the multiple changes, we'll see the next time around if they're right. At least it's documented if it blows out at around 100K like some of the HCH Is have.
My 2 cents worth: Resist the urge to save cash and only do 1 fluid change the 1st time, do the multiple changes like the manual says, earlier than 30K miles if the trans starts to get exceptionally jerky.

 

Thanks Mike. I think I'll do the flush 3 times! Seems like a bit of over-kill, but better safe than sorry. H

 

I actually ended up getting about 6.5 qts out after the second drain, which still came back a little dark but notably more pink with what appeared to be much better viscousity so I stopped at 2 and held onto the 3rd. I figured the dealer might drain it to inspect it and I'd get a free flush. Don't know if they actually did but the oil on the stick looks good enough. The drain plug was [I]loaded[I] with gunk, though, during the first change and the oil was very dark. Change it twice and judge for yourself. I know some here will disagree with me and I'm not claiming to be an expert. ~$20 for the extra fluid and 15 minutes of my time is still cheaper than a CVT rebuild down the road.

 

I thought you could only get 3 quarts out per flush? I better read my manual again! H

 

That's waht the manual says, but my recepticle had quart markings and I got ~6.5 qts.

 

Did you over fill it Mike? Loose count or something like that ,HEH HEH<grin>H