I have a 2001 Civic EX and 50% of the time that I put it into 2nd Gear it grinds horribly. Its only when i shift to second gear. If im driving through a parking lot in second sometimes it'll be fine and then all of the sudden it'll grind. I don't know very much about Hondas and I was wondering if anybody could help me out. Thanks.

 

in my 2000 civic it kinda does that to me but only when its really cold out side in winter time,when i posted about this people sead that eather you got to go get it check, or try changing the tranny fluid and using synthetic oil

 

try chaning your tranny fluid and see if it helps. sounds like the syncros arnt linning up with the 2nd gear and "Grinding" the little dog teeth which isnt a good thing

 

It definatly sounds like your 2nd gear synchro is on its way out. You can try to change the tranny fluid with some synthetic oil b/c that works better. The synthetic fluid is thinner and it will be able to leave the spaces in between the synchros faster than regular oil and might give you a smoother shift.