What's wrong with Honda CVTs ?
a '17 Accord CVT's issue
I ran into an issue with my CVT; Yesterday after the work, when I hit a road and within 2mnts I got an alert on my dashboard, the very first time I pulled to the side, shut it off and stepped out of the car; I popped the hood, went under the car and nothing out of ordinary, no burning smell...
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I would expect a CVT in a Civic to be less bad than one in an Accord though.