I have recently noticed that when cold the first couple shifts were some what harsh, like it really suprised the heck out of me. I stopped at the Honda dealer and asked if that was common or if any one else has complained about this and the service guy said that was perfectly normal and not to worry. I told the service department that when the car was brand new last year it did not do this. I went ahead and bought fluid from the dealer to do the cars first drain and refill. Nothing really appeared out of the ordinary except I thought the magnetic drain plug had quite a bit of material on it that I wiped off with a paper towel. Anyways, I'll find out tomorrow or the next day when the car sits out side all day in the cold if a simple fluid drain and fill fixed anything.