I had an 03 MDX that had this same problem. The dealer wanted $1800 to fix it. So we drove on it lol. We drove on it for about 4 years and it stayed the same, for the most part. Towards the end it got slightly worse.
I also have an 08 Accord. Same problem on that one too. This one was replaced under warranty and it still has issues when it is cold. Of course every time we get to the dealer it has "mysteriously" fixed itself.
To top everything off, we have an 07 Ody EX-L, that when I bought it had the shuttering problem. I have religiously changed the tranny fluid in it and I haven't had any problems since. For the last 3 Honda's that we have owned to all have a VERY similar problem I call that more than a coinkydink.
Really, they couldn't have engineered the part any better? Or outsourced to a better quality part, demand a higher tolerance part, whatever. It is quite frustrating to invest so much money into a vehicle (Yes! I know vehicles aren't an investment) only to have Honda, or any other manufacturer, give you the finger on a problem with the vehicle that has nothing to do with the owner.
Ah well, feel better now that I got that out of my system, lol.
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