Honda Civic transmission problems

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR

BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MY WAY TO WORK,6:30 AM.THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. IT JUST COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.2001 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR.TRIED TO BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T GO.I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER HAPPENED,CAR HAS 204,000 MLS ON IT.MY FIRST HONDA WENT WELL INTO 657K AND HAD ZERO ISSUES,MY FORD ESCORT WENT OVER 400K, NO PROBLEMS BUT THIS ONE NEARLY GOT ME KILLED.I DO EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A CAR,BOUGHT THIS ONE BRAND NEW,OVER $19 GRAND.TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AFTER I FOUND A RIDE TO WORK.I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS WHY I PUSHED IT BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WORSE THAN A DODGE NEON THAT HAD SAME ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TYPICAL ROAD IN THE SUBURBS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP AT A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO ~5-6000RPM BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NEXT GEAR. I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT GOT STUCK AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAKE IT THE LAST 50 FEET INTO THE LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NORMAL AND FILLED TO THE TOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED, WHICH WILL ENTAIL HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CHICAGO CITY STREET. COULD NOT GET CAR TO ACCELERATE. COULD ONLY GO UP TO 15 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ABLE TO GET BACK TO MY JOB. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (COMMUNITY HONDA) WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. ADVISED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD ONLY GET IT TO MOVE BY PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AS IT HAD COMPLETED QUIT GOING FORWARD, COULDN'T USE ANY DRIVE FEATURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION BESIDES COMPLETELY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE ELD UNIT REPLACED BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY HELP, HOWEVER IT DID NOTHING. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY CAR TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER, HAD I NOT BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. MY SAFETY CONCERN COMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHOUT 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO SAFE SPEED TO MERGE IN WITH CARS GOING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED LAST WEEKEND WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, BUT MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! MY CAR IS A 2001 AND ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER! *TR