Honda Civic transmission problems

ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, JUST EXITED AND IN A TURN WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PRESSED. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED EVEN FATALLY IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE OR INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND D3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR! WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURE. NOW, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CAR FOR A WORKING FAMILY. WE DO NOT KNOW ANYONE DUE TO JUST MOVING INTO THE STATE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND DOES NOT COVER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. COME TO FIND OUT WITH RESEARCH, THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED BY HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL; IT'S ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES RESULT FROM THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECM IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 01V329000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; YET, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE OWNER BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUE FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED REGARDING THE PCM. HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 11/04/10

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 103,000 MILES. WENT TO TAKE IT HOME AND GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN AND THE CODE WAS P0740. THE TRANSMISSION MAN SAYS I NEED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED TO THE TUNE OF $2000.00 TO $2500.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE COMPUTER AND AM FINDING OUT ABOUT 50% OF THIS CODE IS ON HONDAS. I THINK HONDA HAS A PROBLEM THEY AREN'T ADDRESSING AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER OUT IN THE COLD. HELP, CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CODE COMES ON AND THEY RESET IT AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT COMES BACK ON WHEN I GET TO HIGHER SPEEDS. AM GOING TO TRY A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FIRST, BUT HAVE READ IT REALLY DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD. I AM GOING TO CONTACT HONDA AND SEE IF THEY WILL HELP IN ANYWAY. I DO THINK THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE CHECKING IN TO FOR THE CONSUMER AND MAKE HONDA DO WHAT'S RIGHT. THEY ARE SELLING AND CONTINUING TO SELL A CAR WITH A PROBLEM THAT THEY AREN'T ADDRESSING. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2001, STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUPER BUSY STREET. MY CAR BEGAN TO REV UP EVERYTIME I NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO PASS 40 KM/HR AND THEN I STOPPED FOR A BIT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PASS 20 KM/HR AND 2 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD REVERSE. I WAS THEN FORCED TO TOW MY CAR TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC BUT NOW HE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER, THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE LOST SO FAR 4 DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE I DO NO HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR. I AM STILL WAITING ... *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY, 6-LANE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ANTICIPATING MY MOVEMENT, BUT THEN HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE AROUND ME SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 138K MILES. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (I AM A POLICE OFFICER) MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRANSMISSIONS TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING EVEN WHEN SERVICED CORRECTLY AND TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 95 WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR SLOWING EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE. MOST CARS ARE GOING 60-70. I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY CITY STREET. THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL ANY TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC APPARENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY $2400 FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 10 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHO DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM AND THAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000.