Honda Civic transmission problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BARONS AND WASHER KIT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAD THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITHIN MONTHS, HONDA REPLACED IT FOR A LARGE DISCOUNT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. KNOW AT 130,000 LOST THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR KILLED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR

STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WENT, MY ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE CRAZY BUT THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH. THEN I HAD PARKED MY CAR TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL & WATER BUT IT SEEMED OKAY. WE WEREN'T THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CARS AND SO WE DECIDED TO LET IT COOL DOWN FIRST BEFORE WE TRY AGAIN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THE CAR STARTED AND ROLLED A FEW METERS ON THIS UPHILL ROAD WE WERE ON AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED AND STARTED ROLLING BACK. LUCKILY IT WAS 4AM AND THERE WERE HARDLY ANY CARS AT THAT TIME. HAD MY CAR TOWED AND I WASTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY SINCE I WAS 30 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I FOUND OUT LATER ON THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND IT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE FULLY CHECKED BUT I'M THINKING WORST-CASE SCENARIO HERE AND THE AMOUNT I'D HAVE TO SPEND JUST TO GET THE FAULTY HONDA PARTS. I NOTICED HOW APPARENT THAT THIS CONDITION IS TO MANY EARLY 2000 HONDAS. SO MUCH FOR "RELIABILITY", HONDA. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO BE LOCAL AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN AT 3AM WHEN THERE AREN'T MUCH CARS ANYMORE IN HOLLYWOOD. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET HOME. I WAS GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW BREAK LIGHTS SO I STARTED TO BRAKE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO A FEW INCHES. I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. IT REVVED UP BUT WOULD MOVE AT ALL. I CALLED 911 AND WAS TOLD MY THE DISPATCHER THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE THERE TO HELP ME. MY FIANCE SHOWED UP AND PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WASN'T BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 JUST TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $2560 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SINCE I AM ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND I STILL OWE ABOUT $1675 FOR THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT SINCE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CHARGES FOR LEAVING IT THERE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SEIZED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

P0740 TCC (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE AT PEP BOYS. CAME UP WITH P0740 SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE FIX BUT YET DIDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER PAYING THEM $102.00 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING ME $3,200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WITH NO TRANSMISSION I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE REASON THAT I AM COMPLAINING NOW IS THAT 5 MONTHS LATER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE. I WAS ONLINE LOOKING FOR AN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY CAR AND THE FIRST 3 PAGES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ONE SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FLEX PLATE. AFTER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE, THE HONDA MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WAS UNRELATED (BUT DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT). THE TRANSMISSION GOING WHEN DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. NOT FIXING IT PROPERLY EXTENDS THAT DANGER. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (100K MILES) WHICH IS IN A+ CONDITION AND IS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 264 ON 7/7/10, IN NC. MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND WAS LEFT WITH JUST A NEUTRAL REV WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STRANDED ON THE ROADWAY. OTHER MOTORISTS ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING THE CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I FOUND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER OWNERS OF MY SAME YEAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY WEBSITES THAT ARE ADDRESSING THIS TO THE PUBLIC. I EVEN FOUND THAT "CONSUMER REPORTS" IS AWARE OF IT AND SHOWS IT IN THEIR RATINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL. HAVING A VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DISABLE ON A HIGHWAY, OR ANYWHERE, IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE TO 4000. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102000.