Honda Civic transmission problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED EACH TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CLUTCH SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO STORED IN THE VEHICLE ECU. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,665 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT INTO ANY ADDITIONAL GEARS WHETHER HIGH OR LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM DUBLIN HONDA IN DUBILN, CA IN 2006. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT WOULD SOMETIMES "POP" OUT OF GEAR UNLESS I HELD THE SHIFTER FOR A MOMENT AFTER SHIFTING. THE CAR NOW HAS 67500 MILES ON IT, AND TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO SUNNYVALE HONDA, WHO WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1900 TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I DECLINED, INSTEAD I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CHARGED ME $1140. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE CLUTCH HAD SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALSO BEEN BADLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO 4TH GEAR. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, WHO ESTIMATES IT MAY COST $2000 OR MORE TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH 67,500 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE SNAPPED. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS A HISTORY OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE A VIDEO OF A FOX NEWS 6 SAN DIEGO REPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.THETRUTHABOUTCARS.COM/HONDA-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEM-SHIFTING-EXPECTATIONS/ THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE PETITION: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/CIVICSI/PETITION.HTML. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: STARTED WITH A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE, SLIPPING STARTED ABOUT THE 19TH, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD NOT CLIMB ANY HILLS AND WITHIN 3 DAYS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE.. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH WITHOUT THE RPMS SHOOTING TO THE RED ZONE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE INCIDENT, IT'S A DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT. CHECKED ON PRICING FOR PARTS, BUT THE COST IS ABOUT $3K FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, USED WAS ABOUT $2K. AFTER CHECKING AROUND IF THE TRANNY IS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE THE TRANNY FOR THAT YR IS THE PROBLEM.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED BY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SLIPPING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED BY THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT AGAINST 2001 HONDA CIVIC MAY 6, 2010. SUDDEN FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC WILL KILL SOMEONE, AS IT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND I WANT THE NHTSA TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL! THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THIS PROBLEM DESERVES INVESTIGATION WHICH WILL SURELY PROVE THIS MANUFACTURER IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE MASSIVE PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING 2001 CIVIC OWNERS IN DEADLY SITUATIONS, AND IF NOT KILLED, WITH HUGE REPAIR BILLS. MY TOWING BILL ALONE WAS OVER $400.00 DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION IN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE LAW MUST STEP IN, WITH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS IMMEDIATELY. THIS FAILURE REPORTED HERE HAD NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, NO STRANGE NOISES. IN FACT, NEW FRONT STRUTS WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED (THE OLD ONES WERE LEAKING, ANOTHER MAJOR COMPLAINT FROM OWNERS OF THIS MODEL!) THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT BETWEEN MY CIVIC AND A HEAVY DUTY, LIFTED 4 X 4 TRUCK, WHICH NEARLY WIPED ME OUT WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF NEAR MISSES REPORTED, WHY WON'T SOMEONE MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OBVIOUSLY FAULTY VEHICLE PROBLEM & DEMAND A RECALL? WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE DEATH, INJURY, FIRES, DAMAGE, AND CRASHES BEFORE ODI AND NHTSA LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS??? TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I'M FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ODI AND REQUESTING A GOOD WILL REPAIR FROM HONDA AND OPENING A FILE AND GET A CASE STARTED FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR