Honda Civic transmission problems

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN IN OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND TURN IT ON BACK IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANICS THAT IT WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NE WIN JULY 2001 AND HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH ALL THE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES. WITHIN THAT 9 YEARS, I HAD A PRIOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THAT MODEL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 95 IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT NORMAL SPEED. WHEN I EXITED THE RAMP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MPH. I ALMOST WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI TRUCK ON THE OFF RAMP. I CALLED MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE TOW TOWED IN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FOR A CAR WITH 90K MILES THAT IS ABNORMAL CONSIDERING THIS CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD NO EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR BRING THE CAR INTO HONDA AND WE CAN LOOK AT. ANOTHER WAY FOR HONDA TO MAKE MONEY ON BACK END OF SALE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY, OFTEN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY OR EVEN WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP A HILL, OUR 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO REDLINE RPM (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS EVENT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THIS STARTED HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN -- EVERY DAY IN PREDICTABLE LOCATIONS ON OUR DRIVING ROUTE. IN ADDITION, A JUDDER DEVELOPED WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THIS LATTER ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED BY HONDA AND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT. THE JUDDER MADE THE CAR NEARLY UNDRIVABLE, SO WE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH PLATES WERE BURNISHED. THE TRANMISSION SLIPPAGE AND ENGINE REVVING DISAPPEARED. NOW, 5 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIP WITH ENGINE REVVING HAS RETURNED AS WELL AS THE JUDDER STARTING AGAIN. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THE COST HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE SO FAR, HOWEVER OUR WARRANTY EXPIRES IN JUNE 2010. WE ARE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE REPEATED APPEARANCE OF THE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP/ENGINE REVVING CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON AN ON-RAMP OR PASS A CAR ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. IF THE ENGINE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE PASSING A CAR, IT MAY HAVE TRAGIC RESULTS.

HONDA CIVIC 2002 SEDAN; MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AROUND 80,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WITH NO REAL WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT ONLY WEIRD AND ANNOYING, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE UNPREPARED FOR IT., AS THE GEAR JUST SLIPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU COULD START GOING BACKWARDS ON A HIGHWAY, OR JUST SLOW TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SPEED ROAD... ETC. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH AWAITING A USED PART FROM A JUNK CAR. THERE'S REALLY NO REASON I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE AND NO REAL ABUSE TO THE CAR ON MY PART. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACE THEM AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '02 CIVICS.

THIS IS ABOUT HONDA CIVIC 2002 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT AND ANY WARNING, LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME. IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS AND FATAL FOR ME. TURN OUT THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODELS BUT HONDA IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT , NO RECALLS , NO NOTICES. THIS ISSUE MAY (MAYBE ALREADY HAVE) HAVE SOMEONE KILLED.THIS IS WEBSITE WHERE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE FILED ..HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE-2.SHTML. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED , I ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGE OR AN EXPECTED MAINTENANCE FROM HONDA DEALER SHIP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS ON CT-15 IN FAIRFIELD, CT WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED. BEING THAT IT WAS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER WE WERE NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR FAILED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE WARNING. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT $3200+TAX. IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN ATLEAST 100+ INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA CIVIC DOCUMENTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. LAST WEEK I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR STARTED RIVING UP AND WOULDN'T GO. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY HUSBAND MEET ME TO HELP GET IT HOME. AFTER SEVERAL AUTO SHOP AND WRECKER BILLS LATER, I HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS REALLY PISSED ME OFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR IS OLD AND IT HAS 141,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF THIS CAR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND STAYED UP TO DATE ON ALL THE OTHER SERVICES THAT HONDA HAS RECOMMENDED. NEWER CARS ARE DEFINITELY NOT MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE. I WAS HOPING TO GET AT LEAST 200- 300,00 MILES OUT OF MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM HOPING I WOULD GET SOME ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY WANTED ME TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP TO THEIR MACHINE TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME IF HONDA WOULD HELP WITH ANY COSTS FOR REPAIRING IT. THEY ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO THEM WOULD BE ON A WRECKER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT DOWN THERE, PAID THE WRECKER AND THEIR SERVICE CHARGE, I WOULD HAVE OVER $300 JUST TO CONFIRM SOMETHING I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD 3 TIMES! I DON'T THINK SO. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WITH THE MILES MY CAR HAS ON IT AND WITH IT BEING A 2001, HE HIGHLY DOUBTED ME GETTING ANY HELP. WTF? A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3,000. SO THEN I CALLED THIS "800 GOODWILL REPAIR NUMBER". AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THE SAME THING. THIS HAS REALLY ANGERED ME. HONDA'S SERVICE HAS REALLY SUCKED. YOU WOULD THINK THAT AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS OTHER 2001 CIVIC OWNERS HAVE HAD, THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". HOW IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR WON'T ACCELERATE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? WHATEVER. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HONDA. I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT MY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM AS WELL. *TR