Honda Civic transmission problems

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS 79K+ MILES. LAST SATURDAY 3/6/2010 THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD POWER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. DOWNSHIFTING DID NOT HELP AND ACCELERATION WHILE IN GEAR ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UP. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE FORCED ME TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO ME DUE TO THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED. RESTARTING THE CAR AND ENGAGING THE GEARS DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THESE FAILURES AT THESE LOW MILEAGE ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND SUDDEN FAILURES ARE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I DRIVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TWO PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE COMPLETELY NORMAL, AND I KNOW THEY ARE NOT NORMAL. PROBLEM 1: TRANSMISSION: WHEN COMING TO A STOP, USUALLY UNDER 10MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD INTO FIRST GEAR. SO HARD THAT IT SHIFTS HARD AND I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WANTS TO LAUNCH ME A LITTLE FURTHER.TWICE NOW I HAVE ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY BECAUSE WHEN IT SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING, I HAVE TO SOMETIMES PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HIT ANYBODY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT SCARES ME. SECOND PROBLEM: BRAKES: THE BRAKES IN THIS CAR ARE HORRIBLE EVEN WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY DOWN THE CAR STILL HAS A HARD TIME SLOWING DOWN AND AGAIN I SEEM TO HAVE TO RELY ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HELP ME STOP. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS RATED SAFE, BUT I'M TERRIFIED TO TAKE HIM ANYWHERE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN STOP OR NOT. I TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY BOTH PROBLEMS ARE COMPLETELY NORMAL. ITS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 5500 MILES ON IT SO I KNOW THIS ISN'T NORMAL. *TR

PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN STOPPING AT OUR STOP SIGN THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DOWN SHIFT THEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV UP TO 4000 RPMS WITH NOTHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 4 TIMES IN THE 2 YRS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE TROUBLE TO THE HONDA REPAIR MAN. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR COUPE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AS IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY 5700 MILES PAST THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A "RARE" OCCURRENCE AS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND USUALLY HAPPENS WITH CARS WITH MUCH HIGHER MILEAGE. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT AS OF 2 WEEKS AGO HAS BEEN SLIPPING, GRINDING AND WHIRRING. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER GET INVOLVED DUE TO REPORTS YOU HAVE PUBLISHED STARTING BACK IN 2001 ABOUT FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN CIVICS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL SINCE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IT IS NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS BE?? WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR GEARS SLIP GIVING YOU NO ACCELERATION?? I PURCHASED A HONDA DUE TO ITS "LONGEVITY" AND AS OF THIS POINT, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS THAT IT HAS LEAKED INTO MY CLUTCH AND REQUIRES A NEW CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $5000 WHEN I STILL OWE $7500 ON A CAR THAT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 65722 MILES. I AM PAYING FOR A RENTAL AS INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS AND I AM TRULY UPSET THAT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE MANY MANY REPORTS ABOUT HONDA CIVICS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DATED BACK TO 2001. ITS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND WOULD APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER SO THAT NO OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING BEHIND A SLOW SEMI-TRAILER SO I PULLED OUT TO PASS. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE SEMI AS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO PASS THE SEMI. EVER SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE LAG TIME BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE WHEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN 25 MPH. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS NEW HONDA CIVIC 2009 LX SEDAN, AND AFTER DRIVING FOR FEW WEEKS, I STARTED TO HEAR SOME KIND OF NOISE IN THE CAR. ITS COMING FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. AND AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME, IT MIGHT BE THE CHANGE THAT I HAVE IN THE CAR, SO I TOOK OUT THE CHANGE AND STARTED DRIVE AGAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK, I STILL HEAR THE NOISE. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO BACK AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT AGAIN. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, ONE NIGHT WHEN I TRY TO PARK THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKING WHEN I PULL IT TO THE REVERSE MODE, THEN I TRIED FEW MORE TIMES, ITS THE SAME WITH D MODE. I WAS MAD AND WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THE NEXT DAY WHEN I READY TO DRIVE IT, THE SHAKING WAS GONE. WHEN I TOOK THEM TO THE SHOP, THE DEALER INSPECT IT AND SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THEY WANT ME TO DROP THE CAR THERE FOR TWO DAYS, SO THEY CAN GO INTO DEEPER INSPECT, I REFUSED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME AND I NEEDED THE CAR FOR WORK. *TR