Honda Civic transmission problems

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED SLIPPING AND FAILED AT 88,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT. THERE WERE PIECES OF BURNED MATERIAL STUCK TO THE DIPSTICK. HE SAID IT WAS THE THIRD 2001-2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION HE FIXED THIS WEEK AND THEY CAN FAIL EARLY. PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $2,500. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 HONDA HYBRID THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM AN ATLANTA, GA DEALERSHIP. IT HAS 106000 MILES. IT HAS HAD 1 TRANSMISSION REPLACED, MOTOR MOUNTS, CLUTCH AND THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. IT SLIPS, SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE EVEN THOUGH I TAKE OFF GENTLY AND SLOWLY. I WAS AT A REDLIGHT 12-24-09 WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO I75 AND IT "SLIPPED" SO BADLY IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO. THE CAR BEHIND ME BARELY MISSED SLAMMING INTO ME. BEFORE THIS DAILY IT IS SLIPPING ON HILLS, REVVING UNEXPLAINABLE AND CREAKING AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAVE HAD IT REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT THE CLEVELAND TN DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT IN. IT JUST HAD THE CLUTCH AND MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED 2 WEEKS AGO!.. I AM A HOSPICE RN AND DRIVE MY CAR MANY MILES. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF THE SLIPPING, ECT. *TR

I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC. I WAS PULLING INTO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND TURNED TO PARK IN THE GRASS NEXT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I LOST THE STEERING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ABOUT 10 FT IN FRONT OF ME. I THOUGHT THE GAS PEDAL HAD STUCK BUT THE ADJUSTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS WAS THE CASE. I NEVER PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL-I WAS BRAKING AND GOING LESS THAN 10 MI/HR AT THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO LEAP FORWARD AND ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT AROUND 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WAS FIXED BY DEALER ABOUT 12 MO AGO AND HAS STARTED AGAIN. THEY REPLACED CLUTCH PLATE. ALSO NO PERMANENT FIX FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOW AFTER CHANGING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IT STILL CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. EACH OF THESE ITEMS HAVE STARTED AROUND 70,000 MILES EXCEPT FOR CRUISE CONTROL WHICH STARTED WITHIN THE PAST 3-4 MO. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO FAILURE. WHEN EXITING FREEWAY THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONCERN IS THAT THIS UNEXPECTED FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALL MAINTENANCE CURRENT ON THE CAR. 87,900. MILES MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC (WITH ONLY 98,000 MILES ON IT) HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED SOME SLIPPING AS THE GEARS WERE TRYING TO SHIFT. SHE MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND COAST TO A SAFER LOCATION. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA WHERE THEY QUOTED ME A REPAIR PRICE WHICH, EVEN WITH THEIR "GOODWILL" OFFERING, WAS STILL $700 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE PLACE I ENDED UP WITH. I WAITED AND WAITED FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NO TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY, FOR ABOUT 8-10 WEEKS I WAITED FOR A TRANSMISSION JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IF I HAD KEPT THE CAR AT THE ORIGINAL HONDA LOCATION THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE (VERY MYSTERIOUS WHY THEY WOULDN'T RELEASE ANY TO OTHER PLACES THEN). IN ANY CASE, A TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO THE OUTSIDE COMPANY AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE...JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IT WOULD LOCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE DITCHED. THREE MONTHS OF WAITING AND AGGRAVATION AND STILL NO RESULT. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE WHATSOEVER AND IN SPITE OF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS (VERY, VERY SIMILAR STORIES) AT HONDAPROBLEMS.COM THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THE CIVIC TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE MY WIFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD MOST CERTAINLY ISSUE A RECALL AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR SOME OF THEIR OTHER LINES, E.G. THE ODYSSEY AND THE ACCORD. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONSTANT "JUDDERING" (VIBRATION) ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND BY THE DEALER. THE "JUDDERING" HAS FINALLY RESULTED IN A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH A REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE , AND MODEL. *TR

I KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING LISTED AS A "SAFETY" HAZARD, BUT JUST BECAUSE A CAR DOESN'T EXPLODE, IGNITE, OR SHATTER DOESN'T MEAN A DEFECT CANNOT LEAD TO SAFETY HAZARDS (I.E., BEING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS, IN TRAFFIC, OR ON RURAL BACKROADS). I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH JUST OVER 43,000 MILES. I DID NOTICE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THERE WAS A TINNY, BUZZING SOUND. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (PURCHASED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP), AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO LOOK AT IT. DAYS BEFORE THAT APPOINTMENT, I WAS HEADING UP A STEEP AND NARROW GRAVEL ROAD TO WORK, AND THE GEARS STOPPED ENGAGING ALTOGETHER. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK DOWN THE HILL, HOPEFUL THAT A CAR WOULD NOT COME AROUND THE BLIND CORNER I WAS BACKING TOWARD. I HAD TO CALL MY BOSS TO COME AND RESCUE ME, AND A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE SINCE, IT APPEARS HONDA WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A "SAFETY" CONCERN. AND PERHAPS THE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE, BUT I'D SAY IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND THEY'RE NOT SO FORTUNATE. ANY CONSIDERATION YOU COULD GIVE THIS CASE WOULD BE APPRECIATED, AS I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 02 CIVIC MODEL. I WOULD SUPPLY A VIN NUMBER BUT I AM AWAY FROM PAPERWORK, AND MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP (AND HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW!). *TR