Honda Civic transmission problems

A 'WHIRRING' NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER 20 MPH, WE MADE IT SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER IT COOLED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE (BUT WOULD ENGAGE IN REVERSE). TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. OLD PART IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *TR

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2003 TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES. DEALER CHANGES FLUID AND 'BURNISHES THE STARTER CLUTCH', BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NOW THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY EGR TO DEFLECT THE HEAT FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY POSTS THAT REFER TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FACE THE PROBLEM AND DEAL FAIRLY WITH IT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 101K MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE. I WAS TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLES HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP BEFORE THEY HIT ME. THIS ALSO ALMOST CAUSED A SECONDARY ACCIDENT BECAUSE A CAR BEHIND A CAR THAT ALMOST HIT ME HAD TO SCREECH TO A HALT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE CAR YET BECAUSE I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH REBUILT OR NEW HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS RENDERED MY VEHICLE USELESS BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO PAY $3000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DOWNGRADE ON I-15 SOUTH OF THE BAKER GRADE SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND US HAD TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS TO KEEP FROM HITTING US. I HAD TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SLOWING DOWN ANY FURTHER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT IS THE FAULT OF HONDAS GRADE LOGIC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK ON UPSLOPE BUT IS ALSO MAKING INCORRECT DECISIONS ON DOWNSLOPES. ITS HAPPENED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES NOW IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND IS A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE TO OVERCOME THE % OF THE FREEWAYS GRADE. I WILL REPORT THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURN TO BE CHECKED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SIMPLY REVVED HIGH IN THE RPMS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOMENTUM. THE DIAGNOSES FROM THE DEALER: TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT MY CAR HAS 91000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T FAIL THIS EARLY ON A CAR, AND THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WERE NO MAJOR WARNING SIGNS THAT I DETECTED; IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT ON THIS MODEL, THEY SHOULD, IF NOTHING ELSE, BE FORCED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING. SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING HURT FROM THIS; I AM JUST THANKFUL IT WASN'T ME. *TR

WHILE GOING TO MY DRS. HOME IN TILDON PARK, IN BERKELEY, TO GET TO TILDON PARK, THERE IS A SERIES OF 3 HILLS WITH STOP SIGNS AT THE TOP OF EACH. AFTER STOPPING AT THE SECOND STOP SIGN, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER I LET THE CAR ROLL BACK AND I PARKED ON THE CURB FOR 5 MINUTES WITH THE CAR IDLING, FINALLY THE CAR FINISHED GOING UP THE THIRD HILL AND I MADE IT TO THE DRS. HOUSE, FROM THE DRS HOUSE I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM, PLUS, WHEN I GOT TO THE DRS HOUSE, THERE WAS A SMELL, LIKE A SLIPPING CLUTCH OR HOT BRAKES, I ALSO TOLD HONDA OF THIS, THEY MADE ME A APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS APPROACHED BY A SERVICEMAN AND HE ASKED ME,,WHAT WAS I BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR?...I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE TRANS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, I WAS TOLD..TAKE THE CAR HOME, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THAT YET. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD..TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO A HOUR LATER THE CAR WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THE SERVICEMAN EXACTLY WHERE I WAS WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A DRIVER GO UP THOSE HILLS AND SEE IF THE CAR WILL DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR TWO DAYS. FINALLY I CALLED AND WAS TOLD..THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE ITSELF. WHEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ASKED..DID YOU GO UP TO TILDON PARK?..I WAS TOLD YES. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD TO GO UP THOSE SAME HILLS AGAIN..AND AGAIN>.THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT THE SECOND HILL., SO THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME AND AGAIN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD..THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY THINK...THAT AT LOW RPM THE BATTERY WHICH RUNS THE TRANNY DOES NOT CHARGE. I'VE RECEIVED ONE PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE AT AMERICAN HONDA ASKING ME FOR A OPINION, AND..HE GOT A EARFUL. BUT TO THIS DAY, I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I DON'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH ANYMORE..,. I DRIVE MY OTHER HONDA WHICH IS 100% DEPENDABLE. *TR