Honda Civic transmission problems

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX GAVE OUT ON ME ON OCT.10, 2009. THE CAR REVS BUT THERE IS NO MOTION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS WEBSITE BY SOMEONE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THERE HAVE 342 REPORTS SO FAR ON THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT ANYWHERE (LIKE A FREEWAY) WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE AND HAD TO PUSH IT TO A GAS STATION IN TRAFFIC. MY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 8 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA, WHICH THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT COMPLAINT AND REFUSED TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE ALMOST $3,000+ IT COSTS TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2007 CIVIC SI IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GRINDS. TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER EACH REPAIR. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 8K MILES, WAS REPAIRED THEN IT RECURRED AT AROUND 15K MILES. THE ODOMETER IS NOW AT 23K MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT REPLACED THE 3RD GEAR SYNCRO. THE 2ND REPAIR REPLACE THE 3RD & 4TH GEAR SYNCRO AND SHIFT FORK. I RECOMMEND HONDA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 6SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE CIVIC SI DUE TO NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF HIGH VEHICLE MILEAGE NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 11/23/09 *BF UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKED. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR FROM PROCEEDING INTO THE INTERSECTION, I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET HEAVILY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT THE TIME. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY HONDA DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR ANYTIME DURING THE SERVICE TEST DRIVE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. IN A SECOND SIMILAR INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO EXIT A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT ONTO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. AGAIN, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FIERCELY. THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD BACK THE CAR WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. IN A PANIC, FEARING I WOULD HIT SOMEONE CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY PATH, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK OR REVERSE JUST TO STOP IT FROM CONTINUING FORWARD. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/3/09 WHILE BRAKED AT A CORNER INTERSECTION WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR DOWN THE BLOCK WHERE I WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS TIME WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO TURN THE CORNER, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ANOTHER CAR WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK TOWARDS ME. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD BACK THE CAR AS I PROCEED AROUND THE CORNER. AS MY CAR CONTINUED TO RACE FORWARD, I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND THE OTHER CAR WITHOUT STRIKING IT HEAD ON. THESE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES AND IT IS EVEN MORE UPSETTING TO LEARN FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE EXPLAINED OR REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE HONDA CORPORATION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC FAILED DESPITE MY REGULAR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AT HONDA CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTERS. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR AND CAN VOUCH FOR ITS TOP MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES,ETC. YOU EXPECT THIS NOT TO HAPPEN AT 88700 MILES FOR A NEW HONDA CIVIC. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA. *TR

LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY OF 2008, I NOTICED THAT MY 2001 CIVIC WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING UP, BUT I DID NOT GAIN SPEED, THEREFORE ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS AROUND 75,000 AT THAT TIME. ALMOST A YEAR AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE TRIED TALKING TO HONDA ABOUT IT, BUT THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY. THE MORE I TRY TALKING TO THEM, THE MORE EXCUSES THEY BRING UP TO NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR