Honda Civic transmission problems

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC 1 WEEK AGO. IT HAS 54,715 MILES ON IT. LIKE A NEW CAR. 1 WEEK LATER I AM STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE IT TOWED TO HONDA & THEY TELL ME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS CAR IS BASICALLY BRAND NEW. COME TO FIND OUT I'M NOT ALONE IN THIS COMPLAINT. ALMOST EVERY REVIEW I HAVE READ FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE THE HONDA TOP PRIORITY RECALL!! I AM OUTRAGED! *TR

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED A LITTLE THEN IT WAS OK, GOT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, EXIT THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO COAST AROUND A CORNER. NOTHING BEFORE TO LET ME KNOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING UNTIL THEN. COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE REARED ENDED ME WHILE DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2002. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK OVER THE CAR FROM HIS AUNT IN 10/2005, AT 56,020 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE WITH PERIODIC OIL CHANGES AND SOME MAINTENANCE. ON 12/22/2008, WHEN IT WAS OF 82,409 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THIS TIME WE DID PAY SOME AMOUNT FOR OTHER SERVICES BUT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP COULD NOT PAY FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, AS ADVISED AT KOLBE HONDA AT RESEDA. AFTER THE SERVICE PERFORMANCE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, ON 6/15/2009, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $690.69 (ON THE 70/30 SPLIT). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DOWNGRADE ON CA HWY 101 NORTH OF SANTA BARBARA, 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. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS THE FAULT OF HONDAS GRADE LOGIC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK ON UPSLOPES BUT IS ALSO MAKING INCORRECT DECISIONS ON DOWNSLOPES. HONDA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. *TR

I'M COMPLAINING AGAINST HONDA AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO, BECAUSE I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IN 2006 THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON HONDA AND ACURA BUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WASN' T INCLUDED IN SETTLEMENT AND I HAD PURCHASED 2001 HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW SINCE I THOUGHT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR AND LASTED A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF MILES COULD BE PUT ON IT. MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN IN 7/27/6 AT 158,643 MILES AND I COULDN' AFFORD GETTING DEALER TO FIX I HAD SOMEONE ELSE REBUILT IT. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD ANY SINGS OF THIS IT JUST LEFT ME IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY UNSTABLE DUE TO MY VEHICLE. I COULDN'T AFFORD BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I HAD TO BORROW TO FIX TRANSMISSION I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR NO RECALLS IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ALL THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A KNOW PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT TRANSMISSION: "A SHUDDER OR JUDDER UP TO 15 MPH REQUIRES HONDA TO DRAIN AND BURNISH THE 2003-2005 HONDA HYBRID CVT CLUTCH.HONDA WILL CHECK THE EGR VALVE DURING THIS SERVICE TOO. HONDA TECH ARTICLE# ATS06070" MY 2003 CIVIC IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STUTTERS TO ENGAGE WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED TO GET GOING QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

WHEN MY CIVIC WAS AT ROUGHLY 98,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I HAD ROUND ROCK HONDA INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS GIVING OFF A P0740 CODE, WHICH DENOTES INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS SUCH, THEY RECOMMENDED AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $3,000, AND I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE. IN THAT TIME, I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT, HIGHLY REPUTABLE HONDA MECHANIC. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS RUINED AND HAD BURNED UP THE FLUID. HE FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE EARLY 2000'S, ESPECIALLY FROM 2001 CIVICS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1467.48. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM HONDA CIVIC OWNERS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. INDEED, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR YEARS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. GIVEN HONDA'S REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY, I FIND IT EXTREMELY UNUSUAL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUND WITH STORIES OF CIVIC OWNERS FROM SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS WHO RECEIVED PARTIAL OR TOTAL REFUNDS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. SINCE SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS SHARED THE SAME 1.7 LITER ENGINE AND THE PARTS ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL, I BELIEVE THAT MY CASE WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

2008 CIVIC HYBRID - 19,112 MILES - WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP, I EXPERIENCED A TEMPORARY TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING ME TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. MOMENTS LATER THE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO CROSS-TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT THE TIME AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING AND FIRST TEXAS HONDA UPDATED THE CVT (TRANSMISSION TYPE) SOFTWARE. EVIDENTLY A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB 08-014) WAS ISSUED FOR THIS CONCERN ON MARCH 1, 2008. THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE I HAD. I BELIEVE THIS MODEL CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. HONDA'S SERVICE BULLETIN WAS NOT EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AS IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD CROSS TRAFFIC BEEN PRESENT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO HESITATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR OR 20 MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD REV VERY LOUDLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 155,000.