Honda Civic transmission problems

TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN. I MISSED HITTING 3 CARS AS MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. HUNDRED OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT OF FAILED HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA? CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON AGAINST HONDA FOR 2001 ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS AND ACURA BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIVING IN A SYNDICAL WORLD, AND SEEING THE BILLIONS STOLEN BY BANKERS, I WONDER IF HONDA IS PAYING OFF SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. TELEVISION STATIONS, MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS CRASH DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO YOUR JOB AND GET A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT MY CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT DID NOT GO PAST 10-15 MILES. LUCKILY MY DESTINATION WASN'T FAR AND I MADE IT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR I FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO FOR ME? *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 110000 IN 2005, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL OCTOBER 2008, SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. IT HAS 163000 NOW, IT STILL DRIVES BUT BARELY. IF I STOP, THE CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED, JUST REVS UP. MECHANICS SAY TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001 CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND OTHER SITES. I'VE HAD 2 HONDAS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SURELY LOST ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTO TRANS. I NOTICE THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS A RECALL...THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 ON IT, AND IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 60K MILES. THE CAR IS FLAWLESS BESIDES THAT, NEVER A LICK OF TROUBLE, JUST PUT TIRES AND BRAKES AND OIL INTO IT. BUT I'M STARTING TO WONDER ABOUT THIS "TORQUE CONVERTER" ISSUE, THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG TILL YOU NEED A 3,000$ TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST CAR I HAVE OWNED EVER! ARE THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THE LX? THE EX AND LX HAVE DIFFERENT ENGINES, AND TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL....MY SISTER DROVE A 02 EX AS WELL, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT EITHER, BUT HERS TOO, HAS THIS SLIPPING WHEN GEARS SHIFT...SO ITS AN APPARENT PROBLEM, THAT HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. MAYBE THE PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WERE PEELING OUT, AND DRIVING IT TOO ROUGH...THIS ISN'T A TRUCK, ITS NOT A CAR MADE TO BEAT ON, SO IF YOU WANT TO BEAT A CAR, GO BUY A HUMMER! *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ITS TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING MORE THAN 20 MPH EVEN AT 3000 RPM ON EXPRESSWAY WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. IT WAS NOT MOVING ON DRIVE OR REVERSE MODE. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY TO TURN ON OR OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71100 MILES. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS FLUSHED AND REFILLED WHEN 60K SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR