Honda Civic transmission problems

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION. OVER THE PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO GEARS BETTER, SO I THOUGHT I HAD SOME TIME TO GET IT SERVICED. YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A FRIEND'S APARTMENT PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN D, D2, AND D3. I JUST CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THIS AUTO, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A 7-YEAR, 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR HONDA 2001 ACCORDS, BUT THAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO HONDA CIVICS. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY HUSBAND AND I. WE HAVE NOT HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL NOW. IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON AND JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX. $2000, THAT'S WITH A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ MULTIPLY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WONDER IF IT IS A TREND. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY HONDA TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR? THE CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED NOW. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. IT HAS TAKEN THAT LONG TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. *TR

I OWN A 1997 CIVIC HX. I DID RESEARCH AND THERE ARE SO MANY DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEL. PEOPLE JUST DON'T PUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. I WAS TOLD TO DO SO BY HONDA. 90% OF THIS MODEL ON THE ROAD HAVE ALL HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REBUILT AND FAIL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE CARS LIFE. WHY HASN'T HONDA RESOLVED THIS ISSUE? IT FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE AND FAILS TO SOMETIMES GO INTO DRIVE. IF THE PERCENTAGE WERE LOW, THEN I'D UNDERSTAND THAT IT ISN'T A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. BUT THE NUMBER OF CARS IS STAGGERING WHEN I GO ONTO FORUMS AND EVEN GOOGLE THE PROBLEM. AND THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN REBUILT SOMETIMES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ THE SPEED OF THE CAR. IF I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, I'LL MAKE SURE TO POST THE LINK IN FORUMS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2002. THE CAR ALWAYS SORT OF JUMPED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS. I DID TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AT THE FIRST FEW REQUIRED SERVICES. THEY MADE OFF LIKE IT WAS JUST NORMAL SO I DROPPED COMPLAINING. THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND 4 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. I FOUND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM YOUR SITE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MGR AT LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED. HE EMPHATICALLY STATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED IN FACT SINCE I USE SYNTHETIC OIL MORE THAN REQUIRED. I HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS FOR BIG MILE CHECK UPS OR OTHER REPUTABLE SERVICE PLACES FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES. I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER HONDA CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND THEY ALL GOT WAY OVER 130K MILES BEFORE I TRADED OR SOLD THEM AND NONE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT. THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CIVIC SI WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. ISSUE: 3RD GEAR HARD TO ENGAGE. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN 3RD GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE I HAVE TO GO TO 2ND OR 4TH GEAR, THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN DURING MERGING. COMPLAINT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. 2ND TIME DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE FAULTY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR