Honda Civic transmission problems

5TH GEAR POPS OUT FIRST THE SHIFTER STARTED MOVING IT WOULD MOVE OUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS AND BACK IN WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. NOW IT WON'T STAY IN 5TH GEAR ON ITS OWN IT WILL IF YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN PLACE. IN 05 THEY REPLACED COMPONENTS OF MY GEAR SHIFT FOR 2ND & 5TH GEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE POPPING OUT THIS ISSUE STARTED LAST YEAR AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANNY SO I REPLACED IT LAST AUGUST NOW IT WON'T STAY IN GEAR AGAIN THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS BUT NONE REPORTING AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM CONTINUING THE REST OF THE GEARS ARE SOLID. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF DOUBLE-LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR JUST SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. I INSTANTLY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP CARS FROM ALMOST SLAMMING INTO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP (AGAIN, IN TRAFFIC - I WASN'T ABLE TO PULL OVER) AND REALIZING MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, MY CAR WAS PUSHED DOWN THE STREET (BY A POLICE OFFICER) AND OVER TO A SIDE STREET WHERE I WOULD BE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COULD WAIT FOR A TOW. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2008 AND TODAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2008, I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR AS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IN FACT, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE (1800-999-1009) DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE. IT IS VERY STRANGE TO ME THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN CARS THEY KNOW WILL UNEXPECTEDLY DIE FOR NO REASON BESIDES A MANUFACTURING FLAW. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T HIT WHILE BROKEN-DOWN IN TRAFFIC, I WASN'T IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WAS DAYTIME, AND MY CELL PHONE WAS WORKING. I'M SORRY TO THINK THAT OTHERS ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE. THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND AGREED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING TO ME AS A CONSUMER AND AS A DRIVER. I AM CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I HAVE ATTACHED A LINK TO A WEBSITE THAT DOCUMENTS THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS FOR YOUR REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/CIVIC/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

HONDA 2001 CIVIC 4 DOOR WITH 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ($2800). CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE, NO WARNING. THERE ARE LISTS AND LISTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH KIND OF MAKE AND MODEL OF HONDA. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS A SHUDDERS ON START-UP FROM A STOP. WAS TOLD THAT CHANGING THE CVT FLUID TWICE FIXES THE PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAS POSTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OTHER HCH OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT CHANGING THE CVT FLUID IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT IT IS REALLY A FAULTY CLUTCH PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T HONDA BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 3-5 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THEY ADVISED HIM THAT IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN HE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE RUN WELL ENOUGH TO GET TO THE DESTINATION. THEY CHANGED SOME OF THE FLUIDS AND SOME ELECTRONIC BOARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR SHUDDERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TAKING OFF AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY SINCE JULY 2, 2007 AT 74,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS CVT SLIPPAGE. THE VERY FIRST DOCUMENTED PROBLEM HOWEVER WAS APRIL 20, 2003 AT 9783 MILES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THEN SUDDENLY CATCHING. THE SLIPPAGE IS WORST IN HOT WEATHER. BEEN BROUGHT IN AND MISDIAGNOSED OR DELAYING TACTICS TO CIRCUMVENT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THE HONDA DEALER EACH TIME. THIS IS DESPITE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM IN JAPAN, INDIA, AND INDONESIA, HONDA NOTIFIED NHSTA IN A LETTER TO ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR MR. KENNETH WEINSTEIN OF THE OFFICE OF SAFETY ASSURANCE OF THIS RECALL IN THOSE COUNTRIES.. SINCE THAN AMERICAN HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CVT TO 100,000 MILES BUT ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINT SITES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MONITOR HONDA INSTEAD USES DELAYING TACTICS UNTIL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE NUMEROUS NEAR MISS TESTIMONIALS ON YOUR NHTSA FILED COMPLAINT NARRATIVES. I AM A EMS BATTALION CAPTAIN FOR A MAJOR METROPOLITAN FIRE/RESCUE DEPARTMENT AND RESPOND TO DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON A DAILY BASIS. I AM ALSO A RESPECTED PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE AND THE INITIATOR OF SENATE BILL 486. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE WARRANTS SERIOUS INVESTIGATION. I BELIEVE DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY OCCURRED FROM THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT WERE NEVER REPORTED NOR RECOGNIZED AS TO THE CAUSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

WITHIN THE SPAN OF 2 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT FROM NORMAL TO NOT WORKING. MY CAR BEGAN TO REV HIGH WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS AND TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO SHIFT GEARS, AND THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL AND MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SO FOR THE NEXT HOUR UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I BLOCKED A LANE OF HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC. *TR

IN THE SPAN OF 2 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WENT FROM WORKING FINE TO HAVING NO GEARS THAT WORK. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TOWARDS CAMDEN, NJ IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH SHEAR LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT UP THE UPSIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND THEN CROSS OVER 2 LANES TO THE RIGHT LANE AND COAST TO THE FIRST EXIT WHERE I WAS ONLY CLOGGING UP A SMALLER ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE SOMETHING MUCH MORE HORRIFIC IF I HAD NOT MADE IT UP THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE RIGHT LANE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC HAVING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR MODEL AND HONDA CORPORATE IS WELL AWARE OF IT. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THE REPAIR. MY SON EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE ON HIS 5TH DAY AT HIS FIRST FULL TIME JOB. HE WAS ALONE IN A NEW CITY AND WE GAVE HIM THE BEST OF THE 4 CARS IN THE FAMILY, BELIEVING IT WAS THE MOST RELIABLE ONE! NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A REPAIR BILL OF $2,800, RENTAL CAR BILL AND TOLL TRUCK BILL. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT HE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AND HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM WHEN IT HAPPENED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT (ILLEGAL THOUGH). *TR