Honda Civic transmission problems

MY HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 40,600 MILEAGE ON IT. I SAW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY CAR. IT WENT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CAME UP AGAIN. I SCANNED FOR THE OBD CODE, I GOT P0740 (TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). WHEN I CALLED THE US HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHO CHARGED ABOUT $130 TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED CHARGES FOR FIX WERE APPROX. $3,800. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED ANY HELP WITH SOME REASONS LIKE: 1. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. 2. I'M NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR 3. THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THE SAME MODEL OF CAR. WHILE I WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON INTERNET GOT TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY SOME OF THE AUTO SERVICE CENTERS. I PURCHASED HONDA AS I HAD THOUGHT IT TO BE A RELIABLE CAR. I WONDER WHY A BRAND LIKE HONDA DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HAVE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMER WHO ARE FACING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODELS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI ON 12/29/07 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,200 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY ONE THIRD GEAR WOULD GRIND ON OCCASION. ON 4/2/08 AFTER HAVING THE CAR 90 DAYS I NOTICED THE CLUTCH SLIPPING. THE VERY NEXT DAY I LEFT HOME TO GO TO THE HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE. MY CLUTCH BURNT OUT. HONDA HAS TORN DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND BLAMED ME FOR "MISUSE". HONDA AMERICA HAS DECLINED ANY HELP TOWARDS PAYMENT. THEY WANT $1,400 FOR A NEW CLUTCH. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME HONDA DID THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR OWNERS. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WAS DONE BY HONDA, BUT I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF 2,400. BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON BELTWAY. NO WARNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. HAS BEEN THERE FOR SIX DAYS SO FAR, WE WERE FIRST TOLD IT WAS A CVT BELT, OR SO THEY THOUGHT. NOW THEY STATE THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS FIVE YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE PROBLEM PRIOR TO IT STOPPING. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX STARTED TO REV ON A COLD DAY WHEN IT TRIED TO GO INTO GEAR AT 30 MI/HR. IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME SPOT FOR THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW, BUT NO OTHER TIME (YET). THEN ON THE 4TH DAY, IT WAS HAPPENING GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND. I CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS TRYING TO BE GENTLE WITH SHIFTING...RELEASING THE GAS WHEN THE CAR TRIED TO SHIFT. THAT WORKED FOR THE DAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING MY MOTHER, I STOPPED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, CHARGED ME $105 AND TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING (I TOLD THEM I ALREADY KNEW THAT!). THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT THE TRANNY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE AT A TUNE OF $2,600+TAX. WELL...ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT HONDA DEALER, THE TRANNY FAILED. I GOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD GEAR WOULD FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY FELT THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,674. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THEIRD GEAR WILL GRIND AND POP IN WHILE DRIVING.

I PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC 5SPD EX IN MAY OF 2007. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH IT. AT TIMES WHEN I AM IN FIRST GEAR AND I UPSHIFT TO SECOND, AS SOON AS I LET OFF OF THE CLUTCH IT WILL POP OUT INTO NEUTRAL AND MY RPMS SHOOT UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL GRIND WHEN I TRY TO PUT IT INTO SECOND OR THIRD AND DOESN'T WANT TO FULLY ENGAGE. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY GO INTO GEAR IT'S REAL ROUGH AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE AT THE SPEED IT SHOULD, IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO. I HAVE CONTACTED VANDERGRIFF HONDA WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND THEY SAID THAT SOME OF THE CARS HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT'S SUPPOSE TO HELP, BUT IF IT DOESN'T THEY MIGHT HAVE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND CHANGE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THEY CHANGED MY FLUID AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE TELLING ME NOW THAT IT SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND I SHOULDN'T BE EXPERIENCING IT ANYMORE. THEY ALSO SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GO FIGURE! I NEED MY CAR FIXED THAT IS THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MY NEW CAR PURCHASE SO I WOULDN'T HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS!! MY CAR NOW HAS 15K ON IT AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS! PLEASE FIND A FIX SOON!! *TR