Honda Civic transmission problems

I OWN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION 2007 CIVIC SI. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR AND STARTED MOVING. I THEN TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM. I HAD THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED BUT COULD NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 2ND GEAR. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED AGAIN TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. SECOND GEAR FINALLY ENGAGED BUT WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. I WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND COULD NOT FOCUS ON THE ROAD. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG.*CN

TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMOBILE. THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO FAILURE. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON AN DARK UPHILL WINDING ROAD NEXT TO A 20 FOOT CLIFF. THE CHP FINALLY PROVIDED ME SUPPORT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR A NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS $3100.00. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED BUT I SUSPECT THAT I WILL DO SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE NOTICED THIRD GEAR POPPING. THOUGHT BEING NEW CAR COULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. IT IS NOW 6 MONTHS LATER. CALLED SERVICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP. QUESTIONED WARRANTY AND EXPLAINED ISSUES WITH CAR, SUCH AS CLUTCH SLIPPING, SEEMS SYNC ROLLS ARE GOING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS DRIVER. CALLED AMERICA HONDA CORP. THEY ADMIT TRANSMISSION FIX WILL BE COMING OUT IN 2008, BUT ONLY CERTAIN VIN#'S ARE COVERED. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS SINCE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM EVEN IN OTHER YEAR AND MAKES WITH SAME ISSUES! THESE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER INTERNET!COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1200! EVEN WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PURCHASED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 65,000 MILES HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT/REPAIR ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; EACH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE ENGAGING FULLY IN DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAP FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STATING THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON CERTAIN MODELS OF HONDA FOR 2001. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RECURRED AT 65,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECT WHICH REPEATEDLY MANIFESTS ITSELF OVER THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS FULLY AWARE THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. HOW LONG WILL NHTSA ALLOW THE MANUFACTURER TO IGNORE A SERIOUS DEFECT AND LET A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION CONTINUE? JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE, THE PROBLEM IS FOUND ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF 2001 HONDAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OTHERWISE THESE VEHICLES WILL BECOME MORE DANGEROUS AS THEY AGE. *TR

JUST RECENTLY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WAS IN 5TH GEAR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SHIFTER WOULD "POP" OUT OF 5TH AND GO INTO NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT ALL THE WAY INTO 5TH GEAR, SO I PUSHED IT BACK INTO 5TH AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I HAD TO HOLD IT IN 5TH GEAR FOR 2 HOURS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS THE SYNCHRONIZER IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS IS A VERY PRICEY TASK, AND WAY OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE. MY CAR JUST HIT 69,000 MILES JUST A DAY AGO. ACCORDING TO EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN WITH, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THIS OLD AND WITH THIS MANY MILES ON IT. *TR