Honda Civic transmission problems

GOING OFF THE HONDA BRAND NAME, WE PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA ACCORD IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 101,000 MILES ON IT. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT IT HESITATED AND THEN SHIFTED HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. SHE ASLO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION OF A VEHICLE TRYING TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE; SHE'S ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH HONDA, AND BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WON'T PAY FOR ANYTHING. I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE YET, BUT, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COST ANYWHERE FROM $2000-4000 TO FIX. IF HONDA CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO REPLACE WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, I'VE RESOLVED TO DO TWO THINGS: CONTACT A LAWYER AND NEVER WASTE MY MONEY ON ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES AGAIN.

I HAVE A 99 HONDA ACCORD V6 COUPE. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED HOLDING OUT GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, AND HAD A SMALL JERK. WHEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT HARD BACK INTO 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE UP ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE TRANY WOULDNT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR, AND WHEN IT DID, IT WOULD QUICKLY SHIFT BACK DOWN, AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REV AT A HIGH RPM. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT HELP ME. I HAD MY CAR PUT IN THE SHOP, AND MY TRANY REBUILT. COST ME $1200. I WAS READING A CHAT FORUM, AND HAVE DISCOVERED A TON OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVEING TROUBLE WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDAS'!!

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A LITTLE OF THREE YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR WITHOUT WARNING MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD ONLY REV UP. I LUCKILY COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH MANY PEOPLE SLAMMING ON BREAKS, HONKING AND NEARLY MISSING ME). I WAS RIGHT AT AN ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSTATE SO WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND, MANY PEOPLE ALMOST SMASHED INTO MY CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY TIME WE GET AN OIL CHANGE. WE ALSO HAVE THE DOCUMENTED DATES WHERE THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED. WE HAVE A CASE IN WITH HONDA SO WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES!! I AM LEERY WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME STORY. THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION DIED WAS DUE TO LUBRICATION (THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THE RECALLED HONDA CARS).

ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. POSSIBLE LOCK-UP CONCERN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP WHILE SHIFTING(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). LEFT FRONT SQUEAKING,CLUNKING SOUND.SUSPENSION?STRUT?BUSHING? WAS TAKEN TO HONDA DEALER IN MARYLAND AND LEFT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ON TWO OCASSIONS AND SOUND WAS DUPLICATED WITH A TECHNICIAN ON BOARD, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AGAIN IN THE SHOP, NOTHING WAS DONE.

DT: THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO CHANGE GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS HAPPENS IN ANY ROAD CONDITION. THE SPEED WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS 10-20 MPH. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MAY 4, 2005. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.*AK

TO START OFF THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH A SALVAGED TITLE, HOWEVER ALL WORK WAS DONE BY A SHOP TO MAKE IT NEW AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS SPRING. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AT MY BANK AND GOT HALF WAY INTO THE LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST LET GO AND STARTED MAKING A REAL BAD GRINDING AND CLINKING SOUND. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY DID A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND MECHANICAL CHECK ON THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD JUST FALLEN APART ON THE INSIDE AND HAD TORN APART THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER, ALONG WITH LEAVING A LOT OF LITTLE PIECES OF METAL SHARDS AND CLUTCH MATERIAL EVERYWHERE. WHEN THE GRAND TOTAL WAS FIGURED UP IT WAS $490 LABOR, $2,373 PARTS, PLUS TAXES WHICH CAME TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $3,006. LET ME EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS MY 2ND CIVIC AND 1 OF 4 IN MY FAMILY. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S ARE VERY DEPENDABLE CARS. HOW EVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING I COULD CONTROL IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HONDA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SO, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR HONDA USA AND THE LADY SAID SHE COULDN'T DO A THING BECAUSE OF THE SALVAGED TITLE, WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR SHE REPLIED, "FORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A SUPERVISOR." I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO HONDA SO I CAN GET THIS MATTER SOLVED. I HAVE NO CHOICE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WORKS FULL-TIME JUST TO PAY THE BILLS AND RENT, TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS A REAL BLOW. *JB

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WENT OUT ON MARCH 30, 2005 AT 79,900 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER ONTO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, AND THE REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $4,000. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALER AND THE HONDA CORPORATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISION. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT I COVER 25% PERCENT OF THE COST, DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION IS EITHER MANUFACTURING "DEFECTIVE" TRANSMISSIONS FOR AL OF THEIR LATE MODEL AUTOMOBILES, OR THEY ARE USING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BUILD THE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM AWARE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION HAS EXTENDED A COURTESY "WARRANTY" FOR SPECIFIC HONDA'S AND ACURA'S DUE TO PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT THE HONDA CIVIC IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT SOMEONE CRASHING INTO ME FROM BEHIND; HOWEVER, SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY. *AK