Honda Civic transmission problems

THE HANDLE THAT IS THE "SHIFTER" FOR PUTTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR BROKE OFF! COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE STICK AND ALL THE PIECES INSIDE THE HAND HELD PIECE FELL OUT, LEAVING THE METAL ROD EXPOSED WHICH, THANK GOODNESS, I COULD PUSH IN AND STILL GET THE CAR IN GEAR. IT IS A 1999 HONDA ACCORD THAT ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF A PREVIOUS RECALL WHERE THE CAR WILL ROLL EVEN W/THE KEY TAKEN OUT. I LOVE MY HONDA BUT HAVING THE GEAR HANDLE COME OFF IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF I DRIVE IT IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW ME TO SHIFT IT. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER? I WANTED TO REPORT IT.*AK

WE HAVE A HONDA ODYESSEY 2002, IT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO WEAR TO THE GEARS AND INSTALLED A OIL KIT. THIS WAS DONE AT 52000 MILES(MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES). SOON AFTER WE NOTICED SOME REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELARATE OFF AND ON. ON 12/10/04 WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO BEYOND 20-30 MILES AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE IS NOT ATTRIBUTING IT TO THE REASON FOR THE INITIAL RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WILL GET BACK TO US IN 1-2 DAYS AFTER TALKING TO OUR DEALER IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF RREPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE 100'S OF REPORTS WHICH SOUND IDENTICAL ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HONDA ODYESSEY VANS FOR 2000 AND 2001 TO 100000MILES. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ONTHE HIGHWAY, MY WIFE COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.

AT AROUND 22,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WAS FEELING VERY ERRATIC. MANY PROBLEM HAPPENED SINCE, SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR GRIND SOMETIMES, AND 4TH WAS HARD TO '!@#$% INTO, MUST USED A LOT OF FORCE. NOW, 3RD GRID WHILE HIT AT HIGHER RPM, ABOUT 4,000 AND OVER. DURING THE MORNING, OR JUST STARTING TO DRIVE THE CAR, SOMETIME, I WOULD SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AND WHILE RELEASE THE CLUTCH, IT WOULD GRIND 5TH GEAR AND PREVENT FROM GOING IN. THIS HAPPENED BETWEEN 3-5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIME, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBLEM FROM THE ABUSE WHICH I DON'T ABUSE ME CAR. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SAME CAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME DEALERSHIP ARE NICE ENOUGH TO FIX IT, BUT AROUND HERE, THEY JUST WANT TO RIP ME OFF.*AK

AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2003 HONDA CIVIC SI. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A VERY "NOTCHY" AND ROUGH FEELING IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ALSO GRIND GEARS, AND I AM MORE THAN DEFINITE THAT I AM SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT GETS WORSE IN THE WINTER BECAUSE THE CAR WILL HESITATE A LOT WHEN TRYING TO GO IN ANY GEAR. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO HONDA NORTH OF DANVERS, MA FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, YET THEY FOUND NOTHING TO BE WRONG. THEREFORE, NO ATTEMPTS TO WERE MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM IN WHICH THEY CAN TRY TO SIMULATE AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I FEEL THAT IF THIS PROBLEM REMAINS, IT WILL BE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND IS DECREASING THE CHANCES OF DRIVING SAFELY. THE CAR'S SECOND WINTER IS COMING AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I AM A MEMBER OF WWW.EPHATCH.COM, A ONLINE FORUM COMMUNITY OF 2002-2005 HONDA CIVIC SI OWNERS, AND MANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YET THE DEALER THEY WENT TO COULD NEVER HELP THEM. ONLY A RARE FEW HAVE HAD THERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIXED, BUT ONLY THROUGH A LOT OF ARGUING AND PERSUADING.*AK

FAILURE OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION; INTERMITTENT (1) UPON SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES 3RD, THE CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE AND "GRINDS" ITSELF TO GET IN GEAR OR REMAINS IN NEUTRAL. *JB (2) THE ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY SYNCHROS AND GEAR SET WILL CAUSE IT/THEM TO FAIL AT AN INCREASED FASTER THAN INDUSTRY STANDARD YET PAST MY WARRANTY DATE. (3) HONDA COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, I WAS REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE IT THE FAILURE (AS HONDA'S TECHNIQUE WAS BIASED). THE SYNCHROS AND/OR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WARRANTED AS A NEW ITEM. (4) AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, NO COST SHOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE OWNER, RENEWAL OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY FROM THE DATE OF REPLACEMENT (E.G., 3 YEARS/60,000 MILES). *JB

I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT HARDLY MOVED AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM MY FOOT DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT ON (WHICH I HARDLY EVER USE), I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I WAS STILL ACCELERATING, SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND IT WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. (THE RPM WAS IN THE RED ZONE) I FINALLY PUT THE TOE OF MY BOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO LIFT IT UP OFF THE FLOOR, AND IT FINALLY GAVE, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARD HOME, AT A VOLUNTARY 20 MPH. I AM TAKING IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. *JB

CAR STARTS DRIVING DIFFERENT WHEN EXCEEDING SPEED CAR STARTS TO SOUND LOUD AS IF YOU WERE PRESSING ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WERE ON NATURAL. AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A FWY NO EMERGENCY LANE TO PULL OVER ON MERELY CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS MY THREE DAUGHTERS WERE SO FRIGHTENED AND WILL NEVER BE COMFORTABLE IN THAT CAR AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT THE MONETARY DAMAGE.