Honda Civic transmission problems

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC HX WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. AT 14,533 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD LOOSE POWER AND THE REVOLUTIONS WOULD GO WAY UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" LIGHT ON THE SHIFT INDICATOR STARTED TO FLASH. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY DID A "3 TIME FLUSH OF THE TRANSMISSION PER BULLETIN" AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. WELL AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES IT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN, SAME SIGNS AND SYMPTONS AS THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROCESS TOOK ABOUT A MONTH DURING WICH TIME I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR. THERE IS MORE, ON 01/17/03 THE CAR IS NOW AT 40,000 MILES AND EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 01/18/03 AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY SAFELY ALL 3 TIMES WITHOUT HAVING CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE DATE THAT I HAVE REPORTED. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM START AT 15000 MILES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I RETURNED TWICE WITH SAME PROBLLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED "SOME PROCEDURES" TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AFTER THAT. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AROUND 33000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN THE SAME: WHINING NOICE ON ACCERATION, TRASMISSION LAGGING, NOT MOVING IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND ACCERATOR DEPRESSED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STARTED TO ACT UP GOING ON GRADUAL INCLINES, I.E. AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING BACK AND FORTH. I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER SIMILAR PROCEDURE AS BEFORE. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY. TH E PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN AT AROUND 40 K. NOW MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HOEHN HONDA IN CARLSBAD IS THE SAME DEALER I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SINCE DAY ONE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THEY WOULD REQUEST A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL FROM HONDA TO HAVE IT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. IT WAS APPROVED AND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND NOW THE PROBLEM RECCURED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SITUATION WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA USA. NOW I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 CIVIC.! HONDA USA HAS ADVISED ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION (CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION), AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AT ALL. THE THIRD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY CUSH HONDA IN SAN DIEGO SINCE THE CAR STALLED CLOSE TO THAT DEALERSHIP. TODAY I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES ON MY 2001 CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED THE DEALER. THIS IS MY COMMUTER CAR AND I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 600 MILES A WEEK. I REQUEST YOUR HELP. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH TRYING TO SOLVE MY CAR PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CV TRANSMISSION .THANK YOU.

WHEN CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEARS, THE ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES HARD, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. RELATED RECALL 01V329000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. TS UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE TECHNICAN EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. *TT...*AK

MY CAR WAS PARKED ON THE RIGHT HAD SIDE OF THE ROAD, FRONT WHEELS TURNED TOWARDS THE CURB. I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL OVER THE SIDEWALK AND UP INTO A FRONT YARD, SLOWING DOWN OVER A BONSAI TREE. I SHIFTED THE GEARS INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, STILL OUT OF CONTROL (BRAKES DIDN'T WORK) UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE SIDEWALK AND CAME TO A HALT. I HAD A PASSENGER AND 2 OTHER WITNESSES BUT HONDA SAY THEY CAN NOT "DUPLICATE" THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. DT

THE VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) EQUIPPED IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HX PRODUCES A RUMBLING SOUND AT LOW RPMS (APPROX. 1500 RPM). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICED BY OTHER 2001+ CIVIC HX CVT OWNERS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON AN INTERNET SITE FOR CIVIC HX CARS (HTTP://GROUPS.YAHOO.COM/GROUP/HONDACIVICHXCVT). A COUPLE PEOPLE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AND SOME TOOK THEIR CAR IN TO GET THE CVT PROBLEM "FIXED". THE PROCEDURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM CONSISTS OF FLUSHING THE CVT 3-6 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY RESOLVED AFTER FLUSHING BUT IN SOME CASES THE PROBLEM RETURNS LATER. I HAVE ENCOURAGED MY FELLOW HX OWNERS TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS EVERY ONE OF US (2001 AND 2002 HX CVT OWNERS) HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. DT

THE OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION WITH POSSIBLE CAUSE BEING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER DID KEEP THE CAR SERVICED/MAINTENANCE WITH THE LAST ITEM BEING A TUNE-UP. LIBERTY HONDA HAS BEEN PERFORMING ANY AND ALL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS' PERFORMANCE. MR CONSUMER FELT DEALERSHIP USED DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH MAY HAVE RUINED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED HESITATION AND WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $4000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THE 2 ACCIDENTS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CAUSED THE HESITATION. VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT A LOWER COST TO CONSUMER. *TT