Honda Civic transmission problems

TWO SCREWS LOOSENED, ALLOWING THE HANDLE USED TO SHIFT BETWEEN PARK, REVERSE, N, DRIVE, ETC. TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 490. I DROVE TO A GAS STATION, APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, AND REATTACHED THE HANDLE MYSELF. HOWEVER, IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO "DRIVE" AND TRAFFIC WOULD BE BLOCKED OR AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF VEHICLE WAS IN "DRIVE" IN AN URBAN AREA WHERE ONLY PARALLEL PARKING (NO LOTS) EXISTS, SHIFTING INTO REVERSE (TO PROPERLY BACK INTO SPACE) WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE TO STOP IN A TRAFFIC LANE FOR TO BE REPAIRED IN THE STREET OR TO BE TOWED.*AK

MY HUBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 65 MPH, HE APROACHED BEHIND A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT AND HE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 50 MPH HE DOWNSHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR BUT APPARENTLY IT WENT INTO SECOND GEAR INSTEAD AND IT FELT AS IF THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON AND LOST ALL POWER IN VEHICLE, OTHER CARS WERE COMING UP BEHIND HIM AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH, HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND HONDA WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME DEALER HAS ABOUT 8 OR 9 VEHICLES WITH ENGINES DESTROYED INTERNALLY LIKE MINE. IT LOOKS AS IF THESE NEW VEHICLES ARE ALMOST A DEATH TRAP IF YOU HAPPEN TO MISS A GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING ON A MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED/JERKED WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. AUTO HAD MAJOR SERVICE AT APPROX 64,402 MI. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 71,911 MILES. ST CHECKED AND STATED COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. ST CHANGED COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 80,241 MILES, ST STATES TRANSMISSION FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOUCHED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, BUT VEHICLE SWERVED, AND CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATEED BRAKES SQUEAKS AND PARKING BRAKE NEEDS ADJUSTMENT, TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISE, NO POWER ON ACCELERATION, UPPER WINDSHIELD MOLDING FAILED AND REINSTALLED, NOISE IS COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, GAS GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE AT TIMES AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE.*YD

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED ON SLOPED DRIVEWAY IN 1ST GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED FULLY AND ENGINE OFF. DRIVER WALKED INTO HOUSE CAME BACK 5-10 MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT TRANSFORMER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OPENED PARKING BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED BUT WAS NOT IN 1ST GEAR BUT NEUTRAL. WE TRIED TO RECREATE THIS EVENT. THERE WAS NO WAY DRIVER COULD HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED DUE TO STEEPNESS OF THE DRIVEWAY. IF BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL VERY FAST DOWN DRIVEWAY. NOTE SAME FAILURE REPORTED ON A 1999 CIVIC AT YOUR OID ID #720978.*AK