NHTSA Complaint #10222672 — 2001 HONDA CIVIC

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX STARTED TO REV ON A COLD DAY WHEN IT TRIED TO GO INTO GEAR AT 30 MI/HR. IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME SPOT FOR THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW, BUT NO OTHER TIME (YET). THEN ON THE 4TH DAY, IT WAS HAPPENING GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND. I CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS TRYING TO BE GENTLE WITH SHIFTING...RELEASING THE GAS WHEN THE CAR TRIED TO SHIFT. THAT WORKED FOR THE DAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING MY MOTHER, I STOPPED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, CHARGED ME $105 AND TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING (I TOLD THEM I ALREADY KNEW THAT!). THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT THE TRANNY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE AT A TUNE OF $2,600+TAX. WELL...ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT HONDA DEALER, THE TRANNY FAILED. I GOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR