NHTSA Complaint #10248456 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC

I BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2002. THE CAR ALWAYS SORT OF JUMPED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS. I DID TELL THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AT THE FIRST FEW REQUIRED SERVICES. THEY MADE OFF LIKE IT WAS JUST NORMAL SO I DROPPED COMPLAINING. THE CAR NOW HAS 130K MILES AND 4 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. I FOUND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM YOUR SITE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MGR AT LEITH HONDA IN RALEIGH WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED. HE EMPHATICALLY STATES THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE ISSUE WITH THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AS REQUIRED IN FACT SINCE I USE SYNTHETIC OIL MORE THAN REQUIRED. I HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS FOR BIG MILE CHECK UPS OR OTHER REPUTABLE SERVICE PLACES FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGES. I HAVE HAD 3 OTHER HONDA CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND THEY ALL GOT WAY OVER 130K MILES BEFORE I TRADED OR SOLD THEM AND NONE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT. THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. *TR