NHTSA Complaint #10274070 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY QUIT WORKING TO WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GO FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2001/2002 HONDA CIVICS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION QUITS WORKING WHEN IT IS WARMED UP. I AM JUST AMAZED THAT THIS HASN'T CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE AS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION, THERE WAS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN ONE OF THE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED HER VEHICLE CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. I REALIZE THAT HAVING AN ACCIDENT OCCUR DUE TO THIS WOULD GAIN MORE ATTENTION, BUT I AM THANKFUL THAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT A TRANSMISSION IS A MECHANICAL PIECE OF HARDWARE AND OVER TIME IT WILL FAIL, BUT IN THIS SITUATION THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. BASED UPON COMMENTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET IN REFERENCE TO THIS TOPIC, THIS IS A COMMON THING. THE ROOT CAUSE POINTS TO FAULTY DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR