NHTSA Complaint #10345899 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10345899
Vehicle	2002 HONDA CIVIC
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	July 16, 2010
Date Filed	July 28, 2010
Mileage	147,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR IN JULY AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY CAR STARTED DOING THESE LITTLE JERKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MINUTES OR SO' THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO I FIGURED I'D GO HOME AND TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT DAY' ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING' I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GAS AND MY CAR STAYED AT 15 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S SHOT UP' CARS START HONKING AT ME AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND I REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BEFORE MY CAR GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL' I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED' I JUST HAD MY CAR INSPECTED IN THE SPRING AT THE SAME GARAGE AND IT PASSED WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ALL' I HAVEN'T HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED YET BUT AS I WAS LOOKING INTO I STARTED READING ABOUT HOW 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE ONE OF THEIR WORST YEARS FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND ON OCCASION WILL BREAK WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING' *TR

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