NHTSA Complaint #10355734 — 2001 HONDA CIVIC

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CAR STARTED JERKING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP INTO THE RED ZONE WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. COASTED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT STARTS FINE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. WE HAD AAA TOW US TO OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP THAT WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS, THEY RAN MULTIPLE TESTS ON IT TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2005 WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING TO ASK FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR". THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND IT WAS OVER 7 YEARS OLD OUR WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WE CAN FAX THEM OUR PAID RECEIPTS AND PROOF OF TRANSMISSION FLUID MAINTENANCE AND THEY WILL REVIEW IT AND HAVE SOMEONE CALL US IN 2-3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE CIVIC ONLY ON THE ACCORD AND ODYSSEY EVEN THOUGH THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS BECAUSE THEY TRULY ARE LOW MAINTENANCE AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEY WILL LAST FOREVER. MY LAST CIVIC WAS A 1988 THAT I HAD FOR 9 YEARS AND IT WAS 17 YEARS OLD WITH OVER $160,000 MILES - NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. *TR