NHTSA Complaint #10368402 — 2001 HONDA CIVIC

I WAS DRIVING TO DINNER AND MY CAR SEEMED TO BE JUMPING. AFTER DINNER, I DROVE TO AN AUTO ZONE AND MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE, SO WE DROVE AWAY. I GOT ABOUT A HALF OF A MILE DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN NORTH TEXAS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE GAS IT WOULD ONLY REV UP THE RPMS. MY CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. A CAR COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. A COUNTY CONSTABLE SHOWED UP AND HELPED US TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET NOT AS BUSY AS THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER COP ARRIVED AND TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD IN 5 MINUTES HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 MODEL AND APPARENTLY IT IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD - IT SEEMS IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND HAPPENS VERY SUDDENLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN INEVITABLE ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF THE HONDA CIVIC I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST, WHICH IS AROUND $2,500. *TR