NHTSA Complaint #10505995 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC

MANUAL TRANSMISSION STARTED REVVING LOUDLY NOVEMBER 2010 AND GEAR SHIFT WAS EASILY KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD BEARING IN TRANSMISSION AFTER DRAINING THE FLUID AND FINDING METAL SHAVINGS; REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. OVER TIME, SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT (OR SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE) AND THE NOISES HAVE BECOME LOUDER. COSTS HAVE DELAYED REPLACEMENT UNTIL NOW, BUT IT WILL BE DONE IN LATE APRIL (2013). I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR