NHTSA Complaint #10616819 — 2001 HONDA CIVIC

ON MY WAY TO LAX, ABOUT TWO HOURS FROM HOME, MY CAR FAILED ON HIGHWAY 101. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. WE WERE NEAR THOUSAND OAKS ON HWY 101 SO CAR TAKEN TO PEP BOYS WHICH WAS OPEN (IT WAS A SUNDAY). THEY COULD NOT FIX TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SO MONDAY THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO LEON TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK, REPAIRED IT AND CHARGED ME $2920. I HAD TO RENT A CAR THAT SUNDAY BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GET TO LAX TO PICK UP TWO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ARRIVING FROM PORTLAND OR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR TROUBLE CODES P0740 TC AND P0700 TRANSMISSION FAULT. REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER INSTALLED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE REPAIRED VEHICLE ON SATURDAY JUL 27, I DROVE IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 30 MILES AND IT FAILED AGAIN. TOWED THE CAR BACK TO LEON'S TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THERE IS ANOTHER ERROR CODE, P1361, TDC SENSOR WHICH THEY COULD NOT FIX BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS OPEN AND REPLACED THE TCD SENSOR. THIS REPAIR COST $306. FINALLY, AFTER A WEEK AND $3226, I DROVE MY CAR BACK HOME,150 MILES FROM WHERE I LEFT THE VEHICLE A WEEK EARLIER. I NEEDED A CAR SO HAD TO RENT A CAR FROM ENTERPRISE FOR A WEEK. *JS