2001 HONDA CIVIC Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO IDLE SPEEDS BARELY GIVING THE CARS BEHIND A CHANCE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, A HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND BURNING THE FLUID. IT COST ME 3800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 01 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 85,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION. I'M ACTUALLY DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE TODAY AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME $1600. I JUST SPOKE TO HONDA AND REQUESTED GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS BEING 10 YEARS OLD. I TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD 6 OR 7 TOYOTAS IN A ROW AND THIS WAS MY FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST HONDA. I ASKED THEM TO PASS ALONG MY CASE WITH THAT COMMENT AND CONTACT ME IF THEY WANT TO RETAIN MY BUSINESS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS EVERYWHERE. IT IS VERY CLEAR FROM DOING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001-2003 TRANSMISSION. FROM SPEAKING TO PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUILDING HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MATERIALS FLAKING OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CLUTCH CLOGGING THINGS UP. I DRIVE AT 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE P0740 ERROR CODE HAS COME UP, BUT THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT UNTIL I GET THE TRANSMISSION SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS AIRCARE EVEN THOUGH MY EMISSIONS ARE PERFECTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. INCIDENTS VARY FROM TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH, STALLS, TO ACCIDENTS. IF YOU JUST GOOGLE SEARCH 2001-2003 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR OVER-TIME DOES HAPPEN, BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS...

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH ABOUT 125K MILES ON IT WITH THE CARMAX REPORT THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS FOR THIS CAR, IT DID REFLECT THE MAINTANCE THAT THE PRIVIOUS OWNER MADE AND IT WAS AS SCHEDULE. THE CAR RAN WELL AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE FOR OIL AND GENERAL CHECKS. NOW AFTER 6-MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT AND THE CAR STOPED ACCELARATING. AFTER GETTING TOWED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIGNOSIS, THAT RESULTED ON A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR INCONVINIENCE, I HAD TO FIND A BORROWED CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK, AND IAM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING SLUGGISH. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOT BROKEN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC EX HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND BOTH WERE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND 1ST FAILURE WITH 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE LEFT CAR IMMOBILE AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY FELLOW MOTORISTS THAT RISKED INJURY TO GET MY WIFE OUT OF TRAFFIC...THE SECOND MOST RECENT FAILURE LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC UNTIL A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED .I HAVE INVESTIGATED ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF LOW MILEAGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL SUDDENLY ON HONDA CIVICS AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING YET HONDA NEGLECTED TO WARN OF THIS DANGER OF LOSING ALL TRANSMISSION POWER WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING...IF THERE IS NO WARNING FROM MANUFACTURER HOW CAN THE PUBLIC MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO NOT PUT...

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 101 FWY IN L.A. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL; THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WENT FROM GOING APPROX 60 MPH TO COASTING. I MANAGED TO GET ACROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FWY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. 2 HOURS LATER MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MIDDLE OF FWY FOR MY HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 .IT HAD 134,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE BACKING OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE NOR DRIVE. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 125,100 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN IT FELT LIKE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX INTO NEUTRAL. I LOOKED DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ONLY THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED STAYED THE SAME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO CRUISE TO A LOWER SPEED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BROKEN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED WAS ANYWHERE FROM $2,600 TO $3,200 DEPENDING ON WHAT EXACTLY HAS TO BE REPLACED ONCE THEY START TO DISASSEMBLE IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THE...

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TRIED TO TURNED LEFT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER, WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY/ ON THE WAY HOME AT THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP AND REV UP, LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLES AROUND OR BEHIND ME, THE VEHICLE IS AT MY HOME NOW AFRAID THAT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY KIDS ABOARD. VEHICLE ONLY HAVE APROX 80,000 MILES 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ENGINE RAPING WHERE INCREASING BUT CAR WAS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. DOWN SHIFTED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO D3 AND GOT CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION BEFORE LIGHT CHANGED. CAR WOULD GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD START SLIPPING AGAIN. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AT ONLY 85,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *LN

TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED IN 1 DAY. IT WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT FOR PARK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I REACHED A RED STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS MOTIONLESS. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ONLY HAS 89727 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH SERVICE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT HONDA CIVICS IN THIS MODEL YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR OTHER MODELS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS THAT ARE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD OR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPEN. THANKFULLY, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME...THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS COSTLY AND WILL BE A HUGE...

WE PURCHASED THIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX BECAUSE OF THE HONDA BRAND SUPPOSEDLY BEING SO SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY AND LONGEVITY. IF I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR PREVALENT PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WOULD HAVE COME ACROSS THE "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" ISSUE AND NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. AND I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WHO IS THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A 2001 - 2005 HONDA CIVIC, BEWARE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL PREMATURELY FAIL. SO, ON WITH THE STORY. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS CAR AND IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AT AROUND 80,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY WHO SERVICED (CHANGED FLUID) AND TESTED IT TELLING US THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO "SLIP." SO NOW, MY LOVELY BRIDE TELLS ME YESTERDAY THAT IT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH UP A SMALL INCLINE ON A BRIDGE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER AWAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IN AN EXTREMELY POOR MOTION. THE CONTACT DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 100000 MILES - VEHICLE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE REPAIRED VIA TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY/MY MOTHER'S CAR. THIS CAR WAS HONDA SERVICED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS ALSO VERY GENTLY USED. IT DID NO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, THE MOST IT DROVE WAS 15 MINUTES TO AND FROM MY MOTHER'S JOB. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS CAR TO FAIL OTHER THAN THE CAR BEING IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND PUT TOGETHER. *TR

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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 109,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION . . .$3, 900. WENT ONLINE, AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA ! *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS: DRIVE, REVERSE ETC. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. LOUD WHINING NOISE AND REVVING OF ENGINE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES. HONDA WAS CONTACTED BY MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PIECE OF JUNK. NOW THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AAMCO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT NOTICED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL STATING THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT ON 23 SOUTH AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR END DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE ENGINE, THE CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER WITH 32000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NORMAL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN GIVING ME SLIGHT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WEEKEND, IT WOULD REV UP BEFORE IT FELL INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE HIM CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND I'M NOW FACED WITH A $1600 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD AND I HAVE 57800 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS FAR TOO LITTLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. SCOURING THE WEB I FOUND THAT 2001 CIVICS AND 2003 ACCORDS HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL AND NO RECOURSE FOR OWNERS TO TAKE. I'M A FULL TIME GRADUATE STUDENT AND ONLY WORK PART TIME AFTER LOSING MY JOB, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1600 WHICH I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE TO FIND A WAY...

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 85000 MILES. JUST DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR LOST SPEED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. 2. THE FAILURE WAS ONE TIME BUT ALMOST LIFE THREATENING. 3. HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. NHTSA CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHAT IS BEING DONE?!?! DOES THIS EVENT NEED A HIGH PROFILE DEATH LIKE THE TOYOTA SITUATION? PLEASE HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THE TRANSMISSION RECALLED! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS NHTSA DOING IT'S JOB? *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX LOST SPEED RIGHT ON THE CROWDED FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO THE STOP. THE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LINE LIT UP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON ON THIS CAR MODEL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. ANY THING THAT NHTSA WOULD DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR

VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS. ENGINE REVS IN GEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. *TR

BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MY WAY TO WORK,6:30 AM.THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. IT JUST COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.2001 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR.TRIED TO BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T GO.I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER HAPPENED,CAR HAS 204,000 MLS ON IT.MY FIRST HONDA WENT WELL INTO 657K AND HAD ZERO ISSUES,MY FORD ESCORT WENT OVER 400K, NO PROBLEMS BUT THIS ONE NEARLY GOT ME KILLED.I DO EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A CAR,BOUGHT THIS ONE BRAND NEW,OVER $19 GRAND.TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AFTER I FOUND A RIDE TO WORK.I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS WHY I PUSHED IT BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WORSE THAN A DODGE NEON THAT HAD...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TYPICAL ROAD IN THE SUBURBS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP AT A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO ~5-6000RPM BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NEXT GEAR. I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT GOT STUCK AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAKE IT THE LAST 50 FEET INTO THE LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NORMAL AND FILLED TO THE TOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF...

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION BESIDES COMPLETELY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE ELD UNIT REPLACED BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY HELP, HOWEVER IT DID NOTHING. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY CAR TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER, HAD I NOT BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. MY SAFETY CONCERN COMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHOUT 3RD OR...

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH REASONABLE MILES HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED AT HONDAS REPUTATION. THESE CARS SHOULD GP AND GO. NEED A GOOD LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SHE APPROACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE REACHED 20 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,913. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF THERE WAS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 01/10/11

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LE WITH 86,000 MILES. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING OUT OF CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED INABILITY TO KEEP THE CAR AT SPEED AND HAD TO LET OFF ON GAS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH". REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROX $3,000 COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ON 9/10/10 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING AT RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED 911 AS I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE. THE ENGINE RACED BUT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY A MAN PUSHED ME ONTO A LOT. I WAS TOWED HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. EVIDENTLY THE "COOLER" WAS CLOGGED AND THE FLUIDS WERE ONLY PASSING THRU @ 50%.(VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS SEEN IN THE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY ) CONSEQUENTLY THE COOLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *TR

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...

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED,DAUGHTER WAS AT INTERSECTION AND CAR WOULD REV BUT BARELY MOVE,CAR HAS HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN//WAITING ON HONDA'S RESOLUTION TO XMISSION FAILING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL,MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY IN ATLANTA RUSH HOUR GOING 60MPH. ACCELERATION IS LOST. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO SOUND OR ISSUE NOTED WITH CAR. PROCEED TO COAST OVER TO SHOULDER JUST IN TIME TO WHEN CAR LOSES MOMENTUM. COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR-ENDED AT 60 MPH SITTING STILL WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS PRIOR AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. HAD TRANSMISSION REVIEW AND BASIC CHECKS FOR CAR DONE PRIOR TO OIL CHANGE SERVICE NO ISSUES FOUND. ORIGINAL OWNER. ONLY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MAINTAINED. *TR