2002 HONDA CIVIC Power Train Problems

I recently purchased the car . I see on several forums , the transmission in this car for this year is prone to leaks and failures and Honda is aware . I’m having that issue .

I bought this vehicle with only ~74,000 miles yet the transmission slips 100% of the time when the automatic transmission shifts from first to second gear, and also second to third gear.

Drove my Honda civic through town today for about 15 minutes. Came up to a stop light. When the light turned green. I took my foot off the brake and the car jerked forward real hard and then there was grinding noise coming from the transmission. The car wouldn't go into drive or reverse. With my foot on the brake the transmission wouldn't go into park. Had to have the car towed home

SRS Light on for a while in Honda Civic, Contacted Dealer as this car was messed with by another dealership last year during light swsitch recall, so wanted only other Dealership to diagnose the issue with SRS but diagnosis alone is $157 and since my auto mechanic cannot read the diagnosis Honda has put or installed this restricted setting on the car. Seat belts and seat bekt sensors may be bad and seat belt cant stick on driver;s side, indicating a safety issue, Transmission exhibiting trouble and revs up when shifting, hard to shift gears with automatic gear shift problems. This should not be happening and brand new engine had to be competely installed with new engine blocks, and new radiator and watter pump need due to failing.

TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN AT A LIGHT WITH 179,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRYING TO GIVE IT GAS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WHINE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME.

ONE DAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SLIPPING OR ANY NOTICE OF ALL FOR THAT MATTER I WAS PARKED SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE OR MOVE AT ALL THERE IS A COMPLAINT OF FAULTY POOR QUALITY TRANMISSONS BETWEEN 2000-2004 PLEASE HELP

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO WHERE MY BRAN NEW JUST BOUGHT BATTERY IS DRAINING WITHING 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE IT TO WHERE IT IS HARD TO STEAR AND EVEN TO WHERE I CANT GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF DEAD TRAFFIC. THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND WON'T LET ME START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND ON A 55MPH STREET AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CAMBRIDGE HONDA (LOCATED AT 275 FRESH POND PKWY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138, (866) 702-3190) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AS A COMMUTER CAR TWO YEARS AGO SUDDENLY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR 30,000 MILES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM. ONE DAY THE CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE. NONE OF THE FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS WOULD MOVE THE CAR. I TOWED THE CAR HOME AND STILL LOOKING FOR THE FIX. I THOUGHT THE SHIFT CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM AS IT IS FUNCTIONING AT THE SHIFTER AND AT THE TRANSMISSION. NOT SURE IF A SHIFT SOLENOID IS BAD OR IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NO WARNING, NO ERRATIC SHIFTING, AND NO BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 02 CIVICS AND...

#1) OVERHEATS/BOILS RESERVOIR LOST 3 CAPS #2)WATER PUMP FAILURE #3)TRUNK LATCH DOESN'T WORK ALL TIME #4)CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED #5) WINDOW WASHER MOTOR FRIED #6) CAN'T RUN AC SOMETIMES HEATER CAUSES TO OVERHEAT IT WILL IDLE FOR HOURS BUT ONCE ITS DRIVEN DOWN HWY IT STARTS TO OVER HEAT. #7) TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TO LIBRARY TO GET MY SON IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING NO SPEED ALL RPMS. #8) IGNITION KEEPS STICKING WON'T ALWAYS START FEELS LIKE THE KEY IS GOING TO BREAK #9) ALL THE WINDOWS ARE NOW MANUAL DRIVERS SIDE WIRE FRAYED AND MESSED UP BROKE PLASTIC PIECES. IT'S HELD UP BY PVC THE PASSENGER IS THE ONLY WINDOW STILL OPERABLE ONE MOTOR STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED THE OTHER IS HELD UP WITH A DOOR STOPPER. #10) THE SEATBELTS LOCK AND WON'T LET GO EVEN IF THE CAR IS STARTED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE A CELLULAR BUILD UP HAD OCCURRED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA THINKING IT WAS A SAFE RELIABLE CAR. THEN I FOUND OUT IT IS A FINANCIAL MISTAKE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSON IS GIVING OUT. THIS EXPERINCE IS CHANGING MY VEIW ON HONDAS FOR THE WORST BECAUSE NOW IM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX IT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ITS TRANSMISSON ISSUES

I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2002 THINKING IT WAS A SAFE RELIABLE CARE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSON STARTS GIVING OUT IN THE PATH OF CARS CAUSING MY SAFTEY TO BE A CONCERN I THINK ITS FOR THE BEST OF HONDA DRIVERS THAT THIS CAR GETS RECALLED FOR ITS TRANSMISSION ISSUES I ALMOST DONT EVEN WANT A HONDA ANYMORE

TRANSMITION WENT OUT AT 74400 MILES WITH NO WARNING ⚠️ TOWN DRIVING TOOK CORNER NO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION COULD ONLY GO20 MILES AN HOUR GOT IT BACK HOME COST 2500 BUCK S TO FIX WITH HONDAS "GOOD WILL " POLICY. NOW IT HAS BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD AT 1400000 CAR LOSES COOLANT AND COMES OUT OVER FLOW TANK

MY HONDA LOST POWER AND WAS REALLY SLUGGISH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME.COME TO FIND OUT I HAD TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION.NOW,LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READING PO740 01/01 TCC CIRCUTE MALFUNCTION.PUT IN TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING ELSE.MY SON WAS COMING BACK FROM COLLEGE WITH AN HOUR LEFT TO GET HOME WHEN LIGHT CAME ON SECOND TIME.

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR THEN WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER 30 SECONDS. REVERSED THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND NOW IT WONT ENGAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WHILE BEING OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR 60,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 130,000 MILES. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE SO I TRIED CALLING HONDA BUT SINCE THE CAR IS PRETTY OLD THEY REFUSED TO HELP.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WAS ENTERING A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE RPMS REVED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH A SUDDEN JERK. I THEN PUSHED MY GEAR SHIFTIER (CAR IS AUTOMATIC) INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR FINALLY ENGAGED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I HAD TO SIT IN THE GAS STATION WITH THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD DRIVE HOME. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AND ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS PRETTY SURE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND COULDN'T CALL THE MECHANIC TILL THE NEXT MORNING BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY EVENING AND SHOPS WERE NOT OPEN. I WAS...

TAKATA RECALL REPLACED TRANSMISSION $3,000 2014. RADIATOR 2015.. TEMP RISING SHUT OFF 2 TIMES ON FREEWAY SAME DAY $283. TOWING FEE ON AAA PLUS INS. . BLOWN GASKET. APRIL 2016. DONE. SITTING IN GARAGE. LOOKING FOR TOYOTA PRIUS, I SEE THEY ALSO HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. WHAT SHALL I DO? CAN'T FIND YOUR HONDA HYBRID, I KNOW THEY HAVE THEM. YES WAS IN MOTION ON THE HWY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT ONLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, BASED ON DTC CODES: P0700 A/T SYSTEM P0730 INCORRECT GEAR RATIO DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF (WITH A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT A A SIX MONTH/6000 MILE WARRANTY) $2,700 INSTALLED. I DECLINED. CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE BUT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON, CAUSING MA VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE AND I NOW HAVE 60 DAYS TO REPAIR IT OR TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO BE ENDEMIC, BUT A SECRET. OTHERS HAVE FARED MUCH WORSE WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY GAS PEDAL AND THE RPMS JUST STARTED TO SPIKE UP. THIS PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BUT SWERVED AWAY. LUCKILY MY CAR MANAGED TO GLIDE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND OUT OF HARM'S WAY. AFTERWARD I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED. I WAS QUOTED AT VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE EXCESS OF 3000, SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH REPAIRS THAT EXCEED THE VALUE OF MY CAR. APPARENTLY, HONDA DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB OF CREATING A RELIABLE TRANSMISSION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC. MANY OTHER USERS HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE FIRST THING WAS I NOTICED THE TEMP STARTING TO RISE, IMMEDIATELY WAS SHUT OFF AND RADIATOR REPLACED. FEW MONTHS LATER NOVEMBER OF 2013, TEMP STARTED TO RISE, DIDN'T EVEN GET HOT. BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT SAT TILL JULY 2014, WHEN A NEW MOTOR WAS INSTALLED. DROVE GOOD UNTIL OCTOBER 2014 WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,808. UPDATED 11/21/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,300.

APPROX. @60,000 MILES I TOOK MY HONDA VEHICLE TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE RECOMMENDED FLUID PARTICULAR TO HONDA, PER RECOMMENDATIONS 60,000. MILES AND 40,000/ MILES THEREAFTER. AFTER APPROX. 100,000. MILES I AGAIN CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL APPROX. 104,000. MILES, I STARTED NOTICING CHANGES AND HESITATIONS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT 2002 HONDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD PROBLEMS AROUND 100K MILES. AROUND 106,000. MILES MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY, I HAD NOT PURCHASED ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES, AND OTHER WARRANTIES DIED OUT AFTER 100K. SO I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION FROM HONDA MOTORS, EXPECT PERHAPS $1000. DISCOUNT. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE I LIKED ABOUT MY HONDA. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, SOMETHING ABOUT...

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY ME BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE AT HONDA AND AT 134,000+ MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT DUE TO A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. I WANT THIS CORRECTED BY HONDA ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS VICTIM TO A HIT AND RUN AT A RED LIGHT AND FIXED THE CAR OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER 5,000 AND WOULD HAVE LIKE TO KNOW BY HONDA THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR SO I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR RATHER THAN FIX IT. IT IS SO DANGEROUS FOR ME AS AN ONLY PARENT TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING OVER TRAIN TRACKS!!!! THIS IS SCARY TO ME AND I WANT RESOLUTION FOR THEIR FAILURE TO ADMIT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LEMON IN MY CAR CAUSED THE FAILURE!!!! *TR

WHEN IN HASTE I PARKED AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND, IT BEGAN TO ROLL. I QUICKLY ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STOPPED IT, FOUND THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER STILL IN DRIVE. PREVIOUSLY THEY KEY COULD.... UPDATED 08/19/13 *BF

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. LATER, IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) FAILURE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGED ON HIGHWAY. I CHANGED CRUISE CONTROL ALL PARTS WITH DEALER NON OF THEM WORK AND I GOT SAME HAPPENING EVERY MONTH 4 OR 10 TIMES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION MAKES WHINING SOUND I CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30000MI BUT IT GIVE ME TROUBLE. AS I CHECK ON MY ISSUES IN INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT SAME TROUBLE JUST LIKE ME EVEN WELL MAINTAINED CAR OWNER GOT THIS SAME ISSUES! SOMETHING REALLY WRONG ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT GIVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST CAR CRUISE CONTROL SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND DEALER CAN NOT FIX AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY MAKES FUNNY ACTION(SOMETIMES DISENGAGE ON MIDDLE OF ANYWHERE ). SINCE JUNE 2010, I DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL AND SOMEHOW MANAGED MY CIVIC RUN ON HIGHWAY AND I ADD UP...

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY , WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING DISENGAGED AND CAR HAS STALLED. SINCE THERE WAS ROAD INCLINE CAR STARTED TO GO BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY , NOBODY WAS BEHIND MY CAR ( IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING) AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. TWO DAYS BEFORE THIS CAR UNDERWENT MAJOR , PRODUCER -RECOMMENDED 90 000 MILES MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING CHANGE OF TIMING BELTS) AND WAS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP'S REPRESENTATIVE IN "PERFECT CONDITION". I ENDED UP TOWING THIS CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH PERFORMED SERVICE AND PAYING EXTRA $2800 FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 6 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

I AM A VERY ANGRY OWNER OF A 02 CIVIC EX, ONLY WITH 80K ON THIS CAR IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I RESEARCHED ONLINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TODAY, THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT HELP SINCE THIS IS AN 11 YEAR OLD CAR WHICH IS [XXX]. YOU WILL HAVE TO BE THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOR THEM TO TAKE IT IN CONSIDERATION. THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND SOMETHING THAT THEY MADE THAT IS PUTTING US AT RISK OF ACCIDENTS OR EVEN DEATH. EVERY ONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, OBVIOUSLY ITS A DEFECT. GEARS ARE SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAR WAS WILL MAINTAINED AND WAS SERVICED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

THE CAR BEGAN MAKING SQUEALING NOISES EACH TIME I ACCELERATED STARTING ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO. AS OF YESTERDAY, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIPPING. EACH TIME IT DOES SO, THE ENGINE REVS INTO HIGHER RPMS. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD I WILL NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 143,000 MILES ON IT. I GET ALL OF MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES. LUCKILY, MY TRANSMISSION HASN'T FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY YET LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S SEEMS TO BE DOING. *TR

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONTAINS INTERNAL BEARINGS THAT WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY. THEY CAUSE A LARGE AMOUNT OF NOISE, AND WEAR THE TRANSMISSION VERY QUICKLY. THE CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING GRINDS IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION, AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE MY INJURY. A DEALER QUOTED ME $2,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME; A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILING PARTS AT ONLY 42 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING AROUND 6:45AM. WAS DRIVING AROUND TO GET COFFEE AND SUCH, THEN GOING 45MPH TO GET TO ONRAMP OF I-75. AFTER ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO 68MPH, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND PRESSING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING. I SLOWED TO AROUND 20MPH AND THAT IS THE MAX SPEED I COULD GO ON THE INTERSTATE UNTIL I PULLED OVER. THERE WERE NO WEIRD SOUNDS OR SMELLS OR LEAKS, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. I CAN START THE CAR FINE AND DRIVE IT AROUND GOING 20MPH, BUT WONT SHIFT AFTER THAT. TOOK TO BELLE TIRE MECHANICS AND THEY CLAIM ITS A BAD TRANSMISSION. EVERYTHING I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE SHOWS THIS TO BE A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PACK CARRIER AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA AND MOST MECHANICS, BUT THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING FOR OBVIOUS REASONS TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY...

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON DC. I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR; FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR $4700. THE COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS OUTRAGEOUS AND AFTER RESEARCHING POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE FAILURE, I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WHICH CAUSED METAL SHAVINGS TO DAMAGE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION. DURING MY RESEARCH, I READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO OWN A 2001 TO 2003 HONDA CIVIC AND STATED THAT THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE HEARD A HIGH PITCH WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT BASED ON A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH STEEL BEARINGS WERE INSIDE AN ALUMINUM CASING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,015.

WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED TOTALLY. NO POWER TO DRIVE WHEELS. DRIVING ON MAIN 4 LANE STREET WITH ONLY CURB. LUCKILY NOT REAR ENDED AND JUST BARELY COASTED TO NEXT STREET TURNOFF (RIGHT LANE). GOT OFF MAJOR HIGHWAY. MAYBE TORQUE CONVERTER. WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM HONDA AMERICA. LOCAL DEALER NO HELP. SAW THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS IN PAST FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. ALWAYS DID SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE WITH HONDA DEALERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY REV UP AND CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN CAR BEFORE OR AFTER IT HAPPENED. I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS IMMOBILE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

MY CARS TRANSMISSION IF FAILING AGAIN, BACK IN 2010 IS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND I WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, ONLY THE ACCELERATION GAUGE WAS MOVING. I CALLED MY DAD AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, SO HE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE COST CAME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE CAR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.... *TR

THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEURAL (DISENGAGED AND DID NOT RE-ENGAGE) WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NO LONGER DELIVER POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE REST OF THE POWER TRAIN. BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY TO A SIDE ROAD AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION. AFTER THIS INITIAL FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR AT ALL (NEITHER IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE) UNLESS THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO COOL. ONCE THE ENGINE IS COOLED OFF, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR, BUT ONLY FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME (LESS THAN 5 MINUTES) BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES ONCE AGAIN, AND WHILST IN GEAR, THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO DELIVER POWER. *TT