2002 HONDA CIVIC Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

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

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...

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WHICH IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I BECAME PRO ACTIVE ABOUT IT WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING STARTED TO SLIP. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND TESTED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING AN ENTIRE DAY WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. I EVEN SENT A LETTER IN 2009 TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.THEY ALL INSISTED IT WAS FINE. ON JULY 8, 2011 WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE ROCKIES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPLACED AND REBUILT. I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS. HONDA, WHEN CONTACTED BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR MANY YEARS. DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME NOR SHOULD IT FOR ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD WANT A HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON IT'S OWN. HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF UPDATED 09/26/11

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ONE YEAR AGO, AND DO THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I DID THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH BEFORE 100,000 MILES. BUT WHEN IT REACHED JUST OVER 110,000 MILES, THE CAR JUST CAN'T BE MOVED. ON THE SECOND MORNING, THE CAR CAN BE SLOWLY DRIVEN, SO I SLIPPED IT TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE. THEY TOLD ME IT WILL COST OVER $2000 TO FIX IT. I THOUGHT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ME. THEN I DROVE IT BACK TO MY PARKING SPACE. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SMOKING. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION; THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN ABD THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 08/18/11

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 2 DAYS LATER IT FAILED ALTOGETHER IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OVER. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AND WOULD BASICALLY "COAST" MAKING IT VERY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE FREEWAY ONRAMP WITH CARS BEHIND YOU. HAVE THANKFULLY NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT OBVIOUSLY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WOULD COST $1800 FOR A REBUILD. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTOMATIC TRANS 88K MILES. TRANS STARTED MAKING NOISE, AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITE I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE READING HOW QUICKLY THE TRANS APPEAR TO GIVE WAY AND BREAK DOWN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE IT WAS TAKEN ON A TEST DRIVE (THE TRANSMISSION FAILED) TALK ABOUT GOOD TIMING AND A GOOD CALL... HONDA MUST RECALL FOR SAFETY REASON AND REPAY THOSE OF US HAVING TO FOOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON AN OBVIOUS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I JUST TOOK OFF FOR WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND MADE A TERRIBLE WHINING SOUND. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 4. I TRY TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND SINCE HONDAS SUPPOSEDLY LAST A LONG TIME I DID NOT THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN AROUND 143,500 MILES. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT SINCE I LIVE RIGHT ON A ROAD WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY SPEEDING BY, BUT WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT A BUSY TIME OF DAY. I HAVE EVEN BROUGHT THE CAR INTO HONDA TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION FOR SLIPPING. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT I JUST NEED TO WARM THE CAR UP BEFORE I DRIVE IT. CLEARLY THAT WASN'T HELPFUL AT ALL. *TR

OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH 57,471 MILES ON IT. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IS FOLLOWED REGULARLY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING ON A BUSY BOULEVARD. STOPPED ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC UNTIL SOME CITIZENS GOT OUT OF THEIR CARS, RAN ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND HELPED ME PUSH IT TO WHERE IT WAS SAFE. REFURBISHED THE TRANSMISSION AND PAID A TOTAL OF $2,100.00. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY CAR STARTED REVVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CHECKED FLUID, WAS BROWN. CHANGED FLUID. LASTED ABOUT 1000 MILES MORE AND THEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINNY NOISE. A FEW DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. (ENGINE WOULD REV UP PRIOR TO UPSHIFT, LAG IN SHIFTING). HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATER PUT THE CAR IN GEAR DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. COULD NOT MOVE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE (DEAD). TRANSMISSION HAD 141,860 MILES. FLUSHED APPROXIMATELY 141,775 MILES. PRIOR TO THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES. RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EARLY 2000 TRANSMISSIONS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ACUTE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. VERY LITTLE IF ANY WARNING OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT A...

DAUGHTER DRIVING 2002 HONDA CIVIC WHEN SUDDENLY CAR LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, LEAVING HER ALONE AND STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE ASSUMPTION IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE (PENDING). DEALER TOLD ME I COULD (AT MY EXPENSE) HAVE CAR TOWED TO HONDA AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT UNLIKELY ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSUMED BY HONDA SINCE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED THERE SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THIS 2002 CIVIC I BOUGHT WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING. AFTER STOPPING AND PRAYING THE CAR DID ENGAGE THE FIRST GEAR AND I BROUGHT IT HOME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME AS MY CAR HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. I COULD HEAR MY ENGINE REV TO HIGH RPM, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THEREAFTER 5 MINUTES LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OCCUR ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER RESEARCHING IT ONLINE FURTHER. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CHICAGO CITY STREET. COULD NOT GET CAR TO ACCELERATE. COULD ONLY GO UP TO 15 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ABLE TO GET BACK TO MY JOB. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (COMMUNITY HONDA) WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. ADVISED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD ONLY GET IT TO MOVE BY PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AS IT HAD COMPLETED QUIT GOING FORWARD, COULDN'T USE ANY DRIVE FEATURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2009 WITH 72K MILES. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS PRIOR TO THIS WHICH IS WHY IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND SEEMED OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND FOR TAKING IN TO BE REPAIRED. IT IS NOW 2010, 99K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN AND THE CAR SOUNDS ROUGH WHEN ITS IDLING OR MOVING. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE COST. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC GX BEGAN LOSING POWER, THREW ENGINE CODE 1890 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY IN 3RD GEAR. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE EITHER A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE HONDA DEALER SAID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERED UP TO 105,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICHEVER WAS LESS. THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME ON ANY OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH JUST 83,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION ONTO A BUSY STREET. WAS HELD WAY OUT INTO THE STREET AND TRANSMISSION JUST BOUND UP STOPPING BY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. A CAR HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME AND HONKED EXCESSIVELY AT ME AS IF IT WERE MY FAULT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY THEN WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. WELL THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I WAS LUCKY THE CAR MADE IT ACROSS. NEEDLESS TO SAY $2600 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION LATER, IT NOW WORKS FINE (OF COURSE). THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT PUMP TO FAIL. PERSONALLY I KNOW 3 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEE YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD REALIZE THE PARTS THEY USED WERE CRAP AND RECALL THE CARS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. NEVER AGAIN!!! *TR

ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, JUST EXITED AND IN A TURN WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; ONLY THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PRESSED. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED EVEN FATALLY IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE OR INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO REVERSE, DRIVE, AND D3 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR! WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURE. NOW, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CAR FOR A WORKING FAMILY. WE DO NOT KNOW ANYONE DUE TO JUST MOVING INTO THE STATE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR AND DOES NOT COVER RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. COME TO FIND...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY, 6-LANE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ANTICIPATING MY MOVEMENT, BUT THEN HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE AROUND ME SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR IN JULY AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY CAR STARTED DOING THESE LITTLE JERKING MOVEMENTS ABOUT EVERY COUPLE MINUTES OR SO' THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO I FIGURED I'D GO HOME AND TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT THE NEXT DAY' ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING UP A HILL ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING' I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE GAS AND MY CAR STAYED AT 15 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S SHOT UP' CARS START HONKING AT ME AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND I REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BEFORE MY CAR GAVE OUT COMPLETELY AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL' I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE...

ON THE WAY TO WORK, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS, THEN STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS PASSING ME AS MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS POINT AND IT WAS VERY SUDDEN. WHEN I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AND WOULD COST ME $4200!!! I AM LOOKING AROUND TO GET A 2ND OPINION AND PRICE AS THAT SEEMS AWFULLY HIGH FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. 4 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR SLOWED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AT AAMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL IS GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SINCE THE SHIFT CONTROL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109,000 MILES. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAD THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITHIN MONTHS, HONDA REPLACED IT FOR A LARGE DISCOUNT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. KNOW AT 130,000 LOST THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR KILLED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX MODEL. THE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP/SLOW DOWN AND THEN STOPPED. IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER'2ND GEAR COMING OFF AND 3RD GEAR NOT COMING IN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I'VE READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I ALSO FOUND MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I ONLY COPIED THE FEW THAT I THINK ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ISSUE THAT I HAD: # TSB #11012004 -- MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10013656, NOVEMBER 01 2004) # TSB #204 -- 2ND TO 5TH OR 3RD TO 5TH GEAR UPSHIFT. *NM (NHTSA ID #10014230, FEBRUARY 16 2004) # TSB #02012004 -- SERVICE MANUAL FIX. MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAINSHAFT REASSEMBLY. CORRECTION TO JANUARY '04 ISSUE. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT (NHTSA ID #10009134, FEBRUARY 01 2004) #...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HAD TO BE REBUILT. *TR

COMPLETE AND SUDDEN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE LOSES ABILITY TO MOVE AND DRIVE DISENGAGES. *TR

SECOND TIME! COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPLACED IN 06.25.07 WITH NEW HONDA TRANS. SUDDEN FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR DRIVING FINE AND WITH NO WARNING DRIVE DISENGAGES AND VEHICLE CAN NOT MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

THIS IS ABOUT HONDA CIVIC 2002 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT AND ANY WARNING, LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME. IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS AND FATAL FOR ME. TURN OUT THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM IN HONDA CIVIC 2002 MODELS BUT HONDA IS NOT DOING ANY THING ABOUT , NO RECALLS , NO NOTICES. THIS ISSUE MAY (MAYBE ALREADY HAVE) HAVE SOMEONE KILLED.THIS IS WEBSITE WHERE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE FILED ..HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE-2.SHTML. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED , I ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGE OR AN EXPECTED MAINTENANCE FROM HONDA DEALER SHIP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS ON CT-15 IN FAIRFIELD, CT WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED. BEING THAT IT WAS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER WE WERE NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR FAILED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE WARNING. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT $3200+TAX. IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN ATLEAST 100+ INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2002 HONDA CIVIC DOCUMENTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS 79K+ MILES. LAST SATURDAY 3/6/2010 THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD POWER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. DOWNSHIFTING DID NOT HELP AND ACCELERATION WHILE IN GEAR ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UP. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE FORCED ME TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO ME DUE TO THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED. RESTARTING THE CAR AND ENGAGING THE GEARS DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THESE FAILURES AT THESE LOW MILEAGE ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND SUDDEN FAILURES ARE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WAS REENTERING HIGHWAY 5 NORTH IN ORANGE COUNTY CA AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP POWER AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING WHAT LITTLE POWER THAT IT HAD AND I WAS ABLE TO VERY SLOWLY RE-EXIT THE FREEWAY AND TAKE SIDE STREETS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE GAS STATION I HAD LEFT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY ROAD THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN A TURN LANE. *TR

WITH NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH LESS THAN 62000 MILES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY WITH THE MOMENTUM OF GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

1. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS HIDDEN FROM ME. 2. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ABOUT 1500 RPMS WHEN COLD. A. SEATBELTS ARE HARD TO CLICK INTO MECHANISM B. INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED, BUT DOES WHEN PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN.. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO MANY SHOPS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. *TW

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED SLIPPING AND FAILED AT 88,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT. THERE WERE PIECES OF BURNED MATERIAL STUCK TO THE DIPSTICK. HE SAID IT WAS THE THIRD 2001-2002 CIVIC TRANSMISSION HE FIXED THIS WEEK AND THEY CAN FAIL EARLY. PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $2,500. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO FAILURE. WHEN EXITING FREEWAY THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONCERN IS THAT THIS UNEXPECTED FAILURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALL MAINTENANCE CURRENT ON THE CAR. 87,900. MILES MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING LISTED AS A "SAFETY" HAZARD, BUT JUST BECAUSE A CAR DOESN'T EXPLODE, IGNITE, OR SHATTER DOESN'T MEAN A DEFECT CANNOT LEAD TO SAFETY HAZARDS (I.E., BEING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS, IN TRAFFIC, OR ON RURAL BACKROADS). I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH JUST OVER 43,000 MILES. I DID NOTICE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THERE WAS A TINNY, BUZZING SOUND. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (PURCHASED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP), AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO LOOK AT IT. DAYS BEFORE THAT APPOINTMENT, I WAS HEADING UP A STEEP AND NARROW GRAVEL ROAD TO WORK, AND THE GEARS STOPPED ENGAGING ALTOGETHER. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK DOWN THE HILL, HOPEFUL THAT A CAR WOULD NOT COME AROUND THE BLIND CORNER I WAS BACKING TOWARD. I HAD TO CALL MY BOSS TO COME AND RESCUE ME, AND A...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY TRAFFIC MAIN STREET ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT WITH MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR,THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH 2002 CIVIC AND ARE MANY COMPLAINS TO HONDA AND NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON IT LAST FRIDAY. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND YEAR OF CAR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S GOING TO COST ME $3,300 + TAX FOR THE REPAIRS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY A MANUFACTURER WITH A FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED A LITTLE THEN IT WAS OK, GOT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, EXIT THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO COAST AROUND A CORNER. NOTHING BEFORE TO LET ME KNOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING UNTIL THEN. COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE REARED ENDED ME WHILE DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2002. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY QUIT WORKING TO WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GO FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2001/2002 HONDA CIVICS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION QUITS WORKING WHEN IT IS WARMED UP. I AM JUST AMAZED THAT THIS HASN'T CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE AS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION, THERE WAS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN ONE OF THE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED HER VEHICLE CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. I REALIZE THAT HAVING AN ACCIDENT OCCUR DUE TO THIS WOULD GAIN MORE ATTENTION, BUT I AM THANKFUL THAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY...

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX 1.7L V6 HAS SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE DEALER HAS FIXED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. PEOPLE ARE GETTING STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT WITH CHILDREN ETC...THIS IS DANGEROUS. PEOPLE HAS OFTEN TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO FIX THESE VEHICLES SO EVEN THOUGHT HONDA HAS A HIGH REPORT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT'S EVEN HIGHER DUE TO THE ABOVE REASON, THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHERS. WITH THE COMPLAINTS THEY DO HAVE ON FILE THEY SHOULD ALREADY THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT IDENTIFYING WITH IT. GETTING STRANDED WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM COULD BE FATAL DUE TO BEING STRANDED AT NIGHT OR EVEN IN TRAFFIC. THEN WHO WOULD BE THE BLAME....NO ONE!!!! *TR