Honda Civic transmission problems

MY TRANSMISSION BLEW ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IT ONLY HAS 80K MILES. I WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS WHEN IT STAYED AT 0 MPH, WHILE THE RPMS WENT UP. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 CARS. I READ ON A FORUM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THIS WEBSITE. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I STILL HAVE A YEAR AND A HALF TO PAY ON THE CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO I CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA FOR SOME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP LIKE THEY REQUESTED, AND I AM AWAITING TO HEAR BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE ENGINE PERFORMS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVS. WHEN HE PLACES THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO HESITATE OR DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN 30-45 SECONDS AND ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. ORIGINAL OWNER CAR HAS 52 K. RECENTLY I EXPERIENCED A NEAR DEATH ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AS I EXITED A SLIGHT UPHILL DRIVEWAY. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I STOPPED BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE ROAD, I HEARD A THUD OR CLUNK AND THEN THE CAR LURCHED AND SPED RAPIDLY INTO THE ROAD WHICH WAS WET FROM RAIN. THE CAR SKIDDED AND FISHTAILED L TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE UNRESPONSIVE. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND EITHER. THE CAR DID A 360 TURN AND HAD GONE ALMOST 200 YARDS FROM WHERE IT EXITED THE DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULD SMELL SMOKE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN UNDER 30 SECONDS. BY SOME MERCIFUL FORCE, THE CAR HIT THE MUD EMBANKMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THANKFULLY NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF, I RAN ACROSS THE ROAD BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF THE CAR WOULD BLOW UP OR KEEP GOING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I RAN OVER AGAIN AND COULD TURN IT OFF BUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT WORK . THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE OAKLAND, CA HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY PERFORMED A BASIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THE CAR IS OK TO DRIVE AND NOTHING IS VISIBLY WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT FOR THE DENT ON THE FRONT BUMPER. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE. IN THE PAST THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) BECAUSE IT JUDDERS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS ADEQUATELY RESEARCHED MY CASE. A CAR SHOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS MINE DID AND I BELIEVE THAT THE FACT THIS MODEL HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTS A MORE THAN CURSORY EVALUATION. HONDA IS RISKING THE SAFETY OF HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLES SAFETY BY NOT TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY MY VEHICLE SPED OUT OF CONTROL BY ITSELF. I PLAN TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER IN THANKS THAT I AM ALIVE. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER PUTTING IN A ONGOING CHRONIC COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURE HONDA ASSIGNED ME A CASE MANAGER WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. IT WAS THEN FINE FOR 7500 MILES AND NOW HAS STARTED OVER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF SHUDDER AND SLIPPAGE AS BEFORE. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY IT IS AN EGR VALVE AND PUTTING ME THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RUNNING OUT OF THE WARRANTY AGAIN AS THEY EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE 97,250. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THIS TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND SLIPPAGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE (CHECK YOUR PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS) AND I AM A PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. *TR

BRAND NEW 2009 CIVIC SI SEDAN HAVE NOTICED GRINDING OF 2ND AND THIRD GEAR SYNCHROMESH, AND ALSO A LOT OF NOTCHINESS WHILE SHIFTING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL ON 06-08 TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM THAT THEY SAY WAS RESOLVED WAS NOT. I WORK ON CARS SO I REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANS FLUID IT CAME OUT AS BLACK AS MOLASSES, THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T FEEL THAT HONDA WANTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN MANY OTHER SI'S AND THE OTHERS HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY SILK SHIFT. I WOULD APPRECIATE HELP IN POSTING A BULLETIN TO WATCH OUT FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2009 MODELS THEY MAY NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME WHENEVER AND LEAVE ME A MESSAGE I WILL GET BACK TO YOU. SINCERELY: *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC IS THE CAR I OWN, AND FROM READING OTHER REPORTS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE LATELY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL THIS MORNING, SUDDENLY STARTING TO SLIP ON THE WAY TO WORK. UPON LEAVING EARLIER TODAY MY CAR WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR AT ALL, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS...THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN '01 CIVIC LX WITH 66K MILES. ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER). HONDA RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MY OPINION IS THAT NO MODERN CAR SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 66K MILES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST '01 CIVICS AND HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR