Honda Civic transmission problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AT RED LIGHTS, IN BETWEEN THE TIME IT TOOK TO SWITCH PEDALS FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER EXPRESSED DUE TO THE LIGHTER TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA CERTIFIED CIVIC LX ON JANUARY 28, 2006 FROM HERITAGE HONDA OF TOWSON, 9213 HARFORD ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21234. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 50,000 MILE SERVICE AND ASKED SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE IN "DRIVE" ON AN INCLINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD A SIMILAR VEHICLE WHICH ALSO DID THIS, THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED TO HIM OF THE SAME CONDITION, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT: THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE WHEN IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION. DRIVER MUST ENGAGE THE "PARK" POSITION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, OR PUT THE VEHICLE IN "NEUTRAL" AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. LEAVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IN "DRIVE" WHILE ON A HILL RESULTS IN SLIPPAGE (THIS VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHILE IN "DRIVE", AS IF IN "NEUTRAL"), WHICH PRESENTS DANGER OF IMPACT TO THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO THOSE DRIVERS BEHIND THEM. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION OF TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE SLIPPAGE WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION, WHILE ON AN INCLINE, CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO OTHER DRIVERS DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. I SEEK TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CORRECTED, IF POSSIBLE. IF NOT, I WOULD ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AS A LEMON, OR TO GET THE VEHICLE RECALLED. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

I HAVE BOUGHT HONDA CIVIC 2001 IN JAN 2001 FROM GOODSON HONDA, HOUSTON, TX. AFTER ONE YEAR I MOVED TO THE CANADA AND INFORMED THE COMPANY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MY MOVE LETTER. ALL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALERS SO FAR IN US AND CANADA. HERE IN CANADA COMPANY COVERS ALL CIVICS FOR UP TO 60000 KM FOR TRANSMISSION. IN JANUARY 06 AFTER OIL CHANGE AND AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT MY CAR STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISE AT STARTUP, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TOOK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SINCE AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMED AND INSTRUCTED CUSTOMERS NOT TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION OIL UNTIL 80000 MILES, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT LESS MILEAGE. BUT RECENTLY MY RARELY DRIVEN CAR WITH 45309 MILEAGE BROKE DOWN. AS IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT CAR REFUSED TO MOVE, I TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. APPARENTLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT AS REPORTED ON INTERNET MANY CIVICS WITH MY KIND OF VIN SERIES DEVELOPED THAT PROBLEM (SEE WWW.ABOUT.COM) AS THEIR LINEAR SOLENOID IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CANADA BOTH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TRANSMISSION EXPERT MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSED BY FAULTY LINEAR SOLENOID. *JB

2000 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD ON MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC LX WHICH HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. THEN THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING AND DELAYING, SO I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT (LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP). THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN OUR OTHER HONDA (1997 HONDA ACCORD WITH 150,000 MILES) LAST WEEK, AND THIS PROBLEM WAS A HUGE SHOCK TO US. WE ARE REPLACING TWO HONDA TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD!!! I THINK THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A 2000 HONDA CIVIC WITH LESS THAN 73,500 MILES ON IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. OUR OTHER HONDA TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OUR CAR SLOWED DOWN SO RAPIDLY. FOR NOW, THE 2000 HONDA CIVIC LX WILL BE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL WE HAVE SAVED UP FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *JB