Honda Civic transmission problems

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HIGH PITCH NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS. *AK

THE AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN. IT CAUSED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND INJURE MYSELF, ALMOST HITTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG-IN DOES NOT WORK IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART THAT A CAR REPAIR MAN FIXED. *JB

I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MAY, 2005. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. TIGHTENING THE CAP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED IN JUNE, 2005 IT FAILED DUE TO A "TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUITRY" PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WOULD CLEAR. IT DID NOT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK IT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS. THE CAR ITSELF IS STILL DRIVABLE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED NO BUMPING OR NOISES. HONDA AMERICA HAS SAID THAT IT WILL PAY FOR REMANUFACTURED PARTS IF I PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH WILL BE $500. I HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AFTER 4.5 YEARS AND EXCELLENT DRIVING HABITS. THE CAR STILL CANNOT PASS NJ STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME INTO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 MODEL IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD, NOT MOVING ANYMORE. LUCKILY NO INJURY. BUT IF IT HAPPENED IN THE HIGHWAY SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. HONDA HAS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE BIG PROBLEM ARISE. AND I LIKE TO GET MY EXPENDITURE REIMBURSED TOO. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE COMPLETELY. MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE IMAGE I GOT ABOUT HONDA FROM MY FRIEND. IF I GOT THIS ISSUE NOT RESOLVED I AM NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYBODY .I WAS THINKING TO GET A NEW HONDA SUV MYSELF. NOW I HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. IT COSTING ME AROUND 5000$. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *NM

ON, OCTOBER 10, 2003 I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 TO AN OUTSIDE VENDOR (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS) WHERE THEY DID A COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYSIS BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. SO, ON NOVEMBER 14, 2003 I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR MY 5000-MILE MAX SERVICE. I EXPLAIN TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT STARTED IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A COURTESY INSPECTION. BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS WERE OVER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 WHEN MY CAR STARTED RACING FOR NO REASON. THEN I TRIED TO TURN INTO MCDONALDS AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SO MY FRIEND AND A STRANGE PUSHED MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEN I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR TO MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE NEXT MORNING I TOWED MY CAR TO WEST BROAD HONDA. LATER THAT MORNING A REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEST BROAD HONDA STATED MY TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. (MY CAR ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES). *NM

I PARKED MY HONDA CIVIC IN MY DRIVE WAY; PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BREAK. 30 MINUTES LATER MY SON CAM E HOME AND DISCOVERED THE CAR RESTING ON A VERY LARGE DECORATIVE BOULDER AT THE END OF THE DRIVE WAY WITH THE FRONT BASHED IN - IT ROLLED APPX. 10 FEET WHILE IN PARK WITH THE BREAK ON. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, AND WHEN THE DRIVER WENT TO SECURE THE CAR ON THE TRAILER, IT ROLLED AGAIN (IN PARK WITH THE BREAK ON). THE HONDA DEALER, RUSSELL OF SHERWOOD - SAID THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED - AND STILL INDICATE THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN - WHICH IT DID. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR (BUMPER AREA) HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORP., AND THE COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED IN ARBITRATION WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE HERE IN ARKANSAS. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, THE RPMS WOULD MOVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE REPAIR SHOPS. ALL OF THEM DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED OVER A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. ON THE THIRD DAY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIR WORK PERFORMED, AND LEFT THE SHOP WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME. CALLED HONDA, WHO SAID WARRANTY WAS UP AND CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AMCO ,WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED IT WAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED BUT REPAIRED AT 64,000 MILES. *AK

98 HONDA CIVIC DX TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. IT RECENTLY STARTED DOING IT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT SO I TRIED TO GO ONLINE AND FIND OUT IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN HONDA ACCORDS/CIVICS/ODYSSEY'S AND EVEN ACURAS. I CALLED HONDA CORP. AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS YOU'RE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND GET IT REPAIRED. I DID THAT AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO GET A REFURBISHED TRANS AT 5K A POP! THAT'S A RIP OFF. SO I RESEARCHED IT SOME MORE AND FOUND OUT ON ABOUT.COM THAT YOU CAN BASICALLY JUST DRAIN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACE IT WITH HONDA ATP FLUID AND REPLACE A PIECE CALLED THE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND A WASHER. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY ISN'T HONDA DOING A GENERAL RECALL AND HAVE EVERYONE PAY A CERTAIN PRICE OR HAVE EVERYONE WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS COME IN AND HAVE THEIR TRANS CHECKED OUT. THIS IS A RIP OFF THROUGH HONDA CORP. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY AND SO ARE THE DEALERSHIPS! *NM

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ALL I HAVE HAD WERE PROBLEMS. THE 1ST PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ODOMETER WAS GOING MORE MILES THAN I WAS DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WAS EVEN RIGHT ON THE DOT. I TESTED IT AGAINST MY 00 CIVIC AND 3 OTHER CARS. MY CIVIC WAS CONSISTENTLY OFF ON TRIPS OVER 20 MILES. THE FIRST DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT JUST DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK. I TOOK IT THERE 4 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I ALSO HAD TO GET AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3.5 WEEKS BECAUSE I HAD GONE 5000 MILES SUPPOSEDLY. THE LAST TIME IT WAS AT THAT DEALER THERE WAS A NEW SERVICE MANAGER WHO'S EXCUSE FOR WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THAT I HAD SOMEHOW SWITCHED IT FROM MI TO KM AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET OUT THE MANUAL AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. DURING THIS TIME I HAD WRITTEN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT IDEAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND HOW IT WAS MY FAULT, NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM. THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO RIGHT AWAY FOUND THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHEN THEY CALLED HONDA TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO SINCE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS THEY WERE TOLD NOT TO DO ANYTHING. THEY ADVISED I COME BACK AND MEET WITH THE HONDA REP. I DID AND THEY TRIED RUNNING TESTS, CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING CAME UP OK. SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS TIME WENT ON OTHER THINGS STOPPED WORKING RIGHT IN THE CAR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BUZZED WHEN THEY WERE ON. THE CAR HAS HAD TROUBLE STARTING, TEMPERATURE DID NOT AFFECT IT. TURNING THE HEAT AND A/C KNOB WILL CHANGE THE STATION ON THE RADIO. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WILL STOP WORKING FOR 5 MINUTES THEN COME BACK ON. MORE RECENTLY I'VE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS(AUTO). THE CAR WON'T SHIFT, REVS HIGH, THE JOLTS AND W/CRUISE SET IT JUST ACCELERATES FOR NO REASON. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *NM