Honda Civic transmission problems

I OWN A 1999 HONDA CIVIC HX. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR AND IT HAD 29,000 MILES. I TOOK IT FOR A TUNE UP RECENTLY AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 3RD GEAR AND MISSING 2ND GEAR. HE CONSULTED WITH A MECHANIC THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION SHOP NEXT DOOR AND HE TOLD ME THAT NO ONE WILL TOUCH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $7,000.00. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A CAR THAT IS WORTH SLIGHTLY OVER THAT PRICE. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SO THE PROBLEM WAS THERE BEFOREHAND AND NOW MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION. I'VE GONE ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND OTHER HONDA OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I REALLY HOPE YOUR AGENCY INVESTIGATES THIS SITUATION ND LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. IF HONDA PRODUCED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE ITEM?

ON MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO MAKE CLATTERING NOISES FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER, HERITAGE HONDA - TOWSON MARYLAND, HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER PARTS TO REPLACE REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER OF 2002, WITHIN 600 MILES OF PURCHASING THE CAR, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE MAIN SHAFT BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF CLATTERING NOISES IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WHEN I HAVE ASKED FOR A VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT, I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE HONDA DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM , HERITAGE HONDA - WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND , HAD ALREADY REPLACED 5TH GEAR IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE I EVER PURCHASED THE CAR, WHEN IT HAD JUST 10 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HISTORY SHOWS THAT THE GEARS HAD BEEN FOUND TO BE "CHEWED UP" AT THAT TIME. AS OF TODAY, HONDA HAS NOT AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, BUT SEEMS ONLY TO BE WILLING TO REPLACE PART BY PART AS THEY FAIL. *LA

I HAVE A 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 95,900 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED. ONE DAY I NOTICED MY CAR WAS HESITATING WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT DID NOT PUT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO IT. THEN SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER (ROCK HONDA). THEY RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IF IT TURNS ON AGAIN THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE LIGHT TURNED ON WENT BACK TO ROCK HONDA , THEY RECOMMENDED ME REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND MENTIONED TO ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE A/T OR WARRANTY , THE ESTIMATE WAS $2900 FOR THE REPAIR. SO I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING THE A/T NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED! I ENDED UP REPAIRING IT COSTING ME $2608.11 OUCH. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY AND NOTIFY THE MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS THAT OWN HONDA CIVICS AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS MAJOR REPAIR BY ISSUING A RECALL. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO UNKNOWINGLY HAVE HAD TO FIX THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST LIKE I HAVE. NOW I'M WONDERING IF I SHOULD EVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN! PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *LA

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY VEHICLE SLIPS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE RPMS TO GO UP. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WOULD NOT PUT ON COMPUTER WENT TO THEM 3 TIMES SAME COMPLAINT SAME REPLY WENT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION THEY PUT ON COMPUTER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM, WENT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP THEY FOUND A CODE BAD SOLENOID TOOK TO DEALER 4TH VISIT THEY REPLACED A SOLENOID PROBLEM STILL THERE. CANT SELL CAR DRIVER TOO BAD SO IM STUCK. ALL THIS OCCURRED BEFORE WARRANTY RAN OUT NOW WARRANTY IS OUT. TRANSMISSION DOES THIS EVERY TIME IT GETS DRIVEN. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SMALL SLOP, IT MOVED FORWARD ALL THE WAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FACED UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ROLL BACK ALL THE WAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE SHOULD STAY STILL IF THE GAS WAS NOT BEING APPLIED. *PH *JB