Automatic Transmission problems of the 2001 Honda Civic - part 1

I have a 01 Honda Civic lx with 85,000 miles and needs a new (rebuilt) transmission. I'm actually dropping off the vehicle today at aamco transmission. They quoted me $1600. I just spoke to Honda and requested goodwill assistance and they told me the vehicle did not fall within the parameters being 10 years old. I told them I have had 6 or 7 toyotas in a row and this was my first and probably last Honda. I asked them to pass along my case with that comment and contact me if they want to retain my business.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. She noticed that the check engine light had illuminated on the instrumental panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving sluggish. While parking the vehicle on an incline, the vehicle suddenly stalled. As the contact shifted into reverse, the vehicle began to roll backward. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My 2001 Honda Civic stopped running while I was driving in the fast lane of the 101 fwy in l. A. No indication of any problem. I depressed the gas pedal and the engine just revved like it was in netrual; there was no acceleration. I went from going approx 60 mph to coasting. I managed to get across 4 lanes of heavy traffic and off the fwy without causing an accident. 2 hours later my car was towed to the nearest Honda dealer and I was informed that my car needed a new transmission.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

I have 2001 Honda Civic ex, and automatic transmission got broken down. I had to replace whole transmission system.

My 2001 Honda Civic (automatic transmission) will not move when I put it into gear. I tried all the gears: drive, reverse etc. Nothing happens when I step on the gas.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The vehicle stalled moments after it was started. After restarting it, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 123,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. After accelerating from a stop she approached a speed of approximately 20 mph and the vehicle jerked while changing gears. The failure recurred whenever she reached 20 mph after accelerating from a stop. She also experienced trouble accelerating. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 117,000.

Leading up to the failure, I didn't have a big issue. After stopping at a red light or stop sign, the car would initially hesitate a little when beginning to accelerate, but besides that, there were no other symptoms. The failure effects the 3rd and 4th gears. When accelerating, the engine will rev and there is no increase in speed whatsoever. My car is currently in the shop having the transmission rebuilt. It was the only option besides completely replacing the transmission. I had the eld unit replaced because one mechanic thought it may help, however it did nothing. My "check engine" light had only been on for one week prior to getting a diagnostic test done on my car to figure out the problem. It would have been sooner, had I not been away from home. My safety concern comes when attempting to merge into traffic. Without 3rd or 4th gear, it is nearly impossible to get the car up to safe speed to merge in with cars going 60-70 mph on the highway. I was nearly rearended last weekend while merging onto a highway, but managed to pull to the side of the road before a crash occurred. This is a huge safety concern! my car is a 2001 and only has 80,000 miles and has had all of the regular scheduled maintenance performed in a timely manner!.

2001 Honda Civic with reasonable miles has a bad transmission and I am really shocked at Hondas reputation. These cars should gp and go. Need a good lawsuit against them because I am not the only one. Please help.

On the way home from work the car started jerking. When the gas pedal was pressed the rpms would go way up into the red zone with no difference in the speed of the car. Coasted into a neighborhood. It starts fine but will not move. We had aaa tow us to our local auto shop that we have used for years, they ran multiple tests on it to find out that it needed a whole new transmission. We had no problems leading up to this. We have owned it since 2005 with regular maintenance completed. I called american Honda this morning to ask for a "goodwill repair". They told me that since we purchased it as a certified used vehicle and it was over 7 years old our warranty was no longer in effect. We can fax them our paid receipts and proof of transmission fluid maintenance and they will review it and have someone call us in 2-3 days. They told me that there are no recalls that have been made on the Civic only on the accord and odyssey even though through my research I have found there have been many complaints regarding the 2001 Honda Civic transmission. I have always owned Hondas because they truly are low maintenance as long as you take care of them and they will last forever. My last Civic was a 1988 that I had for 9 years and it was 17 years old with over $160,000 miles - never had to replace the transmission. Honda needs to take responsibility and do something about the 2001 Honda Civic transmission.

Driving on major freeway in atlanta rush hour going 60mph. Acceleration is lost. No warning lights. No sound or issue noted with car. Proceed to coast over to shoulder just in time to when car loses momentum. Could have been easily rear-ended at 60 mph sitting still would have resulted in bodily injury or death. Had car in for oil change and service and Honda dealership 3 days prior and no issues were noted. Had transmission review and basic checks for car done prior to oil change service no issues found. Original owner. Only dealership service maintained.

Power loss on a freeway. Car: Honda GX 2001 160k miles cvt transmission in this car was replaced at 56k miles after gentle use and flushing trans. Fluid every 10k transmission has to be replaced again!.

As I tried to accelerate after stopping for a red light, I discovered my 2001 Honda Civic would only run 5-10 mph. I had no warning; my check engine light only came on then. I had no clue what was going on and I was only relieved that I had already dropped off my 2-yr. Old son. I panicked since I thought I was doing more damage by driving the car. I drove to the nearest gas station 2 blocks away and I was told that it was the transmission. They told me that they would have to rebuild the transmission for $2600 or I could get a used one for a couple hundred less. I was told the old one was from a car with over 60,000 miles. (my car has 93,500+). I chose to rebuild it, not wanting a fairly old transmission. I think I was overcharged for this service, but I couldn't do anything differently at the time, since I worried about not having a running car and I needed it repaired. I am extremely surprised to find out that this transmission problem is common for 2001 Honda Civics, but there is no recall on it. I read that this problem is not considered hazardous on the road, but I wonder by whose standards. I could have been driving on a highway when my transmission gave out and cost injury to those in my car and around me. I had no advance warning that it would occur, so I was only lucky that it happened at a red light. So, it may not be immediate danger to drive a car that has transmission problems since it will not explode or cause a fire, but there are still those risks involved such as in my situation of having no prior knowledge. I still feel strongly that a recall be made so that drivers of 2001 & 2003 Honda Civics & accords,etc. Will have awareness that such a condition does exist & what they do with the information falls on them. I think it is by luck that nothing serious has occurred with the defect on these transmissions. It would be a tragedy for just one person to get seriously injured or killed to send out that information and public awareness!.

I bought a 2001 Honda Civic with 103,000 miles. Went to take it home and got on the freeway and the check engine light came on. Took it in and the code was p0740. The transmission man says I need the transmission overhauled to the tune of $2000. 00 to $2500. 00. Since then I have been on the computer and am finding out about 50% of this code is on Hondas. I think Honda has a problem they aren't addressing and leaving the consumer out in the cold. Help, can't afford a new transmission. The code comes on and they reset it and a few days later it comes back on when I get to higher speeds. Am going to try a transmission flush first, but have read it really doesn't do any good. I am going to contact Honda and see if they will help in anyway. I do think this is something you should be checking in to for the consumer and make Honda do what's right. They are selling and continuing to sell a car with a problem that they aren't addressing.

My Honda Civic 2001, stopped in the middle of a super busy street. My car began to rev up everytime I needed to move forward. And then at a certain point I noticed that it would not go pass 40 km/hr and then I stopped for a bit and my check engine light came on. I started move out of the parking space and then the car would not go pass 20 km/hr and 2 minutes later, my car stopped completely. My car would not move forward but it would reverse. I was then forced to tow my car to my neighborhood mechanic but now he can't seem to find a transmission and since this happened in the summer, the transmission shops are closed. I have lost so far 4 days of work because I do no have access to a car. I am still waiting . . .

2001 Honda Civic ex with 138k miles. While driving to work (I am a police officer) my transmission goes out leaving me with no acceleration on a busy highway causing traffic to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision. After doing some research it seems that it is a very common problem for transmissions to go out without warning even when serviced correctly and taken care of.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while making a u turn at 10 mph the rpms began to increase and the vehicle would not move forward. She turned the vehicle off and restarted it but it would not move forward or backwards. The vehicle was towed to a local transmission mechanic who drained the transmission fluid because there were metal shavings in it. The dealer stated that she needed to have the vehicle towed to them and that they may or may not be able to assist with repairs. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000.

I have a 2001 Honda Civic and without any warning, the transmission blew in the middle of a busy intersection and my car stalled. The car has been well taken care of and has approx. 147k miles on it. I've been told that the car requires a new transmission out of my pocket. It is in my opinion that my transmission should have last a lot longer than 9 years and 147k miles. I own three other vehicles, two of which are about 5 years older and both with over 300k miles on them each and have never had a problem. Honda does not consider this a safety issue and won't recall it. It's clearly a safety issue is ones car stalls in the middle of rush hour traffic. I was lucky to not be hit. I have researched this problem and found 453 similar complaints on carcomplaints. Com; I am a very conservative driver and take very good care of my vehicles. There is no reason to believe that a Honda wouldn't last longer than mine has.

On Friday, July 16, 2010, I was driving from oakland to san francisco on the bay bridge when I started having car problems. I was pressing the gas pedal, the engine was revving up, but the cars speed was slowly decreasing (average speed for traffic on the bridge was 50-60 mph). Concerned about my safety, I pulled over to the right hand lane. I immediately changed my route and decided to take my car directly to a Honda service center. Along the way, the car's engine continued to rev, and it had a hard time maintaining its speed. I was going 20 mph. By the time I arrived at the service center my hazard lights were lights were on and I was barely going 10 mph. My check engine light went on 8 blocks before reaching my destination. Before this incident, my car ran smoothly. Technicians hook the car up to a machine for a diagnostic test which produced a dtc code p0730. The corrective action per Honda based on this code was to replace the entire transmission. I contacted american Honda requesting a good will repair since my vehicle had regular maintenance checks and only had 78,851 miles on it. Honda stated that the vehicle was old, and since I couldn't produce paperwork confirming that the transmission fluid had been drained and replaced, they couldn't help me. The final cost was $3,412. 30.

I own a 2001 Honda Civic- I have maintained my car properly and have went in for all service maintenance. My transmission went out - all of a sudden- it stopped on street- I could have been killed. They now say repair bill is 3200. 00- is there any help I can get. Saw information on website stating transmission problems concerning Honda 2003 & 2001 Honda Civic transmission problems.

I was leaving work and driving home. It takes me about an hour to get home. I was going down a major highway when I saw break lights so I started to brake until I came to a complete stop. When the car in front of me started to move I hit the gas but it would rev up but would only go a few inches. I tried to get onto the side of the road away from oncoming traffic and my car refused to move. It revved up but would move at all. I called 911 and was told my the dispatcher that someone would be there to help me. My fiance showed up and pushed my car to the side of the road so I wasn't blocking traffic. I had to have it towed to my mechanic and spent $200 just to have it towed. The next day I called and was informed that I needed a transmission which would cost $2560 to fix. I do not have that kind of money since I am about to get married and I still owe about $1675 for the car. The car is now sitting in my parking lot since I had to have it towed back to my house in order to avoid any charges for leaving it there. If it wasn't for the traffic and the car seized up when I was driving 65 on the highway I could have died.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. While driving 30 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle had suddenly shifted into third gear without warning causing the rpms to increase to 4000. Within a few seconds, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the vehicle needed a new transmission. There were no prior warnings and the vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 102000.

Took my car into dealer for routine maintenance (fluids changed) $278. They reported that all was well with brakes, transmission, shocks, struts, tires, etc. I made it 45 minutes on the road towards home and after a stop-sign left turn onto a 4 lane high way my car would not accelerate more than 30 mph and transmission shaped light came on the dash. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic! I pulled over. Car was normal in reverse, I had to put the car in gear and not touch the accelerator to get it off the road. Called the dealership. They sent a wrecker. They called the next day and said they started it up and drove it around the lot when it came in and there was no problem. Next morning, the mechanic started it- no problem. He took it out long enough for it to heat up a little and the light came on and it barely made it back to the dealership. The dealership told me it was coincidental that it failed after they had done maintenance on it and want $3000 for new or $2600 rebuilt to fix it. I have since found out about the issues with 2001 Honda Civic transmissions. Hoping for a good will repair. No response from them, yet.

The car check engine light came on. I was driving on the highway at a speed of 70 mph. The car began to lose its acceleration power. It seemed the gear was out of place. It immediately began stop acceleration reducing me to dangerously low speeds on a highway. The transmission went out. A new transmission was needed, but I avoided a dangerous situation. Honda should recall the faulty transmission, as this is clearly occurring in many of their 2001 models.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic ex (n/a). While driving approximately 60-65 mph the vehicle began to independently slow down. The contact began to shift the vehicle into lower gears to get the vehicle off the freeway. The vehicle was towed to an authorized Honda shop. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact stated that the repair shop advised him that the transmission needed replacing. The approximate failure and mileage were 90,000.

I own a 2001 Honda Civic lx. Was driving the car in a busy city, stopped at a light and when it turned green I went to go forward. All the car did was rev and not go forward. I was left pushing the car through busy traffic to get it off the street. The car has always been regularly serviced by Honda and has 110,000 miles on it. I don't have the money to fix it so it is sitting in my sisters driveway until I can figure out what to do with it.

The transmission on my 2001 Honda Civic lx (136,000 miles) suddenly failed without warning. High-pitched whine, then revving of engine, and car wouldn't go. I've maintained perfect scheduled maintenance since buying the car. Many similar accounts online of how 2001 Civic transmissions have similarly failed recently without warning. Honda dealership service will replace for $3500, but no assistance.

Failure of 2001 Honda Civic transmission with 46,000 miles.

My daughter was driving home and her car started slowing down and the rpms started going up. She called and I told her stop at the autoparts store and see there was a code but the car would not make it over a small incline and stopped in the middle of the road. There was no place to pull over so she had to roll backwards to the flat ground and turn the car around. She made it home but she said the car would barely go. After researching it appears that Honda has had this reported many times and they have not had a recall to repair the issue. If she had been in rush hour this would have been a very bad problem.

I have 2001 Honda Civic with approximately 92,000 miles. One day I was driving the car and I noticed that it was acting sluggish. When I can to a stop and then tried to go the car would not go past 5 mph. The rvm gauge was going up but it was not picking up speed. When we got the car to the mechanic I was informed that I had to replace the entire transmission. There were no warnings or signs that there was an issue with the car. I have always been current with the maintenance and the transmission just gave way all of a sudden. I was then advised that 2001 Civic have a lot of transmission problems but a recall has not been issued. I drive 30 miles on the highway every day, I was just lucky that the incident occurred while I was on the streets.

Parked the vehicle driveway, exited the vehicle with keys in hand. Walked behind the vehicle to speak to neighbor, the neighbor noticed car rolling, we both jump out of way. Vehicle rolls down hill across street onto neighbor property and flips on the neighbors retaining wall. Ignition key was removed from the ignition switch with the vehicle in the drive position.

I own a 2001 Honda Civic with approximately 61,000 miles on it. The check engine light has been going on and off in my car for the past couple of days. Yesterday while driving, my engine started revving but my car would not reach more than 20 mph. Finally, my car stopped moving all together even with my foot on the gas pedal. I had to safely try and maneuver my car to the side of the road so I would not be hit and I could get out of the immediate way of traffic. My car had to be towed to my local mechanic. He said that I am in need of a new transmission. After reading some information online, it appears that this is a rather common issue for 2001 Honda Civics. I contacted Honda of America in CA this morning to see if there have ever been any safety recalls for my car. I was told that there have not been any recalls and that I am responsible for the repair since my car is no longer under warranty. I now have to pay $3,000 to fix the transmission on my vehicle. Luckily, I was not hurt. However, I do believe this is a safety concern since my car randomly stopped working by no fault of my own in the middle of the road. If this is a common issue for 2001 Honda Civics, why has there not been a recall?.

While driving my 2001 Honda Civic on a major highway the car started to lose speed almost resulting in an accident. I was able to reach a parking lot from which I had to have the car towed back home. This resulted in a $335 towing bill because I was nearly 70 miles away from home. The car will not shift into any forward gear and grinds when in reverse. The car has 114,000 miles and was bought new in 2001.