Noises During Shifting problems of the 2001 Honda Civic

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the transmission made a loud winning noise. The gear shifted out of place then the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 88,000.

My 2001 Honda Civic (88,400) began to make a whining noise in January 2009. I had several people (including a Honda dealership and a Toyota dealership) look at the car to find the source of the noise, and I asked each technician to look specifically at the transmission, but every report told me that nothing was wrong with my car. The most recent check on my car was performed a week ago (4/28/09). Then, a week later, my transmission failed. While there were no accidents, there easily could have been, as I had just been on the highway, and suddenly my car would not shift into third gear. I can't imagine what would have happened at a higher speed or in a higher gear, and I don't want to. I drove it straight to a dealership and discovered that my transmission needs to be entirely replaced. I know that I am not alone in having a Honda Civic with a transmission that failed much too early (and after eight years of conscientious upkeep) because there are plenty of complaints to be found on various websites. This is a dangerous problem -- I could easily have crashed or been rear-ended because my car would not accelerate properly. Thank you for your attention.

Code p0740 keeps reappearing in the car even after several checkups. The gear fails to shift from 203 gear which results in slower pickup and may cause excessive noise and "revving" during acceleration.

My 2001 Honda Civic with about 76,000 miles was acting up for about a week. It started making a squeaking noise when cold, however once it got warmed up the noise went away. Few days ago when I shifted the automatic transmission into reverse, it barely moved. The rpm's would rev up but the vehicle was not going anywhere fast. Same happened when shifted in drive. I made it to work, and decided to take it into the shop on the way back in the evening. On the way to the shop the car stopped without much warning. At the time it died I was going over a bridge overpass and did not have any room to pull over. Luckily my wife was following me so she slowed down and allowed me to cost down the overpass on to the shoulder. Once stopped the check transmission light came on, unfortunately, too little to late. I had the car towed to a dealer who has informed me that the car needs a new transmission. This is a Honda, only 5 years old with less than 80k miles. This should not happen to this car. The cost of repair is over $2k. Honda is willing to cover half the cost as a good-will gesture, but judging by the amount of complaints about the transmission on 2001 Honda Civics between 50-80k miles, this should be a recall. I only wonder how many people fork over $3k-$4k and do not report this issue.

For the past month or so, the transmission made a high pitched noise when starting the vehicle. After the vehicle is warmed up the noise would go away. Noise became louder with time. Initially noticed transmission problem when vehicle would not engage in drive when shifted from park. When pressing the accelerator pedal there was a delay in acceleration. Took vehicle to a reputable Honda specialist who stated the transmission needed to be replaced!!! the estimate for replacement with a re-manufactured transmission is $2,500. . . Ouch!the vehicle is maintained on regular basis and only has 63,000 miles on it. So much for the infamous Honda reliability and durability. And to think that the wife and I were considering buying a Honda minivan!.

I have the same complaint as #010302, 8014926 & 746038. My car is making a loud buzzing, vibration around the gear shift area when it gets wet underneath. Beaverton Honda swears it is water boiling off of the catalytic converter, but that wouldn't explain why the noise is louder as you accelerate. I have a young child in the car with me and this noise is distracting you cannot hear anything inside the car when it happens. I have nearly had a wreck when this happens because you are afraid to step on the gas at all. Ts.