Transmission Failure problems of the 2001 Honda Civic - part 1

Takata recall; the vehicle is not drivable due to transmission failure occording to Honda dealer service department.

Automatic transmission failing at 74000 miles as diagnosed by Honda and independent transmission repair technician. Check engine light comes on while vehicle in motion. Code: p0470. Was advised will need complete transmission replacement very soon however Honda dealer reluctant to admit it.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. While driving 35 mph, the check engine light illuminated and the transmission failed. The vehicle was shut off, restarted, and placed in gear with no response. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not provided.

Transmission failure. It could not drive forward but can drive back.

Upon entering expressway, going to change lanes - transmission totally failed. Nothing but engine reving when pushing on accelerator. No warning lights, nothing. Almost got killed due to truck having to stop as we coasted off highway. Upon having vehicle towed to dealer (Honda lisle) and going on line I find that this is a very common occurrence for this vehicle and model year. Why has there not been a recall notice on this. This is truly a danger to the drivers of this vehicle. There are thousands of similar experiences posted online.

Tl - the contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the transmission failed and the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated and the vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 122,768. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the while driving 65 mph, the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recall. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Complaint: spent $4000 to completely rebuild my transmission at 96,800 miles last spring and am now experiencing the same early signs of transmission failure a year later. There was no engine/warning light to warn me that there was a problem until my car started having trouble switching gears, struggling to accelerate and was running rougher than normal. I’m luckier than a lot of the people who have complained since I was able to catch this issue before my transmission fell out of my car or stopped working as I was driving. I think if 600+ people complain about a very obvious engine failure, there needs to be an investigation. This is unacceptable. I am currently showing early signs of the same problem. My car is getting stuck while switching gears and having issues accelerating in between the gears. And is just generally running rougher than it should be. I should not have to rebuild my transmission in a Honda at 96,800 miles let alone again at 124,000 after just over a year. My car was not worth that much last spring when I fixed it but choose to do it thinking I’d be set for the rest of the car’s life. Now I’m looking at having to sell it for scraps and get a new car because I can not shell out another $4,000 to fix a manufacturing problem.

Transmission failed without warning in traffic, luckily had momentum to maneuver vehicle into center turn lane, out of way of traffic.

I bought a used 2001 Honda Civic lx back in December 2010, with about 125k miles on it with the carmax report that did not reflect any major problems or accidents for this car, it did reflect the maintance that the privious owner made and it was as schedule. The car ran well and I made the schedule maintainance for oil and general checks. Now after 6-months I started the car to go to work and as I was driving the engine light came out and the car stoped accelarating. After getting towed I took the car to the dealer where they ran a dignosis, that resulted on a transmission failure. Now they are charging me close to $3,000 to get it fixed. This has been a major inconvinience, I had to find a borrowed car in order to get to work, and iam not sure if I should get this fix, iam afriad somenthing else will occur, since this model has had so many complaints.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to an independent repair shop. The contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure and current mileages were 140,000. Sm.

My Honda 2001 Civic ex has had 2 transmission failures and both were sudden and unexpected and 1st failure with 70,000 miles on vehicle left car immobile at the end of an interstate on ramp in rush hour traffic and nearly caused an accident and had to be pushed to the side of the road by fellow motorists that risked injury to get my wife out of traffic. . . The second most recent failure left my wife stranded on a busy 2 lane road blocking traffic until a tow truck was called . I have investigated online complaints and found thousands of reports of low mileage defective transmissions that fail suddenly on Honda Civics and without prior warning yet Honda neglected to warn of this danger of losing all transmission power without any advanced warning. . . If there is no warning from manufacturer how can the public make an informed decision as to not put their family in harms way?.

2001 Honda Civic lx complete transmission failure. While backing out, check engine light came on. Could not shift to reverse nor drive. Stuck in the middle of the street.

The transmission failed in middle of fwy for my Honda Civic lx 2001. It had 134,000 miles on it.

Our 2001 Honda Civic lx transmission failed at 125,100 miles.

Complete transmission failure in heavy traffic on a very busy road.

The transmission failed on my/my mother's car. This car was Honda serviced and very well maintained throughout our ownership. The car was also very gently used. It did no long distance driving, the most it drove was 15 minutes to and from my mother's job. There is no reason for this car to fail other than the car being improperly designed and put together.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic lx. While the contact was driving 60 mph up a small incline on a bridge, the transmission failed without warning the vehicle began to roll backwards. The brake pedal was applied and the vehicle came to a complete stop. After awaiting a few moments the transmission began to function, although in an extremely poor motion. The contact drove a short distance to a safe location, and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The failure mileage was unknown.

Transmission failure - confirmed by Honda service. Needed to be replaced for under $3,000. 00. My car is only 77k miles.

I was driving to dinner and my car seemed to be jumping. After dinner, I drove to an auto zone and my boyfriend checked the transmission fluid. The fluid level was fine, so we drove away. I got about a half of a mile down a busy highway in north texas when my car would not shift. Every time I pushed the gas it would only rev up the rpms. My car eventually stopped and would not move. I put on my hazards and continued trying to get the car to go into gear. It would not move. A car coming down the highway nearly rear ended me. A county constable showed up and helped us to push the car onto a side street not as busy as the highway. Another cop arrived and told me that if I did not get my car off the road in 5 minutes he would have to call a tow truck. I have since researched this problem with the Honda Civic 2001 model and apparently it is extremely widespread - it seems in every one of these cars the transmission fails and happens very suddenly. I have been told even though this is an inevitable issue with this year of the Honda Civic I am responsible for the entire repair cost, which is around $2,500.

Transmission failed on 2001 Honda Civic at 109,000 miles. Estimated cost from Honda dealership to put in a rebuilt transmission . . . $3, 900. Went online, and found hundreds of complaints about the same problem with this vehicle. No recall issued by Honda !.

My 2001 Honda Civic has been giving me slight transmission problems over the past year. This weekend, it would rev up before it fell into gear. I took the car into my mechanic for an oil change and to have him check the transmission out and I'm now faced with a $1600 replacement transmission. I don't drive the car hard and I have 57800 miles on my car. This is far too little to have to replace my transmission. Scouring the web I found that 2001 Civics and 2003 accords have the highest rate of transmission failure, yet there is no recall and no recourse for owners to take. I'm a full time graduate student and only work part time after losing my job, I should not have to shell out $1600 which I don't have to pay for a known transmission problem. But I have to find a way because I can't go to work or school without my car.

2001 Honda Civic transmission failure. 1. The car is only 9 years old with 85000 miles. Just driving the car on the road, and the car lost speed suddenly and almost caused a major accident. 2. The failure was one time but almost life threatening. 3. Had to repair the transmission. There are so many complaints about 2001 Honda Civic transmission. Nhtsa claims that these complaints are important. What is being done?!?! does this event need a high profile death like the Toyota situation? please hold Honda accountable and get the transmission recalled! before someone gets killed. Is NHTSA doing it's job?.

Backed out of my driveway and on my way to work,6:30 am. The car stopped moving and another car nearly rear ended me. It just coasted to a stop in heavy early morning traffic. 2001 Honda Civic 2 door. Tried to back up but it wouldn't go. I had to push the car out of the road and back to my driveway. This is the first time it has ever happened,car has 204,000 mls on it. My first Honda went well into 657k and had zero issues,my Ford escort went over 400k, no problems but this one nearly got me killed. I do everything to take care of a car,bought this one brand new,over $19 grand. Tow truck picked it up after I found a ride to work. I didnt want to leave it set on the side of the road which is why I pushed it back home. Transmission failure. Car worse than a Dodge neon that had same issues.

2001 Honda Civic. Transmission failure. Replaced transmission.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that she was driving 40 mph when she noticed that the vehicle suddenly decelerated to approximately 20 mph. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would send a representative to inspect the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were approximately 75,913. Updated 12/30/10 there was internal transmission failure. Updated 01/10/11.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The transmission would lose power sporadically and when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would hesitate before accelerating. The dealer advised the vehicle was not under recall and the repairs would be at the contacts expense. The failure and current mileage was 113,000.

On 9/10/10 traveling at approximately 50 mph, without warning at rush hour on a very busy highway the transmission failed. I called 911 as I was in fear for my life. The engine raced but the vehicle barely moved then completely stopped. Fortunately a man pushed me onto a lot. I was towed home. The transmission was replaced. Evidently the "cooler" was clogged and the fluids were only passing thru @ 50%. (very similar to the problems seen in the 1999-2001 odyssey ) consequently the cooler was also replaced.

2001 Honda Civic lx transmission failed,daughter was at intersection and car would rev but barely move,car has had been maintained and lightly driven//waiting on Honda's resolution to xmission failing causing dangerous situation for all,many other incidents of this with these transmission.

I had problems with my car seemed like it was missing. I took it into Honda 6 months back had the transmission service and they told me everything was fine nothing wrong. I have always done the proper care and maintenance for the car owned it brand new off the lot. I was driving down the highway yesterday when all of a sudden the car revved up and started slowing way down. I press the gas and nothing. I had to try and get over threw traffic and I almost nearly died. Had it towed to the dealership where they told me the transmission failure and 3600 to fix. Nice with only 94,000 miles. I bought this car for the good rep Honda had for running along time but this is a major problem that could have killed me and possible could kill someone else if not recalled and taken care of.

My 2001 Honda Civic transmission failed in traffic almost causing several rear end crashes. I took my life in my hands pushing the car out of the lanes of rush hour traffic. Have since found out how common this tranny problem is for the 2001 Hondas. Took the car to a Honda dealer and was told I would need a 3000 dollar rebuilt tranny. This is an outrage!.

Daughter driving can when suddenly the engine revved and the car coasted to a stop. Ends up the transmission failed completely and the diagnosis is replacement. . The car has approx 120,000 miles and is in good condition except for the transmission.

I was driving on highway 95 when I started to feel the car slowing even though I was in drive. Most cars are going 60-70. I had enough time to exit when the car stopped in the left lane of a busy city street. The car felt as though I was in neutral any time I tried to drive. My 2001 Honda Civic apparently had transmission failure and I will now have to pay $2400 for the rebuilt transmission. I am shocked to see how many others have had this complaint. I was lucky that I had enough time to get off the highway.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stopped accelerating but the rpms continued to increase. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and towed to an independent mechanic where she was informed that the transmission failed. The transmission was replaced by an independent mechanic. The failure and current mileages were 103,000.

My husband was driving on the highway in my 2001 Honda Civic. The car was struggling to reach 30 all of a sudden. We were almost hit from cars coming up behind. He slowed down and pulled over to the shoulder only to find that the car would no longer drive when he pressed the gas. The transmission had failed and we were left on the side of the road. Not repaired yet.