Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2001 Honda Civic

Driving home from work, the transmission started slipping and coming out of gear. Car reved but would not engage. Had to have car towed home, and then to mechanic, who stated the transmission needs replacing.

I was driving home from picking my daughter up from school when at 65 mph the car started to jerk. The transmission was slipping in an out of gear. If I pulled over an sat for 15 min it would start to pull like normal again for a couple miles then do it again. I had to do that several times turning a 15 min trip into a 2 hour trip.

I was able to start the car and drove to some distance while experiencing some gear engaging problems. Then suddenly the following symptoms: 1. Car stutters or jerks while accelerating. 2. Check engine light is on. 3. Transmission slips or won't engage. 4. Transmission pops in and out of gear. 5. Car will turn on and starts to move a bit, then can't get it to move. I had to call service to tow my car back to home because car dealership was closed for holidays. This happened on 2012/12/23 and the mileage on my 2001 Honda Civic was 80404 miles.

I was yet another unfortunate victim of Honda's cheap transmission and I say cheap in that it doesn't work properly not that it is cheap to get it repaired. No that is over $2000 according to my local Honda dealership. After taking such good care of my car diligently taking it in for oil changes and tune ups at Honda's recommended mileage; I am severely disappointed. I had just pulled up to a busy stop light, when the light turned green I hit the gas and my car moved forward like usual, but suddenly right as I past the intersection the car's transmission started slipping and then just died. I shut the car off, started it back up and some how after a few minutes managed to get the transmission to hold just enough to pull it into a turn off. I had numerous people honking and yelling at me to get off the road. Honda if you're listening, I won't be buying another vehicle from you. Nhtsa if you're listening please I implore you to do an investigation this could very likely cause someone to get hurt or killed.

We purchased this 2001 Honda Civic ex because of the Honda brand supposedly being so synonymous with quality and longevity. If I would have researched on the internet for prevalent problems with the 2001 Honda Civic, I would have come across the "transmission failure" issue and never would have purchased this vehicle. And I would advise anyone who is thinking about purchasing a 2001 - 2005 Honda Civic, beware, the transmission will prematurely fail. So, on with the story. We are the second owners of this car and it had 37,000 miles on it when we purchased it from a private party. At around 80,000 miles, the transmission started slipping going into 2nd gear. We took it in to a local transmission company who serviced (changed fluid) and tested it telling us that they could not get it to "slip. " so now, my lovely bride tells me yesterday that it was getting really bad and she was having a hard time getting back from work. I drove it to work myself and made an appointment at our local Honda dealership. They were so not interested in our dilemma but said that we could bring it in and they would check it out. Not getting the warm fuzzies from them, we made another appointment with our local xxxxx service center. Everyone at xxxxx was polite, understanding and aware of the "infamous crappy Honda transmission" issue. Unfortunately, on the drive there, the transmission completely failed on the freeway and we managed to get it off the road and called aamco. They immediately called a tow truck and it is now at xxxxx. Approximate rebuilt cost is $3,100. 00. This is pricey, but it includes a nationwide 3 year/100,000 mile warranty. We also called the north american Honda customer service line and spoke to xxxxx. She is located at an office in torrance, CA. Xxxxx was so disinterested in our problem and explained that we could take it into our local dealership and it would be at their discretion to take it up with the Honda field rep. This is a dangerous situation needing a recall.

As I crossed into a busy intersection, my car's transmission began to slip as cars were coming at me. I was terrified. My transmission failed. After extensive research I found the 2001 Honda Civic had a faulty transmission. Over 600 complaints. I called Honda and was told I had already exceeded the alloted miles on the power train warranty so it was not covered. I had to buy a used transmission for $1095. 00 and hire a mechanic to replace my transmission. It is my opinion that Honda was well aware of this bad transmission and they should have offered a replacement, no matter what the mileage on the owners vehicle.

Transmission failure, sliping and not engaging properly/ on the way home at the highway transmission start to slip and rev up, lose speed suddenly was able to merge to the emergency lane lucky there was no vehicles around or behing me, the vehicle is at my home now afraid that happend again with my kids aboard. Vehicle only have aprox 80,000 miles 2001 Honda Civic ex sedan.

I own a 2001 Honda Civic and the transmission has begun to slip. I was pulling away from a red light on 23 south and was almost struck in the rear end due to the transmission not catching up with the engine, the car only has 70000 miles and I bought it from the dealer with 32000 miles. The vehicle has had normal regular maintenance.

Vehicle shutters on initial acceleration. Transmission slips during shifting to higher gears. Engine revs in gear with no increase in power.

I bought a 2001 Honda Civic le with 86,000 miles. At 95,000 miles, the transmission starting slipping out of clutch while driving. It caused inability to keep the car at speed and had to let off on gas until the transmission would "catch". Required replacement of the transmission at approx $3,000 cost.

2001 Honda Civic, complete transmission failure while driving. Transmission slipped while driving up hills and then completely failed while driving in the middle of the street. Nothing was done by Honda, but I had to have the entire transmission replaced for a total cost of 2,400. But according the Honda this is the only possible fix for the problem, an entire replacement of the transmission.

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.

When driving at low speeds without warning transmission would slip gears.

I have a 2001 Honda Civic hx with the cvt transmission. At 14,533 miles the transmission started to slip while on the freeway. It would loose power and the revolutions would go way up, the check engine light came on and the "d" light on the shift indicator started to flash. When I took it in to the dealer they did a "3 time flush of the transmission per bulletin" and sent me on my way. Well at approximately 15,000 miles it started to malfunction again, same signs and symptons as the first time. The dealers solution was to replace the transmission. This process took about a month during wich time I was provided a rental car. There is more, on 01/17/03 the car is now at 40,000 miles and experiencing the same problems with the transmission. The car was taken to the dealer on 01/18/03 and I am waiting for their diagnosis. Thankfully I was able to exit the freeway safely all 3 times without having caused any accidents.