Noises During Shifting problems of the 2002 Honda Civic

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. While driving at 25 mph, an abnormal noise was heard from the front end of the vehicle when shifting gears. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Shortly after purchasing, vehicle starting accelerating and driving sluggish. Vehicle a/t fluids serviced before recommended and still having poor acceleration/shifting, whining/ticking noise from a/t. Replaced parts as indicated by mil codes just to have same codes appear after repairs. Finally researched problems and mil codes on the internet to find that 2002 Civics are notorious for throwing a/t codes and shifting problems. This vehicle is being driven by my teenage daughter and was purchased because it was supposed to be a safe, reliable vehicle. I have no choice but to let my daughter drive this car until we can fix the problem, and pray it does not leave her stranded in the middle of a busy highway without warning! I spent thousands of dollars purchasing this vehicle used, and it will now take a few thousand more (that I don't have!) to replace the automatic transmission. Honda motor corp. Is aware of the transmission problems with this gen. Civic and won't recall, what a sin! shame on Honda! they just lost a loyal customer of 30 years and I will be sure to spread the word to family and friends on how dangerous this problem is, not to mention how costly.

Transmission on my 2002 Honda Civic started to make a loud whinny noise. A few days later transmission started to slip between second and third gear. (engine would rev up prior to upshift, lag in shifting). Had the transmission flushed in an effort to alleviate the problem. Four days later put the car in gear depressed accelerator but the transmission did not engage. Car would not move. Could not move in any forward gear or reverse. Transmission was totally ineffective (dead). Transmission had 141,860 miles. Flushed approximately 141,775 miles. Prior to that had the transmission serviced at approximately 110,000 miles. Researched similar complaints and discovered that this has been an ongoing problem with early 2000 transmissions. It appears that this is an acute problem with transmissions during this time period. Very little if any warning of a serious problem. This is a safety hazard due to the fact that a vehicle encountering this problem can be collide into by other vehicles due to the loss of acceleration.

Manual transmission started revving loudly November 2010 and gear shift was easily knocked out of place. Independent mechanic diagnosed the problem as bad bearing in transmission after draining the fluid and finding metal shavings; replacement was recommended. Over time, shifting into first gear and reverse has become increasingly difficult (or sometimes impossible) and the noises have become louder. Costs have delayed replacement until now, but it will be done in late April (2013). I feel lucky to have avoided complete failure while driving.

My 2002 Honda Civic ex sedan with 130k miles on it started to exhibit a slight buzzing noise as well as a tendency to slip gears. Then one night the transmission completely failed and would not shift into any gear. Normally I would not think this to be an issue but after researching online, I found that there is an unusually high number of transmission failures in 2001 and 2002 Honda Civics. There is obviously a defect in the manufacturing of the transmission for this vehicle and is obviously a safety problem as it leads to complete loss of power to the drive wheels.

Factory defect of manual transmission on 2002 Civic lx. Noticed problem shifting from 1-2 gears at 16k. Service dealer mel rapton Honda claimed transmision felt normal. Complained again at 32k about hard shifting felt shift lever popping out of first gear and clunking noise into second. Shop foreman claims found no problems. I demanded it be documented. At 47 k same interminant problems returned to dealer to complain. Finally problem was duplicated by dealer, $808. In repairs replacing 1st and 2nd synchros-gears,oil seals and link. Intermitant problem continues returned car to dealer 67k . Dealer verifies complaint and again$1263. In repairs again replacing 1st and 2nd gears -synchros one additional gear(unknown), oil seals, shift fork for 1-2 gears and part of the transmission case. Sated to me that the problem had been the transmission case causing 1-2 gear failure. 81k intermintant problem continues returned to dealer getting run around about duplicating problem etc. Etc. Honda care warranty about to run out. Car is only used for commuting. 220 miles a day 4 days a week I am hardly ever shifting in 1-2 gears. I might understand if 5th gears was going out. Seems like alot of miles on car but think about all of the miles being on the highway. Complained to Honda corp. They are attempting to resolve this matter. But is requesting I take car back to same dealer. The same dealer who couldn't diagnoss or repair my car twice and now they are going to get a third time. I have been doing research and found my problem not to be so far fetched. It seems like Honda dealer wants to repair each part of my transmision one part at a time until my warranty expires. Then and only then they will tell me I need a new transmission at my cost!! Honda corp. If your reading this step up to the plate and replace my transmission, loyal Honda owner for over 20 years mom drives my old 92 Civic with almost 300k on it wich I commuted with for 7 years.