Nine problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2002 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2002 Civic.
Transmission goes into gear then will not engage after 30 seconds. Reversed then put in drive and now it wont engage.
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while parking, he attempted to shift into reverse but it failed to engage. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would only move forward. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be rebuilt. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 83,808. Updated 11/21/lj.
I was headed home from atlanta on i85 when my transmission started acting up. I was able to get home but it could have been really bad if it had completely stopped working. Interstate 85 is a very busy interstate. As I got closer to home the transmission would not engage and the engine would just rev. I just bought this car a week ago. It only has 123,900 miles on it. I also had a 2001 Civic that I had to rebuild the transmission in as well. I should have learned my lesson with Honda then!!.
Cruse control suddenly speed up and down by itself and transmission not engaged on highway. I changed cruse control all parts with dealer non of them work and I got same happening every month 4or 10 times on highway and suddenly my transmission makes whining sound I changed transmission fluid every 30000mi but it give me trouble. As I check on my issues in internet a lot of people got same trouble just like me even well maintained car owner got this same issues! something really wrong on Honda Civic 2002 transmission. I can not give it to my daughter for her first car cruse control speed up and down by itself and dealer can not fix and transmission suddenly makes funny action(sometimes disengage on middle of anywhere ). Since Jun 2010, I don't use cruse control and somehow managed my Civic run on highway and I add up 40000mi more and I really feel guilty for other driver when I drive on highway!.
Second time! complete failure of automatic transmission. Replaced in 06. 25. 07 with new Honda trans. Sudden failure in the middle of traffic. Car driving fine and with no warning drive disengages and vehicle can not move out of traffic. Very dangerous!.
My 2002 Honda Civic has 79k+ miles. Last Saturday 3/6/2010 the transmission suddenly failed while driving on the highway. The vehicle lost all forward power since the transmission was not engaging. Downshifting did not help and acceleration while in gear only caused the engine to rev up. The sudden deceleration of the vehicle forced me to stop at the side of the highway and nearly caused vehicles behind me to crash into me due to the sudden change in speed. Restarting the car and engaging the gears did not do anything. After towing it to the local Honda dealer, they noted that the transmission had failed and required a completely new transmission. These failures at these low mileage are unacceptable and sudden failures are an extreme safety hazard.
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that when driving at any speed, the transmission would disengage without warning. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the vehicle was exhibiting no pressure to the transmission and advised him to replace the transmission. The current mileage was 171,113 and the failure mileage was 130,000.
Complete and sudden failure of transmission in the middle of rush hour traffic with no warning. Vehicle loses ability to move and drive disengages.
Failure of manual transmission; intermittent (1) upon shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and sometimes 3rd, the clutch does not engage and "grinds" itself to get in gear or remains in neutral. (2) the abnormal wear on my synchros and gear set will cause it/them to fail at an increased faster than industry standard yet past my warranty date. (3) Honda could not duplicate the problem; however, I was refused to attempt to duplicate it the failure (as Honda's technique was biased). The synchros and/or entire transmission needs to be replaced and warranted as a new item. (4) as a manufacturer's defect is the cause of this failure, no cost should be attributed to the owner, renewal of the entire length of the drivetrain warranty from the date of replacement (e. G. , 3 years/60,000 miles).