Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Honda Civic

Five problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2005 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2005 Civic.

1 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 07/10/2008

My 2005 Honda Civic hybrid started to exhibit transmission judder when I would accelerate from a stop and slippage whenever I accelerated while moving with approximately 65,000 on the odometer (my car was still under warranty at this time). I took it into the dealer I bought the car from and they changed the transmission fluid and performed no additional work to the transmission. I started to have the same issues at 90,000 miles and did not have time to take the car back to the dealer but made them aware of my car's problem. My warranty has expired since then but I have learned there is a service bulletin issued for my model and year car. Honda offered an extended warranty for this problem up to 105,000 miles. Problem is that I now have 114,000 miles on my car and they will not fix it. I feel the problem should have been corrected when it first started exhibiting signs of transmission problems at 65,000 miles. The dealer has told me they can change the transmission fluid but they said the problem is likely to occur again. I have a problem with a car company that knows their product is defective and has even issued a service bulletin addressing this problem but will not fix my car, especially when it started having problems and was still under warranty at 65,000 miles.

2 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2007

This is a 2005 Civic hybrid. A few times the transmission has allowed the engine to increase its rpm's to a "redline" level, then engages and surges forward. This has only happened at highway speed thus far, but could be very dangerous on surface streets. Also, I have issue with the wafer thin windshield. I have 3 cracks in it from 18 months of driving from road pebbles. I have 6 other vehicles, they all get driven the same freeways, and get hit by pebbles, but none get the damage as this Honda has.

3 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 03/14/2006

Automatic transmission had deficiencies transmission replaced.

4 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2005

Ltr fm (TX) re his wife new Honda which was totaled in a near fatal accident, the transmission locked up, Honda won't assist them or release the title, car was paid for. The vehicle crashed into a guardrail when the transmission locked up and caught on fire.

5 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2005

Our new 2005 Honda Civic had both front wheels lock while my wife was going to work, driving down the freeway in fort worth TX. The car was totaled, crashing into a guard rail, blowing the air bags, spinning around, starting a fire at the left front wheel and starting my wifeã‚s coat on fire as she was getting out. We have an eye witness who has a degree in engineering, photos, a police report and the car itself. The car started to pull to the right by itself and my wife was not able to correct it since the front wheels were in a complete skid. The car had 2113 miles on it and even the police commented that in her twelve years on the force she had never seen anything so strange as this. There are two solid black lines that show where the skid started in the center of the lane ending at the guardrail. Both tires are torn up and melted in one spot. The roads were dry, no traffic, nothing in the road. The transmission just locked up solid, causing a near fatal accident. I contacted the Honda corporation @ 800-999-1009 and the dealer bankston Honda of lewisville TX @ 866-507-6355. Honda said it was an insurance problem, bankston referred me back to Honda. Finally Honda said they would come out and take pictures "only" car would not be moved. The day they were to come out and take picture they said "due to safety reasons the car needed to be taken to bankston Honda to take pictures, breaking our agreement. We hide the car and are seeking legal means as our insurance is having to payout due to a defect. I have a case at Honda # n012005-12-1600787. The police report is filed in fort worth TX, loc. 05148069 and our witness said she would gladly testify what happened. The vehicle VIN# is 1hges16505l030910.




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