Automatic Transmission Problems of Honda Civic - part 1

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal and brake pedal felt stiff and the vehicle had jolted while depressing the brake pedal before losing automotive power. The check engine, brake, transmission, and several other warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that after accelerating from a stop, the vehicle had jolted a day prior. The contact stated that an aaa service representative attempted to jump-start the vehicle however, the vehicle would lose automotive power once disconnected. The vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with codes: p1440 and p0ae1. The contact was advised by the independent mechanic that the failure was related to service bulletin: 20-030. The local dealer was contacted however advised that contact that the VIN was not included in the service bulletin. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the driver's side tire rolled over the curb and the vehicle began to vibrate and shake. The contact stopped the vehicle and confirmed that there was nothing underneath the vehicle, however, the vehicle was only accelerating at approximately 15 mph. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with a transmission failure, and the mechanic stated that while test-driving the vehicle, it completely stopped and the vehicle was towed back to the mechanic shop. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where another independent mechanic diagnosed it with the same failure. The contact discovered the NHTSA campaign number: 15v574000 (power train), however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

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There is the second time we have a transmission failure for the 2014 Honda Civic . Even though my car VIN is not shown in recall notice, there is a general recall for 2014-2015 Honda Civic/accord. Earlier I had another Honda which also had a transmission failure when my daughter was driving. Fortunately , there was no accident . I wrote to the american Honda to take back the car as we felt uncomfortable due to transmission failure however they took the car back and replaced the transmission system for that car. (I am searching my old record to get you the copy of the letter I sent to american Honda corporation and needed time to provide the same).

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at approximately 40-50 mph in cold weather, he would depress the brake pedal at a fast paste, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle each time it stalled. Additionally, the contact stated that after the vehicle was parked for hours, he was able to start the vehicle however, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine revved and the rpm’s increased but the engine failed to engage in the intended speed. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

2019 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to keyless cvt transmission.

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The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while exiting a parking structure the vehicle failed to accelerate, the steering column began to fail and the vehicle began to make an abnormal sound coming from the driver front side. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed as having a shredded c-axel and transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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I have a 01 Honda Civic lx with 85,000 miles and needs a new (rebuilt) transmission. I'm actually dropping off the vehicle today at aamco transmission. They quoted me $1600. I just spoke to Honda and requested goodwill assistance and they told me the vehicle did not fall within the parameters being 10 years old. I told them I have had 6 or 7 toyotas in a row and this was my first and probably last Honda. I asked them to pass along my case with that comment and contact me if they want to retain my business.

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The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. She noticed that the check engine light had illuminated on the instrumental panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 to 40 mph the vehicle suddenly slowed down on it's own. He tried to accelerate, but the speed would not increase. The following day the vehicle was driven to a dealer who advised him that he needed a transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving sluggish. While parking the vehicle on an incline, the vehicle suddenly stalled. As the contact shifted into reverse, the vehicle began to roll backward. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle had become extremely resistant to acceleration attempts. In addition, there was an abnormal shifting when the vehicle shifted gears. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer several times for the failure and an engineer also further inspected the vehicle but was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 4,900.

My 2001 Honda Civic stopped running while I was driving in the fast lane of the 101 fwy in l. A. No indication of any problem. I depressed the gas pedal and the engine just revved like it was in netrual; there was no acceleration. I went from going approx 60 mph to coasting. I managed to get across 4 lanes of heavy traffic and off the fwy without causing an accident. 2 hours later my car was towed to the nearest Honda dealer and I was informed that my car needed a new transmission.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

I have 2001 Honda Civic ex, and automatic transmission got broken down. I had to replace whole transmission system.

Owner of a 2002 Honda Civic with 57,471 miles on it. Maintenance schedule is followed regularly. The transmission went out with no prior warning on a busy boulevard. Stopped one lane of traffic until some citizens got out of their cars, ran across 4 lanes of traffic, and helped me push it to where it was safe. Refurbished the transmission and paid a total of $2,100. 00. Contacted Honda customer service and was told nothing would be done to fix it because I didn't have it diagnosed at the dealership.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated the vehicle would momentarily hesitate before jerking into gear when driving forward or in reverse. The contact also stated that the failure would occur when accelerating from a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic ex. The contact stated that the transmission was smoking. The dealership diagnosed the failure and told the contact that he needed to replace the transmission; the failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the current mileage was 200,000.

My 2001 Honda Civic (automatic transmission) will not move when I put it into gear. I tried all the gears: drive, reverse etc. Nothing happens when I step on the gas.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The vehicle stalled moments after it was started. After restarting it, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 123,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. After accelerating from a stop she approached a speed of approximately 20 mph and the vehicle jerked while changing gears. The failure recurred whenever she reached 20 mph after accelerating from a stop. She also experienced trouble accelerating. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 117,000.

Leading up to the failure, I didn't have a big issue. After stopping at a red light or stop sign, the car would initially hesitate a little when beginning to accelerate, but besides that, there were no other symptoms. The failure effects the 3rd and 4th gears. When accelerating, the engine will rev and there is no increase in speed whatsoever. My car is currently in the shop having the transmission rebuilt. It was the only option besides completely replacing the transmission. I had the eld unit replaced because one mechanic thought it may help, however it did nothing. My "check engine" light had only been on for one week prior to getting a diagnostic test done on my car to figure out the problem. It would have been sooner, had I not been away from home. My safety concern comes when attempting to merge into traffic. Without 3rd or 4th gear, it is nearly impossible to get the car up to safe speed to merge in with cars going 60-70 mph on the highway. I was nearly rearended last weekend while merging onto a highway, but managed to pull to the side of the road before a crash occurred. This is a huge safety concern! my car is a 2001 and only has 80,000 miles and has had all of the regular scheduled maintenance performed in a timely manner!.

2001 Honda Civic with reasonable miles has a bad transmission and I am really shocked at Hondas reputation. These cars should gp and go. Need a good lawsuit against them because I am not the only one. Please help.

On the way home from work the car started jerking. When the gas pedal was pressed the rpms would go way up into the red zone with no difference in the speed of the car. Coasted into a neighborhood. It starts fine but will not move. We had aaa tow us to our local auto shop that we have used for years, they ran multiple tests on it to find out that it needed a whole new transmission. We had no problems leading up to this. We have owned it since 2005 with regular maintenance completed. I called american Honda this morning to ask for a "goodwill repair". They told me that since we purchased it as a certified used vehicle and it was over 7 years old our warranty was no longer in effect. We can fax them our paid receipts and proof of transmission fluid maintenance and they will review it and have someone call us in 2-3 days. They told me that there are no recalls that have been made on the Civic only on the accord and odyssey even though through my research I have found there have been many complaints regarding the 2001 Honda Civic transmission. I have always owned Hondas because they truly are low maintenance as long as you take care of them and they will last forever. My last Civic was a 1988 that I had for 9 years and it was 17 years old with over $160,000 miles - never had to replace the transmission. Honda needs to take responsibility and do something about the 2001 Honda Civic transmission.

Driving on major freeway in atlanta rush hour going 60mph. Acceleration is lost. No warning lights. No sound or issue noted with car. Proceed to coast over to shoulder just in time to when car loses momentum. Could have been easily rear-ended at 60 mph sitting still would have resulted in bodily injury or death. Had car in for oil change and service and Honda dealership 3 days prior and no issues were noted. Had transmission review and basic checks for car done prior to oil change service no issues found. Original owner. Only dealership service maintained.

My transmission went out of my 2002 Honda Civic with just 83,000 miles on it. I was pulling out of a gas station onto a busy street. Was held way out into the street and transmission just bound up stopping by car in the middle of traffic. A car had to slam on its brakes to avoid hitting me and honked excessively at me as if it were my fault.

Power loss on a freeway. Car: Honda GX 2001 160k miles cvt transmission in this car was replaced at 56k miles after gentle use and flushing trans. Fluid every 10k transmission has to be replaced again!.

As I tried to accelerate after stopping for a red light, I discovered my 2001 Honda Civic would only run 5-10 mph. I had no warning; my check engine light only came on then. I had no clue what was going on and I was only relieved that I had already dropped off my 2-yr. Old son. I panicked since I thought I was doing more damage by driving the car. I drove to the nearest gas station 2 blocks away and I was told that it was the transmission. They told me that they would have to rebuild the transmission for $2600 or I could get a used one for a couple hundred less. I was told the old one was from a car with over 60,000 miles. (my car has 93,500+). I chose to rebuild it, not wanting a fairly old transmission. I think I was overcharged for this service, but I couldn't do anything differently at the time, since I worried about not having a running car and I needed it repaired. I am extremely surprised to find out that this transmission problem is common for 2001 Honda Civics, but there is no recall on it. I read that this problem is not considered hazardous on the road, but I wonder by whose standards. I could have been driving on a highway when my transmission gave out and cost injury to those in my car and around me. I had no advance warning that it would occur, so I was only lucky that it happened at a red light. So, it may not be immediate danger to drive a car that has transmission problems since it will not explode or cause a fire, but there are still those risks involved such as in my situation of having no prior knowledge. I still feel strongly that a recall be made so that drivers of 2001 & 2003 Honda Civics & accords,etc. Will have awareness that such a condition does exist & what they do with the information falls on them. I think it is by luck that nothing serious has occurred with the defect on these transmissions. It would be a tragedy for just one person to get seriously injured or killed to send out that information and public awareness!.

2004 Honda Civic rolls back in park.

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I bought a 2001 Honda Civic with 103,000 miles. Went to take it home and got on the freeway and the check engine light came on. Took it in and the code was p0740. The transmission man says I need the transmission overhauled to the tune of $2000. 00 to $2500. 00. Since then I have been on the computer and am finding out about 50% of this code is on Hondas. I think Honda has a problem they aren't addressing and leaving the consumer out in the cold. Help, can't afford a new transmission. The code comes on and they reset it and a few days later it comes back on when I get to higher speeds. Am going to try a transmission flush first, but have read it really doesn't do any good. I am going to contact Honda and see if they will help in anyway. I do think this is something you should be checking in to for the consumer and make Honda do what's right. They are selling and continuing to sell a car with a problem that they aren't addressing.

My Honda Civic 2001, stopped in the middle of a super busy street. My car began to rev up everytime I needed to move forward. And then at a certain point I noticed that it would not go pass 40 km/hr and then I stopped for a bit and my check engine light came on. I started move out of the parking space and then the car would not go pass 20 km/hr and 2 minutes later, my car stopped completely. My car would not move forward but it would reverse. I was then forced to tow my car to my neighborhood mechanic but now he can't seem to find a transmission and since this happened in the summer, the transmission shops are closed. I have lost so far 4 days of work because I do no have access to a car. I am still waiting . . .

2001 Honda Civic ex with 138k miles. While driving to work (I am a police officer) my transmission goes out leaving me with no acceleration on a busy highway causing traffic to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision. After doing some research it seems that it is a very common problem for transmissions to go out without warning even when serviced correctly and taken care of.

I was driving down a busy, 6-lane road when my transmission went out on my 2002 Honda Civic. I slowed down as I was getting close to an intersection and when the light turned green and I went to accelerate, the engine revved up but the car didn't move. The cars behind me were anticipating my movement, but then had to hit the brakes and swerve around me so they wouldn't hit me.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while making a u turn at 10 mph the rpms began to increase and the vehicle would not move forward. She turned the vehicle off and restarted it but it would not move forward or backwards. The vehicle was towed to a local transmission mechanic who drained the transmission fluid because there were metal shavings in it. The dealer stated that she needed to have the vehicle towed to them and that they may or may not be able to assist with repairs. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000.

I have a 2001 Honda Civic and without any warning, the transmission blew in the middle of a busy intersection and my car stalled. The car has been well taken care of and has approx. 147k miles on it. I've been told that the car requires a new transmission out of my pocket. It is in my opinion that my transmission should have last a lot longer than 9 years and 147k miles. I own three other vehicles, two of which are about 5 years older and both with over 300k miles on them each and have never had a problem. Honda does not consider this a safety issue and won't recall it. It's clearly a safety issue is ones car stalls in the middle of rush hour traffic. I was lucky to not be hit. I have researched this problem and found 453 similar complaints on carcomplaints. Com; I am a very conservative driver and take very good care of my vehicles. There is no reason to believe that a Honda wouldn't last longer than mine has.

On Friday, July 16, 2010, I was driving from oakland to san francisco on the bay bridge when I started having car problems. I was pressing the gas pedal, the engine was revving up, but the cars speed was slowly decreasing (average speed for traffic on the bridge was 50-60 mph). Concerned about my safety, I pulled over to the right hand lane. I immediately changed my route and decided to take my car directly to a Honda service center. Along the way, the car's engine continued to rev, and it had a hard time maintaining its speed. I was going 20 mph. By the time I arrived at the service center my hazard lights were lights were on and I was barely going 10 mph. My check engine light went on 8 blocks before reaching my destination. Before this incident, my car ran smoothly. Technicians hook the car up to a machine for a diagnostic test which produced a dtc code p0730. The corrective action per Honda based on this code was to replace the entire transmission. I contacted american Honda requesting a good will repair since my vehicle had regular maintenance checks and only had 78,851 miles on it. Honda stated that the vehicle was old, and since I couldn't produce paperwork confirming that the transmission fluid had been drained and replaced, they couldn't help me. The final cost was $3,412. 30.