Automatic Transmission problems of the 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid

Drive belt in my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid broke all of sudden with no warning while driving. Could have been very dangerous if I was traveling at a high speed. Luckliy was travelling at very low speed. Vehicle has always been serviced at Honda dealership and is up to date, they have no explaination how this occured and Honda is not willing to help fix the issue, I have been told new cvt transmission is needed. They had extended the warranty because so many complaints received, but mine expired 11 months ago. Honda should have done a recall with this issue! it is a safety hazard and they are sweeping it under the rug and wont correct their faulty cvt transmissions.

The transmission suddenly fails every 30-40k miles creating a traffic hazard that will result in a crash without warning. Also, the ima battery does not hold a sufficient charge creating a loss in power and a possible accident.

2003 Honda Civic Hybrid purchased at 66,000 miles at 90,359 miles slight shutter/judder when moving from a complete stop. Honda diagnosed (04/08)cvt for judder. Added one start clutch burnishing procedure/add two start clutch burnishing as a recall service. Now same problem again. Now at 120,000 miles experiencing same problem vehicle slips, shudders on take off from full stop. Repair will be $1200 to replace start clutch. When starting from a dead stop I hope the vehicle will move. I have to really press down on the gas petal to get the vehicle going and I do think this is a safety hazard with my vehicle. Had the egr valve changed at $400 repair(0708).

Vehicle is lossing power on acceleration at random moments.

The transmission in my Honda Civic Hybrid 2003 slips when the car is going slow or on an incline.

There is a known problem with Honda Civic Hybrid cvt transmission: "a shudder or judder up to 15 mph requires Honda to drain and burnish the 2003-2005 Honda hybrid cvt clutch. Honda will check the egr valve during this service too. Honda tech article# ats06070" my 2003 civic is having this problem, which is unsafe because the transmission stutters to engage when starting out from a stop, which can be dangerous if you need to get going quickly to get out of the way.

Hesitation of cvt transmission in Honda Civic Hybrid 2003 model . The transmission hesitates as you apply gas on the pedal. This hesitation is dangerous when you need to move quickly in certain traffic situations.

I feel a big jerk when decelerate my car from 70miles/hour with my foot off the gas pedal. There has been no accident but I feel that if the car breaks down as a result of this jerk or if the jerk is strong enough, then I may run into some accident. The problem is intermittent. I took the care to Honda dealer, but the problem didn't happen during test drive. A lot of people are having the same issue with this model. It looks like a manufacturing defect. Car detail: Honda Civic Hybrid 2003. It's an ongoing problem.

2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. Original owner car has 52 k. Recently I experienced a near death accident because the engine rapidly accelerated by itself as I exited a slight uphill driveway. As I approached the end of the driveway I stopped before turning onto the road, I heard a thud or clunk and then the car lurched and sped rapidly into the road which was wet from rain. The car skidded and fishtailed l tried to apply the brakes but they were unresponsive. I tried the emergency brake which did not respond either. The car did a 360 turn and had gone almost 200 yards from where it exited the driveway. The engine sounded like it was going to blow up. I could smell smoke. All of this happened in under 30 seconds. By some merciful force, the car hit the mud embankment on the side of the road and thankfully no other cars were on the road. I jumped out of the car because the engine was still racing and I could not turn it off, I ran across the road because I wasn't sure if the car would blow up or keep going. After a few seconds I ran over again and could turn it off but the emergency lights did not work . The car was towed to the oakland, CA Honda dealer where I purchased it. They performed a basic diagnostic test and told me the car is ok to drive and nothing is visibly wrong with it except for the dent on the front bumper. They have closed the case. In the past this car has been serviced several times for a recall due to a problem with the cvt (continuously variable transmission) because it judders after coming to a stop. I do not believe that Honda has adequately researched my case. A car should not accelerate as mine did and I believe that the fact this model has already had a recall on the transmission warrants a more than cursory evaluation. Honda is risking the safety of hundreds and thousands of peoples safety by not trying to determine why my vehicle sped out of control by itself. I plan to investigate further in thanks that I am alive.

My 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid has a shudders on start-up from a stop. Was told that changing the cvt fluid twice fixes the problem and that Honda has posted a technical bulletin about this issue. Other hch owners have stated that changing the cvt fluid is only a temporary fix and that it is really a faulty clutch problem. Why isn't Honda being held accountable to recall and fix this problem?.

Cvt transmission problems, egr valve problems, oxygen sensor and catalytic converter problems, all items had to be replaced over the last 2 years-most recent catalytic converter.

Transmission hesitates. Manufacturer changes the transmission fluid, but does not repair. Manufacturer will not solve the problem only bandaids this recurring problem. Vehicle hesitates and shutters during acceleration which can be dangerous in intersections and in general traffic. This is occurring on several years of this vehicle according to websites I have read. The vehicle has also gone through two replacement of the catalytic converter.

Car is sluggish when taking off and driving. Have read that this is a common problem with the transmission (cvt).

Car stopped while driving on beltway. No warning. Car was towed to Honda dealership. Has been there for six days so far, we were first told it was a cvt belt, or so they thought. Now they state the transmission can not be repaired but needs to be replaced. The car is five years old and we have not had one problem prior to it stopping.

While parked in a parking garage, I was backing my car out of a space. When about 90% out of the space, the car suddenly shifted into drive (without my help) and slammed into the wall in front of which I had been parked. The airbags went off, and the front of the car is really banged up.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda civic-hybrid. While driving 60 mph with the cruise control engaged, the engine suddenly revved, but the vehicle began to decelerate. The tachometer escalated and the contact pulled the vehicle onto the shoulder. After a few minutes, he attempted to drive back into traffic and the vehicle moved very slowly. The vehicle could only be driven 5 mph; however, the engine was still revving. After the contact shut off the engine for several minutes and restarted it, the vehicle worked perfectly fine for approximately 30 miles. When he attempted to exit the highway, the vehicle began losing speed again while the engine was still revving. He managed to drive the vehicle home and left it parked for a few days. He did not start the engine during that time. A few days later, he drove the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that a new transmission was needed. The vehicle has not yet been repaired and is still at the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 116,000. Updated 02-18-09updated 02/18/09.

Since the purchase of my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid the car has stuttered when taking off from a stop. My wife took it back to the dealer and they told her it was "normal" for a hybrid. I have since researched this and found this is not normal and would like Honda to replace the transmission.

I own a Honda Civic Hybrid 2003. Several months ago the vehicle started to jerk (judder') upon acceleration at low speeds. I took my vehicle in to be serviced, and they 'burnished' the transmission and said to come back if the problem persisted. The performance was fine for a few thousand miles, when the judder returned. Once again, I went back and they performed a second burnishing. The problem has since returned.

I have an intermittent problem with a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid cvt transmission. It occasionally bucks when accelerating or decelerating. I have taken it to my dealer and had the transmission fluid changed and gears "burnished". I am afraid that the problem will get worse. My brother's 2003 Civic Hybrid also experiences the same problem. When I asked about the problem in July my dealer will only tell me that a recall has not been issued.

My 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid (hch) with its cvt transmission (52,500 miles) exhibits severe bucking, hesitation and lurching. During low speed maneuvering in a parking lot or turning a corner, less than 20 mph, the car will lurch and buck. It will become so pronounced and violent that the car will lurch forward and your head will hit the headrest. I took the car to Honda of tyson?s corner in virginia in early August 2007 and their solution was to replace the cvt fluid. This did not solve the problem. Now in September 2007 the issue is becoming worse and a lurching or slippage is noticed at speed up to 50 mph. I took the car to an independent garage and they confirmed a major transmission issue but due to lack of technical information they were not equipped to repair the cvt. They also reported that no engine trouble codes were detected. Searching the internet it appears other hch owners are experiencing the same problem. The only fix seems to be replacing the cvt fluid progressing to rebuilding or replacing the cvt without correcting the core problem. You just end up with a transmission with the same technology doomed to failure again. I am afraid that Honda is not helping the dealers fix the defect and instead just taking a band aid approach.

Continued problems with me 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid and the constant velocity transmission. Slipping or surging when accelerating and bucking or shimmy when decelerating. Honda has only flushed the transmission fluid. It does improve the situation, only to return within a few thousand miles. This will only push my vehicle to the end of it's warranty period with no annotated issues in my vehicles records. Honda needs to fix this ongoing issue as it pertains to hundreds, perhaps thousands of owners.

I own a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid with a faulty transmission. It jerked into gear and had many problems. I bought the car from carmax, and they assured me it was fixed. They patched it up at aamco. Now the warranty expired and I need to buy a new transmission.

I have a Honda Civic Hybrid 2003. I bought it used at 63,000 miles. For the first 10,000 miles, I had no problems. Then a slight shudder started to happen each time I moved the car from a stop, especially when on an inclined hill. I took it to the dealership, where they flushed the transmission, which they said was completely black. A few months later, the problem returned. This time they did a transmission flush and a "burnishing' process. The problem returned again in a few months, and I had the process repeated. Finally I read online that many others were having similar problems. I got Honda to partially pay for a replacement starter clutch. The problem went away for a few months, then returned. Now I am paying for a second starter clutch because the shudder is worse than ever.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving 40mph, the engine the vehicle would lose power which caused the vehicle to slow down to 3-5 mph. The dealer inspected the vehicle on two occasions however they were unable to diagnose the failure. They advised him that if it occurred again he would have to shut the engine off and restart it again to be able to have the vehicle run well enough to get to the destination. They changed some of the fluids and some electronic boards. The failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage is 83,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The cvt transmission in my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid totally gave out. This followed months of jerking and repeated treatments of transmission fluid replacement and "reprogramming. ," which started before 30,000 miles. Each treatment seemed to work temporarily, only to have the jerking return, each time sooner than before. The evening it gave out entirely I was crossing a bridge, then turned left onto a main street. As I turned the car jerked, then acted as though it was permanently in neutral. The dealer told me I must have been spinning my wheels on snow or ice, but this was not the case.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda civic-hybrid. At 72,000 miles, the contact noticed that the transmission is beginning to vibrate upon acceleration. The failure occurs during speeds of 0-15 mph. The dealer and the manufacturer have not been notified. However, the contact went to the dealer to get Honda's brand of transmission fluid in hopes that it would resolve the failure. The current mileage was 72,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

: the contact stated while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle bucked slightly. There was also a hesitation in the transmission, which caused the engine to sound like it was revving too high, however the tachometer needle did not move higher than normal. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer where the dealer was unable to determine the specific problem, but stated that it was most likely an internal transmission issue.

2003 Honda Civic Hybrid transmission problem: pulling into traffic, sometimes the transmission seems to go to neutral then slam into gear. Also has a strong vibration intermittently, yet happening now almost daily. So far, Honda dealership is following a service bulletin to correct the problem, with no luck and out of pocket expenses building while they experiment. Found over 128 similar problems posted online.

The problem is intermittent, ongoing for the past 2 years. The failure is that the transmission will not come out of park, there are no brake lights, there is no brake regeneration in the hybrid system, and the auto stop function does not work. Over the last 24 days there the car has been started 75 times with 24 times failure of the brake system to work. I've kept a log since the last dealer visit. The last time in shop they tested/replaced ignition switch and brake light switch (second brake light switch in 2 years). The dealer " cannot duplicate the problem, even when it is acting up when I take it in. There seems to be a correlation between failure and lower temperatures and high humidity/rain. The problem is driving without stop lights and never knowing while driving if everything is working. At some point I'm going to be rear end, hopefully the kids will not be in the car.

My 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid worked fine until ~50000 miles (~3 years of ownership. ) at that time, the transmission began to cause the car to lurch forward when driving at speeds from 5-15 mph. After a few months, the problem was severe enough that I no longer felt safe driving the car to work in traffic whose speed would cause the car to lurch forward repeatedly instead of maintain a smooth speed. I took the vehicle to the dealership twice to get them to fix the problem, but although they could duplicate the problem - they claimed the car had no fixable problems. Reading from other Civic Hybrid owners has shown that this problem is very common and expensive to fix.

When traveling at a slow speed the car bucks. One feels like in a mix master. It doesn't run smoothly. Took it ito dealer, and they said it was bad oil, had the oil changed, drove fine for 1 month and started up again.