Transmission Failure problems of the 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid

My transmission failing at mile 90. 000.

Have an 03 Civic Hybrid with cvt transmission. I got it certified used at about 36,000 miles and it was supposed to have fresh trans fluid and I believe it did. The powertrain is warranted to 100,000 miles since it was certified used. I am at 74,000 now. At about 66,000, when it should have been due for it’s transmission fluid change, it was making a slipping/grinding sound when starting off, especially on a hill. It had previously been very smooth and quiet. It gradually became a problem. It was not all of a sudden. It was hard to know for sure that it was not my imagination, except for it being real obvious on an incline and it was getting worse. The dealer’s mechanic heard the sound, too, and said let’s start with the fluid change it was due for. The change made it great again, but only for a few thousand miles. When I went back they said they had learned about a process called burnishing the transmission band. I believe they put their foot on the brake while putting on the gas, almost to the point of stalling (I think) to clean up the band. Mine would be the 2nd car they would do it on. It also requires a change of fluid after because it is supposed to take the crud from the parts and put it into the fluid. They did it for free since I had already asked them to work on this problem, and I had paid for the fluid change to fix the same problem. Again, after their work it was nice and quiet and smooth, but about 3,000 miles later it is coming back again. I don’t know if their process did anything, or if it was just the fresh fluid that helped like it did the first time. I am concerned repetitions of the process might decrease the life of the transmission. The best outcome for me would probably be a complete transmission failure at 99,000 miles because then I can get a new one. Anybody having similar problems?.

Transmission failure. There is a vibration and forward jolt during take off from a stop. Honda extended the warranty but I pass it by one year. They recalled the transmissions in japan but fail to accept responsibility in the us. They suggested performing "burnishing" and it should last another 20k miles. I had this done two days ago at the dealership and can still feel the vibration and jolt. Honda used this transmission for the 03 and 04 Civic Hybrids and fail to accept responsibility for their error and now thousands of owners, including myself, will be forced to purchase another vehicle because the repair cost in $4500 and there is a 6-week waiting period. This is irresponsible of Honda to place this burden on their customers, especially in this recession, because they put out a faulty product. It is said that you have to have lives taken, such as the Toyota recall, for a us company to admit and correct a mistake they made in their design.

Vehicle has had a constant "juddering" (vibration) issue when accelerating from a stop. The car was taken to be serviced several times with no defects found by the dealer. The "juddering" has finally resulted in a complete transmission failure with a required replacement. I have read of several problems of the same nature with this particular year, make , and model.

After numerous transmission problems with my 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid, the transmission failed completely while I was driving on us 11 in berwick PA. Fortunately did not cause a crash. Honda dealer says the car needs an entire transmission.