Automatic Transmission Problems of Honda Civic Hybrid - part 2

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.

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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.

Honda Civic Hybrid 2006 problem with random surging: I was driving on hwy 50 eastbound to sacramento, when traffic came to a standstill, then started to move again slowly. Other cars would fill up the space in front of me-I could not keep a car-lengths distance between myself and the car ahead of me. I was stopped and then as traffic started moving forward, I tapped on the accelerator of my Honda Civic Hybrid 2006, and instead of slightly moving forward, my car surged into the car in front of me at a high acceleration-I did not see the exact degree on my dash, but heard the engine revving loudly. I noticed this (to greater or lesser degrees) a handful of times after owning the car for a year and a half, but in those instances, the acceleration may not have been as great and/or I had a much safer distance between cars and I had time to put on the brakes. When this happened I thought, I bought a hybrid-lemon and Honda would have to address this-but I found similar complaints online and other reports that Honda would not address the issue. This may be in part as the events cannot be readily reproduced to have the issue fixed. . Read more...

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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.

2004 Honda Civic Hybrid bucks and jolts at low speeds. At its 30k mile service, was told it is a second gear transmission problem that Honda would fix 'at no cost to me one time in good faith' the free fix happened b/c the service rep (at a Honda service center) said he sees a lot of these transmission issues and he called Honda (I assume Honda corporate) and they offered the (free to me) fix.

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The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid which was purchased in November 2005. She noticed a significant decrease in the gas mileage between 10 to 15 mpg. She also stated that while driving uphill or accelerating the vehicle would lose power. There were no recalls pertaining to the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 10/26/09. The consumer stated since the vehicle passed the 50,000 mile mark, it looses power when traveling up hill and/or acceleration. The dealer performed computer upgrades but to no avail. Updated 10/26/09.

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.

I was driving in the morning commute as usual, left lane, stop and go traffic. After, some slow down I accelerated but the car did not respond tried to shift to the lower gear did not work ether. I had to cut through two lanes of traffic (barely missed a car) to get to the shoulder. The transmission is out and doesn't respond to any gear (r, d, s, l). The engine revs when put on any gear, but the car won't move. The 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid has around 20,000 miles. I have been browsing chat rooms and have feeling that the dealer would charge the full price for repair, unless there is a recall. According to the information that I gather, there is a large number of complaints about Honda hybrid cvt.

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.

: the contact stated the vehicle's automatic transmission shifted too easily while driving various speeds on normal road conditions. The vehicle also rolled backwards before moving forward during acceleration on a level-driving surface.

: the contact stated the vehicle consistently rolled backwards at red lights, in between the time it took to switch pedals from braking to accelerating. The vehicle had an automatic transmission. The vehicle was not taken to a service dealer. The dealer expressed due to the lighter transmission, this was a regular problem with these vehicles. Updated 9/15/2006 -.

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.