Honda Civic Hybrid owners have reported 13 problems related to transmission noise (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Honda Civic Hybrid based on all problems reported for the Civic Hybrid.
Jerking and noises got worse over a one week period. Dealership, where all service has occurred for this car, says it needs a new transmission ($4800) and is not worth repairing. The mileage is quite low for this problem, 133,000. We've heard this is a common problem for these hybrids 2002-2005.
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"juddering" happens with my continuously variable transmission (cvt) when taking off from a stop and when accelerating to enter an expressway. "juddering" means that the trans is slipping and making noise (loses power when you need it the most- very dangerous). River town Honda grandville, mi stated that it would cost me $2,100. 00 to replace it with a new one. Honda japan has recalled these transmissions in their hch model years 2003 through 2005. What can we do to get Honda America to treat us to the same recall that japan has? this is a known problem, defect with the cvt. Honda makes quality vehicles with very good reliability, my other car is also a hch 2005 with a manual trans and absolutely no problems. Please check into the problem (I am not alone with this) and get Honda America to stand behind their reputation and recall the cvts or reimburse the $2,100. 00 cost to get them replaced. This is an ongoing, everyday occurance not limited to just one time. Please help!.
The contact owns a 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that when driving at 10 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. In addition, the failure occurred when accelerating over 10 mph. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle burned oil and the transmission failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.
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The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, an abnormal noise emitted from the front end of the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.
Tl- the contact owns 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that whiled driving at approximately 10 mph the vehicle transmission made a loud noise and the car felt like it was driving over speed bumps. The vehicle was driven to a dealer which diagnosed the problem to be a judder in the transmission (cvt). The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,900. Rwk.
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My car suddenly made a loud noise when making a stop on a busy intersection. I could manage to drive it to a safe spot before the car failed completely. The regular maintenance had been done in my car but I didn't know about the transmissions failures of the Honda hybrids until now. This is very dangerous.
Noticed about a week ago that there was a whining noise coming from the engine while in gear. It doesn't make the noise in park or neutral or when at a stop and the engine shuts off. Took it to dch Honda in temecula,CA and after an hour they called me and told me my transmission is bad and it will cost me $5250 to get a new one installed. I had the ima battery replaced last year with less than 40k miles on the car. Still only get 38 mpg avg. On highway.
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The transmission for my Honda Civic Hybrid is failing. It's now at about 170,000 but the problems I've been experiencing have been occurring since I bought the car. The problems have to do with bucking on acceleration, juddering on acceleration, and the car moving in reverse when the gear is in drive and now a noise is coming from inside the transmission. I purchased this care new in 2003 and have been taking it in for service every 10k mi. This is my first car so I thought the "bucking", juddering and "reversing while in drive" was by design, but it wasn't until years later that I googled my car and noticed other people had similar problems. Just google "civic hybrid transmission". I'm now faced with paying almost 4000 to replace my transmission. Interestingly, there have been transmission complaints for other Honda products of the same year (Acura tl, Honda accord). I really think there's a flaw in transmission components of at least some Honda models from the 2002-2006 production year.
Last year I had to have the catalytic converter replaced due to failure and at that time I informed the Honda dealer service technician hat the rpm's on the car were staying high even when the car was idle. The service tech said they checked the vehicle and could not replicate the issue and said they found nothing wrong with it. Now here we are 16000 miles later and I have a transmission failure. The car makes a clicking noise while in gear no other symptoms at this point. I have taken it to the dealer and they are aware of the failure, but are only willing to help me with 25% of the bill because I performed my own transmission fluid change and the warranty is up. This is the third problem I have had with the car in the three years I have had it.
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I have a 2003 Honda hybrid with 146k on it. . . The car started making slipping and grinding noises when coming out of a full stop. I noticed that a lot of other people are having the same exact issue at various intervals and are getting the run around from Honda dealerships-replacing transmission fluids, brandishing, etc. Only for the problem to return. At this point I have a vehicle that costs enormous amounts of money to fix-$1300 catalytic converter, $4000 ima battery pack reset/purchase, $750 transmission fluid change. This is really a big problem. It seems like people have been absolutely fooled into buying the car with no support from the manufacturer. This is not an isolated incident and many hybrid owners have found this to be an expensive and frustrating repair-not to mention the other costs. People feel like they're driving lemons around. My repairs that I recently found out about because the car did not pass emissions will cost me more than what the car is worth. The issue of the slipping and grinding when coming from a full stop needs to be addressed by the manufacturer and recalled to be repaired at no cost to the owners. This particular slipping started approximately 2 years ago. I had a transmission fluid replacement at that time and it seemed to take care of the problem only to have it return about 10k later. This is an ongoing cycle. I feel like I'm being gauged by the dealerships and the manufacturer who is refusing to address this issue-among many other ones.
Every time I accelerate from a complete stop, my vehicle makes a juddering/vibrating noise. A service bulletin was issued by Honda in 2008 for this very concern, which turned out to be the start clutch. Honda burnished my clutch twice and the problem was resolved, until the same problem came up about 15,000 miles later. I am no longer under warranty for it. I had my clutch burnished again today (cost me $150), but that did not resolve the issue. I was told that I will need to replace the start clutch, which will cost about $1500 with labor. If this does not get repaired, my transmission could fail completely, and at any time. Long story short, it is quite obvious that the start clutches in 2003 Honda Civic Hybrids are defective.
My 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid started making a whirring noise. I took in to Honda and they ran a ($110. 00) diagnostic and told me I need a new transmission that would cost me $4300. 00. I did some research and found out that they knew there was a problem with this transmission. The dealer revised the price to $3200. 00 and told me Honda would only pay for half. I told them I want them to replace the transmission since they knew they sold me a defective one and have done nothing about it. They tell me the transmission could go out at any time. They also claim it is not dangerous to me since if I drive it I would have time to pull to the side of the road when it goes out. I believe that is outrageous. I want to resolve this before there is any injuries or collisions as a result of this defective transmission.
2003 Honda Civic Hybrid began slight shuddering noise upon acceleration, which eventually got worse, taken in for repair and was told transmission fluid was flushed out 6 times in order to fully clean it out. Not even 3000 miles later shudder came back. Unfortunately, at the time was unable to afford another repair bill since car was still drivable. Now shudder is accompanied by tapping noise only when in gear, slight in reverse but loud when in drive.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Power Train problems | |
Automatic Transmission problems | |
Transmission Gear Slipping problems | |
Vehicle Shudder problems | |
Transmission Noise problems | |
Transmission Failure problems | |
Transmission Shudder problems | |
Clutch problems | |
Power Train Driveline problems | |
Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems |