Honda Civic Hybrid slipping problems

Filed Apr 12, 2018 · Transmission · 193,000 miles · WV · crash

Transmission slippage and ultimate failure.

Filed Sep 12, 2016 · Transmission · KY

Car came out of parking and when it reached on city street transmission started slipping on street next (city street) to cinema hall and then car completely halted. For a moment it felt like tire's were punctured as it was loosing direction.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Transmission · 156,819 miles · MI

"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!

Filed Sep 5, 2015 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · FL

Honda CVT transmission slips when starting out , especially when starting uphill . Have taken to honda and private mechanics no solution. This thing slipping when I try to start out into traffic can and will cause an accident someday .

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 139,000 miles · MD

Transmission judders/slips when accelerating. Had clutch kit replaced less than 2 years ago and 20,000 miles and same problem is back. Very dangerous when slippage occurs, as car doesn't always move when accelerator is pushed.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CA

My vehicle has what honda has titled "a slip and judder" that occurs in the transmission and causes failure to accelerate from a stop or slow speeds. Honda issued a recall of 1st generation models of 2003-2005 civic hybrids in japan to resolve this issue. However, they only issued a limited warranty extension for these cars in united states. The resolution honda recommends does not remediate this failure. Honda recommends burnishing the starter clutch and changing the transmission fluid. Independent mechanics recommend replacing the starter clutch and bearings which is substantially more costly. It would seem that honda equipped these vehicles with a substandard transmission unable to accommodate the weight of the vehicle. The transmission fails with additional passengers not only during needed acceleration points, but also when driving on inclines. This failure causes danger when acceleration is needed to avoid collisions and/or when entering a freeway. Countless complaints of this same issue is easily found on many automotive websites with owners reporting between 100,000 and 20,000 odometer miles. It is my opinion that this dangerous condition should be investigated to insure the safety of the drivers and passengers of these vehicles as well as those driving alongside them. I have little doubt that this condition has been a factor in collisions and will increase over time. In simple terms, one could liken this response to a drivers foot slipping off the gas pedal while accelerating.

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 40,500 miles · MD

A friend was driving us back home on the highway at speeds of 55-65 miles per hour, getting on an off ramps. She is an experienced driver and it was the first time she had driven my car. She told me that the steering wheel was very wobbly, the car was shaking and she felt she had no control over the vehicle; she had trouble steering. I had several incidents after that when I had start-up/judder vibration and extreme grinding when accelerating from a stop. It felt like the car was slipping out of gear. Honda determined the CVT transmission was bad; it was classified as slip/judder in honda's service bulletins 07-049 and 07-050 but I never received a recall notice. Honda paid 50% of the cost of replacing the clutch in september 2013 but the severe acceleration/slipping problems continued and within a week of having the clutch replaced I sold the car. I had bought it used with 28k miles on it; I sold it when it had 41k miles (I had driven it only 12k miles in six years and took a big loss on the sale). I was afraid I would have a terrible accident in it as it was absolutely unsafe. When I told honda I was still having these problems after the clutch replacement they told me to take it back to the dealer again; this had been four months of dealing with CVT transmission problems and I had spent enormous amounts of time on trying to fix a known civic hybrid defect so I traded in the car.

Filed Sep 17, 2013 · Transmission · 34,000 miles · VA

The transmission started "juddering" (slipping from start) early on at around 30k miles. The fluid was then changed and it would be fine until around 60k when it started doing it again. When the car is cold, the occurrence seem to less than when it's driven after a few miles. The car now has 95k on it, and the slippage and juddering" is now more pronounced and louder specially on inclines, up or down.

Filed Nov 7, 2012 · Transmission · 71,757 miles · CA

Transmission slippage/judder from a complete stop. Honda extended the warranty for 7 years or 100k miles. This vehicle was taken 3 times under this window and the transmission was not replaced by the dealership. This should have been a mandatory recall not voluntary extended warranty. This is safety issue when crossing intersections and transmission is slipping and stuttering.

Filed May 3, 2012 · Transmission · 132,000 miles · CA

This vehicle has a slipping in the CVT (transmission) at lower speed and when coasting.