1998 Honda Civic transmission problems

Filed Apr 3, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · NC

Bought used june 2011 with about 169,000ish, was assured that everything was checked out. Drove back home with no problems, and then the problems began. Within two months the battery died, had to replace. In jan of 2012 car began to overheat and I noticed a 2" crack on the top of the radiator, replaced. Now transmission hesitates and rpms go way up when shifting into fourth gear. I drained and changed the fluid with the recommended honda fluid, and now the high rpms and slipping are occurring in all forward gears. I feel like a voice in a freaking tornado when it come to any reasonable solution to my problem. This has been a major blow to honda's reputation for me. This seems to be an issue that needs to be addressed and an immediate safety recall needs to be taken out.

Filed Sep 17, 2008 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · CA

Honda, civic dx, 1998, transmission problems. Transmission refuses to smoothly operate. When the transmission is shifting from first gear over to second to third, and to fourth, the rpms's revs up/speed up between gears and then slams into gear. Have 120,000 miles on car.

Filed Dec 1, 2007 · Transmission · 114,400 miles · MA

1) transmission failure in a 1998 honda civic lx for the second time and with only 115,000 miles. 2) transmission was replaced prior when car had 59,000 miles. 3) transmission (third one now) replaced for the second time.

Filed Nov 22, 2005 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · NC

I have a honda civic dx 1998, with 60000 miles now presenting with a failed transmission. Several trips to the dealership for that very same complaint resulted in no problems detected with the transmission. The problem began two days after the manufacturers warranty expired.

Filed Jul 29, 2005 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · CA

98 honda civic dx transmission slippage my car has been having this transmission slippage problem intermittently for about 4 years. It recently started doing it for about 2 weeks straight so I tried to go online and find out if there was some type of solution. I found other complaints about transmission problems in honda accords/civics/odyssey's and even acuras. I called honda corp. And their only response was you're not on the recall list so you'll have to go to the dealer and get it repaired. I did that and they told me I needed to get a refurbished trans at 5k a pop! That's a rip off. So I researched it some more and found out on about.com that you can basically just drain the transmission fluid and replace it with honda atp fluid and replace a piece called the solenoid assembly and a washer. If this is the case why isn't honda doing a general recall and have everyone pay a certain price or have everyone with certain VIN numbers come in and have their trans checked out. This is a rip off through honda corp. They're trying to make money and so are the dealerships!

Filed Jun 22, 2005 · Transmission · 101,000 miles · GA

Going off the honda brand name, we purchased a 1998 honda accord in november of 2004. At the time, the vehicle had 101,000 miles on it. Less than a week after purchasing the vehicle, my wife noticed that it hesitated and then shifted hard into second gear. She aslo noticed that there was a severe hesitation when accelerating after slowing down for a turn or when trying to merge into traffic. This causes an unsafe condition of a vehicle trying to get into the flow of traffic and being unable to accelerate; she's almost been hit several times. We've been on the phone with honda, and been told that they won't pay for anything. I don't have an estimate yet, but, after doing some research, this problem seems to cost anywhere from $2000-4000 to fix. If honda continues to refuse to replace what is obviously a defective component, I've resolved to do two things: contact a lawyer and never waste my money on one of their vehicles again.

Filed Mar 31, 2005 · Transmission · LA

Transmission replaced in 2003 and again 2005. O2 sinsor & catalyst convertor, also replaced. I think there is a default with this transmission. I have a 1998 honda accord lx coupe v6

Filed Mar 12, 2005 · Transmission · NC

The transmission is slipping. I did an internet search and this problem appears to be widespread on this model and year.

Filed Jan 23, 2005 · Transmission · NH

I have had trouble with my transmission slipping and high revving rpms on my 1998 honda accord coupe v6 ex. I have researched this on the internet and found that literally thousands of people are having the same problem. I feel that this is manufacturers defect that should be recalled. Now I will have to spend close to $6000 for a new transmission that is obviously the manufacturers problem. Thank you for your time.

Filed Oct 14, 2004 · Transmission · LA

While driving, the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The consumer applied the brakes and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The transmission has been replaced 6 times. *ak