1998 Honda Civic: transmission slipping

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 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 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 Feb 19, 2004 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · AZ

While driving it was hard for consumer to shift gears, and the transmission intermittently slipped gears. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak when the vehicle was stopped at a traffic signal, it would have to be placed in park while waiting for the signal to change.

Filed Sep 18, 2000 · Acceleration, Transmission · CA

Due to a defective transmission system, vehicle slips while driving which causes rpms to go up. This may cause a crash. Dealer said they need to replace transmission. Please provide further information.

Filed Mar 17, 2000 · Acceleration, Transmission · CA

Transmission intermittently slips,in motion and idle position--idle speed is erratic--in reverse,car makes a whining noise-windows don't always work

Filed Dec 16, 1999 · Transmission · CA

Transmission continually experiences slippage when trying to accelerate, unable to be fixed by dealership at this time until honda can find resolution. Mjs