While driving ,the transmission failed, which caused the driver to pull off the highway. The driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer. *jb the vehicle stopped in the middle of the street when the problem first occurred. The problem also recurred and have been fixed on two occasions, however the problem remained the same. *sc
2001 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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This vehicle has had three transmissions installed. The vehicle shakes when braking, and when it is at a complete stop.
Check engine light came on with a code of p0740. Had car checked and told nothing was wrong, reset light. Mil came on again and took car to brown's honda in glen burnie. Charged me another $90 to tell me the light had the same code p0740 and they changed the transmission fluid. They said not sure if it is fixed. If light comes back on brown's honda said I would either have to replace the torque converter or the transmission, they are not sure. Car drives fine but brown's honda can't tell me if there seems to be a problem with the torque converter or transmission. They told me to wait and see if the light comes back on. Asked brown's if they have seen torque converter failures in 2001 civics. Chris responded rudely "do you know how many honda civics are out there". I repeated my questions and was told "yes" she has seen torque converter failures on the 2001 honda civics.
A/c doesn't get cold, can't get honda to fix as been this way since new. Brakes went bad with about 15000 miles on them. Were bad before that, still does not stop right, and has a vibraton when stopping transmission has a thumping like noise some times while idling. Had to replace strut on passanager side, couldn't get honda to pay for all of it. I think one on driver side is bad also. Service manager told me this was a problem with the honda civic
When driving at low speeds without warning transmission would slip gears.
Car has been nothing but problems since purchased in march 2001. Brakes have been replaced 2 times for vibration problems again 4000 miles later brakes are bad. Tires worn to unsafe tread depth w/ 2500 miles. Front struts both blown, told by dealer that they were on national back-order??? As to when they will be available. Driver seat rocks, dealer fixed once saying a shim was broke, again 8000 miles later driver seat rocks again. Paint on car has many small rust spots. Clutch must have flat spots on it, as when I release clutch to start moving there is a jumping sensation able to be felt by driver. Again car has been nothing but problems.
While on a hill the vehicle rolled backwards although the automatic transmission was engaged in drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to duplicate the problem.
The vehicle rolls backwards when on a slight incline when in drive. It is an automatic not a standard shift!
The vehicle shut down and will not restart. Please fill in additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ph
I have the same complaint as #010302, 8014926 & 746038. My car is making a loud buzzing, vibration around the gear shift area when it gets wet underneath. Beaverton honda swears it is water boiling off of the catalytic converter, but that wouldn't explain why the noise is louder as you accelerate. I have a young child in the car with me and this noise is distracting you cannot hear anything inside the car when it happens. I have nearly had a wreck when this happens because you are afraid to step on the gas at all. Ts
I have a 2001 honda civic hx with the CVT transmission. At 14,533 miles the transmission started to slip while on the freeway. It would loose power and the revolutions would go way up, the check engine light came on and the "d" light on the shift indicator started to flash. When I took it in to the dealer they did a "3 time flush of the transmission per bulletin" and sent me on my way. Well at approximately 15,000 miles it started to malfunction again, same signs and symptons as the first time. The dealers solution was to replace the transmission. This process took about a month during wich time I was provided a rental car. There is more, on 01/17/03 the car is now at 40,000 miles and experiencing the same problems with the transmission. The car was taken to the dealer on 01/18/03 and I am waiting for their diagnosis. Thankfully I was able to exit the freeway safely all 3 times without having caused any accidents.
The transmission failure is not specific to the date that I have reported. However, I noticed the problem start at 15000 miles. This was the first time. The dealer informed there was no problem with the transmission. I returned twice with same probllem. The dealership performed "some procedures" to correct the problem. The vehicle was running fine after that. The problem returned around 33000 miles. The problem was again the same: whining noice on acceration, trasmission lagging, not moving immediately when shifted to drive and accerator depressed. Also the transmission would started to act up going on gradual inclines, I.e. As if it was slipping back and forth. I returned to dealership where they performed another similar procedure as before. Problem seemed to have gone away. Th e problem came back again at around 40 k. Now my warranty had expired. Hoehn honda in carlsbad is the same dealer I have been taking this vehicle in for service since day one. The service department advised me they would request a new transmission and that they would ask for approval from honda to have it covered under waranty. It was approved and new transmission installed. The vehicle ran fine for three to four months and now the problem reccured. I have discussed this situation with customer service at honda USA. Now I am on my third transmission in my 2001 civic.! Honda USA has advised me there is no problem with this type of transmission (continuous variable transmission), and that there have been no recalls at all. The third transmission was installed by cush honda in san diego since the car stalled close to that dealership. Today I have approximately 58000 miles on my 2001 civic and the transmission problem has returned. I have not yet called the dealer. This is my commuter car and I drive this vehicle approx 600 miles a week. I request your help. The dealerships have been helpful with trying to solve my car problems, I believe there is a defect with the cv transmission .thank you.
When consumer shifted the gears, the engine surged and vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a collision, consumer applied brakes hard, but car would not stop. Related recall 01v329000, consumer's v.I.n. Not included. Ts upon impact the air bags did not deploy. It is also noted that the technican experienced the same condition when entering the vehicle to be serviced. It was determined that the transmission was faulty. Consumer sustained minor injuries and there was front end damage. *tt...
The variable transmission (CVT) equipped in my 2001 honda civic hx produces a rumbling sound at low rpms (approx. 1500 RPM). This problem has been noticed by other 2001+ civic hx CVT owners. The problem has been discussed on an internet site for civic hx cars (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hondacivichxcvt). A couple people reported the problem to honda and some took their car in to get the CVT problem "fixed". The procedure to fix the problem consists of flushing the CVT 3-6 times. The problem is usually resolved after flushing but in some cases the problem returns later. I have encouraged my fellow hx owners to report this problem as every one of us (2001 and 2002 hx CVT owners) have reported this problem. Dt
Automatic transmission shifts suddenly or will down shift with erratic performance. Automatic transmission will shift slowly. Dealership was not able to duplicate the failure and returned vehicle.*ak
Clutch pedal squeaks when depressed.
When putting vehicle in gear, vehicle will disengage out of gear when accelerating. Goes from second to neutral. Dealer contacted. Please add VIN.
Car pops out of 2nd gear when down shifting from either 3rd/4th gear for no reason at all. I have taken the car back several times to two different honda dealers & they can't fixed the problem if they can't duplicate it. I've written to the honda dealer consumer affairs in california. They have provided me with a rental car at their expense on two occasions, but the car hasn't been fixed yet. Again, I have another appointment to have the car looked at. I've been to the dealer for this problem 6 times, 3 of which are within the last month & a half. Car is still popping out of 2nd gear. I've had two other private mechanics drive the car, & guess what it popped out of 2nd gear for them. Honda doesn't want to fix the problem period!
Within the 2nd month of owning this car I took the car in for servicing and asked them to look a reverse because it was poping out of gear. I was told "hondas are notorious for reverse to be popping out of gear and to just put the stick in 1 and then move hard to the reverse gear. This problem was never even documented. A few months later a few ticks after 36000 miles and maybe even before the transmission was popping out of second. I thought and was told by miller honda that it would be covered. Later it was dicovered that it wouldn't be covered. I am trying to fight this. If I wouldn't have had the problem with reverse and it wasn't a few tick marks past the 36000 miles and all my miles are highway miles (600 miles a week) and the fact that I do not drive the car hard. I just think its a manufacturing or part defect and it is not anything I did.
All windows clear with defroster operation with the exception of the drivers front window, dealer adjusted side vents.
My huband was driving on the freeway 65 MPH, he aproached behind a slow moving vehicle in front and he slowed down to about 50 MPH he downshifted to 4th gear but apparently it went into second gear instead and it felt as if throttle got stuck and all warning lights turned on and lost all power in vehicle, other cars were coming up behind him at the posted speed of 65 MPH, he was barely able to coast the vehicle safely to the side of the road. Vehicle was taken to the dealer were I purchased it and they determined that the engine was destroyed and honda will not honor the warranty. My husband did some research and found out that the same dealer has about 8 or 9 vehicles with engines destroyed internally like mine. It looks as if these new vehicles are almost a death trap if you happen to miss a gear when downshifting on a manual 5 speed transmission.
Transmission was leaking oil. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and dealer stated that transmission had two cracks. Consumer is responsible for having it repaired. Please provide any further information.
Consumer touched brakes to slow vehicle down, but vehicle swerved, and consumer hit another vehicle. *ak consumer stateed brakes squeaks and parking brake needs adjustment, transmission is making noise, no power on acceleration, upper windshield molding failed and reinstalled, noise is coming from right front wheel, gas gauge will fluctuate at times and front engine mount broke.
Car jumps out of 2nd gear for no reason at all. I can be just driving along, and all of the sudden I'm in neutral with cars bearing down on me in all directions. Honda knows of the problem, according to the dealer, but the part supposedly required to fix it is on national back order. In the mean time, I'm stuck in a car that is liable to make me a sitting duck while I try to get it back into gear. Honda shows no interest in getting me out of the car until it can be repaired.
The speedometer gauge will become erratic and stop functioning for a short time. This seems a bit dangerous to me. Also, the fuel gauge fluctuates too much making it difficult to know how much fuel remains.
While driving up on elevated road or slightly elevated road and coming to a complete stop and when the brake is released the vehicle rolls back.
While driving through a puddle of water transmission made loud noises. Then, consumer lost some power. *ak
The fuel gauge shows incorrect fuel limits and the RPM gauge does not move in some instances when vehicle accelerates( engine revs).
While driving 3-4 MPH consumer lightly touched gear shift and vehicle jumped into reverse. Consumer did not have foot on brake. Consumer then tried same again on purpose, to see if it would happen again. Twice more when lightly touching gear shift did vehicle jump into neutral and into reverse. Called dealer who said bring vehicle on monday.
When raining, transmission feels like it is getting bogged down and makes very loud noises like it is hitting something. I have noticed a leak as well. Others have had the same problem.
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