Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. She noticed that the check engine light had illuminated on the instrumental panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2001 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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I am filing this complaint on behalf of honda civic drivers everywhere. It is very clear from doing research that there is an inherent problem with the honda civic 2001-2003 transmission. From speaking to professionals who have been rebuilding honda transmissions for years, it is a problem with materials flaking off the torque converter and the clutch clogging things up. I drive at 2001 honda civic and the p0740 error code has come up, but the car is still running fine, but until I get the transmission supposedly repaired I will not be able to pass aircare even though my emissions are perfectly above average. Incidents vary from total transmission failure while driving on a high, stalls, to accidents. If you just google search 2001-2003 honda civic transmission you can see for yourself. I can understand that wear and tear over-time does happen, but it is clear that this is not a coincidence and feel that honda should bear some of the responsibility for building a faulty transmission.
I bought a used 2001 honda civic lx back in december 2010, with about 125k miles on it with the carmax report that did not reflect any major problems or accidents for this car, it did reflect the maintance that the privious owner made and it was as schedule. The car ran well and I made the schedule maintainance for oil and general checks. Now after 6-months I started the car to go to work and as I was driving the engine light came out and the car stoped accelarating. After getting towed I took the car to the dealer where they ran a dignosis, that resulted on a transmission failure. Now they are charging me close to $3,000 to get it fixed. This has been a major inconvinience, I had to find a borrowed car in order to get to work, and iam not sure if I should get this fix, iam afriad somenthing else will occur, since this model has had so many complaints.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving sluggish. While parking the vehicle on an incline, the vehicle suddenly stalled. As the contact shifted into reverse, the vehicle began to roll backward. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they advised her that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have 2001 honda civic ex, and automatic transmission got broken down. I had to replace whole transmission system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to an independent repair shop. The contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure and current mileages were 140,000. The VIN was not available.
My honda 2001 civic ex has had 2 transmission failures and both were sudden and unexpected and 1st failure with 70,000 miles on vehicle left car immobile at the end of an interstate on ramp in rush hour traffic and nearly caused an accident and had to be pushed to the side of the road by fellow motorists that risked injury to get my wife out of traffic...the second most recent failure left my wife stranded on a busy 2 lane road blocking traffic until a tow truck was called .I have investigated online complaints and found thousands of reports of low mileage defective transmissions that fail suddenly on honda civics and without prior warning yet honda neglected to warn of this danger of losing all transmission power without any advanced warning...if there is no warning from manufacturer how can the public make an informed decision as to not put their family in harms way?
My 2001 honda civic stopped running while I was driving in the fast lane of the 101 fwy in l.a. No indication of any problem. I depressed the gas pedal and the engine just revved like it was in neutral; there was no acceleration. I went from going approx 60 MPH to coasting. I managed to get across 4 lanes of heavy traffic and off the fwy without causing an accident. 2 hours later my car was towed to the nearest honda dealer and I was informed that my car needed a new transmission.
On may 6, 2011 car would rev up a little after taking off from a red light as if it was having difficulty shifting to 2nd to 3rd gear. By the 3rd red light the car would hardly move and I was trying to get off to the side of the road with the car just rolling. I managed to roll it off the road but cars in back of me were beeping their horns and cars had to slow down so that I could pull into a parking lot. Very scary. 3 weeks prior to this I had my car serviced at crown honda dealership. They, as a scheduled maintenance had timing belt, water pump, belts, oil change and 4 tires replaced for $1,300. Honda dealership says that the problem is transmission and had nothing to do with the prior work, which is under warranty. Towed car to another service station and they said the transmission burned out and also needs a torque converter. I heard this was a problem with 2001 honda civics. This was a dangerous situation but was it caused by the prior work or a defective torque converter or transmission?
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH and making a left turn, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
The transmission failed in middle of fwy for my honda civic lx 2001 .it had 134,000 miles on it.
2001 honda civic lx complete transmission failure. While backing out, check engine light came on. Could not shift to reverse nor drive. Stuck in the middle of the street.
Our 2001 honda civic lx transmission failed at 125,100 miles.
I was driving into work this morning when it felt like I accidentally hit the shifter on my 2001 honda civic lx into neutral. I looked down to fix the problem and saw that it was in drive and that when I pressed on the gas pedal only the RPM's increased but my speed stayed the same. I was going about 50mph and when my car began to cruise to a lower speed I was almost rear ended by the car behind me. I had to have the car towed to a mechanic and was told that my torque converter was broken and that I would have to have my transmission rebuilt or replaced. The estimated was anywhere from $2,600 to $3,200 depending on what exactly has to be replaced once they start to disassemble it. I have done research on this year make and model and have found the 2001 honda civic to be notorious for transmission going out without any warning and that honda refuses to acknowledge this as a problem even though there are thousands of complaints because it is not what they deem a "safety hazard". Had I gotten rear ended, since I was close to being, I would have to say that's a pretty big safety issue to me.
My husband was driving the car, tried to turned left, and the car suddenly would not engage in any gear. The car could not be driven further, was towed to a repair shop, and the transmission was replaced.
Complete transmission failure in heavy traffic on a very busy road.
Transmission failure, slipping and not engaging properly/ on the way home at the highway transmission start to slip and rev up, lose speed suddenly was able to merge to the emergency lane lucky there was no vehicles around or behind me, the vehicle is at my home now afraid that happened again with my kids aboard. Vehicle only have aprox 80,000 miles 2001 honda civic ex sedan.
While accelerating through an intersection engine raping where increasing but car was actually slowing down. Down shifted automatic transmission to d3 and got car through intersection before light changed. Car would go about 2 blocks before transmission would start slipping again. The torque converter and transmission have gone bad at only 85,000 miles without any warning.
Transmission unexpectedly failed in 1 day. It won't shift into any gear except for park.
I was driving down the road when I reached a red stoplight. When the light turned green, I pressed the gas and the car was motionless. The car would rev up but wouldn't move. To make a long story short the transmission failed without warning. My 2001 honda civic only has 89727 miles on it and has been well maintained with service. After researching this, I have come to find out honda civics in this model year are notorious for transmission failure. As well as some of their other models. Unfortunately they refuse to issue a recall or admit to this problem. This could be a real safety hazard for drivers that are moving down the road or at high speeds on the freeway and this happen. Thankfully, I was at a stoplight when it happened to me...the cost of a new transmission is costly and will be a huge financial blow to me right now. I hope that you can assist honda to realize they have faulty torque converter and transmission parts in their 2001 honda civic's.
We purchased this 2001 honda civic ex because of the honda brand supposedly being so synonymous with quality and longevity. If I would have researched on the internet for prevalent problems with the 2001 honda civic, I would have come across the "transmission failure" issue and never would have purchased this vehicle. And I would advise anyone who is thinking about purchasing a 2001 - 2005 honda civic, beware, the transmission will prematurely fail. So, on with the story. We are the second owners of this car and it had 37,000 miles on it when we purchased it from a private party. At around 80,000 miles, the transmission started slipping going into 2nd gear. We took it in to a local transmission company who serviced (changed fluid) and tested it telling us that they could not get it to "slip." so now, my lovely bride tells me yesterday that it was getting really bad and she was having a hard time getting back from work. I drove it to work myself and made an appointment at our local honda dealership. They were so not interested in our dilemma but said that we could bring it in and they would check it out. Not getting the warm fuzzies from them, we made another appointment with our local xxxxx service center. Everyone at xxxxx was polite, understanding and aware of the "infamous crappy honda transmission" issue. Unfortunately, on the drive there, the transmission completely failed on the freeway and we managed to get it off the road and called aamco. They immediately called a tow truck and it is now at xxxxx. Approximate rebuilt cost is $3,100.00. This is pricey, but it includes a nationwide 3 year/100,000 mile warranty. We also called the north american honda customer service line and spoke to xxxxx. She is located at an office in torrance, ca. Xxxxx was so disinterested in our problem and explained that we could take it into our local dealership and it would be at their discretion to take it up with the honda field rep. This is a dangerous situation needing a recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic lx. While the contact was driving 60 MPH up a small incline on a bridge, the transmission failed without warning the vehicle began to roll backwards. The brake pedal was applied and the vehicle came to a complete stop. After awaiting a few moments the transmission began to function, although in an extremely poor motion. The contact drove a short distance to a safe location, and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The failure mileage was unknown.
2001 honda civic transmission slippage at 100000 miles - vehicle unable to negotiate slightest incline and started to roll back down. Luckily nobody was injured. Very dangerous situation caused by a premature failure of transmission. Vehicle repaired via transmission rebuild and new torque converter.
The transmission failed on my/my mother's car. This car was honda serviced and very well maintained throughout our ownership. The car was also very gently used. It did no long distance driving, the most it drove was 15 minutes to and from my mother's job. There is no reason for this car to fail other than the car being improperly designed and put together.
My transmission failed in highway traffic two hours from my home. All of a sudden the car would not accelerate. If traffic had been moving faster this could have been an extremely dangerous situation. There were no warning signs whatsoever. Being so far from home I had no choice but to tow it to the nearest transmission shop where they told me my transmission had failed due to a faulty torque converter. I looked this up and found hundreds and hundreds of complaints from honda owners that had the same issue. Why has this part not been recalled?! Honda owes me $2,200.00 and will be lucky if I ever buy from them again.
I was driving to dinner and my car seemed to be jumping. After dinner, I drove to an auto zone and my boyfriend checked the transmission fluid. The fluid level was fine, so we drove away. I got about a half of a mile down a busy highway in north texas when my car would not shift. Every time I pushed the gas it would only rev up the rpms. My car eventually stopped and would not move. I put on my hazards and continued trying to get the car to go into gear. It would not move. A car coming down the highway nearly rear ended me. A county constable showed up and helped us to push the car onto a side street not as busy as the highway. Another cop arrived and told me that if I did not get my car off the road in 5 minutes he would have to call a tow truck. I have since researched this problem with the honda civic 2001 model and apparently it is extremely widespread - it seems in every one of these cars the transmission fails and happens very suddenly. I have been told even though this is an inevitable issue with this year of the honda civic I am responsible for the entire repair cost, which is around $2,500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The vehicle stalled moments after it was started. After restarting it, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 123,000.
Transmission failed on 2001 honda civic at 109,000 miles. Estimated cost from honda dealership to put in a rebuilt transmission . . .$3, 900. Went online, and found hundreds of complaints about the same problem with this vehicle. No recall issued by honda !
My 2001 honda civic (automatic transmission) will not move when I put it into gear. I tried all the gears: drive, reverse etc. Nothing happens when I step on the gas.
Transmission went completely out in middle of busy intersection. Loud whining noise and revving of engine. I was almost hit by three different vehicles. Honda was contacted by myself several years ago and would do nothing to fix this piece of junk. Now the car is being repaired at aamco.
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