Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH the vehicle lunged forward and did not shift into gear while the transmission light was on. The contact called a local mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact had not called a dealer nor the manufacturer. The contact noticed complaints regarding the transmission for her year, make and model stating that the torque converter caused the transmission to malfunction. The contact stated the faulty transmission could cause a crash. The failure mileage was 125,000.
2001 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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I own a 2001 honda civic and the transmission has begun to slip. I was pulling away from a red light on 23 south and was almost struck in the rear end due to the transmission not catching up with the engine, the car only has 70000 miles and I bought it from the dealer with 32000 miles. The vehicle has had normal regular maintenance.
My 2001 honda civic has been giving me slight transmission problems over the past year. This weekend, it would rev up before it fell into gear. I took the car into my mechanic for an oil change and to have him check the transmission out and I'm now faced with a $1600 replacement transmission. I don't drive the car hard and I have 57800 miles on my car. This is far too little to have to replace my transmission. Scouring the web I found that 2001 civics and 2003 accords have the highest rate of transmission failure, yet there is no recall and no recourse for owners to take. I'm a full time graduate student and only work part time after losing my job, I should not have to shell out $1600 which I don't have to pay for a known transmission problem. But I have to find a way because I can't go to work or school without my car.
2001 honda civic transmission failure. 1. The car is only 9 years old with 85000 miles. Just driving the car on the road, and the car lost speed suddenly and almost caused a major accident. 2. The failure was one time but almost life threatening. 3. Had to repair the transmission. There are so many complaints about 2001 honda civic transmission. The federal safety agency claims that these complaints are important. What is being done?!?! Does this event need a high profile death like the toyota situation? Please hold honda accountable and get the transmission recalled! Before someone gets killed. Is the federal safety agency doing it's job?
I own a 2001 honda civic ex it has about 150,000 miles on it but up until about a month ago when my transmission quit it had been running great. I was driving not expecting anything to go wrong I stopped at a light and when I went to go my car only went about 8ft into the intersection but revved a lot and finally wouldn't move it would just rev the engine. I got out and pushed it to the side of the road and waited about five minutes turned it back on and tried in all the gears and it would not move in any.
My 2001 honda civic lx lost speed right on the crowded freeway. I managed to get off the freeway and came to the stop. The gear was not engaged and the engine check line lit up. The transmission failed without warning. I now have learned that transmission failure is common on this car model but there is no recall. Any thing that the federal safety agency would do to help us consumers with this issue?
I want to file a complaint against honda for making faulty transmissions in their honda civic year 2001. There are many complaints I am reading about people with the same problem I am having which is a p0740 fault reading that says torque clutch converter solenoid open and that clutch will not engage when vehicle reaches a speed of between 40-45 MPH which is an unsafe condition and can cause a crash and ultimate transmission failure on the highway. I bought this car used less than five months ago at mossey nissan in escondido and they have not been very helpful in working with me to get this car fixed. I paid more money on the car than I should of because of deceptive business practices used to sell me the car by mossey of escondido. Please help!
Vehicle shutters on initial acceleration. Transmission slips during shifting to higher gears. Engine revs in gear with no increase in power.
Backed out of my driveway and on my way to work,6:30 am.the car stopped moving and another car nearly rear ended me. It just coasted to a stop in heavy early morning traffic.2001 honda civic 2 door.tried to back up but it wouldn't go.I had to push the car out of the road and back to my driveway.this is the first time it has ever happened,car has 204,000 mls on it.my first honda went well into 657k and had zero issues,my ford escort went over 400k, no problems but this one nearly got me killed.I do everything to take care of a car,bought this one brand new,over $19 grand.tow truck picked it up after I found a ride to work.I didnt want to leave it set on the side of the road which is why I pushed it back home. Transmission failure. Car worse than a dodge neon that had same issues.
While driving down a typical road in the suburbs, I noticed that when I accelerated from a dead stop at a couple of intersections that my vehicle would suddenly rev up to ~5-6000rpm before switching to the next gear. I got over to the right lane to pull into a parking lot to investigate the problem, but got stuck at another red light before I was able to pull over. When I tried to accelerate again to make it the last 50 feet into the lot, the engine revved, but the transmission would not engage. I received assistance to push my car off the road, and checked my fluids. My transmission fluid was normal and filled to the top. There were no warnings that my transmission was about to fail, no noises, no warning lights, nothing, and this car has been well maintained. I am currently in the process of having it repaired, which will entail having a new transmission put into the car.
2001 honda civic. Transmission failure. Replaced transmission.
Leading up to the failure, I didn't have a big issue. After stopping at a red light or stop sign, the car would initially hesitate a little when beginning to accelerate, but besides that, there were no other symptoms. The failure effects the 3rd and 4th gears. When accelerating, the engine will rev and there is no increase in speed whatsoever. My car is currently in the shop having the transmission rebuilt. It was the only option besides completely replacing the transmission. I had the eld unit replaced because one mechanic thought it may help, however it did nothing. My "check engine" light had only been on for one week prior to getting a diagnostic test done on my car to figure out the problem. It would have been sooner, had I not been away from home. My safety concern comes when attempting to merge into traffic. Without 3rd or 4th gear, it is nearly impossible to get the car up to safe speed to merge in with cars going 60-70 MPH on the highway. I was nearly rearended last weekend while merging onto a highway, but managed to pull to the side of the road before a crash occurred. This is a huge safety concern! My car is a 2001 and only has 80,000 miles and has had all of the regular scheduled maintenance performed in a timely manner!
2001 honda civic with reasonable miles has a bad transmission and I am really shocked at hondas reputation. These cars should gp and go. Need a good lawsuit against them because I am not the only one. Please help.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. After accelerating from a stop she approached a speed of approximately 20 MPH and the vehicle jerked while changing gears. The failure recurred whenever she reached 20 MPH after accelerating from a stop. She also experienced trouble accelerating. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 117,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that she was driving 40 MPH when she noticed that the vehicle suddenly decelerated to approximately 20 MPH. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would send a representative to inspect the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were approximately 75,913. Updated 12/30/10 *bf there was internal transmission failure. Updated 01/10/11
I bought a 2001 honda civic le with 86,000 miles. At 95,000 miles, the transmission starting slipping out of clutch while driving. It caused inability to keep the car at speed and had to let off on gas until the transmission would "catch". Required replacement of the transmission at approx $3,000 cost.
Transmission failed while driving on highway at 60mph. Car would not shift into gear and check engine light signaled. There were no warnings whatsoever. This appears to be correlated to many others complaints with the 2001 honda civics. I was fortunate to not have been seriously hurt when my car came to a stop. I feel as though this is a defect that needs to be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The transmission would lose power sporadically and when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would hesitate before accelerating. The dealer advised the vehicle was not under recall and the repairs would be at the contacts expense. The failure and current mileage was 113,000.
On 9/10/10 traveling at approximately 50 MPH, without warning at rush hour on a very busy highway the transmission failed. I called 911 as I was in fear for my life. The engine raced but the vehicle barely moved then completely stopped. Fortunately a man pushed me onto a lot. I was towed home. The transmission was replaced. Evidently the "cooler" was clogged and the fluids were only passing thru @ 50%.(very similar to the problems seen in the 1999-2001 odyssey ) consequently the cooler was also replaced.
On the way home from work the car started jerking. When the gas pedal was pressed the rpms would go way up into the red zone with no difference in the speed of the car. Coasted into a neighborhood. It starts fine but will not move. We had aaa tow us to our local auto shop that we have used for years, they ran multiple tests on it to find out that it needed a whole new transmission. We had no problems leading up to this. We have owned it since 2005 with regular maintenance completed. I called american honda this morning to ask for a "goodwill repair". They told me that since we purchased it as a certified used vehicle and it was over 7 years old our warranty was no longer in effect. We can fax them our paid receipts and proof of transmission fluid maintenance and they will review it and have someone call us in 2-3 days. They told me that there are no recalls that have been made on the civic only on the accord and odyssey even though through my research I have found there have been many complaints regarding the 2001 honda civic transmission. I have always owned hondas because they truly are low maintenance as long as you take care of them and they will last forever. My last civic was a 1988 that I had for 9 years and it was 17 years old with over $160,000 miles - never had to replace the transmission. Honda needs to take responsibility and do something about the 2001 honda civic transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The driver was driving at approximately 45 MPH when the vehicle stopped accelerating. The check engine light began to illuminate on the dashboard so the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. A few other service lights were also illuminating, but the contact was not in the vehicle at the time of failure so she was unaware of which service lights those were. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where the transmission and axle were repaired. The failure had not recurred. The failure and current mileages were 146,000.
2001 honda civic lx transmission failed,daughter was at intersection and car would rev but barely move,car has had been maintained and lightly driven//waiting on honda's resolution to xmission failing causing dangerous situation for all,many other incidents of this with these transmission.
Driving on major freeway in atlanta rush hour going 60mph. Acceleration is lost. No warning lights. No sound or issue noted with car. Proceed to coast over to shoulder just in time to when car loses momentum. Could have been easily rear-ended at 60 MPH sitting still would have resulted in bodily injury or death. Had car in for oil change and service and honda dealership 3 days prior and no issues were noted. Had transmission review and basic checks for car done prior to oil change service no issues found. Original owner. Only dealership service maintained.
I own a 2001 honda civic lx. Was driving the car in a busy city, stopped at a light and when it turned green I went to go forward. All the car did was rev and not go forward. I was left pushing the car through busy traffic to get it off the street. The car has always been regularly serviced by honda and has 110,000 miles on it. I don't have the money to fix it so it is sitting in my sisters driveway until I can figure out what to do with it.
I had problems with my car seemed like it was missing. I took it into honda 6 months back had the transmission service and they told me everything was fine nothing wrong. I have always done the proper care and maintenance for the car owned it brand new off the lot. I was driving down the highway yesterday when all of a sudden the car revved up and started slowing way down. I press the gas and nothing. I had to try and get over threw traffic and I almost nearly died. Had it towed to the dealership where they told me the transmission failure and 3600 to fix. Nice with only 94,000 miles. I bought this car for the good rep honda had for running along time but this is a major problem that could have killed me and possible could kill someone else if not recalled and taken care of.
As I tried to accelerate after stopping for a red light, I discovered my 2001 honda civic would only run 5-10 MPH. I had no warning; my check engine light only came on then. I had no clue what was going on and I was only relieved that I had already dropped off my 2-yr. Old son. I panicked since I thought I was doing more damage by driving the car. I drove to the nearest gas station 2 blocks away and I was told that it was the transmission. They told me that they would have to rebuild the transmission for $2600 or I could get a used one for a couple hundred less. I was told the old one was from a car with over 60,000 miles. (my car has 93,500+). I chose to rebuild it, not wanting a fairly old transmission. I think I was overcharged for this service, but I couldn't do anything differently at the time, since I worried about not having a running car and I needed it repaired. I am extremely surprised to find out that this transmission problem is common for 2001 honda civics, but there is no recall on it. I read that this problem is not considered hazardous on the road, but I wonder by whose standards. I could have been driving on a highway when my transmission gave out and cost injury to those in my car and around me. I had no advance warning that it would occur, so I was only lucky that it happened at a red light. So, it may not be immediate danger to drive a car that has transmission problems since it will not explode or cause a fire, but there are still those risks involved such as in my situation of having no prior knowledge. I still feel strongly that a recall be made so that drivers of 2001 & 2003 honda civics & accords,etc. Will have awareness that such a condition does exist & what they do with the information falls on them. I think it is by luck that nothing serious has occurred with the defect on these transmissions. It would be a tragedy for just one person to get seriously injured or killed to send out that information and public awareness!
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle independently rolled backward from her residential driveway and into a gutter in a neighbors front yard. The vehicle was not turned on and was not occupied upon the failure. In addition, the emergency brake was engaged during the failure. The vehicle was towed from the ditch and sustained damages to the trunk and the rear body. The vehicle was repaired by her insurance company. The contact stated that she advised the dealer of the failure and they responded that it was impossible for the vehicle to roll backward while in park. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 120,000.
Power loss on a freeway. Car: honda gx 2001 160k miles CVT transmission in this car was replaced at 56k miles after gentle use and flushing trans.fluid every 10k transmission has to be replaced again!
Daughter driving can when suddenly the engine revved and the car coasted to a stop. Ends up the transmission failed completely and the diagnosis is replacement.. The car has approx 120,000 miles and is in good condition except for the transmission.
My 2001 honda civic transmission failed in traffic almost causing several rear end crashes. I took my life in my hands pushing the car out of the lanes of rush hour traffic. Have since found out how common this tranny problem is for the 2001 hondas. Took the car to a honda dealer and was told I would need a 3000 dollar rebuilt tranny. This is an outrage!
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