While driving my 2001 honda civic on a major highway the car started to lose speed almost resulting in an accident. I was able to reach a parking lot from which I had to have the car towed back home. This resulted in a $335 towing bill because I was nearly 70 miles away from home. The car will not shift into any forward gear and grinds when in reverse. The car has 114,000 miles and was bought new in 2001.
2001 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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My 2001 honda civic stopped in the middle of the road. I had to turn in off several times and turn it on back in order for it to move. I was then told by my mechanics that it was due to a transmission failure. I purchased the vehicle ne win july 2001 and have always followed through with all the services and maintenance issues. Within that 9 years, I had a prior transmission failure that required replacement. It is obvious to me, that there is a problem with the transmission of that model.
I was driving along interstate 95 in my 2001 honda civic lx at normal speed. When I exited the ramp the transmission failed and the car would not go past 20 MPH. I almost was almost hit from behind by a semi truck on the off ramp. I called my auto repair shop and they told me to have tow towed in. I was told the car needs a new transmission and for a car with 90k miles that is abnormal considering this car had no prior problems and all scheduled maintenance has been done. I called honda of america about this and was told no extended warranty for this repair bring the car into honda and we can look at. Another way for honda to make money on back end of sale. I am the original owner.
The transmission on my honda civic 2001 lx with 58,000 miles failed despite regular maintenance at the honda dealer. Unfortunately the rebuilt honda transmission is plagued by the same issues and I suspect that the future is not bright. At this writing, honda has not agreed to reimburse me for the repairs.
I currently own a 2001 honda civic ex. Last week I was headed home from work and my car started riving up and wouldn't go. I had to pull over and have my husband meet me to help get it home. After several auto shop and wrecker bills later, I have a bad transmission. This has really pissed me off. I understand that my car is old and it has 141,000 miles on it but I have taken immaculate care of this car. I am the original owner. I have changed the oil every 3,000 miles and stayed up to date on all the other services that honda has recommended. Newer cars are definitely not made like they used to be. I was hoping to get at least 200- 300,00 miles out of my car. I called the dealership that I purchased it from hoping I would get some assistance. That was not the case. They wanted me to have them hook it up to their machine to see if it was the transmission before they could tell me if honda would help with any costs for repairing it. They only way I could get it to them would be on a wrecker. By the time I got it down there, paid the wrecker and their service charge, I would have over $300 just to confirm something I have already been told 3 times! I don't think so. The dealership said that with the miles my car has on it and with it being a 2001, he highly doubted me getting any help. Wtf? A new transmission from honda would cost me approximately $3,000. So then I called this "800 goodwill repair number". And they basically said the same thing. This has really angered me. Honda's service has really sucked. You would think that after all the problems other 2001 civic owners have had, they would issue a recall. It is supposedly "not a safety issue". How is going down the road and suddenly your car won't accelerate not a safety issue? Whatever. I will never own another honda. I will tell everyone I know about my bad experience with them as well.
Always did maintenance checks on my honda civic 2001. Transmission failed at 124,000 miles and transmission has to be replaced.
126k miles on my civic, always maintained very well....slowed to make a left turn, then couldn't get in gear to speed up. Had to drive in low to the mechanic. Transmission failed due to a faulty fan in the radiator. Had to replace transmission. An outside fan added to avoid repeat. Other related repairs done. $4,000! From my research, I see transmission failure of a 2001 honda civic is very common! I didn't enter a component as "transmission" wasn't an option.
I have a 2001 honda civic with an automatic transmission. I was on the highway driving behind a slow semi-trailer so I pulled out to pass. When I stepped on the gas pedal the engine revved but the transmission did not engage. I had to pull back into the right lane behind the semi as the car would not accelerate to pass the semi. Ever since that time there has been a considerable lag time between stepping on the gas pedal and having the transmission engage when traveling faster than 25 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at 20mph the vehicle started to slow down by itself. She pulled over to the side of the road and she turned the vehicle off and back on and the vehicle then operated normally. She drove the vehicle to her residence and parked it. The next morning the vehicle would not move forward or backward the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnose it stating that it was the transmission. The transmission was rebuilt and replaced at the owners expense. The dealer was contacted and she was informed the vehicle's warranty was expired. The failure mileage was 49000 and current mileage was 50000.
I took my car in for the 30,000 mile service to a honda dealer, after about a week I started to notice problems with my cars acceleration so I took it back to them and told me my transmission was going out to my surprise. I told them I had no problems before I brought in, that all the problems started after the service. Well about 2 weeks after the service my transmission went out and they did not take no responsibility for it. My concern is if my car is getting its regular services at a honda dealership and my transmission is still going out for no apparent reason then their is something wrong with these cars transmission. Even when I called to get an estimate for the cost they transmission places were telling me that there is alot of problems with these cars transmissions that they had just fixed about 3 other cars that week. And not only that but this is the 2nd time they replace the transmission the first it was un warranty and my car had 14,00 miles. Honda should defiantly due something about this or be some sort of reimbursement of some sort.
I purchased a 2001 honda civic for my daughter. She had a catastrophic failure in the transmission which almost caused an accident. This is an automatic four speed. In process of of having it repaired. I believe, after talking with expert mechanics, this transmission is dangerous and defective.
Honda civic 2001 lx, 106,000 miles. Transmission failure without warning on a major highway, car just stopped. Contacted honda customer service, they wanted the car taken to a honda dealer after I had spent a lot of money towing it from virginia back to delaware to my son's shop, who is a mechanic. Honda customer service said all scheduled maintenance on the car had to be done by a honda dealer ln order for them to even consider helping with this situation. I have had my son do all the work on my car, so I am left without a car and getting the money up to put the same type of bad transmission back in my car so I can sell it. The website autobeef.com has numerous reports of this transmission failure on the honda civic 2001.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped moving forward. The driver was forced to drive home in reverse. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and the contact was informed that the automatic transmission needed to be replaced. There were no prior warning signs that would have indicated a potential problem. The vehicle has not been repaired to-date. She called the manufacturer and was told that there were no recalls. They were investigating whether or not they would assist in the repair costs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 78,000.
Have a 2001 honda civic ex 140,000 miles with a sudden transmission malfunction, that made the car unable to run. Dealer failed to honor any discount. A new transmission had to be placed.
I own a 2001 honda civic. At 108,000 miles the transmission has failed. Engine light on. Code po740. Dealership says it needed a transmission. I had no choice but to have a rebuilt one installed a price of $2700. Just another honda civic victim. What a shame that so many people have had to go through this nightmare. Why can't anything be done to make honda responsible to at least a partial reimbursement for something that is clearly a defect that honda created?
I am not surprised by the other transmission problem reports. When my '01 civic had about 50,000 miles on it, I noticed that the transmission began to be sluggish - there was a big lag between hitting the throttle and engagement. Around this time, the check engine light started to come on, but then it would spontaneously shut off, only to reappear at a later time. As time passed, the light would come on much more often. By the time I took the car in to a honda service location, the power train warranty had expired. The service manager told me that, 90% of the time in this situation, the transmission fails, therefore I should get the repair done asap. However, I was suspicious, so I decided to wait. Ii now have over 150,000 miles on the car, and the transmission still lags, the check engine light still comes on and off, but it has never failed. I guess this is more of a performance reduction than failure, but it should have been recalled years ago (before my warranty expired). By the way, I have always had the vehicle serviced for preventable maintenance on time, usually at the honda service location.
I was driving to chicago for a wedding. Went to pass another vehicle on I-55 and when I pushed on the gas pedal the engine revved but the transmission did not catch. Let off the gas and it eventually reengaged. Continued driving and it went downhill from there to the point where the engine was working fine but the transmission would not engage in any gear. Managed to get the car to my destination, but could very easily been stranded in 0 degree weather. Had the car towed and it looks like I need a new transmission. The current mileage of my car is 140k. Went online and discovered that there are hundreds if not thousands of folks who have had the same problem. Honda it seems is aware of the problem but no recall has been issued.
2001 honda civic transmission failure around 100,000 miles, sudden without warning, could have caused a crash or left me stranded. I have a 6 month old baby that travels in the car and the sudden failure of the transmission could have been fatal.
My wife was driving our 2001 honda civic (with only 98,000 miles on it) home on the interstate and noticed some slipping as the gears were trying to shift. She managed to get off the highway and coast to a safer location. I then had it towed to honda where they quoted me a repair price which, even with their "goodwill" offering, was still $700 more expensive than the place I ended up with. I waited and waited for the repairs to be completed but found out that there were no transmissions available in the whole country, for about 8-10 weeks I waited for a transmission just to find out that if I had kept the car at the original honda location they would have had a transmission available (very mysterious why they wouldn't release any to other places then). In any case, a transmission was finally released to the outside company and the repairs were made...just to find out that it would lock in 4th gear and would have to be ditched. Three months of waiting and aggravation and still no result. Honda does not seem to care whatsoever and in spite of hundreds of complaints by other civic owners (very, very similar stories) at hondaproblems.com there have been no recalls for the civic transmission, claiming this is not a safety issue. I believe my wife driving on the interstate with a bad transmission is a safety issue and honda should most certainly issue a recall as they have done for some of their other lines, e.g. The odyssey and the accord. Please help!!
2001 honda civic ex transmission failure without warning. I was on the triboro bridge in ny. Without any indication my car died. Nearly got rearended. A honda transmission going at 86k miles. What a joke.
A 'whirring' noise started coming from the engine compartment. Approximately 40 miles later the car would not travel over 20 MPH, we made it safely into a parking lot and shut off the engine. Started the vehicle after it cooled down and would not engage into drive (but would engage in reverse). Transmission needs to be rebuilt. Old part is currently available.
I drive a 2001 honda civic ex 101k miles at time of failure. I just found out that this car is notorious for transmission failure with little to no notice. I was turning left in front of oncoming traffic and suddenly my car wouldn't go anywhere. I was lucky that the oncoming vehicles had enough time to stop before they hit me. This also almost caused a secondary accident because a car behind a car that almost hit me had to screech to a halt to keep from hitting the person in front of them. I have not repaired the car yet because I have read about other people having this same problem time and time again with rebuilt or new honda transmissions on this particular vehicle. This has rendered my vehicle useless because I am not going to pay $3000 to fix a problem that is likely to happen again.
I was driving to work during evening rush hour on a busy interstate. I went to accelerate and nothing happened. My 2001 honda civic ex simply revved high in the rpms and then the check engine light came on. I managed to make it to the shoulder before my car completely lost all momentum. The diagnoses from the dealer: transmission failure. My problem with this is that my car has 91000 miles on it. The transmission shouldn't fail this early on a car, and there are many similar complaints about this particular make and model. There were no major warning signs that I detected; it just happened all of a sudden and put me in a very dangerous situation. If honda is aware of this defect on this model, they should, if nothing else, be forced to notify owners of the possibility of this happening. Someone will end up getting hurt from this; I am just thankful it wasn't me.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. While driving 70 MPH for a period of 12 miles, the vehicle began to down-shift to 20 MPH. He could not accelerate to his intended speed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 120000.
While driving up a hill, the car's torque converter failed without warning causing the car to lose power to the wheels. I subsequently had to coast off the road to safety while being passed by traffic. The torque converter had to be replaced at a cost of about $2500.
The transmission of my 2001 honda civic ex gave out on me on oct.10, 2009. The car revs but there is no motion. I had to have it towed to my house. I was referred to this website by someone on carcomplaints.com. There have 342 reports so far on the faulty transmission of this particular model. I feel it is a safety hazard because the transmission can go out anywhere (like a freeway) with no warning and cause an accident. I was almost in an accident when my car failed out of nowhere and had to push it to a gas station in traffic. My car shouldn't have this problem because it has 28,000 miles on it and it is 8 and a half years old. It is a design flaw by honda, which they refuse to admit. Numerous people on carcomplaints.com have contacted american honda of america and they acted as if they never heard of that complaint and refused to compensate them for the almost $3,000+ it costs to repair the transmission.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. While driving 30 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the transmission was in the process of being repaired at an expense of $3000.00. The manufacturer was notified, but because of high vehicle mileage no assistance was provided. The current and failure mileages were 118,000. Updated 11/23/09 *bf updated 11/24/09.
The transmission on my honda 2001 civic failed despite my regular service and maintenance schedule at honda certified service centers. I am the only owner of the car and can vouch for its top maintenance and oil changes,etc. You expect this not to happen at 88700 miles for a new honda civic. Driving home from work and the car would not accelerate. Pulled over and called aaa.
Late april/early may of 2008, I noticed that my 2001 civic was not shifting gears properly. When I tried to accelerate out of a parking lot into traffic, the car's engine was revving up, but I did not gain speed, therefore almost causing a major accident because I could not accelerate to the speed of traffic. The mileage on the car was around 75,000 at that time. Almost a year after paying for the replacement transmission, I have noticed that there are a lot of people with the same issue. I've tried talking to honda about it, but they refused to accept that their transmissions are faulty. The more I try talking to them, the more excuses they bring up to not compensate for the replaced transmission.
No warning tranny failed at 89640 miles on my daughter's 2001 honda civic. She was stranded in the middle of the highway & almost got struck by another vehicle.
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