2001 Honda Civic: whining or grinding noise

Filed Jun 28, 2022 · Transmission · IN · crash

2001 Honda Civic stopped moving in the middle of the road. While in the middle of driving vehicle lost power but remained running. A whining noise was observed which turned out to be the transmission pump. The vehicle would not go into forward or reverse and I was left stranded in the middle of the highway. Vehicle was transported to the closest repair shop and was diagnosed with a failed transmission. A TSB was issued for these transmissions but no recall. Due to no recall being issued despite Honda knowing these transmissions were built with bad clutches that were known to fail which is the reason they issued the tech service bulletin, many transmissions in these car are still defective and can lead to someone being unable to move out of traffic and get into a collision.

Filed Nov 20, 2010 · Transmission · TN

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.

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Transmission · CA

Transmission failure: started with a high pitch whining noise, slipping started about the 19th, while driving the car would not climb any hills and within 3 days the car would not move.. The car would not go over 5 MPH without the rpms shooting to the red zone. The car has been parked since the incident, it's a driveway ornament. Checked on pricing for parts, but the cost is about $3k for a brand new transmission, used was about $2k. After checking around if the tranny is repaired the problem might happen again, because the tranny for that yr is the problem..

Filed May 25, 2010 · Transmission · 136,000 miles · CA

The transmission on my 2001 honda civic lx (136,000 miles) suddenly failed without warning. High-pitched whine, then revving of engine, and car wouldn't go. I've maintained perfect scheduled maintenance since buying the car. Many similar accounts online of how 2001 civic transmissions have similarly failed recently without warning. Honda dealership service will replace for $3500, but no assistance.

Filed May 7, 2009 · Transmission · 88,400 miles · IN

My 2001 honda civic (88,400) began to make a whining noise in january 2009. I had several people (including a honda dealership and a toyota dealership) look at the car to find the source of the noise, and I asked each technician to look specifically at the transmission, but every report told me that nothing was wrong with my car. The most recent check on my car was performed a week ago (4/28/09). Then, a week later, my transmission failed. While there were no accidents, there easily could have been, as I had just been on the highway, and suddenly my car would not shift into third gear. I can't imagine what would have happened at a higher speed or in a higher gear, and I don't want to. I drove it straight to a dealership and discovered that my transmission needs to be entirely replaced. I know that I am not alone in having a honda civic with a transmission that failed much too early (and after eight years of conscientious upkeep) because there are plenty of complaints to be found on various websites. This is a dangerous problem -- I could easily have crashed or been rear-ended because my car would not accelerate properly. Thank you for your attention.

Filed Dec 5, 2002 · Transmission · CA

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.