2002 Honda Civic: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Aug 28, 2021 · Transmission · OH

Drove my Honda civic through town today for about 15 minutes. Came up to a stop light. When the light turned green. I took my foot off the brake and the car jerked forward real hard and then there was grinding noise coming from the transmission. The car wouldn't go into drive or reverse. With my foot on the brake the transmission wouldn't go into park. Had to have the car towed home

Filed Oct 9, 2013 · Transmission · 115,300 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, she noticed a grinding noise and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the transmission would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 115,300.

Filed Feb 16, 2013 · Transmission · 143,000 miles · TX

The car began making squealing noises each time I accelerated starting about one week ago. As of yesterday, my car's transmission has begun slipping. Each time it does so, the engine revs into higher rpms. I took my car in for inspection and was told I will need a transmission rebuild. The transmission only has 143,000 miles on it. I get all of my regular maintenance. There are thousands of online complaints for 2002 honda civic transmission failures. Luckily, my transmission hasn't failed while driving on the freeway yet like everyone else's seems to be doing.

Filed Feb 4, 2013 · Transmission · 42,000 miles · OH

The manual transmission contains internal bearings that wear out very quickly. They cause a large amount of noise, and wear the transmission very quickly. The clutch release bearing grinds in the transmission during acceleration, and could cause the transmission to fail at any time. This could cause my injury. A dealer quoted me $2,000 to fix this problem. Honda should fix this problem for me; a transmission should not have failing parts at only 42 thousand miles.

Filed May 3, 2011 · Transmission · 127,300 miles · TN

My daughter has 2002 honda civic and engine light came on while driving - it then started with grinding noise and car would then not go over 15 MPH. She was able to get car into parking lot before it died - I was able to start back up but did same thing to me. I then looked up known honda civic problems and there were 160 complaints here with similar problem with 2001 and 2002 transmission failures while driving. In my estimation this is a very serious problem which can easily result in accidents injury or even death. It does not just gradually happen but just appears with most of the stories I have read on-line. I feel honda should be responsible to correct this problem since most people like myself do not have $2400 to $3600 laying around to fix and possibly happen again.

Filed Jun 6, 2010 · Transmission · 48,357 miles · SC

I would like to file a complaint about the 2002 honda civic lx model. The car started to speed up/slow down and then stopped. It was the torque converter'2nd gear coming off and 3rd gear not coming in. I did some research and I've read the numerous complaints online about the 2002 honda civic and the transmission issues. I also found many technical service bulletins regarding transmission problems. I only copied the few that I think are specific to the issue that I had: # tsb #11012004 -- manual transmission grinds shifting to 3rd gear. Honda servicenews. *tt (the federal safety agency id #10013656, november 01 2004) # tsb #204 -- 2nd to 5th or 3rd to 5th gear upshift. *nm (the federal safety agency id #10014230, february 16 2004) # tsb #02012004 -- service manual fix. Manual transmission mainshaft reassembly. Correction to january '04 issue. Honda servicenews. *tt (the federal safety agency id #10009134, february 01 2004) # tsb #01012004 -- manual transmission mainshaft reassembly. Service manual fix. Honda. Servicenews. *tt (the federal safety agency id #10009080, january 01 2004) # tsb #10162004 -- grinds at 2-3 upshift. *eh (the federal safety agency id #10014470, october 16 2004) if honda knows of the issues why won't they recall and make necessary repairs? Turns out this is a very well known problem in honda civic 2002 models but honda is not doing anything about it. A complete new transmission necessary at 48,375 miles! Well, we need the car. There is no bus transportation to the city. The work was done on 04/12/2010. The cost to have the transmission rebuilt: parts and accessories: $1913.54 labor: $951.44 tax: $68.33 for a grand total of: $2933.31. This does not include the $350.00 to remove the transmission and diagnose the problem. And I'm not the only one to experience this? How is it possible that honda does not recognize this as an issue.

Filed Sep 8, 2008 · Tires · 100,000 miles · WV

On sunday 9-7-08 at apx. 0945 hours I was driving east on I-64 in huntington, wv at mile marker 14 on my way to church. I started to hear a flapping noise and then a grinding noise so I immediately exited at the adjacent exit #15 and pulled off the roadway. A witness saw the tire smoking and was concerned for my safety so he pulled off to help me. This good samaritan changed my tire for me and put on the small emergency donut and I proceeded to church in barboursville arriving 15 minutes late. Cooper tire was contacted and a claim for damages to my vehicle was submitted. No decision on replacement or repairs were made at the time of this complaint. The tire tread on both sides of the tire had completely separated from the lower portion of the tire. I am concerned because the other 3 tires on my honda civic are the same brand and model and were purchased at the same time on 5-5-08.

Filed Dec 2, 2004 · Transmission · 22,000 miles · DE

At around 22,000 miles my transmission was feeling very erratic. Many problem happened since, shifting into 2nd gear grind sometimes, and 4th was hard to '!@#$% into, must used a lot of force. Now, 3rd grid while hit at higher RPM, about 4,000 and over. During the morning, or just starting to drive the car, sometime, I would shift into 5th gear and while release the clutch, it would grind 5th gear and prevent from going in. This happened between 3-5 times before it would go into gear. I brought it to the dealership many time, and they told me that it was problem from the abuse which I don't abuse me car. There are many other same car, make and model with the same problem. Some dealership are nice enough to fix it, but around here, they just want to rip me off.

Filed Nov 23, 2004 · Transmission · TX

Failure of manual transmission; intermittent (1) upon shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and sometimes 3rd, the clutch does not engage and "grinds" itself to get in gear or remains in neutral. *jb (2) the abnormal wear on my synchros and gear set will cause it/them to fail at an increased faster than industry standard yet past my warranty date. (3) honda could not duplicate the problem; however, I was refused to attempt to duplicate it the failure (as honda's technique was biased). The synchros and/or entire transmission needs to be replaced and warranted as a new item. (4) as a manufacturer's defect is the cause of this failure, no cost should be attributed to the owner, renewal of the entire length of the drivetrain warranty from the date of replacement (e.g., 3 years/60,000 miles).

Filed Nov 12, 2004 · Engine · 16,000 miles · PA

I bought a 2002 civic si brand new. The shift linkage was grinding at 3000 mi. I went to the dealer but never had it fixed. At about 16000 miles it was running funny so I took it to burne honda and they said it was over-revved. The 2002-2005 honda civic si and 2002-2005 acura rsx k series engine is seriously defected. The rsx was 6th on the lemon law list. Honda has thus far refused to repair the damage. There are cases of the connecting rods blowing through the motor and spilling oil on the exhaust resulting in fires. This is a serious issue this is happening to a lot of the owners of k-series powered vehicles and is dangerous if a rod bends on the highway and there is no place to pull over. Honda is covering up a defective engine design.

Filed Mar 25, 2004 · Engine · 43,000 miles · VA

Clicking noise in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear. Front brakes squeal

Filed Oct 15, 2003 · Lights, Steering · NJ

The suspension of this vehicle had been lowered by dealership,resulting in steering problems. The ability to make turns were more difficult than normal. Tires squealed when turning corners. Also, altered headlights, which caused bulbs to break.