2002 Honda Civic transmission problems

Filed Feb 10, 2025 · Transmission · FL

I recently purchased the car . I see on several forums , the transmission in this car for this year is prone to leaks and failures and Honda is aware . I’m having that issue .

Filed Jun 23, 2024 · Transmission · IL

I bought this vehicle with only ~74,000 miles yet the transmission slips 100% of the time when the automatic transmission shifts from first to second gear, and also second to third gear.

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 Jun 3, 2021 · Electrical, Seat belts · AZ

SRS Light on for a while in Honda Civic, Contacted Dealer as this car was messed with by another dealership last year during light swsitch recall, so wanted only other Dealership to diagnose the issue with SRS but diagnosis alone is $157 and since my auto mechanic cannot read the diagnosis Honda has put or installed this restricted setting on the car. Seat belts and seat bekt sensors may be bad and seat belt cant stick on driver;s side, indicating a safety issue, Transmission exhibiting trouble and revs up when shifting, hard to shift gears with automatic gear shift problems. This should not be happening and brand new engine had to be competely installed with new engine blocks, and new radiator and watter pump need due to failing.

Filed May 14, 2021 · Transmission · TX

Transmission gave out all of a sudden at a light with 179,000 miles on it. When trying to give it gas, the transmission would whine. Had to get it towed home.

Filed Apr 30, 2021 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · SC

One day all of the sudden without any prior slipping or any notice of all for that matter I was parked sitting in a drive thru when I went to put the car in drive it wouldn't engage or move at all there is a complaint of faulty poor quality tranmissons between 2000-2004 please help

Filed Aug 16, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 170,000 miles · CA

My 2002 honda civic is having an electrical problem to where my bran new just bought battery is draining withing 10 minutes of driving and all of a sudden my car just turns off while driving in traffic and cause it to where it is hard to stear and even to where I cant get out of the middle of dead traffic. The whole car just shuts off and won't let me start it again. This has now happend to me on the freeway and on a 55mph street as well.

Filed Apr 9, 2019 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. While attempting to reverse the vehicle, the transmission seized. Additionally, on several occasions while attempting to merge into traffic, the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced or rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. Cambridge honda (located at 275 fresh pond pkwy, cambridge, ma 02138, (866) 702-3190) was contacted by phone and notified of the failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Jan 6, 2019 · Transmission · 199,000 miles · NC

My 2002 honda civic that I purchased from the original owner as a commuter car two years ago suddenly had transmission failure. I have driven the car 30,000 miles over the past two years and have not had a problem. One day the car was placed in park while in a drive through with the engine running would not move when placed back into drive. None of the forward or reverse gears would move the car. I towed the car home and still looking for the fix. I thought the shift cable may have been the cause but that is not the problem as it is functioning at the shifter and at the transmission. Not sure if a shift solenoid is bad or if the transmission is shot. No warning, no erratic shifting, and no burnt transmission fluid. Very disappointed that this is a common problem with 02 civics and honda has turned I blind eye to a known problem.

Filed Jul 8, 2018 · Acceleration, Body · 176,000 miles · TX

#1) overheats/boils reservoir lost 3 caps #2)water pump failure #3)trunk latch doesn't work all time #4)cruise control never worked #5) window washer motor fried #6) can't run AC sometimes heater causes to overheat it will idle for hours but once its driven down hwy it starts to over heat. #7) transmission failure while driving in to library to get my son it was like it went into neutral while I was driving no speed all rpms. #8) ignition keeps sticking won't always start feels like the key is going to break #9) all the windows are now manual drivers side wire frayed and messed up broke plastic pieces. It's held up by pvc the passenger is the only window still operable one motor stopped and never started the other is held up with a door stopper. #10) the seatbelts lock and won't let go even if the car is started but not mobile still in park.