2005 Honda Civic: complete transmission failure

Filed Aug 21, 2022 · Driver assistance, Engine · FL

I purchased this car from a Honda dealership used for over 7 thousand dollars in 2021 it's a 2005 car with known issues. I drove it for less than 2 months before it overheated without an indication by the gauge that it was overheating and blew a head gasket. It was acting funny before it happened I brought it back to the dealership a couple times they charged me several hundred dollars to do nothing besides diagnosed it and told me nothing was wrong with it. Obviously there's plenty wrong with a car I'm just finding out that the battery is probably going to die really soon and I had to pay a mechanic to put another engine in it and paid another 2 thousand dollars. Now the transmission is completely gone and I have to figure out how to come up with more money to fix it while I'm out of work because of this I should have done better research before I bought this car but why aren't there any lemon laws for used cars just purchased from dealerships in a lot of states Florida only has one if it's a brand new car very unhelpful and unfortunate for me right now that a multi billion dollar company can do this to me and leave me broke without a car and out of work knowing they sold me a car that was going to have multiple failures really soon luckily I wasn't on the highway when my engine died or after I replaced the engine and the transmission died or it could have been dangerous my advice is don't trust anyone and good luck in this country with transportation gas is $4 a gallon only reason I bought this car and it was a bad idea to say the least I thought buying from a dealership wouldn't leave me completely broke and broken down . Oh and the cruise control malfunctioned once scared me to death on the highway almost caused me to crash into the car ahead of me.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Transmission · 53,491 miles · CA

This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek honda cleaned the transmission with a special detergent and replaced the fluid. They said if the problem came up again before 109,000 miles they would have to ?burnish? The transmission. What I didn?t realize is that the detergent cleaning was a ?band-aid? Fix so that the dealership could avoid the more costly fixes they were obligated to perform under the terms of the lawsuit. The car performed normally again. I would have the fluid replaced more that normal during service visits. The transmission failed again at 124,700 miles. Now they don?t want to cover the cost because it is now longer under warranty, or covered by the terms of the class action lawsuit. This is essentially fraud. They did a cheap ineffective cleaning in order to avoid and expensive repair they were supposed to do. Also, when the transmission fails, I have almost gotten in a serious accident on the freeway. This is a very dangerous problem. I will never buy a honda again??

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Transmission · 124,723 miles · CA

This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek honda cleaned the transmission with a special detergent and replaced the fluid. They said if the problem came up again before 109,000 miles they would have to 'burnish' the transmission. What I didn't realize is that the detergent cleaning was a 'band-aid' fix so that the dealership could avoid the more costly fixes they were obligated to perform under the terms of the lawsuit. The car performed normally again. I would have the fluid replaced more that normal during service visits. The transmission failed again at 124,700 miles. Now they don't want to cover the cost because it is now longer under warranty, or covered by the terms of the class action lawsuit. This is essentially fraud. They did a cheap ineffective cleaning in order to avoid and expensive repair they were supposed to do. Also, when the transmission fails, I have almost gotten in a serious accident on the freeway. This is a very dangerous problem. I will never buy a honda again

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Fuel system, Transmission · 53,491 miles · CA

This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek honda cleaned the transmission with a special detergent and replaced the fluid. They said if the problem came up again before 109,000 miles they would have to ?burnish? The transmission. What I didn't realize is that the detergent cleaning was a ?band-aid? Fix so that the dealership could avoid the more costly fixes they were obligated to perform under the terms of the lawsuit. The car performed normally again. I would have the fluid replaced more that normal during service visits. The transmission failed again at 154,600 miles. Now they don?t want to cover the cost because it is now longer under warranty, or covered by the terms of the class action lawsuit. This is essentially fraud. They did a cheap ineffective cleaning in order to avoid and expensive repair they were supposed to do. I will never buy a honda again??

Filed Jul 1, 2010 · Transmission · 42,000 miles · CA

2005 honda civic hybrid CVT automatic transmission failure at 42,000 miles. Car will not shift in any gear. Contact honda american representative, and honda will not covered this incident under warranty under any circumstances. $4,500 ~ $5,200 replacement job at local honda dealer. Most horrible car I'd ever own!!! Very disappoint with honda. Buyers beware with honda hybrid model.

Filed May 13, 2008 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. While driving 40 MPH, the transmission failed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and remains there to date. The dealer stated that due to the mileage they would not cover the cost of the repair. The contact would be responsible for the cost of the new transmission. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 48,000. Updated 06/02/08 *bf the consumer stated the manufacturer refused to take any responsibility for the transmission replacement and even though edmunds.com had a running blog apparently similar transmission failures. Updated 06/02/08