While driving this civic at approximately 40 MPH, it suddenly started surging and decelerating. All lights lit up on the dashboard and became difficult to steer. Had to cut off traffic to pull to the side of the road. It was taken to the local honda dealer for inspection. They called a day later and said: "the drive pulley shaft no good. Need new transmission, want to replace?" I did some research and saw the recall for many hondas for the same problem. In discussing this with the dealer, they refused to assist since its not a recall car. I get it but: its the same part! Further, the car is managed by a 'maintenance reminder'. It tells you when to change fluids/perform maintenance based on driving habits. Not once did the transmission service announcement light up. The dealer said its our fault because we didn't complete a service at 30k intervals. Absolute nightmare. Who has 7k for a transmission on a 15k car???
2015 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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2/11/20, 7:10am, after driving approximately 12 miles, my '15 honda civic ex started running like a tire might be flat. No warning lights. Headed to nearest air approx. 1/2 mile away. After stopping at traffic light stepped on the accelerator but car when nowhere. Pushed out of traffic.restarted several times. No change. Then every possible warning light lit up.attempted to push to nearby lot but wheels were locked. Googled and discovered a recall started in oct '15 (see the federal safety agency 15v‑574) on '15 civics manufactured 1/16/14-11/6/14 to prevent just such a failure. Mine was made in 10/14 but my VIN wasn't included.sought after-warranty consideration from honda.had car towed to nearest dealer.code reader showed p0793 intermediate shaft speed sensor 'a' circuit no signal.tech noted dark transmission fluid coming out fill hole indicating it had become hot. (this happens during a catastrophic failure!). Quoted $5,500 to install remanufactured transmission. Declined. Googled. Found the federal safety agency's part 573 safety recall report 15v‑574. Car meets production date criteria. Vehicle type and body style not listed indicating all civics were involved. Studied 2 lines of us-assembled sequential VIN number ranges and believe all '15 civic ex and ex-l models were accidentally left out - except for one ex - the only vehicle listed in the 2nd of the 2 ranges. Exs and ex-ls were included in recall of canadian-assembled civics. Honda spoke only with the diagnosing technician and refuses to help although "CVT input shaft speed sensor" is covered for 15years/150k miles in carb-certified vehicles, which this is. Tech said honda has directed dealers not to repair engines or transmissions. Don't even open - just replace. Have spoken w/ other '15 ex owners whose vehicles were also not recalled. Numerous reports online of '15 civic owners that experienced same failure and VIN wasn't included in recall.
My 2015 honda civic recently had the transmission warning come on when I was driving it around. To eventually the car would not move and I had to towed to a mechanic. The mechanic did a diagnostic and replace . To now having the issue again.
I was driving on I-84 home from college and the car made a loud click sound, at which point I lost all drive. The car began decelerating and I was forced to pull over to the highway shoulder while cars around me were traveling at highway speeds. I was in fear for my life. The car engine runs fine, but does not move in any gear. The issue has been diagnosed as a transmission failure. I had to pay to get the car towed 80 miles to my home, and now must also face the cost of replacing the transmission (tow bill attached). My car is only at 110k miles and has always been serviced at the appropriate time. The transmission should not be failing, let alone abruptly while driving. There appears to have been a transmission recall for honda fit and civic 2014-2015, but my VIN was not recalled. (campaign number 15v574000) this needs to be investigated by the federal safety agency immediately, as it poses a serious concern to driver safety. I have counted over 10 reports of incidents in the last 6 months where owners lost all acceleration while driving. I have listed the federal safety agency id numbers below. I encourage others with this issue to come forward to we can get this resolved. 11311307 11311181 11306809 11298039 11296711 11292563 11290218 11289222 11287571 11278148
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine and ABS lights warning lights illuminated. The failure was also present while accelerating from a stop and at vehicle startup. The vehicle was taken to rick case honda (15700 rick case honda way, western davie, fl) who diagnosed that the nox sensor was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign number: 15v574000 (power train). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.
My daughter was driving back to university on I-10 when she lost power. The car will start but when put in gear will not move. Guess is the transmission. Will take have towed tomorrow to a mechanic. I note the transmission recall on this year honda civic but this VIN is not included. Appears honda is not including al impacted vehicles. Honda civic 2015.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic sedan. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, approaching an intersection while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle failed to respond. The contact got out the vehicle, placed the vehicle in neutral pushed the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to d'ella honda 702 state route 3, plattsburgh, ny 12901, (518) 563-7686 where it was diagnosed and determined that transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v574000 (power train) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Only have 58,000 miles on my civic. The engine is stalling out and sometimes not moving when I put my foot on the gas going from stationary to in motion. This particularly happens when it sounds like it's shifting from stopped up to first gear. It has also been giving me very low gas mileage.
Cvt transmission is shot.
I recently bought a used 2015 honda civic, which now has 109,000 miles. The vehicle was running well until recently my acceleration is when turning corners is very low and the tires stop moving, I looked up similar issues online and saw a recall notice about the transmission, the issue can cause the tires to stall and can be extremely dangerous. My vehicle is having this exact issue and I feel this isnt coincidence. Honda needs to make sure that these vehicles are fixed. I drive to work every day and I feel that my vehicle will stop in the middle of traffic.
Driving on the highway at 60 MPH, my car made a noise almost like a flapping sound and suddenly loses power. Got to the side of the highway, called roadside assistance and towed car to service station. The car started and ran - the car went into drive, reverse and park but would not move at all. Still no warning lights. The transmission needed to be replaced. There were no indications such as leakage, lights or slipping of transmission. Just completel malfunction on a highway 200 miles from home. Had the expense of transmission, car rental and hotel. You buy a honda for reliability and never think this would happen
I was driving to work on I-77 and while the vehicle was in motion, the vehicle stopped accelerating. I would push on the gas and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle began to slow. I could have got into an accident but pulled off onto the right side of the highway. The car was running but would not accelerate. I called my insurance company to tow the vehicle. The honda dealership who assessed the car said the transmission went out. There is only 100,364 miles on the car and the transmission should just stop working. There is a known problem (recall) with the 2015 honda civic but my VIN isnt included. Honda knows they need to extended or open recall to include more vins. This is hondas mess up buy putting in a faulty transmission.
My son just returned back to college .. .. So grateful it didn't happen then.. But the next day he was driving to the grocery store .. Came to a stop at a red light.. Didn't drive 10 ft when the car lost accelleration and front wheels locked up....so he turned off the car and turned it back on and proceeded to put it in drive when it started to go in reverse on its own so he turned off the car and called for a tow. This car has been in for regular maintenance since I purchased it in feb /2015. This has been a dependable car up until this point. I believe this car should have been included in the 2014/2015 recall but wasn't for whatever reason. It clearly is having the same problems as the recall is claiming. I am so grateful this did not cause my son to be in an accident... So far from home.
My vehicle was showing no obvious signs of issues when purchased at about 28,000 miles 11/1/18 upon my first oil change at 39,000 miles it was noted that though transmission fluid was at safe levels there appeared to be a leak as condensation was noticed by the third party oil service technician. I was told to keep an eye out for any issues. I drove my vehicle with no obvious issues of driveway leaks or service lights on the vehicle indicating a transmission issue it also seemed to drive normally. At 43,900miles while driving the vehicle the service light came on indicating a transmission problem the drive light was blinking and my car was making a noise I never heard before. I was not able to make it to my destination as my car just stoped accelerating as I was trying to pull over on the highway. This all happened pretty quickly as the car stopped accelerating shortly after the service light came on for the very first time. The car was towed to the dealership from which I purchased the vehicle. The dealership claims the transmission was burned due to negligence by the third party oil technician removing the cap from my vehicle and not putting it back. I can say that the cap was not removed as I was in the car while it was being serviced for an oil change only. The third party company has explained that they also would not have removed the cap as transmission levels a digitally checked for my vehicle make and model. Also this incident was 8 months after they last serviced my vehicle. There is no outside damage to the transmission. It is unknown how the cap was removed found unhinged by the dealership. Below are photos provided by the dealership.
I was taking my mom to work at around 4am. On my way back my car suddenly stopping in the middle of the freeway. Luckily no cars were around and I was able to move it to the side of the road. The engine ran fine, but it would not accelerate or reverse. My car almost felt like it was left on neutral. Once I got it towed to a mechanic they told me my transmission pretty much blew out and I had to replace it. Before this incident I had a previous problem with the transmission fluid leaking. Anyways I got a new transmission and shortly after (november 2019) I could feel my car jolting if I came to a sudden stop or even accelerated. When I took it back to the shop they told me it was a problem with the transmission binding. They had to replace it once again. Now the car feels somewhat better, but still jerks with some stops. I've looked up my VIN for recalls and nothing has come up, but this is my 3rd issue with this car. I bought it brand new and used it for daily commutes. All this started happening around 97,000-100,000 miles on the car. I have kept up with maintenance so I'm unsure why this is happening.
The car started to shake like it wanted to stop but it was still moving and then it shook hard and then the engine remained running and it lost acceleration and stopped in the road.
It was raining, I went to slow down and it was as if the front wheels locked up, tcs blinking on and off, and the tires remained pulling as if power was still being sent to the front two, locked up, tires and I had no control as the car pulled me straight forward into the side of another vehicle resulting in a collision that had me hit a stopped car so hard it spun the other car around and totaled my car. This all happened within 500 feet of where I initially pulled out onto the road I was traveling on when the car started to malfunction to the road where I attempted to turn onto to avoid the crash and could not maneuver the vehicle at all.
I was driving home on I-80 and while the vehicle was in motion, the vehicle stopped accelerating. I would push on the gas and the vehicle would not accelerate. Rpms would go to 4000. The vehicle began to slow. I could have got into an accident but pulled off onto the right side of the highway. The car was running but would not accelerate. I called my insurance company to tow the vehicle. The auto shop who assessed the car said the transmission went out. There is only 158,000 miles on the car and the transmission should just stop working. The shop said it would be $5100 to replace.
I was driving down a 35 MPH road and all of a sudden the car stopped moving. I had to push it to the side of the road I tried to put the cat in drive and reverse still nothing. I'm so glad I wasn't going faster than 35mph cuz that would have been scary if it did that while I was doing 65 or 75mph on the highway. I put it my VIN but it says no recall on the transmission. I found a recall that states 2015 transmission was recalled. So why isn't my vehicle being flagged for this
The internal shaft of the transmission failed on my 2015 honda civic which was under recall for this exact issue at 61k miles on a road trip, the car was under warranty when we left for a road trip, on our way back home this happened. Honda has been of no help to me in this situation with a case manager telling me "thats not my problem". I would like honda to either buy the car back at fair market value or replace the defective transmission as I am on fear of my safety.
My civic has 52000 miles on it & has always ran perfectly fine & has been maintainanced properly since I got it. I pulled out of my driveway & it started to bog down like it wouldn't accelerate then the check transmission sensor came only dash screen & engine light came on. I then pulled over & put the car in park & the drive "d" was blinking & check emission system also popped up on dash screen. I then put it back into drive in hopes to turn it around & get it back to house it accelerated but still bogged with parking"p" lit up. I got it home turned it off & called transmission repair shops. I drove it with no problems other then check transmission & emission sensor on dash screen to shop when I got there it was rough to put in park & could hear it switch between gears when moving stick to put in park which could never hear before. After diagnosis they're saying it needs new transmission due to internal damage inside the transmission. After further research I found that this year, make & model has recalls for the exact issues going on with my car. As I should not have tramission failure at 50000 miles in a car that I maintainanced properly & drove pretty much only around my small town.
I bought my car new and have had it only 3 1/2 years. My issues started with my battery failing twice within a year of each other. I had to replace all 4 tires with new ones only a year after buying it because the tires were so worn down as if they were not new to begin with. Then I had a system failure that required my car to be taken in to service for a couple days. Then more recently I had a transmission piece failure that emptied my transmission fluid to the point that I was driving on the road and my car slowly stopped moving which eventually had me stranded on the side of the road for a couple hours until I was able to get towed. Honestly one of the worst experiences in my life. I was by myself on the side of a wooded area while it was getting dark. When I had my car not start it was in a stationary potion. When my car had a weird system molt down I was driving and when the transmission started acting up I was also driving. When driving I was on a main street and had to pull over to the side of the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic. While the contact's son was driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and stopped in the middle of the road. The contact arrived and pushed the vehicle to the road shoulder. The vehicle was towed to priority honda (3311 peters creek rd, roanoke, va 24019, (540) 366-0888) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 122,000.
My transmission drive pulley shaft feels damaged, it may break, the vehicle may looses acceleration and it keeps sticking
Driving and it just cut off in busy highway.! Got it to side of road. It would start but when you put in drive or reverse anything..the gears seemed as if it was in neutral. The car would not move.! I bought new. Kept up with anything that needed done. This could have killed my son!! No warning lights came on. Didnt overheat. Just cut off.
I was driving on the highway and traffic was slowing down. I was going about 35 MPH. All of a sudden, it felt like I was driving on a rough road. The way it feels when they grind down a road for replacing. I turned my radio off to hear better. It sounded rough and I heard a loud pop. My accelerator then made my engine rev. My car would not accelerate. I pulled off the road and stopped. I put in park and could hear that my engine was running fine. I put into drive and my car would not go but only rev up. My car has 92,000 miles and is my daily commuter. I have serviced the transmission twice and it was due for the third oil change soon. I am an ase certified master mechanic and perform my own services. The oil for tranny service was purchased both times from yuba city honda. I have had no previous issues with this vehicle. Highway miles are known to be easiest on a well maintained vehicle. I am shocked that this happened with no forewarning.
The car slowed down while driving on city streets, and then stopped completely. Also when I stopped or was slowing down, made a turn or braking the same thing occurred. This happened several times on individual days. I put on my flashing hazard lights to prevent being hit from behind on busy streets. I have read about his happening to several other drivers when I was researching it online. This is a very dangerous situation. I do not feel safe driving his car, it's like russian roulette. I am having it checked out tomorrow at a honda dealer.it may take a while for diagnosis of the cause. I was surprised that this was not listed as a recalled vehicle. Since his has happened on different dates I will just list the latest date below.
I was reversing from a parking spot and when I shifted the car into drive, I recall hearing a snap and the car went about two feet before I lost all acceleration.
My honda civic 2015 was purchased new from dover honda (nh) around april 2016 and had ~83,400 miles when the problems occurred (jan 2019). Before that time it worked perfectly well. No one had done any work on the car to that point aside from tire replacement and normal maintenance, but nothing related to the transmission. While my wife was taking an exit ramp off of a very busy highway (~40 MPH gradual turning), there was a loud knock. The engine would rev, but there was no movement, so she pulled over to the shoulder. A variety of warning lights were lit. The car was towed to dover honda (nh). They said that the transmission fill cap was not attached (but found on the frame of the car) and a pressure sensor in the transmission was damaged and needed to replaced. It was replaced for just under $400. Everything seemed to be in working order afterwards. Two weeks later the same problem occurred and the car was again returned to dover honda. They said that the pressure sensor was damaged again, they surmised that a nearby shaft was hitting it occasionally causing the damage. They claimed that the transmission needed to be replaced for several thousand dollars depending on the option of new or used replacement. They also charged me another ~$100 for the diagnosis. I have a hard time understanding how a transmission fill cap being missing (assuming that it actually was missing) could allow that much contamination into a transmission to cause this kind of issue when driving on only paved roads in a low dust environment like new england. When opening the transmission there was no comment by the dealer on the fluid being terribly dirty. There is no recall notice that applies to this vehicle's VIN number, but the failure mode seems very similar to notice # 15v574000. At this point I will need to have the transmission replaced
While driving I felt a vibration. About 15 miles later the rpms were high and I was unable to accelerate. The car stopped completely on a major road going up hill. There was no check engine light, no warning of any sort. The dealership service center claims it is the transmission and keep insisting that it was a faulty switch, although it has never been replaced. The transmission is completely burnt and the car's diagnostic system still does not register that there is a problem. Their estimate claims: "replace transmission (dtc p0741 torque converter clutch stuck off, during inspection found transmission pressure valve loose on transmission allowing fluid to spill out, causing transmission to burn internally, dtc p0741 torque converter clutch stuck off, during inspection found transmission pressure valve loose on transmission allowing fluid to spill out, causing transmission to burn internally)"
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