2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND LUCKILY AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 10, MY HONDA CIVICS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL, UNTIL IT FINALLY COULD NOT MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME HOME. PRIOR TO WRITING THIS COMPLAINT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES (INCLUDING HONDA) THAT STATES THAT THESE HONDA CIVICS HAVE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUESTED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES UNNECESSARILY. I AM APPALLED THAT HONDA (WHO IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT) DOES NOT INITIATE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IS THERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING? I THINK THE NHTSA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE USA TO FORCE A RECALL SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS A PROBLEM EXISTS HERE! UNTIL NOW, I HAD A DIFFERENT IMPRESSION OF HONDA...BUILT TO LAST? EXCEPT FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION! *TR

THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ON THE INCIDENT DATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. *TR

FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 62,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUGGESTING A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION (CODE P0740) ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE CAR DRIVES FINE. THIS WAS IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 8 MONTHS LATER AT 70,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS FAILING. THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM WITH DRIVING OR AS THE CAR SHIFTS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY CAR STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY I HAD NO WARNING I HAD JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE IN MY FLUIDS CHECKED IN EVERYTHING WAS FIND. *TR

I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. A FRIEND KEPT MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON VACATION AND PUT IT IN HIS GARAGE. THEN HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP TOP HAD CRACKED AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GASOLINE SITTING ON TOP OF IT. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HONDA SAID THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRE POTENTIAL IN AN ACCIDENT IS HUGE. *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-680 IN THE WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AT (WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES) SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ESSENTIALLY INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD TO NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS, ALTHOUGH IT DID BACK UP TRAFFIC. TO TOP THINGS OFF, I DIDN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE AND WAS STRANDED. AS IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL HONDA. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE 200 PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL THIS SHOULD PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL *AFTER* THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED TO CONTINUE ITS FORWARD MOTION. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE I COULD JUST HOP OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM *EXTREMELY* LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SINCE I WAS LITERALLY *MINUTES* AWAY FROM IT. I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TELL ME I WILL HAVE TO FORK OVER $4000 DOLLARS B/C THEY DON'T USUALLY FIX BROKEN TRANSMISSIONS AND SAID IT SHOULD JUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL IN SERVICING MY VEHICLE *PRECISELY* BECAUSE I DID *NOT* WANT MY CAR TO FAIL ON ME WITHOUT WARNING. I AM *EXTREMELY* UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. IF HONDA ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS FIXED. I THINK ONLY SHEER BLIND LUCK HAS KEPT SO MANY PEOPLE FROM GETTING KILLED WITH THIS DEFECT. HOW LONG WILL IT BE UNTIL SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MORE THAN ONE LIFE LOST. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF *IF* IT WILL HAPPEN. IT'S A MATTER OF *WHEN* IT HAPPENS. AND HOW WILL IT LOOK WHEN THAT GOES ON THE NEWS AND EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS DESPICABLE, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND JUST PLAIN WRONG. *TR

CODE P0740 KEEPS REAPPEARING IN THE CAR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL CHECKUPS. THE GEAR FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 203 GEAR WHICH RESULTS IN SLOWER PICKUP AND MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE NOISE AND "REVVING" DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT. WAS ON FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR REFUSED TO GO ANYMORE AND BEGAN SLOWING WHILE MERGING ONTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION FAILED! WAS ALMOST HIT 3 OR FOR TIMES TRYING TO GET THIS CAR OFF HIGHWAY. RECALL THIS PROBLEM IT IS AFFECTING PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. *TR

SRS LIGHTS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. IN MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH OR OTHER BODILY INJURIES. *TR