My husband was ridding with my 4 year old daughter on the back seat when the car stopped running; thanks God it was not on the highway and there were no cars around or a fatal accident would have happened. Took it to the Honda dealer, whom stated that the transmission was about to die: $3,500 to fix and no warranty (wish I knew earlier about this website and the Honda complaints on the tranny.) Found another mechanic who charged us $1,500 for a refurnished transmission. The car seems ok, but know I am worried because I ride an 2004 Accord and it seems that the tranny problems runs in those models too. Maybe I should try to file a complaint under Honda customer complaints.

This is just crazy, my Honda Civic has just done 75,000 miles in 9 years. I have always got it serviced in time and today the transmission failed. I was stranded on the road with my wife and 8 year old. I looked it up online and came to know that transmission failure is a known problem with Honda Civic 2001. Right now I have given the car to the closest Honda Dealer - Hamilton Honda at 655 US Highway 130, Hamilton, NJ 08691. This being a warmer Saturday, they are busy and I have not heard anything about the how much will cost to fix it. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, HONDA NEEDS TO PICK UP THE TAB!!!

After working 12 hours on nights left the parking lot and the problems started, like most of the other complaints the rpm's started going up without the transmission kicking in, this happened mostly in first and second gear at first. Finally got home 16 miles away and had to wait for the local transmission shop to open @ 8:00 am. When I got to the shop they took the car for a test drive and said I definitely had a problem only thing was they couldn't look at it for two days so I scheduled the appointment and decided to drive home, I made it about 10 blocks before the car wouldn't move anymore and I ended up pushing it back to the shop. I made some phone calls and ended up renting a car and that's where I am today waiting for the "official" diagnosis which I'm sure won't be good.

I just finished reading ALL of the OTHER complaints about the transmissions in the Honda Civics. It's a total shame that all of these cars are having the SAME problem and Honda doesn't see this as a PROBLEM. Apparently there is a major problem with the transmissions in this car. Honda is known for 'reliability" and "cars that last"...guess not this time !!! My wife was driving home in a snow storm and barely made it .Once she parked it, it didn't move again. There was no warning ! Bet your a_ _, I WILL NOT be buying another Honda. Subaru and Toyota look better all time.

Had my Honda for 4 years and it has been great to me until one morning when I went out to start my car I noticed the high pitched whistling noise not thinking much of it because of the really cold weather I went on with my business. On my way to school later that morning the car would slip when I was going to 20mph and wouldn't accelerate past that. It was -21 that morning with the windchill and this was a total inconvenience. I am very unhappy because I have friends with 1995 Honda civics with 350,000 miles on it going strong, there is obviously something wrong with these transmissions and it's ridiculous that there isn't a recall. I got an estimate of $1900.00 to replace the whole transmission. THIS IS BS!!

Ughhhhhhh... My 2001 Honda civic ex I thought was in perfect condition. I just got a tune up and everything was fine. Then today the transmission went! It just stopped moving. After looking at this website I am upset to see that their are many people that have had the same problem! I am going to have to take it to a Honda dealership to see what is wrong with it. Has anyone filed a complaint to the Honda company? Or called a lawyer on this situation? Because there are many complaints on here and we should do something about this. If this is happening to 2001 Honda primarily then I think we have something here to fight.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR HONDA TO DO SOMETHING? I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE TRANNY QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING! MY MECHANIC DOES NOT DO TRANSMISSIONS, SO HE CALLED A REPUTABLE GUY THAT HE ALWAYS WORKS WITH. WHEN ASKED ABOUT REBUILDING THEM, HE STATED THAT WHEN THESE THINGS GO, THEY REALLY GO. 90% ARE BEYOND FIXING. HE GAVE US A PRICE OF $1900. HE SAID THEY ARE "THROW AWAY TRANNIES", THAT THE BEST BET IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PART AS OPPOSED TO REBUILDING. FIRSTLY, THE TRANS IS SMALL, WHICH MEANS SMALL GEARS AND CLUTCHES. SECOND, YOU HAVE TO DISMANTLE THE WHOLE THING JUST TO CLEAN OUT THE FRAGMENTS. AFTER REINSTALLING IT, HE SAYS YOU'LL BE BACK IN 6 MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A CON JOB TO ME. HE SAID HE WOULD LOVE TO FIX IT FOR $1000, BUT I'D BE BACK SPENDING ANOTHER $1000 IN 6 MONTHS. HONDA HAD BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. LOTS OF ANGRY MOTHER#@$%^'S OUT HERE.

Transmission Failure with only 80,000 miles on it. I took it in to the dealer and asked him while he was writing up the report ( to turn car in to see exactly what is wrong with it). Prior to this i read up and found out American Honda may help pay for some of this. So i said to the Honda service adviser, Is there any help out here for a guy like me. He said well you had an extended warranty but that ran out. He didn't mention the American Honda. So i did and then he said lets see whats wrong with it. A day later well it was the transmission. And he said it would cost 3100 and American Honda would pay 1000 of that. I said that wasn't good enough since 2001 Honda are infamous for transmission failure and should be replaced free. I called American Honda back and am waiting now for a call from the Regional Rep. Update forth coming.

Ok so on the 28th of December 09, my transmission failed for the 3rd time!!!!

-The 1st time it broke down was in December of 2005 when we were on our way back to L.A from Camarillo springs. Out of nowhere on the freeway the car just stops accelerating and just starts slowing down automatically. There were no signs of trouble on the way to Camarillo springs, except for when the car shut off in the parking lot.

-The 2nd time it broke I was on my way to the 101 freeway taking a shortcut through a neighborhood street where it out of nowhere the it starts slowing down again, luckily I found a spot to park it until the tow truck arrived, however the car did make a sound that sounded like the noise of a vacuum but muffled everytime I accelerated. I had a mechanic look at it and he didn't know what the noise was but if the car ran normally it should be fine, then it just breaks down from casual driving.

-The 3rd time, I had just gotten back to L.A from Santa Fe Springs and I was about 5 blocks away from home when out of nowhere the car starts shaking pretty bad when I accelerated between 2k-3k rpm, then it got to the point that it would shake accelerating when I barely even stepped on the pedal until it finally just wouldn't accelerate anymore. Once again I did notice beforehand that it would make that sound I mentioned before when I would accelerate but after a while it went away, it only made that sound when I would accelerate or first turn on the car to warm it up so I had a DIFFERENT mechanic look at it and he also couldn't determine the problem. He said that sound might be coming from the short ram intake I had installed 2 months before that sounded started.

I had bought the car from a private dealer and I don't know how much it had cost to get it fixed the past 2 times and i don't know how much it'll cost this 3rd time to get it fixed because my dad pays for it and he refuses to let me know how much he paid but we know some mechanics so I think we get a pretty decent discount.

Does anyone know if a 2004 transmission will work with my 2001 civic?

I too have experienced transmission failure on my Honda. We were on our way back from VA and had just crossed the Bay Bridge tunnel, approximately 10 miles out when the transmission just gave out without warning. I had the car towed almost 194 miles to my mechanic's shop. AAA picked up 100 of those miles, the rest was on me. I called Honda America even though I knew they would not do anything, I just wanted my dispute documented. They said I had to take it to a Honda dealer and get it verified that it was the transmission that failed and not my lack of scheduled maintainence. He said that I would have to pay for the diagnosis. I told the customer service rep that I was not giving Honda any more of my money. I referred him to this website so he could see that there is a problem with this transmission, of course I know he already knew that.

I have decided I am not going to replace the transmission with the same thing only to have it happen again. Right now I am deciding on either having the trans rebuilt or just getting rid of the car. No way will I buy another Honda. Very disappointed.

transmission missed a few shifts , service engine light came on , so I changed the fluid , as our manual says it should be changed at 120,000 miles (or earlier if dirty) , and I know clean fluid is a good thing . No help . Called dealer , who told me that error code " incorrect gear ratio " means " replace trans " !!!! Great . 70,000 miles on a car that my wife drove with great care , she wanted it to last . Dealer tells me that a factory rebuilt trans is $3750.00 installed . This car is hard to work on , many things are torqued on with locktite ( pulley wheel on crank ) , making something simple like a timing belt / water pump a major pain . I will not buy another Honda ( she wanted a new CRV !!! ) . Next car will be a forester . I sure hope it's not a lemon like the 01 civic .

We had no idea. None. Until it happened to us. We got the car ready for our xmas trip to L.A., tune-up, oil change, and general maintenance. This was on Tuesday, the 22nd. We even drove it 90 miles to Santa Cruz that evening, and back again. Worked perfectly. The next day, on the 23rd, coming home from work, my partner and our son were driving down a hill, and stopped at a light. When the light turned, the car barely moved, even though the gas was pressed and the rpms revved up. He was lucky enough to pull over, turn the car off, and wait a little. Turning it on again, the car started moving at 5 mi./hr. and he parked by our house. We were going to L.A. the next day, and this was going to completely ruin Christmas. Luckily we were able to borrow a car from family, and go have xmas in L.A. Just got back, and the car won't move at all. Called around, and it seems that even transmission mechanics are very aware of this problem, changing dead trannies on these Civics. One guy told us that he's doing tons of these right now, it'll be about $2000. Why hasn't Honda recalled these machines????

Any one know how to start a class action? I think that is the only way to make Honda pay attention and listen to us, its customers.

Hi,

Another mad Civic owner. Just had my transmission fail like everybody else, couple of days of not shifting and building the rpms. At this point, I haven't made a decision on how to move forward.

I have a couple questions: 1. for those that replaced transmission, do you fear it will just happen again with the new one? 2. for those who rebuilt their transmission, what changes did your mechanic make to prevent the problem from occuring

For ALL, how long after replacing/rebuilding your transmission has your car continued to work without problems?

Just trying to figure out if it is worth it or not to fix this problem.

Thanks

I am the original owner of my 2001 Honda Civic Lx - it has 65,000 miles on it. I've always had it serviced at my local honda dealership. Last weekend I was left STRANDED. My honda just quit! I had it towed to the dealership and could not believe it when they told me I needed a new transmission. I did not begin to lose faith in honda until I found this site. I decided to call Honda Corp to discuss my concern for their faulty product. They took no responsibility. Due to the age...blah blah blah - they could not assist me. They are not responsible for parts that stop working after the warranty. When I questioned the information I found on line, "Chris" informed me that they don't get their information online. Maybe you should Chris! That is where your customers do! The customer service stinks! I am so disappointed in Honda. They just lost another customer....

The transmission failed today. I'm about at 104,000 miles. Yesterday the engine light had started to come on at start-up ONLY, but I thought it was letting me know I had another maintenance coming up soon. I keep up with dutiful maintenance - at 98,000 miles I replaced the timing belt, water pump, then transmission flush, brake flush, coolant flush -and new headlight lamps.

I noticed a sort of high-pitched whine recently and my boyfriend said it could be the belts needed adjusting from the recent work, but under the hood, he said it sounded as if it was coming from the transmission. He checked the fluids which seemed fine. 12 hours later, on my way to work, the car just wouldn't accelerate and I turned around to go home. I went to back the car into the driveway, assuming it would need to be towed and it wouldn't move. I pushed it and got it rolling down a hill to park it where it could be towed. Thank goodness I was still in the neighborhood and not stuck in rush-hour traffic or that last ten minutes of the leg to work at 65 mph trying to pass a dump truck. AND thank goodness I updated my AAA membership as the towing was covered there.

My mechanic (NOT HONDA) has told me it will be $1670.75 for a used transmission from the junk yard with a 90-day warranty. He said he has pretty good luck with these. A rebuilt unit is $2040 with a 1-year warranty and the transmission straight from the dealer is $2720 - better warranty, can't remember how long. These include labor and tax. He said you could buy a torque converter - which seems to be the problem - however, you still have to tear apart the tranny to get to the filter...and it's not worth the labor. He said he wouldn't spend the money on the new one from Honda, plus it would add at least 3 days to the repair time to order/receive.

My only good news is that I'm headed to San Jose for the rest of the week for work and as far as a time to have car work done 0 the timing is good as my commute is 25 miles each way to work.

I considered getting another car but he said the value will drop considerably without a working transmission. I'm going with the middle option as I'm not sure when I can afford to turn the car in and get a new one - I've just gotten a job after a seven-month layoff.

I have been a Honda gal for about 20 years, and my step-dad still has a 1989 prelude that has a gazillion miles on it that has just recently become too much to keep on fixing. So much for this 2001 Civic purchase. I almost bought a new Honda Civic a year ago when I knew it was time to replace the timing belt, but didn't like the new body style (couldn't see out the back/side), and was crushed that I'd have to consider another make next time around. I'm not so concerned now, the decision has become easier - I'm thinking a Toyota is in my future! I'm all for a class action law suit to recoup my costs and save others from issues or even accidents.