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2002 Honda Civic
Transmission Problems

CarComplaints.com Notes: Yes, the Honda Civic receives a lot of complaints because so many were sold. And sure, car parts only last so long and things eventually break. But it's never good to see this many transmission complaints, especially when the average mileage at failure is just north of 100,000 miles.
Especially when you consider that it's predecessor also has a nasty history with transmission complaints.
2002 Honda Civic Transmission Problems
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- Transmission Failure
- Transmission Slipping
- Pops Out Of Gear
- Loud Noise While Changing Gears
- Shifter Does Not Engage Any Gear
- Grinding Noise At Acceleration
- Transmission Light Flashes
- Intermittent Difficulty Shifting Into Reverse
- NHTSA: Power Train: Automatic Transmission
- NHTSA: Power Train: Manual Transmission
- NHTSA: Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Park/Neutral Start Interlock ...
- NHTSA: Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Torque Converter
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