1994 Honda Civic Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE SHIFTER LOCKS UP AND DRIVER MUST USE KEY IN SHIFT LOCK TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. *JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION IS MAKING FUNNY NOISES. TECHNICIAN AT SAN FRANCISCO HONDA STATED THAT "HONDA MAKES 500,000 CIVICS EVERY YEAR. YOU JUST HAPPENED TO GET ONE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION." SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT HONDA TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA CORPORATE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. CONTINUES TO GRIND WHEN IN HIGHER GEARS.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT OWNER HAD AT THAT TIME. *AK
CAR WAS IN PARK AND TOOK OFF ON PARK. *AK
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WILL VIBRATE WHILE GOING AT 30 MPH. TT
MAN-TRAN: TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK; WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE COOLS DOWN; SPEED 10 MPH; ALSO, ENGINE STALLS; RIGHT FRONT DOOR JAMMED. TT
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ONLY INTO REVERSE GEAR, ALSO NOISY. *AK
CV JOINT/BOOT FAILED. *AK
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The 1994 Honda Civic has 10 Power Train complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.