2001 Honda Civic Power Train

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LE WITH 86,000 MILES. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING OUT OF CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED INABILITY TO KEEP THE CAR AT SPEED AND HAD TO LET OFF ON GAS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH". REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROX $3,000 COST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AUTOS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CORRECT. *TR

ALWAYS DID MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2001. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 124,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC FOUR SPEED. IN PROCESS OF OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE, AFTER TALKING WITH EXPERT MECHANICS, THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. *CN

I WAS DRIVING TO CHICAGO FOR A WEDDING. WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-55 AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH. LET OFF THE GAS AND IT EVENTUALLY REENGAGED. CONTINUED DRIVING AND IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION, BUT COULD VERY EASILY BEEN STRANDED IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT LOOKS LIKE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF MY CAR IS 140K. WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA IT SEEMS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 HONDA CIVIC DX WITHIN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR HONDA ON THE INTERNET, OVER 4,000 TO BE EXACT. ALL OF WHICH ARE REFERENCING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED YET ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70,000 CAR MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AT DEALER X3 AT 35,000 / 50,000 / 69,000 DEALER STATES UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH INTERNET SEARCH TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS MANUAL STATES NO FLUID CHANGE UNTIL 100,000 MILES NORMAL CONDITIONS SEVERE CONDITIONS A LITTLE MORE OFTEN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (136,000 MILES) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HIGH-PITCHED WHINE, THEN REVVING OF ENGINE, AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I'VE MAINTAINED PERFECT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SINCE BUYING THE CAR. MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF HOW 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SIMILARLY FAILED RECENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE WILL REPLACE FOR $3500, BUT NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ACTING SLUGGISH. WHEN I CAN TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO GO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 5 MPH. THE RVM GAUGE WAS GOING UP BUT IT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURRENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT 2001 CIVIC HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I DRIVE 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY, I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON THE STREETS. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO INSPECT. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS USUAL AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT FELT SLIGHTLY OFF. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT WELL. IT IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY APPROX. 47,000 MILES WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA ASSOC. AND NOTIFIED THEM THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY DAD'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR WAS APPROX. 4 YRS. OLD AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWNS A HONDA ODYSSEY ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THEY JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA CIVIC I HAVE OWNED AND WAS SO SURE I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. AND TO TOP IT OFF, I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE CAR! THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THOSE YOU HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THEN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN THE SPEED. THE CAR BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNTIL ALL I COULD DO WAS GO 5MPH UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 91,530 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER FAULT CODES IN MY CAR ARE PO740-TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND PO730-GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. THE INITIAL FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER NOW CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED BY A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC STARTED SLIPPING INTO 3RD. TRIED CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH STOP SLIP TRANSMISSION FLUID. PROBLEM PERSISTED. ONE NIGHT IT STARTED DOING A CONTINUAL SLIP AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE. IF I WASN'T IN THE COUNTRY AND INSTEAD WAS IN A BIG CITY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN IN OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND TURN IT ON BACK IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANICS THAT IT WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NE WIN JULY 2001 AND HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH ALL THE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES. WITHIN THAT 9 YEARS, I HAD A PRIOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THAT MODEL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 95 IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT NORMAL SPEED. WHEN I EXITED THE RAMP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MPH. I ALMOST WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI TRUCK ON THE OFF RAMP. I CALLED MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE TOW TOWED IN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FOR A CAR WITH 90K MILES THAT IS ABNORMAL CONSIDERING THIS CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD NO EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR BRING THE CAR INTO HONDA AND WE CAN LOOK AT. ANOTHER WAY FOR HONDA TO MAKE MONEY ON BACK END OF SALE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX, 106,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WANTED THE CAR TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER AFTER I HAD SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TOWING IT FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO DELAWARE TO MY SON'S SHOP, WHO IS A MECHANIC. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR HAD TO BE DONE BY A HONDA DEALER LN ORDER FOR THEM TO EVEN CONSIDER HELPING WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD MY SON DO ALL THE WORK ON MY CAR, SO I AM LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND GETTING THE MONEY UP TO PUT THE SAME TYPE OF BAD TRANSMISSION BACK IN MY CAR SO I CAN SELL IT. THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF.COM HAS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IN MY CAR FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT REACH MORE THAN 20 MPH. FINALLY, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING ALL TOGETHER EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SAFELY TRY AND MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT BE HIT AND I COULD GET OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE WAY OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING SOME INFORMATION ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA IN CA THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THERE HAVE EVER BEEN ANY SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HURT. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING BY NO FAULT OF MY OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR

HI, I OWN A 01 HONDA CIVIC EX AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY JUST LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS OF THIS YEAR. MY PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED NOTICING A STRANGE SOUND WHILE STARTING MY CAR, THEN THERE WOULD BE ACCELERATION SLIPS THAT HAPPENED MORE AND MORE OFTEN, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WOULD BE NO ACCELERATION. IT WAS VERY BAD BECAUSE THE SLIPS HAPPENED A LOT WHILE I WAS TURNING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AND IT WOULD STOP ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! DURING THAT TIME, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 OTHER 01 HONDA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE TYPICAL COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS. I WAS HOPING THAT MY PROBLEM IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, CHANGED WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT NOT TOO LONG AGO TOO. I WANTED TO SEEK OTHER OPTIONS SO I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED BUT NOW I KNOW ITS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ALL ALONG. I REALLY THINK HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I 'M NOT SURE IF THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP BUT I JUST REALLY HOPE HONDA WILL RELEASE A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO HELP ALL THE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 85000 MILES. JUST DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR LOST SPEED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. 2. THE FAILURE WAS ONE TIME BUT ALMOST LIFE THREATENING. 3. HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. NHTSA CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHAT IS BEING DONE?!?! DOES THIS EVENT NEED A HIGH PROFILE DEATH LIKE THE TOYOTA SITUATION? PLEASE HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THE TRANSMISSION RECALLED! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS NHTSA DOING IT'S JOB? *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2001, STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUPER BUSY STREET. MY CAR BEGAN TO REV UP EVERYTIME I NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO PASS 40 KM/HR AND THEN I STOPPED FOR A BIT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PASS 20 KM/HR AND 2 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD REVERSE. I WAS THEN FORCED TO TOW MY CAR TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC BUT NOW HE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER, THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE LOST SO FAR 4 DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE I DO NO HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR. I AM STILL WAITING ... *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 58,000 MILES FAILED DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE HONDA DEALER. UNFORTUNATELY THE REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION IS PLAGUED BY THE SAME ISSUES AND I SUSPECT THAT THE FUTURE IS NOT BRIGHT. AT THIS WRITING, HONDA HAS NOT AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. *CN

126K MILES ON MY CIVIC, ALWAYS MAINTAINED VERY WELL....SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THEN COULDN'T GET IN GEAR TO SPEED UP. HAD TO DRIVE IN LOW TO THE MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY FAN IN THE RADIATOR. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. AN OUTSIDE FAN ADDED TO AVOID REPEAT. OTHER RELATED REPAIRS DONE. $4,000! FROM MY RESEARCH, I SEE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF A 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS VERY COMMON! I DIDN'T ENTER A COMPONENT AS "TRANSMISSION" WASN'T AN OPTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING BEHIND A SLOW SEMI-TRAILER SO I PULLED OUT TO PASS. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE SEMI AS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO PASS THE SEMI. EVER SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE LAG TIME BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE WHEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN 25 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BY ITSELF. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE IT STATING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE TO A HONDA DEALER, AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I STARTED TO NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH MY CARS ACCELERATION SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT TO MY SURPRISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE I BROUGHT IN, THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER THE SERVICE. WELL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY DID NOT TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. MY CONCERN IS IF MY CAR IS GETTING ITS REGULAR SERVICES AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND MY TRANSMISSION IS STILL GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEN THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS TRANSMISSION. EVEN WHEN I CALLED TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST THEY TRANSMISSION PLACES WERE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAD JUST FIXED ABOUT 3 OTHER CARS THAT WEEK. AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST IT WAS UN WARRANTY AND MY CAR HAD 14,00 MILES. HONDA SHOULD DEFIANTLY DUE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR BE SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME SORT. *TR