Problems with 2001 Honda Civic POWER TRAIN

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. the contact stated while driving at unknown highway speeds, there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms and the vehicle would not shift gears. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure persisted and the vehicle was taken to the dealer three additional times. a transmission flush was performed each time but to no avail. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility where the mechanic advised the transmission was defective, the clutch system had failed and there was an incorrect gear ratio stored in the vehicle ecu. the transmission was replaced. the manufacturer was notified and would not provide any assistance because the repairs were not performed at an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was 143,665 and the current mileage was 144,138.

2001 honda civic transmission failure, with no warning whatsoever. driving on the street nearly getting struck by another vehicle. how can hondas products fail suddenly,and not claim it a safety issue? how many deaths must occur, before they open their eyes? pure negligence. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. the contact stated that the transmission suddenly failed by shifting from first to second gear and then slipping from second to third gear. the rpms increased by the vehicle did not move forward. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the torque converter was the cause of the failure and was a widespread problem. the current and failure mileages were approximately 125,000.

2001 honda civic transmission failure appears to be a wide spread problem with this year and make. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. the contact was exiting the highway at 50 mph when the vehicle began independently decelerating. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where a diagnostic test was performed and determined the transmission would need to be replaced. the dealer advised contacting the manufacturer but the contact had not. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 120,000. updated 11/03/10 *bf the consumer stated the transmission was replaced at a cost of $2000. updated 11/04/10

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

In 2001, i purchased a brand new 2001 honda civic from a honda dealer. the car runs great and i have no complaint until recently. i bring my car to a honda dealer for all maintenance and service. two weeks ago, i was driving on the freeway at 65mph and out of nowhere, the transmission stopped working. luckily i was on the right lane and i was able to pull over and not cause an accident. i have been researching and there have been lots of websites with similar complaints, one is: http://m.carcomplaints.com/honda/civic/2001/index.shtml. other owners of 2001 honda civic are having the same issue where recently they have been having transmission dying on them. i called honda to check if there is a recall for the transmission. honda rep mentioned that the car is out of warranty and there is no recall for the transmission. i have no problem paying to fix the transmission. but my goal of submitting this to call 3 is hopefully you can investigate about honda and get them to be aware of the transmission problem. i don't think it is safe for anybody if there is a known transmission problem for the 2001 honda civic and honda is not doing anything about it. i seriously would not want to drive behind a 2001 civic when it can stop working anytime. my goal is for honda to accept that there is an issue and put a warning out for all drivers. *tr

Transmission failure: started with a high pitch whining noise, slipping started about the 19th, while driving the car would not climb any hills and within 3 days the car would not move.. the car would not go over 5 mph without the rpms shooting to the red zone. the car has been parked since the incident, it's a driveway ornament. checked on pricing for parts, but the cost is about $3k for a brand new transmission, used was about $2k. after checking around if the tranny is repaired the problem might happen again, because the tranny for that yr is the problem.. *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

Failure of 2001 honda civic transmission with 46,000 miles. *tr

I was driving home with my daughter from her school soccer practice in rush hour when suddenly my car began to decelerate. i was in rush hour traffic and driving in the lane when this occurred. i had to immediately turn my hazard lights on and work my way over two lanes of traffic because my transmission disengaged. i tried pushing on the gas pedal and the car did not respond. the speed limit on the road wad 50mph and i was lucky that the car to my right allowed me to merge to the right. it was a very bad time for my transmission to fail. i had no warning signs and could have been in a serious accident in the traffic i was in. reading other complaints on-line make me realize that the 2001 honda civic was the worst year for honda automatic transmissions and i am shocked that no recall has been issued. honda has always had a very stellar reputation and i believe they should do the right thing in taking care of it's customers. my vehicle has 121,000 miles and has also had several problems with it's a/c which is also a major problem. many consumers have reported the a/c problem also. *tr

2001 honda civic lx approximately 67,500 miles. check engine light code p0740 requires a replacement torque converter or, possibly, an entire transmission. hasn't caused any incidents or accidents yet, but if isn't fixed it will. this seems to be an inherent problem with certain honda transmissions as there have been many complaints on the internet about the same problem. *tr

Transmission failure problem and complaint against 2001 honda civic may 6, 2010. sudden failure to accelerate while in traffic will kill someone, as it almost happened to me today and i want the nhtsa to get serious about a safety recall! there are hundreds, if not thousands, of transmission failure complaints against the 2001 honda civic and this problem deserves investigation which will surely prove this manufacturer is very well aware of the massive problem yet refuses to do anything about it, leaving 2001 civic owners in deadly situations, and if not killed, with huge repair bills. my towing bill alone was over $400.00 due to the remote location in new mexico where the incident happened. the law must step in, with a class action suit filed on behalf of 2001 honda civic owners immediately. this failure reported here had no events leading up to the inability to accelerate, never happened before, no strange noises. in fact, new front struts were recently installed (the old ones were leaking, another major complaint from owners of this model!) the consequence was a near miss accident between my civic and a heavy duty, lifted 4 x 4 truck, which nearly wiped me out when my car suddenly would not accelerate. this is one of hundreds of near misses reported, why won't someone make honda accountable for their obviously faulty vehicle problem & demand a recall? why do we have to have death, injury, fires, damage, and crashes before odi and nhtsa look at the complaints??? to correct the failure, i'm filing a complaint with odi and requesting a good will repair from honda and opening a file and get a case started for this safety related defect. *tr

My daughter was driving home and her car started slowing down and the rpms started going up. she called and i told her stop at the autoparts store and see there was a code but the car would not make it over a small incline and stopped in the middle of the road. there was no place to pull over so she had to roll backwards to the flat ground and turn the car around. she made it home but she said the car would barely go. after researching it appears that honda has had this reported many times and they have not had a recall to repair the issue. if she had been in rush hour this would have been a very bad problem. *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

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

Parked the vehicle driveway, exited the vehicle with keys in hand. walked behind the vehicle to speak to neighbor, the neighbor noticed car rolling, we both jump out of way. vehicle rolls down hill across street onto neighbor property and flips on the neighbor's retaining wall. ignition key was removed from the ignition switch with the vehicle in the drive position. *tr

My spouse and i were on the freeway and approximately 15 minutes after we got on the freeway the car wouldn't accelerate. the speed limit is 60mph and i was trying to maintain that speed but when i tried to accelerate the car wouldn't accelerate. the speedometer gauge was dropping but the rpm gauge was going up. i shifted back and forth from d to d3 a few times and the car popped back into gear. i managed to get to the next freeway exit and got off the freeway. parked it and then had it towed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating but the engine kept running. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission failed. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 62,000.

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

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.

Was driving on the freeway when my 2001 honda civic jumped gears and shifted to a lower gear the check engine light came on and drastically reduced my speed had to maneuver off the freeway exit out as soon as possible and managed to drive it to a mechanic nearby which said i would have to take it to a dealer to fix it. when i took it to the dealer they told me i would have to wait until the light came back on so driving on the freeway it happened again this time took it to the dealer and received the code po740. doing research online i found out this was common in civics and some accords and that 2001 was the worst. honda has been using faulty transmission and solenoid parts and has caused problems for many owner that seems to cause problems and not allowing to shift into third gear and allows it to redline. indeed no problem occurs when not driving to shift into third gear at about 3500 rpm but this causes a problem when the need to accelerate quickly or driving uphill is required, luckily i was able and traffic on the freeway wasn't heavy when this occurred that allowed me to exit quickly but if this had caused me to shift down it would've been dangerous and caused a hazard to me and other drivers. please look into this as no recall has yet to be made even though the multitude of people with this problem. *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

While driving my 2001 honda civic on a major highway the car started to lose speed almost resulting in an accident. i was able to reach a parking lot from which i had to have the car towed back home. this resulted in a $335 towing bill because i was nearly 70 miles away from home. the car will not shift into any forward gear and grinds when in reverse. the car has 114,000 miles and was bought new in 2001. *tr

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

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

I currently own a 2001 honda civic ex. last week i was headed home from work and my car started riving up and wouldn't go. i had to pull over and have my husband meet me to help get it home. after several auto shop and wrecker bills later, i have a bad transmission. this has really pissed me off. i understand that my car is old and it has 141,000 miles on it but i have taken immaculate care of this car. i am the original owner. i have changed the oil every 3,000 miles and stayed up to date on all the other services that honda has recommended. newer cars are definitely not made like they used to be. i was hoping to get at least 200- 300,00 miles out of my car. i called the dealership that i purchased it from hoping i would get some assistance. that was not the case. they wanted me to have them hook it up to their machine to see if it was the transmission before they could tell me if honda would help with any costs for repairing it. they only way i could get it to them would be on a wrecker. by the time i got it down there, paid the wrecker and their service charge, i would have over $300 just to confirm something i have already been told 3 times! i don't think so. the dealership said that with the miles my car has on it and with it being a 2001, he highly doubted me getting any help. wtf? a new transmission from honda would cost me approximately $3,000. so then i called this "800 goodwill repair number". and they basically said the same thing. this has really angered me. honda's service has really sucked. you would think that after all the problems other 2001 civic owners have had, they would issue a recall. it is supposedly "not a safety issue". how is going down the road and suddenly your car won't accelerate not a safety issue? whatever. i will never own another honda. i will tell everyone i know about my bad experience with them as well. *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

Daughter was driving to school when the car died in the middle of traffic in a large city (tallahassee). she could not re-start the car and had it towed to a mechanic's shop. the transmission was shot and we were told this is a common occurrence with the 2001 honda civic and will happen again as this is a mechanical/design problem that honda knows about but doesn't recall. cost over $1700.00 to rebuild and honda was of no help. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving 15 mph, the vehicle suddenly stopped moving forward. the driver was forced to drive home in reverse. the vehicle was towed to a dealer and the contact was informed that the automatic transmission needed to be replaced. there were no prior warning signs that would have indicated a potential problem. the vehicle has not been repaired to-date. she called the manufacturer and was told that there were no recalls. they were investigating whether or not they would assist in the repair costs. the current and failure mileages were approximately 78,000.

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

I own a 2001 honda civic. at 108,000 miles the transmission has failed. engine light on. code po740. dealership says it needed a transmission. i had no choice but to have a rebuilt one installed a price of $2700. just another honda civic victim. what a shame that so many people have had to go through this nightmare. why can't anything be done to make honda responsible to at least a partial reimbursement for something that is clearly a defect that honda created? *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

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 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

Have a 2001 honda civic ex 140,000 miles with a sudden transmission malfunction, that made the car unable to run. dealer failed to honor any discount. a new transmission had to be placed. *tr

2001 honda civic transmission failure around 100,000 miles, sudden without warning, could have caused a crash or left me stranded. i have a 6 month old baby that travels in the car and the sudden failure of the transmission could have been fatal. *tr

2001 honda civic ex transmission failure without warning. i was on the triboro bridge in ny. without any indication my car died. nearly got rearended. a honda transmission going at 86k miles. what a joke. *tr

A 'whirring' noise started coming from the engine compartment. approximately 40 miles later the car would not travel over 20 mph, we made it safely into a parking lot and shut off the engine. started the vehicle after it cooled down and would not engage into drive (but would engage in reverse). transmission needs to be rebuilt. old part is currently available. *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.

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

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

I drive a 2001 honda civic ex 101k miles at time of failure. i just found out that this car is notorious for transmission failure with little to no notice. i was turning left in front of oncoming traffic and suddenly my car wouldn't go anywhere. i was lucky that the oncoming vehicles had enough time to stop before they hit me. this also almost caused a secondary accident because a car behind a car that almost hit me had to screech to a halt to keep from hitting the person in front of them. i have not repaired the car yet because i have read about other people having this same problem time and time again with rebuilt or new honda transmissions on this particular vehicle. this has rendered my vehicle useless because i am not going to pay $3000 to fix a problem that is likely to happen again. *tr

I was driving to work during evening rush hour on a busy interstate. i went to accelerate and nothing happened. my 2001 honda civic ex simply revved high in the rpms and then the check engine light came on. i managed to make it to the shoulder before my car completely lost all momentum. the diagnoses from the dealer: transmission failure. my problem with this is that my car has 91000 miles on it. the transmission shouldn't fail this early on a car, and there are many similar complaints about this particular make and model. there were no major warning signs that i detected; it just happened all of a sudden and put me in a very dangerous situation. if honda is aware of this defect on this model, they should, if nothing else, be forced to notify owners of the possibility of this happening. someone will end up getting hurt from this; i am just thankful it wasn't me. *tr

The transmission of my 2001 honda civic ex gave out on me on oct.10, 2009. the car revs but there is no motion. i had to have it towed to my house. i was referred to this website by someone on carcomplaints.com. there have 342 reports so far on the faulty transmission of this particular model. i feel it is a safety hazard because the transmission can go out anywhere (like a freeway) with no warning and cause an accident. i was almost in an accident when my car failed out of nowhere and had to push it to a gas station in traffic. my car shouldn't have this problem because it has 28,000 miles on it and it is 8 and a half years old. it is a design flaw by honda, which they refuse to admit. numerous people on carcomplaints.com have contacted american honda of america and they acted as if they never heard of that complaint and refused to compensate them for the almost $3,000+ it costs to repair the transmission. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving 30 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the transmission was in the process of being repaired at an expense of $3000.00. the manufacturer was notified, but because of high vehicle mileage no assistance was provided. the current and failure mileages were 118,000. updated 11/23/09 *bf updated 11/24/09.*jb

I was diving down the hwy when my car would no longer accelerate. i was pressing the gas pedal and my rpms were shooting through the roof, but my speed was declining, as cars going 70mph were shooting around me. then i came to a halt, and then my check engine light came on. i had no warnings, it came out of nowhere. i had my car towed to the mechanic. he replaced the entire transmission and stated it had something to do with the radiator not cooling the fluids, yet my car never read as hot. $3000 later i have a new transmission, which is not made my honda. honda failed to provide me with any information on this and seem "shocked" when i called them. *tr