Problems with 2002 Honda Civic POWER TRAIN

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated before shifting gears. the vehicle was driven to an independent repair shop where a cracked drum in the transmission was replaced.

2002 honda civic the transmission comes out of gear while driving, the indicator on the dash goes off, and the motor revs up or down depending ifi was accelerating or decelerating. honda has replaced my transmission 3 times already and im having the problem again. it becomes dangerous to me when it comes out of gear and i cant get out of harms way of other cars. *nm

Transmission first started to shift hard, than car would remain at same speed without giving any gas and would not slow down when brakes were applied. within the same week the transmission started slipping and on the way home from having the repair estimated the transmission completely went, almost causing a very serious accident as my car would not change into gear leaving me in the middle of oncoming traffic. repairs were estimated at over $2,000 plus labor and no guarantees that another transmission for my vehicle would not have the same problems. *jb

(1) crunching sound with any bumps in the road (2) the damage to right front tire, the cv boot & shaft, was due to defective strut coming loose. (3) all parts were replaced under warranty that was within the 1st year of ownership, with 3,000 miles on the car. this again happened again in 2006 on the left side, with 25,000 miles on the car, this time they said it had a defective cv joint shaft & boot was twisting with left side shock being defective & damaged also. honda dealer paid for all but 300.00 to replace & repair all that they found. this 2002 honda civic lx still has a crunching sound in the front end with bumps & turns after repair 6 weeks ago. *nm

After pulling out on to road after oil change, car was fine for about 100 ft and then when trying to accelerate would redline rpms. will not go into gear, transmission failed at 61k. *nm

Our honda civic 2002 also is having the same problem as described by others, in that the srs light is on and for seemingly no reason (according to the mechanic). the mechanic reset the light, but it came back on within 2 weeks. i wouldn't care if there truly isn't anything wrong, like the mechanic states, however, in order for the car to pass state inspection, it can not be on. thus, it will be costly for me to take it to the local honda dealer which already has charged an arm and a leg for a transmission that had to be replaced after only having the car for less than 4 years. i was the one that pushed my husband buy a honda for the reliability factor, but between the transmission and now the srs issue that needs to be resolved, it's looking like my husbands 2000 jeep cherokee is fairing better in repairs than my honda?? sad!!!!! very sad!!!*tr

Transmission failed and was replaced by dealer at 50000 miles. that put 2 more in it and the one that is currently in it has leaked ever since it was installed. i have kept fluid in it at the correct level and now it is slipping at 92000. *nm

Dt: the automatic transmission is not operating properly. at times it is hard to change gears from first to second gear. this happens in any road condition. the speed when this problem happened was 10-20 mph. the car was taken to the dealer may 4, 2005. the problem has not been fixed. when the car was taken to the dealer, they were able to reproduce the problem.*ak

When we purchased our 2002 honda odyssey new, it started smoking like it was going to catch on fire. i pulled it out of the garage, because there was so much smoke. it was leaking transmission fluid all over. it was also making a clunking sound coming from the transmission when we drove it. this happened during the first week. richfield/bloomington honda had it towed at no expense. they finally replaced a head gasket and did some other repairs. we also told them that it was having trouble starting. we now have 43,000 miles, and have brought the car in for the recall, and they installed the oil kit. shortly after they put in the oil kit, we noticed a sweet smell coming from the engine. while in chicago over christmas, we were on a busy interstate, and we switched lanes and i tried to accelerate. the rpms shot up four times, and the car acted like it was in neutral. we had 5 young children in the car and almost were in a bad accident. cars were honking at us and one car just missed us. it was a very dangerous situation. since then, this slippage at around 30-45 miles per hours has happened around 5 more times. after researching this on the internet and your complaint site, i have found that this problem is happening way too much to just be an isolated incident. we are contacting honda, and then will contact our local dealership. i am wondering if honda has done anything to fix the problem? with 43,000 miles on the vehicle, will honda take care of this problem? please notify me if you have any addition information that would help us. thanks in advance, brent bovitz. *jb

We have a honda odyessey 2002, it was subject to a recall for possible transmission problem, the dealer determined there was no wear to the gears and installed a oil kit. this was done at 52000 miles(mainly highway miles). soon after we noticed some revving of engine when we try to accelarate off and on. on 12/10/04 while driving my wife suddenly could not go beyond 20-30 miles after stopping at a traffic light. we have had it towed to the dealer who now says the transmission needs to be replaced. he is not attributing it to the reason for the initial recall. we have contacted honda customer service who will get back to us in 1-2 days after talking to our dealer if they would cover the cost of rreplacing the transmission. there are 100's of reports which sound identical on the internet. honda has extended warranty on honda odyessey vans for 2000 and 2001 to 100000miles. we were lucky that this did not happen onthe highway, my wife could have got seriously hurt.

(1) the transmission has always been notchy, and more recently, i have had a lot of problems getting the car into third gear. (2) on a number of occasions on the freeway i was unable to get the car into third gear, and as a consequence have had many near misses from people behind me always rear ending me.*ak

While driving vehicle stalled. consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to dealer for inspection. mechanic determined that engine and transmission needed to be replaced. *ak

Vehicle started making a whining noise and eventually would not accelerate. vehicle coasted to a stop on the side of the road where it had to be towed. it was checked by computer and the code p0173 came up (transmission failure). *la

On making right hand turns, vehicle has begun to make clattering noises from underneath the vehicle. the service dealer, heritage honda - towson maryland, has told me that it is a transmission problem and that they will have to order parts to replace reverse gear. the vehicle now has 13,000 miles on it. in december of 2002, within 600 miles of purchasing the car, the dealer had to replace main shaft bearings in the transmission because of clattering noises in 1st and 2nd gear. when i have asked for a vehicle history report, i have also found that the honda dealer i purchased the vehicle from , heritage honda - westminster, maryland , had already replaced 5th gear in the vehicle before i ever purchased the car, when it had just 10 miles on it. the vehicle history shows that the gears had been found to be "chewed up" at that time. as of today, honda has not agreed to replace the entire transmission, but seems only to be willing to replace part by part as they fail. *la

At around 22,000 miles my transmission was feeling very erratic. many problem happened since, shifting into 2nd gear grind sometimes, and 4th was hard to '!@#$% into, must used a lot of force. now, 3rd grid while hit at higher rpm, about 4,000 and over. during the morning, or just starting to drive the car, sometime, i would shift into 5th gear and while release the clutch, it would grind 5th gear and prevent from going in. this happened between 3-5 times before it would go into gear. i brought it to the dealership many time, and they told me that it was problem from the abuse which i don't abuse me car. there are many other same car, make and model with the same problem. some dealership are nice enough to fix it, but around here, they just want to rip me off.*ak

2002 honda civic lx 1.7l v6 has several transmission problems even after the dealer has fixed them under warranty. people are getting stranded late at night with children etc...this is dangerous. people has often taken it upon themselves to fix these vehicles so even thought honda has a high report of transmission failure it's even higher due to the above reason, they just do not know about the others. with the complaints they do have on file they should already there is an issue but they are not identifying with it. getting stranded with this kind of problem could be fatal due to being stranded at night or even in traffic. then who would be the blame....no one!!!! *tr

Consumer was approaching an intersection while applying the gas and the vehicle wouldn't move. then the vehicle went into reverse. please fill in additional information, dealer is aware of the problem. ph

I was driving up an incline at about 35 mph on the parkway, and needed to accelerate up the hill. i pressed on the gas pedal, and it hardly moved and i got no response. all of a sudden, the pedal pulled away from my foot downward towards the floor, and the car accelerated uncontrollably. with the possibility that cruise control was accidentally put on (which i hardly ever use), i immediately stepped on the brake to stop the acceleration, and there was no response. i was still accelerating, so i put the car into neutral, and it was still revving out of control. (the rpm was in the red zone) i finally put the toe of my boot under the gas pedal to try to lift it up off the floor, and it finally gave, and went back to _x001c_normal_x001d_. i then proceeded toward home, at a voluntary 20 mph. i am taking it to the honda service center for evaluation. *jb

Vehicle will down shift without warning causing the car to grab.*jb

Consumer was attempting to park vehicle and shifted from reverse to drive, but vehicle kept moving in reverse when gas was applied. vehicle finally moved forward after several attempts of shifting gear. vehicle was checked by dealer who could not determine any problem.*ak

Air bag light appears on the dashboard panel. also, the passenger's side seat had broken while traveling on the highway. dealership is aware of the problem. *ak the consumer states that the passenger side seat slips, the seat belt on the drivers side will not retract and when its not in use it catches in the door, the speed controls main switch lamp had gone out. *scc

On the way to work, my 2002 honda civic suddenly stopped shifting gears, then stopped running altogether without any warning. it stopped shifting while i was on the interstate and i had to pull onto the shoulder to keep from getting hit by other cars passing me as my car would not accelerate. i had never had any problems or engine damage to the car prior to this point and it was very sudden. when i towed it to the repair shop they told me i would need a whole new transmission and would cost me $4200!!! i am looking around to get a 2nd opinion and price as that seems awfully high for a transmission replacement. *tr

Factory defect of manual transmission on 2002 civic lx. noticed problem shifting from 1-2 gears at 16k. service dealer mel rapton honda claimed transmision felt normal. complained again at 32k about hard shifting felt shift lever popping out of first gear and clunking noise into second.shop foreman claims found no problems. i demanded it be documented. at 47 k same interminant problems returned to dealer to complain.finally problem was duplicated by dealer, $808.in repairs replacing 1st and 2nd synchros-gears,oil seals and link. intermitant problem continues returned car to dealer 67k .dealer verifies complaint and again$1263. in repairs again replacing 1st and 2nd gears -synchros one additional gear(unknown), oil seals, shift fork for 1-2 gears and part of the transmission case. sated to me that the problem had been the transmission case causing 1-2 gear failure.81k intermintant problem continues returned to dealer getting run around about duplicating problem etc. etc. honda care warranty about to run out. car is only used for commuting.220 miles a day 4 days a week i am hardly ever shifting in 1-2 gears. i might understand if 5th gears was going out. seems like alot of miles on car but think about all of the miles being on the highway. complained to honda corp. they are attempting to resolve this matter. but is requesting i take car back to same dealer. the same dealer who couldn't diagnoss or repair my car twice and now they are going to get a third time. i have been doing research and found my problem not to be so far fetched. it seems like honda dealer wants to repair each part of my transmision one part at a time until my warranty expires. then and only then they will tell me i need a new transmission at my cost!! honda corp. if your reading this step up to the plate and replace my transmission, loyal honda owner for over 20 years mom drives my old 92 civic with almost 300k on it wich i commuted with for 7 years. *ak

Intermittently vehicle will roll back on a incline or while in drive. then vehicle will jump in reverse. consumer operates vehicle as though it was a clutch. dealer indicates there is no problem, and it is normal.*ak

Vheicle will downshift at any speed and without any warning. vehicle will do it all the time. contacted dealer. *ak

The vehicle was in park with the key in the ignition, but rolled forward and hit a fence. consumer states routinely set parking brake with gear in park before turning off ignition and remove key. *yh

Failure of manual transmission; intermittent (1) upon shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and sometimes 3rd, the clutch does not engage and "grinds" itself to get in gear or remains in neutral. *jb (2) the abnormal wear on my synchros and gear set will cause it/them to fail at an increased faster than industry standard yet past my warranty date. (3) honda could not duplicate the problem; however, i was refused to attempt to duplicate it the failure (as honda's technique was biased). the synchros and/or entire transmission needs to be replaced and warranted as a new item. (4) as a manufacturer's defect is the cause of this failure, no cost should be attributed to the owner, renewal of the entire length of the drivetrain warranty from the date of replacement (e.g., 3 years/60,000 miles). *jb