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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 20062002 Civic Transmission blows at 44,000 Miles!
Hi, I had a 2002 Honda Civic EX for one year. Previous owner did all maintenance required. Car always run like a charm. Yesterday while driving uphill on a mild slope the transmission just blew-up! The car came to a complete stop and in the middle of the road and it would not move forward or backwards. My mechanic wants to charge me 4K to rebuid it. I almost passed out! Aren't these cars supposed to be reliable?! I called a specialized transmission shop and they cannon believe that a transmission would just blow in a Honda with 44K miles, specially without any warning. They want to diagnose it and would charge me 2K worse case-scenario. Honda dealership wants to look at it and they say they might be able to do something since I am only 9K out of the warantee, but if they have to replace it it would be even more than 4K. Hell, the ftranny reight from Japan would be 400 bucks! I am sooo disapointed with Honda! This is my 3rd Honda. My last one was stolen and I took my chances buying a new one just for the reliability! I am sooo pised! Any advice? Patty I would call Honda Customer Relations (1-800) and tell them what you told us. Hopefully the previous owner did not have the transmission fluid changed with non-Honda fluid or you're in trouble. The 4K figure from your mechanic is a way bit steep! Stay with a Honda repair facility or Honda rebuilt transmission. Don't worry too much about transmissions from Japan. They make about everything right here these days. Honda makes a very good (not perfect) product and I bet they will stand behind it. Good luck. Honda's are very reliable cars. I have a 1997 Honda Accord with 242,000 miles on it and has run smoothly so far (knock knock). No transmission problems. And I am not very regular on maintainnce except for oil change, just the routine. Some junk yards do sell honda transmissions which are much cheaper then rebuilts. U will have to try online or in or around where u live. These transmission are some time from low milegae cars which were in a collision. Good Luck If you go the junkyard route, then these guys have a network where they get parts from each other, know who has what and can generally find stuff, whether it is their area of expertise or not. Earle > Honda's are very reliable cars. I have a 1997 Honda Accord with 242,000 > miles on it and has run smoothly so far (knock knock). No transmission [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > milegae cars which were in a collision. > Good Luck > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > to replace it it would be even more than 4K. Hell, the ftranny reight > from Japan would be 400 bucks! Honda has extended the transmission warranty to eight years on certain models. Call your local dealer.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Patty I believe that most of the tranny issues have been with Accords with V6 engines but... Was the fluid low? Generally, low fluid will cause overheating which in turn usually offers clues (smell, odd shifting, etc.) prior to failure. OTOH, if a major component just grenaded, it would behoove Honda to make good for customer relations reasons. Keep us informed.. JT Thanks for the postings. For some reason my car's V6 engine does not fall under the extended warantee. The car was properly maintained, including a 30K inspection (including transmission fluid change) at 30,000 done at an Honda dealership. I am going to get this diagnosed agan at a trany shop, and if they agree with my mechanic that it is a blown transmission I will haggle with Honda and see where I can get. I calle a dealership in Seattle, they told me that I am sh.t out of luck, basically. Then I called the dealership in Kirkland (town 10 miles away) and they were a lot more responsive. The customer support lady contacted their manager and he says that they might be able to do something. I will need to find out what the something is... I will keep you posted on this one > > Hi, > > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > JT > Thanks for the postings. For some reason my car's V6 engine does not > fall under the extended warantee. The car was properly maintained, > including a 30K inspection (including transmission fluid change) at > 30,000 done at an Honda dealership. Your Civic has an inline 4-cylinder engine, not a V6. The extended warranty applied to Accord V6, Odyssey, and some V6 Acuras. I am guessing that perhaps the dealer who did the tranny fluid change messed something up, because Honda auto trannies mated to 4-cylinder engines are damn near bulletproof. > I am going to get this diagnosed agan at a trany shop, and if they > agree with my mechanic that it is a blown transmission I will haggle [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I will keep you posted on this one Please do. We thought it was out of norm too. My son-in-law was driving to work a few months ago in his 02 Civic EX , stopped at traffic light and noticed the car hesitate shifting between 2nd and 3rd gear, very next light on the shift between the same two gears the engine revved up and the tranny was dead. would not move front or back. We had a Honda extended warranty on ours and they took care of the problem. All they had to say was that they have seen a few Civics suffer from trans failure with little or no warniing. I asked our service writer what failed in the trans and he said that they did not know because Honda did not want them to open it up , but to send that unit to them for disasembly. I hope Honda helps you out on the repair. Scott Wow, this is exactly what happened to me! Thanks so much! I will mentioned this to the dealership+ Honda of America. I am wondering if they might be testing something new in some cars and we were the guinea pigs this time. I am glad you were in a safe place, my tranny failed in the middle of a curvy mountain road, the car was stuck in the middle of the road for 2 h waiting for the tow truck (we couldn't even push into the shoulder), people going by kept yelling at us to "get of the road", it was very upsetting and pretty dangerous! Thanks again! > We thought it was out of norm too. My son-in-law was driving to work a few > months ago in his 02 Civic EX , stopped at traffic light and noticed the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the repair. > Scott I forgot to say that our Civic had 53,000 miles Scott It sucks when stuff happens... So are you the first or second owner of this car? I can't decide from what you have written below. The first and last statements seem to contradict each other. Either way, Honda will likely help if you're the original owner. If you're not the original owner, don't get belligerent with the Honda CR rep. lest you get told to pound sand. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Patty -- Tp, -------- __o ----- -\<. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron... Honda H Emblem Badge Shop and Store Civic Accord Integra Acura Jazz Type-R S2000 Where can I buy Honda H Emblem Badge Red, Blue, Black, White, Yellow ? Who buy these badge in www.autoxpat.com ? http://www.autoxpat.com/shop/ Please comment and address about this shop of price and services .. Regards, RC Man > It sucks when stuff happens... > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron... I baught a 2002 civic, auto tranny. The previous owner had it on a lease so probably never maintained it...who knows. But the tranny was going through 1st and 2nd gears in a weird way in my opinion. My own mechanic felt it wasn't that bad in his opinion. Anyhow. went to the dealer, and they changed the tranny free of charge after a 2 minute test drive. So yours is also covered by honda's warranty. just go at the dealer and have it replaced. > It sucks when stuff happens... > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron... |
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