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really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,312.00
Average Mileage:
102,048 miles
Total Complaints:
598 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replaced transmission (231 reports)
- rebuilt whole transmission (138 reports)
- not sure (127 reports)
- get Honda to cover the cost (46 reports)
- buy a different car...can't afford the repair (16 reports)
- break down the transmission and fix (14 reports)
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2011Mar 22
Civic LX 1.7L V4
- Automatic transmission
- 136,000 miles
20 year old college student here who purchased this car a year and a half ago for school. When I purchased it i thought it was a good deal and always felt Honda was reliable after my other siblings had Hondas as well. Turns out that same day i bought my car I researched what problems I can come to expect in the future should something go wrong, and boy what do I see mostly, Tranny problems. I told myself oh no maybe I should get my money back, as my parents soon told me to assure me theres thousands of cars and im sure not all of them can go wrong. I said they were right, it may not happen to me. Boy was i stupid wrong. The morning it happened on my way to school I already frieken knew. This problem was always in the back of my mind and it finally happened. Its like waiting for my death. Cost $1800 to rebuild the whole tranny. I sure hope this does not happen to many other people who have this car, and am certainly going to look at Toyota, nissan, for future purchases.
2011Feb 11
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
Bought this car from a dealership for our son in summer of 2009. From the start they car was in service shop more then my son drove it in the first month. We thought it was the transmission slipping we where told it wasn't. Eighteen months later the car just stopped in the middle of a busy road. Had it towed we were told it was the transmission. Called the dealer they told us they would replace the transmission with used transmission for their cost $1429.00. Called Honda they did not want ot hear it about it.
Very frustrating our son is off to college in the fall bought Honda cause its supposed to be very reliable thats a joke. M sister in law owns a 2002 Honda Odyssey and the same thing happened to her van last year under 80 thousand miles, she did enough bitching Honda paid for most she was only out $500.00. We chose to go with a $1800.00 they rebuild the transmission and gave us two years warranty on parts and labor. Are we happy not very. Honda stinks.
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2011Mar 09
Civic 1.7L 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
Dealership is talking with Honda on covering some of the cost as this is a known issue for the 2001 Honda's. My teenage daughter was lucky to make it to the dealership before the car died! A few weeks ago the car wouldn't turn off even with the key removed and now this. We just spent over 400 on bushings and also had the transmission drain and refill and cleaned magnet back in October.
2011Mar 04
Civic LX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
Same car.............same story as the rest. Transmission completely failed about 20 miles from home. Had it towed to my driveway. I'm not sure whether it is worth fixing. Outside of the tranny issue, the car ran well. Time for a Toyota.
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2011Feb 24
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 115,000 miles
JI have had my civic since it was brand new a few weeks ago the transmission died while heading to work. I have never had any other problems with this car just typical brakes etc. i thought having the tranny go at 115k was normal figured i got my moneys worth out of this car until i read this,The car is in tip top shape thats why i got it fixed for 1850.00 on long island. After reading all these complaints now i feel i got jipped by Honda and the transmission should have went alot longer.
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2011Mar 01
Civic LX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 154,386 miles
Was driving home when transmission started slipping.There were no warning signs.Called my friend who re-builds transmissions.He said there were lots of problems with Honda transmissions.He said the problem is that the filter was probably clogged,he said the trans.filter was internal and couldn't be cleaned unless the trans.was taken apart.He said to do all that work I might as well re-build it because of the mileage154,000.I thought I was good to go to 250,000miles but was wrong.I now have doubts about Honda and will look to another manufacturer in the future.Also I will stop promoting the Honda name.By the way I had it re-paired for $2000,complete re-build.
2010Apr 01
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 95,000 miles
I thought Honda is the best. I have Honda cars and this one is definitely annoying as it burned out on me after 90K miles, where you would think it should be good after a good maintenance. I have tried discussing this with American Honda and they did not acknowledge, as I have fixed it at a local shop.
Dealership charges twice as much, so there was no reason for me to pick dealership.
This is quite annoying especially when you know that this is a prevalent issue in all 2001 Honda civic cars.
2010Nov 11
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 64,500 miles
I hate the dealership so much. The charged way too much for this problem. They didn't even offer any discounts or anything.
2011Feb 27
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 103,000 miles
I have a Honda Civic 2001 LX and all of a sudden ran in to a transmission problem. The car didn't move from a stop light. After pushing the accelerator heavily it moved slowly and I could manage to pull it over to a parking lot. Bottom line th transmission sucks. When I saw this website, I sensed that Honda 2001 civic has the maximum transmission problems. I was given a quote of $4,200 by a Honda dealer. HONDA should replace these without any expense to clients.
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2011Feb 20
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 136,000 miles
First tranny failure at 95,000 miles, $2,700 to fix. Second tranny failure at 136,000 miles, still in shop.
Shop called and said that Honda had a service bulletin out that said the transmission had to also be reprogrammed because with existing programming, over time the second drum would get chewed up, which is exactly what has happened both times.
Hoping this is a permanent fix, but I'm sure not to big on Honda as a manufacturer at the moment.
2010Dec 31
Civic LX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 109,000 miles
Bought the car for my college going daughter, maintained the car very well and after putting in about 15K miles, the transmission started to act up and finally gave up completely. Towed the car to a local transmission shop and had to rebuilt the transmission -- the bearings were worn out, converter had to be replaced. The transmission shop guy told me this is a common problem with all the 2001 model Honda cars - Civic, Accord & Odyssey. He showed me a list of repaired Honda's, irrespective of the year & model, I could only see 2001 models. As per the shop, this is a design problem with the Honda transmissions because the transmissions lack the pan and hence no filters to keep out metal slurry, which in turn wears out the transmission sooner.
I am never ever buying a new or old Honda cars --- make sure my kids won't buy it either. Now there are lot more reliable brands available, like Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, to choose from.
2011Jan 15
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 150,000 miles
Same story, going down the road and the car stopped all of a sudden ... almost got into an accident - can't believe that HONDA didn't recall for transmission failure ! so disappointed! I've just spent 700 bucks fixing t-belt and front brake pads - and now this happens - I would never purchase Honda cars!
2011Feb 16
Civic EX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 84,809 miles
Our '97 Civic has 170,000 miles on it and it still runs like new. With the tranny going out at 85,000 we're very disappointed with this '01 Civic. Honda should stand behind their products especially when they know there is a problem. We wont waste money on another Honda, lesson learned!
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2011Feb 08
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 89,727 miles
This is another complaint about the 2001 Honda Civic (automatic). I bought this car brand new off the lot under the impression that Honda is the car to get for quality and longevity. In fact i remember the salesman saying that. Today i was driving down the road and and got to a stop light. When the light turned green i hit the gas but the car didn't move, the engine would rev up with the pressing of the gas pedal but the car was motionless. I knew it had to be the transmission. But i only have 89,000 miles on this vehicle, isn't it way to premature for a transmission failure? Well, I had to push it off the road and called Triple AAA. They towed it to a local repair shop. They hooked it up to the computer and found no error codes. They end up telling me the tranny is done..and start quoting all these prices for used, rebuilt, or new transmission installation. i couldn't believe it! only 79000 ml. and the transmission burns out. I had the car towed to my house so i can research prices. On the internet i stumbled on pages about Honda having MAJOR problems with the transmissions on the 2001 Civic. There were pages of entries of unhappy people all with the same story of their tranny failing on them with low milage. This is unbelievable, apparently Honda hasn't issued a recall and refuses to admit a problem. There was no warning light so i didn't no anything was wrong. I have always took care of this car and took it in for regular maintenance service. the majority of Honda owners with transmission problems are saying the torque converter is failing and essentially burning up the transmission fluid, rendering the entire transmission useless. Honda must stand behind their products better than this.
2011Feb 05
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 184,000 miles
I cannot believe how prone 2001s are to transmission failures. I haven't fixed it yet as this has happened over the weekend and no one is open. Thanks for leaving me stranded Honda
2011Feb 08
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
ADD ME TO THE LIST! Just bought the car 9 months ago and had it checked out by a mechanic..... It was fine..... fast forward 9 months,,,,,, tranny out!!!!!! Really upset. College student with 1000 to my name and no way to get to work or school. i thought honda was the way to go....WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now off to the car dealership (not Honda) to try and get a clunker!
2010Dec 03
Civic EX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 94,810 miles
I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 10 DIFFERENT HONDA MODELS, IE... ACCORD'S/CIVIC'S/CIVIC SI/ODYSSEY. I HAVE HAD SOME VERY BAD EXPERIENCES WITH THIS POS 2001 CIVIC EX(TRANSMISSION FAILURE), I ALSO HAD A STRUT ISSUE WITH A 2007 CIVIC SI SEDAN, AND WITH MY 2006 ODYSSEY VSA/FRONT BRAKES. I AM AMERICAN AND I LOVE AMERICA, BUT HONDA IS NOT WHAT IT USE TO BE/BUILT. I THINK I WILL STAY AWAY FROM THEM A LITTLE WHILE(EVEN THOUGH I LOVE THEM), AND KEEP MY EYE ON HYUNDAI.
2010Oct 12
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 123,000 miles
I purchased the car new in 2001. Shortly after the car wasn't shifting and the torque converter had to be replaced. Granted I did drive a long period of time before it went again. I had to have the whole transmission rebuilt and paid $2229.00 in Oct 2010. I though HONDA was a good car and would last way into 200,000 miles
2010Oct 28
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 144,000 miles
My first car was a '92 Civic. I got it when I was 17 and it finally died last year at 330,000 miles. I loved that thing. I swore I would only ever buy Civics. Naturally, I replaced my car with a newer Civic. I purchased it used, 8 years old, with 118,000 miles on it. Two months ago I was parking my car and, after reversing, it wouldn't go into drive. I had it towed to my mechanic, he did a transmission flush, and he called me to come pick it up. That same night as I was driving, the car suddenly wouldn't go above 10 mph. I turned on my hazards and headed straight back to the mechanic. The car eventually just stopped going forward, on a main road, right before I got to the shop. It was 11pm, and luckily there weren't many cars on the road to almost hit me (although there were a few) as I had to get out of my car and push it, alone, to get it off the main road.
It was a nerve-wracking experience, to say the least. My mechanic has found a used transmission to put in my car that will cost me around $1000. It's better than paying for a new transmission, but after reading all the complaints listed here, I'm nervous about paying even that much for another '01 transmission.
To say that my second experience with a Honda has been disappointing would be a gross understatement. I'm so deeply frustrated with this situation :(
2010Dec 09
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
The torque converter on my 2001 Honda Civic LX went without warning, taking my entire transmission with it. Honda is refusing to help with repairs because of the age and mileage of the car (even though I have never had a car's transmission fail at 120k). I religiously maintained this car, including transmission/parts and am very disappointed that no recall has been issued for such a serious design flaw.
Ridiculous that it isn't considered a "safety" issue. My car stopped moving during a left turn in a busy intersection. My stopping could've potentially caused an accident and me or someone else could've been seriously injured.
I used to love Honda but after this I won't be buying another car from them and I won't be sinking anymore money into this car (in addition to all the money I've paid to fix its many suspension issues-which is another story. They are obviously unwilling to stand behind their product.
2010Jul 01
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 73,000 miles
Same as all the rest of the Civic complaints - transmission dying prematurely. This my daughter's car and she started complaining a few months ago of a "noise". I checked it out and then had a Honda dealer check it out this past November. He said the transmission was going to die in the near future - $3500 to replace!! At 80,000 miles! My wife contacted American Honda and they blew her off. As everyone else has said, there is no excuse for this. Note the Civic is NOT an exception for Honda...My business owned a 2001 Odyssey which had to have its transmission replaced 5 TIMES, all under warranty, luckily, because so many Odysseys were bad that Honda had been sued and had to extend the warranty to 100,000 miles. The point is, Honda has and still acts dishonestly with regard to its past poor design and engineering. Manufacturers who abuse their customers don't deserve business. I will never buy another Honda, and I recommend staying away from them.
2010Nov 16
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 160,000 miles
2001 Honda civic LX, tranny failed two months ago, when trying to accelerate RPMs would go up but it would not shift into gear, can move the car under 20mph. Had a rebuilt transmission placed by a guy in NYC. Two months later, I moved down to TN, and tranny failed again! This time guy in NYC refused to cover me under warranty because it is not a "nationwide" warranty. Cost for another transmission in TN is $3000. Guy in TN said it was a "linear accelerator" issue, which was replaced, but the transmission also needs to be replaced. I am putting the car for sale as is. I have owned two Acuras and this Honda in the past and have always loved it except now. I am calling customer service to see if I could get a "goodwill discount" if not I am never buying another Honda product.
2011Jan 25
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 85,125 miles
We purchased this 2001 Honda Civic EX because of the Honda brand supposedly being so synonymous with quality and longevity. If I would have researched on the internet for prevalent problems with the 2001 Honda Civic, I would have come across the "transmission failure" issue and never would have purchased this vehicle. AND I would advise anyone who is thinking about purchasing a 2001 - 2005 Honda Civic, BEWARE, the transmission WILL prematurely fail. So, on with the story. We are the second owners of this car and it had 37,000 miles on it when we purchased it from a private party. At around 80,000 miles, the transmission started slipping going into 2nd gear. We took it in to a local transmission company who serviced (changed fluid) and tested it telling us that they could not get it to "slip." So now, my lovely bride tells me yesterday that it was getting really bad and she was having a hard time getting back from work. I drove it to work myself and made an appointment at our local Honda dealership. They were so not interested in our dilemma but said that we could bring it in and they would check it out. Not getting the warm fuzzies from them, we made another appointment with our local AAMCO service center. Everyone at AAMCO was polite, understanding and aware of the "Infamous Crappy Honda Transmission" issue. Unfortunately, on the drive there, the transmission completely failed ON THE FREEWAY and we managed to get it off the road and called AAMCO. They immediately called a tow truck and it is now at AAMCO. Approximate rebuilt cost is $3,100.00. This is pricey, but it includes a nationwide 3 year/100,000 mile warranty. We also called the North American Honda customer service line and spoke to Yvonne. She is located at an office in Torrance, CA. Yvonne was so disinterested in our problem and explained that we could take it into our local dealership and it would be at their discretion to take it up with the Honda Field Rep, but that her office, which was warranty, could not assist us in any way.
SO......all of this being said, I would NEVER purchase another Honda product. They know that these transmissions WILL prematurely fail but only decided to recall later models. This is a DANGEROUS problem that Honda refuses to acknowledge.
2010Aug 04
Civic LX 1.7L I4
- Automatic transmission
- 123,400 miles
I'm 23 years old and just now starting college so I figured I need a decent car. You can't go wrong with a Civic, they run forever. NOT. I bought 2 2001 Honda Civic LX's. I had the college money so I bought both for a decent deal on the price. One of them was for me, one of them was for my 21 year old sister. Both of them had 122000 miles on them. One was white one was green. I chose the nicer white one. I had it for 33 days and 1500 miles and the transmission went out. I was sitting at a stoplight, and I accelerated up to 5mph and that's when it slipped and revved up. I knew that this was a total transmission failure based on my past experience. I was 200 miles away from home when this happened. I towed it back up here with a Uhaul trailer. I have done some research and here is what I am going to do instead of paying 1600-2500$ to fix. I am going to buy a 700$ (****2003-2005****) transmission from a junkyard that specializes in Honda. The 01 and 02 are the ones with the older torque converter. I will probably get it for 4-500 since I know people (lol). I will then take it to a shop that I trust and offer the guy 300$ to put it in during spare time. The costs if you don't know anyone to hook you up should be 800-1000$... If it fails again, spend the other 1500$ you saved to do the same thing again... ... This is the solution for the guy who doesn't have 2500$ laying around ... Just make sure you know the shop you are dealing with and you should be okay. We are still in a recession, and people need work, since there is no cost to them for parts, they should be extremely satisfied getting paid 60$ an hour to put it in....
2011Jan 01
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 74,000 miles
My mother has had this car for 9 years. She's taken immaculate care of this car, has never driven highway or long distance in it and her job is only 15 minutes away. Every one of her destinations is 15 minutes away, maximum. This is a very gently used car. There is no reason for the transmission on this car to fail. Honda and Toyotas are supposed to be good cars. My poor mother took such good care of this care (I am witness) with servicing and was hoping to pass it on to me to help with my family. I was a stay at home mother and this car was supposed to help my family and myself. The transmission went bad the day I got it. I had no problem with the vehicle, it just stopped moving. My mother told me she noticed the car losing drive power but it was never anything to worry her since she always took care of the car. This is frustrating and this has not only screwed me over but it's unfortunate that my mother paid this much money for a car that would fail less than 10 years after she bought it. She just finished paying for it 4 years ago. This is ridiculous. I wish we could sue Honda because they should have came up with a solution to help the owners of the 2001 and 2002 Honda Civics. After the problems with the 01 and 02 Civics, the problems went on to the Accord and that's negligence on their part. They are probably just playing their customers to continue buying transmissions for a lemon car.
2010Nov 10
Civic Ex/sedan 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 134,000 miles
I want a transmission..As many Honda civic/2001 transmission have went out..Honda needs to do something about it..Will Honda not stand behind their cars..
2009Sep 25
Civic EX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 160,000 miles
Just another one to add to the already long list,however car did have 160,000 miles on it when it went out
2010Dec 15
Civic Coupe
- Automatic transmission
- 116,000 miles
man o man.... i had a Honda civic 1977 when civics weren't kewl...was my 1st car...loved it and always wanted another. Bought my daughter the 2001 and she drove it for 16k and bam.... freaking tranny... wished i would of seen this website b4 i bought it. she depended on me to buy her a good car and look what i did.... shame Honda won't stand up... i just bought a 2007 civic manual tranny this year b4 this happened and it makes me wanna sell now... I thought i would always be a Honda fan but now am seriously thinking about switching... Open your eyes Honda... your losing customers. It is and will always be about the glory dollar.. well, checking into the Jasper replacement someone on here said they actually redesigned for a fix... No sense in replacing a faulty product with the same faulty product cuz it will happen again. If i cant get a Jasper repl then i will tell her to sell it for whatever she can get out of it and buy American.....
But even then, American really means assembled in Mexico or some other freaken country....again...always the glory dollar...
Good luck people!
2008Feb 15
Civic LX 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 95,000 miles
Well I have finally had it with this car, I was hoping to keep it for my daughter and pass it on but it looks like we will not be doing that, We bought the car used with 65,000 miles and no problems, we figured it was a great car, about 3 years ago after a transmission service the check engine light came on. We took it to our mechanic who is a certified honda mechanic. He ran a diagnostic for us and it came back as a Torque converter control failure, he said that the only way to fix the problem was a new transmission at $1800-2300! We have barley drove the car in 2 years just trying to keep it going until we have the money for the repair. I have spoken directly with Honda USA and it is like talking to a brick wall. I have never in my entire life seen such a case of "we don't know about that". I have contacted every news outlet in my city including the newspaper. I have submitted a formal complaint with the BBB and i am looking for any other places i can go. My next attempts will be at the state AG and if need be i will submit complaints with the IIHS. I do believe this is a safety issue and a design defect no matter what Honda says, If you have serviced your vehicle regularly and drove it normally, only time and high mileage should be creating these issues, And by high mileage i mean 200K and above, All this garbage about 75k being high mileage is a mechanics and car saleman's scam to grab more money. Everyone should start submitting complaints to the BBB and there State AG office until Honda finally cracks, there has to be tens of thousands of these cars out there!!
2010Oct 15
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 137,000 miles
Car slipped out of gear once the day before, thought it was a user error due to the weather. Next day I was at work, bringing a mentally handicapped person to the doctor when the car seemed to suddenly go into neutral, would rev and show the gears but wouldn't move. Had to push it to the side of the road, wait for a tow, wait for my boss to pick up client, real hassle. I wasn't able to pay for the repair, searching for a new car.
2010Aug 20
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
My Transmission failed out of no where on a drive to New York from my home in Virginia. It happened TWO hours away from my home and I had no choice but to have it towed to the nearest Transmission shop. As soon as I googled "honda transmission problems" I found hundreds and hundreds of complaints for the 2001 Civic. I wish I had known this BEFORE the incident and perhaps it could have been avoided. I have read that the problems stems from a faulty torque converter. WHY HAS HONDA NOT RECALLED THIS EQUIPMENT?! UNBELIEVABLE. I certainly will never buy another Honda without googling the problems for that model/year EVER AGAIN.
P.S.
Honda you owe me $2,500.00. Thanks. :P
2010Dec 17
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
Transmission blew just 2 weeks after buying my Honda Civic 2001. Unfortunately, I did not read the numerous complaints about the Honda Civic. The mileage was typical burn out point-just over 100,000 mi. I am stuck on weather to fix, junk or sell. Seems like it will cost me over 2 thousand. I am so upset but thank God I did not get HURT! What a dangerous car. I will never buy a Honda again!
2010Dec 05
Civic 2.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 135,678 miles
This is a copy of a letter I wrote to KTLA CH. 5 News in Southern California on 12-6-10. If you feel the same as I do then let's work together. Write a letter to your local news channel and let spread the word!!! Let's send Honda running with their tails between their legs!!!!!
I am writing this brief letter to get the word out regarding 2001 Honda Civic Transmission failures. I found a couple of websites for example if you go onto "Autobeef.com" and "Aboutautomobile.com you will find hundreds of former loyal customers of Honda that are in disbelief in Honda's lack of responsibility for an obviously faulty transmission/torque converter. I myself am one of the possible thousands of disappointed customers. Honda does not recognize the safety issue of being stranded in the middle of a potential dangerous situation or even being stuck somewhere because the transmission goes out all of a sudden without any warning. I personally had this happen on the 15 freeway this past weekend and thank goodness we were in the slow lane when this happened and we were able to move over safely to the shoulder. You will see on this website that all customers including myself have completed the regular maintenance and oil changes by all aspects of the vehicle by Honda's standards and recommendations.
I searched today to find a transmission mechanic and 2 that I spoke with stated that they have been getting a lot of 2001 Honda's with the same exact problem. You will also find that the websites I mentioned earlier most of the people on it are getting the same feed back from the mechanics in their area.
My only hope is that Honda stands up and recognizes the potential hazard as well as the financial burden they are putting on their loyal customers. Maybe with your help we can achieve just that!
2010Dec 03
Civic LX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 107,000 miles
My 2001 Honda "Sh** box" Civic shed the transmission. 107xxx miles and I had to replace the trans in this lawnmower. I even did the trans flush in the dealer around 60k miles. That goes to show that preventive maintenance doesn't work on shoddy-made cars. I am completely abandoning foreign cars, I already dont buy anything from Europe. By Europe I mean German-made. I'm bringing the power back to America. I hear those new Fords are awesome and have gotten much great recognition for quality and safety. I know many Cavaliers (Chevy) that have gone over 200k miles without the need for a trans. A Cavalier or Ford Focus sound about right right now.
2008Feb 29
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
I was shocked that the transmission of our 01 Civic EX gave out at 85000 miles. Now at 136,000 miles it's getting similar symptoms again. Glad to see the frequency chart that shows the 01 appears to be the worst year for this problem, but it sure has sullied my impression of Honda as being a totally reliable automobile manufacturer. Before this I'd buy another one without hesitation. Now I am seriously considering other makes/models. Too bad it came to this.
2010Oct 29
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 123,000 miles
This was the first time I have purchased a Honda because everyone says it will last forever. Purchased for my daughter in 2001,I have taken care of the vehicle maintaintenance. That didn't do me any good. The vehicle stopped moving when I had my son borrow for a weekend. Light never came on until it was too late. Now, I have a 3,500 transmission problem. Called Honda but they would not do anything my 3 year/36,000 warranty was up. I am sure all customers buy a vehicle for 17,000 dollars and think it will only last 3 years. Honda customer service headquarters could be nicer when you call and give you some percentage off atleast if not a good will cost. A recall would be nice. 123,00 miles
2010Nov 17
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 133,000 miles
Same problem as everyone else. Driving to work and transmission just stopped working. Towed it to my auto guy and found out that all 2001 Civics are having this problem. My quote is $2200 to put in a rebuilt transmission. I'm really disappointed in Honda. If this is a problem across the board, they need to step up and assist their devoted customers!
I will never buy another Honda. I'm happy with my other car, which is a Toyota. I'll stick with them from now on!
2010Oct 11
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 121,000 miles
I have had my Honda for 7 years. I was driving home one morning and I had stopped at a red light. When I went to go the car would not accelerate above 5 miles and hour. I was able to get it into a gas station parking lot and it completely stopped moving. I was on a busy highway and easily could have been hit. The car has always had it's scheduled maintenance and never had any problems. I had it towed to a transmission place that told me it would cost me $4500 to re-build my transmission!! That is about how much my car is worth. So I spent two weeks trying to find a used transmission. I finally did and had in put in the car. It cost me over $1300.
I've been reading about how this is a huge problem in this year of Honda and that I should probably sell the car now. I have grown up with Honda's. My mom always had one when I was little and still only drives Honda. This car should have lasted me longer than 7 years!! Something needs to be done about this problem.
2010Sep 15
Civic EX 1.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
I can't tell you how pissed I was to have to shell out almost 3 grand for a transmission rebuild on honda civic ex with only 85000 miles. Everybody says how reliable hondas are, but i guess not 01 civics. The transmission guy said that he is getting 2 or 3 hondas in a month for the same issue: a bearing goes out in the transmission, then rips everything else apart. Now I don't know what car maker to trust. If you have an 01 civic and the transmission starts acting up, shifting funny, making a whining noise, sell it to some sucker, or go have it looked at asap to minimize the inevitable damage.
2010Aug 16
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 98,472 miles
Far too soon (mileage wise) for a transmission failure. Was hoping Honda would offer some relief, but they only offered to replace the transmission for $3500.00.
2010Oct 28
Civic EX VTEC
- Automatic transmission
- 105,000 miles
The car started bucking when changing gears. I checked the fluids & they were fine. The next morning it got very bad fast. I was entering the freeway in Houston when it there was no connection to the engine. It was like it was in Neutral. I stopped & rolled backward off of the freeway. Fortunately it was 6:40 AM so there was little traffic.
I really like the car. I just bought it 3 months ago & I do not have the money right now to fix it.
Update from Nov 17, 2010: I replaced the transmission for more than I paid for my previous car.
2010Oct 13
Civic 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 119,000 miles
My $5K 2001 Honda Civic has turned into a nightmare --- why hasn't Honda done a recall on this year's transmission? Very upset...Thought Honda would stand behind their vehicles and that the fact we were buying a Honda actually meant quality. Boy were we wrong!!!!
2010Nov 06
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 57,802 miles
I'm adding my complaint to the list. This past Saturday I was driving down a busy 3 lane road when my 2001 Civic started to rev but not go faster. I chalked it up to being an unseasonably cold morning in NY and left it at that. I brought the car in on Monday to have a routine oil change and mentioned it to my mechanic. He thought it might just be the fluid. Tuesday I get a phone call from the mechanic telling me that I need a new transmission...at less than 58,000 miles...on a Honda. I asked him if he was sure and he said he tried replacing a couple of parts to eliminate them first and the only thing left was a full transmission replacement. I seem to be getting a deal because I was quoted $1600. I had had a 1986 Accord before this and replaced the transmission at 199,000 miles and drove it till I cracked the axle at 216,000 miles and my mechanic refused to fix it. I never thought that I would be replacing a transmission at 57,800 miles. It's insane. I'm a full time grad student and I work part time because I was out of work for 14 months and part time was all I could find. I can't afford $1600! I'm actually taking another student loan to pay for this. I can't believe that Honda won't recall the transmission. I've been reading these complaints and they are frightening, but apparently Honda won't look into it until someone dies. Shame on them. I figured this car would be 13 when I graduate and then I could get a new car, but I doubt very much that it's going to be a Honda now.
2010Oct 09
Civic EX 1.7L 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 119,250 miles
we all having the same problem shall get toguether and call the media and they will cry.
2010Nov 11
Civic EX 1.7
- Automatic transmission
- 113,700 miles
I own two 2001 civics and Acura MDX and never had a problem until this. The transmission just started slipping and was having problems shifting gears. I took the car in for 110K service and the dealer just told me to monitor the transmission. A week later on my way from work, I was at a red light and tired to move forward and the car started rolling back instead of forward. I almost hit the person behind me. I called AAA was waiting in the car when 2 nice gentlemen came to help me get my car out of moving traffic. With their help I was able to move the car to nearest Business Park. I towed the car to the Honda and they wanted $3500 to replace the transmission. I took the car to Aamco and they was $2800. While I was trying to decide to what to do about my car, I saw this website and realized how many people have had this problem and Honda has not done anything about it. I called the Honda for "Good Will Repair" and waited for them for 3 days to look at my case. They told me they could not do anything because my car is over the 3 year 36,000 mile warranty. When I bought the car I purchased the extended warranty 7 years 100,000 miles from the dealer and Honda tells me that the warranty was not though Honda. Honda and the Dealer are crooks. They just want to take peoples money and no one is willing to help. I have been a very loyal Honda customer for many years and was thinking about purchasing another Honda but this has changed my mind.
I hope someone starts a class action law suit against Honda.
2010Nov 05
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 149,000 miles
the transmission has failed on my daughter's car. I didn't realize until doing some research that this is a common problem.
2010Nov 08
Civic 4
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS COMMON AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. THE STATEMENT FROM HONDA IS IT IS NOT SAFETY RELATED SO THERE IS NO RECALL. SHAME ON YOU HONDA. IF THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT CERTAINLY HAS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DRIVER. I FEEL HONDA IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND HAS TAKEN A POSITION UNWORTHY OF THIS BRAND NAME. I WANT RESTITUTION FOR THIS FAILURE. NOTHING LESS. CLASS ACTION SUITE SHOULD BE STARTED ASAP. WAKE UP ATTORNEYS, THIS IS A BIG ONE!!!!
2010Nov 07
Civic LX V4
- Automatic transmission
- 125,000 miles
Transmission gave out at 125,751 miles. I've contacted American Honda (800-999-1009), and they will not do anything for this transmission failure (NOT EVEN A GOODFAITH DEAL). It's clearly a bad problem on Honda's behalf (just look at all the complaints posted all over the internet). Since Honda did not even try to assist in anyway, I will never never never buy another Honda product again...not even a Honda lawnmower!
2010Oct 07
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 83,524 miles
Being a Honda fan, it's been really frustrating to have something like this happen. Especially since I'm a college student with a family and this is our only car. How is it that the transmission has gone out and most everything in the vehicle is still from the factory?
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2011Mar 20
Civic LX 1.7L
Yesterday, my wife was driving my parents to a doctor's appointment and our 2001 Honda Civic transmission failed. We had it towed to our local mechanic. I am still waiting for a quote. I phoned American Honda and spoke to a very nice person about my situation. I explained about the amount of complaints that I have seen for this Civic model year and she said there was nothing she could do. I asked her if I should bring it to a Honda Dealership and she thought the only way I would get any type of discount at a Dealership is if I have been taking my car there for the life of the vehicle.
I bought the car used and was very happy, up until this point. Based on all the 2001 Honda owners feedback from this website and other sites, it looks like Honda has a significant quality issue that they are not willing to back/support. This is my first Honda and it will be my last based on this experience.
Update from May 18, 2011: I had the transmission fixed/ebuilt
migg6
Pacifica, CA, USA
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