ok so I bought this car for the reason why most people bought them... the reputation spoke for itself.. but now I was compliling a group of people to file a class action law suit. last year there was only 200 people on here,, now there is another 100 plus.. everyone email me and let me know if you want to join the Class action suit and if I can find a lawyer to handle this I will get back to you.. I have contacted the first 200 people who signed on to this list,, just email or message me and let me know you want to join in the group and I will send you an outline email of formated questions to answer in order to find a lawyer to handle this case.. and Pray we can make Honda Bend Over..I have since ran into another major function problem with this car the car wont start ... fuel pump? who knows I am so pissed about this car.. HONDA needs to step up to own this mess,

Update from Jun 5, 2010: i just added another complaint as the transmission failed again only 40,000 miles after honda replaceing the tranmission in Jan 08 .. read complaints for date 06/05/10 to see my dismay over this poor product,,, lawyers wont take Honda on.. Honda wont admit there is a defect in the Oring on the 02 and 01 civic.. deny there is an issue but look at how many people found there way here think of all those who havent.. lies and more lies.. they need to step up to bat. and take ownership for this mess the car is NOT safe..

.if any lawyers read this i have a list together of people who want to take action be happy to help right the wrong here..

i have never owned a car that i did not get over 150,00 miles before i sold it .. let alone i only ever had one that the transmission went on and that was the first one i owned.. i learned the hard way to check fluids.. but still i always take very good care of my cars and generally they take very good care of me.. this is the first one i spent the most on and it let me down the most... horrible mistake 2 tranmission at 160,000 miles common HONDA get real own up ..

My daughter's 2001 Honda Civic LX Coupe's transmission died a quick and painful death.

It left her stranded on the way to work, slipping and eventually it quit. The unit had to be replaced ( rebuilt of course, since she could not afford one from the dealer). The car has only had this problem, everything else has just been wear and tear maintenance. I take prestine care of her car, like any good Dad would for his little girl. But boy, did it hurt.

My mechanic told me that most Hondas are prone to this problem, Civics the most.

I chose Honda to be my first brand new car because I though it would last way beyond the 100K mark as long as I took care of it. I did my part but unfortunately I was unaware Honda sold me a defective product that would soon brakdown and render me stranded. What really bothers me the most is that Honda has received complaints regarding this vehicle and never issued a recall. I am seriously looking into a class action lawsuit for Honda's failure to issue a recall with all the complaints I keep hearing about it's just not fair and in this economy it's just not possible for Honda to expect people to pay for their manufacturing defects. My transmission came to a complete halt with no warning signals. I took my car to the dealer two weeks prior because the AC was not working properly. They ran a diagnostic test could not find anything and sent me on my way.

I will never buy another Honda not becuase I had problems (most cars have problems) but because Honda put a defective product on the road and chose to do nothing about it. I called Honda about 5 times explaining my case of how 1) I bought my car new 2) I was the only owner 3) Had all of my regular maintenance and records to show and 4) The only reason the transmission failed is because it was faulty and of need be I can have a Honda dealer confirm this. I spoke to Brian Perez at Honda and the bottom line is Honda could careless and is not going to help me regardless of the fact they sold me a defective product.

I encourage everyone to call/write American Honda and voice your concerns. I am contacting Consumer Affairs and the Attorney General and Howard on my side if I can; they were and are aware of this problem and ignored their responsibility to the consumers.

I was driving from Albany to Boston, had just taken the exit from the interstate when the transmission completely failed. I had to push the car to a parking spot and then got it towed. The transmission shop asked for about $2000 and there was nothing else to do but rebuilt. It was extremely inconvenient to do all this in a city where I don't even live, rent a car to come back home and have to go back again to pick up the car.

I maintained the car very well, had taken it to the dealer when it was under the extended warranty until the end of 2008. I had all the regular maintenance done as well as all regular oil changes. It was really a shock that this happened with Honda. I thought it was the most reliable car I could get and was planning to buy another Civic this year for my wife. After the failure I realized that this was a common issue with 2001 Honda Civics called Honda but they didn't do anything to help. I will NEVER buy another Honda in my life and I am only 31 years old. I am sure they have smart guys to calculate my worth as a customer over my lifetime and that's the amount of money they will be losing. When everybody else is trying to retain their loyal customers and give them incentives, losing them will not help Honda especially in this tough economy. I will also get rid of my current car as soon as possible, before the 1-year warranty on the transmission expires.

I have had exactly the same problem as everyone on this website. Bought my car in 2004 and it was VERY well maintained. It basically got no use the first year I had it because I was in college and only used it when I was home. The remaining three years of college it was used only to drive from college to home for breaks (about 5 hours). It has only had one year of daily use since i've been working this year. I had taken it to a mechanic to have it looked at since it was making a funny noise and he said it was the tranny. On the way back from the mechanic, the car STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. I finally got it running enough to get it to an off-ramp of an exit a half a block away. From there, two cops had to push me to the shoulder and I had to be towed home. I could have easily been hit and injured. The car was paid off less than 6 months ago and my warranty expired less than TWO months ago. I called Honda to ask them what I could do about this and all they could tell me was that I needed to have it diagnosed by a Honda dealer to even have my case reviewed. I said so wait - you want me to tow my car which is NOT moving for 100$ to your dealer and pay 100$ to have them tell me what I already know? And then you probably won't even pay for it? Yes. They were ZERO help. Absolutely disgraceful.

Honestly before today the car has been wonderful and I was planning on driving it till it died and then getting a Honda Civic Hybrid. Unfortunately after this car I will never drive a Honda again. Unfortunately I, being a recent college grad, do not have the money to buy a new car right now. So instead, I have to have it towed 4 hours home to New York where a friend of my dad's is fixing it for $2000. I am absolutely disgusted with Honda. Please let me know if there is a recall or a lawsuit I will be there with bells on. THANKS HONDA!

Was 50 miles from home and the car suddenly lost a lot of power. I parked it in a parking lot to get away from the freeway, and let it cool down for a bit while I went shopping. When I tried it again about 2 hours later, the car would skip and lurch forward, and I could feel the tranny slipping. Finally got to a point maybe 100 yards down and it stopped altogether. The engine would still rev, but the drivetrain was getting 0 power. Had to get the car towed back home. $$$$ The money I'm spending stops with the tow, however, as I am going to eat the value hit and sell the car as-is since it's not economically feasible to spend $2500 replacing the transmission on a car valued at around $5000. Thanks for the claims of reliability and resale value, Honda. I love what you do for me!

I was driving when the car just made a big boom noise and jerked hard. I had to keep putting my car in neutral then drive for it to shift to the next gear. I drove it up there and they said that my transmission had died. I was one month away from being out of warranty. They said that it would be a few days till my new transmission would be in the dealership. They were going to pay for a rental but then the rental company they use wouldn't rent a car to a 22 year old. So I had to drive the civic home(which was across town) putting it in neutral and then drive every time I had to shift. Then when my transmission was in they had the nerve to ask me to drive it back to the dealership! I told them about how I had to shift it and that I almost got in a couple of accidents on the way home. So they paid for a tow truck to come and get it. After a couple of days my car was fixed and I went to pick it up. I then found out that they put a refurbished transmission in it instead of a brand new one. I was pretty mad about that so I threw a fit and told them they better put it under a warranty and they finally did.

My first big purchase! I bought into the name for a reason not so it would die on me 100,00+miles in.

It began to jerk and accelerate and change gears on me when i was going 10 to 20 miles an hour for about 2 to 3 weeks. I called and made an appointment to get it checked because it didn't feel right, especially since 6 months before i had just changed the timing belt, water pump, transmission flush and oil change.

Sadly it didn't make the appointment and crapped out on me when i got off the highway. As I slowed down the car began to accelerate and slow down even more, then when it stopped the engine light came on. WTF! My poor dog was with me and not happy. I ended up getting the car towed to the Honda dealership and that's when the bigger headaches began.

I was told it would cost $2,600 dollars and because my car wasn't under warranty Honda would not cover any cost. I was stuck thinking I had no choice, my car was my livelihood, how am i going to get to work? I thought it was better to pay $2,600 than get into payments again since my car had been paid off for three years.

Then my stepdad who knows a few mechanics told me about the hardship complaints and to check with the Honda Co. about what can be done because apparently there have been complaints with the cars just not enough noise or recalls but enough that even though my car was out of warranty Honda may be able to help.

As for the dealership they stood by the $2,600 until i asked them if they knew there were issues and complaints regarding the Honda Civics transmission. Of course the person i was dealing with played dumb.

I called the Honda Co. put in my complaint and was basically told not to hold my breath because chances are i wasn't going to see a dime from them because of no warranty. I had the dealership and the Honda Co. go back and forth for about 2 weeks and the dealership guy was real secretive about the whole thing acting like he was hooking me up some how and then told me the Honda would pay $600, then it went up to $1,000. WTF!!!! Anyway long story longer, Honda Co. ended up paying a little over half ($1,400) out of the mess with a 3 years/30,000 mile warranty on the transmission because I could prove with receipts that I maintained my car and it wasn't my fault. I didn't realize how much they would cover until i went to pay and pick up my car because the dealership guy kept giving me the run around. It took that long because they had to order another transmission because it fell under a different category. I was called by the Honda Co. throughout with the information and then asked questions regarding how the overall service was. I must say aside from the initial call to the Honda Co. they were pretty fair in how they handle my situation and boy was I glad they paid more than half. As for the dealership guy he was nowhere to be found. Turns out he was fired but they never told me why. The car has been running ok but I keep thinking somethings going to happen and I don't feel safe anymore. I remember telling the Honda Co. and dealership if I knew my Honda was going to crap out on me $100,000 miles in I would have bought into a Kia or Hyundai with the 10 year/100,00 mile warranty. I hope i can get a few more years out of this car.

Thank you for your website it was the proof I needed and I've been sharing it with every Honda owner I know.

Like all too many on this site, complete transmission failure. Unlike most, discount on service. I made the drive from suburban New Jersey to Houston St. in New York city on a Saturday night. Somewhere on Houston St., in the middle of traffic, after 50 miles without issue on the highways, revving the engine would move the RPM needle, but the car wouldn't go. Changing gears after the car was at stand still (D, D3, R) didn't help. Luckily, as a AAA Plus member, they were able to tow me back home for free. Unfortunately, it took nearly 40 minutes for the tow truck to arrive. Memorial day weekend is a pretty awful time to lose your car away from home.

Two days later, the dealership reopened. It quoted $119 for an analysis, which would be credited towards a $3040 transmission replacement. Armed with stats from this site, I did not agree until I could get Honda Corporate to consider a good will service. I called Honda Corporate at 1-800-999-1009. It took about 24 hours for first contact with corporate (during which the dealership was a bit antsy). It took another 3 or 4 days to verify I've ever used a dealership for service (last was a 60K service at odometer 67K; I haven't used a dealer in 40K miles because: (1) the oil low light came on about a mile after I left the dealership for the 60K service, and I found part of the glove compartment housing on the floor (no more David Michael Honda of Freehold); (2) after a strut replacement, Academy Honda couldn't figure out the caster on my wheel alignment was out of spec by nearly a degree. While I waited, I called several AAMCO. One was unwilling to give a quote; another was hesitant, insisting on a $50 tow to the center, but said the upper bound would be $2700-$2800. The third told me that there had been two similar cases in the last month, inc'l one Odyssey, and that the range for those was $1700 to $2300. This guy was trustworthy - told me I could use AAA to tow from the dealership to his shop FOR FREE by telling AAA I was not satisfied with the work the dealership was offering. Also told me what a lot here suspect - having no serviceable transmission fluid filter is what caused the Torque Converter to fail. It took a while, but Honda Corporate eventually came back with a quote of $2030, and I opted for them since it split the range that AAMCO charged, but for a full replacement transmission.

Would I buy another Honda? Probably. Would I buy the first year of a new generation? Probably not.

the civic i have now was my mother's and she is a safe driver and upkeep her vehicle well.she got a new 2006 altima so i took the civic it was really kool gettin my own car for free,after a few months i drop in a cool air intake and a custom exhaust and the civic was really movin nice till last year October my transmission just fail on me while driving to work.i did not think much of it till i get the bill and now again this new tranny i got fail on me.i love my car but come on honda sucks now it costin me another 1200 for it to be fixed i think is best i bought my own car a Mazda i kno i would not have this problem wit them.i would have paid 2400 and get me a better car

Same story as many unfortunate Honda owners on this site...

at 120k miles had to fully rebuild my automatic transmission on my well-maintained 2001 Honda CivicLX. No sense in complaining more, this sad story has been played-out by many others across the country. Honda was ABSOLUTELY no help.

So...lesson learned. Will not purchased another Honda !!! I will do my best to dissuade

all others within my sphere on influence to stay away from Honda. Go with Toyota, Mazda, or Ford; all vehicles of which I've had good experiences.

Honda should be embarrassed and ashamed of not owning-up to a serious engineering design flaw. I admit: I was fooled into believing Honda was a cut above all the rest. No more. Honda be dammed!

This POS Honda Civic is a nightmare! Why are Americans so brainwashed to think that Honda's are so damn reliable? I will NEVER buy one again! The car was purchased brand new in 2001. I had all the scheduled maintenance done on time at every interval. Transmission flushes and fluid changes on time etc. Trans started whining when cold and slipping between 2nd and 3rd gear then I took it in... $2200 bucks. Screw that! I will not put any more money into this piece of crap! I would advise that you change your way of thinking about Honda's as well. Don't just buy it cause it says Honda on the back! Get real!

Engine Light came on WITHIN SIGHT of the e-check place on my birthday (what? you all wait until the last possible moment, too, don't you?). Engine Light is an auto-fail at the e-check place.

The code was P0740 (possible TCC failure).

The local car place reset it but it came on within the 10 minute drive to the e-check place. Took it to another place that replaced the tranny fluid, light back on before I made it to the e-check again.

Long and short of it? It wasn't electrical problems or even the TCC (Torque Converter) itself - the entire transmission was going. Before they started the job I called Honda of America and they basically told me the dealership was the only one that could provide assistance. I own two Civics (I also have a 2003), it didn't help my case. Cost me $2820 at the local Honda Dealership.