2002 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. UPON DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE. NOT A AWARE OF HOW SEVERE IT REALLY WAS, I KEPT GOING AS IT DID ACCELERATE A LITTLE AND THEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE ROAD AND THANKFULLY I DID, AS MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND I WAS STUCK WITH MY TWO YEAR SON FOR AN HOUR WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. I WENT TO COURTESY HONDA AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TO MY SURPRISE WITH MY CAR HAVING ONLY 150,000 MILES ON DI I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IF HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1999 TO 2004. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! *TR

1. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS HIDDEN FROM ME. 2. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ABOUT 1500 RPMS WHEN COLD. A. SEATBELTS ARE HARD TO CLICK INTO MECHANISM B. INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED, BUT DOES WHEN PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN.. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO MANY SHOPS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. *TW

WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 30000. BML

HONDA CIVIC 2002 SEDAN; MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AROUND 80,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WITH NO REAL WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT ONLY WEIRD AND ANNOYING, BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE UNPREPARED FOR IT., AS THE GEAR JUST SLIPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU COULD START GOING BACKWARDS ON A HIGHWAY, OR JUST SLOW TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SPEED ROAD... ETC. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH AWAITING A USED PART FROM A JUNK CAR. THERE'S REALLY NO REASON I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE AND NO REAL ABUSE TO THE CAR ON MY PART. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACE THEM AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '02 CIVICS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHIVERED BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE INTERNAL CAPACITORS, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

2002 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2009 WITH 72K MILES. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS PRIOR TO THIS WHICH IS WHY IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND SEEMED OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND FOR TAKING IN TO BE REPAIRED. IT IS NOW 2010, 99K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN AND THE CAR SOUNDS ROUGH WHEN ITS IDLING OR MOVING. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE COST. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

WAS REENTERING HIGHWAY 5 NORTH IN ORANGE COUNTY CA AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP POWER AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING WHAT LITTLE POWER THAT IT HAD AND I WAS ABLE TO VERY SLOWLY RE-EXIT THE FREEWAY AND TAKE SIDE STREETS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE GAS STATION I HAD LEFT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY ROAD THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN A TURN LANE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY QUIT WORKING TO WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GO FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2001/2002 HONDA CIVICS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION QUITS WORKING WHEN IT IS WARMED UP. I AM JUST AMAZED THAT THIS HASN'T CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ANYONE AS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION, THERE WAS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN ONE OF THE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED HER VEHICLE CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. I REALIZE THAT HAVING AN ACCIDENT OCCUR DUE TO THIS WOULD GAIN MORE ATTENTION, BUT I AM THANKFUL THAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY DAUGHTER'S SITUATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT A TRANSMISSION IS A MECHANICAL PIECE OF HARDWARE AND OVER TIME IT WILL FAIL, BUT IN THIS SITUATION THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. BASED UPON COMMENTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET IN REFERENCE TO THIS TOPIC, THIS IS A COMMON THING. THE ROOT CAUSE POINTS TO FAULTY DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT FAILS TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THIS IS ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. IT OFTEN TAKES 6 TO 8 TRIES TO ENGAGE THE SEATBELT, THEN IT BECOMES DISENGAGED SOMETIMES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY THEN WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. WELL THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I WAS LUCKY THE CAR MADE IT ACROSS. NEEDLESS TO SAY $2600 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION LATER, IT NOW WORKS FINE (OF COURSE). THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT PUMP TO FAIL. PERSONALLY I KNOW 3 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEE YOU WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD REALIZE THE PARTS THEY USED WERE CRAP AND RECALL THE CARS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. NEVER AGAIN!!! *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN WITH 130K MILES ON IT STARTED TO EXHIBIT A SLIGHT BUZZING NOISE AS WELL AS A TENDENCY TO SLIP GEARS. THEN ONE NIGHT THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. NORMALLY I WOULD NOT THINK THIS TO BE AN ISSUE BUT AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 2001 AND 2002 HONDA CIVICS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT LEADS TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. *TR

MY SRS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IT IS SOMETHING WITH MY SEAT BELT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE 2002 HONDA CIVICS. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE SEATBELT REPAIR IS FREE BUT THE TEST TO DETERMINE THE REASON MY LIGHT IS ON IS $70. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AND HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THE SITUATION WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMERS THE $70 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC COMPLETE AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY DURING 5 O'CLOCK COMMUTER TRAFFIC. A YOUNG WOMAN WAS STRANDED AND AT MERCY OF AGGRAVATED FREEWAY TRAVELERS, COULD HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF RAGE DRIVER, OR COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MAJOR AUTOMOBILE CRASH. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION WENT AT 95K MILES. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE CARS AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. IT COST ME $2,100 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE PART HAD TO BE DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO MAINE LEAVING ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC SI. DUE TO THE RECENT NOTICED I REALIZED WE MAY HAVE THE SAME AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PROBLEM. OUR SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY ON FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AND OUR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS STICKING AND NOT ALWAYS LOCKING IN PLACE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY COMPLAINT WILL BE ADDRESSED, AND IF MY CAR WILL BE PUT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE CONTACTED A HONDA DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO MY HOUSE IN RIVERSIDE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WITH NO WARNING ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NOTHING EXCEPT OTHER CARS GOING AT LEAST 70 ON THE 15 FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE SLOW LANE AND MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY MECHANIC DID PROCESS OF ELIMINATION AND HE SAID IT WAS THE ECU. WE TOWED IT TO THE SHOP WHERE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE MADE AND THE SHOP SAID MAYBE BEFORE YOU PUT THAT MUCH MONEY INTO IT I'LL HAVE MY AUTO ELECTRICAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FIRST. SO COME TO FIND OUT THE MAIN WIRE THAT LEADS OFF OF THE ENGINE BLOCK SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. MAY CAR HAD TO BE RE-WIRED! TALK ABOUT A PRETTY PENNY. $900 BUCKS. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY AND DID NOT GO OFF. THE DIAGNOSIS BY HONDA COSTS $90 IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVER BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH DETERS PEOPLE TO TAKE THE RISK TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD COVER THE WHOLE DIAGNOSIS COST BECAUSE IT IS RELATED TO SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD FOUR FLAT TIRES WITHIN THREE MONTHS DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURE. THESE WERE TIRES PURCHASED FROM SEARS AT THE END OF 2006. FORTUNATELY, THE DEFLATIONS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED, SO THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. SEARS REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS FOR ME, BUT THEIR PERSONNEL PROFESSED TO BE MYSTIFIED CONCERNING THE REASON FOR THE REPEATED VALVE STEM FAILURES. AFTER THE FOURTH FAILURE, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE STEMS MADE IN CHINA AND SOLD BY DILL. I EXAMINED WHAT I COULD SEE OF MY VALVE STEMS; THREE WERE CHROME, BUT ONE WAS RUBBER, AND THE CAP SAID "DILL." I RETURNED TO SEARS WITH A NEWS RELEASE ABOUT THE VALVE-STEM RECALL. THE MAN WHO WAITED ON ME KEPT SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED A LONG TIME AGO AND COULDN'T BE AFFECTING MY TIRES NOW. I KEPT POINTING OUT THAT I HAD BOUGHT THE TIRES DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE BAD VALVE STEMS WERE IN USE. I WANTED HIM TO ASSURE ME THAT THE RUBBER VALVE STEM ON MY TIRE WAS NOT ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE ONES; HE DID NOT SEEM ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT FINALLY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A METAL STEM FOR FREE "IF THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER." I AGREED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I DON'T BLAME SEARS FOR THE INITIAL DEFECT, BUT I DO BLAME THEM FOR NOT KNOWING (OR PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW) ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND FOR NOT CHANGING ALL OF MY VALVE STEMS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED. THEIR NEGLIGENCE COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. AS IT WAS, IT CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE AND PARANOIA (I WAS BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MY TIRES WERE BEING VANDALIZED). I WILL NOT GO BACK TO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE AGAIN, EVEN IF I HAVE TO TRAVEL FURTHER AND SPEND MORE TO PATRONIZE A DIFFERENCE DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND THE SRS LIGHT JUST TURNED ON FOR NO REASON. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE MY PERSONAL SAFETY SINCE THIS AFFECTS THE SEAT BELT FUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING NO PRESSURE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,113 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON MARCH 26, 2009, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE HEAD COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON JANUARY 24, 2013, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE HEAD COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON APRIL 19, 2014, A HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN OIL LEAK. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE HEAD COVER GASKET. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC WHILE DRIVING. LOST ALL GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY, THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURELY ENGAGED INTO THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. THE "SRS" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTO TRANS. I NOTICE THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS A RECALL...THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 ON IT, AND IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 60K MILES. THE CAR IS FLAWLESS BESIDES THAT, NEVER A LICK OF TROUBLE, JUST PUT TIRES AND BRAKES AND OIL INTO IT. BUT I'M STARTING TO WONDER ABOUT THIS "TORQUE CONVERTER" ISSUE, THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG TILL YOU NEED A 3,000$ TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST CAR I HAVE OWNED EVER! ARE THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THE LX? THE EX AND LX HAVE DIFFERENT ENGINES, AND TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL....MY SISTER DROVE A 02 EX AS WELL, AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT EITHER, BUT HERS TOO, HAS THIS SLIPPING WHEN GEARS SHIFT...SO ITS AN APPARENT PROBLEM, THAT HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. MAYBE THE PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WERE PEELING OUT, AND DRIVING IT TOO ROUGH...THIS ISN'T A TRUCK, ITS NOT A CAR MADE TO BEAT ON, SO IF YOU WANT TO BEAT A CAR, GO BUY A HUMMER! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON WAY TO WORK. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BLEW ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IT ONLY HAS 80K MILES. I WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS WHEN IT STAYED AT 0 MPH, WHILE THE RPMS WENT UP. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 CARS. I READ ON A FORUM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THIS WEBSITE. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I STILL HAVE A YEAR AND A HALF TO PAY ON THE CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO I CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA FOR SOME GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP LIKE THEY REQUESTED, AND I AM AWAITING TO HEAR BACK. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN WENT OUT AT 112,300 MILES ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC IS THE CAR I OWN, AND FROM READING OTHER REPORTS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE LATELY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL THIS MORNING, SUDDENLY STARTING TO SLIP ON THE WAY TO WORK. UPON LEAVING EARLIER TODAY MY CAR WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR AT ALL, TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS...THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. PARKED ON CURB, SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND SEEMED TO SHIFT PROPERLY, SO DROVE BACK HOME TO AVOID ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *TR TORQUE CONVERTER SEEMS TO BE FAILING, NEED TO BRING IT IN TO GARAGE.

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 085542 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING FINE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN I HAD TO SLOW DUE TO TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC RESUMED NORMAL AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS NOT WORKING ON THE VERY BUSY EXPRESSWAY. THE DRIVER BEHIND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER AND ASSISTED BLOCKING CAR AS SHE PLACED HERSELF IN TWO LANES. I PULLED INTO A SMALL SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CODE WAS P0730 "INCORRECT GEAR RATIO" CALLED HONDA REPAIRS WILL COST 2,500.. I'M VERY UNHAPPY I TOOK GREAT CARE OF MY CAR. THE WORST PART IS IT STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN. I'M EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAD MY OTHER CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. THEN I CALLED A TOW TRUCK THAT COULD NOT TRANSPORT DUE TO THE CAR SEAT WOULD NOT FIT FOR MY CHILD. SO I HAD TO CALL FOR SOMEONE ELSE. I SPOKE TO HONDA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION , I ADVISED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ADVISED THAT WAS NOT ALOT I UNDERSTAND THEIR VIEW ON THE NUMBERS OF CAR THEY HAVE MADE BUT SOMEONE COULD DIE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ADVISED TO SPEAK TO MY DEALERSHIP SO I WILL BUT THANK GOD NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT BUT DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED FOR HONDA TO SEND OUT LETTERS OR A RECALL. I JUST DON'T WANT SOME TO BE EXPOSED TO ALL THE DANGERS I WAS EXPOSED TO THAT DAY. *TR

2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

STARTED OUT AS A WHINING COMING FROM TRANSMISSION THEN MONTH LATER TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT. *TR

I OWN 20002 HONDA CIVIC AUTO TRANSMISSION. I STARTED DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING. IT START REVVING HARDER AND HARDER. I'M LUCKY I MADE IT HOME. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS FULL, CLEAN AND CORRECT COLOR. I DECEIVED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS HORRIFIED TO FOUND OUT IT HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING IT PAID OFF LESS THEN A YEAR. I WILL NEVER BUY HONDA AGAIN. *TR

MY CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BLEW MONDAY NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAD BEEN REVVING UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ACCELERATING. IT IS ONLY A 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 87,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON MADISON AVE. JUST PASSING MANZINITA IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANYTHING. I HAD NO WARNING. I FINALLY GOT IT TO MY DAYCARE 20 MINUTES AFTER IT BLEW AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY MOM SEARCHED 2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. HONDA NOW WANTS ME TO PAY $3111.22 TO FIX IT AND DID NOT MENTION THAT THEY HAVE FIXED IT FOR FREE FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I FOUND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. HAPPEN CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAS A TRANSMISSION SLIPPING PROBLEM, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IN 2004 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 95,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE STREET NEEDING A TOW TO GET HOME. THE FIRST ESTIMATE FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS $2700. I MAY END UP SELLING THE CAR AT A REDUCED PRICE JUST TO TRY AND GET RID OF IT. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND DRIVEN RELATIVELY LOW MILES, AS I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY PLACE OF WORK. UNTIL THIS PROBLEM, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR

I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BEING USED. WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. 1 WEEK LATER ON 12/16/2008 CAR'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. IT FAILED AT 114000 MILES. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT A LOT OF OTHER 2002 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AROUND THE 100K MILE MARK. HONDAS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE WELL KNOWN AS DEPENDABLE CARS AND MARKET THEIR CARS THAT WAY. IT IS VERY DECEITFUL. I'VE HAD OLDER CIVIC'S THAT LASTED UP TO 200000 MILES AND I TRADED IT IN AND HAD NO ISSUES. *TR

I OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A LITTLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. THEY CHANGED IT AS WELL AS GIVING ME A TIMING BELT SERVICE PACKAGE ($635) AND SPARKPLUG CHANGE ($200). UPON TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A RESTART THEY MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT GAVE THE ERROR CODE CORRESPONDING TO "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO" WHICH IN TURN TRANSLATED TO COMPLETE AND TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH MODELS IN THE EARLY 2000S. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA OF AMERICA AND AFTER A WEEK OF REVIEW THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD DISCOUNT $700 OFF OF A NEW TRANSMISSION...SO I'M STILL OUT $2,500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY QUICKLY SHUT OFF. SHE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX SINCE DAY ONE. BOUGHT IT NEW. DEALER TOOK 3MTHS. TO FIX AT FIRST. NOW, AT ABOUT 78K MI., MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING TO 4TH & 5TH GEAR. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ERRATICALLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAS RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR 2002 HONDA CIVICS AND FOUND OTHER CAR COMPLAINT RESOURCES WEBSITE STATING OVER A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS COMING ON AT SIMILAR MILEAGES FOR THIS CAR AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS COSTLY AND SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH SAID CAR MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN 50 MPH TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. IT IS IN THE SHOP GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH SI FRONT SEATS. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SEATS CHANGED OUT AND REPORTS THAT SRS LIGHT CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO. LIGHT WAS RESET. I PURCHASED CAR FOR MY SON A WEEK AGO AND NOW THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I HAVE NO FAITH THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE HONDA EXPORT SERVICE BULLETIN 02-904 WHERE IT STATES THE OPDS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE DRIVING/RIDING IN. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER, BUT I AM SURE THE RESULTS WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND NO BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE'S REPAIRS THAT HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY. HONDA NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHY SO MANY SYSTEMS ARE FAILING AND PERFORM PROPER REPAIRS THAT LEAVE A WORKING AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. THIS OCCURS WHEN CAR SHIFTS. HONDA WILL NOT RECALL THIS OBVIOUS MODEL DEFECT IN THOUSANDS OF THEIR 02 CIVIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION. IT MAKES NO SENSE HOW A TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 HONDA CIVIC GOES UP. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE. I HAVE READ SO MUCH ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT THE HONDAS' HAVE AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT'S AN EXPENSE AND THEY WON'T RECALL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WELL IT IS BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DIED. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED. I NEVER GOT A WARNING STATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO BE REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS. NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR. *TR

2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS CAR NOT MOVABLE. SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT UNDER 2002 HONDA CIVIC AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. *TR

I STARTED TO FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING LITTLE BY LITTLE AND IT JUST GOT WORST FROM THERE TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY. IT JUST REVS AND DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS IT WILL BE MORE OR LESS THAN ABOUT $1,500 TO 2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WISH THEY COULD HAD MADE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC EX. *TR