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.

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.

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.

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.

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 :(

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.

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.

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.

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.

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....

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.