Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / CIVIC / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002187500 Incident Date: Jan, 23 2002
Consumer's City: HARTFORD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: CIVIC Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: PLEASE FILL Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 14 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The owner is having problems with hesitation with possible cause being the automatic transmission. the owner did keep the car serviced/maintenance with the last item being a tune-up. liberty honda has been performing any and all maintenance on the vehicle. the vehicle is not being driven due to the transmissions' performance. mr consumer felt dealership used dirty transmission fluid which may have ruined the transmission and caused hesitation and wanted to charge consumer $4000 to replace transmission. however, dealership claimed that the 2 accidents vehicle was involved in caused the hesitation. vehicle's transmission was replaced at another dealership at a lower cost to consumer. *tt