Consumer Complaint Detail
AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT / AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT / 1984
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003199137 | Incident Date: Feb, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: IRVINE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| Model Name: AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT | Model Year: 1984 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGEJ824XVL | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 05 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 10 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased an automatic 1997 honda civic ex from costa mesa honda in costa mesa, ca on march 11, 2000. i purchased the vehicle with 27,000 miles on it. today (2/6/03) the car has a total of 50,734 miles on it. i have personally only driven 24,000 miles in a total of 3 years. the transmission is toast and needs to be replaced. there have been transmission recalls/ warranty extensions on other honda makes and models. the '97 civic unfortunately is not one of them. i have taken my car to a mechanic not affiliated with honda for a "second" opinion and the mechanic has stated that this should not be happening to such a "young" car with only 50,000 miles. he said that most vehicles don't experience transmission problems until they have reached an excess of 90- 100,000 miles. based on the information he has gathered from my service records as well as the information provided from other sources, he believes that this is not a problem which i have caused. i feel that honda should replace/fix the transmission free of charge or for minimal cost to me. they are stating that because i did not purchase an extended warranty (when i purchased my vehicle it still had the normal factory 3 year... 36,000 mile warranty in place). i feel that honda is ripping me off by not working with me on this issue. please note that i will never purchase another honda and i will be sure that no one in my family or any of my close friends ever purchase a honda. i would hate for other people to go through the same thing i am. |