| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111128 | Incident Date: Jul, 04 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SANFORD | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CIVIC | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGEM22901L | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 25 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Bought a 2001 honda civic ex coupe with automatic/continuously variable transmission with 84,000 miles. drove for a week, had it checked out by a mechanic, everything perfect. on the 6th day i owned it while driving at 45 mph the engine revved suddenly went up with simultaneous loss of power to wheels. it was as if the transmission couldn't find the next gear. i pressed brake to slow down, transmission couldn't down-shift. i got out of traffic to right side of road, stopped the car and cut off ignition, restarted, put in drive, and got the car to go 50 yards at 15 mph. then lost power to wheels, although engine was running fine. no warning and no engine lights. car towed to repair shop that couldn't identify problem. towed to honda dealer, service advisor said transmission had failed, will replace with used one for $2889.50.*ak |
