2002 Honda Civic Transmission Problems

There is a belt inside Honda’s engines, the timing belt. On your Civic, the replacement should be done between 85,000 and 105,000 miles. It’s a must replacement item on your Honda as your car’s engine needs the timing belt to make sure that all of the engine synchronize correctly. If they don’t then things tend to smack into one another. For example, if the timing belt fails then input and output valves could run into one another, causing lots of damage — very expensive damage.

The moral of that story is to follow the manufacturer’s recommendation and have the belt replaced. The cost will be about $1,200.

The timing belt has nothing to do with the transmission, though.

The tranny, in fact, is another story. There was a flurry of transmission problems that impacted 2002 Honda Civics and it sounds as if yours might be one of the ones involved. The good thing is that if your Civic is involved, then your repairs will be covered because there was a recall issued. And, when a recall is issued, the repairs are done by Honda dealers for free.

Here’s what you have to do. You do have to contact a local Honda dealer and ask if your vehicle is involved in the 2004 recall program. They do have to tell you about the issue, although they may not be that forthcoming with the information. There have even been some reports of downright rudeness on this whole thing. If there is rudeness, then it likely means you have touched a nerve somewhere in a dealership that the dealership didn’t want touched. In other words, they are telling you, in a way, that your Civic is covered by the recall.

If they still are reluctant to help you, then you can check to see if your vehicle is involved in a recall by going to http://www.safercar.gov and poking around the site until you find the VIN search tool. This tool tells you whether your Civic is involved in a recall. If it is then you are in luck because the repair is free, as noted.

Just one word on the price, the $3,600 is pretty average for a Honda transmission, although if you can find a replacement tranny in a salvage yard and have it swapped in for the failed unit, you will spend about half that amount.

I have a Honda Accord 2005. Recently I noticed the engine and the gear oil was low so I took it to the mechanic for servicing. Three days after the servicing was done my car stopped doing fine.
The first time I noticed this my car will start but wouldn’t engage when I accelerate it for faster speed. When I try to do this it makes a vooooooooooooom sound and then stop moving. I will then put it off, start it again and then it would move on Drive D, but if try to accelerate again it makes the sound and the movement stops.
Someone who have had a similar experience said it is possible my gear is bad and I might have to change it.

Please, what could be wrong and what is the solution?