Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 04012004 | 04/01/2004 | 10009024 | Stalling in reverse or drive after doing service bulletin 02-003. honda. servicenews. april 2004. *tt | 09/08/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 04012004 | 04/01/2004 | 10009033 | Don't test-drive with the malfunction indicator lamp or d indicator on. honda. servicenews. april 2004. *tt | 09/08/2004 | |
| 1202 | 12/16/2002 | 10002575 | Straining the automatic transmission fluid (atf) to diagnose automatic transmissions. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| 010103 | 01/01/2003 | 10001790 | Check (atf) automatic transmission fluid condition to diagnose (a/t) automatic transmissions. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| 00012 | 06/26/2001 | 624599 | Subject regarding harsh shifting automatic transmission. *et | 11/08/2001 | |
| 161000 | 10/16/2000 | 615815 | Information on the discontinuation of the cvt (continuously variable transmission) fluid. *tt | 01/31/2001 | |
| 00012 | 04/04/2000 | 612545 | Vehicle may experience symptoms of transmission shifting harshly, or staying in first gear. *mjs | 06/08/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 060103 | 06/01/2003 | 10002699 | Grade logic control information. *tt | 09/11/2003 | |
| 161100 | 11/16/2000 | 615786 | This bulletin contains cvt service news, service bulletin index used when diagnosing and repair transmission complaints. *tt | 01/30/2001 | |
| 99069 | 12/19/2000 | 99069 | 615714 | On some vehicles, when the engine is cold and the transmission is in drive or reverse, the idle fluctuates between 900 and 1600 rpm. *tt | 01/29/2001 |
| 99068 | 04/11/2000 | 612566 | Vehicle may experience surges while driving at highway speeds with the engine running between 2,000 and 3,000 rpm. *mjs | 06/08/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 97009 | 02/03/1997 | 51129 | Key cannot be removed from the ignition switch. *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 010400 | 04/01/2000 | 618985 | Subject regarding a leaking torque converter. *tt | 05/10/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 903 | 09/16/2003 | 10005021 | Hard to engage 1st gear, grinds into reverse. tech line summary. *tt | 01/26/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| 97112497055 | 11/24/1997 | 54040 | Concerns of creaking noise when the clutch pedal is pressed. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 204 | 02/16/2004 | 10014230 | 2nd to 5th or 3rd to 5th gear upshift. *nm | 04/29/2005 | |
| 1003 | 10/01/2003 | 10004970 | Manual transmission hard to shift into 1st gear, grinds into reverse. honda servicenews. *tt | 01/22/2004 | |
| 502 | 05/16/2002 | 638006 | Subject regarding 3rd and 4th gear synchronizer hub installation. *tt | 12/09/2002 | |
| 02003 | 06/25/2002 | 99068 | 633596 | Shudder, judder, surging, shock, noise or idle fluctuation. this bulletin also replaced 99-069. *tt | 09/23/2002 |
| 010400 | 04/01/2000 | 618993 | Information on manual transmission gear ratios. *tt | 05/10/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/06/2011 | 135000 | ||
| The transmission input shaft bearing is having issues. makes noise when clutch is not pressed in but its ok when pressed. i heard honda did recall for this issue.. need help to fix it.. | |||
| 03/13/2003 | 67500 | 1 | 05/18/1996 |
| The gear shifter became stuck, which caused the vehicle to surge forward and caused an accident. *jb. the vehicle had to be started in overdrive. *tt *jb | |||
| The gear shifter stuck and caused to surge forward resulting in an accident. *nlm | |||
| 09/29/1999 | |||
| Consumer had problem registering vehicle, through a title search a company revealed odometer fraud. nlm | |||
| 12/13/1996 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| Odometer failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/31/2009 | 140000 | 1 | |
| I just bought this car from the dealer last week (96 honda civic with 140,000 mi). i noticed right away that when i press the gas, it revs up a little and catches. basically, its choppy when i press onto the gas and it sounds like the common recall. it seems dangerous bc it shakes the vehicle a bit. *tr | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| After slowing to make a turn or other maneuver, transmission shifts roughly as you accelerate unless the gas pedal is depressed very slowly and carefully. i'm assuming the car is downshifted to 1st or 2nd gear, but there's a violent jerk as you increase the speed from there and i'm afraid this might harm my transmission, so i try to baby it, but i hate that i can't accelerate normally. | |||
| 01/15/2001 | |||
| Transmission was making a rattling sound. dealer found transmission needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1996 | |
| Transmission blewout. honda made this type of transmission for only one year. consumer was unable to purchase another transmission for vehicle. only honda could repair this component for $ 4000.00. *ak *slc | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1996 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/09/2000 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| This vehicle has been recalled for emission problems. my car has had 3 emmission related repairs with a 6 month period. it resulted in a transmission problem that i was told was not covered. *ak | |||
| 06/17/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| No simmary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | 07/22/1996 | ||
| Vehicle transmission having trouble going into reverse. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 01/14/1996 | 1 | ||
| The traction control system failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 1 | 05/18/1996 | ||
| Gear shift was stuck after vehicle was turned on while sitting at a railroad crossing. when the motor was turned on, three minutes later, the gear shifter jammed. the consumer then placed the gear into neutral and restarted the vehicle. the vehicle bolted into another vehicle which was traveling in the opposite direction. the gear shift was replaced by the dealer. *scc jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Belts came of pulleys, vehicle lost control resulting in acollision. also, replaced throttle cable/emissions/ignition/cv boots and windshield wipers. *ak | |||
| 06/08/1996 | 8 | ||
| Bolt broke from power train, causing tire to explode/loss of control/accident. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/01/2004 | 1 | 08/20/2003 | |
| When the car is cold it is hard to put into 1st gear and when releasing the clutch it jumps until it has warmed up.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | 05/07/1996 | |
| Clutch sticks. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 1 | |||
| Belts came of pulleys, vehicle lost control resulting in acollision. also, replaced throttle cable/emissions/ignition/cv boots and windshield wipers. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||
| 1 | |||
| Engine failed due to faulty key mount on crankshaft, and 2 belts came off pulley, vehicle loss control resulting in an accident. also, replaced windshield wiper/washer, exhaust system, throttle cable, emissions, axles, brakes, cv boots, and floor mat. *ak 8jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/22/1996 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Transmission intermttently, when in reverse, 1st,$2nd gear will make noises or will not move ( gear shift will be in gear but car won,t go. )willkept taken car back, cuz of same problems .vista more last would not do anything took it to oxnard honda they found it had the wrong oil in the transmission. then find out oxnard say's it's not under warrenty, so i had to pay $70.00 | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 3 | 03/01/1996 | |
| I wanted to warranty my transmission, but the dealer would have to charge me just to check it out. my tranny grinds in 3rd when i shift. i replaced cupholder 3 times already. my front bumper is starting to peel. i just wanted my car warrantied. my car is in emaculate condition. | |||
| While driving experienced manual transmission sudden loss of power between first through fourth gear while attempting to accelerate. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/14/1996 | |||
| 5 spd-transmission shift column located floor came completely out. vehicle immediately inoperative. please describe details. tt | |||