2002 Honda Civic Manual Transmission Problems
- 11
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- second gear · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Manual Transmission
My daughter has 2002 honda civic and engine light came on while driving - it then started with grinding noise and car would then not go over 15 mph. She was able to get car into parking lot before it died - i was able to start back up but did same thing to me. I then looked up known honda civic problems and there were 160 complaints here with similar problem with 2001 and 2002 transmission failures while driving. In…
ODI 10398866
Manual Transmission
Although this defect has not led to a failure of a major drivetrain component (the transmission to be exact), the defect allows excessive wearing of the second gear and synchronizer hub, if the second gear did fail it could result in a crash. The reverse idler gear will contact the second gear while in second gear and making a right turn, this kind of contact will wear the teeth on the reverse idler gear and second…
ODI 10340820
Manual Transmission
Honda civic 2002 sedan; manual transmission. Around 80,000 miles, my transmission began to slip out of gear, with no real warning, in the middle of a highway. This is not only weird and annoying, but extremely dangerous if you are unprepared for it., as the gear just slips back into neutral and you could start going backwards on a highway, or just slow to a halt in the middle of a high speed road... Etc. I am at the…
ODI 10322759
Manual Transmission
My 2002 honda civic's transmission went at 95k miles. I have heard that this is a very common occurrence in these cars and this is extremely dangerous and expensive. It cost me $2,100 to get the transmission rebuilt and the part had to be driven from pennsylvania to maine leaving me without a vehicle for a week. *tr
ODI 10267871
Manual Transmission
I've had problems with my 2002 honda civic ex since day one. Bought it new. Dealer took 3mths. To fix at first. Now, at about 78k mi., my transmission is not working properly. I'm having trouble shifting to 4th & 5th gear. I don't want to endanger my family in the middle of nowhere. Thank you very much for your concern. *tr
ODI 10251948
Equipment · Front · Manual Transmission
Honda civic 2002 manual trans to mckeever auto bradenton, fl check rattling sound in engine area, maybe ac? Mckeever could not find problem with ac,took to bradenton honda told coming from trans,honda mech no idea why. Had a trans fluid change using honda fluid . No sign of deterioration fluid,trans worked fine, but still noise. Now humming under hood, took to tires plus got axle. Drove 1200 miles trans starts…
ODI 10206409
Manual Transmission
(1) the transmission has always been notchy, and more recently, i have had a lot of problems getting the car into third gear. (2) on a number of occasions on the freeway i was unable to get the car into third gear, and as a consequence have had many near misses from people behind me always rear ending me.*ak
ODI 10100876
Manual Transmission
On making right hand turns, vehicle has begun to make clattering noises from underneath the vehicle. The service dealer, heritage honda - towson maryland, has told me that it is a transmission problem and that they will have to order parts to replace reverse gear. The vehicle now has 13,000 miles on it. In december of 2002, within 600 miles of purchasing the car, the dealer had to replace main shaft bearings in the…
ODI 10043376
Manual Transmission
At around 22,000 miles my transmission was feeling very erratic. Many problem happened since, shifting into 2nd gear grind sometimes, and 4th was hard to '!@#$% into, must used a lot of force. Now, 3rd grid while hit at higher rpm, about 4,000 and over. During the morning, or just starting to drive the car, sometime, i would shift into 5th gear and while release the clutch, it would grind 5th gear and prevent from…
ODI 10100959
Manual Transmission
Factory defect of manual transmission on 2002 civic lx. Noticed problem shifting from 1-2 gears at 16k. Service dealer mel rapton honda claimed transmision felt normal. Complained again at 32k about hard shifting felt shift lever popping out of first gear and clunking noise into second.shop foreman claims found no problems. I demanded it be documented. At 47 k same interminant problems returned to dealer to…
ODI 10058380
Manual Transmission
Failure of manual transmission; intermittent (1) upon shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and sometimes 3rd, the clutch does not engage and "grinds" itself to get in gear or remains in neutral. *jb (2) the abnormal wear on my synchros and gear set will cause it/them to fail at an increased faster than industry standard yet past my warranty date. (3) honda could not duplicate the problem; however, i was refused to attempt…
ODI 10100388