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My car will be 4 years old in a week!

So like many of the 01-03 autos, they kick. Actually ALL HONDA AUTO TRANNIES FROM THE LATE 90s TO EARLY 2000 SUCK. Remember all the recalls? or the lack of them for the civics... Anyways time to start thinking about a replacement. The kicks i get are not actually that bad anymore after atf changes in the last 15k miles, but the fact of the matter is that a non properly functioning tranny at 60k miles is very annoying.

My question is, for those with 04-05's, do you guys have tranny problems? I know the 04-05 autos were made in japan, unlike most of the 01-03s. I also know that the 04-05 trannies will work with the older 7thgens as long as the ecu is reprogrammed. obviously that means that the 01-03 and 04-05 transmissions are not the same.

also i need to mention I have a 7 year/100k mile honda care warranty. The dealership gave it to me for free when ibought the car 4 years ago. So im gonna get an oem one so i dont have to pay for a new or rebulit or built up one. The secodn question is when should i bring my car in for a new tranny? Im thinking around 80kmiles. after i get a new tranny, ill probalby add a tranny cooler. then again, im not even sure that helps much when i know theres a design flaw with the clutch.

thanks!

 
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Not much I can tell you right now, I drive a 05. My car only has 25,000 KMs on it and my tranny is still running like new.

 
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my 05 is barely on 16K and runs the same from the day i bought it.

 
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I have an 04 civic LX with an auto tranny and it's at 43k miles on it and i've yet to have any problems with it.

 
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mrchowmein can you explain a little more about the flaw in the clutch?

 
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weird... didnt read about the clutch... auto trannies dont have clutches, they have torque convertors.

 
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for 01-03 civics with automatics:
An occasional problem on this vehicle is failure of the second gear clutch in the Automatic Transmission. This will cause the Automatic Transmission to slip or the check engine light to illuminate.

aww you guys do not know that honda makes their own in house automatic trannies similar to manuals. Yes, theres a torque converter, but theres also a clutch. Check out this reliablity report on msn auto. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Re...da&model=Civic

 
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learned something new today, cool msn ratings site, its so well known that 01-03 trannies die early

 
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wish i knew. but they will not replace a trans that is just slipping. it has to die before they consider it to have a problem. i have one year warranty left so i hope something happens by then or the bill is on me. and i would opt for an 04-05 trans hoping they fixed the clutch pack carrier.

 
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gearbox, is that for the dealership or for honda? cuz i think there are ppl on the forum who got new trannies under warranty before their tranny died.

if you want, just do some nuetral drops...

 
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thats for my aftermarket warranty. if i abuse it, the shop will know.

 
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dern, sad.

 
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2001 civic sedan auto tranny

- Running at 155,000 km, only changed Tranny fluid once tranny feels fine to me.
- Only thing i notice with 7th gens when you slow down and gas it quickly right after it jerks really badly... I hate that

 
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i replaced my trans fluid with bg synthetic trans fluid and is working great. gears change silky smooth once the tranny has been warmed up. so far so good and ive been beating my tranny(not neutral drops but wot several times)

 
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yo man, thats the tranny breaking, it kicks cuz to of the 2nd gear clutch is having problems engaging. youre tranny is NOT fine... If you keep doing that, your tranny will eventually slip.

So any more experiences from 04-05 civics with autos?

 
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well you cant help doing that. if you take a turn chances are you're just under 20mph and you will need to gas it to go. if you ease on the gas its less of a thunk, but sometimes it happens and the whole car shakes.

 
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still sad at the fact that most honda's between 98-03 had auto tranny problems... =(... next car: possibly an rx-8

 
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my next car definately a manual.

 
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i have an 02 tranny that sucks. but im on warranty for another 15k km, im thinking right before my warranty is up, to purposely blow the tranny so that it gets fixed for free

edit - which just made me realize, i bought the car at 40k, now im at 85k and it hasnt been a full year ive had the car!! 70% city too

 
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60k on my 04 auto. Still running strong.

 
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Ya it's definately not a good thing, but I have been getting that prob since day1 when I bought the car brand new.

I thought it was pretty normal cause my friend has the 2005 sedan brand new and has the same jerk.

I have gonne 155,000 km with the problem though haha =|