Hi Guys this is my first time on the forum and a friend recommended that I post here. Our family has a 15,000 mile car that is a 2001 that supposedly has a ruined automatic transmission.

My 82 year old father bough a 2001 Honda civic new off the lot and changed the oil routinely. Its a grocery cart and drives only 5 miles back and forth to the store. Hence it only has 15,000 miles. Well we took it in for him to the city San Francisco to SF honda to get a 7 year 70,000 service which included a transition service where they added fluid and changed the break fluid. On the way home the check engine light went off. I drove it back and now am told that it needs either a torque converter or most likely a new transmission.

What is your take. What would you do. Supposedly Honda USA is owning up and making a "good faith" replacement but they will only pay 75% of the total cost.

If you were me what would you do. A car that is in good shape lives in a garage and only ventures out every other day for groceries shouldn't need a transmission. Should I fight to the death and demand a free repair especially since it was serviced and on the way home from the service shown to be in perfect condition?


Please help and I appreciate any response.

 

since he bought it new isnt it still under wararnty? if not, get the 75% off deal!!! damn.


how much are they wanting?

or you could find a used tranny and install it yourself? im not sure what the tourque converter is honestly, but flippin the tranny out and putting in a defferent/new one might take a bit of effort but its pretty strait forward(at least with a manual transmission).

 

They say its not. = 5/60,000

It could be anywheres from $200 for a converter to $1200 replacement. We just spent $700 dollars on the service.

 

700 for what service?

200 to 1200 minus 75%? that would only be $50 to $300 right? not so bad... i might be doing the math wrong...

 

$700 to change your fluids? that sucks, you got ripped off. also, if it only has 15,000 miles, why do a 70k service?

 

Sorry . . . the offer was they will pay 75% of the bill. RIght now replacing the torque converter is $1200 so were out of pocket $250. If the entire transmission needs replacing I suspect it will cost $3800. So we would have to pay about $1K.

My wife got all excited and threatened me if we didn't get the special service. Which I knew was bogus but hey its her dad's money.

So they changed the sparkplugs, fluids, and hoses/ Serviced the trans and the breaks. Cost $700.

That $700 service is now possiably a $1700 dollar service.

 

sparkplugs fluids and hoses for 700 is still a total rip off imo. you could have done all that stuff yourself for less than a bill im sure, then spent the rest on your lady friend. did they change your timing belt at least?

3800? buy some tools, look on ebay and get to work... is it auto or manual transmission?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/D16y8...em280194665997

buy a tranny and read westcoaststyle's thread on changing out your clutch, throw on the new tranny, save money...

also check craigs list?

 

Its a auto trans . . .

 

...hence the torque converter. I would recommend taking it to another shop and see what they say. Having to get the tranny rebuilt at that milage is not very common.