1998 Honda Civic transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 49 complaints for the 1998 Honda Civic, 10% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The owner is having problems with hesitation with possible cause being the automatic transmission. The owner did keep the car serviced/maintenance with the last item being a tune-up. Liberty honda has been performing any and all maintenance on the vehicle. The vehicle is not being driven due to the transmissions' performance. Mr consumer felt dealership used dirty transmission fluid which may have ruined the transmission and caused hesitation and wanted to charge consumer $4000 to replace transmission.
I have a 1998 hondo civic with 50, 000 miles. It has recently developed a jerk when shifting from gear to gear and from gear to gear and also when down shifting. I have conducted all manufacturer's recommended services which include transmission flushes. However, even my preventively measures could not save this obvious manufacturer's defect. The car is no longer under warranty and has not been through any abuse. There are other complaints of this nature involving the same vehicle throughout the internet.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Honda Civic
- Air bags 97 complaints
- Electrical system 96 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Exhaust system 32 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Body & structure 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26 complaints
- Tires 19 complaints