CVT belt failure at 14k miles...

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HandyAndy1013 said:
My car has a stock tune, as far as I know. It has been a dream to drive for the last 4k miles, then this happened. I work in the automotive collision industry, and have witnessed MANY cars that were hit hard, repaired, with no issues like this. Who knows, maybe it was a "perfect storm" situation, but it is odd that there were no symptoms prior to the failure. I work next to a Honda dealer, and have some contacts in the shop to get advice from. I was informed that the belt rarely comes apart like this, but they do see it from time to time. There are no parts available to repair the existing unit (according to Honda), so no matter what the trans has to be swapped. After going on the hunt for a used I found an issue.... The software that salvage yards use shows that all sedans with CVT use the same trans, 2.0 N/A and 1.5t according to them both engines share the same mixer...
I inquired with the guys I know at the Honda dealer and was told that there is a slight part number difference.... So, easy right? Just find a used trans from a CVT car that was paired to a 1.5t, right? They do exist, but no where around here at the moment. Luckily I have other transportation options so I can be patient and find what works best. Honda only quoted me a reman trans @$2200, I didn't even think about asking about a new one till I do some digging. Thanks for all of the replies and condolences. Keep watch for a trans swap post.
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No, the 1.5 and 2.0 have completely different automatic transmissions with different gearing software.
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I thinks it’s more than disingenuous to not include in the post title that the car is a salvage - there is a neither post on CVT failure as well - then when it’s read one finds out the vehicle was modified. To just put that the trans failed after 14k miles is BS.
 
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Hello everyone! First time posting here! I have a 2019 Honda Civic hatchback 1.5T with the CVT transmission. My belt snapped in my first OEM trans, they replaced whole trans, 500 miles later It was leaking trans fluid from them claiming
They installed it wrong, saying that the New trans should still be fine even though it was driven a little without any fluid and began slipping a little. So off to a very rough start with CVT, and I’m not happy, infact kicking myself for not getting the hatch sport in manual.. anyone else with problems like this? I am somewhat mild to hard driving style, and it’s stock other than an Cold air Intake (took it off before taking back to dealer)
 
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Forgot to mention, first CVT went up at 10,000 miles, second issue happened now at before 11,000.. car is 5 months old
 

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53k miles tuned cvt. Still no problem. I hope my cvt Civic die soon. Wanted a Accord 2.0T.
 


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julianzh said:
53k miles tuned cvt. Still no problem. I hope my cvt Civic die soon. Wanted a Accord 2.0T.
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damn really? I wanted to hondata and Bolton’s my 19 CVT hatchback but as I mentioned earlier today it blew a trans, and almost blew another one within 11k miles total lol
 
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dallasjhawk said:
a new one installed by honda is over $9k.....And yes, its true, they can not fix the cvt, its a no open part, so if its bad, they just replace the whole thing.
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$9k is it really that expensive?
I wonder how much the CVT costs alone and how much money is for working hours?
 
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GermanCivic said:
$9k is it really that expensive?
I wonder how much the CVT costs alone and how much money is for working hours?
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I didnt look at the breakdown, but the service advisor showed me the invoice total. I should go back and ask for all the paperwork related to my visits.
 


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Fearless guy you are, guess those were mostly hwy miles right?
 
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