2002 HONDA CIVIC User Comment / Complaint

I was on my way to de from nj and i started to drive up the hill of the delaware memorial bridge...i put my foot on the gas but my car stopped accelerating, the check engine light came on and my speedometer started to decline! i was in the middle lane on the bridge so i tried my best to get over to the far right lane while i was afraid the car would stop on the bridge and someone would hit me.. i got to the top of the hill and then i was able to coast down the hill towards the toll booth where my car stopped and had to be pushed to the shoulder. i was relieved to not have stopped on the bridge where there is no shoulder. it turns out to be the transmission failed. there was no warning. no leaks, no unusual behavior. i was just driving along as normal and the transmission failed. the check engine light didn't even come on until after it happened. it was very scary b/c i t happened out of no where. something like this is a scary and unsafe type of failure b/c it could have been potentially even more dangerous if i had not been able to get to a shoulder since i was on a bridge. my car was well maintained, had its oil changes and had been serviced with honda transmission fuel at the appropriate times. after having it towed to my mechanic's shop, it needs a new transmission torque converter went bad according to my mechanic. the complete randomness and no warning is what has upset me the most.