Do my Honda have a real transmission problem or I am simply being fooled for money?

I have a 2001 Honda civic with 60,000 miles. Car stopped accelerating on a local road after travelling in highway. Even if I pressed the gas pedal the car would not move and the check engine lights came on. I towed the car to a local mechanic and he immediately mentioned that transmission has to [...] http://bit.ly/qb48dZ