2001 Honda Civic complaints

APRIL 11, 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON 1-75 ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE 55,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND TAKE IMMACULATE CARE OF IT. I HAVE SERVICE DOC'S TO REFLECT THIS. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE CAR WAS GOING 75-80 MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T WORK. IT WAS 92 DEGREES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY. I THINK ITS PRETTY CLEAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE 2001 HONDAS SHOULD BE RECALLED. ITS AT THE DEALER IN DAVIE AND I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR MY CRANKSHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DEFECT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. IN FACT, THEY RECALLED THE ODYSSEY, PRELUDE, ACCORD BUT NOT THE CIVIC FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS '!@#$%. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AND WAS LEFT COMPLETELY STRANDED AND CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CALL ME BACK. THEY LAUGHED SAYING I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO TRADE IT IN. WELL I AM NOT LAUGHING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS FAIR. THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS AND RECALL THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, DECELERATE, AND SMOKE. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,304. UPDATED 05/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2001 RECENTLY AND TWO DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT UP. WHEN I GOT IT CHECKED TODAY, I FOUND ITS A TRANSMISSION RELATED ERROR CODE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVICE ME A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT $3500. HONDA SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

ON APRIL 7, CAR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. THAT EVENING ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET (45MPH SPEED LIMIT). MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. WILL COST $2500 TO FIX. FROM INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY AND PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DIED COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR ROAD IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR

I AM PRETTY SURE THIS HAS COME HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH HONDA EARLY CIVICS MAINLY 2001 TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT AT LOW MILES IN HIGHWAYS INTERSECTIONS AND JUST STARTING UP. MY CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AND HAS FAIL TO SHIFT ONCE BEFORE WHILE TURNING ON A TRAFFIC FILLED STREET. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE CARS BREAKING DOWN BY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 40000 MILES ON THERE CAR. I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS BEING STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CAN BE WITH THE RISE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISNT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS. THIS IS HUNDREDS STOPPING IN HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS AND I AM WAITING TO BE NEXT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A FACTORY PROBLEM. THIS MOSTLY LIKELY HAS CLAUSE CRASHES AND WILL CLAUSE MORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY TIME I GET INTO IT. I DRIVE IN CITY AREAS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION AND WILL NAIL ME IF MY CAR DIES NO QUESTION. I AM JUST HOPING HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT'S WILL COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE IF IT HASN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE READ WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THERE CAR ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS JUST IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE DEAD CARS ON THE ROAD. AND MY SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK FOR THE PASSENGER OR DRIVE SEAT WITHOUT HAVING TO SLAM THEM IN THERE AND POP OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN. I MISSED HITTING 3 CARS AS MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. HUNDRED OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT OF FAILED HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA? CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON AGAINST HONDA FOR 2001 ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS AND ACURA BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIVING IN A SYNDICAL WORLD, AND SEEING THE BILLIONS STOLEN BY BANKERS, I WONDER IF HONDA IS PAYING OFF SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. TELEVISION STATIONS, MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS CRASH DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO YOUR JOB AND GET A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT MY CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT DID NOT GO PAST 10-15 MILES. LUCKILY MY DESTINATION WASN'T FAR AND I MADE IT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR I FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO FOR ME? *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK. HE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, IT WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY STREET, BECAUSE HE BARELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION IF THE STREET WERE A BUSIER ONE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 110000 IN 2005, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL OCTOBER 2008, SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. IT HAS 163000 NOW, IT STILL DRIVES BUT BARELY. IF I STOP, THE CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED, JUST REVS UP. MECHANICS SAY TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001 CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND OTHER SITES. I'VE HAD 2 HONDAS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SURELY LOST ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ITS TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING MORE THAN 20 MPH EVEN AT 3000 RPM ON EXPRESSWAY WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. IT WAS NOT MOVING ON DRIVE OR REVERSE MODE. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY TO TURN ON OR OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71100 MILES. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS FLUSHED AND REFILLED WHEN 60K SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE ENGINE PERFORMS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVS. WHEN HE PLACES THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO HESITATE OR DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN 30-45 SECONDS AND ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

YESTERDAY THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. MANUALLY MOVED THE WIPERS AND THEY WENT UNTIL I GOT HOME. WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. MOTOR FOR WASHERS WERE REPLACED NEXT DAY FOR A COST OF $450.00. CAR 2001 HONDA HAD ONLY 50,0000 KM ON IT. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SEAT BELT ON TH DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PART WAS ORDERED AND FIXED. COST WAS $540.00 . THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 KG AND ONE DRIVER AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUST DIE WHILE DRIVE. ENGINE WILL REV BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN '01 CIVIC LX WITH 66K MILES. ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER). HONDA RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MY OPINION IS THAT NO MODERN CAR SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 66K MILES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST '01 CIVICS AND HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

ON 3/21/07 MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109K MILES DISPLAYED ON ENGINE LIGHT REPORTING A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY WILLET HONDA IN MORROW, GA AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOPS. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF $2400 WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN AND NOW, 35K MILES AND TWO YRS LATER, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED NO HELP. I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST WITH THE LIGHT ON AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG LIKE A SENSOR. A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT IS QUITE COMMON AMONG CIVICS AND OTHER MAY HAVE PAID FOR UNNECESSARY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS UNEXPECTED GEAR FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND MANUALLY PUSHED TO A NEARBY AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR RATIO FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. MY DEALER SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (NEEDS TORQUE CONVERTER) AND WILL COST OVER $1700. I SUSPECT THAT HONDA HAS PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS MODEL AND DO NOT THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THIS 4,000 MILES AGO. I CURRENTLY HAVE 84,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEALS AROUND HER WINDOW WERE PEELING. THE DEALER STATED THAT INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN A GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SEALS AT THE COST OF $50 EACH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I COMPLAINED IN OCT, 2007, ABOUT OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES. WE PAID $2,598.34 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED. MUCH TO OUR SURPRISE, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED IN JANUARY, 2009, 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR CAME TO A AN UNEXPECTED STANDSTILL ON A HIGHWAY WHICH WE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. OF COURSE THE HONDA PLACE WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? KEEP REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS? WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR HONDA CIVIC 2001 ARE ALL DANGEROUS. WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS PLEASE. WE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR BUDGET NOW, MUCH LESS TO AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. WE ARE JUST LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE ROADS BOTH TIMES; OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. PAULINE AND ROBERT ALLEY *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, HE NOTICED IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN GEAR. AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 116,941. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT. PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED MY MECHANIC (WHO GAVE IT A ONCE OVER THE MONTH BEFORE AND SAID ALL LOOKED OK) TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION (LIGHT, SLIPPAGE) THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TRANSMISSION ON 01 HONDA CIVIC FAILED AT 120000 MI. BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOOSE AND LET WATER AND DIRT ENTER THE TRANS. AND CONTAMINATE THE OIL, CAUSING FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HONDA SERVICE REP. SAID THE OIL SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 120000 MI. THE OIL IN THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 115000 MI. ( WE DO HAVE TICKETS TO THAT FACT) HONDA SAYS BECAUSE I SOLD THIS CAR TO MY 17 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, THEY WILL NOT HELP AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR . THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK IS A BAD DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW WHILE PUMPING GAS. WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN GAS CONTINUED TO OVERFLOW. UPDATED 03/26/09.*JB

ONE DAY MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SOME ISSUES SHIFTING GEARS AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED FOR A FEW DAYS AND ONE DAY DRIVING HOME, IT JUST DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND BEFORE THE MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT IT HE MENTIONED THE TORQUE CONVERTERS GOING BAD IN THE 2001 CIVICS. SAME IN MY CASE AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY A FEW PARTS WERE ABLE TO BE SAVED SO HE IS REBUILDING THE REST FOR $2300. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID IT DOES NO GOOD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR STORIES OUT THERE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IS LOADED WITH THEM. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN SEPTEMBER OF 08. HAD A USED TRANSMISSION PUT IN, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FOR A BRAND NEW ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION. OVER THE PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO GEARS BETTER, SO I THOUGHT I HAD SOME TIME TO GET IT SERVICED. YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A FRIEND'S APARTMENT PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN D, D2, AND D3. I JUST CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THIS AUTO, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A 7-YEAR, 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR HONDA 2001 ACCORDS, BUT THAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO HONDA CIVICS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHOSE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AT SEARS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I BLEW OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON A HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD BLOWN OUT AND I COULD SEE THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I WENT TO SEARS AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT IF THE VALVE STEM WAS FAULTY I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND THEY DID NOT BELIEVE ME. I GOT A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM THEM TO MATCH THE FRONT LEFT WHICH WAS A SEARS TIRE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, I WENT DRIVE MY CAR AND I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT AND SUSPECTING THE VALVE STEM I CHECKED FOR IT. I NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO GET THE VALVE STEM CHANGED. MY REAR TIRES ARE OLDER THAN MY FRONT TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM IS FINE. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THE SEARS VALVE STEM ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY BOTH CRACKED, THE FRONT RIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT LEFT IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2001 CIVIC LX WITH APPROX 120K MILES. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION, OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEK, STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON CIVICS. IF YOU ALSO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC; TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER AND STOP. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY HUSBAND AND I. WE HAVE NOT HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL NOW. IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON AND JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX. $2000, THAT'S WITH A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ MULTIPLY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WONDER IF IT IS A TREND. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY HONDA TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR? THE CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED NOW. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. IT HAS TAKEN THAT LONG TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. *TR

P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION ON HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND LUCKILY AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 10, MY HONDA CIVICS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL, UNTIL IT FINALLY COULD NOT MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME HOME. PRIOR TO WRITING THIS COMPLAINT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES (INCLUDING HONDA) THAT STATES THAT THESE HONDA CIVICS HAVE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUESTED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES UNNECESSARILY. I AM APPALLED THAT HONDA (WHO IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT) DOES NOT INITIATE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IS THERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING? I THINK THE NHTSA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE USA TO FORCE A RECALL SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS A PROBLEM EXISTS HERE! UNTIL NOW, I HAD A DIFFERENT IMPRESSION OF HONDA...BUILT TO LAST? EXCEPT FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION! *TR

THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ON THE INCIDENT DATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. *TR

FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 62,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUGGESTING A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION (CODE P0740) ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE CAR DRIVES FINE. THIS WAS IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 8 MONTHS LATER AT 70,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS FAILING. THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM WITH DRIVING OR AS THE CAR SHIFTS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-680 IN THE WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AT (WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES) SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ESSENTIALLY INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD TO NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS, ALTHOUGH IT DID BACK UP TRAFFIC. TO TOP THINGS OFF, I DIDN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE AND WAS STRANDED. AS IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL HONDA. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE 200 PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL THIS SHOULD PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! *TR

I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. A FRIEND KEPT MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON VACATION AND PUT IT IN HIS GARAGE. THEN HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP TOP HAD CRACKED AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GASOLINE SITTING ON TOP OF IT. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HONDA SAID THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRE POTENTIAL IN AN ACCIDENT IS HUGE. *TR

MY CAR STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY I HAD NO WARNING I HAD JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE IN MY FLUIDS CHECKED IN EVERYTHING WAS FIND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL *AFTER* THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED TO CONTINUE ITS FORWARD MOTION. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE I COULD JUST HOP OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM *EXTREMELY* LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SINCE I WAS LITERALLY *MINUTES* AWAY FROM IT. I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TELL ME I WILL HAVE TO FORK OVER $4000 DOLLARS B/C THEY DON'T USUALLY FIX BROKEN TRANSMISSIONS AND SAID IT SHOULD JUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL IN SERVICING MY VEHICLE *PRECISELY* BECAUSE I DID *NOT* WANT MY CAR TO FAIL ON ME WITHOUT WARNING. I AM *EXTREMELY* UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. IF HONDA ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS FIXED. I THINK ONLY SHEER BLIND LUCK HAS KEPT SO MANY PEOPLE FROM GETTING KILLED WITH THIS DEFECT. HOW LONG WILL IT BE UNTIL SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MORE THAN ONE LIFE LOST. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF *IF* IT WILL HAPPEN. IT'S A MATTER OF *WHEN* IT HAPPENS. AND HOW WILL IT LOOK WHEN THAT GOES ON THE NEWS AND EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS DESPICABLE, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND JUST PLAIN WRONG. *TR

CODE P0740 KEEPS REAPPEARING IN THE CAR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL CHECKUPS. THE GEAR FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 203 GEAR WHICH RESULTS IN SLOWER PICKUP AND MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE NOISE AND "REVVING" DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT. WAS ON FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR REFUSED TO GO ANYMORE AND BEGAN SLOWING WHILE MERGING ONTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION FAILED! WAS ALMOST HIT 3 OR FOR TIMES TRYING TO GET THIS CAR OFF HIGHWAY. RECALL THIS PROBLEM IT IS AFFECTING PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. *TR

SRS LIGHTS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. IN MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH OR OTHER BODILY INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL TO EXPLODE. ALL THE PLASTIC METAL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT RETURNING FROM CANADA ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AS I HAD BEEN A FEW DAYS BEFORE. HAD I LOST ALL POWER IN THAT SITUATION, AS I DID IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, POSSIBLY FATAL; FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. I NOW, HAVING RESEARCHED ONLINE A BIT, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT'S DISGRACEFUL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN TREATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 48,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, STOPPED SHIFTING, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS MISLEADING AND INACCURATE IN ITS ASSESSMENT. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THEY THEN SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT MUST BE ONLY MY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED A USED 2001 AUTOMATIC HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE AND ITS AT ABOUT 116,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY HIGH IN MILES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVED THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT OF "HONDAS ARE MADE TO LAST". A WEEK PRIOR TO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS JERKING TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. I FOUND IT VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAD TURN INTO A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM A BUSY STREET. HAD I NOT TURN AND STAYED ON THE BUSY, TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT ALONG WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR EARLY 2000 HONDAS AND ESPECIALLY FOR 2001 HONDAS. IN RESEARCHING I ALSO FOUND THE NHSTA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO RESORT TO A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE DONE VIGOROUSLY AND THOROUGHLY, HOWEVER I FEEL DIFFERENT BEING THAT I WAS IN THE SITUATION. IN MY OPINION, IF IT THIS COMMON AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY IT, SOMETHING SHOULD AT LEAST BE DONE. I AM A STUDENT AND JUST PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS SO COSTLY AND I FIND IT VERY HAZARDOUS AND PROBLEMATIC WHEN MY CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE R