2001 Honda Civic complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL, MODEL TR418 VALVE STEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TWO VALVE STEM FAILURES ON TWO OF HER TIRES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT WHEN HER VEHCILE STARTED TO LEAN. SOMEONE ASSISTED HER WITH PLACING A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY PLACED AIR IN THE TIRES AND STATED THAT SHE MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE AT THE COST OF $161, BUT LATER HAD THE TIRE COMPANY RECTIFY THE ISSUE. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM APPEARED TO BE CUT. SHE CALLED AAA AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE TIRE SHOP IF THEY PURCHASED THEIR VALVE STEMS FROM DILL AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUTED THAT THEIR VALVE STEMS WERE FROM CHINA. THE PURCHASE DATE, SERIAL NUMBER, AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HEAD AND CHEST TRAUMA, AND IS COMPLAINING OF NECK AND BACK PAIN. HE HAS SEEN A DOCTOR FOR HIS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY HUSBAND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN OUR HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX ON AUGUST 6TH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM. THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SHORT TO TRY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THUS MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP BUT RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM (I'M TOLD IT WAS A 3 CAR ACCIDENT). MY HUSBAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD, HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2001. I WAS IN A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT WITH THIS SAME CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT, BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THAT ACCIDENT EITHER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE REASON. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, NOTED HUMMING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTED ONLY HUMMED ABOVE 40 MPH. CHANGED TIRES AND ROTATED WHEELS. CONTINUED TO HUM BUT LOUDER. TOOK IT INTO HONDA SERVICE WHERE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACE SINCE THE LEFT HAD FAILED\, RIGHT HAD LEAKED GREASE. (HONDA CIVIC 2001; 89000 MILES.) FORTUNATELY WE DID NOT WAIT TOO LONG. *TR

5TH GEAR POPS OUT FIRST THE SHIFTER STARTED MOVING IT WOULD MOVE OUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS AND BACK IN WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. NOW IT WON'T STAY IN 5TH GEAR ON ITS OWN IT WILL IF YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN PLACE. IN 05 THEY REPLACED COMPONENTS OF MY GEAR SHIFT FOR 2ND & 5TH GEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE POPPING OUT THIS ISSUE STARTED LAST YEAR AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANNY SO I REPLACED IT LAST AUGUST NOW IT WON'T STAY IN GEAR AGAIN THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS BUT NONE REPORTING AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM CONTINUING THE REST OF THE GEARS ARE SOLID. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF DOUBLE-LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR JUST SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. I INSTANTLY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP CARS FROM ALMOST SLAMMING INTO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP (AGAIN, IN TRAFFIC - I WASN'T ABLE TO PULL OVER) AND REALIZING MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, MY CAR WAS PUSHED DOWN THE STREET (BY A POLICE OFFICER) AND OVER TO A SIDE STREET WHERE I WOULD BE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COULD WAIT FOR A TOW. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2008 AND TODAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2008, I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR AS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IN FACT, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE (1800-999-1009) DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE. IT IS VERY STRANGE TO ME THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN CARS THEY KNOW WILL UNEXPECTEDLY DIE FOR NO REASON BESIDES A MANUFACTURING FLAW. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T HIT WHILE BROKEN-DOWN IN TRAFFIC, I WASN'T IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WAS DAYTIME, AND MY CELL PHONE WAS WORKING. I'M SORRY TO THINK THAT OTHERS ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE. THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND AGREED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING TO ME AS A CONSUMER AND AS

HONDA 2001 CIVIC 4 DOOR WITH 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ($2800). CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE, NO WARNING. THERE ARE LISTS AND LISTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH KIND OF MAKE AND MODEL OF HONDA. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TIRE HAS A LARGE 4INCH BULGE ON SIDEWALL. APPEARS TO BE FROM BELT SEPARATING ON INSIDE OF TIRE. TIRE IS ONLY 3/32 WORN ON TREAD. TIRES WERE ALREADY CHANGED OUT BY THE TIRE KINGDOM IN SEFFNER, FL FOR THE SAME CONCERN NOW TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

DRIVING 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO SIDE OF SUV MAKING ILLEGAL LEFT TURN. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BRUISES ACROSS CHEST. CAR APPEARS TO BE TOTALED (PRIOR TO OFFICIAL CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT). *TR

I WAS COMING FROM LEESBURG TO FALLS CHURCH WITH A SPEED OF 45M/H MY CAR STOP NEAR TYSON CORNER AND THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY FAST AND I WAS ALMOST GOING TO HIT BY LOT OF CARS BCZ OF MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ,MY CAR HAVE ONLY 57000 MILEAGE AND AND I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 2001 . *TR

WITHIN THE SPAN OF 2 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT FROM NORMAL TO NOT WORKING. MY CAR BEGAN TO REV HIGH WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS AND TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO SHIFT GEARS, AND THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL AND MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SO FOR THE NEXT HOUR UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I BLOCKED A LANE OF HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DEFECT. UPON SERVICE SHE WAS INFORMED THE DEFECT WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. *KB ***NAR***

IN THE SPAN OF 2 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WENT FROM WORKING FINE TO HAVING NO GEARS THAT WORK. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TOWARDS CAMDEN, NJ IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH SHEAR LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT UP THE UPSIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND THEN CROSS OVER 2 LANES TO THE RIGHT LANE AND COAST TO THE FIRST EXIT WHERE I WAS ONLY CLOGGING UP A SMALLER ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE SOMETHING MUCH MORE HORRIFIC IF I HAD NOT MADE IT UP THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE RIGHT LANE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC HAVING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR MODEL AND HONDA CORPORATE IS WELL AWARE OF IT. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THE REPAIR. MY SON EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE ON HIS 5TH DAY AT HIS FIRST FULL TIME JOB. HE WAS ALONE IN A NEW CITY AND WE GAVE HIM THE BEST OF THE 4 CARS IN THE FAMILY, BELIEVING IT WAS THE MOST RELIABLE ONE! NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A REPAIR BILL OF $2,800, RENTAL CAR BILL AND TOLL TRUCK BILL. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT HE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AND HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM WHEN IT HAPPENED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT (ILLEGAL THOUGH). *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC, 98,000 MILES. STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN GEAR BUT IN NEUTRAL ENGINE HAS FULL POWER.. WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AND POWER DURING RUSH HOUR.. HONDA SERVICE FIRST SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING FINE AND THE PROBLEM I WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEN AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN AND NOW HONDA SERVICE THEN TELLS ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ALL THAT FAILED. SO AFTER $1200 IN UNNEEDED REPAIRS I NOW HAVE A $2900.00 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ... THIS IS JOKE SINCE I WOULD ASSUME THAT HONDA DEALERS AND SERVICE MANAGERS WOULD BE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC. HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS A GROWING AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD HAVE WOULD HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL WITH THE HONDA DEALER OPPOSED TO TAKING HIS WORD THAT IT WAS WORKING FINE... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD UNTIL IT COULD BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,204 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,205.UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/08.

HONDA CIVIC 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURE : HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING MY CAR WITH REGULAR SERVICE SCHEDULES. SPOKE TO OTHER FOLKS WHO OWN A CIVIC AND THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I WAS PICKING UP SPEED, THE CAR JUST WONT MOVE. I REQUEST YOU TO ACT ON THIS BEFORE WE START LOSING LIVES. HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/CIVIC/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING FROM JACKSON MS TO VICKSBURG MS AND THE CAR STOP PULLING. SHE WAS ALMOST RAMMED IN THE REAR,THE CAR COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION STOP PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD IT PULLED TO VICKSBURG HONDA,THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE DTC P0730 CODE, HE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY DECLINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS OVER 200 COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST THIS TRANSMISSION. HONDA IS AWARE OF IT AND REFUSES TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS 83,204 MILES. I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT HONDA AUTOMATIC VEHICLES TRANSMISSION AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORST IS THE RESPONSE I GET FROM HONDA. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON THE HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN ON. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT IT IS ON AGAIN. ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT FROM THE HONDA OWNER. NEED TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON 101 NB WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THERE WAS JAM AS I APPROACHED INTERSECTION OF 101 AND 85, SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BEHIND OTHER CAR. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO WAS GONE AND THEN CAME BACK ON AFTER FEW SECONDS. THEN ABS AND RSR LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK, THE CAR SEEMED TO LOOSE THE POWER, ALL NEEDLES (TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER) CAME DOWN TO 0 AND FINALLY THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PRESSED EMERGENCY LIGHT BUT IT WASN'T WORKING. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT NOTHING HAPPEN. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING WITH THE CAR STOPPED IN SECOND LANE FROM LEFT AND EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NOT WARNING SIGN THAT THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING, I COULDN'T PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I CALLED 911, WHILE WAITING TO GET THROUGH, SUDDENLY THE ALL LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I THEN STARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO I HAD THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON, TOOK EXIT AND DROVE BACK HOME. AND WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME, THE CAR AGAIN SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T STOP AND I REACHED HOME SAFELY. I AM SO SCARY TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR WORSE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED AND THERE WAS NO HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STOP RUNNING, I COULD GET INTO FATAL ACCIDENT AS WELL AS OTHER WHO MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I HOPE TH

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX BACK IN 2001. I CHANGE THE OIL TRANSMISSION EVERY 15,000 MILES WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION OIL. THERE IS NO OIL LEAKAGE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION BLOCK. THE CAR HAS ONLY 67,000 MILE. MY SON WAS TRAVELING ON TWO-WAY ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF HE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT FIRST, I THINK THIS INCIDENT WAS RARE, AND ONLY HAPPENED TO MY CIVIC, BUT WHEN I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THEN I THOUGHT THAT THIS MUST BE A BIGGER ISSUE CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS LEAVING MY HOME AND DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE TO MY DESTINATION. MY CAR HAD BEEN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY EARLIER IN THE DAY. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS I WENT UP A SMALL HILL. WITHIN 1/4 MILE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) AND I HAD POWER TO THE ENGINE BUT NO FORWARD POWER. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND COULD ONLY GET TO SAFETY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY COASTING. HAD I BEEN ON A MORE HEAVILY TRAFFIC ROAD, OR ON A STEEP HILL OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY HERE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MANY INJURED OR DEATHS AS I WAS A SITTING DUCK IN THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER. THERE WERE 3 INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85190.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO GEARS WORKED, TRIED DRIVE, LOW, L2, REVERSE. THE CAR ROLLED JUST LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC RECENTLY DIED ON ME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY 6 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER AS WELL. AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE SPEED DECLINED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT SEVERAL IF NOT ALL 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER AS QUICKLY AS I DID AT A DECREASING SPEED ME AND MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! HONDA NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY; BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS CAR AND THIS ISSUE HONDA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ORDER. MY ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REPAIR IS $2000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 118K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THIS INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON FRIDAY, MAY 31 2008. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR COULD HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ENTIRELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LOST TORQUE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AND THEN RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD AT A SLOW PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I JUST HAD MY 2001 CIVIC IN TO THE DEALER LAST FRIDAY FOR THE 120K MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PLUS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND SPOKE WITH JOHN. NONE OF THE PARTS ARE COVERED. THE PROVISIONS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE 8 YRS OR 80K MILES. I'M WELL OVER THE MILEAGE, I'M 100% RESPONSIBLE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF THIS BEING AN ONGOING OR REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA. AS FAR AS JOHN WAS CONCERNED, I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM OF A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. NO WARNING NO CHECK ENGINE SIGN, AND JUST BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND THEIR TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME , HOWEVER MANY REPORTS SHOWS THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH 01-03 CIVICS. AND WORK IS NOT THE ONLY USE FOR MY CAR ALSO PLEASURE REASONS, AND CASUAL DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING TORONTO, CANADA. THIS TOTALLY STRANDED ME IN CANADA.! I WAS ONLY LUCKY I JUST EXITED OFF THE 401 EXPRESSWAY RAMP AND ON TO A LOCAL YET MAJOR ROAD. I HAVE YET TO GET THE CAR FIXED I AM HAVING IT STORED IN CANADA FOR NOW UNTIL I HAVE ENOUGH TO SHIP IT BACK TO THE USA. COST FOR STORAGE IS $250 USD PER MONTH. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 50,059 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD I WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, REQUIRE A REBUILD ON MY TRANSMISSION. IN SEARCHING ON-LINE I FOUND 1 SITE WITH 169 COMPLAINTS FOR THE VERY SAME THING--2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND MANY OTHER SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS WELL. I ALSO SAW WHERE NHTSA SAID THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!?! MY CAR ESSENTIALLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HOW IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?!? *TR

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AFTER BEING RESET. DRIVING MY CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE. *TR

BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE OFF POSITION. OTHERWISE NO ISSUES. *TR

MY CAR GETS ALL OF ITS REQUIRED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AS OF YESTERDAY WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. IT IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 115,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION IN EXCESS OF $2500. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN APPROXIMATE LIFE OF ABOUT 200,000 MILES WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CONSUMER REPORTS SUPPORT THIS CAR AND READING OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS SAME YEAR SAME MODEL CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE HONDA CORPORATION DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION IS REPREHENSIBLE. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX - 58,000 MILES ON VEHICLE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE AND ENGAGES IN 'DRIVE' MODE WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED GEARS HAVE FUSED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IS 'BURNT'. VEHICLE IS HAVING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AT COST OF $1,950. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE AN 01 HONDA CIVIC LX AND ITS TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DANGEROUS, LIFE-THREATENING IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE BUSY CITY OF BALTIMORE WHEN I ACCELERATED AT A GREEN LIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I HIT THE PEDAL AND JUST ROLLED VERY SLOWLY. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO THE GARAGE OF MY WORK BUILDING WHERE I PARKED IT SAFELY. LEAVING WORK, THE CAR STARTED FINE AND I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SEVERAL TIMES MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT GREEN LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $3,000. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT 2001 HONDA CIVICS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION GOES WITH NO WARNING AND ENDANGERS UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS! I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE CRASHED INTO ME. THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL, COMPENSATION OR A GOODWILL REPAIR TO ALL OWNERS OF 01 HONDAS. *TR

THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WILL OCCASIONAL REMAINED LOCKED AND NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO ANY GEAR. USUALLY I CAN GET IT TO FREE UP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHILE OUT LATE AT NIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO AT ALL, AND I HAD TO PUT A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE HOLE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. *TR

ON APRIL 21ST WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX'S TRANSMISSION DIED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS SITTING IN A FRIENDS HOUSE TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT AND THE COST. WHAT I DON'T GET IS WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL DOES SOMEONE GAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX 1.7L HAD A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE IN TRANSIT. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO EXIT TRAFFIC. AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS OCCURRENCE IS NOT A RARITY AND IS A MARKET-WIDE ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA OWNERS. THUS FAR, HONDA HAS TAKEN NO UBIQUITOUS ACTION TO REMEDY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS IT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT IS INDEED AN ISSUE OF SAFETY WHEN A FLAWED TRANSMISSION DESIGN CAUSES AN AUTOMOBILE TO DISENGAGE GEARS WHILE IN MOTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR EASILY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS BEING SERVICED BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND I HAVE BEEN REFUSED COMPENSATORY ASSISTANCE BY HONDA NORTH AMERICA. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON APRIL 17, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. (IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP.) NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT HONDA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL ON INTERSTATE 95. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE SHE WAS DIVING 70 MPH. WHEN THE PART BROKE , IT BROKE THE AXLE GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND PULLED THE SWAY BAR LOOSE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PART FAIL BEFORE. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. SO I WENT TO A SMALL MECHANIC SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID TO ME "IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.' HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC EXACTLY LIKE MY MODEL AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE. WHEN HE DID, THE SOUND THAT I HEARD WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF MINE. WITH ALL THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT JUST A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A PROBLEM WITH SAFETY. THEREFORE, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AS I HAD SEEN ADVISED ON THE BOARD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE CASES WERE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY AND THAT IT HAD TO BE CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, AND SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE GOODSON HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. THE SERVICE MANGER RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, AND SAID, "EVERYTHING IS OK. THE NOISE THAT YOU HEAR COMING FROM THE CAR IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.' SO I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT. THEN THREE DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY MOTHER. THE SITUATION COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL. I TOWED MY CAR TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA AGAIN AND REPORTED MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF HONDA AMERICA AND HAD THEM CHECK THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. SO I SAID "I C

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWING HAD TO EXECUTE EXTREME AVOIDANCE ACTIONS TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING DISABLED CAR. LUCKILY LOCAL POLICE HAPPEN AND WAS ABLE TO DETOUR TRAFFIC AROUND DISABLED CAR. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 40,600 MILEAGE ON IT. I SAW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY CAR. IT WENT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CAME UP AGAIN. I SCANNED FOR THE OBD CODE, I GOT P0740 (TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). WHEN I CALLED THE US HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHO CHARGED ABOUT $130 TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED CHARGES FOR FIX WERE APPROX. $3,800. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED ANY HELP WITH SOME REASONS LIKE: 1. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. 2. I'M NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR 3. THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THE SAME MODEL OF CAR. WHILE I WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON INTERNET GOT TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY SOME OF THE AUTO SERVICE CENTERS. I PURCHASED HONDA AS I HAD THOUGHT IT TO BE A RELIABLE CAR. I WONDER WHY A BRAND LIKE HONDA DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HAVE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMER WHO ARE FACING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODELS. *TR

I AM REQUESTING THE CURRENT LIST OF SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING MY AIR BAGS SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THIS PIECE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THERE ARE 2 NHTSA ITEM # 623328 AND 619975 FOR THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE 2001 CIVIC AND OTHERS BULLETINS FOR OTHER HONDA CONTROL MODULES OF THE SAME YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THAT LIST. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THAT TOLD THEM THAT THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CAME OFF AND THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. *KB

2001 HONDA CIVIC, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WAS DONE BY HONDA, BUT I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF 2,400. BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ALSO ANOTHER DEFECT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I NEEDED 2 NEW FRONT STRUTS. THIS JUST ADDED TO THE ALREADY EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR AND THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE SCARES ME. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR