2001 Honda Civic complaints

AS PART OF A VERY EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, ALSO A COMPLAINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKEN. THIS ENTIRE AUTOMOBILE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

ON 4/1/08 I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 38,772 MILES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW ON 3/31/01. FIRESTONE SHOWED ME OIL LEAKING FROM BOTH FRONT STRUTS. THEY ADDED THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRONT SPRINGS WOULD CRACK OR, FALL OFF POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH OR, INJURY. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, I DEEM THIS A FACTORY DEFECT AND FEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX STARTED TO REV ON A COLD DAY WHEN IT TRIED TO GO INTO GEAR AT 30 MI/HR. IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME SPOT FOR THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW, BUT NO OTHER TIME (YET). THEN ON THE 4TH DAY, IT WAS HAPPENING GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND. I CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS TRYING TO BE GENTLE WITH SHIFTING...RELEASING THE GAS WHEN THE CAR TRIED TO SHIFT. THAT WORKED FOR THE DAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING MY MOTHER, I STOPPED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, CHARGED ME $105 AND TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING (I TOLD THEM I ALREADY KNEW THAT!). THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT THE TRANNY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE AT A TUNE OF $2,600+TAX. WELL...ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT HONDA DEALER, THE TRANNY FAILED. I GOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. FORTUNATELY MINE DID NOT FAIL TO THE EXTENT THAT I WAS STRANDED, HOWEVER MANY 2001 HONDA CIVICS HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH, BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. SUDDENLY A POP SOUND FROM ENGINE AND CAR LOST CONSIDERABLE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET CAR TO DESTINATION, APPROX. 25 MINUTES FROM WHERE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. CAR COULD NO LONGER GO IN REVERSE, AND COULD BARELY ACCELERATE. HAD REPAIRED AT SERVICE STATION NEAR DESTINATION OUTSIDE D.C. AND HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HUGE REPAIR BILL. NOT EVEN 56K ON THE SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE! *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SINCE LATE DECEMBER 2006 I HAVE HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 60,000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE EACH TIME I DRIVE IT SOMETHING IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE OR MAY NOT BE HONDA'S FAULT. I DID PURCHASE THE CAR USED AND THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT SERVICED AT A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER; BUT I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2001-2002 CIVICS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ITS A MATTER OF THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS JEOPARDIZED. MY WARRANTY HAS COVERED MOST ITEMS BUT ITS A CONSTANT HASSLE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. I BOUGHT THE CIVIC CAUSE EVERYONE SAID HOW WONDERFUL OF A CAR IT WAS AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE BOTH WITH THE SUSPENSION FAILURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT CONSTANTLY GO WRONG WITH IT. I THINK I MIGHT BE TRADING THE VEHICLE IN BUT I WANTED TO VOICE MY OPINION. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED(SERVICE BULLETIN NUM : 04036) BY HONDA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPENING FOR ALL HONDA CIVICS 2001 YEAR AFTER 78,000 MILES. THOUGH HONDA HAS RECALLED THE ACCORD MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE FOR THE CIVIC AND I HAVE TO PAY A HUGE SUM OF MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS. I REQUEST HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE(100%) THE CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY FACED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WITH ACCELERATION ON DAY ONE. BY DAY TWO THE VEHICLE COULD BARELY ACCELERATE AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCEEDINGLY. UPON CONTACTING A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID. BEFORE I WAS EVEN ABLE TO REACH THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE TO AN APPROPRIATE OR SAFE SPEED TO DRIVE AT. SO NOW, I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOW WHAT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS, I'M AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. *TR

CAR SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR OR NOT GOING INTO GEAR. MOTOR REVVING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CATCH AND JUMP FORWARD. PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND MOTOR REVS WHEN GIVEN GAS BUT NOT MOVING. HAD TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN REVERSE AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INITIALLY SAID IT WOULD BE $2,700.00 THEN CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD DO IT FOR $1,200.00. AFTER SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WAS GETTING A GREAT DEAL FOR $1,200.00. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A HONDA I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEN BE TOLD IT IS NOT HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

A CAR CUT ME OFF ON FREEWAY-I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING HIM. MY CAR HIT CENTER FREEWAY DIVIDER AND ROLLED OVER 3-4 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *TR

TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMOBILE. THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO FAILURE. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON AN DARK UPHILL WINDING ROAD NEXT TO A 20 FOOT CLIFF. THE CHP FINALLY PROVIDED ME SUPPORT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR A NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS $3100.00. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED BUT I SUSPECT THAT I WILL DO SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

JUST RECENTLY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WAS IN 5TH GEAR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SHIFTER WOULD "POP" OUT OF 5TH AND GO INTO NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT ALL THE WAY INTO 5TH GEAR, SO I PUSHED IT BACK INTO 5TH AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I HAD TO HOLD IT IN 5TH GEAR FOR 2 HOURS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS THE SYNCHRONIZER IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS IS A VERY PRICEY TASK, AND WAY OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE. MY CAR JUST HIT 69,000 MILES JUST A DAY AGO. ACCORDING TO EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN WITH, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THIS OLD AND WITH THIS MANY MILES ON IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, I EXPERIENCED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF MY HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT OR WILL NOT CORRECT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE OVER HEATING OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN 2004. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, (REPLACED THE SWITCH, AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, ACCORDING TO THEM), I HAVE FOR THE THIRD TIME EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE OVER HEATING OF THE SWITCH. THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT TIME ARE SELF EXPLANATORY. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, ALMOST STOPPING THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY AT NIGHT, HAS TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

I JUST NOTICED THE SRS INDICATOR IS ON WITHOUT OBVIOUS REASON. IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY HEAVY LOPTOP BAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY CAR IS HONDA CIVIC EX 2001. THE DEALER ASKS $115 TO DIAGNOSIS ONLY, NEEDLESS TO SAY FIX. THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT IS SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD EITHER TO MAKE THE DESIGN OR HAVE THIS PART IN THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE 90,000 MILES ON HONDA CIVIC. REPAIRED THROUGH AAMCO FOR OVER $2200.00 NO WARNING. VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. SAW ON INTERNET HONDA HAD KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH CIVICS IN 2001 MODEL YEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT WITH THIS VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR OVER $3000. *TR

MY 18 YR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE ON A FRIDAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS ROAD AT THIS TIME OF DAY IS 70-75MPH . SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT AND MORE THAN LIKELY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTICAR ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ODYSSEY AND ACCORD MANUFACTURED APPROX. 1999-2002. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE CIVIC (OUR CAR IS A 2001 CIVIC). HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WILL IT TAKE FOR HONDA TO BE BROUGHT TO TASK FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE AT 129K ON FREEWAY CAUSING HAZARD. *TR

THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, INFACT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A 25 POINT CHECKUP LESS THAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS PARKED, I STARTED THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN I TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE EITHER. WHEN IT FINALLY DID BEGIN TO GO FORWARD IT WOULD NOT DRIVE ABOVE 10 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. MY CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR 2 MONTHS. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT COST ME $1,400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I AM A 23 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT. STRUGGLING WITH A PART-TIME JOB AND TRYING TO FINISH SCHOOL. I JUST PAID OVER $1000 TO GET MY AC COMPRESSOR FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL AND MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP, BUT I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, YET I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR, JUST HAD TO GO SLOW. SO I STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY, KEEPING MY SPEED AT ABOUT 30MPH. I TOOK THE LOCAL WAY TOO. I END UP GETTING TO A POINT WHERE NO MATTER WHAT I DID THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A CRAWL, I END UP MOVING THE CAR TO THE SIDE. WHILE I WAS WAITING, I DECIDED TO TRY DRIVING IT AGAIN, SO I START THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK ALRIGHT, HOWEVER, I COULD STILL ONLY GO ABOUT 30MPH. I END UP STOPPING AT A NEARBY GAS STATION. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT DIDN'T GET TOO FAR FROM THE GAS STATION AND THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AGAIN. I FINALLY PULLED OVER, CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND WE HAD IT DROPPED OFF AT THE HONDA DEALER, BUT SINCE IT WAS NIGHT TIME, NO ONE WAS THERE. WE WENT THERE THIS MORNING AND WE FIND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO GET A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT, WITH LABOR AND PARTS ALTOGETHER, THE CHARGE WAS $2500! THIS IS AFTER PAYING FOR AN AC COMPRESSOR I JUST REPLACED. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN WANT TO GET IT FIXED. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD HOW RELIABLE HONDA IS, THIS IS MY FIRST CAR, THINKING THIS WOULD AT LEAST GET ME THROUGH COLLEGE.

TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE AT 121,000 MILE AFTER KEEPING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE 3 YEARS AGO AND I WAS THANKFUL THAT WE WERE MOVING TO FL SINCE THERE ARE FEW MAJOR HILLS THERE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP SAVE MY TRANSMISSION. WE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD TO STAY IN FLORIDA DUE TO MY HEALTH FAILING AND I NEEDED TO BE NEARER TO FAMILY TO TAKE CARE OF MY HEALTH ISSUES. UPON MOVING BACK TO PA ABOUT 3,000 MILE LATER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. I AM PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SPEAKING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BASED ON REPUTATION AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WITH GENERAL MAINTENANCE THAT YOU CAN GET 200-400,000 MILE IT MAINTAINED. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT GOOD WILL, I AM TALKING ABOUT SPENDING OVER 15,000 FOR A NEW CAR THAT GOT ME 6 YEARS AND WHAM. NOTHING. I HAVE ALWAYS SPENT 1,000 ON A USED CAR AND ALWAYS GOTTEN MORE THAN A YEAR OUT OF THAT IT WOULD HAVE PAID ME TO BUY 6 USED CARS AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF I WOULD STILL HAVE MONEY IN MY POCKET AT THIS POINT INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT POSSIBLY SPENDING A BUNCH TO GET THIS ONE FIXED! I AM DISABLED AND NOT IN THE POSITION TO SPEND ANYTHING ON THIS CAR.. I HAVE PUT ENOUGH INTO IT OVER THE YEARS TO GUARANTEE THAT I SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT A MAJOR REPAIR AT THIS POINT! I HAVE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF 01 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS AND NO ONE IS HAPPY WITH THIS CAR I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS IN THE CIVIC THAT IS IN THE ACCORD THEY ADMIT THE RECALL ON THE ACCORD BUT NOT THE CIVIC I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 85,000 MILES. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FIXED IN MAY 2007 AS PART OF THE HONDA RECALL. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER DID A "ONCE OVER" ON THE CAR AND SAID MY STRUTS WERE LEAKING, BUT NOTHING ELSE. ON NOVEMBER 4TH I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE CAR STARTED, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, ETC. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREET. IT TURNS OUT THAT I NEEDED AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION, I WOUND UP FIXING IT FOR $2,500 AS THE CAR IS PAID OFF. I CALLED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY ENTERTAIN THE PROBLEM IF I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS - AND WHAT PAY $5,000+ FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION - NO THANKS. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH MEANS AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY NOT COVERED BY HONDA THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE OF THE CAR HONDA MUST NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR LAW SUITS IF MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK WHEN THEY NEED TO WONT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IN DRIVERS BUCKLE WAS SENDING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SEAT BELT WASN'T FASTENED. ERROR WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD AS "SRS" UNABLE TO GET INSPECTION STICKER UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOX FAILED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RPM INCREASED TO 7,200 AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE CIVIC LX 2001. *TR

CAR ENGINE SHUDDERS AND FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT STAYS LOCKED IN A GEAR. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWS "TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH" PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE WEBSITES MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOME HAVE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. IS HONDA DOING ANYTHING TO HELP US WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT A RARE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS QUITE COMMON FOR 2001 CIVICS. THIS DEFINITELY DISCOURAGES ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER HONDA. EVERYONE SAYS HONDA'S ARE BUILT TO LAST, WELL NOT ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP.

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED SUDDENLY ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WITH THE RESULT THAT IT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO US WAS $2,700. BESIDES THE INCONVENIENCE AND HAVING TO RENT A CAR TO ATTEND A RELATIVE'S FUNERAL, WE HAVE TWO OTHER GREAT CONCERNS RE: SAFETY. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OTHER CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH COULD NOT POSSIBLY STOP. PERHAPS WE WILL NEVER KNOW. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND ON PAGE 196, THE GRAPH SHOWS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD BE CHANGED AT 125,000. WE ACCEPTED THAT AS TRUTH SINCE IT WAS IN THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. OF COURSE, NOW THE PERSON I TALKED TO AT HONDA SAYS "WELL IT SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES". WE TOOK WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE MANUAL ON PAGE 196 AS WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THE WRITTEN DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL, THEN WHAT CAN YOU TRUST. BY THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE OTHER 70+ COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURESON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM , I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND ALL THE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN NEW TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY HONDA. UPDATED 1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SORE ARM AND NECK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY 2007 THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE SRS DUE TO FAULTY OPDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED CHECK RATTLE UNDER FRONT END, NEEDS FRONT STRUTS. UPDATED 10/18/07 *TR

ON THE EVENING 9/11/07, 3 WEEKS AFTER PAYING $300 FOR A 75,000 SERVICE CHECK-UP, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO A NEAR BY HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF - SERVICE BULLETIN 04036 - AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CALL A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN 04036. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HONDA CARS OF GILBERT WHERE THEY OFFERED TO GIVE ME A "RE-ENGINEERED" TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL. I ASKED WHY DO I, A CONSUMER WHO HAS BEEN INCONVENIENCED BY A KNOWN DEFECT, HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO TAKE MY QUESTION TO HONDA. I ALSO ASKED FOR PAPERWORK REGARDING MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RECEIPT WOULD SERVE AS MY WARRANTY. I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN A BAD PART OF TOWN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I, THE CONSUMER, AM PAYING THE PENALTY IN MY OWN HARD EARNED DOLLARS, TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WITH A "RE-ENGINEERED" TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I ALSO AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY IN THAT I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION, ONLY A RECEIPT. HOW AM I TO SELL MY CAR TO ANOTHER CON

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHT SWITCH HAS BLOWN OUT 4 TIMES BETWEEN MAY OF 2004 AND SEPTEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER GIVES HER A HARD TIME WHENEVER SHE BRINGS THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,374 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,300.

THE INCIDENT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP BEGAN WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD TO MY JOB AFTER A 15 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN I FELT THE INABILITY OF MY CAR TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH RURAL ROAD ON AN UPWARD CLIMB INTO THE MOUNTAINSIDE. THE STEEPER THE CLIMB UNTIL I REACHED MY SCHOOL AFTER 5 MORE MINUTES I WAS LISTENING TO THE "HUMMING" SOUND AND FEELING THE RAPID DE-ACCELERATION OF THE MOTOR UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING ABRUPTLY BUT THE MOTOR DID NOT SHUT-DOWN AND I WAS LEFT CLIMBING THE STEEP ENTRANCE TO MY SCHOOL WHERE I WORK WITH MY 5 YEAR- OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME IN THE CAR. I HAD TO CALL FOR THE MECHANIC TO PICK UP THE CAR WHICH WAS HOISTED TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIR. I MADE COMMUNICATION WITH THE CAR DEALER BUT THE CAR HAS NO WARRANTY ( 2001 45,000 MILEAGE) AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *JB

BRAKES NEVER WORKED RIGHT, FELT LIKE NOT STOPPING QUICK ENOUGH, HAD REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES SINCE 2001, BUT TO THIS DAY, WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY WITH BRAKE PEDAL FULLY TO FLOOR, CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP & IS SCARY. WAS REAR ENDED,RADIO & SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING, REPLACED & ALARM QUIT WORKING, HAD TO HAVE IT COMPLETELY REMOVED & HAD DAMAGED FLY WHEEL. ALARM MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSING CAR TO RUN IN "SAFE MODE" AND CAR WAS USING TOO MUCH GAS. THE GAS INDICATOR IS NOT ACCURATE, AND SLOW TO ADJUST TO EMPTY OR FULL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN IN PERFECT WEATHER. EVEN NOW I AM CERTAIN THAT I DO NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE IN CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING & FEEL THIS CAR IS VASTLY OVERRATED IN EVERY WAY! SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR 3 YEARS NOW, RED IN COLOR, I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE READING BULLETINS ( BUT DO NOW). RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WAS SLOW TO ROLL DOWN FOR MONTHS, THEN WOULDN'T ROLL UP IN COLD WEATHER, AND NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. IS STUCK, AND WHERE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SIMPLE FUSE ISSUE, NOW WE'RE FINDING OUT IT WILL BE A $600 WINDOW MOTOR ISSUE. NOT A VERY HAPPY HONDA CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW. IRONICALLY, I BOUGHT THIS CIVIC BECAUSE OF A PRIOR POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OWNING A HONDA CRX, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. THIS HONDA CIVIC 2001 HAS CHANGED THE WAY I VIEW HONDA'S IN GENERAL, UNFORTUNATELY. *JB

HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 WITH 72,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. UNTIL THIS TIME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 10 MILES THE ACCELERATOR WAS SLUGGISH. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, THE CAR BARELY MADE IT OFF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. IT LEFT ME STRANDED FOR A COUPLE HOURS UNTIL IT WAS TOWED AND I GOT A RIDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT 58,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST MONTH. THIS MONTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SO I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FIRST FIX FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THEN THIS TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $2,000! I SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CIVIC. CONSIDERING THAT I AM VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT, HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IT FAILED FOR ME AROUND 30K ONCE AND AGAIN AROUND 58K. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE NEXT TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE WEB IT WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING AT LOW MILEAGE. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED BY HONDA. *JB

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC/CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH 84,000 MILES. DROVE FOR A WEEK, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, EVERYTHING PERFECT. ON THE 6TH DAY I OWNED IT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED SUDDENLY WENT UP WITH SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T FIND THE NEXT GEAR. I PRESSED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, TRANSMISSION COULDN'T DOWN-SHIFT. I GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, STOPPED THE CAR AND CUT OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED, PUT IN DRIVE, AND GOT THE CAR TO GO 50 YARDS AT 15 MPH. THEN LOST POWER TO WHEELS, ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THAT COULDN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM. TOWED TO HONDA DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, WILL REPLACE WITH USED ONE FOR $2889.50.*AK

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AT 45,000 MILES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, HONDA DISPUTED THIS. IF THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY OR SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK SERIOUS INJURY COULD BE INCURRED.*AK

TRANSMISSION SURGES /SLIPS ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CONDITION. FIRST EVENT DEAL REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SURGING/SLIPPING CEASED. NEW EVENT OF SURGING/SLIPPING OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOM BUT AT A MUCH GREATER SEVERITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN IDLE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE VERY LOUDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TRANMISSION FAILED AND CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES AND TRAMISSION SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED REGULARLY ON THE CAR. THE DEALER QUOTES $3400 TO FIX. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY MANY CONSUMERS ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRAMISSIONS FAILING ABRUPTLY.*AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL BUYER OF HONDA CIVIC 2001 4DR AND SRS LIGHT GOES ON FREQUENTLY. AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY DEALER USED TO FIX IT WITHOUT ANY CHARGE. LAST TIME IN 2004 I GOT IT FIXED BY THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT AS THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY THEY FIXED IT. SRS LIGHT PROBLEM REAPPEARED IN MARCH 2007 , AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SAME. HE STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN SEAT BACK SENSOR. *AK DEALER IS AWARE OF THE RECALL ON SRS FROM HONDA...AND NOW HE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. I NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS SOME INHERENT PROBLEM WITH SRS IN THIS CAR. DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY $600 TO FIX IT. THIS THE 6TH TIME SRS LIGHT IS ON.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH ABOUT 76,000 MILES WAS ACTING UP FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COLD, HOWEVER ONCE IT GOT WARMED UP THE NOISE WENT AWAY. FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, IT BARELY MOVED. THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE FAST. SAME HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTED IN DRIVE. I MADE IT TO WORK, AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP ON THE WAY BACK IN THE EVENING. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT MUCH WARNING. AT THE TIME IT DIED I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME SO SHE SLOWED DOWN AND ALLOWED ME TO COST DOWN THE OVERPASS ON TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, UNFORTUNATELY, TOO LITTLE TO LATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A HONDA, ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $2K. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER HALF THE COST AS A GOOD-WILL GESTURE, BUT JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS BETWEEN 50-80K MILES, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE FORK OVER $3K-$4K AND DO NOT REPORT THIS ISSUE. *NM

CARS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. GOING DOWN HILL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ENGINE REVVED UP - WOULD NOT MOVE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL, NO APPARENT LEAKS. FLUID SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNED. CAR HAD ALL SERVICE UP TO DATE, PERFORMED BY DEALER. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED (FLUID CHANGED) TWICE BY DEALER. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER - DIAGNOSED AS BAD TRANSMISSION. QUOTED PRICE OF $3876 TO REPLACE. FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY POOR QUALITY AND NOT RELIABLE. SOME PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE TRANS. 2-3 TIMES IN FIRST 100,000 MILES.*JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE 8/06. I HAD AN ACCIDENT 2/05. DEALER "CLEARED CODES". LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER BLAMED THE ACCIDENT. HAD THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAY $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS UNIT. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ONE WEEK LATER. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT NOW IT IS A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH WOULD COST $305 TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. *JB

WE HAVE HAD TWO HONDA CIVICS NOW. THE FIRST WAS A 96 THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS ESTIMATED AT $900. TO REPAIR AND IT WOULD NOT PASS VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION TILL IT DID. WE GOT ANOTHER CAR BUT JUST BEFORE THAT WE BOUGHT A 2001 CIVIC FOR THE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO AND FROM COLLEGE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT SEEMS OR TWO WAS NOT A FLUKE. THE INTERNET IS IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS FLEECING THE PUBLIC WITH REPAIRS. BASICALLY IF YOUR DRIVING AROUND WITH THE LIGHT ON YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. IF YOU TRY TO GET IT FIXED, IT'S A HUGE BILL. HOW CAN HONDA AND THE GOVERNMENT BLATANTLEY DISREGARD THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY ONTO THE CONSUMER? THIS IS CRAZY. I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE A LOOK AT GOOGLE FOR" HONDA SRS LIGHT" AND REVIEW THE CHATTER. THEN LOOK AT ALL THE WORK AROUND FOLKS ARE USING MEANWHILE DISREGARDING SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR PRODUCTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE RIGHT SIGNAL ONLY FUNCTIONED WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, WHILE THE LEFT SIGNAL DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO, THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE WIPERS ONLY FUNCTIONED IN LOW OR HIGH MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.