2001 Honda Civic complaints

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE HAS DIAGNOSTIC CODES 15-3 AND 15-1. VEHICLE NEEDS OPDS SENSOR AND CONTROL UNIT VEHICLE HAS 60,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR IS OVER $1000 HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THIS SAFETY AND REPAIR IT FOR FREE - I UNDERSTAND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS. *JB

MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AROUND ME NEVER GAVE ME A DEFINITE ANSWER TO WHY THIS IS AN ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE ON HONDA'S END. UNDERSTANDING THAT HONDA BUILT ITS REPUTATION ON RELIABILITY AND ASSURANCE, BUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO SO MANY HONDAS THAT I DEMAND A RECALL. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAG OPTIONAL. WHILE SHE WAS 3RD IN LINE OF CARS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ANOTHER CAR PROCEEDED TO LEFT TURN FROM INTERSECTING ROAD AT SPEED, LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THAT DRIVER THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT...HIT AND RUN. DAMAGE TO HER CAR EXTENDED FROM JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND PARTLY ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED BY STATE FARM. IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, FRACTURE THE WINDSHIELD, AND PUSH THE CAR SIDEWAYS INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DUE TO CURB IMPACT. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY DIDN'T THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BRACKETS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WERE FAULTY.

SRS LIGHT LIGHTS UP AT REGULAR INTERVAL, DEALER RESETS COMPUTER AND IT GOES OFF AND THEN COMES BACK AGAIN AFTER SOMETIME (IRREGULARLY). A SAFETY CONCERN AS AIR BAGS GOES OFF DURING THIS TIME, IF THIS HAPPENS MOMENTS BEFORE A CRASH THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 CIVIC-EX CAME ON AT 75K MILES. I HAVE RESET THE SYSTEM ABOUT 10 TIME AN THE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH AN ERROR CODE 15-3, WHICH EFFECTIVELY TURNS OFF MY AIR-BAGS ON MY 2001 CIVIC. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 8/15/2006. MY CAR (2001 HONDA CIVIC) WAS BADLY DAMAGED (FRONT AND BACK) AND IT WAS TOTALED. SURPRISINGLY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. I LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. *NM

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AND OUR FRONT-END HIT HIS SIDE. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD IN THE HONDA HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER'S NECK HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

IN JULY 2004 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK NOW, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE READ BULLETINS ON OTHER WEB PAGES AND I KNOW MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY CIVIC WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? WILL MY AIRBAGS STILL WORK? *JB

THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT. THE SECOND TIME, IT CAME ON IN JUNE 2004, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS SRS UNIT FAILURE AND I SPENT CLOSE TO $400 TO REPLACE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TIME IN 2005 BUT IT TURNED OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TIME, IN SEPT 2006, THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FACED BY MOST HONDA CIVIC AND ACCORD OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GAVE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL HONDA IS NOT MAKING ENOUGH EFFORTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 02 MODELS AS WELL. AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL HAPPY ABOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS. HONDA DEALERS HAVE A SCRIPTED ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM ..BLAMING IT ON ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE, LAPTOPS, CELL PHONE USAGE. I THINK THAT IS BOLOGNA. *NM

ON AUGUST 2, 2006 I WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD TO IMPACT TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR HEADACHE. THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE ALSO QUESTIONED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR FROM LIBERTY MUTUAL ALSO QUESTIONED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HONDA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THEM EXPLAINING THE MALFUNCTION OF THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AS OF THIS DATE. (9/13/06) *JB

(1)HOOD OF '01 HONDA CIVIC EX 2-DOOR SEDAN POPPED OPEN AND REMAINED LOOSE, YET STILL ATTACHED WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING; (2) VEHICLE SAFELY NAVIGATED TO BODY SHOP WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL TO WHICH THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH IS ATTACHED DETERIORATED AND BROKE, CAUSING HOOD LATCH MECHANISM TO BREAK AWAY FROM RADIATOR FRAME; (3) NEW RADIATOR PANEL WAS WELDED TO CAR FRAME & HOOD LATCH REPLACED. *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF> I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS RESET FOR A $30 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A LOW VOLTAGE SITUATION AND INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY TESTED FINE. HE ASKED IF I DID ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD CHANGED NOTHING IN THE WAY I OPERATED THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON YOUR SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AFFLICTION WITH HONDA'S THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER. HONDA SHOULD RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *JB

I WAS REAR ENDED BY A TACOMA TRAVELING 45 MPH WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, I HIT A MERCEDES THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I SIT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AND WAS NOT INJURED. I SPOKE WITH BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AND WAS IGNORED. *NM

THE "SRS" LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG / SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HONDA COVERS ONLY SEAT BELTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO IMPORTANT (AND ARE NEVER USED UNLESS IN A CRASH); I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO NOT COVER THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THAT "SRS" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED????? I KNOW I CAN'T. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT. *NM

I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 85,000 MILES. I REMOVED HEAT SHIELD AND SAW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF PIPE. THIS IS WHERE THE HEADER PIPE IS FACTORY WELDED TO THE FLAT MOUNTING PLATE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS PART OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 80,000 MILES. I'M STUCK WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. TAKING PART TO A PROFESSIONAL WELDER TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO SPEND $700 TO $1000 TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM HONDA. *JB

THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY 2001 CIVIC -- THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX -- IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS -- I SEE THAT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF HONDA -- A RECALL WOULD BENEFIT ALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

TOOK CAR IN FOR VALVE ADJUSTMENT (UNUSUAL TO BE NEEDED UNTIL VERY HIGH MILEAGE), SERVICE TECH FOUND THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK. HONDA DOES NOT PATCH AND THE ENTIRE PART TO BE REPLACED IS OVER $800.00. PARTS PERSON PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN MY MODEL OF CAR DUE TO THE DESIGN CAUSING MANIFOLD TO OVERHEAT AND CRACK. IF THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON THEN IT IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE YET THERE IS NO BULLETIN OR RECALL. NOT ALL MODELS HAVE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF MANIFOLD AND THEY STOPPED PUTTING THEM IN HONDAS ALL TOGETHER BEGINNING 2005. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. REFERENCE # 10142255. SUDDENLY DRIVER IS IN NEUTRAL WITH NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BEING EVALUATED BY CAR REPAIR SHOP. POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO FIX. *JB

HONDA CIVIC 2001 SRS LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF - DEALER CAN'T FIX - SAY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO CRASH, NO FRONT END DAMAGE...IT JUST CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND TOLD ME THAT IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK. THIS WOULD COST ME IN EXCESS OF $800. WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN, NO DAMAGE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

RACK AND PINION LEAK, REPEATED REPAIRS DON'T WORK. *NM

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AS THE FIRST TIME THE INDICATOR WAS JUST RESET BUT NOW IT JUST STAYED ON. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE SRS SYSTEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD JUST FLICKER ON AND OFF. I THINK ALSO THAT NHTSA SHOULD MAKE HONDA DO A RECALL ON THE SRS SYSTEM AS MANY 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED. *JB

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL - "ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING." - I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK MY CAR FOR A FIX ON MAY 11, 2004 AT CONICELLI HONDA (AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICE CENTER). A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS LATER ON JUNE 13TH 2006, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN MY CAR. I AM DRIVING - RETURNING BACK FROM THE MALL - AND THE LIGHTS JUST GO OUT. I HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGH BEAM. IN THE MORNING AS I GET IN THE CAR - I SMELL BURNT PLASTIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO PEP BOYS WHO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS BIT THE LIGHT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I CALLED HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AS RECALLS ARE SERVICED ONLY ONCE. THEY SUGGESTED I SHOULD TALK TO CONICELLI. I CALLED CONICELLI AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND PAID-FOR SEPARATELY AND COULDN'T SCHEDULE ME BEFORE JULY 3RD (TODAY IN JUNE 14TH). I AM UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT NEITHER HONDA NOR ITS DEALER IS WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT THE PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED STILL EXISTS (EITHER IT WASN'T PROPERLY FIXED OR THE FIX WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH). ON TOP OF THAT - THE EARLIEST THEY CAN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE IS AFTER 18 DAYS. *NM

SVS RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW. *NM

CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC LOW BEAM LIGHT. *TS THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE WRONG LAMPS WERE IN THE HEADLIGHT (NOT HONDA LAMPS). THE RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DONE PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. *NM ***NAR***

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND DROVE INTO MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SIDE IMPACT BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS WENT OFF, THE PROBLEM WAS MY CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS A LIGHT POLE, A TELEPHONE POLE, A ELECTRIC GRID BOX AND SEVERAL SMALL TREES ALL OF WHICH WERE IN FRONT OF ME. LIKE I SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS ALL OF THOSE OBJECTS BUT IF I HAD HIT ONE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE AIR BAGS TO PROTECT ME BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR FROM AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. I AM CURRENTLY CAR SHOPPING TO REPLACE THE TOTALED VEHICLE AND WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA BUT I HAVE DOUBTS OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SRS LIGHT CAME UP LAST WEEK. THIS CAR HAD LOT OF ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IN 2000 DECEMBER 1. RADIO REPLACED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. 2. RIGHT FRONT SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS UNDER WARRANTY. IT FAILED AGAIN IN 2005. I HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN IN 2005 FOR $500. 3. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT RESET WITHIN 2 YEARS. IT CAME BACK AGAIN IN 2000. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ITS GOING TO COST ME $600 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. 4. FRONT SIDE WINDOWS GET STUCK AND DON'T ROLL UP PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER. IN 2003 DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR $600 BUT STILL DOESN'T WORK. 5. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS IN 2006 6. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED IN 2006 WILL COST ME $500 TO REPLACE. 7. SRS LIGHT CAME UP AND STAYS ON IN 2006. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET THIS REPAIRED. OVERALL I THINK 2001 CIVIC IS A PIECE OF JUNK. *JB

ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS REMAINED ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, INDICATING FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE REPAIR TO RESET THE SYSTEM OR REPLACE THE FAILED SENSORS/COMPUTERS IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL (I.E. LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON). I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS AS YET AS I AM WAITING TO SEE IF HONDA WILL ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAMS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V086000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY VEHICLE. VISITED FORUMS THAT DISCUSSED SAME PROBLEMS IN OTHER CIVIC EX VEHICLES (ALSO ODYSSEY AND ACCORD MODELS). APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME / AIRBAGS DO NOT FUNCTION. *NM

POSSIBLE SUSPENSION DEFECT. INCIDENT DATE OF 04/05/2006 IS DATE INFORMED BY DEALER OF PROBLEMS. NOTICED CAR SQUEAKED/CREAKED A LOT WHEN TURNING. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR 75K CHECKUP AND ASKED HIM TO EXAMINE SUSPENSION. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT STRUTS LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT ONE MOTOR MOUNT WAS CRACKED, AND THAT BOTH OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OWNER'S MANUAL AND SERVICED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY SAME DEALER FOR 5 1/2 YEARS. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (3-6 MONTHS BETWEEN PRIOR MAJOR AND MINOR CHECKUPS AND THE CHECKUP THAT DISCOVERED THESE PROBLEMS AND 5 1/2 YEARS FOR THE CAR AGE) ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY COULD HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO CAUSE A DRASTIC LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. BASED ON MY PRIOR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE WITH A 1992 HONDA CIVIC AND RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THUS, I BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S SUSPENSION MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE ASSUMED DEFECT MAY BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, SINCE 2001 WAS WHEN HONDA STOPPED USING DOUBLE-WISHBONE SUSPENSION IN THEIR U.S. CIVICS IN LIEU OF OLD SUSPENSION TYPE. *NM

I HAVE BOUGHT HONDA CIVIC 2001 IN JAN 2001 FROM GOODSON HONDA, HOUSTON, TX. AFTER ONE YEAR I MOVED TO THE CANADA AND INFORMED THE COMPANY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MY MOVE LETTER. ALL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALERS SO FAR IN US AND CANADA. HERE IN CANADA COMPANY COVERS ALL CIVICS FOR UP TO 60000 KM FOR TRANSMISSION. IN JANUARY 06 AFTER OIL CHANGE AND AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT MY CAR STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISE AT STARTUP, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TOOK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SINCE AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMED AND INSTRUCTED CUSTOMERS NOT TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION OIL UNTIL 80000 MILES, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT LESS MILEAGE. BUT RECENTLY MY RARELY DRIVEN CAR WITH 45309 MILEAGE BROKE DOWN. AS IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT CAR REFUSED TO MOVE, I TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. APPARENTLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT AS REPORTED ON INTERNET MANY CIVICS WITH MY KIND OF VIN SERIES DEVELOPED THAT PROBLEM (SEE WWW.ABOUT.COM) AS THEIR LINEAR SOLENOID IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CANADA BOTH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TRANSMISSION EXPERT MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSED BY FAULTY LINEAR SOLENOID. *JB

SRS LIGHT IN MY CIVIC IS ON AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY FIX IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER -- BARBER HONDA CHARGED ME $80 TO RESET IT AND NO PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT THAT MAKES THE CUSTOMERS PAY UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSES AND ONLY BENEFIT THE DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THE CUSTOMER HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO VISIT THE DEALER. *JB

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 85,000 MILES WENT OUT. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR SRS LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF HONDA CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO DECLARE THIS ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER DIAGNOSTIC FEES. *JB

NOTICED SUDDEN TUGGING ON DAY OF INCIDENT WHEN CAR HIT 20 MPH, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND AFTER GETTING OFF OF HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, BUT NO SUCH LUCK. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE TIRES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY @ 73K MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED IT WAS P0730 AS LISTED IN HONDA CIVIC 01 TSB. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANNY. SINCE IT IS COSTLY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND NOW THEY ASK FOR $2100 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOW CONTACTED HONDA ZONE AND AMERICAN HONDA FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE SINCE THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND HOPEFULLY MATTERS WILL BE SOLVED, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. DO NOTE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM LOT AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF SUCH MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. *JB

2001+ CIVIC STRUT BEARING AND STEERING DEFECT ON THE 2001 CIVIC THE STRUT BEARING (SHOCK UPPER BEARING, NOT THE WHEEL BEARING) IS A PLASTIC COMPONENT AND NOT A BALL BEARING AS ON THE 2002 AND UP CIVICS. THIS PLASTIC BEARING HAVE MORE FRICTION THAN A BALL BEARING. THAT MORE FRICTION RESULT IN YOU (DRIVER) HAVE TO APPLY MORE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN IN ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARTS. ANOTHER FACT IS WHEN THE WHEEL (AND TIRE) HIT ON A HOLE THE PLASTIC BEARING DOESN'T "RESIST" THE IMPACT (AS A METAL BALL BEARING CAN DO). THIS RESULT IN FAST WEAR AND DEFORMATION TO THE PART. THIS PLASTIC BEARING, (THAT YOU CAN EASILY BEND WITH YOUR HANDS AND ISN'T WELL ENGINEERED) CAN'T SUPPORT A 2500 POUNDS CAR HITTING A HOLE AT 60 MPH (120 MPH SPEED LIMIT; AS SAFETY FACTOR). WHEN THE BEARING FAILS THE WHEELS CAN'T BE TURNED WELL AND SOME TIMES THE SPRING SEATS HIT (OR SCUFF) THE STRUT TOWER RESULTING IN A NON WELL STEERING AT ALL. EVEN THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO OTHER STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS RESULT IN SOME PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON SUBJECTS IN MANY 2001 CIVICS AS YOU CAN SEE IN CAR FORUMS: THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO ITS CENTER POSITION AFTER TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, WHEEL MISALIGNMENT, VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, PARTS AND TIRES UNUSUAL WEAR, SOUNDS AND CLICKS ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND OTHERS. IS KNOWN MISALIGNED VEHICLES, WORN STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, VIBRATIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AFFECTS THE VEHICLE D

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT IF AN OBJECT WEIGHING LESS THAN 70 LBS IS PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SRS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESET. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, MY DAUGHTER PROCEEDED WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED. STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THE ONCOMING CARS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. THE CAUSE:A SHOT TRANNY. SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE READ SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH HONDA CARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LINE OF HONDA AUTOMOBILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED REGULARLY. I HEARD HONDA HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTIES TO 100,000 FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT THEY MAKE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE CIVIC. MAYBE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND THE INFAMOUS HONDA "RELIABILITY" THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE CIVIC. PEOPLE PAY MORE FOR HONDAS, I THINK I'LL GO TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *JB

I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED MY FIRST (HONDA) CIVIC EX FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS IN MARCH OF 2006. ONE DAY AFTER WORK I GOT HOME, ATE THEN I JUMPED IN TO MY HONDA AND THE SRS CAME UP. AS I RESEARCH MORE , IT CAME TO BE THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE APPROPRIATE DEALER BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOCS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, I HOPE THERE IS A DEFECT REPLACEMENT FROM HONDA. THIS ITEM IS NOT EVEN BEING USED AS A FUNCTIONING PART OTHER THAN SENSOR OR SO. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT A WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE ALL THE TIME. IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT IN FUNCTION IN NORMAL USE OTHERWISE I WOULD TAKE MY END OF THE BARGAIN AND REPLACE IT.*AK

SRS SENSOR FAILURE IN PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YRS. OLD YET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG SRS SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST, BUT ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE INEFFECTIVE DEVICE, THIS PART DOES NOT TYPICALLY GO OUT ON A HONDA. I FEEL, IN THE CASE THAT THE LIFETIME OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED, THAT THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL THREAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THE SRS SENSOR DETECTS WHETHER A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAILING TO DETECT A PASSENGER THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR BUT I HAVE CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT. IN ADDITION, I FEEL IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY COMPANY TO EXCLUDE SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 15-3.*AK

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. NOISE BECAME LOUDER WITH TIME. INITIALLY NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE HONDA SPECIALIST WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! THE ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS $2,500... OUCH!THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR THE INFAMOUS HONDA RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. AND TO THINK THAT THE WIFE AND I WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A HONDA MINIVAN!*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHANGE GEARS BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO PARK THE INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK