2001 Honda Civic complaints

DT: THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE MODULE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL AND CRASHED. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT STALLED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 02-083 WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BEFORE THEY WOULD USE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM . *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MOSTLY AT LOW ALTITUDES IN THE SUMMER WITH THE A/C ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IN NEUTRAL IN DANGEROUS AND HE THINKS THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I TOOK IT TO BRADENTON HONDA FOR OTHER ISSUES, THEY CEHCKED IT, RESET THE COMPUTER AND SAID IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK IN. IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. IN REVIEWING YOUR COMPLAINTS, SEEMS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. *NM

I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-95 IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE TO PROTECT ME. I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN BY PARAMEDIC TO PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE I WAS ADMITTED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *JB

1. NO SUMMARY TAKEN. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RESETTING. AFTER READING MANY EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES AND PROBLEMS, WILL ANYTHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY MY CELLULAR PHONE EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE MY PHONE IN MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND TRY TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *NM

THE SRS SYSTEM ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX DOESN'T WORK, WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALWAYS. *JB

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS REPEATEDLY DISENGAGED, POPPING OUT OF GEAR DURING OPERATION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY SERVICED, BUT PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY RECUR. RECURRING SYMPTOMS: POPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL,STICKING WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT INTO GEAR, SQUEAKING DURING SHIFT, AND SQUEAKING CLUTCH PEDAL. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 5SP WITH 39,289 MILES STALLED WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN SHIFTED RPM'S IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND ENGINE STALLED. THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND AS LONG I KEPT GAS PEDDLE DEPRESSED THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL BUT DIDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY VERIFIED PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BUT COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DESCRIPTION OF WORK THEY PERFORMED WAS "UPDATED VEHICLE PCM WITH HIM". SINCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HIGH PITCH NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS. *AK

I WENT TO HONDA DEALER TO CHANGE AN AIR FILTER FOR MY WIFE HONDA CIVIC 2001. THEN I FOUND OUT THE AIR CLEANER CASE CRACKED. SO, I WENT BACK TO HONDA DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICES MANAGER. THE SERVICES MANAGER KNEW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK BECAUSE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003, HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 03-061. SINCE, HONDA KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK, HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL AIR CLEANER CASE FOR MODEL 2001 CIVIC TO AVOID INJURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD -ON COLLISION YESTERDAY AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY - CRASH SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MPH. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. *JB

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN WEARY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATED THAT RUST HAS BUILT UP ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND SHE HAD TO HAVE IT REMOVED. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND REMOVE THE RUST. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *NM

I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MAY, 2005. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. TIGHTENING THE CAP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED IN JUNE, 2005 IT FAILED DUE TO A "TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUITRY" PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WOULD CLEAR. IT DID NOT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK IT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS. THE CAR ITSELF IS STILL DRIVABLE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED NO BUMPING OR NOISES. HONDA AMERICA HAS SAID THAT IT WILL PAY FOR REMANUFACTURED PARTS IF I PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH WILL BE $500. I HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AFTER 4.5 YEARS AND EXCELLENT DRIVING HABITS. THE CAR STILL CANNOT PASS NJ STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME INTO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 MODEL IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD, NOT MOVING ANYMORE. LUCKILY NO INJURY. BUT IF IT HAPPENED IN THE HIGHWAY SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. HONDA HAS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE BIG PROBLEM ARISE. AND I LIKE TO GET MY EXPENDITURE REIMBURSED TOO. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE COMPLETELY. MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE IMAGE I GOT ABOUT HONDA FROM MY FRIEND. IF I GOT THIS ISSUE NOT RESOLVED I AM NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYBODY .I WAS THINKING TO GET A NEW HONDA SUV MYSELF. NOW I HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. IT COSTING ME AROUND 5000$. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. SHE SAID SHE HAD IT CHECKED THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND NOW HAS TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. THE CALLER SAID THE SRS SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 2002, AND HAD NOT HAD PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG NOT WORKING WHEN LIGHT WAS ON. *AK

CONSUMER BATTERY BAD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER COLLISION AT 40- 50 MPH. *TS THE MOTORIST THAT HIT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 -50 MPH. *JB

SRS LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO REASON. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $700 TO FIX. THEY SAY THEY ITS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE BUT IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES NOT 68,000 MILES. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC CONSUMERS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UP BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB

ON, OCTOBER 10, 2003 I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 TO AN OUTSIDE VENDOR (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS) WHERE THEY DID A COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYSIS BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. SO, ON NOVEMBER 14, 2003 I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR MY 5000-MILE MAX SERVICE. I EXPLAIN TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT STARTED IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A COURTESY INSPECTION. BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS WERE OVER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 WHEN MY CAR STARTED RACING FOR NO REASON. THEN I TRIED TO TURN INTO MCDONALDS AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SO MY FRIEND AND A STRANGE PUSHED MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEN I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR TO MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE NEXT MORNING I TOWED MY CAR TO WEST BROAD HONDA. LATER THAT MORNING A REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEST BROAD HONDA STATED MY TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. (MY CAR ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES). *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, THE RPMS WOULD MOVE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE REPAIR SHOPS. ALL OF THEM DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED OVER A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. ON THE THIRD DAY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIR WORK PERFORMED, AND LEFT THE SHOP WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME. CALLED HONDA, WHO SAID WARRANTY WAS UP AND CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AMCO ,WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED IT WAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED BUT REPAIRED AT 64,000 MILES. *AK

DEAR DOT,NHTSA: RECENTLY I HAVE SUBMITTED A VOQ TO YOUR OFFICE REGARDING [XXX] ALONG WITH THE POLICE REPORT [XXX], [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CAR ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION EVEN WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOTIFIED BY HONDA SERVICE THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PARTS NEEDED INCLUDE: CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, HEAD GASKET, TDC SENSOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, TIMING BELT COVER, COVER, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REAR WATER PASSAGE GASKET, WATER PIPE "B" O-RING, CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SERVICE TECH STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING TO PAY FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL ITEMS IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAR IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. *JB

RE: 2001 HONDA CIVIC COUPE WITH SIDE AIR BAGS; PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS DEFECTIVE (I.E. CONTACTS BROKEN). WITH NO ONE IN SEAT THE SIDE AIRBAGE CAUTION LIGHT REMAINS ON. PROBLEM DUE TO SEAT PAD SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE (PART NO. 81122-S5P-A21). PAD ASSEMBY REPLACED BY HONDA DEARLERSHIP. REPAIR COST WAS $418.55. SIDE AIR BAG SEAT PAD ASSEMBY CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRENTY OR COVERED BY AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, IS SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO FUEL BEING SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS LIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO HOWARD NATHAN AT TURN TO 2 ( WDTN ) ABOUT THIS. THE PROBLEM STIMS FROM AN ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE ( CELL PHONE , LAP TOP ETC ) BUT IT WAS MY PHONE. I BOUGHT THE CAR ( 6/2/05 ) AND THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY FIXED IT AND 2 WEEKS LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THEY FIXED IT WELL IN THE SAME WEEK THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOLD THEM AND I SET UP AN APPT FOR WEDNESDAY ( 7/7 ) AND THEY TOOK IT TO HIDY HONDA. AFTER CHARGING THE DEALSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 80 BUCKS ALL THEY BASICALLY DID WAS DELETE THE CODE OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND NOPTHING ELSE. I EMAILED HOWARD NATHAN AND WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS.

DT: CONSUMER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, SWERVED ,AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED TO CHECK ON CHILD AFTER NEAR ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT THE HARNESS THAT HELD THE CHILD IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT BUCKLED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS REAR FACING CHILD SEAT. IT WAS CONVERTIBLE. CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS LOCATED IN REAR MIDDLE SEAT OF 2001, HONDA, CIVIC. *AK

MY SRS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE LIGHT WAS REPLACED AT ~24,000 MILES IN 2003 AND IT HAS COME ON AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE OPS SENSOR (OPS SOMETHING) AND WILL BE CHARGING ME AGAIN TO REPAIR IT.

DT: HONDA 2001 LX CIVIC, THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN CONSUMER GOES TO FILL FUEL TANK THE GAS NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AFTER EACH GALLON OF GASOLINE IS PUT IN. CONSUMER KEEPS TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING CONSUMER THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STILL HAS PROBLEM, NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. *AK

SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND HONDA WON'T "FIX" IT. AIRBAGS DON'T WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON AND CAR WILL NOT PASS VA STATE INSPECTION WITH LIGHT ON. HONDA CHARGES OVER $85.00 TO RUN DIAGNOSIS BUT EACH TIME FINDS NOTHING WRONG AND JUST RESETS THE LIGHT. WHY WON'T HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM.

2001 HONDA CIVIC -- A/C HAS DIED. IT WORKED ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR ($1400 JOB)... THEN IT JUST STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. ALMOST 4 YR OLD CAR, VERY WELL MAINTAINED - ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT THE A/C SHOULD BARELY LAST 4 YRS. HAVE WRITTEN TO HONDA USA, WAITING FOR A REPLY.

AIRBAG SRS LIGHT ALWAYS ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. CRUISE WON'T SET. A NON HONDA GARAGE TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY FIXED IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SRS AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING . PART NUMBER 77900-S5A. IT'S JUST A RIBBON CABLE INSIDE AN ENCLOSURE ON THE STEERING COLOUM. I SEE THAT PROBLEM A LOT ON YOUR SITE AND NO DEFINATE ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DON'T THINK A SAFETY ITEM LIKE THIS SHOULD WEAR OUT BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THE WHOLE REPAIR WAS $269.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A LITTLE OF THREE YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR WITHOUT WARNING MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD ONLY REV UP. I LUCKILY COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH MANY PEOPLE SLAMMING ON BREAKS, HONKING AND NEARLY MISSING ME). I WAS RIGHT AT AN ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSTATE SO WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND, MANY PEOPLE ALMOST SMASHED INTO MY CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY TIME WE GET AN OIL CHANGE. WE ALSO HAVE THE DOCUMENTED DATES WHERE THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED. WE HAVE A CASE IN WITH HONDA SO WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES!! I AM LEERY WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME STORY. THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION DIED WAS DUE TO LUBRICATION (THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THE RECALLED HONDA CARS).

2001 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURES AND DASHBOARD GAUGES. *MR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN WHICH HONDA REPLACED TWO BULBS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AGAIN AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC ALONG WITH FLICKERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS. HONDA COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYED ON EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. (HONDA CIVIC 2001, 2 DR EX 4SPA) I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT IS NOW THE SIXTH TIME. THE FIRST TIME THEY RESET IT AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO CHARGE MY CELL PHONE. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND FOR THE SIXTH THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO DRIVE HONDA CIVIC VEHICLE WITH AIRBAGS THAT DON?T WORK. MECHANIC BLAMED LASTLY THAT WIFE PLACES PURSE AND TOTE BAG OR PACKAGE ON PASSENGER SEAT, THAT HAS CAUSED THE TRIP. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE CAR DOES NOT MEET ITS DESIGN SPECS. AND IS A LEMON. AND WHOEVER HEARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE A CELL PHONE IN A CAR OR NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT A PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. WIFE WAS IN A REAR END ACCIDENT RECENTLY, NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE REAR END DAMAGE DID NOTHING TO THE AIRBAGS. HONDA TRIED TO BLAME THEM FOR THE SRS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER REPLACING THE PART SEVERAL DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NOTHING WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JB

DT: IMPACT CAME FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY . *JB

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WE WERE TOLD TO KEEP WALLETS OFF THE SEAT AND CELL PHONES OUT OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RESOURSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALER HAS RESET AND CHARGED US THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.

LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON 3 TIRES WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. ONE OF TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE FOURTH TIRE HAS SMALL CRACKS. *AK *BF *NM

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF WITH PASSENGER IN CAR, TAKEN TO DEALER BY ORIGINAL OWNER, NO RESOLUTION DUE TO INABILITY TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PAPERWORK REGARDING SERVICE INQUIRY GIVEN TO ME, I AM THE SECOND OWNER. PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN,SRS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAULTY OCCUPANT POSITIONING SENSOR AND NOT COVERED....THE DATE ENTERED AS INCIDENT IS NOT THE INITIAL DATE OF COMPLAINT, IT IS THE SECOND DEALER VISIT. THIS IS AS IMPORTANT IN MY EYES AS SEATBELTS ARE.

TO START OFF THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH A SALVAGED TITLE, HOWEVER ALL WORK WAS DONE BY A SHOP TO MAKE IT NEW AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS SPRING. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AT MY BANK AND GOT HALF WAY INTO THE LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST LET GO AND STARTED MAKING A REAL BAD GRINDING AND CLINKING SOUND. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY DID A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND MECHANICAL CHECK ON THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD JUST FALLEN APART ON THE INSIDE AND HAD TORN APART THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER, ALONG WITH LEAVING A LOT OF LITTLE PIECES OF METAL SHARDS AND CLUTCH MATERIAL EVERYWHERE. WHEN THE GRAND TOTAL WAS FIGURED UP IT WAS $490 LABOR, $2,373 PARTS, PLUS TAXES WHICH CAME TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $3,006. LET ME EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS MY 2ND CIVIC AND 1 OF 4 IN MY FAMILY. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S ARE VERY DEPENDABLE CARS. HOW EVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING I COULD CONTROL IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HONDA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SO, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR HONDA USA AND THE LADY SAID SHE COULDN'T DO A THING BEC

RECALL CAMPAIGN O1V183000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL THE FUEL FILTER WAS TO BE INSPECTED OR REPLACED IF CORROSION WAS FOUND. DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR AND MOISTURE WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR. *AK

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WENT OUT ON MARCH 30, 2005 AT 79,900 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER ONTO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, AND THE REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $4,000. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALER AND THE HONDA CORPORATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISION. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT I COVER 25% PERCENT OF THE COST, DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION IS EITHER MANUFACTURING "DEFECTIVE" TRANSMISSIONS FOR AL OF THEIR LATE MODEL AUTOMOBILES, OR THEY ARE USING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BUILD THE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM AWARE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION HAS EXTENDED A COURTESY "WARRANTY" FOR SPECIFIC HONDA'S AND ACURA'S DUE TO PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT THE HONDA CIVIC IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT SOMEONE CRASHING INTO ME FROM BEHIND; HOWEVER, SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

2001 HONDA CIVIC BRAKES WENT OUT ON VEHICLE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 1 DAY AFTER THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *NM THE BATTERY DIED AND LASTED FOR 3 MONTHS, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE POLLEN FILTER WAS UNADAPTABLE TO HUMAN BREATHING. *SC

I WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CAR MERGED INTO THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME- I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS CAR DEPLOYED. MINE DID NOT. THAT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH, AND MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WAS ALSO SURPRISED MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 67,000 KM AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO OPEN THE GAS TANK COVER, IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS UNTIL I TOOK IT IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CABLE REPLACED. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW AND WAS TOLD THE COST WILL BE APPROX $120.00.*AK