2001 Honda Civic complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. *AK

SRS INDICATOR LIGHTS STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. AFTER GOING IN REVERSE, AND THEN PROCEEDING FORWARD, AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SHIFTING OR BINDING. IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE OF GOING INTO REVERSE AND THEN COMING TO THE FIRST STOP. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE NOISE WILL DIMINSH FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN RESUME AS NORMAL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT ADJUSTING ANYTHING ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES FOR THE 2001 MODEL YEAR THAT CAUSES THIS NOISE. IT SOUNDS BAD, AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL LEAD TO A BRAKE COMPONENT FAILING.*AK

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN 2001, HONDA CIVIC. DEALERS HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP-WAS TOLD IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PROBABLY DUE TO SOMETHING PUT ON THE FRONT SEAT. COMPUTER WAS RESET & TWO WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN & THIS TIME SERVICE PERSON @ THE DEALER STATED THE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED & WOULD BE VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR & IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR HONDA CARE(45,000 MILES ON VEHICLE).

SRS LIGHT (AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT) HAS ACTIVATED FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR TO THIS DATE INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO PERFECTION HONDA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FOR REPAIRS. DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN EACH TIME, AND IT WAS REPLACED ON ONE OCCASION. THE LAST EXPLANATION GIVEN WAS THAT A CELLULAR TELEPHONE WAS BEING CHARGED AND/OR USED IN THE CAR NEAR THE SEAT. THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET. WITHIN ONE DAY THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN AT A TIME THAT NO CELLULAR TELEPHONE WAS BEING USED AND/OR CHARGED. HONDA'S EXPLANATION OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES NEAR THE SEAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY AS IT PLACES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CELLULAR TELEPHONE USAGE AND/OR CHARGING MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL SAFETY BUT POSSIBLY WILL RESULT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING DURING WHAT COULD BE A CRUCIAL TIME. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS DEFECT IMMEDIATELY FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA CONCERNING THIS SITUATION.*AK

LT FRONT BRAKE HAS KNOCK NOISE COMING FROM IT WHEN EITHER BACKING OR GOING FOWARD. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. BOTH HONDA CORP. AND DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL NOISE AND QUITE A FEW OF THESE 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER SOME DISC PAD WEAR THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CALIPER PISTON AND THE PAD IS INCREASED SO THAT IS WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. I AM WORRIED ABOUT BINDING OF THE PAD OR THE PAD CRACKING DUE TO THE CONSTANT HAMMER OF THE PISTON INTO THE DISC BRAKE PAD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL THIS IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF. THANK YOU.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT STRUTS REPLACED, BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, REAR SPEAKER, REAR BUMPER REPAINTED. I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF THE CAR UNDER THE NJ LEMON LAW. TO THIS DAY I HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.*AK

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS, BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY THE PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. COMPLAINING TO DEALER OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.*AK

IN REQUESTING A QUOTE FOR CAR INSURANCE, A LINK WAS PROVIDED TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THOSE WISHING TO SEE IF THEIR VEHICLE HAS/HAD BEEN RECALLED. FOR THE HECK OF IT, I DECIDED TO TRY IT. TO MY SHOCK, I DISCOVERED THERE HAVE BEEN 5 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC SINCE 2001(RE: SEAT BELTS; FUEL SYSTEM/FUEL PUMP; AND ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING). IT IS NOW 2003, AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE NOTIFICATION. THE SYSTEM DID NOT SPECIFY IF THESE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO THE EX MODEL, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. HOWEVER, THE THOUGHT THAT THE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE HAS ME SERIOUSLY CONCERNED AND NEEDLESS TO SAY VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD NOT BE CONTACTE BY HONDA.*AK

MY SON WAS ABOUT AN HOUR OUT OF SUN VALLEY IDAHO WHEN HE HIT AN ELK! 5000 DAMAGE TO HIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND LACERATED FACE....AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

ON 5/29/2003 THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED LAST YEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SIX TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG PROBLEM. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AFTER THE FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. *NLM

WINDSHIELD: EACH TIME A STONE HITS THE WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD CHIPS/CRACKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. I ACCEPT ONE OR TWO TIMES BUT SIX?*JB BODY OF THE CAR: THE BODY DENTS FREQUENTLY. THIS OCCURS IF A STONE OR ANOTHER CAR DOOR HITS THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE BODY IS DAMAGED SO EASILY.

THE FRONT STRUTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETTING HOT AND BURNING THE WIRE. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT DRIVER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE MOLDING THAT HELD THE DOOR ATTACHMENT FELL OFF. *NLM

DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UNDER NORMAL USE. I'VE NOW HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE, ONCE AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME, A NOTE WAS ON THE RECEIPT NOTING A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NOT WHAT IT SAID. BOTH TIMES, PAPERWORKS SAYS BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE IDEA OF OWNING A CAR THAT HAS DRIVER SEAT BUSHINGS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT EVERY 10,000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I NOTICE THIS PROBLEM NOTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 01057 OF THIS SITE.

LEFT FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING, MY CAR VIBRATES SO SEVERELY THAT I CANNOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THERE ARE NO STRUTS IN THE USA - ON CRITICAL BACK ORDER. MY DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN NOTICEABLE QUANTITIES OF THIS PROBLEM. THE 2001 CIVIC HAS A NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN IT, AND IT IS FLAWED IN MY OPINION. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK, AND DOES MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING. *NLM

THE FRONT STRUTS LEAKED. *JB

REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT COMPLETELY WHILE MY CAR (HONDA CIVIC 2001) WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD/CAR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR DINGS, CRACKS, HOLES, OR DAMAGE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. *JB

WARRANTY PARTS NOT BEING PROVIDED IN TIMELY MANNER. FRONT STRUTS ARE BOTH LEAKING. *NLM

THE CONSUMER FOUND THE TIRES ONLY HAD A FEW HUNDRED MILES LEFT TO GO BEFORE HE WOULD NEED TO GET NEW TIRES. FIRESTONE FR690 TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. NEITHER THE FRONT DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM *TT

THE VEHICLE JUMPED ON BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS SMOOTH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW STRUTS, HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE THE SPRING TORSION AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. *NLM

THE DASH WIRING HARNESS SWITCH MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL. *JB

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC EX 2001, AND THE HANDLING ON THE CAR IS UNSAFE DUE TO FAULTY STRUTS. THE CAR RATTLES AND SHAKES ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. AT 27,000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT RIGHT STRUT AS WELL. THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO WHAT HONDA REP DESCRIBED IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART, HOWEVER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB THE OCCUPANCY POSITION DETECTOR SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, THE REAR DEFROSTER AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND ON TURNS, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, THE BACK WINDOW WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ANTENNA, THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH WAS LOOSE, THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE REAR SEAT, THE FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE TRUNK LID DID NOT CLOSE. SCC

CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED IN MARCH 2001. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS AGAIN 4000 MILES LATER BRAKES ARE BAD. TIRES WORN TO UNSAFE TREAD DEPTH W/ 2500 MILES. FRONT STRUTS BOTH BLOWN, TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER??? AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. DRIVER SEAT ROCKS, DEALER FIXED ONCE SAYING A SHIM WAS BROKE, AGAIN 8000 MILES LATER DRIVER SEAT ROCKS AGAIN. PAINT ON CAR HAS MANY SMALL RUST SPOTS. CLUTCH MUST HAVE FLAT SPOTS ON IT, AS WHEN I RELEASE CLUTCH TO START MOVING THERE IS A JUMPING SENSATION ABLE TO BE FELT BY DRIVER. AGAIN CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *JB

THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED. AS A RESULT ONLY THE LOW BEAMS WORKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE ON A HILL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ALTHOUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NLM

THE KEYS GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND AT TIMES WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. *JB

THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN IN DRIVE. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC NOT A STANDARD SHIFT! *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC COUPE EX, IN NOVEMBER 2000. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ALMOST 20 TIMES NOW. THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKES. THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BOTH NEEDING BATTERY TO BE BOOSTED. THEN ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING CRAZY. ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS, IT DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HONDA, AFTER THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY CAR WAS FINE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA. THEY FAIL TO FIND ANY OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONTINUING. THE CAR MAKES ALL KIND OF RATTLING AND CLICKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING, HONDA FINDS NOTHING. THE WINDOWS/WINDSHIELD FOG UP, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK WELL, HONDA FINDS NOTHING. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE LEAKING, HONDA AT FIRST FIND NOTHING WRONG, NOW SAY I HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKING, HONDA REPLACED SEAT TRACK TWICE, PROBLEM CONTINUES, TOOK CAR IN AGAIN FOR SEAT, HONDA FINDS NOTHING WRONG. SEAT ROCKING GETS WORSE, MAKING LOAD NOISE WHEN DRIVING, AFRAID FOR SAFETY. NOW THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE, CAR BRAKES WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR IS SLUGGISH, DRIVING FUNNY. I THINK THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS GOING TO GO BAD. IT STALLS TO START VERY OFTEN, THEN COMPLETELY FAILED TWICE, NEEDING BOOST. IM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AT THIS POINT. I EVEN REACHED OUT TO HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY DID NOT HELP AT ALL, IN FACT THEY WERE RUDE AND EVEN THREATENED ME,

THE WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. *JB

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT MACPHERSON STRUTS LEAKING, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND VERY POOR HANDLING. PARTS BACK-ORDERED FOR UNDETERMINED TIME. *JB

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN A GRINDING SOUND OCCURS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OCCURRED WHEN ON THE FREEWAY.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

SINCE I BOUGHT MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 IN OCT 2000, THE DOOR POWER LOCKS WILL INTERMITTENLY GET STUCK. WE THEN ARE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERS AND NEITHER HAVE A SOLUTION. IT'S DANGEROUS, AND SINCE HONDA SEEMS NOT TO CARE, I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP. I EVEN HAVE RECORDS SHOWING THAT I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERS.