2001 Honda Civic complaints

WHEN TURNING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK

WHEN RAINING, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING BOGGED DOWN AND MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES LIKE IT IS HITTING SOMETHING. I HAVE NOTICED A LEAK AS WELL. OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP IDLE LOWERS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO TURN OFF, BUT THEN RECOVERS. DEALER HAS NOT LOCATED DEFECT OR PROVIDED REMEDY.*AK

WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ENGINE WILL TURN OFF AND STALL. BUT, VEHICLE CAN BE QUICKLY RESTART.CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK CONSUMER NOW STATES DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION ON, I SOMETIMES HEAR A SPARK BUZZ COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DISPLAY PANEL OF THE SPEEDOMETER, ETC. I AM NOT SURE THIS IS NORMAL. IT COULD BE A WIRING CONNECTION PROBLEM. UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER OR ASK QUESTIONS. THEY ARE VERY UNHELPFUL. HAVE DRIVEN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, AND NEVER HAVE HEARD SUCH SPARK BUZZ NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON. HONDA CORPORATION HAS NOT ANSWERED MY INQUIRY.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEATING COIL WAS CAUSING THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN TURNING AIR CONDITIONING WATER WOULD DRIP FROM UNDER GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SOAK MATS AND RUGS. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HEATING CORE NEEDED REPLACING.*AK *JB

WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR IN REVERSE THE CAR WENT FORWARD, AND WHEN I SHIFTED IT TO DRIVE, THE CAR WENT BACKWARD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND WHEN I LIGHTLY STEP ON THE BRAKE, IT ABRUPTLY STOPS. THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO FIX THIS CAR. THE FIRST PROBLEM REPORTED WAS THE "POWER SWITCH" SECONDLY THEY REPORTED THAT IT'S A "TRANSMISSION" BUT STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT IF WHAT ELSE IS THE PROBLEM. LASTLY, THEY NOTIFIED ME ON APRIL 19, 2001 THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE "TRANSMISSION SOLENOID."

WHEN RAINING WATER COULD LEAK INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE AND WILL MAKE CARPET WET, AND COULD BE CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO CONTROL PEDALS OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ADVERTISED AS A FUEL EFFICENT VEHICAL. THEY ADVERTISED 31 MPG IN CITY DRIVING 38-42 HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS. NEVER USED THE AIR CONDITIONER. DROVE MODERATELY AND AM GETTING 19 MPG. I GUAGED IT BY THE NUMBER OF GAL. PUMPED NOT FROM GAS GUAGE IN CAR. I HAVE RECIEPTS AND A LOG OF ALL MILES AND GALLONS PUT INTO THE CAR. THE DEALER TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS GETTING 26.3 DRIVING 10-30 MPH. I AM UNABLE TO GET EVEN THAT WHICH IS A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNT ADVERTISED. I AM DISSAPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY HONDA.

AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON DOSEN'T WORK. YOU MUST TURN ON THE FAN BUTTON FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON TO WORK. IT MUST BE A WIREING PROBLEM AND I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS TRUE OF ALL CIVICS YEAR 2001. *AK

THERE WASN'T A STEERING LOCK WHEN DRIVER TURNED STEERING COLUMN FOR SECURITY REASON. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. HUMMING NOISES AND ROUGH IDLING ALSO OCCUR. *SLC

WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND AGAIN WHEN TAKING OFF. HAS STALLED ABOUT 10 TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

MY CAR WAS TOTALED, IT HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMANGE AND SIDE DAMANGE. I SPENT OUT ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND HIT THE MEDIA DIVIDER AND THE CAR AIRBAGS FAILED TO OPEN.*AK

VIN# [XXX], HEAD ON COLLISION NON OF THE AIR BAGS ACTIVATED WHICH COULD OF ELIMINATED THE PERSONAL INJURIES. PORTION OF THE FRONT CHASIE TWISTED AND FRAME DAMAGE 8000.00$ COST OF REPAIR JUST TO THE CAR AND NON OF THE AIR BAG ACTIVATED. EXPERT AT THE BODY SHOP CONFIRM THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED WHICH WOULD HAVE STOP THE BROKEN ARM INJURY . HONDA AND THE DEALER WHERE BOTH CONTACTED , HONDA KIND OF BELIEVE THAT AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED JUST AFRAID TO SAY THEY HAVE FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THEIR NEW CAR AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE CONSUMER WAS WASHING VEHICLE NOTICED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO TRUNK. THEN, NOTICED THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM TAIL LIGHT INTO TRUNK. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FIRESTONE TIRE (NO SIZE) EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CONSUMER IS ANGRY DUE TO GETTING A RUN AROUND FROM HONDA DEALER AND FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER ENDED UP HAVING TO BUY THE TIRE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION WOULD PERIODICALLY STOP SHIFTING INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT A SPEED FASTER THAN 40 MPH. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT REPAIRED, BUT MUST BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK ANOTHER DEALER DETERMINED TORQE CONVERTOR AS A CAUSE AND REPLACED IT. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *YH

RADIO NEEDS TO BE RECODED FREQUENTLY IN ORDER TO OPERATE. DEALER PROMISED REPLACEMENT IN TWO TO FOUR WEEKS. AFTER 5 WEEKS I CALLED DEALER TO LEARN THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THEIR PROMISE. DEALER SAID HONDA INFORMED THE DEALER THAT MORE RESEARCH WAS BEING DONE AND NO THERE IS NO SOLUTION.

WAS DRIVING WHEN SRS LIGHT CAME ON & DID NOT BLINK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. FIRST TIME IT WAS THEIR FOR 2 WEEKS. 2ND TIME LIGHT WAS OFF 1 DAY, BUT CAME BACK ON.*AK

PANEL NOISE AS WELL, PART BACK ORDERED FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR 4TH TIME. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. EVERY TIME DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED, BUT LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS CLOCK CAN NOT BE SET BECAUSE THE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AS AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *YH

LEFT FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING AND IS CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND POOR HANDLING. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE FELT THAT REAR WENT DOWN. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE TIRE, FR690. HE HASN'T CALLED FIRESTONE. *AK

WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE CAR AND PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. WHEN I'M BACKING UP THE BRAKES ARE FINE. WHEN I START OUT AND IF I NEED TO BRAKE , I.E. AT THE END OF THE ALLEY, I MUST PUSH WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO STOP THE CAR. I GO AGAIN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND TRYTO STOP AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT DOES THAT FOR THEM TOO. THEY ALSO TRIED A OTHER 2001 MODELS OF THE CIVUC AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THIS I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHATEVER IT TAKES. THEY SAY THAT IF THEY ALLOW THE CAR TO WARM FOR 5 MINUTES IT'S O.K. I ALREADY KNEW THAT AS AFTER I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES THEN THEY WERE O.K. I ALSO ADVISED THEM TODAY THAT I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE CAR BACK UNTIL THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO TOLD THEM IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS I HAD THE CAR. I'M JUST LUCKY I WASN'T GOING INTO TRAFFIC AND ON SNOW AND ICE. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR AND DRIVE KNOWING MY BRAKES WILL WORK PROPERLY.*AK

SRS INDICATES MALFUNCTION. OWNERS MANUAL STATES AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. POWER DOOR LOCK DRIVER SIDE INOPERABLE, CANNOT LOCK CAR FROM INSIDE. PASS INTERIOR DOOR PANEL LOOSE. NOTIFIED DEALER, SLOW TO RESPOND.*AK