Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, CITY STREET, AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED RIGHT INTO THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH. THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. CALLED HONDA DEALER AND THEY JUST LAUGHED AND SAID: YEAH, THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). A YEAR LATER, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE WAS REPLACED, TOO. THE CONSUMER HAD PAPERWORK PROVING ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED.
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OFF, NO BAD FUSES, IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET, AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT.
THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.THIS IS A TEST.
"TAKATA RECALL" I TOTALLED MY CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED IT. I WAS STUCK IN THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAVE AIRBAG DERMATITIS FROM THE AIRBAG CHEMICALS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE SRS AND SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE FRONT DASH. AFTER HAVING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE LIGHTS WERE UNRELATED. INSTEAD, I WOULD NEED TO PAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $600-$1,000 TO HAVE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT REPLACED, WHICH MAY SOLVE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, MY SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS YET (NO CRASHES) BUT FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK IF I WERE TO BE IN A CRASH DURING WHICH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR.
RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF. MUST DISCONNECT BATTERY TO TURN THEM OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. MA 10/26/2015 *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V32000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 11/17/15.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ UPDATED 3/23/2016 *JS UPDATED 04/05/16. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WE WERE DRIVING FROM RENO NV TO ANTIOCH CA AND WERE IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS AT ABOUT 2:30 AM AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE LOST OUR LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS IN WHICH WE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND WE WENT OFF THE ROAD WE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I KNEW HOW TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING WE GOT OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO SEE WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LOW BEAMS AND COULD NOT SEE WHY WE CLICKED THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORKED AND WE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A TAKATA AIR BAG, BUT AN AUTOLIV AIR BAG. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO SCREWS FROM THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE, AND DROVE THROUGH A WIRED FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED AN INJURED NECK AND BACK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL LEAKED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LOCKING CAP, WHICH SPILLED ON TO THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP LOCKING CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,006.
I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN TO GET IT MOVING. BUT, AS SOON AS I STOPPED AGAIN, IT STOPPED MOVING...TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT BARELY MOVED ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL OVER AND GET A TOW. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A SHOP, BUT WAS TOLD LATER THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT WAS MOVING AGAIN. SO, I CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO KNOWS HONDA'S AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS YEAR AND MAKE HAS HAD MANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT IT'S LIKELY I'LL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY, THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MILEAGE AND I'M IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE WEATHER IS MILD. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT HONDA HASN'T HAD AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I WANT THEM HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS WITH MY SEVENTY TWO YEAR OLD MOM WHO HAS DEMENTIA AND SHE WAS TERRIFIED. SO I'M ANGRY TO SAY THE LEAST.
8/19/14-GAS SMELL BAD MILEAGE-REPAIR SHOP REPLACED GAS CAP. STILL SMELLED GAS. BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICES AND STATED SMELL OF GAS, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND SAID WE MAY HAVE OVERFILLED TANK, MUST HAVE SPILLED GAS DOWN SIDE, OR THE POOR GAS MILEAGE COULD BE THE WAY WE DRIVE THE CAR. 5/11/2015-127,148 MILES- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-HAD CHARCOAL CANISTER & VENT SOLENOID REPLACED. 5/13/2015-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. APPARENTLY KNOW PROBLEM WITH LEAKING GAS/FUMES HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED MODELS AFFECTED WITH EXCEPTION OF HONDA ODYSSEY. MUCH OF MY RESEARCH EFFECTING 98-2002 MODELS. TSB'S ( TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S ) 01-011 ( EVAP CONTROL CANISTER VENT SHUT VALVE 98-99 MODELS ) AND 03-001 ( EVAP BYPASS SOLENOID VALVE 98-02 SINCE CODE AND DIAGNOSING PROBLEM IS DIFFICULT AND BASICALLY HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES AS LEAKING GAS/FUMES IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
ON APRIL 8 2015 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD SO I HAD TO DESPERATELY STOP THE CAR I RUN. MY CAR WAS CALL FOR RECALL AND I WHEN TO HONDA SERVICES IN HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FIX SOMETHING FROM THE AIR BAG IN THE DASH BOARD THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO ORDER SOME PARTS AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO COMEBACK SO I WAIEDT FOR ONE MONTH AND TWO MONTH AND THEY NEVER CALL ME I CALLED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THOSE PARTS AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME I BELIEVE MY CAR WAS TOTAL DESTROY IN FIRE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIX MY CAR ON TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
WHEN I TURN RIGHT CORNER ON 4-21 2015 AT 11 AM AT 15 TO 20 MILES A HOUR MY LOWER A -ARM BROKE FELL DOWN AND MY AXEL BROKE. AND THE TIER COME OUT 4 INCHES AND THE FENDER WAS BROKE AND FRONT BUMPER CAP WAS TORN OFF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AND THE FRONT HOOD AND FENDER WHERE DAMAGE .THE A ARM WAS NOT WELDED WHERE IT BROKE AND THE LITTLE BIT THAT WAS WELDED BROKE IN THE WELD CAUSING MY DAMAGE TO MY HONDA CIVIC. *TR
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 3/23/15, WHICH I BOOKED ONLINE. I WAS ABLE TO BOOK MY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATER ONLINE AS WELL, WHICH NO ISSUES. I WAS ASKED WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR IF I HAD CALLED TO ORDER PARTS, I HAD NOT AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHEN I BOOKED THAT I NEEDED TO DO SO. I WAS SIMPLY TOLD PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED FOR ME AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY WERE IN. AFTER TWO WEEKS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON MY ORDERED PARTS, I WAS TOLD PARTS CAN TAKE "2 TO 3 DAYS OR ONE TO TWO MONTHS" TO GET IN DUE TO A BACKLOG. I CONTACTED HONDA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. TWO WEEKS LATER I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE PARTS, HEAR FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR HEAR FROM ANYONE IN HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY INITIAL RECALL NOTICE INDICATES THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING, DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND YET DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS I AM STILL STUCK WITH FAULTY PARTS AND NO TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS. A TWO MONTH WAIT FOR PARTS IN A DANGEROUS RECALL IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LEAVES ME LIABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THESE PARTS AS I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR DANGER BUT OTHERWISE UNABLE TO REPLACE THEM. *TR
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ENGINE REV WENT TO 3000 RPM WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. KEPT CAR STATIONARY BY PRESSING HARD ON THE BREAK. FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE; ALSO ALMOST THE FIRST AND ONLY DAY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONAL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WE ARE FILING A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY/TAKATA FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC CAR. WE MADE CONTACT WITH AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY LAST YEAR ABOUT THE SEVERE INJURIES THAT THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG CAUSED TO MY WIFE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. ON 11/14/2013, A NEGLIGENT DRIVER CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT PUT MY WIFE'S LIFE IN GRAVE DANGER. MY WIFE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN HER ENTIRE BODY AND COULDN'T MOVE. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. UPON MEDICAL EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE HAD A THORACIC BURST FRACTURE AT T12 AND A T11 COMPRESSION FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO R LAMINA AND PARS OF T12 AS WELL. SHE HAD A RIB FRACTURE AND PULMONARY CONTUSION. THESE WERE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. SHE NEEDED TO HAVE IMMEDIATE SPINAL FUSION SURGERY FOR THE T10-L2 AREA OF HER SPINE. WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY AND PROVIDED DOCUMENTS THROUGH FAXES AND EMAIL AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE OUR DOCUMENTS. THEY CONSISTENTLY SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE OUR DOCUMENTS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE FAX CONFIRMATION AND EMAIL SHOWING THAT DOCUMENTS WERE SENT SUCCESSFULLY TO AMERICAN HONDA. THEN ON 1/21/2015 MARION COOLEY FROM AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY CALLED AND SAID THEY CANNOT PROVIDE MY WIFE WITH COMPENSATION FOR HER MEDICAL INJURIES. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY DID
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE DRIVING ON A NARROW, CURVY, HILLY HIGHWAY IN THE SNOW, SO THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. THE CAR WAS GOING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP. A PASSERBY KINDLY HELPED US PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC WHILE CARS WERE WHIZZING BY, ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE 60 MILES FROM HOME, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WANTS $2,200 TO REPLACE THE BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING. WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. AS I WAS ONLY A SHORT WAY FROM AN EXIT, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE, DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, AND TO THE STOP LIGHT PRIOR TO THE LOCAL ROADS AS THE CAR WOULD STILL DRIVE BUT ONLY LESS THAN 40 MPH. UPON GETTING TO THE STOP LIGHT, THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL GOING FORWARD, I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP TO A SPACE IN BETWEEN TURN LANES. I PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CALLED TRIPLE A FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAD GONE, TO THEIR SURPRISE AS THE CAR IS IN "GREAT CONDITION". *TR
2001 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVERS SEAT BELT FASTENER, THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTACH. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO HIT THE LATCH PLATE WITH HIS FIST, INTO THE FASTENER OPENING OR THE BUCKLE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO HOLD ONTO OR TO PERMANENTLY ATTACH. *JB
I WAS DRIVING ON A BITTER COLD DAY, AND SOON AFTER I LEFT IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND THE RPMS WERE NOT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY. HOWEVER, IT SOON "NORMALIZED", AND I FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD, WHICH HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. NOT BUT A FEW MILES INTO MY DRIVE, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL IN A SCHOOL ZONE, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING/MOVING. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND I COULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR - NOT EVEN REVERSE - SO I WAS STUCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THIS HILL. I TURNED ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS AND HAD TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MANEUVERED MY CAR INTO EXIT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHILE BUSES WERE TRYING TO LEAVE. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO KIDS USING THE CROSSWALK. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATION LIGHTS, NO WAY TO PREPARE FOR THIS SCARY EVENT. ON THE COLDEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN HISTORY, I HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND IN HIS OPINION, WAS NOT WORTH THE MONEY TO POUR INTO THIS PROBLEMATIC 2001 HONDA CIVIC, APPARENTLY THE MOST RECALLED CAR. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS CAR, AND PURCHASED IT AFTER COLLEGE WITH THE HOPES OF HAVING THE RELIABLE HONDA STAY WITH ME FOR THE LONG HAUL. *TR
IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET BUT MY CAR IS SLIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3, AND 3-4. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE HONDA DEALER BEFORE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. *TR
I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF AN CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 159,000 MILES. IT STARTED SMELLING OBNOXIOUS GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. THE DEALER FINDINGS WERE, THE FUEL FILTER CRACKED. ESTIMATED REPAIR OF $541.00, THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED ALSO, THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THEM SINCE DAY ONE. THE SERVICE DISORDER SUGGESTED TO ME TO CONTACT HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO THEM SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID CONTACT HONDA THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS SO MUCH, *TR
I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH MY CAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF ON A STATE HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DAWN, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, APPROACHING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. I HAD JUST EXECUTED A CURVE TO THE LEFT AND WAS STRAIGHTENING THE WHEEL WHEN THE STEERING FROZE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. GOING OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, I BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. TWO CARS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, I UNFASTENED MY SEATBELT, TOOK MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND TURNED EVERYTHING OFF. THEN THE DRIVERS HELPED ME OUT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE DRIVER TOLD ME TO STEER THE VEHICLE AS HE PULLED IT UP OUT OF THE DITCH TOWARD HIS TRUCK. I TOLD HIM IT WAS FROZEN, AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER IT. HOWEVER, WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE ON, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NO LONGER LOCKED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT FROZE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, BUT I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE I REMEMBER TURNING THE KEY OFF RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF FEAR OF FIRE. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL BUT CALLED MY CHIROPRACTOR AND BEGAN TREATMENT THAT AFTERNOON. *TR
STARTED CAR DROVE IT TO WORK, ABOUT A MILE INTO DRIVE ENGINE STALLED, CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER, THEN STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. 1997-2000 HONDA CIVIC MODELS WERE INVOLVED IN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, I WONDER IF 2001 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. *TR
THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (METRO HONDA, JERSEY CITY, NJ) FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL, BUT AFTER I LEFT, THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ON MY NEXT VISIT I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS, AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW SRS SYSTEM, AT A COST OF $730+ AND THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE COST. AND, UNTIL I FIX THE SRS SYSTEM, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED HONDA ON NOVEMBER 10, 2014, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED. SO, NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE WITH AIRBAGS THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
MY CAR STATED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING IT WOULD REV UP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2 BROUGHT IT IN TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WOULD NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ONE. WENT HOME AND STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMP. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE 2001 CIVIC. LOOKED AT THE HONDA WEBSITE AND CALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET AND HELP. WELL EVER SINCE THEN I TELL ALL EVERYONE NOT TO BUY A HONDA CIVIC BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. A WARNING TO ALL DO NOT BUY THIS KIND OF CAR. *TR
I WAS TRAVELING IN NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS (30 MPH SPEED LIMIT), AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE AGAIN. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD ONLY RESULT IN REVVING THE ENGINE, MUCH LIKE IN NEUTRAL SETTING. THE MAJOR KEY PROBLEM HERE IS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SIGNS OF DISTRESS, FAILURE, WARNING AND ETC. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS TRAVELING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND COULD EASILY PULL OVER TO THE CURB; THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHERS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY... THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON SITES SUCH AS THIS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THERE WAS NO FAILURE EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V132000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDIES WOULD FAIL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,463.
MY MOTHER WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT-HANDED TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SHE SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO TALK TO MY DAD AND TELL HIM SHE HAD PAIN IN HER CHEST. SHE DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A RUPTURED AORTA WHICH WAS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. SHE WAS 64 YEARS OLD AND WAS STOPPED MAKING A SIMPLE TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT KILLED HER, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MAKE AND MODEL OF HER HONDA CIVIC DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SRS SENSOR IS ON. THOUSANDS OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS SENSORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED. *TR
AIRBAG EXPLODED UPON IMPACT CAUSING SHRAPNEL TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE DRIVER. COMPLAINT IS FILED ON BEHALF OF ALLEGED VICTIM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS THE ONLY AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ADJUSTERS BECAME FRACTURED DURING THE CRASH, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO FALL IN REVERSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BRUISING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED A HERNIATED AND BULGING DISC IN THE NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX THAT I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALER IN THE SPRING OF 2014 AFTER FIXING A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I NOW HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT LATCHING IN COLD CONDITIONS AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET AN SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH WHICH MAKES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM INOPERABLE MEANING IF THERE WOULD BE A CRASH THE SAFETY SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THERE SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD TALK OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER HONDA CIVICS IN THE ONLINE FORUMS I LOOKED AT. IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS WORTHY OF A RECALL WOULDN'T MALFUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS BE JUST AS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. I LOOKED AT HONDA'S CORPORATE SITE UNDER SAFETY AND THEY STATE "SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY" I JUST TALKED WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND PAY THE $100.00 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND ALSO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON TOP OF THAT. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE COMPANY THAT SAYS SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY TO ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH SEATBELT LATCHING ON ANY OTHER BRAND OF VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR OWN STATEMENTS ON THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A TWO CAR COLLISION. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH MUCH GREATER FORCE THAN DESIGNED. HONDA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING AND RECALLING AIRBAG DEFECTS IN ITS 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR MANY YEARS. DURING THIS LOW SPEED, VERY SURVIVABLE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER, FULLY SEAT BELTED, WAS RENDERED A C2 QUADRIPLEGIC. **SPOKE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REPRESENTING DRIVER (86 YEAR OLD, 5'-0'' ADULT FEMALE). HER VEHICLE THE STRUCK SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED. THE OTHER SIX INJURIES FROM THAT VEHICLE. ONLY ONE OCCUPANT/INJURY IN SUBJECT VEHICLE-DRIVER. PAR AND PICS SUBMITTED. 09-19-2014.PCO..UPDATED 09-24-14 *BF..09/25/14 *BF UPDATED 02/24/2015 *JS
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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