2001 Honda Civic complaints

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEN FOUND OUT THERE ARE $3000 MINIMUM ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE AIRBAGS AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. ALSO, THE EVAPORATION SENSOR AND CANISTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT PART TO REPLACE IT. THE SRS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SEATBELT ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS SAY THAT IT IS ENGAGING. *TR

TRASMISSION FAILED. LEFT STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT RE-ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING WAS MELTED, CAUSING THE BOARD TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E044000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN AT 65 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN AN OUT OF GEAR. IF I PULLED OVER AN SAT FOR 15 MIN IT WOULD START TO PULL LIKE NORMAL AGAIN FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN DO IT AGAIN. I HAD TO DO THAT SEVERAL TIMES TURNING A 15 MIN TRIP INTO A 2 HOUR TRIP. *TR

WAS TURNING LEFT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO THE CARS RPMS WENT UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE..IT JUST DIDN'T DO IT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES AT THREE DIFFERENT STOPS...THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE.....WHERE'S THE RECALL? ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND ON ONE OF THE INCIDENTS... *TR

HOOD WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, UPPER RADIATOR SUPPORT BEAM (AKA FRONT BULKHEAD CROSSBEAM) METAL IS EXTREMELY THIN AND FRACTURED AND/OR MISSING IN SEVERAL AREAS. HOOD LATCH IS STILL BOLTED INTO THE BROKEN FRAGMENTS OF METAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS YET ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF HONDA'S CHEAP TRANSMISSION AND I SAY CHEAP IN THAT IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY NOT THAT IT IS CHEAP TO GET IT REPAIRED. NO THAT IS OVER $2000 ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF MY CAR DILIGENTLY TAKING IT IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS AT HONDA'S RECOMMENDED MILEAGE; I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED. I HAD JUST PULLED UP TO A BUSY STOP LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HIT THE GAS AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD LIKE USUAL, BUT SUDDENLY RIGHT AS I PAST THE INTERSECTION THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN JUST DIED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT BACK UP AND SOME HOW AFTER A FEW MINUTES MANAGED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO HOLD JUST ENOUGH TO PULL IT INTO A TURN OFF. I HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE HONKING AND YELLING AT ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD. HONDA IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM YOU. NHTSA IF YOU'RE LISTENING PLEASE I IMPLORE YOU TO DO AN INVESTIGATION THIS COULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AND CAR JUST STOPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT FROM SEVERAL VEHICLE BEHIND ME ! DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

CAME UP TO THE STREET LIGHT ONCE IT TURN GREEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND CAR WAS JUST MOVED THAN THE RPM WENT HIGH AND THAN DID NOT MOVE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,895.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,768.

AS I CROSSED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AS CARS WERE COMING AT ME. I WAS TERRIFIED. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I FOUND THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. OVER 600 COMPLAINTS. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD I HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED THE ALLOTED MILES ON THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAD TO BUY A USED TRANSMISSION FOR $1095.00 AND HIRE A MECHANIC TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY OPINION THAT HONDA WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS BAD TRANSMISSION AND THEY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED A REPLACEMENT, NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE ON THE OWNERS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DROVE TO SOME DISTANCE WHILE EXPERIENCING SOME GEAR ENGAGING PROBLEMS. THEN SUDDENLY THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: 1. CAR STUTTERS OR JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING. 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR WON'T ENGAGE. 4. TRANSMISSION POPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. 5. CAR WILL TURN ON AND STARTS TO MOVE A BIT, THEN CAN'T GET IT TO MOVE. I HAD TO CALL SERVICE TO TOW MY CAR BACK TO HOME BECAUSE CAR DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS. THIS HAPPENED ON 2012/12/23 AND THE MILEAGE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS 80404 MILES. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BY HONDA BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSES TOTAL LOSS OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HONDA REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, AND HONDA SHOULD FIX IT, SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX. 12AM THE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIR UNDER A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE! WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD NOT GET IN GEAR. I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT I WAS NOT MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO LET IT COAST TO A SIDE STREET TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY UGLY IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A BUSIER STREET. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. APPARENTLY THE OIL PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED WHICH BASICALLY CAUSED THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP. I HAD TO DO A COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I KNOW MY HONDA HAS A FEW MILES BUT 104K SEEMS TOO EARLY FOR A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TOLD, THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT A COMPLETE CHECK-UP BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE, THE DEPTH OF THE TIRES WERE RATED 3/32-4/32. ALSO, THE TIRES WERE A LARGER SIZE THEN RECOMMENDED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE SAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ANY PART OF THE COST FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT.

CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY, WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS, CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED, ONE OWNER. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I TRIED TO DODGE THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, AND FAILED TO DO SO. I SCRATCH THE REAR LEFT BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR, THEN SPIN 540 DEGREES AND HIT THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAS WEARING THE SEATBELT SO IT WAS OK BUT THE FRONT AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED TO PROTECT ME FROM CERTAIN INJURIES. I STILL FEEL SOME PAIN ON MY NECK AND MY BACK 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE PLASTIC COVERING THEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA HASN'T RECALLED THE PLASTIC OR AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING ON IT. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. I OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC BEFORE THIS AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ANGLE ON THE DASH SO THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE YEAR OF HIS VEHICLE HOWEVER, WAS OMITTED FROM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FACT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTED TO HAVE THE LETTER AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT HIS VEHICLE YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME, BACK COUNTRY ROADS, WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE REVVED UP TO OVER 5000RPM WHILE MAKING A VERY SLOW TURN. I BRAKE, IT STOPPED REVVING UP, BUT WHEN I STARTED AGAIN IT SHUDDERED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING. I COULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR, I TRIED WAITING A WHILE, CAR RUNS FINE BUT WON'T MOVE. SAT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR A TOW, HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. OF COURSE, THIS WILL COST ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CARE, BUT THAT'S NOT MY MAIN CONCERN. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE ME PHYSICAL HARM, I WAS PLANNING ON LEAVING FOR BALTIMORE WITHIN THE HOUR. HAD THIS CAR WAITED 50 MORE MILES TO GIVE OUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON 695S ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRIDAY NIGHT COMMUTERS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, MYSELF INCLUDED? THIS CAR SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING WITHIN 1 MINUTE - NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO PRIOR NOTICE OF ANYTHING WRONG. I KEEP THIS CAR MAINTAINED PER THE MANUAL AND WAS PLANNING ON KEEPING IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA FOR MANY YEARS AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS BY SO MANY CONSUMERS I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE? HOW MANY WILL NEED TO DIE IN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, ALL OF A SUDDEN COULDN'T MAKE IT UP A HILL, SPEED WOULDN'T GO PAST 20MPH. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC - 84,000 MILES STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY - RT. 70 IN BRICK NJ. I COASTED INTO A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION BLEW - I HAD NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA WAS TAKEN TO COURT FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN ON A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. I CALLED HONDA JUST NOW AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR IT, AND NO GOOD FAITH EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST ME IN PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR. BUT THE MILEAGE DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH A SERIOUS ISSUE SUCH AS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PLACED IN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS???? *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEARS AND THEREFORE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND GET VEHICLE TOWED. AGAIN, THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH AIRBAG INFLATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *JB

WAS DRIVING ON BLUEGRASS PARKWAY IN KENTUCKY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I TRIED GETTING OUT OF HARMS WAY. THEN MY ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IT WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. HONDA PLACED A RECALL IN DECEMBER 2011 BUT NEVER CONTACTED ME OF THE RECALL. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. SUFFERED WRIST AND ANKLE DAMAGE SO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE???? *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG CAMPAIGN RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTING CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED NO APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED AWAY. THE ADVISOR, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE OR CHECKING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THAT A SALVAGED TITLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THERE WOULD BE A $100 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED AN APPOINTMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE $100 INSPECTION FEE ONCE AGAIN, STATING IT WAS A SERVICE FOR A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED THE INVOICE STATED "CUSTOMER DECLINED SERVICE OR REPAIR; SRS LIGHT ON DECLINED DIAGNOSTIC".

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC, LUCKILY HAD MOMENTUM TO MANEUVER VEHICLE INTO CENTER TURN LANE, OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES LACERATION DUE TO BAG INFLATION *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEBRIS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER OVERHEATING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RELEASED METAL PARTICLES THAT CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S NECK AND RIGHT ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AS NORMAL, CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS STALLING AS IF I HAD IT IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. IT JUST QUIT WITH NO WARNING AND I WAS LUCK ENOUGH TO BE PUSH OUT THE TURNING LANE AND THANK GOD , MY GRAND DAUGHTER & I WAS NOT ALREADY ON THE 5 LANE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT QUIT LIKE IT DID. IT WAS CONFIRMED TODAY THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION & IT COST MORE THEN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I HAD NO INDICATIONS OR LEAKS. I WAS READING ON LINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE LATELY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND HONDA DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM, I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE HAS TO BE SERIOUSLY REAREND OR KILLED TO BE A CONCERN AND THAT'S A SHAME & IT'S PUTTING PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN DANGER & HARMS WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CONFIRMED BY HONDA SERVICE. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR UNDER $3,000.00. MY CAR IS ONLY 77K MILES. *TR

I AM THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR AND BEEN METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. THEN SUDDENLY OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR REVVED UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET. NOW THE MECHANIC IS ASKING FOR $2200. QUESTION IS IF I DO SPEND THAT AMOUNT AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHAT'S THE GUARANTEE IF THAT ONE WON'T FAIL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ONLY 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROWDED ROAD, AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING (ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT, BUT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2001 CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION, AND EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS, AND HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, CAUSING DANGEROUS FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THEY ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A STRONG HEADACHE/LIGHT-HEADEDNESS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS EXACT MODEL/YEAR HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN. I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD IT TOWED OVER 30 MILES. AFTER A SHOP LOOKED AT IT THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, OR A USED JUST NOT THE ONE I HAVE IN THERE NOW BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK. HONDA CIVICS IN 2001 HAVE A 20 PERCENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. THAT IS MUCH TOO HIGH FOR ANY VEHICLE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS ON A 75 DEGREE WEATHER. WE WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, WE WENT TO MCDONALDS TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, LIFTING THE HOOD. AN ADVANCED AUTO ZONE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER A BIT, WE TOOK IT OVER, THERE. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE AT ALL; BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. THEY THEN TOLD US TO TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM TEST IT WITH THEIR TOOLS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOL NEEDED TO DO THE PARTICULAR TEST NEEDED DONE. SO, WE LIMPED THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GOT THEIR COMPUTER TESTER OUT AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES. THE FUNNY THING IS, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AFTER THE CODES WERE TESTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO TEST IT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE FOUND A USED EMC COMPUTER CHIP/COMPONENT AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK, WE HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE THAT WE HADN'T HEARD. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THAT IT WOULD BE NOISY AND WOULD GET WORSE OVER TIME. NOW, WE CAN'T DRIVE IT TOO FAR WITHOUT IT DOWNSHIFTING. THE HOT AIR JUST GETS TO IT. WE ARE ON A VERY FIXED INCOME. THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR. HE IS DISABLED. ALL WE HAVE IS HIS DISABILITY. WE ALSO HAVE 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOT OVER THE SUMMER WE CAN'T RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THAT JUST EXACE

CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING DOWN AN ENTIRE STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS AT ALL. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT ACCELERATED FURIOUSLY BUT DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO GO ANYWHERE, AND FINALLY I JUST TURNED IT OFF. MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR DRIVABLE AGAIN AFTER PRESSING ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHER SPEED ROAD, SUCH AS THE INTERSTATE, MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED AND BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, BUT I AM NOW VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT DRIVING IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO IDLE SPEEDS BARELY GIVING THE CARS BEHIND A CHANCE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, A HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND BURNING THE FLUID. IT COST ME 3800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AND THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A CODE 15-3 FOR OPDS UNIT FAILURE. WITH THIS LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION IN A CRASH. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR A COVERED REPAIR BY 11 MONTHS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA OF MONROVILLE PA, WANTS TO CHARGE 325 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR COMPANY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *KB