2001 Honda Civic complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUSTED MANIFOLD AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

I HAVE A 01 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 85,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION. I'M ACTUALLY DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE TODAY AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME $1600. I JUST SPOKE TO HONDA AND REQUESTED GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS BEING 10 YEARS OLD. I TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD 6 OR 7 TOYOTAS IN A ROW AND THIS WAS MY FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST HONDA. I ASKED THEM TO PASS ALONG MY CASE WITH THAT COMMENT AND CONTACT ME IF THEY WANT TO RETAIN MY BUSINESS. *TT

AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE. I TRIED PRESSING HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND ALL IT DID WAS REV THE ENGINE AND LET OFF A RUBBER SMELL. AFTER LETTING IT REST A FEW HOURS IT WOULD FINALLY MOVE AGAIN, BUT ONLY AT A SLOW SPEED. IF I PRESS ON THE GAS TOO HARD IT WILL JERK THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS EVERYWHERE. IT IS VERY CLEAR FROM DOING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001-2003 TRANSMISSION. FROM SPEAKING TO PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUILDING HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MATERIALS FLAKING OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CLUTCH CLOGGING THINGS UP. I DRIVE AT 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE P0740 ERROR CODE HAS COME UP, BUT THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT UNTIL I GET THE TRANSMISSION SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS AIRCARE EVEN THOUGH MY EMISSIONS ARE PERFECTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. INCIDENTS VARY FROM TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH, STALLS, TO ACCIDENTS. IF YOU JUST GOOGLE SEARCH 2001-2003 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR OVER-TIME DOES HAPPEN, BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE AND FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH ABOUT 125K MILES ON IT WITH THE CARMAX REPORT THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS FOR THIS CAR, IT DID REFLECT THE MAINTANCE THAT THE PRIVIOUS OWNER MADE AND IT WAS AS SCHEDULE. THE CAR RAN WELL AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE FOR OIL AND GENERAL CHECKS. NOW AFTER 6-MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT AND THE CAR STOPED ACCELARATING. AFTER GETTING TOWED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIGNOSIS, THAT RESULTED ON A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR INCONVINIENCE, I HAD TO FIND A BORROWED CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK, AND IAM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GET THIS FIX, IAM AFRIAD SOMENTHING ELSE WILL OCCUR, SINCE THIS MODEL HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING SLUGGISH. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR HAD TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 09/12/11*JB

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOT BROKEN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD RECHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TOA SECOND MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TDDC CYLINDER CODE STALLED FOR THE CAM SHAFT CYLINDER SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN 2010 REGARDING AN AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL FOR MY CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 25, 2010 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER CALLED BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND IT WOULD TAKE 1-2 DAYS TO RECEIVE AND ONCE THE PARTS WERE RECEIVED, I WOULD BE CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THEN. I NEVER RECEIVED THE CALL AGAIN AND I ASSUMED IT MAY HAVE TAKEN LONGER FOR THE PARTS TO BE RECEIVED SO I HAD WAITED LONGER. I RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL NOTICE AGAIN THIS YEAR AND SUDDENLY REMEMBERED THAT I HAD TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT SINCE LAST YEAR. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN MORE THAN 60 DAYS SINCE I HAD FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC EX HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND BOTH WERE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND 1ST FAILURE WITH 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE LEFT CAR IMMOBILE AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY FELLOW MOTORISTS THAT RISKED INJURY TO GET MY WIFE OUT OF TRAFFIC...THE SECOND MOST RECENT FAILURE LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC UNTIL A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED .I HAVE INVESTIGATED ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF LOW MILEAGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL SUDDENLY ON HONDA CIVICS AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING YET HONDA NEGLECTED TO WARN OF THIS DANGER OF LOSING ALL TRANSMISSION POWER WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING...IF THERE IS NO WARNING FROM MANUFACTURER HOW CAN THE PUBLIC MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO NOT PUT THEIR FAMILY IN HARMS WAY? *TR

ON MAY 6, 2011 CAR WOULD REV UP A LITTLE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AS IF IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. BY THE 3RD RED LIGHT THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE AND I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE CAR JUST ROLLING. I MANAGED TO ROLL IT OFF THE ROAD BUT CARS IN BACK OF ME WERE BEEPING THEIR HORNS AND CARS HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO THAT I COULD PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. VERY SCARY. 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT CROWN HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY, AS A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAD TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, BELTS, OIL CHANGE AND 4 TIRES REPLACED FOR $1,300. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRIOR WORK, WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY. TOWED CAR TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND ALSO NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER. I HEARD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT WAS IT CAUSED BY THE PRIOR WORK OR A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION? *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 101 FWY IN L.A. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL; THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WENT FROM GOING APPROX 60 MPH TO COASTING. I MANAGED TO GET ACROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FWY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. 2 HOURS LATER MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC WAS BROUGHT IN TO PLANET HONDA LOCATED IN UNION NJ FOR A RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND HEADLIGHTS TO BE CORRECTED IN MAY 2010. I WAS GIVING BACK MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ALL ITEMS WERE CORRECTED. A YEAR LATER, ON APRIL 23, 2011 AT 1AM I WAS DRIVING AND MY LOW BEAMS FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE IN A WELL LIT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO ACCESS MY HIGHBEAMS BEFORE ANY INCIDENTS OCCURRED. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC HE REPORTED IT WAS DUE TOT THE SWITCH THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I THEN WENT BACK TO PLANET HONDA AND AFTER MUCH ARGUING I HAD TO AGREE TO PAY $105 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE THEM REVIEW THEIR WORK. I WAS THEN INFORMED 6 HOURS LATER THAT INDEED THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE. HONDA NEEDS TO REVIEW ALL THEIR WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON ALL CIVICS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MIDDLE OF FWY FOR MY HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 .IT HAD 134,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE WILL COME UNDONE. THUS, CAUSING THE BELT TO UNFASTEN.

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE BACKING OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE NOR DRIVE. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 125,100 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE LOW BEAMS BACK ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 213,572.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS ALSO UNDER RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW-BEAMS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR BOTH TO BE FIXED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE LIGHTSWITCH, ALTHOUGH THE RECALL CONTAINED THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WASN'T FIXED AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH, GOING SO FAR AS TO PURCHASE TWO SETS OF HEADLIGHTS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF IT OCCURRED IN OTHER CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR AS MINE, WHY WOULDN'T HONDA FIX IT KNOWING IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. MY VIN APPARENTLY WAS A FEW NUMBERS OFF. I WOULD THINK THAT IF I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, HONDA WOULD FIX MY SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T WITHIN THE RECALLED VIN RANGE. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE RECALLED PART, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN MY UNSAFE CAR, WHICH WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FINAL ISSUE IS THAT I WAS PROMISED THE CAR AT 1 O'CLOCK, AND I DIDN'T GET A CALL THAT IT WAS FINISHED UNTIL ALMOST 2 O'CLOCK, AND AT THAT TIME I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND SOMEONE AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO PICK UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. I WILL OWN THIS CAR IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, AND I WAS SINCERELY HOPING TO TRADE IT IN

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN IT FELT LIKE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX INTO NEUTRAL. I LOOKED DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ONLY THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED STAYED THE SAME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO CRUISE TO A LOWER SPEED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BROKEN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED WAS ANYWHERE FROM $2,600 TO $3,200 DEPENDING ON WHAT EXACTLY HAS TO BE REPLACED ONCE THEY START TO DISASSEMBLE IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TO BE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT WHAT THEY DEEM A "SAFETY HAZARD". HAD I GOTTEN REAR ENDED, SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO BEING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT'S A PRETTY BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TRIED TO TURNED LEFT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER, WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): HONDA / CIVIC EX COUPE 2001 MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) PERSONAL REPORT DATE: MAR 06, 2011 (TODAY) COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING CLUSTER SUMMARY: I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON AUGUST 22ND 2010 AND AT NIGHT TIME THE INTERIOR CLUSTER LIGHTING FAILED TO COME ON. I LOOKED FOR RECALLS ON MY CIVIC DUE TO PURCHASING IT THE SAME YEAR AND SAW NOTHING. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND EVEN MY AFTERMARKET RADIO. THE INTERIOR CLUSTER LIGHTING HAS FAILED TO WORKED SINCE AUGUST 22 2010 AND TODAY'S DATE IS MARCH 6TH 2011. I JUST READ ONLINE A RECALL FOR THE 2001 HONDA ACORDS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND RECALL. WHY WAS THERE NOT A LISTED RECALL ON THE CIVICS AS WELL? LISTED BELOW IS THE RECALL FOR THE ACCORDS OF THE SAME YEAR (2001) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE A MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. NOTES: HONDA RECALL NO. P36. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT ********* I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME******************* *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY/ ON THE WAY HOME AT THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP AND REV UP, LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLES AROUND OR BEHIND ME, THE VEHICLE IS AT MY HOME NOW AFRAID THAT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY KIDS ABOARD. VEHICLE ONLY HAVE APROX 80,000 MILES 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ENGINE RAPING WHERE INCREASING BUT CAR WAS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. DOWN SHIFTED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO D3 AND GOT CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION BEFORE LIGHT CHANGED. CAR WOULD GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD START SLIPPING AGAIN. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AT ONLY 85,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *LN

TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED IN 1 DAY. IT WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT FOR PARK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I REACHED A RED STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS MOTIONLESS. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ONLY HAS 89727 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH SERVICE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT HONDA CIVICS IN THIS MODEL YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR OTHER MODELS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS THAT ARE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD OR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPEN. THANKFULLY, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME...THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS COSTLY AND WILL BE A HUGE FINANCIAL BLOW TO ME RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ASSIST HONDA TO REALIZE THEY HAVE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION PARTS IN THEIR 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX BECAUSE OF THE HONDA BRAND SUPPOSEDLY BEING SO SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY AND LONGEVITY. IF I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR PREVALENT PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WOULD HAVE COME ACROSS THE "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" ISSUE AND NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. AND I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WHO IS THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A 2001 - 2005 HONDA CIVIC, BEWARE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL PREMATURELY FAIL. SO, ON WITH THE STORY. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS CAR AND IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AT AROUND 80,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY WHO SERVICED (CHANGED FLUID) AND TESTED IT TELLING US THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO "SLIP." SO NOW, MY LOVELY BRIDE TELLS ME YESTERDAY THAT IT WAS GETTING REALLY BAD AND SHE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING BACK FROM WORK. I DROVE IT TO WORK MYSELF AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE SO NOT INTERESTED IN OUR DILEMMA BUT SAID THAT WE COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. NOT GETTING THE WARM FUZZIES FROM THEM, WE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL XXXXX SERVICE CENTER. EVERYONE AT XXXXX WAS POLITE, UNDERSTANDING AND AWARE OF THE "INFAMOUS CRAPPY HONDA TRANSMISSION" ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE DRIVE THERE, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAMCO. THEY IMMEDIATELY CALLED A TO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BETWEEN GEARS AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAR IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE AND NOT MOVE AND THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHILE DRIVING , THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A "NEW" TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I HAD WARRANTY AND NOW AT 128000 MILES THE " NEW" TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AND THAT THERE IS NOT ANY WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ANYMORE. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 TRANSMISSION, ONE OF THE WORST TRANSMISSIONS FROM HONDA CARS, HONDA USED TO BE A GOOD RELIABLE CAR. ALL THAT I CAN SAY IF THE HONDA DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A " NEW " TRANSMISSION WHY IS LEAKING? IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. NOW TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT A LOCAL SHOP THEY WILL CHARGE AROUND 3000 DOLLARS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH UP A SMALL INCLINE ON A BRIDGE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER AWAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IN AN EXTREMELY POOR MOTION. THE CONTACT DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 100000 MILES - VEHICLE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE REPAIRED VIA TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY/MY MOTHER'S CAR. THIS CAR WAS HONDA SERVICED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS ALSO VERY GENTLY USED. IT DID NO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, THE MOST IT DROVE WAS 15 MINUTES TO AND FROM MY MOTHER'S JOB. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS CAR TO FAIL OTHER THAN THE CAR BEING IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND PUT TOGETHER. *TR

FAILURE - HAVE BEGAN TO NOTICE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC THAT I CAN NOT RELEASE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. JUST HAD A TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE CAR AT OVER 207,XXX MILES. THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE TO BACK UP AND PULL FORWARD JUST TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTEN - THEN PULL THE KEY OUT. *TR

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FIRST FAILED ON 01/30/2009. ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING MELTING OF HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR TO ELECTRICAL HARNESST. . A SUCCESSION OF ANOTHER 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED BETWEEN O8/08/2009 TO DECEMBER 14, 2010. FIRST 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED BY HONDA DEALER. PRIOR TO JAN 30TH 2009 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR FAILURE,A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER COMPLETED NHTSA 304V86000 RECALL WORK FOR HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING RECALL IN 2006 DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. FAILURE #5 HAPPENED ON DEC14, 2010 JUST 6 DAYS AFTER MELTED CONNECTOR #4 WAS REPLACED ON DECEMBER 8TH 2010. DEALER FOUND CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INOPERABLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL MELT DOWN. ORIGINAL AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED IN 2009 DUE TO MELT DOWN. SAFETY AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CHRONIC OVERHEATING OF ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL HARNESS & MULTI-PLEX UNIT. HONDA DEALER UNABLE SOLVE PROBLEM OF REPEATED MELTING HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS. ALL CONNECTORS ARE HONDA DEALER PARTS. TOTAL OF 4 LEFT HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS AND 1 RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAVE MELTED. 5TH MELTED HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. USING THE HIGH-BEAMS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE 4 PREVIOUS HONDA DEALER REPLACEMENT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED. TIME INTERVALS BETWEEN CONNECTOR FAILURE KEEPS GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER. DUE TO CHRONIC UNSOLVED ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING PROBLEM, THE SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED.

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TWO HOURS FROM MY HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN MOVING FASTER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER. BEING SO FAR FROM HOME I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TOW IT TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. I LOOKED THIS UP AND FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM HONDA OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS PART NOT BEEN RECALLED?! HONDA OWES ME $2,200.00 AND WILL BE LUCKY IF I EVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

MY MOTHER IS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT FROM A HONDA CIVIC 2001. SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL STREET AND HAD PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN, SHE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND BEFORE TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SURGED FORWARD IN HIGH ACCELERATION AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. THE STEERING WAS ALSO OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30-40 MPH FOR AN ENTIRE BLOCK AND FINALLY, CRASHED INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, SHE SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN ANKLE AND HEEL, DEEP GASH TO THE KNEE, SEVERE CHEST PAIN (FROM AIRBAG) AND HEART CONTUSION. SHE SPENT OVER A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO DINNER AND MY CAR SEEMED TO BE JUMPING. AFTER DINNER, I DROVE TO AN AUTO ZONE AND MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE, SO WE DROVE AWAY. I GOT ABOUT A HALF OF A MILE DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN NORTH TEXAS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE GAS IT WOULD ONLY REV UP THE RPMS. MY CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. A CAR COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. A COUNTY CONSTABLE SHOWED UP AND HELPED US TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET NOT AS BUSY AS THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER COP ARRIVED AND TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD IN 5 MINUTES HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 MODEL AND APPARENTLY IT IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD - IT SEEMS IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND HAPPENS VERY SUDDENLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN INEVITABLE ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF THE HONDA CIVIC I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST, WHICH IS AROUND $2,500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 109,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION . . .$3, 900. WENT ONLINE, AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA ! *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS: DRIVE, REVERSE ETC. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. LOUD WHINING NOISE AND REVVING OF ENGINE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES. HONDA WAS CONTACTED BY MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PIECE OF JUNK. NOW THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AAMCO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT NOTICED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL STATING THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT ON 23 SOUTH AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR END DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE ENGINE, THE CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER WITH 32000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NORMAL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN JULY 2010, I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK. THE COMPUTER CODE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY SO THEY ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE WHOLE SRS UNIT THAT IS BAD BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE COMPUTER CODE TO CLEAR. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER TO GET IT FIXED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA CORP AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT ONLY THE SEATBELTS ARE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED, AS IT IS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURE. I HAVE NO WORKING AIRBAGS NOW AND HONDA WILL NOT FIX THIS, DESPITE THERE BEING RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON OTHER 2001 CIVICS