2001 Honda Civic complaints

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN GIVING ME SLIGHT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WEEKEND, IT WOULD REV UP BEFORE IT FELL INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE HIM CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND I'M NOW FACED WITH A $1600 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD AND I HAVE 57800 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS FAR TOO LITTLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. SCOURING THE WEB I FOUND THAT 2001 CIVICS AND 2003 ACCORDS HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL AND NO RECOURSE FOR OWNERS TO TAKE. I'M A FULL TIME GRADUATE STUDENT AND ONLY WORK PART TIME AFTER LOSING MY JOB, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1600 WHICH I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE TO FIND A WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TO WORK OR SCHOOL WITHOUT MY CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 85000 MILES. JUST DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR LOST SPEED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. 2. THE FAILURE WAS ONE TIME BUT ALMOST LIFE THREATENING. 3. HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. NHTSA CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHAT IS BEING DONE?!?! DOES THIS EVENT NEED A HIGH PROFILE DEATH LIKE THE TOYOTA SITUATION? PLEASE HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THE TRANSMISSION RECALLED! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS NHTSA DOING IT'S JOB? *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX IT HAS ABOUT 150,000 MILES ON IT BUT UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN MY TRANSMISSION QUIT IT HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WAS DRIVING NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO GO WRONG I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO MY CAR ONLY WENT ABOUT 8FT INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT REVVED A LOT AND FINALLY WOULDN'T MOVE IT WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE. I GOT OUT AND PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TURNED IT BACK ON AND TRIED IN ALL THE GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX LOST SPEED RIGHT ON THE CROWDED FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO THE STOP. THE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LINE LIT UP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON ON THIS CAR MODEL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. ANY THING THAT NHTSA WOULD DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD EXTRACT FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR

VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS. ENGINE REVS IN GEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. *TR

BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MY WAY TO WORK,6:30 AM.THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. IT JUST COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.2001 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR.TRIED TO BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T GO.I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER HAPPENED,CAR HAS 204,000 MLS ON IT.MY FIRST HONDA WENT WELL INTO 657K AND HAD ZERO ISSUES,MY FORD ESCORT WENT OVER 400K, NO PROBLEMS BUT THIS ONE NEARLY GOT ME KILLED.I DO EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A CAR,BOUGHT THIS ONE BRAND NEW,OVER $19 GRAND.TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AFTER I FOUND A RIDE TO WORK.I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS WHY I PUSHED IT BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WORSE THAN A DODGE NEON THAT HAD SAME ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TYPICAL ROAD IN THE SUBURBS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP AT A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO ~5-6000RPM BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NEXT GEAR. I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT GOT STUCK AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAKE IT THE LAST 50 FEET INTO THE LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NORMAL AND FILLED TO THE TOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED, WHICH WILL ENTAIL HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF EVENTS RELATED TO RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDED THE TRUNK LATCH WHICH FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL THAT WAS NOT WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TRUNK RELEASE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ISSUES DESCRIBED WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND FURTHER TESTING WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $95. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *JB

LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION BESIDES COMPLETELY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE ELD UNIT REPLACED BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY HELP, HOWEVER IT DID NOTHING. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY CAR TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER, HAD I NOT BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. MY SAFETY CONCERN COMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHOUT 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO SAFE SPEED TO MERGE IN WITH CARS GOING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED LAST WEEKEND WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, BUT MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! MY CAR IS A 2001 AND ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER! *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH REASONABLE MILES HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED AT HONDAS REPUTATION. THESE CARS SHOULD GP AND GO. NEED A GOOD LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SHE APPROACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE REACHED 20 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,913. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF THERE WAS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 01/10/11

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LE WITH 86,000 MILES. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING OUT OF CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED INABILITY TO KEEP THE CAR AT SPEED AND HAD TO LET OFF ON GAS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH". REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROX $3,000 COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SIGNALED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE CORRELATED TO MANY OTHERS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT IS ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TELL ME A DIFFERENT REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT COMING UP. I'M NOT SURE IF MY DRIVER/PASSENGER AIRBAGS WORK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2001 HONDA CIVIC. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ON 9/10/10 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING AT RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED 911 AS I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE. THE ENGINE RACED BUT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY A MAN PUSHED ME ONTO A LOT. I WAS TOWED HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. EVIDENTLY THE "COOLER" WAS CLOGGED AND THE FLUIDS WERE ONLY PASSING THRU @ 50%.(VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS SEEN IN THE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY ) CONSEQUENTLY THE COOLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. A FEW OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE SO SHE WAS UNAWARE OF WHICH SERVICE LIGHTS THOSE WERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND AXLE WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CAR STARTED JERKING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP INTO THE RED ZONE WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. COASTED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT STARTS FINE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. WE HAD AAA TOW US TO OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP THAT WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS, THEY RAN MULTIPLE TESTS ON IT TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2005 WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING TO ASK FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR". THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND IT WAS OVER 7 YEARS OLD OUR WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WE CAN FAX THEM OUR PAID RECEIPTS AND PROOF OF TRANSMISSION FLUID MAINTENANCE AND THEY WILL REVIEW IT AND HAVE SOMEONE CALL US IN 2-3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE CIVIC ONLY ON THE ACCORD AND ODYSSEY EVEN THOUGH THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS BECAUSE THEY TRULY ARE LOW MAINTENANCE AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEY WILL LAST FOREVER. MY LAST CIVIC WAS A 1988 THAT I HAD FOR 9 YEARS AND IT WAS 17 YEARS OLD WITH OVER $160,000 MILES - NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED,DAUGHTER WAS AT INTERSECTION AND CAR WOULD REV BUT BARELY MOVE,CAR HAS HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN//WAITING ON HONDA'S RESOLUTION TO XMISSION FAILING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL,MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC DX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED IN 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,124.

DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY IN ATLANTA RUSH HOUR GOING 60MPH. ACCELERATION IS LOST. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO SOUND OR ISSUE NOTED WITH CAR. PROCEED TO COAST OVER TO SHOULDER JUST IN TIME TO WHEN CAR LOSES MOMENTUM. COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR-ENDED AT 60 MPH SITTING STILL WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS PRIOR AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. HAD TRANSMISSION REVIEW AND BASIC CHECKS FOR CAR DONE PRIOR TO OIL CHANGE SERVICE NO ISSUES FOUND. ORIGINAL OWNER. ONLY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MAINTAINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A BUSY CITY, STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO GO FORWARD. ALL THE CAR DID WAS REV AND NOT GO FORWARD. I WAS LEFT PUSHING THE CAR THROUGH BUSY TRAFFIC TO GET IT OFF THE STREET. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY HONDA AND HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO IT IS SITTING IN MY SISTERS DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT. *TR

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS MISSING. I TOOK IT INTO HONDA 6 MONTHS BACK HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR OWNED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR REVVED UP AND STARTED SLOWING WAY DOWN. I PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING. I HAD TO TRY AND GET OVER THREW TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST NEARLY DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND 3600 TO FIX. NICE WITH ONLY 94,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE GOOD REP HONDA HAD FOR RUNNING ALONG TIME BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND POSSIBLE COULD KILL SOMEONE ELSE IF NOT RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT, I DISCOVERED MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WOULD ONLY RUN 5-10 MPH. I HAD NO WARNING; MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON THEN. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I WAS ONLY RELIEVED THAT I HAD ALREADY DROPPED OFF MY 2-YR. OLD SON. I PANICKED SINCE I THOUGHT I WAS DOING MORE DAMAGE BY DRIVING THE CAR. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION 2 BLOCKS AWAY AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2600 OR I COULD GET A USED ONE FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED LESS. I WAS TOLD THE OLD ONE WAS FROM A CAR WITH OVER 60,000 MILES. (MY CAR HAS 93,500+). I CHOSE TO REBUILD IT, NOT WANTING A FAIRLY OLD TRANSMISSION. I THINK I WAS OVERCHARGED FOR THIS SERVICE, BUT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY AT THE TIME, SINCE I WORRIED ABOUT NOT HAVING A RUNNING CAR AND I NEEDED IT REPAIRED. I AM EXTREMELY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. I READ THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS ON THE ROAD, BUT I WONDER BY WHOSE STANDARDS. I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AND COST INJURY TO THOSE IN MY CAR AND AROUND ME. I HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING THAT IT WOULD OCCUR, SO I WAS ONLY LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED AT A RED LIGHT. SO, IT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATE DANGER TO DRIVE A CAR THAT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE IT WILL NOT EXPLODE OR CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THERE ARE STILL THOSE RISKS INVOLVED SUC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACKWARD FROM HER RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND INTO A GUTTER IN A NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TURNED ON AND WAS NOT OCCUPIED UPON THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE DITCH AND SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE TRUNK AND THE REAR BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ADVISED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD WHILE IN PARK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

POWER LOSS ON A FREEWAY. CAR: HONDA GX 2001 160K MILES CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR WAS REPLACED AT 56K MILES AFTER GENTLE USE AND FLUSHING TRANS.FLUID EVERY 10K TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL REAR END CRASHES. I TOOK MY LIFE IN MY HANDS PUSHING THE CAR OUT OF THE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT HOW COMMON THIS TRANNY PROBLEM IS FOR THE 2001 HONDAS. TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A 3000 DOLLAR REBUILT TRANNY. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING CAN WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. ENDS UP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS REPLACEMENT.. THE CAR HAS APPROX 120,000 MILES AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A CAM SHAFT SENSOR OVERRIDE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED FRICTION TO THE SENSORS CAUSING DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL RAMBLING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/01/10*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE REPORT CLOSED. UPDATED 12/09/10 *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC LEMON TRANSMISSIONS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AT 35000 MILES. IT SHOWED UP 2 CODES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED WIDELY BY CUSTOMERS OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC BUT HONDA IS REFUSING A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THE COST TO OWNERS ARE FROM $2400-$3500 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE FAILING IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 45MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT BY THE POLICE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM HER SCHOOL SOCCER PRACTICE IN RUSH HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING IN THE LANE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WORK MY WAY OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. I TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD WAD 50MPH AND I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR TO MY RIGHT ALLOWED ME TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS A VERY BAD TIME FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE TRAFFIC I WAS IN. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON-LINE MAKE ME REALIZE THAT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS THE WORST YEAR FOR HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND I AM SHOCKED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HONDA HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY STELLAR REPUTATION AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING IN TAKING CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES AND HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S A/C WHICH IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM. MANY CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE A/C PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

ON FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING FROM OAKLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO ON THE BAY BRIDGE WHEN I STARTED HAVING CAR PROBLEMS. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP, BUT THE CAR'S SPEED WAS SLOWLY DECREASING (AVERAGE SPEED FOR TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE WAS 50-60 MPH). CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED MY ROUTE AND DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR DIRECTLY TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER. ALONG THE WAY, THE CAR'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, AND IT HAD A HARD TIME MAINTAINING ITS SPEED. I WAS GOING 20 MPH. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE CENTER MY HAZARD LIGHTS WERE LIGHTS WERE ON AND I WAS BARELY GOING 10 MPH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 8 BLOCKS BEFORE REACHING MY DESTINATION. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR RAN SMOOTHLY. TECHNICIANS HOOK THE CAR UP TO A MACHINE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED A DTC CODE P0730. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PER HONDA BASED ON THIS CODE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA REQUESTING A 'GOOD WILL REPAIR' SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND ONLY HAD 78,851 MILES ON IT. HONDA STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD, AND SINCE I COULDN'T PRODUCE PAPERWORK CONFIRMING THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN DRAINED AND REPLACED, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THE FINAL COST WAS $3,412.30. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECM IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 01V329000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; YET, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE OWNER BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUE FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED REGARDING THE PCM. HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 11/04/10

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 103,000 MILES. WENT TO TAKE IT HOME AND GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN AND THE CODE WAS P0740. THE TRANSMISSION MAN SAYS I NEED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED TO THE TUNE OF $2000.00 TO $2500.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE COMPUTER AND AM FINDING OUT ABOUT 50% OF THIS CODE IS ON HONDAS. I THINK HONDA HAS A PROBLEM THEY AREN'T ADDRESSING AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER OUT IN THE COLD. HELP, CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CODE COMES ON AND THEY RESET IT AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT COMES BACK ON WHEN I GET TO HIGHER SPEEDS. AM GOING TO TRY A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FIRST, BUT HAVE READ IT REALLY DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD. I AM GOING TO CONTACT HONDA AND SEE IF THEY WILL HELP IN ANYWAY. I DO THINK THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE CHECKING IN TO FOR THE CONSUMER AND MAKE HONDA DO WHAT'S RIGHT. THEY ARE SELLING AND CONTINUING TO SELL A CAR WITH A PROBLEM THAT THEY AREN'T ADDRESSING. *TR

SRS SYSTEM IN 2001 HONDA CIVIC MOSTLY NON-FUNCTIONING. LIGHT ALWAYS RETURNS. COMPLETION OF AIR BAG RECALL IN 2009 LEFT LIGHT STILL ON--DROVE AWAY FROM DEALER LIKE THIS AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEM WITH LIGHT ON. WAS ADVISED BY TO OFFICE THAT PROBLEM WAS CODE NOT RESET. RETURNED TO HAVE CODE "RESET" WHICH DEALER CLAIMED WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. LIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. THE SRS SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, PERIOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN HEADLIGHT RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THE VEHICLE WAS EVER REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,700.

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC STARTED SLIPPING INTO 3RD. TRIED CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH STOP SLIP TRANSMISSION FLUID. PROBLEM PERSISTED. ONE NIGHT IT STARTED DOING A CONTINUAL SLIP AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE. IF I WASN'T IN THE COUNTRY AND INSTEAD WAS IN A BIG CITY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2001, STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUPER BUSY STREET. MY CAR BEGAN TO REV UP EVERYTIME I NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO PASS 40 KM/HR AND THEN I STOPPED FOR A BIT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PASS 20 KM/HR AND 2 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD REVERSE. I WAS THEN FORCED TO TOW MY CAR TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC BUT NOW HE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER, THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE LOST SO FAR 4 DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE I DO NO HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR. I AM STILL WAITING ... *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 138K MILES. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (I AM A POLICE OFFICER) MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRANSMISSIONS TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING EVEN WHEN SERVICED CORRECTLY AND TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 95 WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR SLOWING EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE. MOST CARS ARE GOING 60-70. I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY CITY STREET. THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL ANY TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC APPARENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY $2400 FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 10 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WHO DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM AND THAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TRANSMISSION CODE P0740 TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DRIVEN CAR NORMALLY AND HAS 128,000 MILES, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE MADE. MANY MECHANICS HAVE CLAIMED THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR