2001 Honda Civic complaints

I WAS DIVING DOWN THE HWY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND MY RPMS WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF, BUT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING, AS CARS GOING 70MPH WERE SHOOTING AROUND ME. THEN I CAME TO A HALT, AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO WARNINGS, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND STATED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RADIATOR NOT COOLING THE FLUIDS, YET MY CAR NEVER READ AS HOT. $3000 LATER I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOT MADE MY HONDA. HONDA FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AND SEEM "SHOCKED" WHEN I CALLED THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR STALLED. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS APPROX. 147K MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 9 YEARS AND 147K MILES. I OWN THREE OTHER VEHICLES, TWO OF WHICH ARE ABOUT 5 YEARS OLDER AND BOTH WITH OVER 300K MILES ON THEM EACH AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WON'T RECALL IT. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE IS ONES CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND 453 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM; I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A HONDA WOULDN'T LAST LONGER THAN MINE HAS. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO REACH 30 ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM CARS COMING UP BEHIND. HE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE WHEN HE PRESSED THE GAS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WE WERE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOT REPAIRED YET. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING A SUDDEN DECELERATION. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN 3 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK AS THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND THUS FAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. *TR

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WIRING... COSTING ME $300 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE SRS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ($200)- BUT WHY WOULD THAT MAKE MY HORN STOP WORKING? THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD!!! HONDA ALSO NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAD FOUGHT THEM AND THEY PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY AND QUICKLY WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES!! UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED RELIABILITY AND CHEAP MAINTENANCE. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING CAR OF THE SRS LIGHT PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BARONS AND WASHER KIT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC- I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY AND HAVE WENT IN FOR ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - ALL OF A SUDDEN- IT STOPPED ON STREET- I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY NOW SAY REPAIR BILL IS 3200.00- IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET. SAW INFORMATION ON WEBSITE STATING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONCERNING HONDA 2003 & 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

P0740 TCC (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE AT PEP BOYS. CAME UP WITH P0740 SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE FIX BUT YET DIDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER PAYING THEM $102.00 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING ME $3,200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET HOME. I WAS GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW BREAK LIGHTS SO I STARTED TO BRAKE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO A FEW INCHES. I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. IT REVVED UP BUT WOULD MOVE AT ALL. I CALLED 911 AND WAS TOLD MY THE DISPATCHER THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE THERE TO HELP ME. MY FIANCE SHOWED UP AND PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WASN'T BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 JUST TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $2560 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SINCE I AM ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND I STILL OWE ABOUT $1675 FOR THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT SINCE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CHARGES FOR LEAVING IT THERE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SEIZED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WENT, MY ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE CRAZY BUT THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH. THEN I HAD PARKED MY CAR TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL & WATER BUT IT SEEMED OKAY. WE WEREN'T THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CARS AND SO WE DECIDED TO LET IT COOL DOWN FIRST BEFORE WE TRY AGAIN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THE CAR STARTED AND ROLLED A FEW METERS ON THIS UPHILL ROAD WE WERE ON AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED AND STARTED ROLLING BACK. LUCKILY IT WAS 4AM AND THERE WERE HARDLY ANY CARS AT THAT TIME. HAD MY CAR TOWED AND I WASTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY SINCE I WAS 30 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I FOUND OUT LATER ON THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND IT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE FULLY CHECKED BUT I'M THINKING WORST-CASE SCENARIO HERE AND THE AMOUNT I'D HAVE TO SPEND JUST TO GET THE FAULTY HONDA PARTS. I NOTICED HOW APPARENT THAT THIS CONDITION IS TO MANY EARLY 2000 HONDAS. SO MUCH FOR "RELIABILITY", HONDA. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO BE LOCAL AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN AT 3AM WHEN THERE AREN'T MUCH CARS ANYMORE IN HOLLYWOOD. *TR

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ON JULY 14, 2009. I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON JULY 14, 2009. GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. THE FRONT OF MY HONDA SMASHED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED, AND THE FRONT END AND COMPARTMENT COMPRESSED TO THE POINT THAT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, THE STEERING WHEEL JAMMED INTO MY CHEST WITH GREAT FORCE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND NOT REPAIRABLE. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH SEVERE CHEST CONTUSIONS, AND WAS OUT OF WORK FOR 2 WEEKS IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. FOR MONTHS, I SUFFERED WITH LARGE HEMATOMAS ON MY BREASTS, SEVERE BRUISING, AND INTENSE PAIN. TO THIS DAY, MY BREASTS ARE DEFORMED AND LUMPY FROM MONTHS OF HEMATOMAS, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS FOR MANY YEARS, IF NOT FOREVER. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH MY INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WITH NO TRANSMISSION I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE REASON THAT I AM COMPLAINING NOW IS THAT 5 MONTHS LATER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE. I WAS ONLINE LOOKING FOR AN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY CAR AND THE FIRST 3 PAGES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ONE SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FLEX PLATE. AFTER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE, THE HONDA MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WAS UNRELATED (BUT DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT). THE TRANSMISSION GOING WHEN DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. NOT FIXING IT PROPERLY EXTENDS THAT DANGER. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (100K MILES) WHICH IS IN A+ CONDITION AND IS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 264 ON 7/7/10, IN NC. MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND WAS LEFT WITH JUST A NEUTRAL REV WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STRANDED ON THE ROADWAY. OTHER MOTORISTS ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING THE CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I FOUND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER OWNERS OF MY SAME YEAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY WEBSITES THAT ARE ADDRESSING THIS TO THE PUBLIC. I EVEN FOUND THAT "CONSUMER REPORTS" IS AWARE OF IT AND SHOWS IT IN THEIR RATINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL. HAVING A VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DISABLE ON A HIGHWAY, OR ANYWHERE, IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE TO 4000. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102000.

MY NAME IS [XXX] , MY HUSBAND IS [XXX] AND WERE PURCHASED A CARE FROM JACK MATIA IN 2006 FOR THE HONDA CIVIC 2001, ON JULY THE 4TH MY DAUGHTERS TOOK THE CAR TO PUT GAS IN IT WHEN THEY PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE, AFTER CALLING NOT ONLY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HONDA HEADQUATERS I'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS ISN'T A WARRANT ISSUES THE REASON BEHIND IT NOT BEING ON A RECALL LIST IS BECAUSE HONDA DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER HASD JUST CAME OFF THE HIGHWAY I'M ONLY GRATEFUL THAT IT DIDN'T DIE ON THEM THEN AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR OUT WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION HAD DIED. MY DAUGHTER SAID NO LIGHTS (ENGINE OR OTHERWISE) HAD CAME ON THAT'S WHY SHE DIDIN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.THEY BECAUSE MY VIN # WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT IWAS STUCK WITH THE COST REPAIR, IT MAY NOT BE A RECALL BUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.SO NOW I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A LEMON THAT WAS SOLD TO EVEN WITH THE AWARENESS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE. AND I PRETTY SURE THERE WAS A LEMON LAW BROEKN SOME WHERE, NOT TO MENTION THE RISK THIS PUT MY FAMILY AT WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR . WE DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING DUE TO MY JOB. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY BUT SOMEONE DEFINITELY SHOULD FORTHE RISK THEY PUT MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AT. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT TIL WE ARE DEALING WITH A SITUATION LIKE WE JUST DID WITH TOYOTA????? I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. I'VE PUT O

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AUTOS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CORRECT. *TR

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (FLUIDS CHANGED) $278. THEY REPORTED THAT ALL WAS WELL WITH BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, SHOCKS, STRUTS, TIRES, ETC. I MADE IT 45 MINUTES ON THE ROAD TOWARDS HOME AND AFTER A STOP-SIGN LEFT TURN ONTO A 4 LANE HIGH WAY MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 30 MPH AND TRANSMISSION SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I PULLED OVER. CAR WAS NORMAL IN REVERSE, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SENT A WRECKER. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY STARTED IT UP AND DROVE IT AROUND THE LOT WHEN IT CAME IN AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NEXT MORNING, THE MECHANIC STARTED IT- NO PROBLEM. HE TOOK IT OUT LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO HEAT UP A LITTLE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BARELY MADE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS COINCIDENTAL THAT IT FAILED AFTER THEY HAD DONE MAINTENANCE ON IT AND WANT $3000 FOR NEW OR $2600 REBUILT TO FIX IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. HOPING FOR A 'GOOD WILL REPAIR'. NO RESPONSE FROM THEM, YET. *TR

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN A LARGE CITY (TALLAHASSEE). SHE COULD NOT RE-START THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS THIS IS A MECHANICAL/DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT BUT DOESN'T RECALL. COST OVER $1700.00 TO REBUILD AND HONDA WAS OF NO HELP. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON AVERAGE, MIDDLE OF THE DAY (NO MORE THAN 85 DEGREES F OUTSIDE), AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO. 2. MY 2001 CIVIC EX HAS BEEN LOOSING ALL ACCELERATION WHILE THE RPMS STILL GO UP. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. RECENTLY (JUNE 2010) IT HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK. THE CAR WILL INITIALLY SHAKE AS IF ABOUT TO STALL. THEN NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR LOOSES SPEED UNTIL IT IS UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 2 TO 5 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINS IN THE NORMAL RANGE (NOT EVEN APPROACHING HIGH TEMPERATURE. 3. THE CAR NEEDS ANYWHERE 10 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT HONDA MAINTENANCE SHOP TO READ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DATA. THE CODES GATHERED POINT TO A CAM SHAFT OR TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM POPULAR IN THE 2001 CIVIC MODEL. NO OTHER ACTIONS TO REPAIR OR DIAGNOSE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM WERE DONE TO THIS DATE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW

THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ITS ACCELERATION POWER. IT SEEMED THE GEAR WAS OUT OF PLACE. IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN STOP ACCELERATION REDUCING ME TO DANGEROUSLY LOW SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, BUT I AVOIDED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AS THIS IS CLEARLY OCCURRING IN MANY OF THEIR 2001 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000. UPDATED 11/04/10

2001 HONDA CIVIC--MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THE HONDA CIVIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26. THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DROPPED OUT. THE CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ONLY REVVED ITS ENGINE WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR THE LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTION, AND WE WERE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PRECARIOUSLY NAVIGATE THE CAR THROUGH LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO SAFETY. THE CAR STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY AS WE TRIED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON THE SHOCKS, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DANGER OF FAILING (THE MECHANICS HAD CHECKED THE CAR FOR OTHER ISSUES). THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF. IMAGINE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THREE LANES AWAY FROM THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN YOU COMPLETELY LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN MAINTAIN SPEED. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND IS A SKILLED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE US TO SAFETY, BUT A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO LOWER GEARS TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND MILEAGE WERE 90,000.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TURNING RIGHT AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE CAR DIDN'T GET TO 30MPH. I PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP I TRUST, THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS SHOT. QUOTED IN THE RANGE OF $1800-$3000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS WORTH AROUND $2000-3000 IN GOOD CONDITION (KELLY BLUE BOOK). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED EACH TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CLUTCH SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO STORED IN THE VEHICLE ECU. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,665 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC STOP, CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS WERE PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V259000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THE PREVIOUS YEAR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HANDLING THE CASE AND SHE WAS AWAITING AN OUTCOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 191,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. DRIVING ON THE STREET NEARLY GETTING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOW CAN HONDAS PRODUCTS FAIL SUDDENLY,AND NOT CLAIM IT A SAFETY ISSUE? HOW MANY DEATHS MUST OCCUR, BEFORE THEY OPEN THEIR EYES? PURE NEGLIGENCE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: STARTED WITH A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE, SLIPPING STARTED ABOUT THE 19TH, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD NOT CLIMB ANY HILLS AND WITHIN 3 DAYS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE.. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH WITHOUT THE RPMS SHOOTING TO THE RED ZONE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE INCIDENT, IT'S A DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT. CHECKED ON PRICING FOR PARTS, BUT THE COST IS ABOUT $3K FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, USED WAS ABOUT $2K. AFTER CHECKING AROUND IF THE TRANNY IS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE THE TRANNY FOR THAT YR IS THE PROBLEM.. *TR

FAILURE OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION WITH 46,000 MILES. *TR

IN 2001, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2001 HONDA CIVIC FROM A HONDA DEALER. THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND I HAVE NO COMPLAINT UNTIL RECENTLY. I BRING MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF WEBSITES WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ONE IS: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/INDEX.SHTML. OTHER OWNERS OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE RECENTLY THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION DYING ON THEM. I CALLED HONDA TO CHECK IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REP MENTIONED THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. BUT MY GOAL OF SUBMITTING THIS TO CALL 3 IS HOPEFULLY YOU CAN INVESTIGATE ABOUT HONDA AND GET THEM TO BE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE FOR ANYBODY IF THERE IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SERIOUSLY WOULD NOT WANT TO DRIVE BEHIND A 2001 CIVIC WHEN IT CAN STOP WORKING ANYTIME. MY GOAL IS FOR HONDA TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND PUT A WARNING OUT FOR ALL DRIVERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT AGAINST 2001 HONDA CIVIC MAY 6, 2010. SUDDEN FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC WILL KILL SOMEONE, AS IT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND I WANT THE NHTSA TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL! THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THIS PROBLEM DESERVES INVESTIGATION WHICH WILL SURELY PROVE THIS MANUFACTURER IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE MASSIVE PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING 2001 CIVIC OWNERS IN DEADLY SITUATIONS, AND IF NOT KILLED, WITH HUGE REPAIR BILLS. MY TOWING BILL ALONE WAS OVER $400.00 DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION IN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE LAW MUST STEP IN, WITH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS IMMEDIATELY. THIS FAILURE REPORTED HERE HAD NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, NO STRANGE NOISES. IN FACT, NEW FRONT STRUTS WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED (THE OLD ONES WERE LEAKING, ANOTHER MAJOR COMPLAINT FROM OWNERS OF THIS MODEL!) THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT BETWEEN MY CIVIC AND A HEAVY DUTY, LIFTED 4 X 4 TRUCK, WHICH NEARLY WIPED ME OUT WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF NEAR MISSES REPORTED, WHY WON'T SOMEONE MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OBVIOUSLY FAULTY VEHICLE PROBLEM & DEMAND A RECALL? WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE DEATH, INJURY, FIRES, DAMAGE, AND CRASHES BEFORE ODI AND NHTSA LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS??? TO CORRECT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED BY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SLIPPING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED BY THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT ON APRIL 15, 2010, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 80K. THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. DIAGNOSED TWICE BY INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIPS AS SRS FAULTY. THIS SHOULD BE A LIFETIME GUARANTY FROM DEFECTS. ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE. I HAVE NOT AS YET REPLACED THE UNIT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 HONDA CIVIC DX WITHIN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR HONDA ON THE INTERNET, OVER 4,000 TO BE EXACT. ALL OF WHICH ARE REFERENCING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED YET ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70,000 CAR MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AT DEALER X3 AT 35,000 / 50,000 / 69,000 DEALER STATES UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH INTERNET SEARCH TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS MANUAL STATES NO FLUID CHANGE UNTIL 100,000 MILES NORMAL CONDITIONS SEVERE CONDITIONS A LITTLE MORE OFTEN. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALL REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAGS, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT THAT MAKES THE AIRBAGS OPEN AND INFLATE ON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAGS AND FELT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD BE A COST OF $534. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (136,000 MILES) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HIGH-PITCHED WHINE, THEN REVVING OF ENGINE, AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I'VE MAINTAINED PERFECT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SINCE BUYING THE CAR. MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF HOW 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SIMILARLY FAILED RECENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE WILL REPLACE FOR $3500, BUT NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ACTING SLUGGISH. WHEN I CAN TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO GO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 5 MPH. THE RVM GAUGE WAS GOING UP BUT IT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURRENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT 2001 CIVIC HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I DRIVE 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY, I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON THE STREETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HERS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES YET A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 169,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO INSPECT. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS USUAL AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT FELT SLIGHTLY OFF. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT WELL. IT IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY APPROX. 47,000 MILES WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA ASSOC. AND NOTIFIED THEM THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY DAD'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR WAS APPROX. 4 YRS. OLD AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWNS A HONDA ODYSSEY ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THEY JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA CIVIC I HAVE OWNED AND WAS SO SURE I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. AND TO TOP IT OFF, I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE CAR! THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THOSE YOU HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC DX MANUAL 4 DOOR SEDAN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY HEADLINE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING JUST FINE. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NORMAL DRIVING LEAD TO THIS. WHEN I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER, HE CHECKED VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE ARE NO HEADLINE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. HE ASKED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE AND HE WILL REPAIR IT WITH NORMAL DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. I WAS NOT IMPRESSED ABOUT THIS THERE IS A RECALL SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING BUT NOT TO MY CAR. HERE IS THE RECALL INFORMATION. ELECTRICAL & LIGHTS: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 DATES MANUFACTURED: 03/2000 TO 08/2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 440,000 MODEL YEARS AFFECTED: 2001, 2002 DATE OWNER NOTIFIED: 04/2004 DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. RECALL NOTES: CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'

2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THEN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN THE SPEED. THE CAR BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNTIL ALL I COULD DO WAS GO 5MPH UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 91,530 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER FAULT CODES IN MY CAR ARE PO740-TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND PO730-GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. THE INITIAL FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER NOW CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED BY A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX APPROXIMATELY 67,500 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0740 REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT TORQUE CONVERTER OR, POSSIBLY, AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. HASN'T CAUSED ANY INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS YET, BUT IF ISN'T FIXED IT WILL. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR