2001 Honda Civic complaints

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH DEALER RESPONSE TO RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A SAFETY AIRBAG DEFECT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS SINCE HE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE AND THE RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THE PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO DETERMINED IF THERE REALLY WAS A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE CORD TO THE FUEL DOOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE. IN 2006, WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL DOOR CHORD BROKE A SECOND TIME IN 2010. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 08/10/10. *LJ UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN UPDATED 08/27/10*JB UPDATED 08/30/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A VEHICLE COMING FROM THE LEFT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AND HER CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPMS STARTED GOING UP. SHE CALLED AND I TOLD HER STOP AT THE AUTOPARTS STORE AND SEE THERE WAS A CODE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT OVER A SMALL INCLINE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SO SHE HAD TO ROLL BACKWARDS TO THE FLAT GROUND AND TURN THE CAR AROUND. SHE MADE IT HOME BUT SHE SAID THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. AFTER RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS HAD THIS REPORTED MANY TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. IF SHE HAD BEEN IN RUSH HOUR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

PARKED THE VEHICLE DRIVEWAY, EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO SPEAK TO NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED CAR ROLLING, WE BOTH JUMP OUT OF WAY. VEHICLE ROLLS DOWN HILL ACROSS STREET ONTO NEIGHBOR PROPERTY AND FLIPS ON THE NEIGHBOR'S RETAINING WALL. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC JUMPED GEARS AND SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED MY SPEED HAD TO MANEUVER OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC NEARBY WHICH SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIX IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED THE CODE PO740. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THIS WAS COMMON IN CIVICS AND SOME ACCORDS AND THAT 2001 WAS THE WORST. HONDA HAS BEEN USING FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND SOLENOID PARTS AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR MANY OWNER THAT SEEMS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND NOT ALLOWING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND ALLOWS IT TO REDLINE. INDEED NO PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN NOT DRIVING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AT ABOUT 3500 RPM BUT THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN THE NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY OR DRIVING UPHILL IS REQUIRED, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE AND TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WASN'T HEAVY WHEN THIS OCCURRED THAT ALLOWED ME TO EXIT QUICKLY BUT IF THIS HAD CAUSED ME TO SHIFT DOWN IT WOULD'VE BEEN DANGEROUS AND CAUSED A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS NO RECALL HAS YET TO BE MADE EVEN THOUGH THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IN MY CAR FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT REACH MORE THAN 20 MPH. FINALLY, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING ALL TOGETHER EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SAFELY TRY AND MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT BE HIT AND I COULD GET OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE WAY OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING SOME INFORMATION ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA IN CA THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THERE HAVE EVER BEEN ANY SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HURT. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE MY CAR RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING BY NO FAULT OF MY OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V259000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,946 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,009.

HI, I OWN A 01 HONDA CIVIC EX AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY JUST LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS OF THIS YEAR. MY PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED NOTICING A STRANGE SOUND WHILE STARTING MY CAR, THEN THERE WOULD BE ACCELERATION SLIPS THAT HAPPENED MORE AND MORE OFTEN, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WOULD BE NO ACCELERATION. IT WAS VERY BAD BECAUSE THE SLIPS HAPPENED A LOT WHILE I WAS TURNING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AND IT WOULD STOP ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! DURING THAT TIME, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 OTHER 01 HONDA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE TYPICAL COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS. I WAS HOPING THAT MY PROBLEM IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, CHANGED WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT NOT TOO LONG AGO TOO. I WANTED TO SEEK OTHER OPTIONS SO I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED BUT NOW I KNOW ITS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ALL ALONG. I REALLY THINK HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I 'M NOT SURE IF THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP BUT I JUST REALLY HOPE HONDA WILL RELEASE A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO HELP ALL THE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAIL FREQUENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT YEAR CAR BUT NOT ON MY VIN SO THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC SI SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FEW HONDA OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM THEY ALL SAID THERE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DRIVER SIDE BELT BUCKLE, ALSO AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET NOTICED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM WITH SRS AND FAULTY BUCKLE , WENT ON TO CONTACT HONDA WHO ALSO TOLD ME YES 99 % OF THE TIME THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON THAT SPECIFIC CAR IT IS A FAULTY BUCKLE, AND THIS PROBLEM DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG SO IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOY SO IF THERE'S THAT MANY DEFECTED BUCKLES FOR 2001 CIVIC SI SHOULDN'T THEY CONSIDER A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO REACH A PARKING LOT FROM WHICH I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME. THIS RESULTED IN A $335 TOWING BILL BECAUSE I WAS NEARLY 70 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR AND GRINDS WHEN IN REVERSE. THE CAR HAS 114,000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2001. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN WARM WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION AND TWO RALLIES WERE REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED FIVE YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 95 IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT NORMAL SPEED. WHEN I EXITED THE RAMP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MPH. I ALMOST WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI TRUCK ON THE OFF RAMP. I CALLED MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE TOW TOWED IN. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FOR A CAR WITH 90K MILES THAT IS ABNORMAL CONSIDERING THIS CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD NO EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR BRING THE CAR INTO HONDA AND WE CAN LOOK AT. ANOTHER WAY FOR HONDA TO MAKE MONEY ON BACK END OF SALE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN IN OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND TURN IT ON BACK IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY MY MECHANICS THAT IT WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NE WIN JULY 2001 AND HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH ALL THE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES. WITHIN THAT 9 YEARS, I HAD A PRIOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THAT MODEL. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 58,000 MILES FAILED DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE HONDA DEALER. UNFORTUNATELY THE REBUILT HONDA TRANSMISSION IS PLAGUED BY THE SAME ISSUES AND I SUSPECT THAT THE FUTURE IS NOT BRIGHT. AT THIS WRITING, HONDA HAS NOT AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. *CN

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT WITH DECLINE OF COVERAGE TO REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TGW

WINDOWS REGULATOR BURNT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR. NO SIGN OF MOISTURE OR ANYTHING. LOW QUALITY SWITCH. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. LAST WEEK I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR STARTED RIVING UP AND WOULDN'T GO. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY HUSBAND MEET ME TO HELP GET IT HOME. AFTER SEVERAL AUTO SHOP AND WRECKER BILLS LATER, I HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS REALLY PISSED ME OFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR IS OLD AND IT HAS 141,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF THIS CAR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND STAYED UP TO DATE ON ALL THE OTHER SERVICES THAT HONDA HAS RECOMMENDED. NEWER CARS ARE DEFINITELY NOT MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE. I WAS HOPING TO GET AT LEAST 200- 300,00 MILES OUT OF MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM HOPING I WOULD GET SOME ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY WANTED ME TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT UP TO THEIR MACHINE TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME IF HONDA WOULD HELP WITH ANY COSTS FOR REPAIRING IT. THEY ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO THEM WOULD BE ON A WRECKER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT DOWN THERE, PAID THE WRECKER AND THEIR SERVICE CHARGE, I WOULD HAVE OVER $300 JUST TO CONFIRM SOMETHING I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD 3 TIMES! I DON'T THINK SO. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WITH THE MILES MY CAR HAS ON IT AND WITH IT BEING A 2001, HE HIGHLY DOUBTED ME GETTING ANY HELP. WTF? A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3,000. SO THEN I CALLED THIS "800 GOODWILL REPAIR NUMBER". AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THE SAME THING. THIS HAS REALLY ANGERED ME. HONDA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON IN CAR. GETTING CAR LOOKED AT NEXT SATURDAY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE SOONEST I COULD GET IN, BUT AFTER READING NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTS, AS WELL AS FORMAL COMPLAINTS HERE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DRIVE THIRTY MILES TO WORK EACH DAY ON BUSY HIGHWAYS, AND AM PETRIFIED THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THAT MY SEATBELT OR AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND A RECALL ISSUED. I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL NEXT WEEK HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST, BUT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, IT SHOULD BE FREE. I, AND MANY OTHERS LIKE MYSELF, PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS GENERALLY APPLAUDED FOR IT'S LONGEVITY AND SAFETY, AND I FEEL THAT WE ALL DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. IF I WANTED A VEHICLE WITHOUT SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED. *TR

ALWAYS DID MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2001. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 124,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 3/3/10. COMING OFF OF A STOP SIGN AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION HEADING NORTH, SHE FAILED TO YIELD TO AN SUV HEADING EAST. SHE T-BONED THAT CAR WHICH DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE (VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IF YOU SAW THE PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE, IT CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE. *TR

FOR YEARS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT LATCH. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT LATCHES. SOME TIMES I THINK IT LATCHES BUT THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE LATCH LETS GO AND MY SAFETY BELT RECOILS ACROSS MY LAP. THE SAFETY BELT ONLY LATCHES PROPERLY APPROXIMATELY 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES; THEREFORE, I'M DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM ALMOST EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WOULD BE AT MY COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EXPECTED COST TO REPLACE THE BELT LATCH IS OVER $250. *TR

126K MILES ON MY CIVIC, ALWAYS MAINTAINED VERY WELL....SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THEN COULDN'T GET IN GEAR TO SPEED UP. HAD TO DRIVE IN LOW TO THE MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY FAN IN THE RADIATOR. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. AN OUTSIDE FAN ADDED TO AVOID REPEAT. OTHER RELATED REPAIRS DONE. $4,000! FROM MY RESEARCH, I SEE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF A 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS VERY COMMON! I DIDN'T ENTER A COMPONENT AS "TRANSMISSION" WASN'T AN OPTION. *TR

FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED. THE FOOT BRAKE WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. SOMEHOW THE CAR WOUND UP DOING A 180 ON THE ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO A SNOW BANK. I WAS ABLE TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND SLOW THE CAR WITH THE HAND BRAKE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING BEHIND A SLOW SEMI-TRAILER SO I PULLED OUT TO PASS. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE SEMI AS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO PASS THE SEMI. EVER SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE LAG TIME BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE WHEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN 25 MPH. *TR

HONDA CIVIC EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR 2001 MODEL IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IN THE CAR FOR SERVICE CHECK AND THE MECHANIC REVELED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AFTER SAVING UP $800 FOR A REPLACEMENT I ORDERED A NEW ONE. THAT WAS IN 2008. NOW COMING INTO THE NEW YEAR FIND MYSELF IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT WITH A LESS THAN TWO YEAR OLD PART. THIS DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD AND I HAVE YET TO PURCHASED A NEW ONE FOR FEAR IT WILL SUFFER THE SAME CRACKED FATE. THIS PART AND LABOR ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REQUIRE A CONSTANT REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAS THE PART WELDED TWICE BUT THAT DOES NOT STAY FOR LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS. NOT HAVING A PROPERLY WORKING PART HAS LEAD TO THE PROPERTY DAMAGE CAR THE CRACK HAS CAUSED A HORRIBLE PUFFING SOUND AND UNDUE BUILDUP UP IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR

THIS IN REGARDS TO HONDA'S SAFETY ADVISORY RECALL, 2001-2002 ACCORD/CIVIC DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATER (SB 08-093). I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA WEST, 7615 WEST SAHARA AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89117. I SHOWED TWO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED FROM HONDA REGARDING THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE FOR TWO DAYS SO THEY CAN ORDER THE PARTS. THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE I WORK AND NEED TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK. I SUGGESTED TO ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND MANAGER TO ORDER THE PARTS, CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN, AND I COULD BRING MY CAR BACK IN FOR THE RECALL. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE FOR THEM AND INSISTED I LEAVE MY CAR FOR THE TWO DAYS. TO ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY DID NOT WANT TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS A FREE REPAIR. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BRINGING MY CAR BACK FOR THIS REPAIR. HOW CAN I BE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT BREAKING SOMETHING ELSE AND CHARGING ME. I WOULD TAKE MY CAR ELSEWHERE, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION IN LAS VEGAS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BY ITSELF. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE IT STATING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE TO A HONDA DEALER, AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I STARTED TO NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH MY CARS ACCELERATION SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT TO MY SURPRISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE I BROUGHT IN, THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER THE SERVICE. WELL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY DID NOT TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. MY CONCERN IS IF MY CAR IS GETTING ITS REGULAR SERVICES AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND MY TRANSMISSION IS STILL GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEN THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS TRANSMISSION. EVEN WHEN I CALLED TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST THEY TRANSMISSION PLACES WERE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAD JUST FIXED ABOUT 3 OTHER CARS THAT WEEK. AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST IT WAS UN WARRANTY AND MY CAR HAD 14,00 MILES. HONDA SHOULD DEFIANTLY DUE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR BE SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME SORT. *TR

THE CAR IS HONDA CIVIC 2001. THE FAILURE. A CRACK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT MODULE . THE PUMP IS THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES. POSSIBLE THE CAR CAN GET ON FIRE. PROBLEM I CAN SEE IS: BY THE TIME I NOTED THE GASOLINE ODOR ,THE CAR WAS ALL READY ALL SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. *TR

SUN VISOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT TO THE UP POSITION AND WILL SOMETIMES SPONTANEOUSLY FALL TO THE DOWNWARD POSITION. HONDA 2001 CIVIC DX 4 DOOR SEDAN. 1. EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE ARE UNKNOWN. 2. FAILURE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CAUSES PARTIAL BLOCKED VISION FIELD. 3. A SAFETY PIN IS USED AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM BY USING IT TO SECURE THE VISOR TO THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VISOR IS NOT IN USE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC FOUR SPEED. IN PROCESS OF OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE, AFTER TALKING WITH EXPERT MECHANICS, THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. *CN

HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX, 106,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WANTED THE CAR TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER AFTER I HAD SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TOWING IT FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO DELAWARE TO MY SON'S SHOP, WHO IS A MECHANIC. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR HAD TO BE DONE BY A HONDA DEALER LN ORDER FOR THEM TO EVEN CONSIDER HELPING WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD MY SON DO ALL THE WORK ON MY CAR, SO I AM LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND GETTING THE MONEY UP TO PUT THE SAME TYPE OF BAD TRANSMISSION BACK IN MY CAR SO I CAN SELL IT. THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF.COM HAS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY WERE INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 140,000 MILES WITH A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, THAT MADE THE CAR UNABLE TO RUN. DEALER FAILED TO HONOR ANY DISCOUNT. A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AT 108,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE PO740. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE A REBUILT ONE INSTALLED A PRICE OF $2700. JUST ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC VICTIM. WHAT A SHAME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE. WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE HONDA RESPONSIBLE TO AT LEAST A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT HONDA CREATED? *TR

I TOO HAVE NOTICED THE GRADUAL 'FROSTING' OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS. IT BECAME NOTICEABLE ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY '01 CIVIC. IT DEFINITELY DIMINISHES EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BEAMS. I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM - THEY ARE HUGELY EXPENSIVE. I AM GLAD THEY MIGHT BE RECALLED. *TR

I AM NOT SURPRISED BY THE OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REPORTS. WHEN MY '01 CIVIC HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO BE SLUGGISH - THERE WAS A BIG LAG BETWEEN HITTING THE THROTTLE AND ENGAGEMENT. AROUND THIS TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON, BUT THEN IT WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF, ONLY TO REAPPEAR AT A LATER TIME. AS TIME PASSED, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON MUCH MORE OFTEN. BY THE TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A HONDA SERVICE LOCATION, THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT, 90% OF THE TIME IN THIS SITUATION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, THEREFORE I SHOULD GET THE REPAIR DONE ASAP. HOWEVER, I WAS SUSPICIOUS, SO I DECIDED TO WAIT. II NOW HAVE OVER 150,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL LAGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND OFF, BUT IT HAS NEVER FAILED. I GUESS THIS IS MORE OF A PERFORMANCE REDUCTION THAN FAILURE, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO (BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED). BY THE WAY, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE ON TIME, USUALLY AT THE HONDA SERVICE LOCATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO CHICAGO FOR A WEDDING. WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-55 AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH. LET OFF THE GAS AND IT EVENTUALLY REENGAGED. CONTINUED DRIVING AND IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION, BUT COULD VERY EASILY BEEN STRANDED IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT LOOKS LIKE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF MY CAR IS 140K. WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA IT SEEMS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON POSSIBLY TO THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SENSOR AS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. PRESENTLY I NEED TO REPLACE FRONT STRUTS $800 - NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A CAR WITH 95000 MILES ON IT. I HATE THE NEW HONDA CIVIC - I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE THINKING WHEN THEY DESIGNED IT SO I DECIDED TO KEEP MINE AND HAVE THE NORMAL STUFF FIXED. BUT - THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT. LET'S GET THE SRS LIGHT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *TR

THE FAILURE I AM CONCERNED WITH HAS TO DO WITH THE HEAD LIGHT MODULE. THE PLASTIC/GLASS THAT COVERS AND PROTECTS THE LIGHT WILL IN TIME APPEAR FROSTED. THIS FROSTING GREATLY REDUCES NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY. WHEN I WORKED IN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY I WITNESSED IT OFTEN. I OWNED A CHEVROLET PRISM THAT HAD THIS DEFECT AND NOW OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE MODULES IS ENORMOUS. THESE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AROUND 100,000 MILES, SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH OR LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD BABY THAT TRAVELS IN THE CAR AND THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD OF HONDA CIVIC 2001 STAYS ON. UPON WORKING WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE DIAGNOSIS OF THIS ERROR IS "LEFT FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE SWITCH FAILURE" (CODE 09-3). I WAS VERBALLY TOLD THAT THIS MEANS IN EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I CURSORY SEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS SUGGESTS MY CASE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WHEN I REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY HONDA MOTOR CO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, WHICH HAS TO BE CONSIDERED SAFETY RELATED, I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL OF AIRBAG NON DEPLOYMENT, I WOULD REQUEST URGENT ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC (WITH ONLY 98,000 MILES ON IT) HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED SOME SLIPPING AS THE GEARS WERE TRYING TO SHIFT. SHE MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND COAST TO A SAFER LOCATION. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA WHERE THEY QUOTED ME A REPAIR PRICE WHICH, EVEN WITH THEIR "GOODWILL" OFFERING, WAS STILL $700 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE PLACE I ENDED UP WITH. I WAITED AND WAITED FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NO TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY, FOR ABOUT 8-10 WEEKS I WAITED FOR A TRANSMISSION JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IF I HAD KEPT THE CAR AT THE ORIGINAL HONDA LOCATION THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE (VERY MYSTERIOUS WHY THEY WOULDN'T RELEASE ANY TO OTHER PLACES THEN). IN ANY CASE, A TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO THE OUTSIDE COMPANY AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE...JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IT WOULD LOCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE DITCHED. THREE MONTHS OF WAITING AND AGGRAVATION AND STILL NO RESULT. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE WHATSOEVER AND IN SPITE OF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS (VERY, VERY SIMILAR STORIES) AT HONDAPROBLEMS.COM THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THE CIVIC TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE MY WIFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA SHOULD MOST CERTAINLY ISSUE A RECALL AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR SOME OF THEIR OTHER LINES, E.G. THE ODYSSEY AND THE ACCORD. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ON THE TRIBORO BRIDGE IN NY. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION MY CAR DIED. NEARLY GOT REARENDED. A HONDA TRANSMISSION GOING AT 86K MILES. WHAT A JOKE. *TR