2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC (88,400) BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE IN JANUARY 2009. I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE (INCLUDING A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP) LOOK AT THE CAR TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE, AND I ASKED EACH TECHNICIAN TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT EVERY REPORT TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE MOST RECENT CHECK ON MY CAR WAS PERFORMED A WEEK AGO (4/28/09). THEN, A WEEK LATER, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS, THERE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN, AS I HAD JUST BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED OR IN A HIGHER GEAR, AND I DON'T WANT TO. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO A DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE ENTIRELY REPLACED. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING A HONDA CIVIC WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED MUCH TOO EARLY (AND AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF CONSCIENTIOUS UPKEEP) BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS TO BE FOUND ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM -- I COULD EASILY HAVE CRASHED OR BEEN REAR-ENDED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 81000 MILES ON IT. ON MAY 2ND 2009, THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE CODES TO BE P0740 AND P0730, WHICH I AM TOLD, INDICATE A BROKEN TORQUE CONVERTER AND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA IN MISSION VALLEY, SAN DIEGO. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION UNIT. WHEN I ENQUIRED THE REASONS FOR THIS, THE TECHNICIAN'S ONLY RESPONSE WAS BADLUCK'. HE QUOTED THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AS $2600. ON MAY 4TH, I OPENED A CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ONLY 81K MILES ON IT, IS NOT VERY OLD AND I HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES FOR THE CAR. ABOVE ALL, A CAR JUST STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I AM GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE NEXT DAY, A CASE MANAGER FROM HONDA, MR. SERGIO SUAREZ, CONTACTED ME. WE SPOKE FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR, WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REACH ANY MUTUALLY FAVORABLE RESOLUTION. WHILE I APPRECIATE MR. SUAREZ'S POLITE DEMEANOR, HE WAS ULTIMATELY INDIFFERENT ABOUT ANALYZING MY CASE. MR. SUAREZ DID NOT EVEN REQUEST TO SEE THE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE HE HAD ALREADY MADE HIS CONCLUSIONS BEFORE TALKING TO ME AND NEVER INTENDED TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS. MR. SUAREZ, IN FACT, AT THE END OF THE CALL NOTIFIED ME THAT I AM NOT A CUSTOMER OF HONDA AND THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS MY VEHICLE OR ME. *TR

LOW BEAM OF THE HEAD LIGHT FOR HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *TR

1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SLIPPING OF GEAR SHIFTING AND/OR NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE 3. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP (RICK ROUSH). *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER IN WHICH THE INFLATOR MODULE RUPTURED CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO PROTRUDE THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN HER NECK AS WELL AS HER CHEST. *NJ RECALL NUMBER 09V259000 WAS REFERENCED. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *JB

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, THE CARS FROM THAT PERIOD HAVE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTERS THAT CAN 'SHATTER' CAUSING INSTANT LOSS OF POWER.. CAR DUMPED MY DAUGHTER 400 MILES FROM HOME IN L.A. YESTERDAY, DEAD TRANSMISSION HAD NO CLUE THAT THERE WAS SUCH A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED TO THE ONE WEB SITE I VISITED! WHAT?S REALLY SICK IS THAT IF IT IS MOSTLY A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE, THERE IS REALLY NOTHING TOO MECHANICAL ABOUT THEM. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH THEM IS IF THE MATERIALS USED TO MAKE THE PROPELLERS AND TRANSFER SPLINE ARE SUBSTANDARD. I REALIZE THAT NOW THAT YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR MORE DIRECT CAUSAL OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION CAN BE AS DANGEROUS AS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, AND IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE (REGULAR MAINTENANCE) AND YESTERDAY IT WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND NEEDS REPLACING. THIS IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 73K MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY. HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WILL DO A GOODWILL REPAIR ON THE CAR. *TR

APRIL 11, 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON 1-75 ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE 55,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND TAKE IMMACULATE CARE OF IT. I HAVE SERVICE DOC'S TO REFLECT THIS. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE CAR WAS GOING 75-80 MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T WORK. IT WAS 92 DEGREES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY. I THINK ITS PRETTY CLEAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE 2001 HONDAS SHOULD BE RECALLED. ITS AT THE DEALER IN DAVIE AND I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR MY CRANKSHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DEFECT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. IN FACT, THEY RECALLED THE ODYSSEY, PRELUDE, ACCORD BUT NOT THE CIVIC FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS '!@#$%. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AND WAS LEFT COMPLETELY STRANDED AND CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CALL ME BACK. THEY LAUGHED SAYING I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO TRADE IT IN. WELL I AM NOT LAUGHING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS FAIR. THEY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS AND RECALL THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, DECELERATE, AND SMOKE. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,304. UPDATED 05/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

RECENTLY, BOTH OUR HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. WE CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL WERE OK. WE CHECKED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS AND QUICKLY DISCOVERED THERE IS A HONDA SAFETY RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH THAT ALLEVIATED JUST EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING. WE CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP LOCALLY AND THEY LOOKED UP OUR VIN NUMBER AND SAID WE HAD ALREADY HAD THAT SAFETY ISSUE SERVICED. WE HAD FORGOTTEN. WE ASKED THEM WHAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHATEVER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE RECALL SERVICING WASN'T. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. ANY FURTHER SERVICING WOULD BE AT OUR EXPENSE. SINCE WE HAD TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT TRUST THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR PRIVATE HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC (THEY ONLY SERVICE HONDA'S.. EXCLUSIVELY). HE FIXED THE PART AND EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL PROBLEM HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED DURING OUR SUPPOSED RECALL SERVICING WITH HONDA. HE SAID IN THE RECALL SERVICING, A HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRE THAT WAS TOO SMALL OF A GAUGE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED BY A MUCH HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE. OUR CAR STILL HAD THE ORIGINAL SMALL GAUGE FACTORY WIRE INSTALLED WHICH NOT ONLY WAS MELTED THROUGH BUT HAD ALSO CAUSED THE LIGHT SWITCH TO MELT. HE REPLACED ALL PARTS FOR A CHARGE OF $117.95 WHICH WAS MUCH CHEAPER THAN WHAT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE CHARGED US. HE GAVE US OUR MELTED PARTS AS EVIDENCE TO PRESENT TO THE HONDA CORPORATION. HE INFORMED US THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH CARS WHO HAVE NEVER HAD THE SAFETY RECALL SERVICING AT ALL. WE HAVE REPORTED ALL THIS BACK TO THE HONDA CORPORATION BUT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GIVEN US A CASE NUMBER, THEY HAVE FAILED TO HELP US AT ALL. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE DONE. OUR CASE NUMBER WITH THE HONDA CORPORATION IS N032009-04-1500182. *TR

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

ON APRIL 7, CAR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. THAT EVENING ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET (45MPH SPEED LIMIT). MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. WILL COST $2500 TO FIX. FROM INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2001 RECENTLY AND TWO DAYS BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT UP. WHEN I GOT IT CHECKED TODAY, I FOUND ITS A TRANSMISSION RELATED ERROR CODE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVICE ME A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT $3500. HONDA SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY AND PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DIED COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR ROAD IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHEN MY CIVIC WAS AT ROUGHLY 98,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I HAD ROUND ROCK HONDA INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS GIVING OFF A P0740 CODE, WHICH DENOTES INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS SUCH, THEY RECOMMENDED AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $3,000, AND I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE. IN THAT TIME, I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT, HIGHLY REPUTABLE HONDA MECHANIC. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS RUINED AND HAD BURNED UP THE FLUID. HE FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE EARLY 2000'S, ESPECIALLY FROM 2001 CIVICS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1467.48. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM HONDA CIVIC OWNERS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. INDEED, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR YEARS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. GIVEN HONDA'S REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY, I FIND IT EXTREMELY UNUSUAL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUND WITH STORIES OF CIVIC OWNERS FROM SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS WHO RECEIVED PARTIAL OR TOTAL REFUNDS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. SINCE SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS SHARED THE SAME 1.7 LITER ENGINE AND THE PARTS ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL, I BELIEVE THAT MY CASE WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO HESITATE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR OR 20 MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD REV VERY LOUDLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 155,000.

I AM PRETTY SURE THIS HAS COME HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH HONDA EARLY CIVICS MAINLY 2001 TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT AT LOW MILES IN HIGHWAYS INTERSECTIONS AND JUST STARTING UP. MY CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AND HAS FAIL TO SHIFT ONCE BEFORE WHILE TURNING ON A TRAFFIC FILLED STREET. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE CARS BREAKING DOWN BY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 40000 MILES ON THERE CAR. I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS BEING STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CAN BE WITH THE RISE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISNT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS. THIS IS HUNDREDS STOPPING IN HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS AND I AM WAITING TO BE NEXT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A FACTORY PROBLEM. THIS MOSTLY LIKELY HAS CLAUSE CRASHES AND WILL CLAUSE MORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY TIME I GET INTO IT. I DRIVE IN CITY AREAS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION AND WILL NAIL ME IF MY CAR DIES NO QUESTION. I AM JUST HOPING HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT'S WILL COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE IF IT HASN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE READ WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THERE CAR ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS JUST IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE DEAD CARS ON THE ROAD. AND MY SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK FOR THE PASSENGER OR DRIVE SEAT WITHOUT HAVING TO SLAM THEM IN THERE AND POP OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT MY CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT DID NOT GO PAST 10-15 MILES. LUCKILY MY DESTINATION WASN'T FAR AND I MADE IT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR I FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO FOR ME? *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK. HE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, IT WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY STREET, BECAUSE HE BARELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION IF THE STREET WERE A BUSIER ONE. *TR

TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN. I MISSED HITTING 3 CARS AS MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. HUNDRED OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT OF FAILED HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA? CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON AGAINST HONDA FOR 2001 ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS AND ACURA BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIVING IN A SYNDICAL WORLD, AND SEEING THE BILLIONS STOLEN BY BANKERS, I WONDER IF HONDA IS PAYING OFF SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. TELEVISION STATIONS, MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS CRASH DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO YOUR JOB AND GET A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK REALLY HARD BUT NOT OFTEN. THEN FINALLY IN 3/2009 WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION(AFTER A VISIT TO THE HONDA TECH WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED) IT CAME TO A HALT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OF WHEN I RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT. THE CAR BUCKED WHEN I TOOK OFF AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR-END ACCIDENT; THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS EXPLAINED TO THEM I WAS THE ONLY OWNER, CAN SHOW SERVICE RECORDS AND CAN TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS FAULTY AND THAT I CAM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY WERE NOT INCLINED TO HELP ME ON ANY LEVEL AND REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE LIABILITY OF PUTTING A DEFECTIVE CAR ON THE ROAD. A GOOD REFERENCE SITE IS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IT OUTLINES HOW EGREGIOUS THIS OFFENSE IS FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. A RECALL IS WAY OVER DUE! *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ITS TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING MORE THAN 20 MPH EVEN AT 3000 RPM ON EXPRESSWAY WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. IT WAS NOT MOVING ON DRIVE OR REVERSE MODE. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY TO TURN ON OR OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71100 MILES. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS FLUSHED AND REFILLED WHEN 60K SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2001 HONDA CIVIC, CERTIFIED INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 2 INTERMITTENT SAFETY ISSUES, WHICH DID NOT PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THE TEST DRIVE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. FIRST, SRS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. SECONDLY THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAN NOT REPRODUCE ON DEMAND, WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPLETELY DROPS. SO GAS GAUGE SAYS EMPTY, SAYS YOU ARE DRIVING -0- MPH, ODOMETER GOES TO "8888888", ETC, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR & RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONE DEALER QUOTED A GAUGE CLUSTER AT $800. ANOTHER DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS AS THE ISSUE AND ASKED FOR US TO DRIVE THERE WHEN IT IS HAPPENING - WHEN THE GAUGES HAVE DROPPED. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT GAUGES, AND TO DRIVE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALER LIKE THIS IS UNSAFE. I CALLED HONDA, THERE ARE NO SIMILARLY REPORTED ISSUES FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

YESTERDAY THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN '01 CIVIC LX WITH 66K MILES. ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER). HONDA RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MY OPINION IS THAT NO MODERN CAR SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 66K MILES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST '01 CIVICS AND HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SEAT BELT ON TH DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PART WAS ORDERED AND FIXED. COST WAS $540.00 . THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 KG AND ONE DRIVER AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED. *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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS UNEXPECTED GEAR FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND MANUALLY PUSHED TO A NEARBY AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR RATIO FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. MY DEALER SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (NEEDS TORQUE CONVERTER) AND WILL COST OVER $1700. I SUSPECT THAT HONDA HAS PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS MODEL AND DO NOT THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THIS 4,000 MILES AGO. I CURRENTLY HAVE 84,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT. PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED MY MECHANIC (WHO GAVE IT A ONCE OVER THE MONTH BEFORE AND SAID ALL LOOKED OK) TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION (LIGHT, SLIPPAGE) THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

I COMPLAINED IN OCT, 2007, ABOUT OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES. WE PAID $2,598.34 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED. MUCH TO OUR SURPRISE, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED IN JANUARY, 2009, 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR CAME TO A AN UNEXPECTED STANDSTILL ON A HIGHWAY WHICH WE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. OF COURSE THE HONDA PLACE WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? KEEP REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS? WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR HONDA CIVIC 2001 ARE ALL DANGEROUS. WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS PLEASE. WE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR BUDGET NOW, MUCH LESS TO AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. WE ARE JUST LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE ROADS BOTH TIMES; OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. PAULINE AND ROBERT ALLEY *TR

TRANSMISSION JUST DIE WHILE DRIVE. ENGINE WILL REV BUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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

MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK OVER THE CAR FROM HIS AUNT IN 10/2005, AT 56,020 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE WITH PERIODIC OIL CHANGES AND SOME MAINTENANCE. ON 12/22/2008, WHEN IT WAS OF 82,409 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THIS TIME WE DID PAY SOME AMOUNT FOR OTHER SERVICES BUT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP COULD NOT PAY FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, AS ADVISED AT KOLBE HONDA AT RESEDA. AFTER THE SERVICE PERFORMANCE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, ON 6/15/2009, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $690.69 (ON THE 70/30 SPLIT). *TR

ONE DAY MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD SOME ISSUES SHIFTING GEARS AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED FOR A FEW DAYS AND ONE DAY DRIVING HOME, IT JUST DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND BEFORE THE MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT IT HE MENTIONED THE TORQUE CONVERTERS GOING BAD IN THE 2001 CIVICS. SAME IN MY CASE AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONLY A FEW PARTS WERE ABLE TO BE SAVED SO HE IS REBUILDING THE REST FOR $2300. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID IT DOES NO GOOD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR STORIES OUT THERE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IS LOADED WITH THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION. OVER THE PAST WEEK, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO ENGAGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO GEARS BETTER, SO I THOUGHT I HAD SOME TIME TO GET IT SERVICED. YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A FRIEND'S APARTMENT PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN D, D2, AND D3. I JUST CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THIS AUTO, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A 7-YEAR, 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR HONDA 2001 ACCORDS, BUT THAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO HONDA CIVICS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 01 HONDA CIVIC FAILED AT 120000 MI. BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOOSE AND LET WATER AND DIRT ENTER THE TRANS. AND CONTAMINATE THE OIL, CAUSING FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HONDA SERVICE REP. SAID THE OIL SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 120000 MI. THE OIL IN THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 115000 MI. ( WE DO HAVE TICKETS TO THAT FACT) HONDA SAYS BECAUSE I SOLD THIS CAR TO MY 17 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, THEY WILL NOT HELP AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR . THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK IS A BAD DESIGN. *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

2001 HONDA CIVIC; TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER AND STOP. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY HUSBAND AND I. WE HAVE NOT HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL NOW. IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON AND JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS APPROX. $2000, THAT'S WITH A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ MULTIPLY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WONDER IF IT IS A TREND. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY HONDA TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR? THE CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED NOW. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. IT HAS TAKEN THAT LONG TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. *TR

I OWN A 2001 CIVIC LX WITH APPROX 120K MILES. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION, OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEK, STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON CIVICS. IF YOU ALSO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION ON HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL AND LUCKILY AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 10, MY HONDA CIVICS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL, UNTIL IT FINALLY COULD NOT MOVE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME HOME. PRIOR TO WRITING THIS COMPLAINT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES (INCLUDING HONDA) THAT STATES THAT THESE HONDA CIVICS HAVE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUESTED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES UNNECESSARILY. I AM APPALLED THAT HONDA (WHO IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT) DOES NOT INITIATE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IS THERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING? I THINK THE NHTSA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE USA TO FORCE A RECALL SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS A PROBLEM EXISTS HERE! UNTIL NOW, I HAD A DIFFERENT IMPRESSION OF HONDA...BUILT TO LAST? EXCEPT FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 110000 IN 2005, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL OCTOBER 2008, SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. IT HAS 163000 NOW, IT STILL DRIVES BUT BARELY. IF I STOP, THE CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED, JUST REVS UP. MECHANICS SAY TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001 CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND OTHER SITES. I'VE HAD 2 HONDAS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SURELY LOST ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ON THE INCIDENT DATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-680 IN THE WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA AREA. MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AT (WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES) SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ESSENTIALLY INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK INTO GEAR AND HAD TO NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS, ALTHOUGH IT DID BACK UP TRAFFIC. TO TOP THINGS OFF, I DIDN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE AND WAS STRANDED. AS IT TURNS OUT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL HONDA. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE 200 PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL THIS SHOULD PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN SEPTEMBER OF 08. HAD A USED TRANSMISSION PUT IN, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FOR A BRAND NEW ONE. *TR

MY CAR STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY I HAD NO WARNING I HAD JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE IN MY FLUIDS CHECKED IN EVERYTHING WAS FIND. *TR