2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

WE OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON APRIL 17, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. (IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP.) NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT HONDA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. NO WARNING NO CHECK ENGINE SIGN, AND JUST BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND THEIR TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME , HOWEVER MANY REPORTS SHOWS THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH 01-03 CIVICS. AND WORK IS NOT THE ONLY USE FOR MY CAR ALSO PLEASURE REASONS, AND CASUAL DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING TORONTO, CANADA. THIS TOTALLY STRANDED ME IN CANADA.! I WAS ONLY LUCKY I JUST EXITED OFF THE 401 EXPRESSWAY RAMP AND ON TO A LOCAL YET MAJOR ROAD. I HAVE YET TO GET THE CAR FIXED I AM HAVING IT STORED IN CANADA FOR NOW UNTIL I HAVE ENOUGH TO SHIP IT BACK TO THE USA. COST FOR STORAGE IS $250 USD PER MONTH. *TR

THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WILL OCCASIONAL REMAINED LOCKED AND NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO ANY GEAR. USUALLY I CAN GET IT TO FREE UP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE WHILE OUT LATE AT NIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO AT ALL, AND I HAD TO PUT A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE HOLE TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWING HAD TO EXECUTE EXTREME AVOIDANCE ACTIONS TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING DISABLED CAR. LUCKILY LOCAL POLICE HAPPEN AND WAS ABLE TO DETOUR TRAFFIC AROUND DISABLED CAR. *TR

I AM REQUESTING THE CURRENT LIST OF SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING MY AIR BAGS SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THIS PIECE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THERE ARE 2 NHTSA ITEM # 623328 AND 619975 FOR THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE 2001 CIVIC AND OTHERS BULLETINS FOR OTHER HONDA CONTROL MODULES OF THE SAME YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THAT LIST. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. SO I WENT TO A SMALL MECHANIC SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID TO ME "IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.' HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC EXACTLY LIKE MY MODEL AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE. WHEN HE DID, THE SOUND THAT I HEARD WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF MINE. WITH ALL THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT JUST A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A PROBLEM WITH SAFETY. THEREFORE, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AS I HAD SEEN ADVISED ON THE BOARD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE CASES WERE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY AND THAT IT HAD TO BE CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, AND SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE GOODSON HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. THE SERVICE MANGER RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, AND SAID, "EVERYTHING IS OK. THE NOISE THAT YOU HEAR COMING FROM THE CAR IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.' SO I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT. THEN THREE DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY MOTHER. THE SITUATION COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL. I TOWED MY CAR TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA AGAIN AND REPORTED MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF HONDA AMERICA AND HAD THEM CHECK THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. SO I SAID "I CAME HERE THREE DAYS AGO AND YOU TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. NOW THREE DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DON'T YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY CAR OR AT LEAST MEET ME HALF WAY AND PAY 50% OF THE COST OR AT LEAST FOR COST OF PARTS. AT THE LEAST RECALL THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC MODELS FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION.' *TR

WHILE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ALSO ANOTHER DEFECT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I NEEDED 2 NEW FRONT STRUTS. THIS JUST ADDED TO THE ALREADY EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR AND THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE SCARES ME. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL ON INTERSTATE 95. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE SHE WAS DIVING 70 MPH. WHEN THE PART BROKE , IT BROKE THE AXLE GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND PULLED THE SWAY BAR LOOSE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PART FAIL BEFORE. *TR

ON 4/1/08 I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 38,772 MILES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW ON 3/31/01. FIRESTONE SHOWED ME OIL LEAKING FROM BOTH FRONT STRUTS. THEY ADDED THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRONT SPRINGS WOULD CRACK OR, FALL OFF POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH OR, INJURY. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, I DEEM THIS A FACTORY DEFECT AND FEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. FORTUNATELY MINE DID NOT FAIL TO THE EXTENT THAT I WAS STRANDED, HOWEVER MANY 2001 HONDA CIVICS HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

AS PART OF A VERY EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, ALSO A COMPLAINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKEN. THIS ENTIRE AUTOMOBILE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THAT TOLD THEM THAT THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CAME OFF AND THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. *KB

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX STARTED TO REV ON A COLD DAY WHEN IT TRIED TO GO INTO GEAR AT 30 MI/HR. IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME SPOT FOR THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW, BUT NO OTHER TIME (YET). THEN ON THE 4TH DAY, IT WAS HAPPENING GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND. I CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS TRYING TO BE GENTLE WITH SHIFTING...RELEASING THE GAS WHEN THE CAR TRIED TO SHIFT. THAT WORKED FOR THE DAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING MY MOTHER, I STOPPED AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, CHARGED ME $105 AND TOLD ME THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING (I TOLD THEM I ALREADY KNEW THAT!). THEY WROTE ON THE PAPER THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT THE TRANNY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE AT A TUNE OF $2,600+TAX. WELL...ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT HONDA DEALER, THE TRANNY FAILED. I GOT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 40,600 MILEAGE ON IT. I SAW THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY CAR. IT WENT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND CAME UP AGAIN. I SCANNED FOR THE OBD CODE, I GOT P0740 (TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). WHEN I CALLED THE US HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY HONDA DEALER. I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER WHO CHARGED ABOUT $130 TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED CHARGES FOR FIX WERE APPROX. $3,800. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED ANY HELP WITH SOME REASONS LIKE: 1. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. 2. I'M NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR 3. THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THE SAME MODEL OF CAR. WHILE I WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON INTERNET GOT TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY SOME OF THE AUTO SERVICE CENTERS. I PURCHASED HONDA AS I HAD THOUGHT IT TO BE A RELIABLE CAR. I WONDER WHY A BRAND LIKE HONDA DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HAVE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND HELP THEIR CUSTOMER WHO ARE FACING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODELS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SINCE LATE DECEMBER 2006 I HAVE HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 60,000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE EACH TIME I DRIVE IT SOMETHING IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE OR MAY NOT BE HONDA'S FAULT. I DID PURCHASE THE CAR USED AND THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT SERVICED AT A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER; BUT I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2001-2002 CIVICS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ITS A MATTER OF THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS JEOPARDIZED. MY WARRANTY HAS COVERED MOST ITEMS BUT ITS A CONSTANT HASSLE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. I BOUGHT THE CIVIC CAUSE EVERYONE SAID HOW WONDERFUL OF A CAR IT WAS AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE BOTH WITH THE SUSPENSION FAILURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT CONSTANTLY GO WRONG WITH IT. I THINK I MIGHT BE TRADING THE VEHICLE IN BUT I WANTED TO VOICE MY OPINION. *TR

TIRE HAS A LARGE 4INCH BULGE ON SIDEWALL. APPEARS TO BE FROM BELT SEPARATING ON INSIDE OF TIRE. TIRE IS ONLY 3/32 WORN ON TREAD. TIRES WERE ALREADY CHANGED OUT BY THE TIRE KINGDOM IN SEFFNER, FL FOR THE SAME CONCERN NOW TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH, BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. SUDDENLY A POP SOUND FROM ENGINE AND CAR LOST CONSIDERABLE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET CAR TO DESTINATION, APPROX. 25 MINUTES FROM WHERE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. CAR COULD NO LONGER GO IN REVERSE, AND COULD BARELY ACCELERATE. HAD REPAIRED AT SERVICE STATION NEAR DESTINATION OUTSIDE D.C. AND HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HUGE REPAIR BILL. NOT EVEN 56K ON THE SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE! *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WAS DONE BY HONDA, BUT I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF 2,400. BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA THIS IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, AN ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED(SERVICE BULLETIN NUM : 04036) BY HONDA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPENING FOR ALL HONDA CIVICS 2001 YEAR AFTER 78,000 MILES. THOUGH HONDA HAS RECALLED THE ACCORD MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE FOR THE CIVIC AND I HAVE TO PAY A HUGE SUM OF MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS. I REQUEST HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE(100%) THE CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY FACED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, HE NOTICED IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN GEAR. AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 116,941. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX PROGRESSIVELY UNDERWENT FAILURE FROM INTERMITTENT TO HIGHLY UNRELIABLE OVER A PERIOD OF 6-8 MONTHS. AT TIMES I WAS DRIVING WITH NO INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. REPAIRS ARE BEING PERFORMED BY A HONDA DEALER. *TR

BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE OFF POSITION. OTHERWISE NO ISSUES. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WITH ACCELERATION ON DAY ONE. BY DAY TWO THE VEHICLE COULD BARELY ACCELERATE AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCEEDINGLY. UPON CONTACTING A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NEW HONDA TRANSMISSION FLUID. BEFORE I WAS EVEN ABLE TO REACH THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE TO AN APPROPRIATE OR SAFE SPEED TO DRIVE AT. SO NOW, I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOW WHAT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS, I'M AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. *TR

FOR 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 62,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUGGESTING A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION (CODE P0740) ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE CAR DRIVES FINE. THIS WAS IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 8 MONTHS LATER AT 70,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS FAILING. THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM WITH DRIVING OR AS THE CAR SHIFTS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

CAR SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR OR NOT GOING INTO GEAR. MOTOR REVVING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CATCH AND JUMP FORWARD. PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND MOTOR REVS WHEN GIVEN GAS BUT NOT MOVING. HAD TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN REVERSE AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INITIALLY SAID IT WOULD BE $2,700.00 THEN CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD DO IT FOR $1,200.00. AFTER SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WAS GETTING A GREAT DEAL FOR $1,200.00. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A HONDA I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEN BE TOLD IT IS NOT HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *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

TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMOBILE. THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO FAILURE. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON AN DARK UPHILL WINDING ROAD NEXT TO A 20 FOOT CLIFF. THE CHP FINALLY PROVIDED ME SUPPORT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR A NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS $3100.00. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED BUT I SUSPECT THAT I WILL DO SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, I EXPERIENCED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF MY HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT OR WILL NOT CORRECT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE OVER HEATING OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN 2004. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, (REPLACED THE SWITCH, AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, ACCORDING TO THEM), I HAVE FOR THE THIRD TIME EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE OVER HEATING OF THE SWITCH. THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT TIME ARE SELF EXPLANATORY. *TR

JUST RECENTLY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I WAS IN 5TH GEAR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SHIFTER WOULD "POP" OUT OF 5TH AND GO INTO NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT ALL THE WAY INTO 5TH GEAR, SO I PUSHED IT BACK INTO 5TH AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I HAD TO HOLD IT IN 5TH GEAR FOR 2 HOURS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS THE SYNCHRONIZER IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS IS A VERY PRICEY TASK, AND WAY OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE. MY CAR JUST HIT 69,000 MILES JUST A DAY AGO. ACCORDING TO EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN WITH, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THIS OLD AND WITH THIS MANY MILES ON IT. *TR

I JUST NOTICED THE SRS INDICATOR IS ON WITHOUT OBVIOUS REASON. IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY HEAVY LOPTOP BAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY CAR IS HONDA CIVIC EX 2001. THE DEALER ASKS $115 TO DIAGNOSIS ONLY, NEEDLESS TO SAY FIX. THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT IS SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD EITHER TO MAKE THE DESIGN OR HAVE THIS PART IN THE LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT WITH THIS VEHICLE. COST TO REPAIR OVER $3000. *TR

MY 18 YR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE ON A FRIDAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS ROAD AT THIS TIME OF DAY IS 70-75MPH . SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT AND MORE THAN LIKELY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTICAR ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ODYSSEY AND ACCORD MANUFACTURED APPROX. 1999-2002. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE CIVIC (OUR CAR IS A 2001 CIVIC). HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WILL IT TAKE FOR HONDA TO BE BROUGHT TO TASK FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BEFORE 90,000 MILES ON HONDA CIVIC. REPAIRED THROUGH AAMCO FOR OVER $2200.00 NO WARNING. VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. SAW ON INTERNET HONDA HAD KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH CIVICS IN 2001 MODEL YEAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH MEANS AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY NOT COVERED BY HONDA THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE OF THE CAR HONDA MUST NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR LAW SUITS IF MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK WHEN THEY NEED TO WONT BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE AT 121,000 MILE AFTER KEEPING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THERE WAS SLIPPAGE 3 YEARS AGO AND I WAS THANKFUL THAT WE WERE MOVING TO FL SINCE THERE ARE FEW MAJOR HILLS THERE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP SAVE MY TRANSMISSION. WE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD TO STAY IN FLORIDA DUE TO MY HEALTH FAILING AND I NEEDED TO BE NEARER TO FAMILY TO TAKE CARE OF MY HEALTH ISSUES. UPON MOVING BACK TO PA ABOUT 3,000 MILE LATER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. I AM PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SPEAKING WITH HONDA OF AMERICA SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BASED ON REPUTATION AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WITH GENERAL MAINTENANCE THAT YOU CAN GET 200-400,000 MILE IT MAINTAINED. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT GOOD WILL, I AM TALKING ABOUT SPENDING OVER 15,000 FOR A NEW CAR THAT GOT ME 6 YEARS AND WHAM. NOTHING. I HAVE ALWAYS SPENT 1,000 ON A USED CAR AND ALWAYS GOTTEN MORE THAN A YEAR OUT OF THAT IT WOULD HAVE PAID ME TO BUY 6 USED CARS AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF I WOULD STILL HAVE MONEY IN MY POCKET AT THIS POINT INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT POSSIBLY SPENDING A BUNCH TO GET THIS ONE FIXED! I AM DISABLED AND NOT IN THE POSITION TO SPEND ANYTHING ON THIS CAR.. I HAVE PUT ENOUGH INTO IT OVER THE YEARS TO GUARANTEE THAT I SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT A MAJOR REPAIR AT THIS POINT! I HAVE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF 01 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS AND NO ONE IS HAPPY WITH THIS CAR I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS IN THE CIVIC THAT IS IN THE ACCORD THEY ADMIT THE RECALL ON THE ACCORD BUT NOT THE CIVIC I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FIND THAT 98-03 ACCORDS ARE ROTTEN ON TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND 01 -02 CIVICS ARE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADDRESS THIS. THANK YOU VERY DISAPPOINTED CIVIC OWNER LAD *TR

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IN DRIVERS BUCKLE WAS SENDING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SEAT BELT WASN'T FASTENED. ERROR WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD AS "SRS" UNABLE TO GET INSPECTION STICKER UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE BUSY CITY OF BALTIMORE WHEN I ACCELERATED AT A GREEN LIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I HIT THE PEDAL AND JUST ROLLED VERY SLOWLY. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO THE GARAGE OF MY WORK BUILDING WHERE I PARKED IT SAFELY. LEAVING WORK, THE CAR STARTED FINE AND I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SEVERAL TIMES MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT GREEN LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $3,000. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT 2001 HONDA CIVICS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION GOES WITH NO WARNING AND ENDANGERS UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS! I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE CRASHED INTO ME. THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL, COMPENSATION OR A GOODWILL REPAIR TO ALL OWNERS OF 01 HONDAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOX FAILED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 85,000 MILES. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FIXED IN MAY 2007 AS PART OF THE HONDA RECALL. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER DID A "ONCE OVER" ON THE CAR AND SAID MY STRUTS WERE LEAKING, BUT NOTHING ELSE. ON NOVEMBER 4TH I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE CAR STARTED, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, ETC. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY STREET. IT TURNS OUT THAT I NEEDED AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION, I WOUND UP FIXING IT FOR $2,500 AS THE CAR IS PAID OFF. I CALLED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY ENTERTAIN THE PROBLEM IF I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS - AND WHAT PAY $5,000+ FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION - NO THANKS. *TR

CAR ENGINE SHUDDERS AND FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT STAYS LOCKED IN A GEAR. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWS "TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH" PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE WEBSITES MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOME HAVE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. IS HONDA DOING ANYTHING TO HELP US WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT A RARE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS QUITE COMMON FOR 2001 CIVICS. THIS DEFINITELY DISCOURAGES ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER HONDA. EVERYONE SAYS HONDA'S ARE BUILT TO LAST, WELL NOT ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RPM INCREASED TO 7,200 AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I AM A 23 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT. STRUGGLING WITH A PART-TIME JOB AND TRYING TO FINISH SCHOOL. I JUST PAID OVER $1000 TO GET MY AC COMPRESSOR FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL AND MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP, BUT I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, YET I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR, JUST HAD TO GO SLOW. SO I STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY, KEEPING MY SPEED AT ABOUT 30MPH. I TOOK THE LOCAL WAY TOO. I END UP GETTING TO A POINT WHERE NO MATTER WHAT I DID THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, IT WAS AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A CRAWL, I END UP MOVING THE CAR TO THE SIDE. WHILE I WAS WAITING, I DECIDED TO TRY DRIVING IT AGAIN, SO I START THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK ALRIGHT, HOWEVER, I COULD STILL ONLY GO ABOUT 30MPH. I END UP STOPPING AT A NEARBY GAS STATION. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT DIDN'T GET TOO FAR FROM THE GAS STATION AND THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AGAIN. I FINALLY PULLED OVER, CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND WE HAD IT DROPPED OFF AT THE HONDA DEALER, BUT SINCE IT WAS NIGHT TIME, NO ONE WAS THERE. WE WENT THERE THIS MORNING AND WE FIND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE ABLE TO GET A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT, WITH LABOR AND PARTS ALTOGETHER, THE CHARGE WAS $2500! THIS IS AFTER PAYING FOR AN AC COMPRESSOR I JUST REPLACED. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN WANT TO GET IT FIXED. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD HOW RELIABLE HONDA IS, THIS IS MY FIRST CAR, THINKING THIS WOULD AT LEAST GET ME THROUGH COLLEGE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN I FIRST STARTED GOING TO COLLEGE, BUT IT JUST WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WANT TO DO. I WON'T EVEN GET ANYTHING FOR THE CAR IF I TRY TRADING IT IN OR SALVAGING IT. I KNOW ONE THING, I'M NOT GETTING A HONDA ANYMORE. *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED SUDDENLY ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WITH THE RESULT THAT IT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO US WAS $2,700. BESIDES THE INCONVENIENCE AND HAVING TO RENT A CAR TO ATTEND A RELATIVE'S FUNERAL, WE HAVE TWO OTHER GREAT CONCERNS RE: SAFETY. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OTHER CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH COULD NOT POSSIBLY STOP. PERHAPS WE WILL NEVER KNOW. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND ON PAGE 196, THE GRAPH SHOWS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD BE CHANGED AT 125,000. WE ACCEPTED THAT AS TRUTH SINCE IT WAS IN THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. OF COURSE, NOW THE PERSON I TALKED TO AT HONDA SAYS "WELL IT SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES". WE TOOK WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE MANUAL ON PAGE 196 AS WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THE WRITTEN DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL, THEN WHAT CAN YOU TRUST. BY THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE OTHER 70+ COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURESON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM , I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND ALL THE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN NEW TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY HONDA. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AFTER BEING RESET. DRIVING MY CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SORE ARM AND NECK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY 2007 THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE SRS DUE TO FAULTY OPDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED CHECK RATTLE UNDER FRONT END, NEEDS FRONT STRUTS. UPDATED 10/18/07 *TR

ON THE EVENING 9/11/07, 3 WEEKS AFTER PAYING $300 FOR A 75,000 SERVICE CHECK-UP, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO A NEAR BY HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF - SERVICE BULLETIN 04036 - AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CALL A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN 04036. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HONDA CARS OF GILBERT WHERE THEY OFFERED TO GIVE ME A "RE-ENGINEERED" TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL. I ASKED WHY DO I, A CONSUMER WHO HAS BEEN INCONVENIENCED BY A KNOWN DEFECT, HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO TAKE MY QUESTION TO HONDA. I ALSO ASKED FOR PAPERWORK REGARDING MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RECEIPT WOULD SERVE AS MY WARRANTY. I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN A BAD PART OF TOWN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I, THE CONSUMER, AM PAYING THE PENALTY IN MY OWN HARD EARNED DOLLARS, TO HAVE HONDA REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WITH A "RE-ENGINEERED" TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I ALSO AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY IN THAT I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION, ONLY A RECEIPT. HOW AM I TO SELL MY CAR TO ANOTHER CONSUMER IN THIS SORT OF SITUATION? WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS THEIR ARE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS "SERVICE BULLETIN" I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO MORE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS DRIVING IN THEIR CARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE CIVIC LX 2001. *TR

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

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES LACERATION DUE TO BAG INFLATION *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*JB

THE INCIDENT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP BEGAN WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD TO MY JOB AFTER A 15 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN I FELT THE INABILITY OF MY CAR TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH RURAL ROAD ON AN UPWARD CLIMB INTO THE MOUNTAINSIDE. THE STEEPER THE CLIMB UNTIL I REACHED MY SCHOOL AFTER 5 MORE MINUTES I WAS LISTENING TO THE "HUMMING" SOUND AND FEELING THE RAPID DE-ACCELERATION OF THE MOTOR UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING ABRUPTLY BUT THE MOTOR DID NOT SHUT-DOWN AND I WAS LEFT CLIMBING THE STEEP ENTRANCE TO MY SCHOOL WHERE I WORK WITH MY 5 YEAR- OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME IN THE CAR. I HAD TO CALL FOR THE MECHANIC TO PICK UP THE CAR WHICH WAS HOISTED TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIR. I MADE COMMUNICATION WITH THE CAR DEALER BUT THE CAR HAS NO WARRANTY ( 2001 45,000 MILEAGE) AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *JB