2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE AT 129K ON FREEWAY CAUSING HAZARD. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, THE CAR BARELY MADE IT OFF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. IT LEFT ME STRANDED FOR A COUPLE HOURS UNTIL IT WAS TOWED AND I GOT A RIDE. *TR

HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 WITH 72,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. UNTIL THIS TIME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 10 MILES THE ACCELERATOR WAS SLUGGISH. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AT 58,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST MONTH. THIS MONTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SO I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FIRST FIX FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THEN THIS TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $2,000! I SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CIVIC. CONSIDERING THAT I AM VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT, HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES. *TR

BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE WITH AUTOMATIC/CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH 84,000 MILES. DROVE FOR A WEEK, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, EVERYTHING PERFECT. ON THE 6TH DAY I OWNED IT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED SUDDENLY WENT UP WITH SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T FIND THE NEXT GEAR. I PRESSED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, TRANSMISSION COULDN'T DOWN-SHIFT. I GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, STOPPED THE CAR AND CUT OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED, PUT IN DRIVE, AND GOT THE CAR TO GO 50 YARDS AT 15 MPH. THEN LOST POWER TO WHEELS, ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THAT COULDN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM. TOWED TO HONDA DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, WILL REPLACE WITH USED ONE FOR $2889.50.*AK

TRANSMISSION SURGES /SLIPS ACCOMPANIED BY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CONDITION. FIRST EVENT DEAL REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SURGING/SLIPPING CEASED. NEW EVENT OF SURGING/SLIPPING OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOM BUT AT A MUCH GREATER SEVERITY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC RECENTLY DIED ON ME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY 6 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER AS WELL. AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE SPEED DECLINED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT FAILED. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT SEVERAL IF NOT ALL 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER AS QUICKLY AS I DID AT A DECREASING SPEED ME AND MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! HONDA NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY; BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THIS CAR AND THIS ISSUE HONDA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ORDER. MY ESTIMATED PRICE FOR REPAIR IS $2000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 118K MILES. *TR

BRAKES NEVER WORKED RIGHT, FELT LIKE NOT STOPPING QUICK ENOUGH, HAD REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES SINCE 2001, BUT TO THIS DAY, WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY WITH BRAKE PEDAL FULLY TO FLOOR, CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP & IS SCARY. WAS REAR ENDED,RADIO & SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING, REPLACED & ALARM QUIT WORKING, HAD TO HAVE IT COMPLETELY REMOVED & HAD DAMAGED FLY WHEEL. ALARM MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSING CAR TO RUN IN "SAFE MODE" AND CAR WAS USING TOO MUCH GAS. THE GAS INDICATOR IS NOT ACCURATE, AND SLOW TO ADJUST TO EMPTY OR FULL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN IN PERFECT WEATHER. EVEN NOW I AM CERTAIN THAT I DO NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE IN CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING & FEEL THIS CAR IS VASTLY OVERRATED IN EVERY WAY! SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR 3 YEARS NOW, RED IN COLOR, I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE READING BULLETINS ( BUT DO NOW). RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WAS SLOW TO ROLL DOWN FOR MONTHS, THEN WOULDN'T ROLL UP IN COLD WEATHER, AND NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. IS STUCK, AND WHERE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SIMPLE FUSE ISSUE, NOW WE'RE FINDING OUT IT WILL BE A $600 WINDOW MOTOR ISSUE. NOT A VERY HAPPY HONDA CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW. IRONICALLY, I BOUGHT THIS CIVIC BECAUSE OF A PRIOR POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OWNING A HONDA CRX, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. THIS HONDA CIVIC 2001 HAS CHANGED THE WAY I VIEW HONDA'S IN GENERAL, UNFORTUNATELY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THIS INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC. IT FAILED FOR ME AROUND 30K ONCE AND AGAIN AROUND 58K. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE NEXT TIME I WAS ASKED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE WEB IT WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING AT LOW MILEAGE. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED BY HONDA. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2001. SHE STATED THAT THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED IN 5 DAYS. SHE REQUESTED A RENTAL VEHICLE AT NO COST; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REQUEST. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED OVER FOUR TIMES IN A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRUTS BEING DAMAGED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FUEL PUMP, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR HAVE ALSO BEEN REPAIRED AND THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE, INFACT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A 25 POINT CHECKUP LESS THAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS PARKED, I STARTED THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN I TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE EITHER. WHEN IT FINALLY DID BEGIN TO GO FORWARD IT WOULD NOT DRIVE ABOVE 10 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. MY CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR 2 MONTHS. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT COST ME $1,400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TRANMISSION FAILED AND CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES AND TRAMISSION SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED REGULARLY ON THE CAR. THE DEALER QUOTES $3400 TO FIX. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY MANY CONSUMERS ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRAMISSIONS FAILING ABRUPTLY.*AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL BUYER OF HONDA CIVIC 2001 4DR AND SRS LIGHT GOES ON FREQUENTLY. AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY DEALER USED TO FIX IT WITHOUT ANY CHARGE. LAST TIME IN 2004 I GOT IT FIXED BY THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT AS THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY THEY FIXED IT. SRS LIGHT PROBLEM REAPPEARED IN MARCH 2007 , AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SAME. HE STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN SEAT BACK SENSOR. *AK DEALER IS AWARE OF THE RECALL ON SRS FROM HONDA...AND NOW HE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. I NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS SOME INHERENT PROBLEM WITH SRS IN THIS CAR. DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY $600 TO FIX IT. THIS THE 6TH TIME SRS LIGHT IS ON.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AT 45,000 MILES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, HONDA DISPUTED THIS. IF THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY OR SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK SERIOUS INJURY COULD BE INCURRED.*AK

ON 3/21/07 MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109K MILES DISPLAYED ON ENGINE LIGHT REPORTING A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY WILLET HONDA IN MORROW, GA AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOPS. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF $2400 WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN AND NOW, 35K MILES AND TWO YRS LATER, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED NO HELP. I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST WITH THE LIGHT ON AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG LIKE A SENSOR. A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT IS QUITE COMMON AMONG CIVICS AND OTHER MAY HAVE PAID FOR UNNECESSARY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TR

SEAT BELTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. IT TAKES SEVERAL QUICK JABS WITH THE BELT INTO THE RECEIVER TO GET BELT TO LOCK IN PLACE SO BELT IS ENGAGED. OTHERWISE BELT CANNOT BE WORN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THIS ALL STARTED AS SOON AS I RECEIVED OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE IN ABOUT 2007.

A CAR CUT ME OFF ON FREEWAY-I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING HIM. MY CAR HIT CENTER FREEWAY DIVIDER AND ROLLED OVER 3-4 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEALS AROUND HER WINDOW WERE PEELING. THE DEALER STATED THAT INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN A GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SEALS AT THE COST OF $50 EACH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH ABOUT 76,000 MILES WAS ACTING UP FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN COLD, HOWEVER ONCE IT GOT WARMED UP THE NOISE WENT AWAY. FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, IT BARELY MOVED. THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE FAST. SAME HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTED IN DRIVE. I MADE IT TO WORK, AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP ON THE WAY BACK IN THE EVENING. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT MUCH WARNING. AT THE TIME IT DIED I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ROOM TO PULL OVER. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME SO SHE SLOWED DOWN AND ALLOWED ME TO COST DOWN THE OVERPASS ON TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, UNFORTUNATELY, TOO LITTLE TO LATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A HONDA, ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $2K. HONDA IS WILLING TO COVER HALF THE COST AS A GOOD-WILL GESTURE, BUT JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS BETWEEN 50-80K MILES, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE FORK OVER $3K-$4K AND DO NOT REPORT THIS ISSUE. *NM

CARS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. GOING DOWN HILL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ENGINE REVVED UP - WOULD NOT MOVE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL, NO APPARENT LEAKS. FLUID SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNED. CAR HAD ALL SERVICE UP TO DATE, PERFORMED BY DEALER. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICED (FLUID CHANGED) TWICE BY DEALER. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER - DIAGNOSED AS BAD TRANSMISSION. QUOTED PRICE OF $3876 TO REPLACE. FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY POOR QUALITY AND NOT RELIABLE. SOME PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE TRANS. 2-3 TIMES IN FIRST 100,000 MILES.*JB

LOWBEAM LIGHT WAS A RECALL TOOK TO HONDA DEALER SHIP IN 2007 TO FIX THEY DIDN'T FIX BUT THEY SAYING THEY FIXED IT I ASKED THEM I NEED A COPY TO SEE THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE IT MY LIGHTS ARE OFF DON'T WORK AND ITS A RECALL NOT TAKEN CARE YET PLEASE HELP US OUT,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE HAS DIAGNOSTIC CODES 15-3 AND 15-1. VEHICLE NEEDS OPDS SENSOR AND CONTROL UNIT VEHICLE HAS 60,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR IS OVER $1000 HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THIS SAFETY AND REPAIR IT FOR FREE - I UNDERSTAND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON 2001 HONDA CIVICS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE RIGHT SIGNAL ONLY FUNCTIONED WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, WHILE THE LEFT SIGNAL DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO, THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE WIPERS ONLY FUNCTIONED IN LOW OR HIGH MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAG OPTIONAL. WHILE SHE WAS 3RD IN LINE OF CARS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ANOTHER CAR PROCEEDED TO LEFT TURN FROM INTERSECTING ROAD AT SPEED, LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THAT DRIVER THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT...HIT AND RUN. DAMAGE TO HER CAR EXTENDED FROM JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND PARTLY ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED BY STATE FARM. IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, FRACTURE THE WINDSHIELD, AND PUSH THE CAR SIDEWAYS INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DUE TO CURB IMPACT. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY DIDN'T THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY? *NM

WE HAVE HAD TWO HONDA CIVICS NOW. THE FIRST WAS A 96 THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS ESTIMATED AT $900. TO REPAIR AND IT WOULD NOT PASS VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION TILL IT DID. WE GOT ANOTHER CAR BUT JUST BEFORE THAT WE BOUGHT A 2001 CIVIC FOR THE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO AND FROM COLLEGE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT SEEMS OR TWO WAS NOT A FLUKE. THE INTERNET IS IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS FLEECING THE PUBLIC WITH REPAIRS. BASICALLY IF YOUR DRIVING AROUND WITH THE LIGHT ON YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. IF YOU TRY TO GET IT FIXED, IT'S A HUGE BILL. HOW CAN HONDA AND THE GOVERNMENT BLATANTLEY DISREGARD THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY ONTO THE CONSUMER? THIS IS CRAZY. I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE A LOOK AT GOOGLE FOR" HONDA SRS LIGHT" AND REVIEW THE CHATTER. THEN LOOK AT ALL THE WORK AROUND FOLKS ARE USING MEANWHILE DISREGARDING SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR PRODUCTS. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 CIVIC-EX CAME ON AT 75K MILES. I HAVE RESET THE SYSTEM ABOUT 10 TIME AN THE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. *JB

SRS LIGHT LIGHTS UP AT REGULAR INTERVAL, DEALER RESETS COMPUTER AND IT GOES OFF AND THEN COMES BACK AGAIN AFTER SOMETIME (IRREGULARLY). A SAFETY CONCERN AS AIR BAGS GOES OFF DURING THIS TIME, IF THIS HAPPENS MOMENTS BEFORE A CRASH THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *NM

MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH AN ERROR CODE 15-3, WHICH EFFECTIVELY TURNS OFF MY AIR-BAGS ON MY 2001 CIVIC. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AND OUR FRONT-END HIT HIS SIDE. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD IN THE HONDA HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER'S NECK HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT. THE SECOND TIME, IT CAME ON IN JUNE 2004, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS SRS UNIT FAILURE AND I SPENT CLOSE TO $400 TO REPLACE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TIME IN 2005 BUT IT TURNED OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TIME, IN SEPT 2006, THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FACED BY MOST HONDA CIVIC AND ACCORD OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GAVE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL HONDA IS NOT MAKING ENOUGH EFFORTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 02 MODELS AS WELL. AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL HAPPY ABOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS. HONDA DEALERS HAVE A SCRIPTED ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM ..BLAMING IT ON ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE, LAPTOPS, CELL PHONE USAGE. I THINK THAT IS BOLOGNA. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

(1)HOOD OF '01 HONDA CIVIC EX 2-DOOR SEDAN POPPED OPEN AND REMAINED LOOSE, YET STILL ATTACHED WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING; (2) VEHICLE SAFELY NAVIGATED TO BODY SHOP WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL TO WHICH THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH IS ATTACHED DETERIORATED AND BROKE, CAUSING HOOD LATCH MECHANISM TO BREAK AWAY FROM RADIATOR FRAME; (3) NEW RADIATOR PANEL WAS WELDED TO CAR FRAME & HOOD LATCH REPLACED. *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF> I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS RESET FOR A $30 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A LOW VOLTAGE SITUATION AND INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY TESTED FINE. HE ASKED IF I DID ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD CHANGED NOTHING IN THE WAY I OPERATED THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON YOUR SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AFFLICTION WITH HONDA'S THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER. HONDA SHOULD RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 8/15/2006. MY CAR (2001 HONDA CIVIC) WAS BADLY DAMAGED (FRONT AND BACK) AND IT WAS TOTALED. SURPRISINGLY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. I LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. *NM

ON AUGUST 2, 2006 I WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD TO IMPACT TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR HEADACHE. THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE ALSO QUESTIONED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR FROM LIBERTY MUTUAL ALSO QUESTIONED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HONDA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THEM EXPLAINING THE MALFUNCTION OF THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AS OF THIS DATE. (9/13/06) *JB

SRS LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE 8/06. I HAD AN ACCIDENT 2/05. DEALER "CLEARED CODES". LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER BLAMED THE ACCIDENT. HAD THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAY $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS UNIT. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ONE WEEK LATER. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT NOW IT IS A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH WOULD COST $305 TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. *JB

I'M COMPLAINING AGAINST HONDA AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO, BECAUSE I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IN 2006 THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS ON HONDA AND ACURA BUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WASN' T INCLUDED IN SETTLEMENT AND I HAD PURCHASED 2001 HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW SINCE I THOUGHT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR AND LASTED A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF MILES COULD BE PUT ON IT. MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN IN 7/27/6 AT 158,643 MILES AND I COULDN' AFFORD GETTING DEALER TO FIX I HAD SOMEONE ELSE REBUILT IT. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD ANY SINGS OF THIS IT JUST LEFT ME IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY UNSTABLE DUE TO MY VEHICLE. I COULDN'T AFFORD BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I HAD TO BORROW TO FIX TRANSMISSION I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR NO RECALLS IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ALL THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A KNOW PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 85,000 MILES. I REMOVED HEAT SHIELD AND SAW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF PIPE. THIS IS WHERE THE HEADER PIPE IS FACTORY WELDED TO THE FLAT MOUNTING PLATE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS PART OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 80,000 MILES. I'M STUCK WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. TAKING PART TO A PROFESSIONAL WELDER TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO SPEND $700 TO $1000 TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM HONDA. *JB

THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY 2001 CIVIC -- THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX -- IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS -- I SEE THAT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF HONDA -- A RECALL WOULD BENEFIT ALL SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN IDLE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE VERY LOUDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL - "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." - I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK MY CAR FOR A FIX ON MAY 11, 2004 AT CONICELLI HONDA (AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICE CENTER). A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS LATER ON JUNE 13TH 2006, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING IN MY CAR. I AM DRIVING - RETURNING BACK FROM THE MALL - AND THE LIGHTS JUST GO OUT. I HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGH BEAM. IN THE MORNING AS I GET IN THE CAR - I SMELL BURNT PLASTIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO PEP BOYS WHO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED BOTH BULBS BIT THE LIGHT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I CALLED HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AS RECALLS ARE SERVICED ONLY ONCE. THEY SUGGESTED I SHOULD TALK TO CONICELLI. I CALLED CONICELLI AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND PAID-FOR SEPARATELY AND COULDN'T SCHEDULE ME BEFORE JULY 3RD (TODAY IN JUNE 14TH). I AM UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT NEITHER HONDA NOR ITS DEALER IS WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT THE PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED STILL EXISTS (EITHER IT WASN'T PROPERLY FIXED OR THE FIX WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH). ON TOP OF THAT - THE EARLIEST THEY CAN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE IS AFTER 18 DAYS. *NM

HONDA CIVIC 2001 SRS LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF - DEALER CAN'T FIX - SAY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON. *NM

SVS RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW. *NM

CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC LOW BEAM LIGHT. *TS THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE WRONG LAMPS WERE IN THE HEADLIGHT (NOT HONDA LAMPS). THE RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DONE PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. *NM ***NAR***

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SRS LIGHT CAME UP LAST WEEK. THIS CAR HAD LOT OF ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IN 2000 DECEMBER 1. RADIO REPLACED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. 2. RIGHT FRONT SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS UNDER WARRANTY. IT FAILED AGAIN IN 2005. I HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN IN 2005 FOR $500. 3. SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT RESET WITHIN 2 YEARS. IT CAME BACK AGAIN IN 2000. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ITS GOING TO COST ME $600 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. 4. FRONT SIDE WINDOWS GET STUCK AND DON'T ROLL UP PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER. IN 2003 DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR $600 BUT STILL DOESN'T WORK. 5. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS IN 2006 6. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED IN 2006 WILL COST ME $500 TO REPLACE. 7. SRS LIGHT CAME UP AND STAYS ON IN 2006. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET THIS REPAIRED. OVERALL I THINK 2001 CIVIC IS A PIECE OF JUNK. *JB