2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

THE "SRS" LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG / SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HONDA COVERS ONLY SEAT BELTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO IMPORTANT (AND ARE NEVER USED UNLESS IN A CRASH); I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO NOT COVER THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THAT "SRS" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED????? I KNOW I CAN'T. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT. *NM

ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS REMAINED ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, INDICATING FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE REPAIR TO RESET THE SYSTEM OR REPLACE THE FAILED SENSORS/COMPUTERS IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL (I.E. LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON). I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS AS YET AS I AM WAITING TO SEE IF HONDA WILL ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAMS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V086000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND DROVE INTO MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SIDE IMPACT BOTH OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS WENT OFF, THE PROBLEM WAS MY CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS A LIGHT POLE, A TELEPHONE POLE, A ELECTRIC GRID BOX AND SEVERAL SMALL TREES ALL OF WHICH WERE IN FRONT OF ME. LIKE I SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO MISS ALL OF THOSE OBJECTS BUT IF I HAD HIT ONE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE AIR BAGS TO PROTECT ME BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR FROM AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH ON THE FRONT BUMPER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. I AM CURRENTLY CAR SHOPPING TO REPLACE THE TOTALED VEHICLE AND WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA BUT I HAVE DOUBTS OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *JB

PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2001 HONDA CIVIC IN 2005, CERTIFIED INSPECTION BY HONDA DEALER. THE SRS LIGHT WENT ON IN APRIL 2006. NEVER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS OR ALIKE. THE SRS LIGHTS WAS RESET TWICE BUT THE LIGHTS WENT ON AFTER COUPLE MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR NOW THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND FIX IT FOR THE OWNERS SAFETY. *TR

POSSIBLE SUSPENSION DEFECT. INCIDENT DATE OF 04/05/2006 IS DATE INFORMED BY DEALER OF PROBLEMS. NOTICED CAR SQUEAKED/CREAKED A LOT WHEN TURNING. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR 75K CHECKUP AND ASKED HIM TO EXAMINE SUSPENSION. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT STRUTS LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT ONE MOTOR MOUNT WAS CRACKED, AND THAT BOTH OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OWNER'S MANUAL AND SERVICED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY SAME DEALER FOR 5 1/2 YEARS. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (3-6 MONTHS BETWEEN PRIOR MAJOR AND MINOR CHECKUPS AND THE CHECKUP THAT DISCOVERED THESE PROBLEMS AND 5 1/2 YEARS FOR THE CAR AGE) ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY COULD HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO CAUSE A DRASTIC LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. BASED ON MY PRIOR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE WITH A 1992 HONDA CIVIC AND RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THUS, I BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S SUSPENSION MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE ASSUMED DEFECT MAY BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, SINCE 2001 WAS WHEN HONDA STOPPED USING DOUBLE-WISHBONE SUSPENSION IN THEIR U.S. CIVICS IN LIEU OF OLD SUSPENSION TYPE. *NM

SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY VEHICLE. VISITED FORUMS THAT DISCUSSED SAME PROBLEMS IN OTHER CIVIC EX VEHICLES (ALSO ODYSSEY AND ACCORD MODELS). APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. *NM

I HAVE BOUGHT HONDA CIVIC 2001 IN JAN 2001 FROM GOODSON HONDA, HOUSTON, TX. AFTER ONE YEAR I MOVED TO THE CANADA AND INFORMED THE COMPANY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF MY MOVE LETTER. ALL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALERS SO FAR IN US AND CANADA. HERE IN CANADA COMPANY COVERS ALL CIVICS FOR UP TO 60000 KM FOR TRANSMISSION. IN JANUARY 06 AFTER OIL CHANGE AND AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT MY CAR STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISE AT STARTUP, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TOOK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SINCE AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMED AND INSTRUCTED CUSTOMERS NOT TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION OIL UNTIL 80000 MILES, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT LESS MILEAGE. BUT RECENTLY MY RARELY DRIVEN CAR WITH 45309 MILEAGE BROKE DOWN. AS IT WAS EVIDENT THAT ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT CAR REFUSED TO MOVE, I TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. APPARENTLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT AS REPORTED ON INTERNET MANY CIVICS WITH MY KIND OF VIN SERIES DEVELOPED THAT PROBLEM (SEE WWW.ABOUT.COM) AS THEIR LINEAR SOLENOID IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND HONDA CANADA BOTH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TRANSMISSION EXPERT MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE CIVICS AND ACCORDS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSED BY FAULTY LINEAR SOLENOID. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER -- BARBER HONDA CHARGED ME $80 TO RESET IT AND NO PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT THAT MAKES THE CUSTOMERS PAY UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSES AND ONLY BENEFIT THE DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO THE CUSTOMER HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO VISIT THE DEALER. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. REFERENCE # 10142255. SUDDENLY DRIVER IS IN NEUTRAL WITH NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BEING EVALUATED BY CAR REPAIR SHOP. POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO FIX. *JB

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR SRS LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF HONDA CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO DECLARE THIS ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER DIAGNOSTIC FEES. *JB

2001+ CIVIC STRUT BEARING AND STEERING DEFECT ON THE 2001 CIVIC THE STRUT BEARING (SHOCK UPPER BEARING, NOT THE WHEEL BEARING) IS A PLASTIC COMPONENT AND NOT A BALL BEARING AS ON THE 2002 AND UP CIVICS. THIS PLASTIC BEARING HAVE MORE FRICTION THAN A BALL BEARING. THAT MORE FRICTION RESULT IN YOU (DRIVER) HAVE TO APPLY MORE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN IN ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARTS. ANOTHER FACT IS WHEN THE WHEEL (AND TIRE) HIT ON A HOLE THE PLASTIC BEARING DOESN'T "RESIST" THE IMPACT (AS A METAL BALL BEARING CAN DO). THIS RESULT IN FAST WEAR AND DEFORMATION TO THE PART. THIS PLASTIC BEARING, (THAT YOU CAN EASILY BEND WITH YOUR HANDS AND ISN'T WELL ENGINEERED) CAN'T SUPPORT A 2500 POUNDS CAR HITTING A HOLE AT 60 MPH (120 MPH SPEED LIMIT; AS SAFETY FACTOR). WHEN THE BEARING FAILS THE WHEELS CAN'T BE TURNED WELL AND SOME TIMES THE SPRING SEATS HIT (OR SCUFF) THE STRUT TOWER RESULTING IN A NON WELL STEERING AT ALL. EVEN THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO OTHER STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS RESULT IN SOME PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON SUBJECTS IN MANY 2001 CIVICS AS YOU CAN SEE IN CAR FORUMS: THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO ITS CENTER POSITION AFTER TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, WHEEL MISALIGNMENT, VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, PARTS AND TIRES UNUSUAL WEAR, SOUNDS AND CLICKS ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND OTHERS. IS KNOWN MISALIGNED VEHICLES, WORN STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, VIBRATIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AFFECTS THE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. THE VIBRATIONS AND THE EXCESS OF FORCE THAT HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL, AS ON OTHER MECHANICAL PARTS, CAN CAUSE HEALTH DISEASES. AS MENTIONED, HONDA CORRECT THIS DEFECT ON THE LATER MODELS FROM 2002 REPLACING THE PLASTIC BEARING WITH A METAL BALL BEARING AND DOING SOME CHANGES TO THE UPPER SPRING SEATS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT IF AN OBJECT WEIGHING LESS THAN 70 LBS IS PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SRS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESET. *NM

NOTICED SUDDEN TUGGING ON DAY OF INCIDENT WHEN CAR HIT 20 MPH, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND AFTER GETTING OFF OF HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, BUT NO SUCH LUCK. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE TIRES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY @ 73K MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED IT WAS P0730 AS LISTED IN HONDA CIVIC 01 TSB. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANNY. SINCE IT IS COSTLY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND NOW THEY ASK FOR $2100 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOW CONTACTED HONDA ZONE AND AMERICAN HONDA FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE SINCE THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND HOPEFULLY MATTERS WILL BE SOLVED, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. DO NOTE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM LOT AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF SUCH MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, MY DAUGHTER PROCEEDED WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED. STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THE ONCOMING CARS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. THE CAUSE:A SHOT TRANNY. SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE READ SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH HONDA CARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LINE OF HONDA AUTOMOBILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED REGULARLY. I HEARD HONDA HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTIES TO 100,000 FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT THEY MAKE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE CIVIC. MAYBE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND THE INFAMOUS HONDA "RELIABILITY" THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE CIVIC. PEOPLE PAY MORE FOR HONDAS, I THINK I'LL GO TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *JB

SRS SENSOR FAILURE IN PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YRS. OLD YET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG SRS SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST, BUT ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE INEFFECTIVE DEVICE, THIS PART DOES NOT TYPICALLY GO OUT ON A HONDA. I FEEL, IN THE CASE THAT THE LIFETIME OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED, THAT THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL THREAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THE SRS SENSOR DETECTS WHETHER A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAILING TO DETECT A PASSENGER THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR BUT I HAVE CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT. IN ADDITION, I FEEL IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY COMPANY TO EXCLUDE SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 15-3.*AK

I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED MY FIRST (HONDA) CIVIC EX FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS IN MARCH OF 2006. ONE DAY AFTER WORK I GOT HOME, ATE THEN I JUMPED IN TO MY HONDA AND THE SRS CAME UP. AS I RESEARCH MORE , IT CAME TO BE THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE APPROPRIATE DEALER BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOCS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, I HOPE THERE IS A DEFECT REPLACEMENT FROM HONDA. THIS ITEM IS NOT EVEN BEING USED AS A FUNCTIONING PART OTHER THAN SENSOR OR SO. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT A WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE ALL THE TIME. IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT IN FUNCTION IN NORMAL USE OTHERWISE I WOULD TAKE MY END OF THE BARGAIN AND REPLACE IT.*AK

SRS LIGHT IN MY CIVIC IS ON AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY FIX IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. *NM

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. NOISE BECAME LOUDER WITH TIME. INITIALLY NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE HONDA SPECIALIST WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! THE ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS $2,500... OUCH!THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR THE INFAMOUS HONDA RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. AND TO THINK THAT THE WIFE AND I WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A HONDA MINIVAN!*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHANGE GEARS BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO PARK THE INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AS THE FIRST TIME THE INDICATOR WAS JUST RESET BUT NOW IT JUST STAYED ON. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE SRS SYSTEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD JUST FLICKER ON AND OFF. I THINK ALSO THAT NHTSA SHOULD MAKE HONDA DO A RECALL ON THE SRS SYSTEM AS MANY 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL AND CRASHED. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-95 IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE TO PROTECT ME. I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN BY PARAMEDIC TO PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE I WAS ADMITTED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BRACKETS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WERE FAULTY.

1. NO SUMMARY TAKEN. *AK

HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BETWEEN GEARS AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAR IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE AND NOT MOVE AND THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHILE DRIVING , THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A "NEW" TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I HAD WARRANTY AND NOW AT 128000 MILES THE " NEW" TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AND THAT THERE IS NOT ANY WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ANYMORE. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 TRANSMISSION, ONE OF THE WORST TRANSMISSIONS FROM HONDA CARS, HONDA USED TO BE A GOOD RELIABLE CAR. ALL THAT I CAN SAY IF THE HONDA DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A " NEW " TRANSMISSION WHY IS LEAKING? IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. NOW TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT A LOCAL SHOP THEY WILL CHARGE AROUND 3000 DOLLARS.

THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RESETTING. AFTER READING MANY EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES AND PROBLEMS, WILL ANYTHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MY LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY MY CELLULAR PHONE EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE MY PHONE IN MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND TRY TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *NM

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 5SP WITH 39,289 MILES STALLED WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN SHIFTED RPM'S IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND ENGINE STALLED. THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND AS LONG I KEPT GAS PEDDLE DEPRESSED THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL BUT DIDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY VERIFIED PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BUT COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DESCRIPTION OF WORK THEY PERFORMED WAS "UPDATED VEHICLE PCM WITH HIM". SINCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS REPEATEDLY DISENGAGED, POPPING OUT OF GEAR DURING OPERATION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY SERVICED, BUT PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY RECUR. RECURRING SYMPTOMS: POPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL,STICKING WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT INTO GEAR, SQUEAKING DURING SHIFT, AND SQUEAKING CLUTCH PEDAL. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS MISSING AND KNOCKING. THE MALFUNCTION LOCKS UP THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IN MOTION AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT MAKING HARD TO SLOW DOWN. THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM IS ALSO CLOGGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE POORLY AND POLLUTING THE AIR. *JB

I WENT TO HONDA DEALER TO CHANGE AN AIR FILTER FOR MY WIFE HONDA CIVIC 2001. THEN I FOUND OUT THE AIR CLEANER CASE CRACKED. SO, I WENT BACK TO HONDA DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICES MANAGER. THE SERVICES MANAGER KNEW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK BECAUSE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003, HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 03-061. SINCE, HONDA KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK, HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL AIR CLEANER CASE FOR MODEL 2001 CIVIC TO AVOID INJURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD -ON COLLISION YESTERDAY AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY - CRASH SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MPH. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. *JB

SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, ALMOST STOPPING THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY AT NIGHT, HAS TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HIGH PITCH NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS. *AK

FUEL PRESSURE CUT OFF SWITCH LEAKING FUEL AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *JB

THE SRS SYSTEM ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX DOESN'T WORK, WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALWAYS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 MODEL IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD, NOT MOVING ANYMORE. LUCKILY NO INJURY. BUT IF IT HAPPENED IN THE HIGHWAY SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. HONDA HAS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE BIG PROBLEM ARISE. AND I LIKE TO GET MY EXPENDITURE REIMBURSED TOO. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE COMPLETELY. MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE IMAGE I GOT ABOUT HONDA FROM MY FRIEND. IF I GOT THIS ISSUE NOT RESOLVED I AM NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYBODY .I WAS THINKING TO GET A NEW HONDA SUV MYSELF. NOW I HAVE TO THINK AGAIN. IT COSTING ME AROUND 5000$. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *NM

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I TOOK IT TO BRADENTON HONDA FOR OTHER ISSUES, THEY CEHCKED IT, RESET THE COMPUTER AND SAID IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK IN. IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. IN REVIEWING YOUR COMPLAINTS, SEEMS IT IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF HONDA. *NM

ON, OCTOBER 10, 2003 I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC 2001 TO AN OUTSIDE VENDOR (FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS) WHERE THEY DID A COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYSIS BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. SO, ON NOVEMBER 14, 2003 I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR MY 5000-MILE MAX SERVICE. I EXPLAIN TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT STARTED IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A COURTESY INSPECTION. BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS WERE OVER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 WHEN MY CAR STARTED RACING FOR NO REASON. THEN I TRIED TO TURN INTO MCDONALDS AND MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SO MY FRIEND AND A STRANGE PUSHED MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEN I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR TO MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE NEXT MORNING I TOWED MY CAR TO WEST BROAD HONDA. LATER THAT MORNING A REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEST BROAD HONDA STATED MY TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. (MY CAR ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES). *NM

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE BEEN WEARY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE MODULE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

RACK AND PINION LEAK, REPEATED REPAIRS DON'T WORK. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATED THAT RUST HAS BUILT UP ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND SHE HAD TO HAVE IT REMOVED. THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND REMOVE THE RUST. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *NM

CAR ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION EVEN WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOTIFIED BY HONDA SERVICE THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PARTS NEEDED INCLUDE: CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, HEAD GASKET, TDC SENSOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, TIMING BELT COVER, COVER, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REAR WATER PASSAGE GASKET, WATER PIPE "B" O-RING, CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SERVICE TECH STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING TO PAY FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL ITEMS IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAR IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. *JB

SRS LIGHT WENT ON FOR NO REASON. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $700 TO FIX. THEY SAY THEY ITS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE BUT IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES NOT 68,000 MILES. *JB

RE: 2001 HONDA CIVIC COUPE WITH SIDE AIR BAGS; PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS DEFECTIVE (I.E. CONTACTS BROKEN). WITH NO ONE IN SEAT THE SIDE AIRBAGE CAUTION LIGHT REMAINS ON. PROBLEM DUE TO SEAT PAD SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE (PART NO. 81122-S5P-A21). PAD ASSEMBY REPLACED BY HONDA DEARLERSHIP. REPAIR COST WAS $418.55. SIDE AIR BAG SEAT PAD ASSEMBY CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRENTY OR COVERED BY AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED.

I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MAY, 2005. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. TIGHTENING THE CAP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED IN JUNE, 2005 IT FAILED DUE TO A "TORQUE CONVERTER CIRCUITRY" PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET AND THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WOULD CLEAR. IT DID NOT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK IT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS. THE CAR ITSELF IS STILL DRIVABLE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED NO BUMPING OR NOISES. HONDA AMERICA HAS SAID THAT IT WILL PAY FOR REMANUFACTURED PARTS IF I PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH WILL BE $500. I HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AFTER 4.5 YEARS AND EXCELLENT DRIVING HABITS. THE CAR STILL CANNOT PASS NJ STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME INTO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *NM

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

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, IS SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO FUEL BEING SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS LIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO HOWARD NATHAN AT TURN TO 2 ( WDTN ) ABOUT THIS. THE PROBLEM STIMS FROM AN ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE ( CELL PHONE , LAP TOP ETC ) BUT IT WAS MY PHONE. I BOUGHT THE CAR ( 6/2/05 ) AND THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY FIXED IT AND 2 WEEKS LATER IT CAME BACK ON. THEY FIXED IT WELL IN THE SAME WEEK THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOLD THEM AND I SET UP AN APPT FOR WEDNESDAY ( 7/7 ) AND THEY TOOK IT TO HIDY HONDA. AFTER CHARGING THE DEALSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 80 BUCKS ALL THEY BASICALLY DID WAS DELETE THE CODE OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND NOPTHING ELSE. I EMAILED HOWARD NATHAN AND WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS.