2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

DT: CONSUMER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, SWERVED ,AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED TO CHECK ON CHILD AFTER NEAR ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT THE HARNESS THAT HELD THE CHILD IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT BUCKLED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS REAR FACING CHILD SEAT. IT WAS CONVERTIBLE. CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS LOCATED IN REAR MIDDLE SEAT OF 2001, HONDA, CIVIC. *AK

SIRS, RECENTLY THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL,FAILS TO GO OFF INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY AIR BAG SYSTEM.THERE IS NO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS PART,AND SINCE I READ ABOUT RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL CAR (HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR 2001) I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP OR DEALER TO EXAMINE. THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, I CHECKED THE VIN'S OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THAT LIST OF NUMBERS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE VERY COSTLY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,AND IF I SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND EAT THE COSTS, OR WAIT A LITTLE TO SEE WHAT YOU ADVISE (IF YOU DO THAT AT ALL). *TR THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, PETER P

MY SRS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE LIGHT WAS REPLACED AT ~24,000 MILES IN 2003 AND IT HAS COME ON AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE OPS SENSOR (OPS SOMETHING) AND WILL BE CHARGING ME AGAIN TO REPAIR IT.

SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND HONDA WON'T "FIX" IT. AIRBAGS DON'T WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON AND CAR WILL NOT PASS VA STATE INSPECTION WITH LIGHT ON. HONDA CHARGES OVER $85.00 TO RUN DIAGNOSIS BUT EACH TIME FINDS NOTHING WRONG AND JUST RESETS THE LIGHT. WHY WON'T HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A LITTLE OF THREE YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR WITHOUT WARNING MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD ONLY REV UP. I LUCKILY COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH MANY PEOPLE SLAMMING ON BREAKS, HONKING AND NEARLY MISSING ME). I WAS RIGHT AT AN ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSTATE SO WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND, MANY PEOPLE ALMOST SMASHED INTO MY CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY TIME WE GET AN OIL CHANGE. WE ALSO HAVE THE DOCUMENTED DATES WHERE THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED. WE HAVE A CASE IN WITH HONDA SO WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES!! I AM LEERY WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME STORY. THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION DIED WAS DUE TO LUBRICATION (THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THE RECALLED HONDA CARS).

2001 HONDA CIVIC -- A/C HAS DIED. IT WORKED ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR ($1400 JOB)... THEN IT JUST STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. ALMOST 4 YR OLD CAR, VERY WELL MAINTAINED - ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT THE A/C SHOULD BARELY LAST 4 YRS. HAVE WRITTEN TO HONDA USA, WAITING FOR A REPLY.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WE WERE TOLD TO KEEP WALLETS OFF THE SEAT AND CELL PHONES OUT OF THE CAR. IS THERE ANY RESOURSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALER HAS RESET AND CHARGED US THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.

MY MOTHER WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT-HANDED TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SHE SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO TALK TO MY DAD AND TELL HIM SHE HAD PAIN IN HER CHEST. SHE DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A RUPTURED AORTA WHICH WAS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. SHE WAS 64 YEARS OLD AND WAS STOPPED MAKING A SIMPLE TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT KILLED HER, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MAKE AND MODEL OF HER HONDA CIVIC DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR

A WOMAN DRIVER VIOLATED THE RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION AND HIT MY CAR IN A INTERSECTION. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND MY CHEST GOTA HIT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN, ALTHOUGH NO PHYSICAL INJURY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR. MANUFACTURER HONDA ACCORD EX V6 2001 MODEL

AIRBAG SRS LIGHT ALWAYS ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. CRUISE WON'T SET. A NON HONDA GARAGE TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY FIXED IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SRS AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING . PART NUMBER 77900-S5A. IT'S JUST A RIBBON CABLE INSIDE AN ENCLOSURE ON THE STEERING COLOUM. I SEE THAT PROBLEM A LOT ON YOUR SITE AND NO DEFINATE ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DON'T THINK A SAFETY ITEM LIKE THIS SHOULD WEAR OUT BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THE WHOLE REPAIR WAS $269.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 HONDA, ODYSSEY IN MAY OF 2001. AS OF TODAY, MAY 2005, I AM PRESENTLY AWAITING MY 5TH TRANSMISSION TO BE PUT IN THE VAN. MY CAR MEETS ALL OF THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO QUALIFY AS LEMON UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO BUY BACK THE CAR. THEY PREFER TO BE SUED. I PAID $32,000.00 FOR THIS VAN, AND THEY WILL NOT DO THE DECENT THING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN.

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF WITH PASSENGER IN CAR, TAKEN TO DEALER BY ORIGINAL OWNER, NO RESOLUTION DUE TO INABILITY TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PAPERWORK REGARDING SERVICE INQUIRY GIVEN TO ME, I AM THE SECOND OWNER. PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN,SRS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAULTY OCCUPANT POSITIONING SENSOR AND NOT COVERED....THE DATE ENTERED AS INCIDENT IS NOT THE INITIAL DATE OF COMPLAINT, IT IS THE SECOND DEALER VISIT. THIS IS AS IMPORTANT IN MY EYES AS SEATBELTS ARE.

MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYED ON EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. (HONDA CIVIC 2001, 2 DR EX 4SPA) I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT IS NOW THE SIXTH TIME. THE FIRST TIME THEY RESET IT AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO CHARGE MY CELL PHONE. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND FOR THE SIXTH THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO DRIVE HONDA CIVIC VEHICLE WITH AIRBAGS THAT DON?T WORK. MECHANIC BLAMED LASTLY THAT WIFE PLACES PURSE AND TOTE BAG OR PACKAGE ON PASSENGER SEAT, THAT HAS CAUSED THE TRIP. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE CAR DOES NOT MEET ITS DESIGN SPECS. AND IS A LEMON. AND WHOEVER HEARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE A CELL PHONE IN A CAR OR NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT A PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. WIFE WAS IN A REAR END ACCIDENT RECENTLY, NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE REAR END DAMAGE DID NOTHING TO THE AIRBAGS. HONDA TRIED TO BLAME THEM FOR THE SRS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER REPLACING THE PART SEVERAL DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NOTHING WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURES AND DASHBOARD GAUGES. *MR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN WHICH HONDA REPLACED TWO BULBS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AGAIN AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC ALONG WITH FLICKERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS. HONDA COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

TO START OFF THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH A SALVAGED TITLE, HOWEVER ALL WORK WAS DONE BY A SHOP TO MAKE IT NEW AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS SPRING. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AT MY BANK AND GOT HALF WAY INTO THE LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST LET GO AND STARTED MAKING A REAL BAD GRINDING AND CLINKING SOUND. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY DID A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND MECHANICAL CHECK ON THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD JUST FALLEN APART ON THE INSIDE AND HAD TORN APART THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE, AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER, ALONG WITH LEAVING A LOT OF LITTLE PIECES OF METAL SHARDS AND CLUTCH MATERIAL EVERYWHERE. WHEN THE GRAND TOTAL WAS FIGURED UP IT WAS $490 LABOR, $2,373 PARTS, PLUS TAXES WHICH CAME TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $3,006. LET ME EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS MY 2ND CIVIC AND 1 OF 4 IN MY FAMILY. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HONDA'S ARE VERY DEPENDABLE CARS. HOW EVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING I COULD CONTROL IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HONDA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SO, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR HONDA USA AND THE LADY SAID SHE COULDN'T DO A THING BECAUSE OF THE SALVAGED TITLE, WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR SHE REPLIED, "FORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A SUPERVISOR." I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO HONDA SO I CAN GET THIS MATTER SOLVED. I HAVE NO CHOICE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WORKS FULL-TIME JUST TO PAY THE BILLS AND RENT, TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS A REAL BLOW. *JB

RECALL CAMPAIGN O1V183000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL THE FUEL FILTER WAS TO BE INSPECTED OR REPLACED IF CORROSION WAS FOUND. DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR AND MOISTURE WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW WHILE PUMPING GAS. WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN GAS CONTINUED TO OVERFLOW. UPDATED 03/26/09.*JB

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WENT OUT ON MARCH 30, 2005 AT 79,900 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER ONTO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, AND THE REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $4,000. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALER AND THE HONDA CORPORATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE TRANSMISION. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT I COVER 25% PERCENT OF THE COST, DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION IS EITHER MANUFACTURING "DEFECTIVE" TRANSMISSIONS FOR AL OF THEIR LATE MODEL AUTOMOBILES, OR THEY ARE USING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BUILD THE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM AWARE THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION HAS EXTENDED A COURTESY "WARRANTY" FOR SPECIFIC HONDA'S AND ACURA'S DUE TO PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT THE HONDA CIVIC IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT SOMEONE CRASHING INTO ME FROM BEHIND; HOWEVER, SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO CRASH, NO FRONT END DAMAGE...IT JUST CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND TOLD ME THAT IF IT CAME ON AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK. THIS WOULD COST ME IN EXCESS OF $800. WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN, NO DAMAGE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON 3 TIRES WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. ONE OF TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE FOURTH TIRE HAS SMALL CRACKS. *AK *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 67,000 KM AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO OPEN THE GAS TANK COVER, IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS UNTIL I TOOK IT IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CABLE REPLACED. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW AND WAS TOLD THE COST WILL BE APPROX $120.00.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC ILLUMINATED TWICE. *NM THE SRS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AND IT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. *SC

2001 HONDA CIVIC BRAKES WENT OUT ON VEHICLE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 1 DAY AFTER THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 85,000 MILES WENT OUT. *JB

I WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CAR MERGED INTO THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME- I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS CAR DEPLOYED. MINE DID NOT. THAT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH, AND MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WAS ALSO SURPRISED MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

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

THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE AIR BAG DEVELOPED A TWO INCH CRACK. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WOULD BE COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF THE CRACK OR IF THE COVER WILL BREAK OFF AND HIT THE PASSENGER WHEN THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. *TC

I WAS DRIVING A HONDA CIVIC 2001 AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH FRONT CRASH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OPENED. THIS CAUSED SOME INJURIES TO MY NECK, CHEST AND ALSO BRUISED MY KNEES. CAR IS DEEMED TO BE TOTAL FOR REPAIR.

SRS LIGHT BLINKS INCESSANTLY 40% OF THE TIME. SOME ATTRIBUTE THIS TO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE DUE TO CELL PHONE USAGE. IT IS ACTUALLY A DEFECT OF THE SRS SENSOR, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW IRRESPONSIBLE.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT. TRIED TO RE-SET ACCORDING TO MANUAL AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 3 MINUTES. NO GOOD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50K ON IT AND TALKING TO OTHER HONDA OWNERS IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK PROPERLY WITHOUT TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SO HE CAN TAKE MY MONEY. *JB

DT: HONDA 2001 LX CIVIC, THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN CONSUMER GOES TO FILL FUEL TANK THE GAS NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AFTER EACH GALLON OF GASOLINE IS PUT IN. CONSUMER KEEPS TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING CONSUMER THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STILL HAS PROBLEM, NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. *AK

IT SEEMS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ONLY BRIGHT WHEN I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. MY HONDA SEEMS TO CUT OFF BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT SEEMS NOT TO REPLICATE ITS ACTIONS FOR THEM. IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR WILL ACT AS IF IT IS STALLING SOMETIMES AND THEN WILL NOT TURN OVER. I HAVE HAD MY STARTER CHECKED AND THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE SO THE MECHANIC STATED. IT SEEMS THAT MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AT THE NORMAL TIME THAT IT SHOULD TAKE TO DEFROST. IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO CLEAR. I HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE REAR SEAT WITH PASSENGERS GETTING OUT OF THE LEFT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK. AND THERE ARE NO OTHER ARTICLES IN THE SNAP TO CAUSE THAT. MY SRS AND ABS LIGHT SEEMS TO STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THEN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND APPLYING BREAKS IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO SLIDE, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 9-13-04. I HAVE TAKEN THE BRAKES TO GET CHECKED. AND THE MECHANIC HAS CLEARED THEM. I AM GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR. AND JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE COME ON MY CAR AND WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF THESE RECALLS. ALSO WHAT DO I DO IN SUCH A CASE THAT I HAVE RECALLS ON A NUMBER OF PARTS AND NOT JUST 1 THING? *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CAR STARTS DRIVING DIFFERENT WHEN EXCEEDING SPEED CAR STARTS TO SOUND LOUD AS IF YOU WERE PRESSING ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WERE ON NATURAL. AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A FWY NO EMERGENCY LANE TO PULL OVER ON MERELY CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS MY THREE DAUGHTERS WERE SO FRIGHTENED AND WILL NEVER BE COMFORTABLE IN THAT CAR AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT THE MONETARY DAMAGE.

THE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN HALF A TANK AND A FOURTH OF A TANK WITHIN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND DID NOT REALLY MOVE DURING LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. *TC THE FRONT SHOCK MADE NOISES, THE FRONT SPRING WAS WEAK, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. *SC *JB

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME / AIRBAGS DO NOT FUNCTION. *NM

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *NM THE BATTERY DIED AND LASTED FOR 3 MONTHS, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE POLLEN FILTER WAS UNADAPTABLE TO HUMAN BREATHING. *SC

DEAR DOT,NHTSA: RECENTLY I HAVE SUBMITTED A VOQ TO YOUR OFFICE REGARDING [XXX] ALONG WITH THE POLICE REPORT [XXX], [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER BATTERY BAD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER COLLISION AT 40- 50 MPH. *TS THE MOTORIST THAT HIT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 -50 MPH. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 23,000 MILES BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING, POOR HANDLING. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, WHICH PER THE OWNER MANUAL INDICATED A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELTS. IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THESE COMPONENTS WILL NOT FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED.*AK

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR GAVE WAY AND THE CONSUMERS BODY WAS THROWN FORWARD. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. CODE 15-3. OPD SYSTEM SENSOR WAS REPLACED 9/21/01 UNDER WARRANTY. LIGHT WENT BACK ON A SHORT TIME LATER. SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD MY DAUGHTER THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BECAUSE THIS LIGHT SOMETIMES WENT ON FOR NO REASON. UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING IT WITH THE LIGHT ON SINCE 2001. (SHE ASSUMED IT WAS ONLY A DUMMY LIGHT, LIKE "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED"). YESTERDAY, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED $79 TO DIAGNOSE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WANT $810 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS MORNING, I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET (WWW.AUTOFAN.COM/FORUM) AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, IT SEEMS AS IF A NEW SENSOR WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SINCE OTHER OWNERS REPORT ADDITIONAL FAILURES EVEN WHEN THE ORIGINAL SENSOR IS REPLACED. I AM VERY CONCERNED, I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NHTSA #04V086000. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TWO HOURS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL LETTER OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY REPLACING THE SEAT SENSOR. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

UPON COLD START, THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND REMAINED ON WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB