2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I HAVE THIS RECCURRING PROBLEM OF MY CAR STALLING WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW, THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING I WAS HAVING, WHICH THE DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. MY CAR HAS STALLED AROUND 6 TO 7 TIMES NOW WHEN IT IS SLOW OR AT A STOP. I HAVE TO THEN PUT THE CAR TO PARK AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CLUE, AND EVERYTIME THEY TRY SOMETHING AND SAY ITS FIXED, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ONCE THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST RAN IN TO ME ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE REASON I PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE A HONDA VEHICLE WAS THAT HONDA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS, BUT MY EXPERIENCE STATES OTHERWISE. I AM REALLY ANNOYED & FRUSTRATED BY THE CAR. I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION UNTIL NOW. ON READING THE COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA 2001 CIVICS I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A COMMON ONE WITH THE NEW 2001 CIVIC EX MODELS. *AK

1) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START THE CAR ONLY AN ELECTRICAL BUZZING SOUND IS HEARD. THE CAR STARTS NORMALLY WHEN KEY IS TURNED A SECOND TIME. 2) OCCASIONALLY, WHEN CAR STARTS NORMALLY A BRIEF BUZZ IS HEARD. 3) MOST RECENTLY, WHEN KEY WAS TURNED THE ENGINE CRANKED FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN STOPPED AND ONLY BUZZED. CAR STARTED NORMALLY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED A SECOND TIME. THESE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT, HAVE OCCURED FOR FIVE MONTHS AND OCCURED THREE TIMES LAST WEEK (MOST FREQUENT OCCURENCE SO FAR). WEATHER AND MILES DRIVEN DO NOT PLAY A ROLE AS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED UNDER MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT IN FOUR VISITS.*AK

THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. JG

I OPENED THE GASOLINE CAP TO PUMP GAS INTO MY CAR AND FLAMES STARTED RUSHING OUT. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PIPES, THERE MAY BE A LEAKAGE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD BEYOND THE IMMIDIATE FEW FEET. THIS CREATES A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY IT IS VERY RISKY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DARK. THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT INCREASES SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS. RECENTLY A DEER CROSSING THE STREET COULDNT BE SPOTTED UNTIL IT WAS VERY CLOSE AND PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE SITUATION DID NOT IMPROVE IN ANY WAY. WHEN THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS, HE EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO CORROSPONDED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS OF ILINOIS.*AK

THE PROBLEM IS NOT A FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT REAR SEATBELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GO AROUND MY WIFE OR MYSELF WHEN WEARING A WINTER COAT. WE CONTACTED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SEATBELT EXTENDER. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE OR RECOMMEND THE USE OF SEATBELT EXTENDERS. WE HAD SEATBELT EXTENDERS FOR A PREVIOUSLY OWNED VOLVO THAT HAD FRONT SEATBELTS THAT DID NOT GO AROUND MY WIFE. THE DID NOT GO AROUND MY WIFE BECAUSE MY WIFE IS 5 FEET 2 INCHES TALL AND SHE HAD TO KEEP THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD. WHILE VOLVO ALSO DID NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF SEATBELT EXTENDERS, THEY PROVIDED THEM AS THEY WERE BETTER THAN USING NO SEATBELT. WE WOULD ARGUE THAT A LONGER SEATBELT OR SEATBELT EXTENDERS ARE A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO NOT USING SEATBELTS. WE ALSO BELIVE THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A SEATBELT OR EXTENDERS THAT WOULD MAKE THE CAR SAFE. HOWEVER, A REASONABLE COST TO MAKE THE BACK SEATBELTS MORE USABLE WOULD NOT BE OBJECTIONABLE.*AK

AS A RESULT OF A CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER CUT OFF. MECHANIC STATED A SMALL ROCK CRACKED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. *AK

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT MACPHERSON STRUTS LEAKING, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND POOR HANDLING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE SENSOR HAD SIMPLY TIGGERED. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, THE SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS SYSTEM, BUT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWN FIX. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, LOSES ALL POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER NOTICED VEHICLE LOSING POWER, BUT DIDN'T HAVE HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK OPENED, ALMOST CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THEY WERE UNABE TO SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 HOUR S AND PARKED VEHICLE. LATER ON NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STING FUEL.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT EMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, THE DEALER PUT A MODULE ON AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS LATER, THE DELAER THEN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS GAS CAP, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMIANED AND THE DELAER FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR, VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. GOES FROM SECOND TO NEUTRAL. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK

THE VEHICLE HIT A SIDEWALL TREE AND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAKS WHEN DEPRESSED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SUDDENLY OR WILL DOWN SHIFT WITH ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT SLOWLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND RETURNED VEHICLE.*AK *JLG

INVOLVED IN A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR

THE VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) EQUIPPED IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HX PRODUCES A RUMBLING SOUND AT LOW RPMS (APPROX. 1500 RPM). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICED BY OTHER 2001+ CIVIC HX CVT OWNERS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON AN INTERNET SITE FOR CIVIC HX CARS (HTTP://GROUPS.YAHOO.COM/GROUP/HONDACIVICHXCVT). A COUPLE PEOPLE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AND SOME TOOK THEIR CAR IN TO GET THE CVT PROBLEM "FIXED". THE PROCEDURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM CONSISTS OF FLUSHING THE CVT 3-6 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY RESOLVED AFTER FLUSHING BUT IN SOME CASES THE PROBLEM RETURNS LATER. I HAVE ENCOURAGED MY FELLOW HX OWNERS TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS EVERY ONE OF US (2001 AND 2002 HX CVT OWNERS) HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. DT

THE HEADLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN A COLD WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. THE PLASTIC SHIELD FROSTS OVER CUTTING VISIBILITY BY APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT. *JG *JB *NLM

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFROST IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONER MODE. THE AIR THAT COMES OUT OF THE VENTS IS COLD AND DOES NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW. CONSUMER VISION IS OBSTRUCTED, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TS CONSUMER ADDED THE DEFROSTER AIR IS WARM, BUT COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT IF AIR CONDITIONER COULD BE SHUT OFF WHEN DEFROST MODE IS ON. *TT

THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

THE DASH WIRING HARNESS SWITCH MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE THE SPRING TORSION AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE JUMPED ON BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS SMOOTH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW STRUTS, HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. *NLM

THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SIX TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES AND PADS BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY NOTICED THAT THE CALIPERS HAD LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PAD AND UNEVEN WEAR OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE CALIPER LOCKING UP HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO IT FAILED. *LA THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND CLEANED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *SC *JB

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH MELTED. *LA AFTER THE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH FOR THE AIR BRAKE WAS GONE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKING, AND WHEN IT IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND BOUNCES. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A KNOCK COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. *AK