2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA JUST AS THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TOLD, THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT A COMPLETE CHECK-UP BY THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE, THE DEPTH OF THE TIRES WERE RATED 3/32-4/32. ALSO, THE TIRES WERE A LARGER SIZE THEN RECOMMENDED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE SAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ANY PART OF THE COST FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER READS THE WRONG INFORMATION. IT CAUSED ME TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. I COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE FUEL, MPH, AND TEMPERATURE READINGS ARE ALL OFF. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, ALL OF A SUDDEN COULDN'T MAKE IT UP A HILL, SPEED WOULDN'T GO PAST 20MPH. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE PLASTIC COVERING THEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA HASN'T RECALLED THE PLASTIC OR AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING ON IT. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. I OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC BEFORE THIS AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ANGLE ON THE DASH SO THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME, BACK COUNTRY ROADS, WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE REVVED UP TO OVER 5000RPM WHILE MAKING A VERY SLOW TURN. I BRAKE, IT STOPPED REVVING UP, BUT WHEN I STARTED AGAIN IT SHUDDERED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING. I COULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR, I TRIED WAITING A WHILE, CAR RUNS FINE BUT WON'T MOVE. SAT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR A TOW, HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. OF COURSE, THIS WILL COST ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CARE, BUT THAT'S NOT MY MAIN CONCERN. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE ME PHYSICAL HARM, I WAS PLANNING ON LEAVING FOR BALTIMORE WITHIN THE HOUR. HAD THIS CAR WAITED 50 MORE MILES TO GIVE OUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON 695S ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRIDAY NIGHT COMMUTERS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, MYSELF INCLUDED? THIS CAR SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING WITHIN 1 MINUTE - NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO PRIOR NOTICE OF ANYTHING WRONG. I KEEP THIS CAR MAINTAINED PER THE MANUAL AND WAS PLANNING ON KEEPING IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR HONDA FOR MANY YEARS AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS BY SO MANY CONSUMERS I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE? HOW MANY WILL NEED TO DIE IN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC - 84,000 MILES STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY - RT. 70 IN BRICK NJ. I COASTED INTO A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION BLEW - I HAD NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA WAS TAKEN TO COURT FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN ON A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. I CALLED HONDA JUST NOW AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR IT, AND NO GOOD FAITH EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST ME IN PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR. BUT THE MILEAGE DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH A SERIOUS ISSUE SUCH AS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PLACED IN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS???? *JS

COMPLAINT: SPENT $4000 TO COMPLETELY REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION AT 96,800 MILES LAST SPRING AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME EARLY SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE A YEAR LATER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE/WARNING LIGHT TO WARN ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL MY CAR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS, STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE AND WAS RUNNING ROUGHER THAN NORMAL. I?M LUCKIER THAN A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THIS ISSUE BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF MY CAR OR STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING. I THINK IF 600+ PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT A VERY OBVIOUS ENGINE FAILURE, THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM CURRENTLY SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS GETTING STUCK WHILE SWITCHING GEARS AND HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING IN BETWEEN THE GEARS. AND IS JUST GENERALLY RUNNING ROUGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION IN A HONDA AT 96,800 MILES LET ALONE AGAIN AT 124,000 AFTER JUST OVER A YEAR. MY CAR WAS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH LAST SPRING WHEN I FIXED IT BUT CHOOSE TO DO IT THINKING I?D BE SET FOR THE REST OF THE CAR?S LIFE. NOW I?M LOOKING AT HAVING TO SELL IT FOR SCRAPS AND GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE I CAN NOT SHELL OUT ANOTHER $4,000 TO FIX A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEARS AND THEREFORE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND GET VEHICLE TOWED. AGAIN, THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX. 12AM THE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE YEAR OF HIS VEHICLE HOWEVER, WAS OMITTED FROM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FACT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTED TO HAVE THE LETTER AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT HIS VEHICLE YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HONDA CIVIC GX CNG FUEL TANK VALVE FAILURE, CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAVE YOU STRANDED FOR HOURS. CAR WOULD NOT START OR RUN, ONLY AFTER TRYING IT 10+ TIMES. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON BLUEGRASS PARKWAY IN KENTUCKY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I TRIED GETTING OUT OF HARMS WAY. THEN MY ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IT WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. HONDA PLACED A RECALL IN DECEMBER 2011 BUT NEVER CONTACTED ME OF THE RECALL. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. SUFFERED WRIST AND ANKLE DAMAGE SO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE???? *TR

WAS TURNING LEFT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO THE CARS RPMS WENT UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE..IT JUST DIDN'T DO IT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES AT THREE DIFFERENT STOPS...THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE.....WHERE'S THE RECALL? ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND ON ONE OF THE INCIDENTS... *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH AIRBAG INFLATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC, LUCKILY HAD MOMENTUM TO MANEUVER VEHICLE INTO CENTER TURN LANE, OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG CAMPAIGN RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTING CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED NO APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED AWAY. THE ADVISOR, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE OR CHECKING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THAT A SALVAGED TITLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THERE WOULD BE A $100 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED AN APPOINTMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS AN AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE $100 INSPECTION FEE ONCE AGAIN, STATING IT WAS A SERVICE FOR A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED THE INVOICE STATED "CUSTOMER DECLINED SERVICE OR REPAIR; SRS LIGHT ON DECLINED DIAGNOSTIC".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEBRIS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER OVERHEATING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AS NORMAL, CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS STALLING AS IF I HAD IT IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. IT JUST QUIT WITH NO WARNING AND I WAS LUCK ENOUGH TO BE PUSH OUT THE TURNING LANE AND THANK GOD , MY GRAND DAUGHTER & I WAS NOT ALREADY ON THE 5 LANE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT QUIT LIKE IT DID. IT WAS CONFIRMED TODAY THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION & IT COST MORE THEN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I HAD NO INDICATIONS OR LEAKS. I WAS READING ON LINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE LATELY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND HONDA DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM, I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE HAS TO BE SERIOUSLY REAREND OR KILLED TO BE A CONCERN AND THAT'S A SHAME & IT'S PUTTING PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN DANGER & HARMS WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ONLY 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROWDED ROAD, AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING (ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT, BUT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2001 CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION, AND EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS, AND HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I AM THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR AND BEEN METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. THEN SUDDENLY OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR REVVED UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET. NOW THE MECHANIC IS ASKING FOR $2200. QUESTION IS IF I DO SPEND THAT AMOUNT AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHAT'S THE GUARANTEE IF THAT ONE WON'T FAIL? *TR

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, CAUSING DANGEROUS FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THEY ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A STRONG HEADACHE/LIGHT-HEADEDNESS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS EXACT MODEL/YEAR HONDA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN. I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD IT TOWED OVER 30 MILES. AFTER A SHOP LOOKED AT IT THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, OR A USED JUST NOT THE ONE I HAVE IN THERE NOW BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK. HONDA CIVICS IN 2001 HAVE A 20 PERCENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. THAT IS MUCH TOO HIGH FOR ANY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THERE WAS NO FAILURE EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V132000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDIES WOULD FAIL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,463.

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RELEASED METAL PARTICLES THAT CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S NECK AND RIGHT ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING DOWN AN ENTIRE STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS AT ALL. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT ACCELERATED FURIOUSLY BUT DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO GO ANYWHERE, AND FINALLY I JUST TURNED IT OFF. MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR DRIVABLE AGAIN AFTER PRESSING ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHER SPEED ROAD, SUCH AS THE INTERSTATE, MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED AND BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, BUT I AM NOW VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT DRIVING IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AND THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A CODE 15-3 FOR OPDS UNIT FAILURE. WITH THIS LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION IN A CRASH. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR A COVERED REPAIR BY 11 MONTHS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA OF MONROVILLE PA, WANTS TO CHARGE 325 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR COMPANY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I HAVE A 01 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 85,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION. I'M ACTUALLY DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE TODAY AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME $1600. I JUST SPOKE TO HONDA AND REQUESTED GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS BEING 10 YEARS OLD. I TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD 6 OR 7 TOYOTAS IN A ROW AND THIS WAS MY FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST HONDA. I ASKED THEM TO PASS ALONG MY CASE WITH THAT COMMENT AND CONTACT ME IF THEY WANT TO RETAIN MY BUSINESS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING SLUGGISH. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH ABOUT 125K MILES ON IT WITH THE CARMAX REPORT THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS FOR THIS CAR, IT DID REFLECT THE MAINTANCE THAT THE PRIVIOUS OWNER MADE AND IT WAS AS SCHEDULE. THE CAR RAN WELL AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE FOR OIL AND GENERAL CHECKS. NOW AFTER 6-MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT AND THE CAR STOPED ACCELARATING. AFTER GETTING TOWED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIGNOSIS, THAT RESULTED ON A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR INCONVINIENCE, I HAD TO FIND A BORROWED CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK, AND IAM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GET THIS FIX, IAM AFRIAD SOMENTHING ELSE WILL OCCUR, SINCE THIS MODEL HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD RECHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TOA SECOND MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TDDC CYLINDER CODE STALLED FOR THE CAM SHAFT CYLINDER SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 101 FWY IN L.A. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL; THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WENT FROM GOING APPROX 60 MPH TO COASTING. I MANAGED TO GET ACROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FWY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. 2 HOURS LATER MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

ON MAY 6, 2011 CAR WOULD REV UP A LITTLE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AS IF IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. BY THE 3RD RED LIGHT THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE AND I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE CAR JUST ROLLING. I MANAGED TO ROLL IT OFF THE ROAD BUT CARS IN BACK OF ME WERE BEEPING THEIR HORNS AND CARS HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO THAT I COULD PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. VERY SCARY. 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT CROWN HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY, AS A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAD TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, BELTS, OIL CHANGE AND 4 TIRES REPLACED FOR $1,300. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRIOR WORK, WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY. TOWED CAR TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND ALSO NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER. I HEARD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT WAS IT CAUSED BY THE PRIOR WORK OR A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION? *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN 2010 REGARDING AN AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL FOR MY CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 25, 2010 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER CALLED BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND IT WOULD TAKE 1-2 DAYS TO RECEIVE AND ONCE THE PARTS WERE RECEIVED, I WOULD BE CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THEN. I NEVER RECEIVED THE CALL AGAIN AND I ASSUMED IT MAY HAVE TAKEN LONGER FOR THE PARTS TO BE RECEIVED SO I HAD WAITED LONGER. I RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL NOTICE AGAIN THIS YEAR AND SUDDENLY REMEMBERED THAT I HAD TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT SINCE LAST YEAR. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN MORE THAN 60 DAYS SINCE I HAD FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

MY HONDA CIVIC WAS BROUGHT IN TO PLANET HONDA LOCATED IN UNION NJ FOR A RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND HEADLIGHTS TO BE CORRECTED IN MAY 2010. I WAS GIVING BACK MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ALL ITEMS WERE CORRECTED. A YEAR LATER, ON APRIL 23, 2011 AT 1AM I WAS DRIVING AND MY LOW BEAMS FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE IN A WELL LIT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO ACCESS MY HIGHBEAMS BEFORE ANY INCIDENTS OCCURRED. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC HE REPORTED IT WAS DUE TOT THE SWITCH THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I THEN WENT BACK TO PLANET HONDA AND AFTER MUCH ARGUING I HAD TO AGREE TO PAY $105 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE THEM REVIEW THEIR WORK. I WAS THEN INFORMED 6 HOURS LATER THAT INDEED THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE. HONDA NEEDS TO REVIEW ALL THEIR WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON ALL CIVICS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING.

MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC EX HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND BOTH WERE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND 1ST FAILURE WITH 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE LEFT CAR IMMOBILE AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY FELLOW MOTORISTS THAT RISKED INJURY TO GET MY WIFE OUT OF TRAFFIC...THE SECOND MOST RECENT FAILURE LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC UNTIL A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED .I HAVE INVESTIGATED ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF LOW MILEAGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL SUDDENLY ON HONDA CIVICS AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING YET HONDA NEGLECTED TO WARN OF THIS DANGER OF LOSING ALL TRANSMISSION POWER WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING...IF THERE IS NO WARNING FROM MANUFACTURER HOW CAN THE PUBLIC MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO NOT PUT THEIR FAMILY IN HARMS WAY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS ON A 75 DEGREE WEATHER. WE WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, WE WENT TO MCDONALDS TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, LIFTING THE HOOD. AN ADVANCED AUTO ZONE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER A BIT, WE TOOK IT OVER, THERE. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE AT ALL; BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. THEY THEN TOLD US TO TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM TEST IT WITH THEIR TOOLS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOL NEEDED TO DO THE PARTICULAR TEST NEEDED DONE. SO, WE LIMPED THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GOT THEIR COMPUTER TESTER OUT AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES. THE FUNNY THING IS, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AFTER THE CODES WERE TESTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO TEST IT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE FOUND A USED EMC COMPUTER CHIP/COMPONENT AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK, WE HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE THAT WE HADN'T HEARD. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THAT IT WOULD BE NOISY AND WOULD GET WORSE OVER TIME. NOW, WE CAN'T DRIVE IT TOO FAR WITHOUT IT DOWNSHIFTING. THE HOT AIR JUST GETS TO IT. WE ARE ON A VERY FIXED INCOME. THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR. HE IS DISABLED. ALL WE HAVE IS HIS DISABILITY. WE ALSO HAVE 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOT OVER THE SUMMER WE CAN'T RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THAT JUST EXACERBATES THE SITUATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. WE HAVE HAD TO USE MY '97 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS HAD ISSUES TOO. OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AS OF YET. WE HAVE CALLED JUNK YARDS AND LOOKED ON LINE. WHO CAN AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WELL, HIS SISTER HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HERS. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE BACKING OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE NOR DRIVE. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE WILL COME UNDONE. THUS, CAUSING THE BELT TO UNFASTEN.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MIDDLE OF FWY FOR MY HONDA CIVIC LX 2001 .IT HAD 134,000 MILES ON IT. *TR