2001 Honda Civic Complaint Log

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 125,100 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE LOW BEAMS BACK ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 213,572.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS ALSO UNDER RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW-BEAMS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR BOTH TO BE FIXED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE LIGHTSWITCH, ALTHOUGH THE RECALL CONTAINED THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WASN'T FIXED AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH, GOING SO FAR AS TO PURCHASE TWO SETS OF HEADLIGHTS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF IT OCCURRED IN OTHER CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR AS MINE, WHY WOULDN'T HONDA FIX IT KNOWING IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. MY VIN APPARENTLY WAS A FEW NUMBERS OFF. I WOULD THINK THAT IF I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, HONDA WOULD FIX MY SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T WITHIN THE RECALLED VIN RANGE. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE RECALLED PART, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN MY UNSAFE CAR, WHICH WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FINAL ISSUE IS THAT I WAS PROMISED THE CAR AT 1 O'CLOCK, AND I DIDN'T GET A CALL THAT IT WAS FINISHED UNTIL ALMOST 2 O'CLOCK, AND AT THAT TIME I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND SOMEONE AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO PICK UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. I WILL OWN THIS CAR IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, AND I WAS SINCERELY HOPING TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEWER MODEL HONDA. I AM NOT SURE I'LL DO THAT NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN IT FELT LIKE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX INTO NEUTRAL. I LOOKED DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ONLY THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED STAYED THE SAME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO CRUISE TO A LOWER SPEED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BROKEN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED WAS ANYWHERE FROM $2,600 TO $3,200 DEPENDING ON WHAT EXACTLY HAS TO BE REPLACED ONCE THEY START TO DISASSEMBLE IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TO BE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT WHAT THEY DEEM A "SAFETY HAZARD". HAD I GOTTEN REAR ENDED, SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO BEING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT'S A PRETTY BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. *TR

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOT BROKEN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ENGINE RAPING WHERE INCREASING BUT CAR WAS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. DOWN SHIFTED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO D3 AND GOT CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION BEFORE LIGHT CHANGED. CAR WOULD GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD START SLIPPING AGAIN. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AT ONLY 85,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *LN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I REACHED A RED STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS MOTIONLESS. THE CAR WOULD REV UP BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ONLY HAS 89727 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH SERVICE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT HONDA CIVICS IN THIS MODEL YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR OTHER MODELS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS THAT ARE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD OR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPEN. THANKFULLY, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME...THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS COSTLY AND WILL BE A HUGE FINANCIAL BLOW TO ME RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ASSIST HONDA TO REALIZE THEY HAVE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION PARTS IN THEIR 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TRIED TO TURNED LEFT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER, WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX BECAUSE OF THE HONDA BRAND SUPPOSEDLY BEING SO SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY AND LONGEVITY. IF I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR PREVALENT PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WOULD HAVE COME ACROSS THE "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" ISSUE AND NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. AND I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WHO IS THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A 2001 - 2005 HONDA CIVIC, BEWARE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL PREMATURELY FAIL. SO, ON WITH THE STORY. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS CAR AND IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AT AROUND 80,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY WHO SERVICED (CHANGED FLUID) AND TESTED IT TELLING US THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO "SLIP." SO NOW, MY LOVELY BRIDE TELLS ME YESTERDAY THAT IT WAS GETTING REALLY BAD AND SHE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING BACK FROM WORK. I DROVE IT TO WORK MYSELF AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE SO NOT INTERESTED IN OUR DILEMMA BUT SAID THAT WE COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. NOT GETTING THE WARM FUZZIES FROM THEM, WE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL XXXXX SERVICE CENTER. EVERYONE AT XXXXX WAS POLITE, UNDERSTANDING AND AWARE OF THE "INFAMOUS CRAPPY HONDA TRANSMISSION" ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE DRIVE THERE, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAMCO. THEY IMMEDIATELY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT IS NOW AT XXXXX. APPROXIMATE REBUILT COST IS $3,100.00. THIS IS PRICEY, BUT IT INCLUDES A NATIONWIDE 3 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE ALSO CALLED THE NORTH AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND SPOKE TO XXXXX. SHE IS LOCATED AT AN OFFICE IN TORRANCE, CA. XXXXX WAS SO DISINTERESTED IN OUR PROBLEM AND EXPLAINED THAT WE COULD TAKE IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULD BE AT THEIR DISCRETION TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE HONDA FIELD REP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDING A RECALL. *TR

AS I CROSSED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AS CARS WERE COMING AT ME. I WAS TERRIFIED. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I FOUND THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. OVER 600 COMPLAINTS. I CALLED HONDA AND WAS TOLD I HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED THE ALLOTED MILES ON THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAD TO BUY A USED TRANSMISSION FOR $1095.00 AND HIRE A MECHANIC TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY OPINION THAT HONDA WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS BAD TRANSMISSION AND THEY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED A REPLACEMENT, NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE ON THE OWNERS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR HAD TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 09/12/11*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY/ ON THE WAY HOME AT THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP AND REV UP, LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLES AROUND OR BEHIND ME, THE VEHICLE IS AT MY HOME NOW AFRAID THAT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY KIDS ABOARD. VEHICLE ONLY HAVE APROX 80,000 MILES 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY/MY MOTHER'S CAR. THIS CAR WAS HONDA SERVICED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS ALSO VERY GENTLY USED. IT DID NO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, THE MOST IT DROVE WAS 15 MINUTES TO AND FROM MY MOTHER'S JOB. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS CAR TO FAIL OTHER THAN THE CAR BEING IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND PUT TOGETHER. *TR

FAILURE - HAVE BEGAN TO NOTICE ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC THAT I CAN NOT RELEASE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. JUST HAD A TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE CAR AT OVER 207,XXX MILES. THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE TO BACK UP AND PULL FORWARD JUST TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTEN - THEN PULL THE KEY OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH UP A SMALL INCLINE ON A BRIDGE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER AWAITING A FEW MOMENTS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IN AN EXTREMELY POOR MOTION. THE CONTACT DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 100000 MILES - VEHICLE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE REPAIRED VIA TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CONFIRMED BY HONDA SERVICE. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR UNDER $3,000.00. MY CAR IS ONLY 77K MILES. *TR

AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE. I TRIED PRESSING HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND ALL IT DID WAS REV THE ENGINE AND LET OFF A RUBBER SMELL. AFTER LETTING IT REST A FEW HOURS IT WOULD FINALLY MOVE AGAIN, BUT ONLY AT A SLOW SPEED. IF I PRESS ON THE GAS TOO HARD IT WILL JERK THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING TO DINNER AND MY CAR SEEMED TO BE JUMPING. AFTER DINNER, I DROVE TO AN AUTO ZONE AND MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE, SO WE DROVE AWAY. I GOT ABOUT A HALF OF A MILE DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN NORTH TEXAS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE GAS IT WOULD ONLY REV UP THE RPMS. MY CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. A CAR COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. A COUNTY CONSTABLE SHOWED UP AND HELPED US TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET NOT AS BUSY AS THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER COP ARRIVED AND TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD IN 5 MINUTES HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 MODEL AND APPARENTLY IT IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD - IT SEEMS IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND HAPPENS VERY SUDDENLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN INEVITABLE ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF THE HONDA CIVIC I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST, WHICH IS AROUND $2,500. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS: DRIVE, REVERSE ETC. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 109,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION . . .$3, 900. WENT ONLINE, AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA ! *TR

MY MOTHER IS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT FROM A HONDA CIVIC 2001. SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL STREET AND HAD PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN, SHE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND BEFORE TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SURGED FORWARD IN HIGH ACCELERATION AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. THE STEERING WAS ALSO OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30-40 MPH FOR AN ENTIRE BLOCK AND FINALLY, CRASHED INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, SHE SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN ANKLE AND HEEL, DEEP GASH TO THE KNEE, SEVERE CHEST PAIN (FROM AIRBAG) AND HEART CONTUSION. SHE SPENT OVER A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT ON 23 SOUTH AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR END DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE ENGINE, THE CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER WITH 32000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NORMAL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. LOUD WHINING NOISE AND REVVING OF ENGINE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES. HONDA WAS CONTACTED BY MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PIECE OF JUNK. NOW THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AAMCO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT NOTICED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL STATING THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN GIVING ME SLIGHT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WEEKEND, IT WOULD REV UP BEFORE IT FELL INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE HIM CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND I'M NOW FACED WITH A $1600 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD AND I HAVE 57800 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS FAR TOO LITTLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. SCOURING THE WEB I FOUND THAT 2001 CIVICS AND 2003 ACCORDS HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL AND NO RECOURSE FOR OWNERS TO TAKE. I'M A FULL TIME GRADUATE STUDENT AND ONLY WORK PART TIME AFTER LOSING MY JOB, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1600 WHICH I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE TO FIND A WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TO WORK OR SCHOOL WITHOUT MY CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 85000 MILES. JUST DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR LOST SPEED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. 2. THE FAILURE WAS ONE TIME BUT ALMOST LIFE THREATENING. 3. HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. NHTSA CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHAT IS BEING DONE?!?! DOES THIS EVENT NEED A HIGH PROFILE DEATH LIKE THE TOYOTA SITUATION? PLEASE HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THE TRANSMISSION RECALLED! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS NHTSA DOING IT'S JOB? *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX LOST SPEED RIGHT ON THE CROWDED FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO THE STOP. THE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LINE LIT UP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON ON THIS CAR MODEL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. ANY THING THAT NHTSA WOULD DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS. ENGINE REVS IN GEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. *TR

BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MY WAY TO WORK,6:30 AM.THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. IT JUST COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.2001 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR.TRIED TO BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T GO.I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER HAPPENED,CAR HAS 204,000 MLS ON IT.MY FIRST HONDA WENT WELL INTO 657K AND HAD ZERO ISSUES,MY FORD ESCORT WENT OVER 400K, NO PROBLEMS BUT THIS ONE NEARLY GOT ME KILLED.I DO EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A CAR,BOUGHT THIS ONE BRAND NEW,OVER $19 GRAND.TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AFTER I FOUND A RIDE TO WORK.I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS WHY I PUSHED IT BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WORSE THAN A DODGE NEON THAT HAD SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUSTED MANIFOLD AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TYPICAL ROAD IN THE SUBURBS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP AT A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO ~5-6000RPM BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NEXT GEAR. I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT GOT STUCK AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAKE IT THE LAST 50 FEET INTO THE LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NORMAL AND FILLED TO THE TOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED, WHICH WILL ENTAIL HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SHE APPROACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE REACHED 20 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH REASONABLE MILES HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED AT HONDAS REPUTATION. THESE CARS SHOULD GP AND GO. NEED A GOOD LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION BESIDES COMPLETELY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE ELD UNIT REPLACED BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY HELP, HOWEVER IT DID NOTHING. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY CAR TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER, HAD I NOT BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. MY SAFETY CONCERN COMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHOUT 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO SAFE SPEED TO MERGE IN WITH CARS GOING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED LAST WEEKEND WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, BUT MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! MY CAR IS A 2001 AND ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,913. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF THERE WAS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 01/10/11

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LE WITH 86,000 MILES. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING OUT OF CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED INABILITY TO KEEP THE CAR AT SPEED AND HAD TO LET OFF ON GAS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH". REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROX $3,000 COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SIGNALED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE CORRELATED TO MANY OTHERS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ON 9/10/10 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING AT RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED 911 AS I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE. THE ENGINE RACED BUT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY A MAN PUSHED ME ONTO A LOT. I WAS TOWED HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. EVIDENTLY THE "COOLER" WAS CLOGGED AND THE FLUIDS WERE ONLY PASSING THRU @ 50%.(VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS SEEN IN THE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY ) CONSEQUENTLY THE COOLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *TR

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CAR STARTED JERKING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP INTO THE RED ZONE WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. COASTED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT STARTS FINE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. WE HAD AAA TOW US TO OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP THAT WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS, THEY RAN MULTIPLE TESTS ON IT TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2005 WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING TO ASK FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR". THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND IT WAS OVER 7 YEARS OLD OUR WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WE CAN FAX THEM OUR PAID RECEIPTS AND PROOF OF TRANSMISSION FLUID MAINTENANCE AND THEY WILL REVIEW IT AND HAVE SOMEONE CALL US IN 2-3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE CIVIC ONLY ON THE ACCORD AND ODYSSEY EVEN THOUGH THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS BECAUSE THEY TRULY ARE LOW MAINTENANCE AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEY WILL LAST FOREVER. MY LAST CIVIC WAS A 1988 THAT I HAD FOR 9 YEARS AND IT WAS 17 YEARS OLD WITH OVER $160,000 MILES - NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY IN ATLANTA RUSH HOUR GOING 60MPH. ACCELERATION IS LOST. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO SOUND OR ISSUE NOTED WITH CAR. PROCEED TO COAST OVER TO SHOULDER JUST IN TIME TO WHEN CAR LOSES MOMENTUM. COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR-ENDED AT 60 MPH SITTING STILL WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AND HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS PRIOR AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. HAD TRANSMISSION REVIEW AND BASIC CHECKS FOR CAR DONE PRIOR TO OIL CHANGE SERVICE NO ISSUES FOUND. ORIGINAL OWNER. ONLY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MAINTAINED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED,DAUGHTER WAS AT INTERSECTION AND CAR WOULD REV BUT BARELY MOVE,CAR HAS HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN//WAITING ON HONDA'S RESOLUTION TO XMISSION FAILING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL,MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. A FEW OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE SO SHE WAS UNAWARE OF WHICH SERVICE LIGHTS THOSE WERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND AXLE WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.