2001 Honda Civic Engine Problems

THE CAR SMOKE AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES

ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM. EVERY PART OF THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND REPLACED INCLUDING THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, RADIATOR, AND ALL HOSES. AFTER RUNNING SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THE CAR WAS SHOWING NO CODES BUT WOULD STILL OVERHEAT AT TIMES CAUSING TERRIBLE SITUATIONS ON THE HIGHWAYS. PLEASE FIX THIS

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT MY CAR JUST HAS 103 000 MILES AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD START HAPPENING

VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL ( #01V182000 ) WAS INADEQUATELY REPAIRED BY TECHNICIANS OF A VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY CONDUCTING INITIAL SAFETY INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NO KNOWN PROVISION REQUIRING A REVIEW OF ANY ALLEGED REPAIRS BY THAT VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY IN ACCORDS WITH THE RECALL ITSELF, WHEREAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL CONTINUOUSLY FILLS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH AIR VENTS WHEN TRAVELLING IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY REFUSES TO REVIEW WORK OF TECHNICIANS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY OF VEHICLE'S PASSENGERS AND OTHER INNOCENT PERSONS IN ACCORDS WITH BASIS FOR MANUFACTURER'S ISSUANCE OF RECALL. VEHICLE IS ONLY WORKABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND CONTINUOUS ODOR OF FUEL AFFECTS PASSENGERS PERSONALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY, BASED ON THERE EXISTING NO KNOWN PROVISION REQUIRING REVIEW OF WORK OF TECHNICIANS. EMPLOYEES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE, AND THEY REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN POLICIES OR PROVISIONS REQUIRING REVIEW OF TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL UPON ALLEGATIONS OF STRONG ODOR OF FUEL CLOUDING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN VEHICLE IN OPERATION; EMPLOYEES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURER APPEAR TO COVER UP ALLEGATIONS OF INADEQUATE REPAIR OF FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL BY REVIEWING TECHNICIANS, THUS PROVIDING FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE (REEKING OF ODOR OF FUEL) TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE FUEL ODOR BECAME STRONGER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST BROAD HONDA AT (804) 672-1111 (7014 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23294), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO WEST BROAD COLLISION CENTER AT (804) 217-6354 (9001 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23294) WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN BACK TO WEST BROAD HONDA. WEST BROAD HONDA DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V182000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V183000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING. WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. AS I WAS ONLY A SHORT WAY FROM AN EXIT, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE, DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, AND TO THE STOP LIGHT PRIOR TO THE LOCAL ROADS AS THE CAR WOULD STILL DRIVE BUT ONLY LESS THAN 40 MPH. UPON GETTING TO THE STOP LIGHT, THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL GOING FORWARD, I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP TO A SPACE IN BETWEEN TURN LANES. I PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CALLED TRIPLE A FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAD GONE, TO THEIR SURPRISE AS THE CAR IS IN "GREAT CONDITION". *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER CHECKING THE CODE AND THE FLUIDS WE CONTINUED DRIVING WITH NO ISSUES. THE CODE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. AFTER 15 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING LEAVING US STRANDED IN A TOWN WITH NO HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVING MY CAR WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE CAR LOST POWER TO MOVE FOREWORD/BACKWARD ETC.........TOOK TO THE GAS STATION GLENDALE MOBILE BROADWAY, EVERETT,MA, THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF,,, I KNOW IT IS OLD BUT ONLY 78,000 . HE PUT IN A USED TRANSMISSION FOR 1900.00., THERE WAS NO WARNING ONLY MINUTES FROM THE TIME CHECK ENGINE WENT ON UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

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.

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

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 (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

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.

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. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A CAM SHAFT SENSOR OVERRIDE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED FRICTION TO THE SENSORS CAUSING DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECM IN THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 01V329000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; YET, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE OWNER BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUE FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED REGARDING THE PCM. HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 11/04/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT ON APRIL 15, 2010, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN DRIVING HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE SPECULATED THAT THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS RELATED TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALSO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I WAS DIVING DOWN THE HWY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND MY RPMS WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF, BUT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING, AS CARS GOING 70MPH WERE SHOOTING AROUND ME. THEN I CAME TO A HALT, AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO WARNINGS, IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND STATED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RADIATOR NOT COOLING THE FLUIDS, YET MY CAR NEVER READ AS HOT. $3000 LATER I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS NOT MADE MY HONDA. HONDA FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AND SEEM "SHOCKED" WHEN I CALLED THEM. *TR