2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 3/23/15, WHICH I BOOKED ONLINE. I WAS ABLE TO BOOK MY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATER ONLINE AS WELL, WHICH NO ISSUES. I WAS ASKED WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR IF I HAD CALLED TO ORDER PARTS, I HAD NOT AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHEN I BOOKED THAT I NEEDED TO DO SO. I WAS SIMPLY TOLD PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED FOR ME AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY WERE IN. AFTER TWO WEEKS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON MY ORDERED PARTS, I WAS TOLD PARTS CAN TAKE "2 TO 3 DAYS OR ONE TO TWO MONTHS" TO GET IN DUE TO A BACKLOG. I CONTACTED HONDA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. TWO WEEKS LATER I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE PARTS, HEAR FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR HEAR FROM ANYONE IN HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY INITIAL RECALL NOTICE INDICATES THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING, DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND YET DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS I AM STILL STUCK WITH FAULTY PARTS AND NO TIMELINE FOR REPAIRS. A TWO MONTH WAIT FOR PARTS IN A DANGEROUS RECALL IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LEAVES ME LIABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THESE PARTS AS I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR DANGER BUT OTHERWISE UNABLE TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ENGINE REV WENT TO 3000 RPM WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. KEPT CAR STATIONARY BY PRESSING HARD ON THE BREAK. FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE; ALSO ALMOST THE FIRST AND ONLY DAY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE ARE FILING A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY/TAKATA FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC CAR. WE MADE CONTACT WITH AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY LAST YEAR ABOUT THE SEVERE INJURIES THAT THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG CAUSED TO MY WIFE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. ON 11/14/2013, A NEGLIGENT DRIVER CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT PUT MY WIFE'S LIFE IN GRAVE DANGER. MY WIFE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN HER ENTIRE BODY AND COULDN'T MOVE. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. UPON MEDICAL EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE HAD A THORACIC BURST FRACTURE AT T12 AND A T11 COMPRESSION FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO R LAMINA AND PARS OF T12 AS WELL. SHE HAD A RIB FRACTURE AND PULMONARY CONTUSION. THESE WERE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. SHE NEEDED TO HAVE IMMEDIATE SPINAL FUSION SURGERY FOR THE T10-L2 AREA OF HER SPINE. WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY AND PROVIDED DOCUMENTS THROUGH FAXES AND EMAIL AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE OUR DOCUMENTS. THEY CONSISTENTLY SAID THEY DID NOT RECEIVE OUR DOCUMENTS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE FAX CONFIRMATION AND EMAIL SHOWING THAT DOCUMENTS WERE SENT SUCCESSFULLY TO AMERICAN HONDA. THEN ON 1/21/2015 MARION COOLEY FROM AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY CALLED AND SAID THEY CANNOT PROVIDE MY WIFE WITH COMPENSATION FOR HER MEDICAL INJURIES. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY DID ANY INVESTIGATION AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE US. MY WIFE HAS TO LIVE WITH PERMANENT LIMITATIONS DUE TO THE SPINAL INJURIES FROM THAT ACCIDENT FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. MY WIFE CAN NO LONGER CONDUCT HERSELF AS THE SAME PERSON BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY/TAKATA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INJURIES THAT THE AIRBAG CAUSED....UPDATED 02-03-15 *BF

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE DRIVING ON A NARROW, CURVY, HILLY HIGHWAY IN THE SNOW, SO THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. THE CAR WAS GOING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A STOP. A PASSERBY KINDLY HELPED US PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC WHILE CARS WERE WHIZZING BY, ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE 60 MILES FROM HOME, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WANTS $2,200 TO REPLACE THE BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

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

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVERS SEAT BELT FASTENER, THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTACH. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO HIT THE LATCH PLATE WITH HIS FIST, INTO THE FASTENER OPENING OR THE BUCKLE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO HOLD ONTO OR TO PERMANENTLY ATTACH. *JB