2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A BITTER COLD DAY, AND SOON AFTER I LEFT IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND THE RPMS WERE NOT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY. HOWEVER, IT SOON "NORMALIZED", AND I FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD, WHICH HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. NOT BUT A FEW MILES INTO MY DRIVE, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL IN A SCHOOL ZONE, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING/MOVING. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND I COULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR - NOT EVEN REVERSE - SO I WAS STUCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THIS HILL. I TURNED ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS AND HAD TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MANEUVERED MY CAR INTO EXIT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHILE BUSES WERE TRYING TO LEAVE. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO KIDS USING THE CROSSWALK. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATION LIGHTS, NO WAY TO PREPARE FOR THIS SCARY EVENT. ON THE COLDEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN HISTORY, I HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND IN HIS OPINION, WAS NOT WORTH THE MONEY TO POUR INTO THIS PROBLEMATIC 2001 HONDA CIVIC, APPARENTLY THE MOST RECALLED CAR. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS CAR, AND PURCHASED IT AFTER COLLEGE WITH THE HOPES OF HAVING THE RELIABLE HONDA STAY WITH ME FOR THE LONG HAUL. *TR

IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET BUT MY CAR IS SLIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3, AND 3-4. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE HONDA DEALER BEFORE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF AN CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 159,000 MILES. IT STARTED SMELLING OBNOXIOUS GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. THE DEALER FINDINGS WERE, THE FUEL FILTER CRACKED. ESTIMATED REPAIR OF $541.00, THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED ALSO, THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THEM SINCE DAY ONE. THE SERVICE DISORDER SUGGESTED TO ME TO CONTACT HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO THEM SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID CONTACT HONDA THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS SO MUCH, *TR

I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH MY CAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF ON A STATE HIGHWAY JUST AFTER DAWN, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, APPROACHING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. I HAD JUST EXECUTED A CURVE TO THE LEFT AND WAS STRAIGHTENING THE WHEEL WHEN THE STEERING FROZE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. GOING OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, I BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. TWO CARS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, I UNFASTENED MY SEATBELT, TOOK MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND TURNED EVERYTHING OFF. THEN THE DRIVERS HELPED ME OUT THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE DRIVER TOLD ME TO STEER THE VEHICLE AS HE PULLED IT UP OUT OF THE DITCH TOWARD HIS TRUCK. I TOLD HIM IT WAS FROZEN, AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER IT. HOWEVER, WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE ON, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NO LONGER LOCKED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT FROZE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, BUT I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE I REMEMBER TURNING THE KEY OFF RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF FEAR OF FIRE. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL BUT CALLED MY CHIROPRACTOR AND BEGAN TREATMENT THAT AFTERNOON. *TR

STARTED CAR DROVE IT TO WORK, ABOUT A MILE INTO DRIVE ENGINE STALLED, CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER, THEN STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. 1997-2000 HONDA CIVIC MODELS WERE INVOLVED IN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, I WONDER IF 2001 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. *TR

MY CAR STATED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING IT WOULD REV UP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2 BROUGHT IT IN TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WOULD NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ONE. WENT HOME AND STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMP. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE 2001 CIVIC. LOOKED AT THE HONDA WEBSITE AND CALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET AND HELP. WELL EVER SINCE THEN I TELL ALL EVERYONE NOT TO BUY A HONDA CIVIC BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. A WARNING TO ALL DO NOT BUY THIS KIND OF CAR. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (METRO HONDA, JERSEY CITY, NJ) FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL, BUT AFTER I LEFT, THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ON MY NEXT VISIT I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS, AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW SRS SYSTEM, AT A COST OF $730+ AND THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE COST. AND, UNTIL I FIX THE SRS SYSTEM, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED HONDA ON NOVEMBER 10, 2014, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED. SO, NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE WITH AIRBAGS THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS (30 MPH SPEED LIMIT), AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE AGAIN. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD ONLY RESULT IN REVVING THE ENGINE, MUCH LIKE IN NEUTRAL SETTING. THE MAJOR KEY PROBLEM HERE IS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SIGNS OF DISTRESS, FAILURE, WARNING AND ETC. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS TRAVELING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND COULD EASILY PULL OVER TO THE CURB; THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHERS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY... THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON SITES SUCH AS THIS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *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.

MY MOTHER WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT-HANDED TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SHE SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO TALK TO MY DAD AND TELL HIM SHE HAD PAIN IN HER CHEST. SHE DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A RUPTURED AORTA WHICH WAS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. SHE WAS 64 YEARS OLD AND WAS STOPPED MAKING A SIMPLE TURN INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT KILLED HER, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MAKE AND MODEL OF HER HONDA CIVIC DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR