2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I HYDRO PLANED IN RAIN, RAN OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, WAS 270 MILES AWAY, ROUND TRIP, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A NON-HONDA DEALER, CLOSER TO HIM, TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS PAST 80 YEARS OLD, AND CAN NO LONGER DRIVE LONG DISTANCES, DUE TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND COMING OUT OF GEAR. CAR REVVED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED HOME, AND THEN TO MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR THIS LOUD CHOPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MAY BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF \NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V132000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF FIFTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON ENTERING EXPRESSWAY, GOING TO CHANGE LANES - TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. NOTHING BUT ENGINE REVING WHEN PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. ALMOST GOT KILLED DUE TO TRUCK HAVING TO STOP AS WE COASTED OFF HIGHWAY. UPON HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER (HONDA LISLE) AND GOING ON LINE I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. THIS IS TRULY A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES POSTED ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD WINNING NOISE. THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF PLACE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

THE RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD WEAKENED AND THE MOTOR WAS SITTING ON THE AXLES. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS AT ANY TIME? *TR