2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REGULAR SERVICE, NO MAJOR REPAIRS PRIOR. ON DAY OF INCIDENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN RPM BUT GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP BY TOW TRUCK AND CODES WERE RUN BY DEALER ON 4/15/2013. CODE FOR "INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE" WAS FOUND. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $4500. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 4/15/2013 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REPAIR COST REDUCTION. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPORTED THAT DUE TO VEHICLE AGE AND MILEAGE A GOODWILL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, NO EXTENDED WARRANTY AVAILABLE AS VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL OR 2006 HONDA TRANSMISSION SETTLEMENT, NOR COST LOWERED BY DEALER VIA INTERVENTION FROM CORPORATE OFFICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT SINCE NO OFFICIAL RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *I REQUEST THE NHTSA TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM AS MANY NORMALLY DRIVEN 2001 HONDA CIVICS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH MAY BE DUE TO A TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE MANIFESTING AFTER 10-12 YEARS AND/OR >90,000 MILES. HONDA VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR RELIABILITY AND LONGEVITY, IN SOME CASES LASTING WELL BEYOND 200,000 MILES AND 12 YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE DRIVING. MANY ARE NOW FACED WITH JUNK YARD OR SALVAGE DUE TO THE PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEN FOUND OUT THERE ARE $3000 MINIMUM ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE AIRBAGS AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. ALSO, THE EVAPORATION SENSOR AND CANISTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT PART TO REPLACE IT. THE SRS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SEATBELT ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS SAY THAT IT IS ENGAGING. *TR

TRASMISSION FAILED. LEFT STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT RE-ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING WAS MELTED, CAUSING THE BOARD TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E044000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN AT 65 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN AN OUT OF GEAR. IF I PULLED OVER AN SAT FOR 15 MIN IT WOULD START TO PULL LIKE NORMAL AGAIN FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN DO IT AGAIN. I HAD TO DO THAT SEVERAL TIMES TURNING A 15 MIN TRIP INTO A 2 HOUR TRIP. *TR

WAS TURNING LEFT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO THE CARS RPMS WENT UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE..IT JUST DIDN'T DO IT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES AT THREE DIFFERENT STOPS...THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE.....WHERE'S THE RECALL? ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND ON ONE OF THE INCIDENTS... *TR

HOOD WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, UPPER RADIATOR SUPPORT BEAM (AKA FRONT BULKHEAD CROSSBEAM) METAL IS EXTREMELY THIN AND FRACTURED AND/OR MISSING IN SEVERAL AREAS. HOOD LATCH IS STILL BOLTED INTO THE BROKEN FRAGMENTS OF METAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS YET ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF HONDA'S CHEAP TRANSMISSION AND I SAY CHEAP IN THAT IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY NOT THAT IT IS CHEAP TO GET IT REPAIRED. NO THAT IS OVER $2000 ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF MY CAR DILIGENTLY TAKING IT IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS AT HONDA'S RECOMMENDED MILEAGE; I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED. I HAD JUST PULLED UP TO A BUSY STOP LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HIT THE GAS AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD LIKE USUAL, BUT SUDDENLY RIGHT AS I PAST THE INTERSECTION THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN JUST DIED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT BACK UP AND SOME HOW AFTER A FEW MINUTES MANAGED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO HOLD JUST ENOUGH TO PULL IT INTO A TURN OFF. I HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE HONKING AND YELLING AT ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD. HONDA IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM YOU. NHTSA IF YOU'RE LISTENING PLEASE I IMPLORE YOU TO DO AN INVESTIGATION THIS COULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AND CAR JUST STOPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT FROM SEVERAL VEHICLE BEHIND ME ! DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR