2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I AM THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR AND BEEN METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. THEN SUDDENLY OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR REVVED UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET. NOW THE MECHANIC IS ASKING FOR $2200. QUESTION IS IF I DO SPEND THAT AMOUNT AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHAT'S THE GUARANTEE IF THAT ONE WON'T FAIL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ONLY 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROWDED ROAD, AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING (ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT, BUT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2001 CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION, AND EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS, AND HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

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. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN. I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD IT TOWED OVER 30 MILES. AFTER A SHOP LOOKED AT IT THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, OR A USED JUST NOT THE ONE I HAVE IN THERE NOW BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK. HONDA CIVICS IN 2001 HAVE A 20 PERCENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. THAT IS MUCH TOO HIGH FOR ANY VEHICLE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS ON A 75 DEGREE WEATHER. WE WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, WE WENT TO MCDONALDS TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, LIFTING THE HOOD. AN ADVANCED AUTO ZONE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER A BIT, WE TOOK IT OVER, THERE. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE AT ALL; BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. THEY THEN TOLD US TO TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM TEST IT WITH THEIR TOOLS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOL NEEDED TO DO THE PARTICULAR TEST NEEDED DONE. SO, WE LIMPED THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GOT THEIR COMPUTER TESTER OUT AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES. THE FUNNY THING IS, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AFTER THE CODES WERE TESTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO TEST IT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE FOUND A USED EMC COMPUTER CHIP/COMPONENT AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK, WE HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE THAT WE HADN'T HEARD. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THAT IT WOULD BE NOISY AND WOULD GET WORSE OVER TIME. NOW, WE CAN'T DRIVE IT TOO FAR WITHOUT IT DOWNSHIFTING. THE HOT AIR JUST GETS TO IT. WE ARE ON A VERY FIXED INCOME. THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR. HE IS DISABLED. ALL WE HAVE IS HIS DISABILITY. WE ALSO HAVE 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOT OVER THE SUMMER WE CAN'T RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THAT JUST EXACERBATES THE SITUATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. WE HAVE HAD TO USE MY '97 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS HAD ISSUES TOO. OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AS OF YET. WE HAVE CALLED JUNK YARDS AND LOOKED ON LINE. WHO CAN AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WELL, HIS SISTER HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HERS. *TR

CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING DOWN AN ENTIRE STRETCH OF FLAT ROAD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS AT ALL. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT ACCELERATED FURIOUSLY BUT DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO GO ANYWHERE, AND FINALLY I JUST TURNED IT OFF. MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR DRIVABLE AGAIN AFTER PRESSING ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHER SPEED ROAD, SUCH AS THE INTERSTATE, MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED AND BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, BUT I AM NOW VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT DRIVING IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO IDLE SPEEDS BARELY GIVING THE CARS BEHIND A CHANCE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, A HONDA DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND BURNING THE FLUID. IT COST ME 3800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR