2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AND THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A CODE 15-3 FOR OPDS UNIT FAILURE. WITH THIS LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION IN A CRASH. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR A COVERED REPAIR BY 11 MONTHS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA OF MONROVILLE PA, WANTS TO CHARGE 325 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR COMPANY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUSTED MANIFOLD AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

I HAVE A 01 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 85,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION. I'M ACTUALLY DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE TODAY AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED ME $1600. I JUST SPOKE TO HONDA AND REQUESTED GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS BEING 10 YEARS OLD. I TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD 6 OR 7 TOYOTAS IN A ROW AND THIS WAS MY FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST HONDA. I ASKED THEM TO PASS ALONG MY CASE WITH THAT COMMENT AND CONTACT ME IF THEY WANT TO RETAIN MY BUSINESS. *TT

AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE. I TRIED PRESSING HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND ALL IT DID WAS REV THE ENGINE AND LET OFF A RUBBER SMELL. AFTER LETTING IT REST A FEW HOURS IT WOULD FINALLY MOVE AGAIN, BUT ONLY AT A SLOW SPEED. IF I PRESS ON THE GAS TOO HARD IT WILL JERK THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS EVERYWHERE. IT IS VERY CLEAR FROM DOING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001-2003 TRANSMISSION. FROM SPEAKING TO PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUILDING HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MATERIALS FLAKING OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CLUTCH CLOGGING THINGS UP. I DRIVE AT 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE P0740 ERROR CODE HAS COME UP, BUT THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT UNTIL I GET THE TRANSMISSION SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS AIRCARE EVEN THOUGH MY EMISSIONS ARE PERFECTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. INCIDENTS VARY FROM TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH, STALLS, TO ACCIDENTS. IF YOU JUST GOOGLE SEARCH 2001-2003 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR OVER-TIME DOES HAPPEN, BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE AND FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH ABOUT 125K MILES ON IT WITH THE CARMAX REPORT THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS FOR THIS CAR, IT DID REFLECT THE MAINTANCE THAT THE PRIVIOUS OWNER MADE AND IT WAS AS SCHEDULE. THE CAR RAN WELL AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE FOR OIL AND GENERAL CHECKS. NOW AFTER 6-MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT AND THE CAR STOPED ACCELARATING. AFTER GETTING TOWED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIGNOSIS, THAT RESULTED ON A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR INCONVINIENCE, I HAD TO FIND A BORROWED CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK, AND IAM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GET THIS FIX, IAM AFRIAD SOMENTHING ELSE WILL OCCUR, SINCE THIS MODEL HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V593000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR HAD TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE AIR BAG TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 09/12/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING SLUGGISH. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOT BROKEN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR