2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

AT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE WILL COME UNDONE. THUS, CAUSING THE BELT TO UNFASTEN.

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE BACKING OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE NOR DRIVE. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE LOW BEAMS BACK ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 213,572.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS ALSO UNDER RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOW-BEAMS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR BOTH TO BE FIXED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE LIGHTSWITCH, ALTHOUGH THE RECALL CONTAINED THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WASN'T FIXED AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCH, GOING SO FAR AS TO PURCHASE TWO SETS OF HEADLIGHTS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF IT OCCURRED IN OTHER CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR AS MINE, WHY WOULDN'T HONDA FIX IT KNOWING IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. MY VIN APPARENTLY WAS A FEW NUMBERS OFF. I WOULD THINK THAT IF I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, HONDA WOULD FIX MY SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T WITHIN THE RECALLED VIN RANGE. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE RECALLED PART, THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN MY UNSAFE CAR, WHICH WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FINAL ISSUE IS THAT I WAS PROMISED THE CAR AT 1 O'CLOCK, AND I DIDN'T GET A CALL THAT IT WAS FINISHED UNTIL ALMOST 2 O'CLOCK, AND AT THAT TIME I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND SOMEONE AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO PICK UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. I WILL OWN THIS CAR IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, AND I WAS SINCERELY HOPING TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEWER MODEL HONDA. I AM NOT SURE I'LL DO THAT NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING WHEN IT FELT LIKE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX INTO NEUTRAL. I LOOKED DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT IT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL ONLY THE RPM'S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED STAYED THE SAME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO CRUISE TO A LOWER SPEED I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BROKEN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED WAS ANYWHERE FROM $2,600 TO $3,200 DEPENDING ON WHAT EXACTLY HAS TO BE REPLACED ONCE THEY START TO DISASSEMBLE IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TO BE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT WHAT THEY DEEM A "SAFETY HAZARD". HAD I GOTTEN REAR ENDED, SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO BEING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT'S A PRETTY BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. *TR

VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): HONDA / CIVIC EX COUPE 2001 MANUFACTURER: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) PERSONAL REPORT DATE: MAR 06, 2011 (TODAY) COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING CLUSTER SUMMARY: I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON AUGUST 22ND 2010 AND AT NIGHT TIME THE INTERIOR CLUSTER LIGHTING FAILED TO COME ON. I LOOKED FOR RECALLS ON MY CIVIC DUE TO PURCHASING IT THE SAME YEAR AND SAW NOTHING. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND EVEN MY AFTERMARKET RADIO. THE INTERIOR CLUSTER LIGHTING HAS FAILED TO WORKED SINCE AUGUST 22 2010 AND TODAY'S DATE IS MARCH 6TH 2011. I JUST READ ONLINE A RECALL FOR THE 2001 HONDA ACORDS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND RECALL. WHY WAS THERE NOT A LISTED RECALL ON THE CIVICS AS WELL? LISTED BELOW IS THE RECALL FOR THE ACCORDS OF THE SAME YEAR (2001) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE A MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. NOTES: HONDA RECALL NO. P36. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT ********* I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME******************* *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TRIED TO TURNED LEFT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER, WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING AND NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY/ ON THE WAY HOME AT THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION START TO SLIP AND REV UP, LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLES AROUND OR BEHIND ME, THE VEHICLE IS AT MY HOME NOW AFRAID THAT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY KIDS ABOARD. VEHICLE ONLY HAVE APROX 80,000 MILES 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ENGINE RAPING WHERE INCREASING BUT CAR WAS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. DOWN SHIFTED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO D3 AND GOT CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION BEFORE LIGHT CHANGED. CAR WOULD GO ABOUT 2 BLOCKS BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD START SLIPPING AGAIN. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AT ONLY 85,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *LN

TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED IN 1 DAY. IT WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT FOR PARK. *TR