2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY MOTHER IS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT FROM A HONDA CIVIC 2001. SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL STREET AND HAD PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN, SHE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND BEFORE TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SURGED FORWARD IN HIGH ACCELERATION AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. THE STEERING WAS ALSO OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30-40 MPH FOR AN ENTIRE BLOCK AND FINALLY, CRASHED INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, SHE SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN ANKLE AND HEEL, DEEP GASH TO THE KNEE, SEVERE CHEST PAIN (FROM AIRBAG) AND HEART CONTUSION. SHE SPENT OVER A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO DINNER AND MY CAR SEEMED TO BE JUMPING. AFTER DINNER, I DROVE TO AN AUTO ZONE AND MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE, SO WE DROVE AWAY. I GOT ABOUT A HALF OF A MILE DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN NORTH TEXAS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE GAS IT WOULD ONLY REV UP THE RPMS. MY CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. A CAR COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. A COUNTY CONSTABLE SHOWED UP AND HELPED US TO PUSH THE CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET NOT AS BUSY AS THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER COP ARRIVED AND TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD IN 5 MINUTES HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001 MODEL AND APPARENTLY IT IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD - IT SEEMS IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND HAPPENS VERY SUDDENLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN INEVITABLE ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR OF THE HONDA CIVIC I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST, WHICH IS AROUND $2,500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC AT 109,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST FROM HONDA DEALERSHIP TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION . . .$3, 900. WENT ONLINE, AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA ! *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS: DRIVE, REVERSE ETC. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. LOUD WHINING NOISE AND REVVING OF ENGINE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES. HONDA WAS CONTACTED BY MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PIECE OF JUNK. NOW THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AAMCO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT NOTICED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL STATING THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT ON 23 SOUTH AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR END DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE ENGINE, THE CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER WITH 32000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NORMAL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN JULY 2010, I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK. THE COMPUTER CODE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY SO THEY ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE WHOLE SRS UNIT THAT IS BAD BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE COMPUTER CODE TO CLEAR. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER TO GET IT FIXED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA CORP AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT ONLY THE SEATBELTS ARE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED, AS IT IS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURE. I HAVE NO WORKING AIRBAGS NOW AND HONDA WILL NOT FIX THIS, DESPITE THERE BEING RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON OTHER 2001 CIVICS

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN GIVING ME SLIGHT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS WEEKEND, IT WOULD REV UP BEFORE IT FELL INTO GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE HIM CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND I'M NOW FACED WITH A $1600 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD AND I HAVE 57800 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS IS FAR TOO LITTLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. SCOURING THE WEB I FOUND THAT 2001 CIVICS AND 2003 ACCORDS HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL AND NO RECOURSE FOR OWNERS TO TAKE. I'M A FULL TIME GRADUATE STUDENT AND ONLY WORK PART TIME AFTER LOSING MY JOB, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1600 WHICH I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE TO FIND A WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TO WORK OR SCHOOL WITHOUT MY CAR. *TR