2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 1. THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 85000 MILES. JUST DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR LOST SPEED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. 2. THE FAILURE WAS ONE TIME BUT ALMOST LIFE THREATENING. 3. HAD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. NHTSA CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE IMPORTANT. WHAT IS BEING DONE?!?! DOES THIS EVENT NEED A HIGH PROFILE DEATH LIKE THE TOYOTA SITUATION? PLEASE HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THE TRANSMISSION RECALLED! BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS NHTSA DOING IT'S JOB? *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX IT HAS ABOUT 150,000 MILES ON IT BUT UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN MY TRANSMISSION QUIT IT HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WAS DRIVING NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING TO GO WRONG I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO GO MY CAR ONLY WENT ABOUT 8FT INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT REVVED A LOT AND FINALLY WOULDN'T MOVE IT WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE. I GOT OUT AND PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TURNED IT BACK ON AND TRIED IN ALL THE GEARS AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX LOST SPEED RIGHT ON THE CROWDED FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO THE STOP. THE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE CHECK LINE LIT UP. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON ON THIS CAR MODEL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. ANY THING THAT NHTSA WOULD DO TO HELP US CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA FOR MAKING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA CIVIC YEAR 2001. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS I AM READING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS A P0740 FAULT READING THAT SAYS TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID OPEN AND THAT CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40-45 MPH WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AT MOSSEY NISSAN IN ESCONDIDO AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED. I PAID MORE MONEY ON THE CAR THAN I SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES USED TO SELL ME THE CAR BY MOSSEY OF ESCONDIDO. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD EXTRACT FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS. ENGINE REVS IN GEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. *TR

BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MY WAY TO WORK,6:30 AM.THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND ANOTHER CAR NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. IT JUST COASTED TO A STOP IN HEAVY EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.2001 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR.TRIED TO BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T GO.I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER HAPPENED,CAR HAS 204,000 MLS ON IT.MY FIRST HONDA WENT WELL INTO 657K AND HAD ZERO ISSUES,MY FORD ESCORT WENT OVER 400K, NO PROBLEMS BUT THIS ONE NEARLY GOT ME KILLED.I DO EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A CAR,BOUGHT THIS ONE BRAND NEW,OVER $19 GRAND.TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP AFTER I FOUND A RIDE TO WORK.I DIDNT WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS WHY I PUSHED IT BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WORSE THAN A DODGE NEON THAT HAD SAME ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TYPICAL ROAD IN THE SUBURBS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP AT A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY REV UP TO ~5-6000RPM BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NEXT GEAR. I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT GOT STUCK AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAKE IT THE LAST 50 FEET INTO THE LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RECEIVED ASSISTANCE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NORMAL AND FILLED TO THE TOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, NO NOISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED, WHICH WILL ENTAIL HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF EVENTS RELATED TO RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDED THE TRUNK LATCH WHICH FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL THAT WAS NOT WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TRUNK RELEASE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ISSUES DESCRIBED WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND FURTHER TESTING WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $95. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *JB

LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION BESIDES COMPLETELY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE ELD UNIT REPLACED BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY HELP, HOWEVER IT DID NOTHING. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO GETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY CAR TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER, HAD I NOT BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. MY SAFETY CONCERN COMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHOUT 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO SAFE SPEED TO MERGE IN WITH CARS GOING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NEARLY REARENDED LAST WEEKEND WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, BUT MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE A CRASH OCCURRED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! MY CAR IS A 2001 AND ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER! *TR