2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE SPED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BOUNCED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK, RIB, HEAD, AND KNEE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V501000 (AIR BAGS) AND 19V182000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIRS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

MY AIRBAG WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. AND NOW IT WILL NOT PASS MANDATORY STATE INSPECTIONS DUE TO A ABS LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT? YET THE AIR BAG HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. I NEED THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WILL NOT PASS THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON UNKNOWN..

MY SON WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2014 WITH THIS VEHICLE. HE WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND MISSED A SHARP CURVE ENTERING A FIELD. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT AND I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES. I STILL RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS.

UPON STARTING OUT AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR STREET, ENGINE WENT TO FULL-THROTTLE, CAUSING A COLLISION TO THE CAR IN FRONT. OPERATOR THEN TRIED TO PUT CAR IN PARK, BUT INSTEAD WENT INTO TO REVERSE, CAR STARTED RAPID BACKING UP, THEN WENT BACK TO DRIVE AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT A SECOND TIME. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITH THE IGNITION KEY ON, SO WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED CAR REMAINED IN FULL THROTTLE CONDITION. AUTO MECHANIC VERIFIED FAILED THROTTLE, $700 TO REPLACE THROTTLE, MINOR BODY DAMAGE.

VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL ( #01V182000 ) WAS INADEQUATELY REPAIRED BY TECHNICIANS OF A VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY CONDUCTING INITIAL SAFETY INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NO KNOWN PROVISION REQUIRING A REVIEW OF ANY ALLEGED REPAIRS BY THAT VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY IN ACCORDS WITH THE RECALL ITSELF, WHEREAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL CONTINUOUSLY FILLS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH AIR VENTS WHEN TRAVELLING IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE REPAIR COMPANY REFUSES TO REVIEW WORK OF TECHNICIANS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY OF VEHICLE'S PASSENGERS AND OTHER INNOCENT PERSONS IN ACCORDS WITH BASIS FOR MANUFACTURER'S ISSUANCE OF RECALL. VEHICLE IS ONLY WORKABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND CONTINUOUS ODOR OF FUEL AFFECTS PASSENGERS PERSONALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY, BASED ON THERE EXISTING NO KNOWN PROVISION REQUIRING REVIEW OF WORK OF TECHNICIANS. EMPLOYEES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE, AND THEY REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN POLICIES OR PROVISIONS REQUIRING REVIEW OF TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL UPON ALLEGATIONS OF STRONG ODOR OF FUEL CLOUDING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN VEHICLE IN OPERATION; EMPLOYEES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURER APPEAR TO COVER UP ALLEGATIONS OF INADEQUATE REPAIR OF FUEL HOSE CLAMP RECALL BY REVIEWING TECHNICIANS, THUS PROVIDING FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE (REEKING OF ODOR OF FUEL) TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS.

IN THE PAST I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL DETAILING AN AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL CONTAINING MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO GET IT REPLACED, THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACTUALLY AFFECTED IN THE RECALL AND A REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE NEEDED. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THIS TIME THEY CONFIRMED THAT IN FACT MY CAR NEEDS REPLACEMENTS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR THINKING IT WAS SAFE, BASED ON THE HONDA DEALERSHIP'S WORD, WHEN IN FACT IT HAS NOT BEEN SAFE TO DRIVE.

STALLS OUT / LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN WHEN FLOORED, WORSE ON HOT DAYS, DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER, THE MAIN FUEL RELAY GETS REAL HOT AND CAR WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT SITS FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN SOMETIMES (WHEN 90+ DEGREES OUT) WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RELAY AND ITS STILL HAPPENING.

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLIPPED OPEN AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTED THENROOF AND HOOD. THE LATCH TO THE HOOD BROKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF EL CAJON (889 AMELE EL CAJON, CA 92020, 888-972-8443) SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELTS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE CAR THE VEHICLE, BUT RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT*JB

VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE WERE SUBJECTED TO A RECALL BACK IN 2012 DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY BY HONDA ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO IT. I AM AN AIR FORCE VETERAN WITH AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN AVIATION ELECTRONICS. I ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DOING ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING. I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE REPAIRING AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I HAVE ANALYZED THE CURRENT PROBLEM IN MY WIFE'S CIVIC, WHICH INVOLVES UNEXPECTED FAILURES IN THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTING SYSTEM WHERE ALL THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO STUDIED THE INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL DONE BY HONDA HAS NOT FULLY ADDRESSED THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED LIGHTING PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. IT EXPLAINS WHY MY WIFE'S VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS NOW EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I HAVE WRITTEN A STATEMENT GIVING ALL THE DETAILS YOU SHOULD NEED AS A LEAD IN TO AN INVESTIGATION. IT IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *DT *TR