2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH REASONABLE MILES HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED AT HONDAS REPUTATION. THESE CARS SHOULD GP AND GO. NEED A GOOD LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SHE APPROACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE REACHED 20 MPH AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,913. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF THERE WAS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 01/10/11

I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LE WITH 86,000 MILES. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING OUT OF CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED INABILITY TO KEEP THE CAR AT SPEED AND HAD TO LET OFF ON GAS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "CATCH". REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROX $3,000 COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SIGNALED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE CORRELATED TO MANY OTHERS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVICS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT IS ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TELL ME A DIFFERENT REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT COMING UP. I'M NOT SURE IF MY DRIVER/PASSENGER AIRBAGS WORK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2001 HONDA CIVIC. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ON 9/10/10 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING AT RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I CALLED 911 AS I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE. THE ENGINE RACED BUT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY A MAN PUSHED ME ONTO A LOT. I WAS TOWED HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. EVIDENTLY THE "COOLER" WAS CLOGGED AND THE FLUIDS WERE ONLY PASSING THRU @ 50%.(VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS SEEN IN THE 1999-2001 ODYSSEY ) CONSEQUENTLY THE COOLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *TR

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CAR STARTED JERKING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP INTO THE RED ZONE WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. COASTED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT STARTS FINE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. WE HAD AAA TOW US TO OUR LOCAL AUTO SHOP THAT WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS, THEY RAN MULTIPLE TESTS ON IT TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2005 WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA THIS MORNING TO ASK FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR". THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND IT WAS OVER 7 YEARS OLD OUR WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WE CAN FAX THEM OUR PAID RECEIPTS AND PROOF OF TRANSMISSION FLUID MAINTENANCE AND THEY WILL REVIEW IT AND HAVE SOMEONE CALL US IN 2-3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE CIVIC ONLY ON THE ACCORD AND ODYSSEY EVEN THOUGH THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS BECAUSE THEY TRULY ARE LOW MAINTENANCE AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEY WILL LAST FOREVER. MY LAST CIVIC WAS A 1988 THAT I HAD FOR 9 YEARS AND IT WAS 17 YEARS OLD WITH OVER $160,000 MILES - NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. A FEW OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE SO SHE WAS UNAWARE OF WHICH SERVICE LIGHTS THOSE WERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND AXLE WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.