2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO REACH 30 ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM CARS COMING UP BEHIND. HE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE WHEN HE PRESSED THE GAS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WE WERE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOT REPAIRED YET. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING A SUDDEN DECELERATION. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN 3 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK AS THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND THUS FAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. *TR

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WIRING... COSTING ME $300 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE SRS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ($200)- BUT WHY WOULD THAT MAKE MY HORN STOP WORKING? THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD!!! HONDA ALSO NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAD FOUGHT THEM AND THEY PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY AND QUICKLY WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES!! UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED RELIABILITY AND CHEAP MAINTENANCE. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING CAR OF THE SRS LIGHT PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!! *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC- I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY AND HAVE WENT IN FOR ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - ALL OF A SUDDEN- IT STOPPED ON STREET- I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY NOW SAY REPAIR BILL IS 3200.00- IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET. SAW INFORMATION ON WEBSITE STATING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONCERNING HONDA 2003 & 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BARONS AND WASHER KIT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WENT, MY ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE CRAZY BUT THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH. THEN I HAD PARKED MY CAR TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL & WATER BUT IT SEEMED OKAY. WE WEREN'T THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CARS AND SO WE DECIDED TO LET IT COOL DOWN FIRST BEFORE WE TRY AGAIN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THE CAR STARTED AND ROLLED A FEW METERS ON THIS UPHILL ROAD WE WERE ON AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED AND STARTED ROLLING BACK. LUCKILY IT WAS 4AM AND THERE WERE HARDLY ANY CARS AT THAT TIME. HAD MY CAR TOWED AND I WASTED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY SINCE I WAS 30 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I FOUND OUT LATER ON THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND IT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS YET TO BE FULLY CHECKED BUT I'M THINKING WORST-CASE SCENARIO HERE AND THE AMOUNT I'D HAVE TO SPEND JUST TO GET THE FAULTY HONDA PARTS. I NOTICED HOW APPARENT THAT THIS CONDITION IS TO MANY EARLY 2000 HONDAS. SO MUCH FOR "RELIABILITY", HONDA. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO BE LOCAL AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN AT 3AM WHEN THERE AREN'T MUCH CARS ANYMORE IN HOLLYWOOD. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET HOME. I WAS GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW BREAK LIGHTS SO I STARTED TO BRAKE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO A FEW INCHES. I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. IT REVVED UP BUT WOULD MOVE AT ALL. I CALLED 911 AND WAS TOLD MY THE DISPATCHER THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE THERE TO HELP ME. MY FIANCE SHOWED UP AND PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WASN'T BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND SPENT $200 JUST TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $2560 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SINCE I AM ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND I STILL OWE ABOUT $1675 FOR THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT SINCE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CHARGES FOR LEAVING IT THERE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SEIZED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

P0740 TCC (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE AT PEP BOYS. CAME UP WITH P0740 SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE FIX BUT YET DIDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER PAYING THEM $102.00 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING ME $3,200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WITH NO TRANSMISSION I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE REASON THAT I AM COMPLAINING NOW IS THAT 5 MONTHS LATER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE. I WAS ONLINE LOOKING FOR AN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY CAR AND THE FIRST 3 PAGES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ONE SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FLEX PLATE. AFTER THE FLEX PLATE BROKE, THE HONDA MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WAS UNRELATED (BUT DID OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT). THE TRANSMISSION GOING WHEN DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. NOT FIXING IT PROPERLY EXTENDS THAT DANGER. *TR

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED IN MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC ON JULY 14, 2009. I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON JULY 14, 2009. GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. THE FRONT OF MY HONDA SMASHED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED, AND THE FRONT END AND COMPARTMENT COMPRESSED TO THE POINT THAT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, THE STEERING WHEEL JAMMED INTO MY CHEST WITH GREAT FORCE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND NOT REPAIRABLE. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH SEVERE CHEST CONTUSIONS, AND WAS OUT OF WORK FOR 2 WEEKS IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. FOR MONTHS, I SUFFERED WITH LARGE HEMATOMAS ON MY BREASTS, SEVERE BRUISING, AND INTENSE PAIN. TO THIS DAY, MY BREASTS ARE DEFORMED AND LUMPY FROM MONTHS OF HEMATOMAS, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS FOR MANY YEARS, IF NOT FOREVER. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH MY INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE. *TR