2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I DRIVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (100K MILES) WHICH IS IN A+ CONDITION AND IS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 264 ON 7/7/10, IN NC. MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND WAS LEFT WITH JUST A NEUTRAL REV WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS STRANDED ON THE ROADWAY. OTHER MOTORISTS ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING THE CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I FOUND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER OWNERS OF MY SAME YEAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY WEBSITES THAT ARE ADDRESSING THIS TO THE PUBLIC. I EVEN FOUND THAT "CONSUMER REPORTS" IS AWARE OF IT AND SHOWS IT IN THEIR RATINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL. HAVING A VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DISABLE ON A HIGHWAY, OR ANYWHERE, IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE TO 4000. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AUTOS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CORRECT. *TR

MY NAME IS [XXX] , MY HUSBAND IS [XXX] AND WERE PURCHASED A CARE FROM JACK MATIA IN 2006 FOR THE HONDA CIVIC 2001, ON JULY THE 4TH MY DAUGHTERS TOOK THE CAR TO PUT GAS IN IT WHEN THEY PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE, AFTER CALLING NOT ONLY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HONDA HEADQUATERS I'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS ISN'T A WARRANT ISSUES THE REASON BEHIND IT NOT BEING ON A RECALL LIST IS BECAUSE HONDA DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER HASD JUST CAME OFF THE HIGHWAY I'M ONLY GRATEFUL THAT IT DIDN'T DIE ON THEM THEN AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR OUT WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION HAD DIED. MY DAUGHTER SAID NO LIGHTS (ENGINE OR OTHERWISE) HAD CAME ON THAT'S WHY SHE DIDIN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.THEY BECAUSE MY VIN # WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT IWAS STUCK WITH THE COST REPAIR, IT MAY NOT BE A RECALL BUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.SO NOW I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A LEMON THAT WAS SOLD TO EVEN WITH THE AWARENESS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE. AND I PRETTY SURE THERE WAS A LEMON LAW BROEKN SOME WHERE, NOT TO MENTION THE RISK THIS PUT MY FAMILY AT WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR . WE DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING DUE TO MY JOB. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY BUT SOMEONE DEFINITELY SHOULD FORTHE RISK THEY PUT MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AT. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT TIL WE ARE DEALING WITH A SITUATION LIKE WE JUST DID WITH TOYOTA????? I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT. I'VE PUT OVER 5,000.00 DOLLARS IN PAYMENTS THAT'S NOT COUNTNG REPAIRS INTO THIS CAR AND THIS IS A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR A CONSUMER WHO WORKS AND HAS ALWAYS WORKED HARD FOR HER LIVING. I KNOW I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA, TOO AFRAID ESPECAILLY AFTER WHAT MY DAUGHTERS EXPERIENCED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN A LARGE CITY (TALLAHASSEE). SHE COULD NOT RE-START THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS THIS IS A MECHANICAL/DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT BUT DOESN'T RECALL. COST OVER $1700.00 TO REBUILD AND HONDA WAS OF NO HELP. *TR

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (FLUIDS CHANGED) $278. THEY REPORTED THAT ALL WAS WELL WITH BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, SHOCKS, STRUTS, TIRES, ETC. I MADE IT 45 MINUTES ON THE ROAD TOWARDS HOME AND AFTER A STOP-SIGN LEFT TURN ONTO A 4 LANE HIGH WAY MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 30 MPH AND TRANSMISSION SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I PULLED OVER. CAR WAS NORMAL IN REVERSE, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SENT A WRECKER. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY STARTED IT UP AND DROVE IT AROUND THE LOT WHEN IT CAME IN AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NEXT MORNING, THE MECHANIC STARTED IT- NO PROBLEM. HE TOOK IT OUT LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO HEAT UP A LITTLE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BARELY MADE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS COINCIDENTAL THAT IT FAILED AFTER THEY HAD DONE MAINTENANCE ON IT AND WANT $3000 FOR NEW OR $2600 REBUILT TO FIX IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS. HOPING FOR A 'GOOD WILL REPAIR'. NO RESPONSE FROM THEM, YET. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON AVERAGE, MIDDLE OF THE DAY (NO MORE THAN 85 DEGREES F OUTSIDE), AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO. 2. MY 2001 CIVIC EX HAS BEEN LOOSING ALL ACCELERATION WHILE THE RPMS STILL GO UP. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. RECENTLY (JUNE 2010) IT HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK. THE CAR WILL INITIALLY SHAKE AS IF ABOUT TO STALL. THEN NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR LOOSES SPEED UNTIL IT IS UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 2 TO 5 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINS IN THE NORMAL RANGE (NOT EVEN APPROACHING HIGH TEMPERATURE. 3. THE CAR NEEDS ANYWHERE 10 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT IS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT HONDA MAINTENANCE SHOP TO READ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DATA. THE CODES GATHERED POINT TO A CAM SHAFT OR TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM POPULAR IN THE 2001 CIVIC MODEL. NO OTHER ACTIONS TO REPAIR OR DIAGNOSE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM WERE DONE TO THIS DATE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW

THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ITS ACCELERATION POWER. IT SEEMED THE GEAR WAS OUT OF PLACE. IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN STOP ACCELERATION REDUCING ME TO DANGEROUSLY LOW SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, BUT I AVOIDED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AS THIS IS CLEARLY OCCURRING IN MANY OF THEIR 2001 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO LOWER GEARS TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND MILEAGE WERE 90,000.