2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

IN 2001, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2001 HONDA CIVIC FROM A HONDA DEALER. THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND I HAVE NO COMPLAINT UNTIL RECENTLY. I BRING MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF WEBSITES WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ONE IS: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/INDEX.SHTML. OTHER OWNERS OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE RECENTLY THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION DYING ON THEM. I CALLED HONDA TO CHECK IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA REP MENTIONED THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. BUT MY GOAL OF SUBMITTING THIS TO CALL 3 IS HOPEFULLY YOU CAN INVESTIGATE ABOUT HONDA AND GET THEM TO BE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE FOR ANYBODY IF THERE IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SERIOUSLY WOULD NOT WANT TO DRIVE BEHIND A 2001 CIVIC WHEN IT CAN STOP WORKING ANYTIME. MY GOAL IS FOR HONDA TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND PUT A WARNING OUT FOR ALL DRIVERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED BY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SLIPPING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED BY THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT AGAINST 2001 HONDA CIVIC MAY 6, 2010. SUDDEN FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC WILL KILL SOMEONE, AS IT ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND I WANT THE NHTSA TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL! THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND THIS PROBLEM DESERVES INVESTIGATION WHICH WILL SURELY PROVE THIS MANUFACTURER IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE MASSIVE PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING 2001 CIVIC OWNERS IN DEADLY SITUATIONS, AND IF NOT KILLED, WITH HUGE REPAIR BILLS. MY TOWING BILL ALONE WAS OVER $400.00 DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION IN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE LAW MUST STEP IN, WITH A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS IMMEDIATELY. THIS FAILURE REPORTED HERE HAD NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, NO STRANGE NOISES. IN FACT, NEW FRONT STRUTS WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED (THE OLD ONES WERE LEAKING, ANOTHER MAJOR COMPLAINT FROM OWNERS OF THIS MODEL!) THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT BETWEEN MY CIVIC AND A HEAVY DUTY, LIFTED 4 X 4 TRUCK, WHICH NEARLY WIPED ME OUT WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF NEAR MISSES REPORTED, WHY WON'T SOMEONE MAKE HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OBVIOUSLY FAULTY VEHICLE PROBLEM & DEMAND A RECALL? WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE DEATH, INJURY, FIRES, DAMAGE, AND CRASHES BEFORE ODI AND NHTSA LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS??? TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I'M FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ODI AND REQUESTING A GOOD WILL REPAIR FROM HONDA AND OPENING A FILE AND GET A CASE STARTED FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT ON APRIL 15, 2010, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 80K. THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. DIAGNOSED TWICE BY INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIPS AS SRS FAULTY. THIS SHOULD BE A LIFETIME GUARANTY FROM DEFECTS. ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE. I HAVE NOT AS YET REPLACED THE UNIT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 HONDA CIVIC DX WITHIN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR HONDA ON THE INTERNET, OVER 4,000 TO BE EXACT. ALL OF WHICH ARE REFERENCING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED YET ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70,000 CAR MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AT DEALER X3 AT 35,000 / 50,000 / 69,000 DEALER STATES UNAWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH INTERNET SEARCH TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS MANUAL STATES NO FLUID CHANGE UNTIL 100,000 MILES NORMAL CONDITIONS SEVERE CONDITIONS A LITTLE MORE OFTEN. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALL REPAIR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAGS, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT THAT MAKES THE AIRBAGS OPEN AND INFLATE ON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAGS AND FELT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD BE A COST OF $534. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX (136,000 MILES) SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HIGH-PITCHED WHINE, THEN REVVING OF ENGINE, AND CAR WOULDN'T GO. I'VE MAINTAINED PERFECT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SINCE BUYING THE CAR. MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF HOW 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS HAVE SIMILARLY FAILED RECENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE WILL REPLACE FOR $3500, BUT NO ASSISTANCE. *TR