2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HERS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES YET A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 169,000.

I HAVE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ACTING SLUGGISH. WHEN I CAN TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO GO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 5 MPH. THE RVM GAUGE WAS GOING UP BUT IT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURRENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE WAY ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT 2001 CIVIC HAVE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I DRIVE 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY, I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON THE STREETS. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC DX MANUAL 4 DOOR SEDAN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY HEADLINE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING JUST FINE. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NORMAL DRIVING LEAD TO THIS. WHEN I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER, HE CHECKED VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE ARE NO HEADLINE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. HE ASKED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE AND HE WILL REPAIR IT WITH NORMAL DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. I WAS NOT IMPRESSED ABOUT THIS THERE IS A RECALL SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING BUT NOT TO MY CAR. HERE IS THE RECALL INFORMATION. ELECTRICAL & LIGHTS: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 DATES MANUFACTURED: 03/2000 TO 08/2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 440,000 MODEL YEARS AFFECTED: 2001, 2002 DATE OWNER NOTIFIED: 04/2004 DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. RECALL NOTES: CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO INSPECT. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS USUAL AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT FELT SLIGHTLY OFF. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND MAINTAINED IT WELL. IT IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY APPROX. 47,000 MILES WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA ASSOC. AND NOTIFIED THEM THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH MY DAD'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR WAS APPROX. 4 YRS. OLD AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWNS A HONDA ODYSSEY ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THEY JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA CIVIC I HAVE OWNED AND WAS SO SURE I WILL BUY HONDA AGAIN BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. AND TO TOP IT OFF, I RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE CAR! THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THOSE YOU HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC, I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THEN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN THE SPEED. THE CAR BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNTIL ALL I COULD DO WAS GO 5MPH UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 91,530 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER FAULT CODES IN MY CAR ARE PO740-TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND PO730-GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. THE INITIAL FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER NOW CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED BY A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX APPROXIMATELY 67,500 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0740 REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT TORQUE CONVERTER OR, POSSIBLY, AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. HASN'T CAUSED ANY INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS YET, BUT IF ISN'T FIXED IT WILL. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN HONDA TRANSMISSIONS AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH DEALER RESPONSE TO RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A SAFETY AIRBAG DEFECT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS SINCE HE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE AND THE RECALL STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THE PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO DETERMINED IF THERE REALLY WAS A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE CORD TO THE FUEL DOOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE. IN 2006, WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL DOOR CHORD BROKE A SECOND TIME IN 2010. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 08/10/10. *LJ UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN UPDATED 08/27/10*JB UPDATED 08/30/10

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AND HER CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPMS STARTED GOING UP. SHE CALLED AND I TOLD HER STOP AT THE AUTOPARTS STORE AND SEE THERE WAS A CODE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT OVER A SMALL INCLINE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SO SHE HAD TO ROLL BACKWARDS TO THE FLAT GROUND AND TURN THE CAR AROUND. SHE MADE IT HOME BUT SHE SAID THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. AFTER RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS HAD THIS REPORTED MANY TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. IF SHE HAD BEEN IN RUSH HOUR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD PROBLEM. *TR