2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE CAR IS HONDA CIVIC 2001. THE FAILURE. A CRACK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT MODULE . THE PUMP IS THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES. POSSIBLE THE CAR CAN GET ON FIRE. PROBLEM I CAN SEE IS: BY THE TIME I NOTED THE GASOLINE ODOR ,THE CAR WAS ALL READY ALL SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. *TR

SUN VISOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT TO THE UP POSITION AND WILL SOMETIMES SPONTANEOUSLY FALL TO THE DOWNWARD POSITION. HONDA 2001 CIVIC DX 4 DOOR SEDAN. 1. EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE ARE UNKNOWN. 2. FAILURE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CAUSES PARTIAL BLOCKED VISION FIELD. 3. A SAFETY PIN IS USED AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM BY USING IT TO SECURE THE VISOR TO THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VISOR IS NOT IN USE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC FOR MY DAUGHTER. SHE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC FOUR SPEED. IN PROCESS OF OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE, AFTER TALKING WITH EXPERT MECHANICS, THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. *CN

HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX, 106,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WANTED THE CAR TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER AFTER I HAD SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TOWING IT FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO DELAWARE TO MY SON'S SHOP, WHO IS A MECHANIC. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR HAD TO BE DONE BY A HONDA DEALER LN ORDER FOR THEM TO EVEN CONSIDER HELPING WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD MY SON DO ALL THE WORK ON MY CAR, SO I AM LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND GETTING THE MONEY UP TO PUT THE SAME TYPE OF BAD TRANSMISSION BACK IN MY CAR SO I CAN SELL IT. THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF.COM HAS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2001. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY WERE INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 140,000 MILES WITH A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, THAT MADE THE CAR UNABLE TO RUN. DEALER FAILED TO HONOR ANY DISCOUNT. A NEW TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. AT 108,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE PO740. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE A REBUILT ONE INSTALLED A PRICE OF $2700. JUST ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC VICTIM. WHAT A SHAME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE. WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE HONDA RESPONSIBLE TO AT LEAST A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT HONDA CREATED? *TR

I AM NOT SURPRISED BY THE OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REPORTS. WHEN MY '01 CIVIC HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO BE SLUGGISH - THERE WAS A BIG LAG BETWEEN HITTING THE THROTTLE AND ENGAGEMENT. AROUND THIS TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON, BUT THEN IT WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF, ONLY TO REAPPEAR AT A LATER TIME. AS TIME PASSED, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON MUCH MORE OFTEN. BY THE TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A HONDA SERVICE LOCATION, THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT, 90% OF THE TIME IN THIS SITUATION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, THEREFORE I SHOULD GET THE REPAIR DONE ASAP. HOWEVER, I WAS SUSPICIOUS, SO I DECIDED TO WAIT. II NOW HAVE OVER 150,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL LAGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND OFF, BUT IT HAS NEVER FAILED. I GUESS THIS IS MORE OF A PERFORMANCE REDUCTION THAN FAILURE, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO (BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED). BY THE WAY, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE ON TIME, USUALLY AT THE HONDA SERVICE LOCATION. *TR

I TOO HAVE NOTICED THE GRADUAL 'FROSTING' OF THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS. IT BECAME NOTICEABLE ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY '01 CIVIC. IT DEFINITELY DIMINISHES EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BEAMS. I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM - THEY ARE HUGELY EXPENSIVE. I AM GLAD THEY MIGHT BE RECALLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO CHICAGO FOR A WEDDING. WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-55 AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CATCH. LET OFF THE GAS AND IT EVENTUALLY REENGAGED. CONTINUED DRIVING AND IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION, BUT COULD VERY EASILY BEEN STRANDED IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT LOOKS LIKE I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF MY CAR IS 140K. WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA IT SEEMS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR