2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX SIMPLY REVVED HIGH IN THE RPMS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOMENTUM. THE DIAGNOSES FROM THE DEALER: TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT MY CAR HAS 91000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T FAIL THIS EARLY ON A CAR, AND THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WERE NO MAJOR WARNING SIGNS THAT I DETECTED; IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT ON THIS MODEL, THEY SHOULD, IF NOTHING ELSE, BE FORCED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING. SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING HURT FROM THIS; I AM JUST THANKFUL IT WASN'T ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWN-SHIFT TO 20 MPH. HE COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIS INTENDED SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120000.

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE CAR'S TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER TO THE WHEELS. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO COAST OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY WHILE BEING PASSED BY TRAFFIC. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $2500. *TR

IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY SO I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT WAS RAINING SO HARD I COULDN'T SEE SO I PUT THE WIPERS TO THE FASTEST SETTING POSSIBLE. THE MOMENT THE WIPER ON THE LEFT REACHED THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THE WIPER CAME OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND BANGED THE SIDE OF THE CAR (THE FRAME) AND THEN FLEW INTO THE AIR. THE WIPER COMES OFF THE WINDSHIELD EACH TIME YOU TURN THEM ON FULL BLAST. AS A RESULT MY VISION IS IMPAIRED AND I CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE RAIN TO DRIVE. I CAN'T SEE THE LANES TO STAY IN THE LINES OR THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPER. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE WIPERS YET BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. ALSO I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAR DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED MY FRONT DRIVERSIDE TIRE WAS LOW. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION ABOUT MIDNIGHT SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO SLEEP WHEN I GOT THERE. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT SAME TIRE WAS LOW ALMOST FLAT AGAIN. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND CHECKED IT FOR HOLES OR NAILS. NONE WERE VISIBLE TO THE EYE. I HAD A FULL SIZE SPARE SO I PUT THE SPARE ON. BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE SPARE TIRE AND IF ONE OF MY TIRES POPS UNEXPECTEDLY I'M OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE THE FAULTY TIRE IS IN MY TRUNK INSTEAD OF A RELIABLE TIRE. IM GOING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE TO KEEP AS A NEW SPARE BUT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR ITSELF LONG, I THINK THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO A SAFETY INSPECTION SINCE THE TIRE AND WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX GAVE OUT ON ME ON OCT.10, 2009. THE CAR REVS BUT THERE IS NO MOTION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS WEBSITE BY SOMEONE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THERE HAVE 342 REPORTS SO FAR ON THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT ANYWHERE (LIKE A FREEWAY) WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE AND HAD TO PUSH IT TO A GAS STATION IN TRAFFIC. MY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 8 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY HONDA, WHICH THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT COMPLAINT AND REFUSED TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE ALMOST $3,000+ IT COSTS TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $3000.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF HIGH VEHICLE MILEAGE NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 11/23/09 *BF UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB

I HAVE 3 HONDA CIVIC BUILD ON 2001 ALL 3 OF THEM HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON I TOOK TO HONDA DEALER THEY SAID IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT AND I HAVE FEW FRIEND THEY ALL HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE CIVIC. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC FAILED DESPITE MY REGULAR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AT HONDA CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTERS. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR AND CAN VOUCH FOR ITS TOP MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES,ETC. YOU EXPECT THIS NOT TO HAPPEN AT 88700 MILES FOR A NEW HONDA CIVIC. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA. *TR

AMERICAN HONDA WAS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY CAR OWNERS OF A RECALL FOR DRIVER'S AIRBAGS TO AFFECTED CIVIC OWNERS. I AM ONE OF THOSE OWNERS AND NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. WHEN SEEING A NOTICE FOR A RECALL FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER ON THE NEWS, I LOGGED INTO MY HONDA OWNER LINK ACCOUNT - ONE WHICH I HAVE BEEN A REGISTERED USER FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS, AND WHICH CONTAINS MY CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS (THE SAME AS WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR) - AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY CAR IS INDEED IN THE SCOPE OF RECALLED VEHICLES. NOT ONLY DID I NOT RECEIVE MY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, THE COPY OF THE LETTER IN MY HONDA OWNER LINK IS A PDF DOCUMENT THAT HAS SECURITY OPTIONS THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO COPY ANY PORTION OF THE LETTER TO A WORD DOCUMENT OR PRINT THE LETTER AT HOME SO I CAN TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION, I NOTICE FROM DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE RECALL ON THIS WEBSITE THAT HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT APPROX 440,000 VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED, BUT THE COPY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN SHOWN HERE TELLS DEALERS THAT ONLY 7,000 VEHICLES MAY BE EXPECTED. I AM A DEDICATED HONDA OWNER, BUT IT SEEMS THAT HONDA IS NOT FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE GOVERNMENT - AND USING THE PDF SECURITY SETTINGS TO PREVENT THOSE OF US CAREFUL ENOUGH TO CHECK FOR OURSELVES FROM PRINTING A COPY OF THE LETTER. *TR

CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT WITH HER 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY ALSO STATED IT MAYBE A SEPARATE DEFECT FROM THE RECALL. *JB