2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY AND PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DIED COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR ROAD IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HONDA DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR

I AM PRETTY SURE THIS HAS COME HERE A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH HONDA EARLY CIVICS MAINLY 2001 TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT AT LOW MILES IN HIGHWAYS INTERSECTIONS AND JUST STARTING UP. MY CAR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AND HAS FAIL TO SHIFT ONCE BEFORE WHILE TURNING ON A TRAFFIC FILLED STREET. ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THERE CARS BREAKING DOWN BY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 40000 MILES ON THERE CAR. I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS BEING STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CAN BE WITH THE RISE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISNT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS. THIS IS HUNDREDS STOPPING IN HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS AND I AM WAITING TO BE NEXT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A FACTORY PROBLEM. THIS MOSTLY LIKELY HAS CLAUSE CRASHES AND WILL CLAUSE MORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR EVERY TIME I GET INTO IT. I DRIVE IN CITY AREAS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION AND WILL NAIL ME IF MY CAR DIES NO QUESTION. I AM JUST HOPING HONDA WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT'S WILL COST SOMEONE THERE LIFE IF IT HASN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE READ WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THERE CAR ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS JUST IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE DEAD CARS ON THE ROAD. AND MY SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK FOR THE PASSENGER OR DRIVE SEAT WITHOUT HAVING TO SLAM THEM IN THERE AND POP OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN. I MISSED HITTING 3 CARS AS MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. HUNDRED OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT OF FAILED HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2001/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA? CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND WON AGAINST HONDA FOR 2001 ACCORDS, ODYSSEYS AND ACURA BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LIVING IN A SYNDICAL WORLD, AND SEEING THE BILLIONS STOLEN BY BANKERS, I WONDER IF HONDA IS PAYING OFF SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. TELEVISION STATIONS, MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT. AGAIN I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS CRASH DO TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DO YOUR JOB AND GET A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT MY CAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT DID NOT GO PAST 10-15 MILES. LUCKILY MY DESTINATION WASN'T FAR AND I MADE IT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR I FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING HONDA WILL DO FOR ME? *TR

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK. HE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, IT WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY STREET, BECAUSE HE BARELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION IF THE STREET WERE A BUSIER ONE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 110000 IN 2005, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL OCTOBER 2008, SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. IT HAS 163000 NOW, IT STILL DRIVES BUT BARELY. IF I STOP, THE CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED, JUST REVS UP. MECHANICS SAY TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2001 CIVICS. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND OTHER SITES. I'VE HAD 2 HONDAS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SURELY LOST ITS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ITS TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING MORE THAN 20 MPH EVEN AT 3000 RPM ON EXPRESSWAY WITH 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. IT WAS NOT MOVING ON DRIVE OR REVERSE MODE. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY TO TURN ON OR OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 71100 MILES. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS FLUSHED AND REFILLED WHEN 60K SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THE ENGINE PERFORMS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVS. WHEN HE PLACES THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO HESITATE OR DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN 30-45 SECONDS AND ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

YESTERDAY THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *TR