2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN '01 CIVIC LX WITH 66K MILES. ERROR CODE P0740 (TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER). HONDA RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. MY OPINION IS THAT NO MODERN CAR SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 66K MILES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MOST '01 CIVICS AND HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SEAT BELT ON TH DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PART WAS ORDERED AND FIXED. COST WAS $540.00 . THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 KG AND ONE DRIVER AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. MANUALLY MOVED THE WIPERS AND THEY WENT UNTIL I GOT HOME. WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. MOTOR FOR WASHERS WERE REPLACED NEXT DAY FOR A COST OF $450.00. CAR 2001 HONDA HAD ONLY 50,0000 KM ON IT. *TR

ON 3/21/07 MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109K MILES DISPLAYED ON ENGINE LIGHT REPORTING A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY WILLET HONDA IN MORROW, GA AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOPS. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF $2400 WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN AND NOW, 35K MILES AND TWO YRS LATER, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED NO HELP. I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST WITH THE LIGHT ON AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG LIKE A SENSOR. A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT IS QUITE COMMON AMONG CIVICS AND OTHER MAY HAVE PAID FOR UNNECESSARY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS UNEXPECTED GEAR FAILURE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR. IMMEDIATELY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND MANUALLY PUSHED TO A NEARBY AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR RATIO FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS AGO ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. MY DEALER SAID IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (NEEDS TORQUE CONVERTER) AND WILL COST OVER $1700. I SUSPECT THAT HONDA HAS PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS MODEL AND DO NOT THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THIS 4,000 MILES AGO. I CURRENTLY HAVE 84,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WERE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, HE NOTICED IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN GEAR. AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 116,941. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

I COMPLAINED IN OCT, 2007, ABOUT OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES. WE PAID $2,598.34 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED. MUCH TO OUR SURPRISE, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED IN JANUARY, 2009, 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR CAME TO A AN UNEXPECTED STANDSTILL ON A HIGHWAY WHICH WE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. OF COURSE THE HONDA PLACE WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? KEEP REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS? WE BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR HONDA CIVIC 2001 ARE ALL DANGEROUS. WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS PLEASE. WE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR BUDGET NOW, MUCH LESS TO AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. WE ARE JUST LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE ROADS BOTH TIMES; OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. PAULINE AND ROBERT ALLEY *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER SEALS AROUND HER WINDOW WERE PEELING. THE DEALER STATED THAT INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN A GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SEALS AT THE COST OF $50 EACH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT. PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED MY MECHANIC (WHO GAVE IT A ONCE OVER THE MONTH BEFORE AND SAID ALL LOOKED OK) TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION (LIGHT, SLIPPAGE) THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR