2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT IT ALSO CAUSED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL TO EXPLODE. ALL THE PLASTIC METAL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT RETURNING FROM CANADA ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AS I HAD BEEN A FEW DAYS BEFORE. HAD I LOST ALL POWER IN THAT SITUATION, AS I DID IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, POSSIBLY FATAL; FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. I NOW, HAVING RESEARCHED ONLINE A BIT, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT'S DISGRACEFUL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN TREATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 48,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, STOPPED SHIFTING, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASH AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS MISLEADING AND INACCURATE IN ITS ASSESSMENT. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT THEY THEN SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT MUST BE ONLY MY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED A USED 2001 AUTOMATIC HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE AND ITS AT ABOUT 116,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY HIGH IN MILES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVED THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT OF "HONDAS ARE MADE TO LAST". A WEEK PRIOR TO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS JERKING TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS. I FOUND IT VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAD TURN INTO A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM A BUSY STREET. HAD I NOT TURN AND STAYED ON THE BUSY, TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT ALONG WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR EARLY 2000 HONDAS AND ESPECIALLY FOR 2001 HONDAS. IN RESEARCHING I ALSO FOUND THE NHSTA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO RESORT TO A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE DONE VIGOROUSLY AND THOROUGHLY, HOWEVER I FEEL DIFFERENT BEING THAT I WAS IN THE SITUATION. IN MY OPINION, IF IT THIS COMMON AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY IT, SOMETHING SHOULD AT LEAST BE DONE. I AM A STUDENT AND JUST PAYING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS SO COSTLY AND I FIND IT VERY HAZARDOUS AND PROBLEMATIC WHEN MY CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THERE WAS A SECOND LOOK AT THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL, MODEL TR418 VALVE STEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TWO VALVE STEM FAILURES ON TWO OF HER TIRES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT WHEN HER VEHCILE STARTED TO LEAN. SOMEONE ASSISTED HER WITH PLACING A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY PLACED AIR IN THE TIRES AND STATED THAT SHE MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE AT THE COST OF $161, BUT LATER HAD THE TIRE COMPANY RECTIFY THE ISSUE. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM APPEARED TO BE CUT. SHE CALLED AAA AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE TIRE SHOP IF THEY PURCHASED THEIR VALVE STEMS FROM DILL AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUTED THAT THEIR VALVE STEMS WERE FROM CHINA. THE PURCHASE DATE, SERIAL NUMBER, AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HEAD AND CHEST TRAUMA, AND IS COMPLAINING OF NECK AND BACK PAIN. HE HAS SEEN A DOCTOR FOR HIS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY HUSBAND WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN OUR HONDA CIVIC 2001 LX ON AUGUST 6TH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM. THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SHORT TO TRY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THUS MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP BUT RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM (I'M TOLD IT WAS A 3 CAR ACCIDENT). MY HUSBAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD, HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2001. I WAS IN A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT WITH THIS SAME CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT, BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THAT ACCIDENT EITHER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE REASON. *TR

5TH GEAR POPS OUT FIRST THE SHIFTER STARTED MOVING IT WOULD MOVE OUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS AND BACK IN WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. NOW IT WON'T STAY IN 5TH GEAR ON ITS OWN IT WILL IF YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN PLACE. IN 05 THEY REPLACED COMPONENTS OF MY GEAR SHIFT FOR 2ND & 5TH GEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE POPPING OUT THIS ISSUE STARTED LAST YEAR AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANNY SO I REPLACED IT LAST AUGUST NOW IT WON'T STAY IN GEAR AGAIN THERE ARE SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS BUT NONE REPORTING AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM CONTINUING THE REST OF THE GEARS ARE SOLID. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, NOTED HUMMING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTED ONLY HUMMED ABOVE 40 MPH. CHANGED TIRES AND ROTATED WHEELS. CONTINUED TO HUM BUT LOUDER. TOOK IT INTO HONDA SERVICE WHERE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACE SINCE THE LEFT HAD FAILED\, RIGHT HAD LEAKED GREASE. (HONDA CIVIC 2001; 89000 MILES.) FORTUNATELY WE DID NOT WAIT TOO LONG. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF DOUBLE-LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR JUST SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. I INSTANTLY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP CARS FROM ALMOST SLAMMING INTO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP (AGAIN, IN TRAFFIC - I WASN'T ABLE TO PULL OVER) AND REALIZING MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, MY CAR WAS PUSHED DOWN THE STREET (BY A POLICE OFFICER) AND OVER TO A SIDE STREET WHERE I WOULD BE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COULD WAIT FOR A TOW. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2008 AND TODAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2008, I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR AS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS. IN FACT, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE (1800-999-1009) DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT A RECALL IS NOT IN PLACE. IT IS VERY STRANGE TO ME THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN CARS THEY KNOW WILL UNEXPECTEDLY DIE FOR NO REASON BESIDES A MANUFACTURING FLAW. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T HIT WHILE BROKEN-DOWN IN TRAFFIC, I WASN'T IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WAS DAYTIME, AND MY CELL PHONE WAS WORKING. I'M SORRY TO THINK THAT OTHERS ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE. THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND AGREED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING TO ME AS A CONSUMER AND AS A DRIVER. I AM CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I HAVE ATTACHED A LINK TO A WEBSITE THAT DOCUMENTS THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH 2001 HONDA CIVICS FOR YOUR REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/CIVIC/TRANSMISSION-FAILURE.SHTML. *TR