2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LOST TORQUE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AND THEN RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD AT A SLOW PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON FRIDAY, MAY 31 2008. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR COULD HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ENTIRELY. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. NO WARNING NO CHECK ENGINE SIGN, AND JUST BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND THEIR TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME , HOWEVER MANY REPORTS SHOWS THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH 01-03 CIVICS. AND WORK IS NOT THE ONLY USE FOR MY CAR ALSO PLEASURE REASONS, AND CASUAL DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS VISITING TORONTO, CANADA. THIS TOTALLY STRANDED ME IN CANADA.! I WAS ONLY LUCKY I JUST EXITED OFF THE 401 EXPRESSWAY RAMP AND ON TO A LOCAL YET MAJOR ROAD. I HAVE YET TO GET THE CAR FIXED I AM HAVING IT STORED IN CANADA FOR NOW UNTIL I HAVE ENOUGH TO SHIP IT BACK TO THE USA. COST FOR STORAGE IS $250 USD PER MONTH. *TR

I JUST HAD MY 2001 CIVIC IN TO THE DEALER LAST FRIDAY FOR THE 120K MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PLUS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND SPOKE WITH JOHN. NONE OF THE PARTS ARE COVERED. THE PROVISIONS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE 8 YRS OR 80K MILES. I'M WELL OVER THE MILEAGE, I'M 100% RESPONSIBLE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF THIS BEING AN ONGOING OR REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA. AS FAR AS JOHN WAS CONCERNED, I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM OF A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 50,059 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD I WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, REQUIRE A REBUILD ON MY TRANSMISSION. IN SEARCHING ON-LINE I FOUND 1 SITE WITH 169 COMPLAINTS FOR THE VERY SAME THING--2001 CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND MANY OTHER SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS WELL. I ALSO SAW WHERE NHTSA SAID THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!?! MY CAR ESSENTIALLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HOW IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?!? *TR

SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AFTER BEING RESET. DRIVING MY CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS FOR FREE. *TR

BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE OFF POSITION. OTHERWISE NO ISSUES. *TR

MY CAR GETS ALL OF ITS REQUIRED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AS OF YESTERDAY WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. IT IS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 115,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION IN EXCESS OF $2500. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN APPROXIMATE LIFE OF ABOUT 200,000 MILES WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CONSUMER REPORTS SUPPORT THIS CAR AND READING OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS SAME YEAR SAME MODEL CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE HONDA CORPORATION DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION IS REPREHENSIBLE. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX - 58,000 MILES ON VEHICLE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE AND ENGAGES IN 'DRIVE' MODE WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED GEARS HAVE FUSED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IS 'BURNT'. VEHICLE IS HAVING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AT COST OF $1,950. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR