2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 8/15/2006. MY CAR (2001 HONDA CIVIC) WAS BADLY DAMAGED (FRONT AND BACK) AND IT WAS TOTALED. SURPRISINGLY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. I LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. *NM

OUR 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AND OUR FRONT-END HIT HIS SIDE. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD IN THE HONDA HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER'S NECK HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

IN JULY 2004 MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK NOW, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE READ BULLETINS ON OTHER WEB PAGES AND I KNOW MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT THE ONLY CIVIC WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? WILL MY AIRBAGS STILL WORK? *JB

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS COME ON ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT. THE SECOND TIME, IT CAME ON IN JUNE 2004, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS SRS UNIT FAILURE AND I SPENT CLOSE TO $400 TO REPLACE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TIME IN 2005 BUT IT TURNED OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TIME, IN SEPT 2006, THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FACED BY MOST HONDA CIVIC AND ACCORD OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GAVE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL HONDA IS NOT MAKING ENOUGH EFFORTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 02 MODELS AS WELL. AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL HAPPY ABOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS. HONDA DEALERS HAVE A SCRIPTED ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM ..BLAMING IT ON ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE, LAPTOPS, CELL PHONE USAGE. I THINK THAT IS BOLOGNA. *NM

THE SRS LIGHT DOES NOT GOES OFF DURING DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WILL DISABLE THE AIRBAG, AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME. JUST LET OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND HOPE HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

ON AUGUST 2, 2006 I WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD TO IMPACT TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR HEADACHE. THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE ALSO QUESTIONED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR FROM LIBERTY MUTUAL ALSO QUESTIONED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT HAD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HONDA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THEM EXPLAINING THE MALFUNCTION OF THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AS OF THIS DATE. (9/13/06) *JB

(1)HOOD OF '01 HONDA CIVIC EX 2-DOOR SEDAN POPPED OPEN AND REMAINED LOOSE, YET STILL ATTACHED WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING; (2) VEHICLE SAFELY NAVIGATED TO BODY SHOP WHERE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL TO WHICH THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH IS ATTACHED DETERIORATED AND BROKE, CAUSING HOOD LATCH MECHANISM TO BREAK AWAY FROM RADIATOR FRAME; (3) NEW RADIATOR PANEL WAS WELDED TO CAR FRAME & HOOD LATCH REPLACED. *JB

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF> I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS RESET FOR A $30 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A LOW VOLTAGE SITUATION AND INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY TESTED FINE. HE ASKED IF I DID ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD CHANGED NOTHING IN THE WAY I OPERATED THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON YOUR SITE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AFFLICTION WITH HONDA'S THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER. HONDA SHOULD RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *JB

I WAS REAR ENDED BY A TACOMA TRAVELING 45 MPH WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, I HIT A MERCEDES THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I SIT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AND WAS NOT INJURED. I SPOKE WITH BEAUDRY HONDA IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AND WAS IGNORED. *NM

THE "SRS" LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG / SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HONDA COVERS ONLY SEAT BELTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO IMPORTANT (AND ARE NEVER USED UNLESS IN A CRASH); I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO NOT COVER THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THAT "SRS" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR ALL AMERICANS. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED????? I KNOW I CAN'T. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT. *NM