2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

NOTICED SUDDEN TUGGING ON DAY OF INCIDENT WHEN CAR HIT 20 MPH, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND AFTER GETTING OFF OF HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, BUT NO SUCH LUCK. THE ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT THE TIRES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY @ 73K MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED IT WAS P0730 AS LISTED IN HONDA CIVIC 01 TSB. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANNY. SINCE IT IS COSTLY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND NOW THEY ASK FOR $2100 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOW CONTACTED HONDA ZONE AND AMERICAN HONDA FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE SINCE THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BAD TRANSMISSIONS, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND HOPEFULLY MATTERS WILL BE SOLVED, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. DO NOTE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM LOT AND ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF SUCH MALFUNCTION, AND I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT IF AN OBJECT WEIGHING LESS THAN 70 LBS IS PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SRS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESET. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, MY DAUGHTER PROCEEDED WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED. STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED DOWN, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THE ONCOMING CARS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. THE CAUSE:A SHOT TRANNY. SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE READ SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH HONDA CARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LINE OF HONDA AUTOMOBILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED REGULARLY. I HEARD HONDA HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTIES TO 100,000 FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT THEY MAKE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE CIVIC. MAYBE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND THE INFAMOUS HONDA "RELIABILITY" THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE CIVIC. PEOPLE PAY MORE FOR HONDAS, I THINK I'LL GO TOYOTA NEXT TIME. *JB

SRS SENSOR FAILURE IN PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YRS. OLD YET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG SRS SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST, BUT ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE INEFFECTIVE DEVICE, THIS PART DOES NOT TYPICALLY GO OUT ON A HONDA. I FEEL, IN THE CASE THAT THE LIFETIME OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED, THAT THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL THREAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THE SRS SENSOR DETECTS WHETHER A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE SENSOR IS FAILING TO DETECT A PASSENGER THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR BUT I HAVE CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT. IN ADDITION, I FEEL IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY COMPANY TO EXCLUDE SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN A SAFETY SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 15-3.*AK

I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE OWNED MY FIRST (HONDA) CIVIC EX FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS IN MARCH OF 2006. ONE DAY AFTER WORK I GOT HOME, ATE THEN I JUMPED IN TO MY HONDA AND THE SRS CAME UP. AS I RESEARCH MORE , IT CAME TO BE THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE APPROPRIATE DEALER BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOCS WITH THESE PROBLEMS, I HOPE THERE IS A DEFECT REPLACEMENT FROM HONDA. THIS ITEM IS NOT EVEN BEING USED AS A FUNCTIONING PART OTHER THAN SENSOR OR SO. I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT A WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE ALL THE TIME. IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT IN FUNCTION IN NORMAL USE OTHERWISE I WOULD TAKE MY END OF THE BARGAIN AND REPLACE IT.*AK

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. NOISE BECAME LOUDER WITH TIME. INITIALLY NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE HONDA SPECIALIST WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! THE ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS $2,500... OUCH!THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. SO MUCH FOR THE INFAMOUS HONDA RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. AND TO THINK THAT THE WIFE AND I WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A HONDA MINIVAN!*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CHANGE GEARS BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO PARK THE INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE MODULE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL AND CRASHED. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT STALLED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 02-083 WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BEFORE THEY WOULD USE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM . *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MOSTLY AT LOW ALTITUDES IN THE SUMMER WITH THE A/C ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IN NEUTRAL IN DANGEROUS AND HE THINKS THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM