2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V086000 NOTIFICATION CONCERNING LOW BEAM LIGHTNING. CONSUMER WAITED SIX WEEKS TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS UNSAFE STARTS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. AN UPDATED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS BEING INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE WORK. CONSUMER IS MEETING WITH THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE ON APRIL 30, 2004. *AK AFTER THE MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RELIABLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON, IMPACT PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. *AK

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC USED WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER I PURCHASED IT I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY HIT A BUMP AND I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING IT. I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE THIS PROBLEM WHEN TEST DRIVING CAR. I BOUGHT A HONDA WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF ITS RELIABILITY.THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR WHAT SO EVER!!!!!!!IVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS ON OTHER CARS IVE OWNED INCLUDING A RECENT HONDA THAT HAD CLOSE TO 300,000 K ON IT.I DEMAND THAT HONDA RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!!!!!!!!!I WAS SUPPOST TO SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING A HONDA NOT SPENDING $800.00 EVERY 20,OOO MILES. C.G.S.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND JUMPED THE PARKING BARRIER. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ONLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING A WOODEN PILING. *AK *NM THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT BACKWARDS WHILE ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *NM

SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

LOW BEAM LIGHTING RECALL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDE BY THE DAUGHTER OF CONSUMER JENNIFER GURBBA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE RUNNING HEAD ON INTO A POLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR THE CONSUMER DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE POLICE. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, CONSUMER DOWN SHIFT VEHICLE. IN THE PROCESS,CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE RUNNING INTO TWO BRICK WALL. WITHOUT IN INDICATION VEHICLE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *MR THE VEHICLE HIT 2 BRICK COLUMNS IN THE FRONT AND BACK. *SC