2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE STERNUM BRUISES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

INTERIOR MAP LIGHT GETS STUCK WHEN PRESSED IN TO TURN ON AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OF BEING STUCK ON AND THEN STAYS ON AND KILLS THE CAR BATTERY. NOTIFIED ORIGINAL SALES DEALER OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT SINCE I WAS OVER 36,000 MILES WHEN I FIRST REPORTED IT. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. REPORTED PROBLEM AGAIN TO BROWN'S HONDA IN GLEN BURNIE, MD AND GAVE THEM A TSB NUMBER ON THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $40 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE OF P0740. HAD CAR CHECKED AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, RESET LIGHT. MIL CAME ON AGAIN AND TOOK CAR TO BROWN'S HONDA IN GLEN BURNIE. CHARGED ME ANOTHER $90 TO TELL ME THE LIGHT HAD THE SAME CODE P0740 AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY SAID NOT SURE IF IT IS FIXED. IF LIGHT COMES BACK ON BROWN'S HONDA SAID I WOULD EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR THE TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE NOT SURE. CAR DRIVES FINE BUT BROWN'S HONDA CAN'T TELL ME IF THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. ASKED BROWN'S IF THEY HAVE SEEN TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES IN 2001 CIVICS. CHRIS RESPONDED RUDELY "DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HONDA CIVICS ARE OUT THERE". I REPEATED MY QUESTIONS AND WAS TOLD "YES" SHE HAS SEEN TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURES ON THE 2001 HONDA CIVICS. *AK

THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX I OWN FAILED ON I95. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF SAFETY LIGHTS ETC. HE PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT DAY HONDA CARE CAME AND JUMP STARTED THE CAR, IT DID START BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT SOUNDED LIKE IT EXPLODED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, CORAL SPRINGS HONDA, IN CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED BUT THEY NEEDED MY APPROVAL TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE, AGAIN THE STATED THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO ME. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE REPAIR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY INSPECTOR TO COME GIVE APPROVAL BEFORE THEY COULD PROCEED WITH THE WORK. I CALLED AGAIN AT THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE HAD COME BUT THAT THEY DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE COVERED. I ASKED WHY AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE OIL NOT BEING CHANGED ENOUGH. I STATED THAT IT WAS CHANGED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AND THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED OFTEN ENOUGH. I BELIEVE THE SLUDGE CLAIM IS BOGUS, I THINK IT IS A CHEAPLY MADE ENGINE THAT BEGINS TO FALL APART THE MINUTE IT STARTS. WHAT CAN I DO? *JB

VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HIT THREE MOTORISTS BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK GEAR TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PEBBLE ENTERING THE AIR INTAKE VALVE. *LA

MY HONDA CIVIC (2001 EX) HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH OR WITHOUT ITEMS ON THE FRONT SEAT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, THE SRS LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON WITHIN DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURY, SHOULD THE CAR BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

ON OCTOBER-9-2001 MY FIANC [XXX] AND I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX [XXX] FROM ROBERTS AUTO MALL IN DOWNINGTOWN, PA. WE PURCHASED A HONDA BECAUSE WE DESIRED A CAR THAT WAS DEPENDABLE AND ONE THAT WOULD BE USED FOR MY FIANCS COMMUTE AND FOR DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. IN AUGUST OF 2002, THE CAR OVERHEATED ON A JOURNEY FROM ONEONTA, NY, TO PHOENIXVILLE, PA. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE HONDA OF ITHACA DEALERSHIP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BEING UNDER A YEAR AFTER TIME OF PURCHASE WITH 18,717 MILES. HONDA OF ITHACA, NEW YORK DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THERMOSTAT. DESPITE THE OBVIOUS INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS BREAKDOWN CAUSED, WE WERE HAPPY THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IN DECEMBER 2003 ON A TRIP FROM PHOENIXVILLE, PA TO HOLMDEL, NJ THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THERMOSTAT. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $106.43. ON FEBRUARY-4-2004 THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF ONCE AGAIN. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO ROBERTS AUTO MALL. THE MECHANIC GUESSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AIR IN THE SYSTEM. WE WERE CHARGED $63.49 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. ON MARCH 10TH, THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED. WE ARE NOW USING ONE VEHICLE WHILE OUR HONDA CIVIC SITS OUTSIDE UNUSED. I AM UNSURE HOW TO PROCEED SINCE EVERY MECHANIC HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. OUR COMPLAINT CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS SUCH: THIS PROBLEM IS INTRINSIC TO THE CAR. IT APPEARED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY CORRECTED. IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR BUT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE HAVE INCURRED MONETARY LOSS DUE TO REPEATED TOWING AND REPAIRS MADE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. OTHER THAN THESE EXPENSES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA OF BEING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS AT NIGHT, AND BEING AT A LOSS OF OUR VEHICLE WHEN ONE IS NEEDED TO COMMUTE TO WORK.*AK UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH MELTED. *LA AFTER THE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *JB