2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC FROM PREMIERE MOTORCARS OF SANTA FE IN NOV. OF 2002. THE CAR HAD THE SRS LIGHT ON AND NEEDED NEW CLIPS FOR THE SUN ROOF. THEY WERE FIXED BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS PARKED AT RALEYS SUPERMARKET WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL DRIVIG A TRUCK HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY BUMPER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO BE FIXED, THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS PRIOR DAMAGE TO MY RADIATOR. I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $1000 TO FIX EVERYTHING. I WAS SHOWED THE PRIOR DAMAGE BEFORE THE REPAIR SHOP FIXED IT; SOME OF MY BUMPER WAS ACTUALLY TAPED TOGETHER FROM THE INSIDE, IT WAS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN I TOLD SANTA FE PREMIERE ABOUT THIS THEY INSISTED THAT I HAD DONE THE DAMAGE. SINCE THEN MY SRS LIGHT HAS GONE ON ABOUT 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED I AM TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO THEY JUST RESET THE LIGHT. THE MANTENIENCE REQUIRED LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WORK DONE AT SANTA FE PREMIERE MOTORS. MY CAR HAD TO HAVE BEEN IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. *AK

ROTORS RESURFACED AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES IN OCT 2002. ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN IN APRIL 2003 AT 32,000. NOW ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE STATING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES. THEY HAVE BLAMED ME FOR RIDING MY BRAKES WHICH I DONT... I PUT 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR A YEAR AND USE MY CRUISE CONTROL 90% OF THE TIME. THEY BLAMED PEOPLE WHO ROTATE THE TIRES FOR TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS TOO TIGHT... I HAVE NEVER ROTATED MY TIRES SO THAT IS NILL. THEN THEY ASKED IF THE CAR IS PARKED NEAR A SPRINKLER BECAUSE IF THE ROTORS GET WET THEY WILL RUST. THEY ARE BLAMING ANYTHING THEY CAN SO THEY DONT HAVE TO PAY. WELL.. THE LEMON LAW IS ON MY SIDE AND THEY WILL PAY. THIS IS MY 5TH BRAND NEW HONDA AND WILL BE MY LAST. ATLEAST KIA STANDS BY THEIR VEHICLES.

THERE IS A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM, I BELIEVE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST HEARD THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER ON MAY 5, 2001. HAS BEEN TO VANDERGRIFF HONDA 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NEVER HEAR THE NOISE SO COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND STILL DID NOTHING EXCEPT SAID THEY THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK BRAKES. SO THEY FIXED THEM. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. TWO WEEKS AGO TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER PURCHASED FROM. HE RODE IN THE CAR WITH ME FOR AT LEAST 50 MILES. NEVER HEARD THE NOISE. I LEFT THE CAR. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 15 DAYS AND DID NOTHING. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPORT AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR THEY REPRODUCED THE NOISE, BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THE COPY OF THE SERVICE REPORT THAT I RECEIVED WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, SHOWS 9 HOURS TIME SPENT ON VEHICLE - DRIVING, TAPING, ETC. NOT A LOT OF TIME SPENT ON IT IN 15 DAYS. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CASEWORKER AGAIN TODAY. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR YESTERDAY, AS SOON AS I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE NOISE STARTED. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF CONTINUAL WHISTLING I CALLED BACK THE SERVICE ADVISOR I HAD JUST LEFT AND HE HEARD THE NOISE. MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE ALSO IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE NOISE CONTINUED ALL THE WAY HOME. THE DEALER IS 1 HOUR FROM MY HOME. THAT IS THE ONLY REASON THAT I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THEM BEFORE. BUT WHEN VANDERGRIFF COULDN'T FIX IT, I WROTE A LETTER TO AMERICAN HONDA (9/10/02). FINALLY GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM THEM THE END OF OCTOBER. AFTER WHICH WE AGREED THAT I WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED FROM. I HAVE ASKED AM. HONDA WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE RESPONSE IS NOTHING. SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY HONDA WILL MAKE THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY.

A/C DOESN'T GET COLD, CAN'T GET HONDA TO FIX AS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. BRAKES WENT BAD WITH ABOUT 15000 MILES ON THEM. WERE BAD BEFORE THAT, STILL DOES NOT STOP RIGHT, AND HAS A VIBRATON WHEN STOPPING TRANSMISSION HAS A THUMPING LIKE NOISE SOME TIMES WHILE IDLING. HAD TO REPLACE STRUT ON PASSANAGER SIDE, COULDN'T GET HONDA TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT. I THINK ONE ON DRIVER SIDE IS BAD ALSO. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC

MY PARENTS WERE DRIVING IN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. THEY WERE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS ON FREEWAY AND CAR NEXT TO THEM LOST CONTROL, SLAMMING BOTH CARS HEAD ON INTO CONCRETE WALL MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THEN THE CAR KEPT SPINNING AND SLID ACROSS ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. *CB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ONLY MY HIGH-BEAMS WOULD WORK. I FOUND OUT THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLLUMN HAS BECOME BURNED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE SPOKEN TO SIX OTHER 2001 HONDA CIVIC COUPE OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND NEEDS A SAFETY RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SKID AND REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER BOUGHT IT FROM AN AUCTION. I WAS HEARING SOME TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM HOOD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR OIL CHANGED I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE TAPPING NOISE. THEY SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT AND NOT DANGEROUS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE THE OIL PAN OUT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. LATER ON THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT "I DROVE THE CAR IN A PUDDLE OR I HAD A FLOOD -WHICH NEVER HAPPENED-BECAUSE THEY DIAGNOSED" WATER DAMAGED WHICH CAUSED CYLINDER # 3 CONNECTING ROD IS BENT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" I HAVE A FACTORY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HONDA DENIES TO COVER IT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE CAR AND DIDN'T SEE ANY "WATER DAMAGE". THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO DENIED THE COVER THE EXPENSE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *LA

ROTORS RESURFACED AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACE AT 20,000 MILES, ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN AT 32,000, NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AND MASTER CYLINDER GOING OUT AGAIN. HONDA REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. BLAMED EVERYTHING FROM ME, TO TIRE ROTATIONS, TO GETTING THE ROTORS WET. WILL BE FILING A LEMON LAW SUIT. ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDERS DO NOT WEAR OUT 3 TIMES IN 42,000 UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT. I DON'T RIDE MY BRAKES AND I DON'T EVEN ROTATE MY TIRES SO THOSE CAUSES ARE NILL. *LA

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TO DATE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB