2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LESS THAN 6 MONTH AFTER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THE DEALER JUST RESET THE LIGHT AND IT WOULD COME ON WITHIN WEEKS AGAIN. IT TOOK THE DEALER 3 TIMES BEFORE ADMITTING THE SRS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THEN IT TOOK ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE THEY COULD OBTAIN THE PART AND REPLACED IT. WITHIN A YEAR, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND CLAIMED THE MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AGAIN AND WILL CAUSE $400 TO REPLACE IT.*JB

THE SRS SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SRS INDICATOR LIGHTS STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. AFTER GOING IN REVERSE, AND THEN PROCEEDING FORWARD, AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SHIFTING OR BINDING. IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE OF GOING INTO REVERSE AND THEN COMING TO THE FIRST STOP. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE NOISE WILL DIMINSH FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN RESUME AS NORMAL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY ARE NOT ADJUSTING ANYTHING ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES FOR THE 2001 MODEL YEAR THAT CAUSES THIS NOISE. IT SOUNDS BAD, AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL LEAD TO A BRAKE COMPONENT FAILING.*AK

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN 2001, HONDA CIVIC. DEALERS HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH DEALER. *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP-WAS TOLD IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM PROBABLY DUE TO SOMETHING PUT ON THE FRONT SEAT. COMPUTER WAS RESET & TWO WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN & THIS TIME SERVICE PERSON @ THE DEALER STATED THE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED & WOULD BE VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR & IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR HONDA CARE(45,000 MILES ON VEHICLE).

SRS LIGHT (AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT) HAS ACTIVATED FOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR TO THIS DATE INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO PERFECTION HONDA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FOR REPAIRS. DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN EACH TIME, AND IT WAS REPLACED ON ONE OCCASION. THE LAST EXPLANATION GIVEN WAS THAT A CELLULAR TELEPHONE WAS BEING CHARGED AND/OR USED IN THE CAR NEAR THE SEAT. THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET. WITHIN ONE DAY THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN AT A TIME THAT NO CELLULAR TELEPHONE WAS BEING USED AND/OR CHARGED. HONDA'S EXPLANATION OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES NEAR THE SEAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY AS IT PLACES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CELLULAR TELEPHONE USAGE AND/OR CHARGING MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL SAFETY BUT POSSIBLY WILL RESULT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING DURING WHAT COULD BE A CRUCIAL TIME. HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS DEFECT IMMEDIATELY FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA CONCERNING THIS SITUATION.*AK

LT FRONT BRAKE HAS KNOCK NOISE COMING FROM IT WHEN EITHER BACKING OR GOING FOWARD. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. BOTH HONDA CORP. AND DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL NOISE AND QUITE A FEW OF THESE 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER SOME DISC PAD WEAR THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CALIPER PISTON AND THE PAD IS INCREASED SO THAT IS WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. I AM WORRIED ABOUT BINDING OF THE PAD OR THE PAD CRACKING DUE TO THE CONSTANT HAMMER OF THE PISTON INTO THE DISC BRAKE PAD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL THIS IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF. THANK YOU.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT STRUTS REPLACED, BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, REAR SPEAKER, REAR BUMPER REPAINTED. I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF THE CAR UNDER THE NJ LEMON LAW. TO THIS DAY I HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.*AK