2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS, BUT DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY THE PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. COMPLAINING TO DEALER OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.*AK

IN REQUESTING A QUOTE FOR CAR INSURANCE, A LINK WAS PROVIDED TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THOSE WISHING TO SEE IF THEIR VEHICLE HAS/HAD BEEN RECALLED. FOR THE HECK OF IT, I DECIDED TO TRY IT. TO MY SHOCK, I DISCOVERED THERE HAVE BEEN 5 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC SINCE 2001(RE: SEAT BELTS; FUEL SYSTEM/FUEL PUMP; AND ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING). IT IS NOW 2003, AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE NOTIFICATION. THE SYSTEM DID NOT SPECIFY IF THESE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO THE EX MODEL, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. HOWEVER, THE THOUGHT THAT THE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE HAS ME SERIOUSLY CONCERNED AND NEEDLESS TO SAY VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD NOT BE CONTACTE BY HONDA.*AK

MY SON WAS ABOUT AN HOUR OUT OF SUN VALLEY IDAHO WHEN HE HIT AN ELK! 5000 DAMAGE TO HIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC AND LACERATED FACE....AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SIX TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON 5/29/2003 THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED LAST YEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AIR BAG PROBLEM. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AFTER THE FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. *NLM