2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS MUFFLER VIBRATES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE AIRBAG SRS LIGHT HAS NEEDED TO BE RESET FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS UNSURE IF THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY WHEN THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THE DEALER HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN POSTED IN THEIR OFFICE CONCERNING THIS DEFECT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE DUE TO THE SUSCEPTIBLITY OF THE AIRBAG SENSORS TO NORMALLY OCCURRING RF FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES THAT MEET FCC STANDARDS FOR RF EMISSIONS. HONDA HAS NO EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THAT A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT POSES A RISK OF THE SRS NOT DEPLOYING WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK THAT WOULD REQUIRE MITIGATION. IN EVERY CASE, THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF SERVICE. I CAN'T BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR AN SRS RESET, SO I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY WITH NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE SRS SYSTEM WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS IS COMMON ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A SERVICE BULLETIN, IT MAY BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED WHILE MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULN'T BE CONTROLLED, IT SLID HEAD ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, DEPLOYING THE AIR BAGS AND TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *SCC

VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPOLYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTUERER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT CRASH AT 30 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

SRS PASSENGER LIGHT ON CONSTANT. TOOK VEHICLE TO (2) HONDA DEALERSHIPS - OURISMAN HONDA BETHESDA, MD AND FAIRFAX HONDA FAIRFAX, VA. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE DONE AND WAS TOLD BOTH TIMES THAT NOTHING WRONG CAN BE FOUND. WAS TOLD THAT "CONSTANT" LIGHT MEANS SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HONDA SAYS TO "TURN ON HEATER FOR 4-6 HOURS TO DRY SEAT DUE TO EXCESS MOISTURE". SRS LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. SRS LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PERSON IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. [email protected]. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A 180 DEGREE SPIN HITTING A MAILBOX AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ARM, REAR SUSPENSION BROKE DISCONNECTING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL FROM THE FRAME.*TT *NM

BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY OR REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT SRS LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES. SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

THE VEHICLE HIT A SIDEWALL TREE AND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

NO HEAT OUT OF THE FLOOR SECTION. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. BOTH TIMES TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IN A PYROMETER TO MEASURE TEMPS. DASH/DEFROSTER TEMP OVER 120F, FLOOR TEMMP IN THE 40'S. DEALER SAYS IT IS SIMILAR ON OTHER CIVIC'S. WE TESTED ANOTHER ON LOT AND IT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER CIVICS THEN MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT ON A ZERO DEGREE MORNING HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING WARM OR HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD IS A PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS TWO DEFROSTER OPTIONS. ALL AIR TO THE DEFROSTER OR 50/50 DEFROSTER/FLOOR. NEITHER OPTION WARMS UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE 50/50 OPTION SENDING AIR THAT IS ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP INTO THE CAR.*AK