2001 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, SENSOR WAS MOVED IN THE IMPACT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH UP A HILL MOVED FOOT FROM BRAKES PEDAL TO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD. SOMETIMES COULD BE UNCONTROLABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOUCHED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, BUT VEHICLE SWERVED, AND CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATEED BRAKES SQUEAKS AND PARKING BRAKE NEEDS ADJUSTMENT, TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISE, NO POWER ON ACCELERATION, UPPER WINDSHIELD MOLDING FAILED AND REINSTALLED, NOISE IS COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, GAS GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE AT TIMES AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE.*YD

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN MY SISTER AND I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. WE PULLED OVER INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT, AND I TRIED TO POP OPEN THE HOOD BUT IT WAS TOO HOT. I LOOKED UNDER AND SAW FIRE. MY SISTER TRIED TO LOOK BENEATH THE CAR AND SAW FIRE ALSO. SHE RAN INTO THE SUPERMARKET TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A SECURITY GUARD CAME OUT WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND OPENED UP THE HOOD FOR ME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, WE LOOKED INSIDE TO SEE WHAT LOOKED TO BE THE OXYGEN SENSOR WIRES ALL MELTED. THE SECURITY GUARD HYPOTHETICALLY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HOLDING THE WIRES UP WHICH CAUSED IT TO TOUCH THE MOTOR. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. *AK

1) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START THE CAR ONLY AN ELECTRICAL BUZZING SOUND IS HEARD. THE CAR STARTS NORMALLY WHEN KEY IS TURNED A SECOND TIME. 2) OCCASIONALLY, WHEN CAR STARTS NORMALLY A BRIEF BUZZ IS HEARD. 3) MOST RECENTLY, WHEN KEY WAS TURNED THE ENGINE CRANKED FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN STOPPED AND ONLY BUZZED. CAR STARTED NORMALLY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED A SECOND TIME. THESE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT, HAVE OCCURED FOR FIVE MONTHS AND OCCURED THREE TIMES LAST WEEK (MOST FREQUENT OCCURENCE SO FAR). WEATHER AND MILES DRIVEN DO NOT PLAY A ROLE AS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED UNDER MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT IN FOUR VISITS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING - THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. PFLUEGER HONDA CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGH THEY ARE STILL LOOKING.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. ALSO, SRS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AND DOOR LOCK IS PUSHED DOWN THERE WOULD BE A WIERD NOISE. VEHICLE'S KEY WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SPECIAL WAY TO TURN KEY, AND DOOR WOULD OPEN. CONSUMER STATED THAT DOORS CAME UNLOCKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVELLED ROAD AT 5 TO 10 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 80 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED A PIECE OF GRAVEL WAS IN THROTTLE AREA. CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A PROTECTED COVER OVER THAT AREA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE THIS RECCURRING PROBLEM OF MY CAR STALLING WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW, THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING I WAS HAVING, WHICH THE DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. MY CAR HAS STALLED AROUND 6 TO 7 TIMES NOW WHEN IT IS SLOW OR AT A STOP. I HAVE TO THEN PUT THE CAR TO PARK AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CLUE, AND EVERYTIME THEY TRY SOMETHING AND SAY ITS FIXED, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ONCE THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST RAN IN TO ME ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE REASON I PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE A HONDA VEHICLE WAS THAT HONDA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS, BUT MY EXPERIENCE STATES OTHERWISE. I AM REALLY ANNOYED & FRUSTRATED BY THE CAR. I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION UNTIL NOW. ON READING THE COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA 2001 CIVICS I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A COMMON ONE WITH THE NEW 2001 CIVIC EX MODELS. *AK