2001 HONDA CIVIC Electrical System Problems

The car set on fire causing by airbags explosion and electrical issues and I got myself burned trying to stop the fire

PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION, CAUSING MY CAR TO CUT OFF, OR IT LEAVES ME AND MY KIDS STRANDED!!! EVEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, AND WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION, THERES RECALLS ON BOTH AND THE DEALERSHIP IS DECLINING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE, I CANT AFFORD TO PUT MY KIDS LIFE IN JEOPARDY, NOR CAN I AFFORD ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NOW. PLEASE HELP ME !!!

WHEN I TURN OUR HIT A BUMP IT POPS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART WHEN I DRIVE AS WELL AS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO STEER AND THE CAR TRYS TO TURN OFF

Mileage: 17,467

IT HAS A KILL SWITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE

STALLS OUT / LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN WHEN FLOORED, WORSE ON HOT DAYS, DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER, THE MAIN FUEL RELAY GETS REAL HOT AND CAR WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT SITS FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN SOMETIMES (WHEN 90+ DEGREES OUT) WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RELAY AND ITS STILL HAPPENING.

Mileage: 225,000

I RECEIVED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX FROM MY DAD AS A GIFT AROUND THE END OF APRIL, 2018. WHICH HE HAD SPENT ABOUT 2000 IN THE MOTOR BEFORE GIVING IT TO ME. THE ISSUES OCCURRED WITH THE CAR OVER HEATING RIGHT WHEN WE LANDED INTO LAS VEGAS WHICH WE WERE COMING FROM SAN DIMAS CALIFORNIA, IT TOOK ABOUT 3-4 HOURS TO GET BACK HOME. I HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR OVER HEATING A LOT WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THE SENSORS AT FIRST WHICH HAD GOTTEN REPLACED. THAN AFTER THE FAN TO COOL DOWN THE RADIATOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY TO WHERE ONLY ONE FAN WOULD KICK IN. NOW OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEBODY REALLY GETS HURT. FROM ALL THE REVIEWS THANK GOD IN THE LONG RUN EVERYBODY IS OKAY BUT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED IT'S LIKE PEOPLE NEED TO BE INJURED OR DEATHS NEED TO REALLY OCCUR BEFORE WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE FIXED SO SERIOUS PROBLEMS DON'T OCCUR IN LEADS TO DEATH. I ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED WHEN I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY TO MOVE TO SAFTEY REALLY SLOW WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR MOVING AT THAT PASTE WHEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE ANY FASTER THAN WHAT IT WWAS.SINCE I FOUND OUT MY CAR HAVING ISSUES ON ACCELERATING AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE AROUND I FIND OUT THERE IS THE AIR BAG RECALL WHICH I RECEIVE A PAPER IN MAIL TO FIX BUT HOW WHEN I CAN'T EVEN GET THERE. IT'S THE END OF JULY 2018 IN WHICH MY CAR IS OFFICIALLY UNABLE TO BE MOVED. SO MANY PROBLEMS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND SO MUCH MONEY WASTED IT'S RIDICULOUS.

Mileage: 245,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN SITTING MY MY DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IS NOT BEING USED AS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE. YESTERDAY THE CAR SEEMED FINE; WINDOWS CLEAR, NO SMELL, ETC. HOWEVER, WHEN RETURNING TODAY THE CAR HAD THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC WHICH WAS OVERPOWERING AND WENT TO SEE WHY IT SMELLED AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED IN SOOT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE SMELL WAS 100% STRONGER AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WAS BURNT AND MELTING RIGHT AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG; I WILL SEND PICTURES. IT LOOKED LIKE THE DASH HAD MELTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND BESIDES THE CAR COVERED IN SOOT THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED SPECIFICALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAG AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN WORKING TO COMPLETE THIS REPORT I NOTICED HOW IT ASKS HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE CAR, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THE NUMBER OF MILES IS BY TURNING THE CAR ON. I AM HESITIANT TO TURN THE CAR ON SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE. HOWEVER, I KNOW THE CAR HAS OVER 200,000 MILES BUT I AM NOT SURE AS THE EXACT NUMBER OF MILES.

Mileage: 200,000

AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH TURNED OUT TO BE THE MASTER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE FUSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ONLINE STATING THE SAME ISSUES, BUT NO ONE KNOWS THE CAUSE. VERY SCARY.

Mileage: 165,000

ON APRIL 8 2015 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD SO I HAD TO DESPERATELY STOP THE CAR I RUN. MY CAR WAS CALL FOR RECALL AND I WHEN TO HONDA SERVICES IN HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FIX SOMETHING FROM THE AIR BAG IN THE DASH BOARD THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO ORDER SOME PARTS AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO COMEBACK SO I WAIEDT FOR ONE MONTH AND TWO MONTH AND THEY NEVER CALL ME I CALLED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THOSE PARTS AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME I BELIEVE MY CAR WAS TOTAL DESTROY IN FIRE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIX MY CAR ON TIME. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

STARTED CAR DROVE IT TO WORK, ABOUT A MILE INTO DRIVE ENGINE STALLED, CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER, THEN STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. 1997-2000 HONDA CIVIC MODELS WERE INVOLVED IN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, I WONDER IF 2001 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE UP WITH CODE P0740. HAD THE CODE READ AT AUTOZONE WENT OUT. NOW IT HAS COME BACK. *TR

Mileage: 118

THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER READS THE WRONG INFORMATION. IT CAUSED ME TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. I COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE FUEL, MPH, AND TEMPERATURE READINGS ARE ALL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE PLASTIC COVERING THEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA HASN'T RECALLED THE PLASTIC OR AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING ON IT. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. I OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC BEFORE THIS AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ANGLE ON THE DASH SO THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS ON A 75 DEGREE WEATHER. WE WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, WE WENT TO MCDONALDS TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, LIFTING THE HOOD. AN ADVANCED AUTO ZONE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER A BIT, WE TOOK IT OVER, THERE. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE AT ALL; BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. THEY THEN TOLD US TO TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM TEST IT WITH THEIR TOOLS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOL NEEDED TO DO THE PARTICULAR TEST NEEDED DONE. SO, WE LIMPED THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GOT THEIR COMPUTER TESTER OUT AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES. THE FUNNY THING IS, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AFTER THE CODES WERE TESTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WE CALLED OUR MECHANIC AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO TEST IT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE FOUND A USED EMC COMPUTER CHIP/COMPONENT AND REPLACED THE OLD ONE. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK, WE HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE THAT WE HADN'T HEARD. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THAT IT WOULD BE NOISY AND WOULD GET WORSE OVER TIME. NOW, WE CAN'T DRIVE IT TOO FAR WITHOUT IT DOWNSHIFTING. THE HOT AIR JUST GETS TO IT. WE ARE ON A VERY FIXED INCOME. THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR. HE IS DISABLED. ALL WE HAVE IS HIS DISABILITY. WE ALSO HAVE 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOT OVER THE SUMMER WE CAN'T RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THAT JUST EXACERBATES THE SITUATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. WE HAVE HAD TO USE MY '97 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAS HAD ISSUES TOO. OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AS OF YET. WE HAVE CALLED JUNK YARDS AND LOOKED ON LINE. WHO CAN AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WELL, HIS SISTER HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HERS. *TR

Mileage: 249,000

SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AND THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A CODE 15-3 FOR OPDS UNIT FAILURE. WITH THIS LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION IN A CRASH. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR A COVERED REPAIR BY 11 MONTHS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA OF MONROVILLE PA, WANTS TO CHARGE 325 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR COMPANY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *KB

Mileage: 84,814

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FIRST FAILED ON 01/30/2009. ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING MELTING OF HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR TO ELECTRICAL HARNESST. . A SUCCESSION OF ANOTHER 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED BETWEEN O8/08/2009 TO DECEMBER 14, 2010. FIRST 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED BY HONDA DEALER. PRIOR TO JAN 30TH 2009 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR FAILURE,A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER COMPLETED NHTSA 304V86000 RECALL WORK FOR HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING RECALL IN 2006 DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. FAILURE #5 HAPPENED ON DEC14, 2010 JUST 6 DAYS AFTER MELTED CONNECTOR #4 WAS REPLACED ON DECEMBER 8TH 2010. DEALER FOUND CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INOPERABLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL MELT DOWN. ORIGINAL AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED IN 2009 DUE TO MELT DOWN. SAFETY AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CHRONIC OVERHEATING OF ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL HARNESS & MULTI-PLEX UNIT. HONDA DEALER UNABLE SOLVE PROBLEM OF REPEATED MELTING HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS. ALL CONNECTORS ARE HONDA DEALER PARTS. TOTAL OF 4 LEFT HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS AND 1 RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAVE MELTED. 5TH MELTED HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. USING THE HIGH-BEAMS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE 4 PREVIOUS HONDA DEALER REPLACEMENT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED. TIME INTERVALS BETWEEN CONNECTOR FAILURE KEEPS GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER. DUE TO CHRONIC UNSOLVED ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING PROBLEM, THE SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 107,000

MY MOTHER IS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT FROM A HONDA CIVIC 2001. SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL STREET AND HAD PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN, SHE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND BEFORE TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SURGED FORWARD IN HIGH ACCELERATION AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. THE STEERING WAS ALSO OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ABOUT 30-40 MPH FOR AN ENTIRE BLOCK AND FINALLY, CRASHED INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, SHE SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN ANKLE AND HEEL, DEEP GASH TO THE KNEE, SEVERE CHEST PAIN (FROM AIRBAG) AND HEART CONTUSION. SHE SPENT OVER A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD EXTRACT FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 105,000

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING AND MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WIRING... COSTING ME $300 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE SRS LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ($200)- BUT WHY WOULD THAT MAKE MY HORN STOP WORKING? THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD!!! HONDA ALSO NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAD FOUGHT THEM AND THEY PAID FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY AND QUICKLY WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES!! UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED RELIABILITY AND CHEAP MAINTENANCE. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING CAR OF THE SRS LIGHT PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

PARKED THE VEHICLE DRIVEWAY, EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO SPEAK TO NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED CAR ROLLING, WE BOTH JUMP OUT OF WAY. VEHICLE ROLLS DOWN HILL ACROSS STREET ONTO NEIGHBOR PROPERTY AND FLIPS ON THE NEIGHBOR'S RETAINING WALL. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 162,690

WINDOWS REGULATOR BURNT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR. NO SIGN OF MOISTURE OR ANYTHING. LOW QUALITY SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OVERSEAS FROM A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THIS PERSON HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. ON OR ABOUT 12 JULY 2009 MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE DISTINCT ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE SAW PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A MUCH STRONGER ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL GARAGE IN SCHERTZ, TX AND EXACTLY MATCHES THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL FEB 24, 2004 | RECALL ID# 75776. THE COMPLAINT GOES BEYOND THE INITIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BOTH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, GILMAN HONDA IN SELMA, TX AND TO HONDA.COM VIA THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE. BOTH ENTITIES STATED WORDS TO THE AFFECT OF "THAT VIN DOESN'T EXIST." THROUGH INVESTIGATION, WE DISCOVERED THAT HONDA DROPPED THE VIN ONCE THE VEHICLE SHIPPED OVERSEAS AS PART OF THE MILITARY NEW CAR SALES PROGRAM. NEITHER ENTITY, EITHER THE LOCAL DEALER OR HONDA USA MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR ANY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER THAT PURCHASES AN AMERICAN CAR WHILE STATIONED OVERSEAS AND NEEDS SOME REGULATORY AGENCY TO MANDATE A FIX. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX PROGRESSIVELY UNDERWENT FAILURE FROM INTERMITTENT TO HIGHLY UNRELIABLE OVER A PERIOD OF 6-8 MONTHS. AT TIMES I WAS DRIVING WITH NO INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. REPAIRS ARE BEING PERFORMED BY A HONDA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON 3/21/07 MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109K MILES DISPLAYED ON ENGINE LIGHT REPORTING A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY WILLET HONDA IN MORROW, GA AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOPS. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF $2400 WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN AND NOW, 35K MILES AND TWO YRS LATER, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED NO HELP. I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST WITH THE LIGHT ON AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG LIKE A SENSOR. A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT IS QUITE COMMON AMONG CIVICS AND OTHER MAY HAVE PAID FOR UNNECESSARY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 109,887

BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE OFF POSITION. OTHERWISE NO ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOX FAILED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER BATTERY BAD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER COLLISION AT 40- 50 MPH. *TS THE MOTORIST THAT HIT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 -50 MPH. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURES AND DASHBOARD GAUGES. *MR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN WHICH HONDA REPLACED TWO BULBS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AGAIN AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC ALONG WITH FLICKERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS. HONDA COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *NM THE BATTERY DIED AND LASTED FOR 3 MONTHS, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE POLLEN FILTER WAS UNADAPTABLE TO HUMAN BREATHING. *SC

Mileage: 49,845

THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC ILLUMINATED TWICE. *NM THE SRS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AND IT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. *SC

IGNITION KEY HOT TO TOUCH AFTER DRIVING---NOTICED THIS OCCURS MORE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS USED. *AK

2001 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED AND RESET THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED THAT MY PURSE, WHICH I SOMETIMES PUT ON THE SEAT, MUST BE TOO HEAVY. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES. THE THIRD TIME THEY INSISTED THAT I MUST BE PUTTING ARTICLES HEAVIER THAN 10 POUNDS ON THE SEAT. I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL ABOUT LEAVING THE SEAT CLEAR. THE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THE LAST RESET.*AK

Mileage: 2,000

STEERING WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 85,296

PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND HEADLIGHTS. *MR THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORKED ON HIGH BEAM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER AND AFTER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK AGAIN. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK DUE TO A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *SC *JB

Mileage: 76,645

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH MELTED. *LA AFTER THE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *JB

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO IT FAILED. *LA THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND CLEANED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 56,894

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

THE DASH WIRING HARNESS SWITCH MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL. *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *NLM

THE KEYS GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND AT TIMES WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC COUPE EX, IN NOVEMBER 2000. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT HONDA SERVICE CENTERS ALMOST 20 TIMES NOW. THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKES. THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BOTH NEEDING BATTERY TO BE BOOSTED. THEN ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING CRAZY. ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS, IT DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HONDA, AFTER THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY CAR WAS FINE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA. THEY FAIL TO FIND ANY OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONTINUING. THE CAR MAKES ALL KIND OF RATTLING AND CLICKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING, HONDA FINDS NOTHING. THE WINDOWS/WINDSHIELD FOG UP, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK WELL, HONDA FINDS NOTHING. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE LEAKING, HONDA AT FIRST FIND NOTHING WRONG, NOW SAY I HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKING, HONDA REPLACED SEAT TRACK TWICE, PROBLEM CONTINUES, TOOK CAR IN AGAIN FOR SEAT, HONDA FINDS NOTHING WRONG. SEAT ROCKING GETS WORSE, MAKING LOAD NOISE WHEN DRIVING, AFRAID FOR SAFETY. NOW THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE, CAR BRAKES WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR IS SLUGGISH, DRIVING FUNNY. I THINK THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS GOING TO GO BAD. IT STALLS TO START VERY OFTEN, THEN COMPLETELY FAILED TWICE, NEEDING BOOST. IM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AT THIS POINT. I EVEN REACHED OUT TO HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY DID NOT HELP AT ALL, IN FACT THEY WERE RUDE AND EVEN THREATENED ME, WHILE I HAD THE RENTAL, TO REPORT THE RENTAL STOLEN BECAUSE I ASKED IF I COULD HOLD THE RENTAL UNTIL HONDA FIXED MY CAR (ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR HAD DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HONDA, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MY CAR WAS DENTED, TWICE, WHILE BEING "FIXED" BY HONDA THAT DAY AS WELL) I AM COMPLETELY DISGUSTED WITH THE CAR AND THE SERVICE IVE GOTTEN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS I DIDN'T LIST HERE, TOO MANY TO LIST. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER, THANK YOU. *NLM

Mileage: 23

VEHICLE'S CONNECTOR CONTACTS WERE BROKEN, CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH

Mileage: 49,000

WIND NOISE CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING, NOISE WHILE BRAKING, FAULTY ECM FUSE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE STOPPED, RATTLE IN DASH, DEALER REPLACED THE FELT TAPE BETWEEN THE AIR DUCTS AND VENTS, CD PLAYER SKIPS AND WAS REPLACED, FAULTY FRONT SPRING CAUSED NOISE IN THE FRONT END, BOTH LEFT DOORS LEAK, THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE AT THE TRACK, A RIPPED SEAL CAUSED THE SUNROOF TO LEAK, STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED. MR *NLM

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 HAS DIED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND DEALER FOUND THAT BATTERY FAILED WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED.*YD

VEHICLE HAS DIED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND DEALER FOUND THAT BATTERY FAILED WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED.*YD

THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. JG

THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. JG

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

CAR IS STALLING AND NOT WANTING TO PICK UP SPEED. *AK

WHEN BRAKING, CAR IDLE DROPS SO LOW THAT CAR TENDS TO HESITATE AND SOMETIMES STALLS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES REGARDING IDLE AND STALLING. PCM WAS CHECKED EACH TIME, AND DEALER FOUND NO CODES. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR ALSO STALLED AND CUT OFF WHEN I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY HONDA FOR THE LX AND DX REGARDING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T HONDA LOOKED INTO THE EX MODEL? WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM? COULD IT BE THE IAC? COULD IT BE THE PCM? I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE CAR. WHAT IF THE CAR CUTS OFF/STALLS AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS? I HOPE HONDA LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE EX MODELS. A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN, AND THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE A GROWING CONCERN AMONG HONDA CONSUMERS. HONDA SEEMS TO BE A REPUTABLE CAR MANUFACTURER, HOW CAN THEY LET A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SLIP THROUGH THERE QUALITY CONTROL? I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED WITH THE CAR AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. THE REASON I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON A HONDA, IS BECAUSE OF QUALITY. WHERE IS THE QUALITY? I HAVE EVEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE CAR SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. DEALER FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. AGAIN I AM ASKING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE QUALITY IN A HONDA CAR, WHERE HAS IT GONE?*AK

WHEN I START THE CAR (WITH MY FOOT ON CLUTCH), A BUZZING SOUND COMES ON AND I'M GUESSING IT'S FROM THE DASH. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST BUT I JUST IGNORED IT. UNTIL RECENTLY I READ FROM YOUR WEBSITE THAT A SIMILAR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN LODGED SO I DECIDED TO COMPLAIN.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEARLERSHIP FOR AIRBAG ILLUMINATION ON DASHBOARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER BEING USED INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GET VERY DIM WHICH HAS CAUSED POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHTS ARE NEEDED. *AK LIGHTS DIMMING A LOT WHEN A/C, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, BRAKES AND TURN SINGNALS ARE USED. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, ENGINE STALLED AND CAUSED STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR ENGINE STALLING, BUT HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND COMING FROM RIGHT WHEEL WELL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS NOT SET PROPERLY ACCORDING TO THE VIN CODE, THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, DEALER STATED THIS COULD BE WHY STALLING WAS OCCURRING, 4 FUSES BLEW AND NOW DEALER REPLACED FUSE BOX, DEALER THINKS THIS MAY BE A REASON WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED ALSO, DEALER ALSO STATES THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE FUSES BLEW TO BEGIN WITH, THE BLOWN FUSE CAUSED MOONROOF TO BE INOPERABLE. VENTS LOOSE. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERABLE. SPRINGS SQUEAK AND WERE REPLACED. DEFECTIVE WELD IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR RUSTED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE. DRIVER SIDE TWEETER CRACKING. DRIVER SIDE MUD FLAP LOOSE. PASSENGER KICK PANEL UNEVEN. FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC. *SLC

WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION ON, I SOMETIMES HEAR A SPARK BUZZ COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DISPLAY PANEL OF THE SPEEDOMETER, ETC. I AM NOT SURE THIS IS NORMAL. IT COULD BE A WIRING CONNECTION PROBLEM. UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER OR ASK QUESTIONS. THEY ARE VERY UNHELPFUL. HAVE DRIVEN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, AND NEVER HAVE HEARD SUCH SPARK BUZZ NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING IGNITION ON. HONDA CORPORATION HAS NOT ANSWERED MY INQUIRY.*AK