GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: Civic
Model Year: 2001
Plant City: Suzuka
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Mie
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: EX
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1991
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AUTO COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. THREE OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON MAIN ROAD STREETS, TWO OCCURRED AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED IN EACH OCCASION, TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS SINCE I BROKE DOWN IN 5 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AFTER DESCRIBING THIS INCIDENT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE OWNER SAID THAT HONDA HAS A RECALL OUT ON IGNITION WIRE WHICH IS THE CONTINUOUS CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL. IT HAS ALREADY COST ME 5 TOWS, 5 MIS-REPAIRS, AND ALMOST A FREEWAY CRASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. SO I WENT TO A SMALL MECHANIC SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID TO ME "IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.ї HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC WAS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC EXACTLY LIKE MY MODEL AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE. WHEN HE DID, THE SOUND THAT I HEARD WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF MINE. WITH ALL THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT JUST A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A PROBLEM WITH SAFETY. THEREFORE, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AS I HAD SEEN ADVISED ON THE BOARD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE CASES WERE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY AND THAT IT HAD TO BE CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, AND SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE GOODSON HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. THE SERVICE MANGER RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, AND SAID, "EVERYTHING IS OK. THE NOISE THAT YOU HEAR COMING FROM THE CAR IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.ї SO I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT. THEN THREE DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY MOTHER. THE SITUATION COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL. I TOWED MY CAR TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA AGAIN AND REPORTED MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF HONDA AMERICA AND HAD THEM CHECK THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. SO I SAID "I CAME HERE THREE DAYS AGO AND YOU TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. NOW THREE DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DONїT YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY CAR OR AT LEAST MEET ME HALF WAY AND PAY 50% OF THE COST OR AT LEAST FOR COST OF PARTS. AT THE LEAST RECALL THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC MODELS FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION.ї *TR