While driving the hood flipped open and shattered the windshield and dented thenroof and hood. The latch to the hood broke.
2001 Honda Civic body problems
29 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 120,000. 7 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 29
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 120,000
- crashes
- 7
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Body11
- Frame and members3
- Body: door3
- Body: trunk lid2
- Body: bumpers2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda Civic body problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2001 Honda Civic owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Takata recall, the SRS light signal is on the whole time whenever the car is moving, it wont go away. And the car breaks isnt breaking fast when brake pads are being press down all the way instead it breaks slow to stop. Also hood needs to be slam hard in order to close.
We had a front end collision that totaled our vehicle - and the air bags did not go off - person in front of us had no brake lights and stoppe-d dead in front of us -the front end of our vehicle collided with the rear end of hers thank god we were not badly injured. We were in motion on a city street
While driving hood flipped up , went and parked vehicle to find that the hood latch had come off the base due to rust issue . This is very dangerous due to the fact I could not see while driving the vehicle. Has any other issues arose like this one that happened to me? Thank you.
The drivers and passengers airbags did not deploy during a frontal impact crash involving a honda civic and gmc yukon truck. My vehicle the honda civic was heading on a two-lane street at approximately 35 to 40 miles per hour before impact into a stopped truck making a left turn across oncoming traffic while honda was in motion the brakes were applied. Cause is unknown at this time on why the airbags did not deploy. All recalls have been complied with for the 2001 honda civic. Recall 13v‑132: recall 14v‑351 completed. Number of open recalls are zero at this time.
Driving at a low rate of speed, city street, and the hood flew open and smashed right into the windshield, cracking causing me to almost crash. The windshield is cracked. Called honda dealer and they just laughed and said: yeah, that happens sometimes.
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.
We got into a head on collision with a SUV receiving damage to the front of the car. None of the airbags deployed, but both deployed in the other car (SUV). There were two recalls for our honda civic airbags in 2010 and 2013. In both recalls our honda civic was serviced and the "driver airbag inflator" was replaced. We were told the repairs were made, but the airbags never deployed. We do not want this to happen to anyone else.
Clear coat is peeling away from hood, roof, and door.
Hood will not latch completely. Upon closer inspection, upper radiator support beam (aka front bulkhead crossbeam) metal is extremely thin and fractured and/or missing in several areas. Hood latch is still bolted into the broken fragments of metal.
Questions about the 2001 Honda Civic body
Does the 2001 Honda Civic have body problems?
Owners have filed 29 complaints about the body of the 2001 Honda Civic, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2001 Honda Civic body problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 120,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Honda Civic body?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda Civic have the most body problems?
The Honda Civic model years with the most body complaints are 2008 (85 complaints), 2006 (78 complaints) and 2007 (70 complaints).
Is there a class action lawsuit over the Honda Civic?
Yes. Class action says Honda and Acura keyless entry makes cars easy to steal and asks for theft protection (November 12, 2026).
Other 2001 Honda Civic problems
Transmission 403Airbags 310Engine 84Lights 66Electrical 59Suspension 52Fuel system 51Brakes 47Seat belts 41Acceleration 30Visibility 28Tires 23Steering 20Seats 11Locks 7Driver assistance 3Wheels 3
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