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.
2001 Honda Civic electrical complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
Windows regulator burnt out while driving car. No sign of moisture or anything. Low quality switch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Buzzing sound coming from ignition switch when turned mostly to the off position. Otherwise no issues.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ignition key hot to touch after driving---noticed this occurs more when air conditioning is used.
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.
Steering wiring harness malfunctioned. As a result, the vehicle caught on fire. No injuries reported.
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
Consumer was not able to remove the key from the ignition switch while vehicle was parked. Dealer notified.
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.
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
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