The malfunction indicator illuminated. Vehicle has been to the dealer for this problem six times. The dealer could not determine the problem.
2001 Honda Civic electrical complaints
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The dash wiring harness switch melted which caused the head lights to fail.
The dealer replaced the ignition switch.
The keys get stuck in the ignition and at times will not come out at all.
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.
Vehicle's connector contacts were broken, causing the head lights to be inoperable. Dealer was notified. Ph
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
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.
All windows clear with defroster operation with the exception of the drivers front window, dealer adjusted side vents.
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.
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.
Car is stalling and not wanting to pick up speed.
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?
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.
Consumer contacted dearlership for airbag illumination on dashboard. Dealer has replaced computer, but the problem was not remedied. Please provide further details.
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.
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.
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.
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