2001 Honda Civic: engine overheating

Filed Feb 25, 2019 · Engine · 162,000 miles · IL

Engine and cooling system. Every part of the cooling system was checked and replaced including thermostat, water pump, timing belt, radiator, and all hoses. After running several diagnostic tests the car was showing no codes but would still overheat at times causing terrible situations on the highways. Please fix this

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Lights · 90,000 miles · WI

Light switch terminal overheated. While in motion on the road, low beam lights suddenly go dark, but high beams and parking lights do work fine. See the federal safety agency campaign id 04v086000

Filed Mar 27, 2013 · Lights · 150,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam headlights malfunctioned and would not re-illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who advised the contact that the wiring was melted, causing the board to overheat. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 06e044000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was approximately 150,000. *tr updated 04/30/13

Filed Jan 11, 2012 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH when the vehicle began to decelerate abnormally. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the technician advised the contact that the transmission would have to be replaced. The failure was caused by debris from the torque converter overheating the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Dec 17, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 107,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed May 18, 2010 · Lights · 76,000 miles · WV

2001 honda civic dx manual 4 door sedan all of a sudden, my headline low beam lights without any incident. My high beam headlights are working just fine. I was not in an accident or anything like that. Normal driving lead to this. When I called my honda dealer, he checked VIN number and said that there are no headline recalls for my vehicle. He asked me to bring the vehicle and he will repair it with normal diagnostic and repairs. I was not impressed about this there is a recall similar to the problem I am having but not to my car. Here is the recall information. Electrical & lights: exterior lighting:headlights campaign number: 04v086000 dates manufactured: 03/2000 to 08/2001 number of vehicles affected: 440,000 model years affected: 2001, 2002 date owner notified: 04/2004 defect summary: on certain passenger vehicles, the low-beam terminal on the head light wire harness can overheat and could cause the low beams to fail without warning. Consequence summary: an unexpected loss of low beams could result in a crash. Corrective summary: dealers will inspect the head light switch and coupler for signs of heat damage. If heat damage is present, the dealer will replace the switch and coupler. If no heat damage is present, the dealer will replace the head light switch and one mating pin in the coupler. Owner notification began on april 5, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1‑800‑999‑1009. Recall notes: customers can also contact the federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1‑888‑327‑4236).

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Engine · 125,000 miles · TN

Took car in for valve adjustment (unusual to be needed until very high mileage), service tech found that exhaust manifold had a crack. Honda does not patch and the entire part to be replaced is over $800.00. Parts person proceeded to tell me that this is very common in my model of car due to the design causing manifold to overheat and crack. If the problem is very common then it is a flaw in the vehicle yet there is no bulletin or recall. Not all models have this particular type of manifold and they stopped putting them in hondas all together beginning 2005.

Filed Jun 14, 2006 · Lights · 50,100 miles · PA

On february 24, 2004 honda issued a recall - "on certain passenger vehicles, the low-beam terminal on the head light wire harness can overheat and could cause the low beams to fail without warning." - I got the recall notice and took my car for a fix on may 11, 2004 at conicelli honda (authorized dealer and service center). A little over two years later on june 13th 2006, I have the same problem occurring in my car. I am driving - returning back from the mall - and the lights just go out. I have to drive on high beam. In the morning as I get in the car - I smell burnt plastic. I took my car to pep boys who couldn't figure out the problem. They replaced both bulbs bit the light still wouldn't work. I called honda of north america and they said that they couldn't do anything as recalls are serviced only once. They suggested I should talk to conicelli. I called conicelli and they said that this will have to be investigated and paid-for separately and couldn't schedule me before july 3rd (today in june 14th). I am upset about the fact that neither honda nor its dealer is willing to consider that the problem for which the vehicle was recalled still exists (either it wasn't properly fixed or the fix wasn't good enough). On top of that - the earliest they can look at my vehicle is after 18 days.

Filed Mar 12, 2004 · Engine · 18,717 miles · PA

On october-9-2001 my fianc [xxx] and I purchased a 2001 honda civic ex [xxx] from roberts auto mall in downingtown, pa. We purchased a honda because we desired a car that was dependable and one that would be used for my fiancs commute and for driving long distances. In august of 2002, the car overheated on a journey from oneonta, ny, to phoenixville, pa. The car was brought to the honda of ithaca dealership. At this point, the car was still under warranty, being under a year after time of purchase with 18,717 miles. Honda of ithaca, new york determined the problem to be the thermostat. Despite the obvious inconvenience that this breakdown caused, we were happy the problem was resolved while the car was under warranty. In december 2003 on a trip from phoenixville, pa to holmdel, nj the car again overheated. A local mechanic determined the problem to be the thermostat. No longer under warranty, the thermostat was replaced at a cost to us of $106.43. On february-4-2004 the problem manifested itself once again. The car was brought to roberts auto mall. The mechanic guessed that the problem was air in the system. We were charged $63.49 for diagnostics. On march 10th, the car again overheated. We are now using one vehicle while our honda civic sits outside unused. I am unsure how to proceed since every mechanic has so far been unable to repair the problem with the cooling system. Our complaint can be summarized as such: this problem is intrinsic to the car. It appeared while the car was under warranty and has never been properly corrected. It is not the result of abuse or damage to the car but is a manufacturer defect. We have incurred monetary loss due to repeated towing and repairs made after the expiration of the warranty. Other than these expenses, we have experienced the trauma of being stranded on highways at night, and being at a loss of our vehicle when one is needed to commute to work.*ak updated 07/27/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.