2001 Honda Civic visibility problems

Filed Dec 26, 2013 · Visibility · 109,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving in reverse at approximately 3 MPH, he attempted to pull the driver's side sun visor down and the mirror fell down and landed on the contact's lap. The contact called the manufacturer in reference to the incident but no solution was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 109,000. Updated 01/14/14

Filed Apr 2, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · 180,626 miles · VT

I bought this vehicle and then found out there are $3000 minimum issues with the vehicle. Including replacing the transmission because of the defective torque converter, the airbags aren't working properly, the rear window won't roll down. Also, the evaporation sensor and canister need to be replaced and I cannot find the right part to replace it. The SRS light is on because of the seatbelt issue, the check engine light is on because of the transmission problem from the torque converter and the cruise control doesn't work even though the lights say that it is engaging.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Visibility · 188,000 miles · NH

Sun visor does not completely retract to the up position and will sometimes spontaneously fall to the downward position. Honda 2001 civic dx 4 door sedan. 1. Events leading to this failure are unknown. 2. Failure happens all the time. Causes partial blocked vision field. 3. A safety pin is used as a temporary fix to this problem by using it to secure the visor to the interior roof of the vehicle when the visor is not in use.

Filed Nov 27, 2009 · Engine, Visibility · NJ

Tl * the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. When driving he smelled a strong odor of fuel inside of the vehicle. He speculated that the odor of gasoline was related to the exhaust system. Also the front passenger side power window was inoperative. No repairs were made. The failure mileage and current mileages were unknown.

Filed Oct 13, 2009 · Tires, Visibility · 88,415 miles · FL

It started to rain heavily so I turned on the windshield wipers. It was raining so hard I couldn't see so I put the wipers to the fastest setting possible. The moment the wiper on the left reached the far left side of the windshield the wiper came off the windshield and banged the side of the car (the frame) and then flew into the air. The wiper comes off the windshield each time you turn them on full blast. As a result my vision is impaired and I can't see through the rain to drive. I can't see the lanes to stay in the lines or the cars in front of me. This is going to cause an accident due to the faulty wiper. I haven't replaced the wipers yet because I just bought the car a little over a week ago. Also I was in the middle of a far drive when I noticed my front driverside tire was low. I stopped at the gas station and put air in the tire. I reached my destination about midnight so I went straight to sleep when I got there. The next morning I noticed that same tire was low almost flat again. I took the tire off and checked it for holes or nails. None were visible to the eye. I had a full size spare so I put the spare on. But now I don't have a reliable spare tire and if one of my tires pops unexpectedly I'm out of luck because the faulty tire is in my trunk instead of a reliable tire. Im going to purchase another tire to keep as a new spare but because I haven't had the car itself long, I think the dealership didn't do a safety inspection since the tire and wipers are defective.

Filed Feb 18, 2009 · Visibility · 51,000 miles · 00

Windshield wipers suddenly stopped working and it was raining at the time and I had to pull over. Manually moved the wipers and they went until I got home. Which was only a few blocks away. Motor for washers were replaced next day for a cost of $450.00. Car 2001 honda had only 50,0000 km on it.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Airbags, Brakes · 65,000 miles · AZ · crash

Brakes never worked right, felt like not stopping quick enough, had replaced 3 or 4 times since 2001, but to this day, when stopping suddenly with brake pedal fully to floor, car doesn't want to stop & is scary. Was rear ended,radio & speakers quit working, replaced & alarm quit working, had to have it completely removed & had damaged fly wheel. Alarm malfunction was causing car to run in "safe mode" and car was using too much gas. The gas indicator is not accurate, and slow to adjust to empty or full levels, even when in perfect weather. Even now I am certain that I do not get good gas mileage in city or highway driving & feel this car is vastly overrated in every way! Srs indicator light is always on for 3 years now, red in color, I never knew this was a problem before reading bulletins ( but do now). Right front window was slow to roll down for months, then wouldn't roll up in cold weather, and now won't work at all regardless of weather conditions. Is stuck, and where I thought it might be a simple fuse issue, now we're finding out it will be a $600 window motor issue. Not a very happy honda customer right now. Ironically, I bought this civic because of a prior positive experience owning a honda crx, which was wonderful. This honda civic 2001 has changed the way I view honda's in general, unfortunately.

Filed Dec 14, 2006 · Lights, Visibility · 62,950 miles · ME

Dt*: the contact stated the turn signals did not function properly. The right signal only functioned while the windshield wipers were turned on, while the left signal did not function at all. Also, the intermittent feature on the windshield wipers did not function at all. The wipers only functioned in low or high mode. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, who was unable to determine the cause of the problems.

Filed May 8, 2006 · Airbags, Steering · NJ

My 2001 honda civic ex SRS light came up last week. This car had lot of issues since I bought in 2000 december 1. Radio replaced 1 month after purchase. 2. Right front side wheel bearing was replaced within 6 months under warranty. It failed again in 2005. I had it replaced again in 2005 for $500. 3. Side airbag light reset within 2 years. It came back again in 2000. The dealer doesn't know what is causing the problem. Its going to cost me $600 to replace the sensor. 4. Front side windows get stuck and don't roll up properly in cold weather. In 2003 dealer replaced the motor for $600 but still doesn't work. 5. Replaced front struts in 2006 6. Power steering pump failed in 2006 will cost me $500 to replace. 7. Srs light came up and stays on in 2006. Don't know what it will take to get this repaired. Overall I think 2001 civic is a piece of junk.

Filed Mar 2, 2005 · Airbags, Electrical · 49,845 miles · NV · crash · 1 injury

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.