2001 Honda Civic Engine

THE CAR SMOKE AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES

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

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT MY CAR JUST HAS 103 000 MILES AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD START HAPPENING

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER CHECKING THE CODE AND THE FLUIDS WE CONTINUED DRIVING WITH NO ISSUES. THE CODE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. AFTER 15 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING LEAVING US STRANDED IN A TOWN WITH NO HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA JUST AS THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, CAUSING DANGEROUS FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THEY ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A STRONG HEADACHE/LIGHT-HEADEDNESS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS EXACT MODEL/YEAR HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD RECHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TOA SECOND MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE TDDC CYLINDER CODE STALLED FOR THE CAM SHAFT CYLINDER SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A CAM SHAFT SENSOR OVERRIDE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED FRICTION TO THE SENSORS CAUSING DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN WARM WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION AND TWO RALLIES WERE REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED FIVE YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

HONDA CIVIC EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR 2001 MODEL IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IN THE CAR FOR SERVICE CHECK AND THE MECHANIC REVELED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AFTER SAVING UP $800 FOR A REPLACEMENT I ORDERED A NEW ONE. THAT WAS IN 2008. NOW COMING INTO THE NEW YEAR FIND MYSELF IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT WITH A LESS THAN TWO YEAR OLD PART. THIS DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD AND I HAVE YET TO PURCHASED A NEW ONE FOR FEAR IT WILL SUFFER THE SAME CRACKED FATE. THIS PART AND LABOR ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REQUIRE A CONSTANT REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAS THE PART WELDED TWICE BUT THAT DOES NOT STAY FOR LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS. NOT HAVING A PROPERLY WORKING PART HAS LEAD TO THE PROPERTY DAMAGE CAR THE CRACK HAS CAUSED A HORRIBLE PUFFING SOUND AND UNDUE BUILDUP UP IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT ON APRIL 15, 2010, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MY WIFE'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC'S ENGINE DIED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, DROVE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND IT DIED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. SHE CALLED AAA TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE ONLY HONDA DEALER ON OUR ISLAND. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK AND REPORT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER REPORTED IT HAD A CODE OF "P1362" AND NEED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD AT A COST OF $5300.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR ALWAYS RAN FINE AND WAS REGULARLY SERVICED BY A DEALER. MY QUESTION IS: "HOW CAN A CAR WITH 58K MILES, RUNNING FINE SUDDENLY NEED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD? I HAD THE DEALER REINSTALL THE CAM COVER (THEY CHARGED US $100.00) AND DROVE IT OUT (YES IT WAS RUNNING). I'M WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR EVEN LOSS OF LIVES. IF IT NEEDS A NEW CYLINDER HEAD HOW CAN IT NOW BE RUNNING? I WOULDN'T IMAGINE A CYLINDER HEAD PROBLEM TO BE AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. WHEN LIVING ON A SMALL ISLAND (KAUAI) YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE ONLY DEALER IN TOWN. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 81000 MILES ON IT. ON MAY 2ND 2009, THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE CODES TO BE P0740 AND P0730, WHICH I AM TOLD, INDICATE A BROKEN TORQUE CONVERTER AND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA IN MISSION VALLEY, SAN DIEGO. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION UNIT. WHEN I ENQUIRED THE REASONS FOR THIS, THE TECHNICIAN'S ONLY RESPONSE WAS BADLUCK'. HE QUOTED THE PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AS $2600. ON MAY 4TH, I OPENED A CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ONLY 81K MILES ON IT, IS NOT VERY OLD AND I HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES FOR THE CAR. ABOVE ALL, A CAR JUST STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I AM GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE NEXT DAY, A CASE MANAGER FROM HONDA, MR. SERGIO SUAREZ, CONTACTED ME. WE SPOKE FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR, WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REACH ANY MUTUALLY FAVORABLE RESOLUTION. WHILE I APPRECIATE MR. SUAREZ'S POLITE DEMEANOR, HE WAS ULTIMATELY INDIFFERENT ABOUT ANALYZING MY CASE. MR. SUAREZ DID NOT EVEN REQUEST TO SEE THE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE HE HAD ALREADY MADE HIS CONCLUSIONS BEFORE TALKING TO ME AND NEVER INTENDED TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS. MR. SUAREZ, IN FACT, AT THE END OF THE CALL NOTIFIED ME THAT I AM NOT A CUSTOMER OF HONDA AND THAT HONDA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS MY VEHICLE OR ME. *TR

MY 18 YR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE ON A FRIDAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THIS ROAD AT THIS TIME OF DAY IS 70-75MPH . SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. SHE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT AND MORE THAN LIKELY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTICAR ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ODYSSEY AND ACCORD MANUFACTURED APPROX. 1999-2002. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE CIVIC (OUR CAR IS A 2001 CIVIC). HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WILL IT TAKE FOR HONDA TO BE BROUGHT TO TASK FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 85,000 MILES. I REMOVED HEAT SHIELD AND SAW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF PIPE. THIS IS WHERE THE HEADER PIPE IS FACTORY WELDED TO THE FLAT MOUNTING PLATE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS PART OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 80,000 MILES. I'M STUCK WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. TAKING PART TO A PROFESSIONAL WELDER TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO SPEND $700 TO $1000 TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM HONDA. *JB

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. *JB

I WENT TO HONDA DEALER TO CHANGE AN AIR FILTER FOR MY WIFE HONDA CIVIC 2001. THEN I FOUND OUT THE AIR CLEANER CASE CRACKED. SO, I WENT BACK TO HONDA DEALER AND TOLD THE SERVICES MANAGER. THE SERVICES MANAGER KNEW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK BECAUSE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003, HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 03-061. SINCE, HONDA KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE AIR CLEANER CASE TO CRACK, HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL AIR CLEANER CASE FOR MODEL 2001 CIVIC TO AVOID INJURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *JB

CAR ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ACCELERATION EVEN WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOTIFIED BY HONDA SERVICE THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PARTS NEEDED INCLUDE: CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, HEAD GASKET, TDC SENSOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, TIMING BELT COVER, COVER, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REAR WATER PASSAGE GASKET, WATER PIPE "B" O-RING, CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SERVICE TECH STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING TO PAY FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL ITEMS IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAR IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TREE AT VERY LOW SPEED. *TT *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL FOR WIRING.. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER MADE A 911 CALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. *JB

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.S.C. 552(B)(6)

PROBLEMS IN ENGINE'S EMISSION'S CONTROL SYSTEM.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE'S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE'S LOCK UP SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. *TM

WHEN ON INCLINE AND VEHICLE IS STOPPED---ROLLS BACK WHEN BRAKE RELEASED.

THE 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX I OWN FAILED ON I95. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF SAFETY LIGHTS ETC. HE PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT DAY HONDA CARE CAME AND JUMP STARTED THE CAR, IT DID START BUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT SOUNDED LIKE IT EXPLODED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, CORAL SPRINGS HONDA, IN CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED BUT THEY NEEDED MY APPROVAL TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE, AGAIN THE STATED THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO ME. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE REPAIR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY INSPECTOR TO COME GIVE APPROVAL BEFORE THEY COULD PROCEED WITH THE WORK. I CALLED AGAIN AT THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE HAD COME BUT THAT THEY DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE COVERED. I ASKED WHY AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE OIL NOT BEING CHANGED ENOUGH. I STATED THAT IT WAS CHANGED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AND THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED OFTEN ENOUGH. I BELIEVE THE SLUDGE CLAIM IS BOGUS, I THINK IT IS A CHEAPLY MADE ENGINE THAT BEGINS TO FALL APART THE MINUTE IT STARTS. WHAT CAN I DO? *JB