2001 Honda Civic Engine

VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HIT THREE MOTORISTS BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK GEAR TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PEBBLE ENTERING THE AIR INTAKE VALVE. *LA

IN JUNE 2002 I COMPLAINED ABOUT A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT, AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD 18,000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY UNLESS IT WAS BROKEN. IN OCTOBER 2003 TWO MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BAD, ONE WAS THE ONE I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT, AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES. *LA

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN 2001, HONDA CIVIC. DEALERS HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER BOUGHT IT FROM AN AUCTION. I WAS HEARING SOME TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM HOOD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR OIL CHANGED I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE TAPPING NOISE. THEY SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT AND NOT DANGEROUS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE THE OIL PAN OUT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. LATER ON THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT "I DROVE THE CAR IN A PUDDLE OR I HAD A FLOOD -WHICH NEVER HAPPENED-BECAUSE THEY DIAGNOSED" WATER DAMAGED WHICH CAUSED CYLINDER # 3 CONNECTING ROD IS BENT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED" I HAVE A FACTORY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HONDA DENIES TO COVER IT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE CAR AND DIDN'T SEE ANY "WATER DAMAGE". THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO DENIED THE COVER THE EXPENSE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. *LA

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN A GRINDING SOUND OCCURS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OCCURRED WHEN ON THE FREEWAY.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING- ESPECIALLY ON OFF RAMPS OR WENT ENTERING TRAFFIC AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SOUCE OF THE PROBLEM (AS REPORTED BY MANY CONSUMERS ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE) IS A SOFTWARE DEFECT IN THE EMISSIONS CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSE FUEL TO BE WITHHELD FROM THE ENGINE. HONDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD THIS DANGEROUS CAR TO ME AND DID IT ANYWAY. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NAVIGATING THE EPA TO GET APPROVAL, BUT MY DEALING HAVE BEEN CONTENTIOUS AT BEST IN GETTING INFORMATION. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BECAUSE THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT TAUGHT THEM ANY MORE RESPECT FOR CONSUMERS.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS MUFFLER VIBRATES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT EMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, THE DEALER PUT A MODULE ON AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS LATER, THE DELAER THEN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS GAS CAP, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMIANED AND THE DELAER FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, LOSES ALL POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER NOTICED VEHICLE LOSING POWER, BUT DIDN'T HAVE HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SUDDUNLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE WILL RESTART. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA AND HONDA RESET THE ELECTRICAL CODES IN IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD TIME ELECTRICAL CODES HAVE BEEN RESET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN IGNITION. THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. DEALER'S FIX IS NOT WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I HAVE THIS RECCURRING PROBLEM OF MY CAR STALLING WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW, THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING I WAS HAVING, WHICH THE DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ODOMETER. MY CAR HAS STALLED AROUND 6 TO 7 TIMES NOW WHEN IT IS SLOW OR AT A STOP. I HAVE TO THEN PUT THE CAR TO PARK AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CLUE, AND EVERYTIME THEY TRY SOMETHING AND SAY ITS FIXED, WHEREAS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ONCE THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST RAN IN TO ME ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE REASON I PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE A HONDA VEHICLE WAS THAT HONDA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS, BUT MY EXPERIENCE STATES OTHERWISE. I AM REALLY ANNOYED & FRUSTRATED BY THE CAR. I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION UNTIL NOW. ON READING THE COMPLAINTS WITH HONDA 2001 CIVICS I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A COMMON ONE WITH THE NEW 2001 CIVIC EX MODELS. *AK

REPAIRS FOR RECALL 01V183000 WAS PERFORMED, AND ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 9 TIMES SINCE THE END OF JULY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALER DURING RECALL REPAIR, DEALER REFUSED RENTAL CAR, WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED.*JB

WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ENGINE WILL TURN OFF AND STALL. BUT, VEHICLE CAN BE QUICKLY RESTART.CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. VEHICLE JERKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK CONSUMER NOW STATES DEALERSHIP IS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND AGAIN WHEN TAKING OFF. HAS STALLED ABOUT 10 TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK