2001 Honda Civic Suspension

WHEN I TURN RIGHT CORNER ON 4-21 2015 AT 11 AM AT 15 TO 20 MILES A HOUR MY LOWER A -ARM BROKE FELL DOWN AND MY AXEL BROKE. AND THE TIER COME OUT 4 INCHES AND THE FENDER WAS BROKE AND FRONT BUMPER CAP WAS TORN OFF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AND THE FRONT HOOD AND FENDER WHERE DAMAGE .THE A ARM WAS NOT WELDED WHERE IT BROKE AND THE LITTLE BIT THAT WAS WELDED BROKE IN THE WELD CAUSING MY DAMAGE TO MY HONDA CIVIC. *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, NOTED HUMMING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTED ONLY HUMMED ABOVE 40 MPH. CHANGED TIRES AND ROTATED WHEELS. CONTINUED TO HUM BUT LOUDER. TOOK IT INTO HONDA SERVICE WHERE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACE SINCE THE LEFT HAD FAILED\, RIGHT HAD LEAKED GREASE. (HONDA CIVIC 2001; 89000 MILES.) FORTUNATELY WE DID NOT WAIT TOO LONG. *TR

I JUST HAD MY 2001 CIVIC IN TO THE DEALER LAST FRIDAY FOR THE 120K MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PLUS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND SPOKE WITH JOHN. NONE OF THE PARTS ARE COVERED. THE PROVISIONS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE 8 YRS OR 80K MILES. I'M WELL OVER THE MILEAGE, I'M 100% RESPONSIBLE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF THIS BEING AN ONGOING OR REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA. AS FAR AS JOHN WAS CONCERNED, I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM OF A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM SCHOOL ON INTERSTATE 95. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE SHE WAS DIVING 70 MPH. WHEN THE PART BROKE , IT BROKE THE AXLE GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND PULLED THE SWAY BAR LOOSE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PART FAIL BEFORE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMER HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THAT TOLD THEM THAT THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CAME OFF AND THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. *KB

I HAVE OWNED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX SINCE LATE DECEMBER 2006 I HAVE HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 60,000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE EACH TIME I DRIVE IT SOMETHING IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE OR MAY NOT BE HONDA'S FAULT. I DID PURCHASE THE CAR USED AND THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT SERVICED AT A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER; BUT I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2001-2002 CIVICS. I THINK HONDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ITS A MATTER OF THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS JEOPARDIZED. MY WARRANTY HAS COVERED MOST ITEMS BUT ITS A CONSTANT HASSLE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. I BOUGHT THE CIVIC CAUSE EVERYONE SAID HOW WONDERFUL OF A CAR IT WAS AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE BOTH WITH THE SUSPENSION FAILURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT CONSTANTLY GO WRONG WITH IT. I THINK I MIGHT BE TRADING THE VEHICLE IN BUT I WANTED TO VOICE MY OPINION. *TR

ON 4/1/08 I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 38,772 MILES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW ON 3/31/01. FIRESTONE SHOWED ME OIL LEAKING FROM BOTH FRONT STRUTS. THEY ADDED THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRONT SPRINGS WOULD CRACK OR, FALL OFF POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH OR, INJURY. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, I DEEM THIS A FACTORY DEFECT AND FEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

2001+ CIVIC STRUT BEARING AND STEERING DEFECT ON THE 2001 CIVIC THE STRUT BEARING (SHOCK UPPER BEARING, NOT THE WHEEL BEARING) IS A PLASTIC COMPONENT AND NOT A BALL BEARING AS ON THE 2002 AND UP CIVICS. THIS PLASTIC BEARING HAVE MORE FRICTION THAN A BALL BEARING. THAT MORE FRICTION RESULT IN YOU (DRIVER) HAVE TO APPLY MORE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN IN ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING WEAR ON THE PARTS. ANOTHER FACT IS WHEN THE WHEEL (AND TIRE) HIT ON A HOLE THE PLASTIC BEARING DOESN'T "RESIST" THE IMPACT (AS A METAL BALL BEARING CAN DO). THIS RESULT IN FAST WEAR AND DEFORMATION TO THE PART. THIS PLASTIC BEARING, (THAT YOU CAN EASILY BEND WITH YOUR HANDS AND ISN'T WELL ENGINEERED) CAN'T SUPPORT A 2500 POUNDS CAR HITTING A HOLE AT 60 MPH (120 MPH SPEED LIMIT; AS SAFETY FACTOR). WHEN THE BEARING FAILS THE WHEELS CAN'T BE TURNED WELL AND SOME TIMES THE SPRING SEATS HIT (OR SCUFF) THE STRUT TOWER RESULTING IN A NON WELL STEERING AT ALL. EVEN THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO OTHER STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS RESULT IN SOME PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON SUBJECTS IN MANY 2001 CIVICS AS YOU CAN SEE IN CAR FORUMS: THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO ITS CENTER POSITION AFTER TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, WHEEL MISALIGNMENT, VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, PARTS AND TIRES UNUSUAL WEAR, SOUNDS AND CLICKS ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AND OTHERS. IS KNOWN MISALIGNED VEHICLES, WORN STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, VIBRATIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AFFECTS THE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. THE VIBRATIONS AND THE EXCESS OF FORCE THAT HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL, AS ON OTHER MECHANICAL PARTS, CAN CAUSE HEALTH DISEASES. AS MENTIONED, HONDA CORRECT THIS DEFECT ON THE LATER MODELS FROM 2002 REPLACING THE PLASTIC BEARING WITH A METAL BALL BEARING AND DOING SOME CHANGES TO THE UPPER SPRING SEATS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *JB

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 23,000 MILES BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING, POOR HANDLING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , AND DROVE IT TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC USED WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER I PURCHASED IT I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY HIT A BUMP AND I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING IT. I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE THIS PROBLEM WHEN TEST DRIVING CAR. I BOUGHT A HONDA WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF ITS RELIABILITY.THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR WHAT SO EVER!!!!!!!IVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS ON OTHER CARS IVE OWNED INCLUDING A RECENT HONDA THAT HAD CLOSE TO 300,000 K ON IT.I DEMAND THAT HONDA RECALLS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!!!!!!!!!I WAS SUPPOST TO SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING A HONDA NOT SPENDING $800.00 EVERY 20,OOO MILES. C.G.S.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND AND BOUNCES. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A KNOCK COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SQUEAK AND THE STRUTS WILL LEAK. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES BY THE DEALER.*AK

2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS,BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE ARE THROUGH THE DEALER AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

THE FRONT SUSPENSIONS FAILED PREMATURELY FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. BOTH STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVER BY WARRANTY AFTER 3 YEARS.*AK

THE VEHICLE JUMPED ON BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS SMOOTH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW STRUTS, HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE FRONT STRUTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE THE SPRING TORSION AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. *NLM

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT MACPHERSON STRUTS LEAKING, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE AND VERY POOR HANDLING. PARTS BACK-ORDERED FOR UNDETERMINED TIME. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AFTER THE FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING, MY CAR VIBRATES SO SEVERELY THAT I CANNOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THERE ARE NO STRUTS IN THE USA - ON CRITICAL BACK ORDER. MY DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN NOTICEABLE QUANTITIES OF THIS PROBLEM. THE 2001 CIVIC HAS A NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN IT, AND IT IS FLAWED IN MY OPINION. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK, AND DOES MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING. *NLM

THE FRONT STRUTS LEAKED. *JB

WARRANTY PARTS NOT BEING PROVIDED IN TIMELY MANNER. FRONT STRUTS ARE BOTH LEAKING. *NLM

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM

THE WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. *JB