Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 402 | 04/16/2002 | 637961 | Subject regarding cruise control learning. *tt | 12/09/2002 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 623925 | Information regarding: use denso spark pulgs. *et | 10/31/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 623921 | Subject on regarding:cruise control speed too low. *et | 10/31/2001 | |
| 01045 | 06/26/2001 | 623381 | Subject regarding cruise control indicator always on. *et | 10/26/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 617885 | On some vehicles, when you set the cruise control for the first time, the cruise control unit may set about 5 mph lower than the intended speed. *rc | 04/02/2001 | |
| 161200 | 12/16/2000 | 615809 | Subject regarding cruise control undershooting when set at 30 mph. *tt | 01/31/2001 | |
| 161100 | 11/16/2000 | 615798 | A condition may exist where the cruise control will become inoperative after fog light installation. *tt | 01/31/2001 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 161000 | 10/16/2000 | 615779 | Information on vehicles exhibiting rough idle, stalling at stop during pre-delivery inspection. *tt | 01/30/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/11/2012 | 104000 | 1 | |
| Total transmission failure! while i was stopped at a traffic light it felt like the car would not get in gear. i would press on the gas and the engine would rev up but i was not moving. i was able to let it coast to a side street to get out of traffic. this could have been really ugly if i was on the highway or on a busier street. i had to get it towed to the nearest service station. apparently the oil pump and torque converter failed which basically caused the rest of the transmission to burn up. i had to do a complete new transmission rebuild. i know my honda has a few miles but 104k seems too early for a transmission failure. *tr | |||
| 10/11/2012 | 104000 | ||
| Total transmission failure! while i was stopped at a traffic light it felt like the car would not get in gear. i would press on the gas and the engine would rev up but i was not moving. i was able to let it coast to a side street to get out of traffic. this could have been really ugly if i was on the highway or on a busier street. i had to get it towed to the nearest service station. apparently the oil pump and torque converter failed which basically caused the rest of the transmission to burn up. i had to do a complete new transmission rebuild. i know my honda has a few miles but 104k seems too early for a transmission failure. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Car was driving normally, all of a sudden couldn't make it up a hill, speed wouldn't go past 20mph. transmission problems | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 138000 | ||
| I am the single owner of the car and been meticulous with maintenance. then suddenly over the thanksgiving weekend as i stepped on the gas, the car revved up but did not move. fortunately i was just down the street. now the mechanic is asking for $2200. question is if i do spend that amount and get a new transmission, what's the guarantee if that one won't fail? | |||
| 08/11/2011 | 150200 | ||
| Car began accelerating rapidly while driving down a hill. was finally able to bring it to a stop after driving down an entire stretch of flat road without pressing the gas at all. when i put the vehicle in park, it accelerated furiously but didn't attempt to go anywhere, and finally i just turned it off. my father was able to come to my assistance, and was able to get the car driveable again after pressing on the gas several times while the vehicle was in park. i drove the car to work the next morning without any problems. however, i feel that if this would have happened on a higher speed road, such as the interstate, my safety would have been severely comprimised and bringing the car to a complete stop would have been much more difficult. i really don't have any other problems with the car, but i am now very skeptical about driving it, especially on the interstate. | |||
| 11/17/2005 | 66705 | ||
| Honda dealership replaced my transmission because the transmission was failing between gears and when i was driving car it will fail to accelerate and not move and this was very dangerous because i did not have control of my car while driving , the dealership installed a new transmission because i had warranty and now at 128000 miles the new transmission is leaking, the dealership said they will not repair and that there is not any warranty for the transmission anymore. i have heard a lot of complaints for the honda civic 2001 transmission, one of the worst transmissions from honda cars, honda used to be a good reliable car. all that i can say if the honda dealer replace the transmission with a new transmission why is leaking? it does not make any sense. now to repair the transmission at a local shop they will charge around 3000 dollars. | |||
| 01/30/2009 | 107000 | ||
| 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 nhtsa 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. | |||
| 11/21/2010 | |||
| My mother is a victim of sudden acceleration incident from a honda civic 2001. she was driving the vehicle on a small street and had placed it in park. then, she placed the gear back into drive and before tapping the gas pedal the car surged forward in high acceleration and went out of control. she applied the brakes a few times but it failed to stop the car. the steering was also out of control and the car continued to accelerate about 30-40 mph for an entire block and finally, crashed into a tree totalling the vehicle. she was taken away by ambulance. as a result of the crash, she suffered from a broken ankle and heel, deep gash to the knee, severe chest pain (from airbag) and heart contusion. she spent over a week in the hospital and is still in the process of recovering. | |||
| 10/02/2010 | 95000 | ||
| Transmission failed while driving on highway at 60mph. car would not shift into gear and check engine light signaled. there were no warnings whatsoever. this appears to be correlated to many others complaints with the 2001 honda civics. i was fortunate to not have been seriously hurt when my car came to a stop. i feel as though this is a defect that needs to be recallled. | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 118473 | 1 | |
| Was driving on the freeway when my 2001 honda civic jumped gears and shifted to a lower gear the check engine light came on and drastically reduced my speed had to maneuver off the freeway exit out as soon as possible and managed to drive it to a mechanic nearby which said i would have to take it to a dealer to fix it. when i took it to the dealer they told me i would have to wait until the light came back on so driving on the freeway it happened again this time took it to the dealer and received the code po740. doing research online i found out this was common in civics and some accords and that 2001 was the worst. honda has been using faulty transmission and solenoid parts and has caused problems for many owner that seems to cause problems and not allowing to shift into third gear and allows it to redline. indeed no problem occurs when not driving to shift into third gear at about 3500 rpm but this causes a problem when the need to accelerate quickly or driving uphill is required, luckily i was able and traffic on the freeway wasn't heavy when this occurred that allowed me to exit quickly but if this had caused me to shift down it would've been dangerous and caused a hazard to me and other drivers. please look into this as no recall has yet to be made even though the multitude of people with this problem. *tr | |||
| 04/09/2009 | 82000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. while driving approximately 3 mph in reverse, the vehicle abnormally accelerated at an unusually high rate of speed. the vehicle then crashed into an unknown object. the vehicle suffered major damage but was not destroyed. the air bags did not deploy upon impact. the vehicle was inoperable. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. updated 05/13/10. *lj | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 82500 | 1 | |
| From a dead stop the car uncontrollably accelerated. the foot brake would not slow the vehicle. somehow the car wound up doing a 180 on the road and slammed into a snow bank. i was able to jam the transmission into park and slow the car with the hand brake. *tr | |||
| 09/15/2001 | 4 | 06/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/23/2001 | 1 | 02/13/2001 | |
| The vehicle is surging/racing at idle, this has occurred during driving/operation also. *yd | |||
| 02/03/2001 | 4 | 10/01/2000 | |
| Cited is actually the 2nd of four failures, the first one for which i have a date. in all cases the car surged forward while at a low speed but with the cruise control engaged. it was brought under control w/ use of the brake.*ak | |||
| 03/15/2001 | |||
| When slowing down, then accelerating again vehicle will stall frequently around 20 mph. vehicle taken to dealer twice, could not find cause. *ak | |||
| 1 | 02/09/2001 | ||
| The cruise control is inoperative.*jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 47000 | 10 | 09/17/2001 |
| 1) no accident yet, but frequently the side of my right foot hits the accelerator while putting the brakes on; part of my large foot is on the brake - part lands on the accelerator. (i am 6' 1 tall). dealer has said there is nothing that can be done about it. i do feel this represents a hazard to my car and occupants, as well as to others. my only solution is to get rid of the car to a short person. (the required date below is invalid and irrelevant.)*ak | |||
| 12/21/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| My huband was driving on the freeway 65 mph, he aproached behind a slow moving vehicle in front and he slowed down to about 50 mph he downshifted to 4th gear but apparently it went into second gear instead and it felt as if throttle got stuck and all warning lights turned on and lost all power in vehicle, other cars were coming up behind him at the posted speed of 65 mph, he was barely able to coast the vehicle safely to the side of the road. vehicle was taken to the dealer were i purchased it and they determined that the engine was destroyed and honda will not honor the warranty. my husband did some research and found out that the same dealer has about 8 or 9 vehicles with engines destroyed internally like mine. it looks as if these new vehicles are almost a death trap if you happen to miss a gear when downshifting on a manual 5 speed transmission.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 19 | 12/31/2000 | |
| The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the dealer replaced the part, however the light illuminated again. *jb the occupancy position detector system was replaced, the rear defroster and cruise control was inoperative, there was a loud clunk noise while driving and on turns, the radio was inoperative, the back window was replaced along with the antenna, the fog light switch was loose, the brake light had gone out, there was a rattle in the rear seat, the fuel cap was loose, there was a vibration in the steering wheel, and the trunk lid did not close. scc | |||
| 11/01/2000 | |||
| When vehicle comes to a complete stop idle lowers as if the vehicle is going to turn off, but then recovers. dealer has not located defect or provided remedy.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/06/2004 | 2 | ||
| When backing the vehicle out of parking lot and without warning vehicle accelerated, lost control and hit a pole. driver put vehicle in drive, then the it accelerated, causing the vehicle to hit a parked car head on. upon impact, both front airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving on a gravelled road at 5 to 10 mph vehicle started to accelerate to 80 mph. took vehicle to a dealer, and was informed a piece of gravel was in throttle area. consumer feels there should be a protected cover over that area. please provide any furhter information. *ak | |||