Problems with 2001 Honda Civic VISIBILITY

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*lj

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. *tr

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.

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. *tr

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. *tr

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. *tr

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. *jb

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.

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. *jb

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. *sc

Windshield: each time a stone hits the windshield, the windshield chips/cracks. this has happened 6 times in 2 years. i accept one or two times but six?*jb body of the car: the body dents frequently. this occurs if a stone or another car door hits the car. i have never had a car that the body is damaged so easily.

Rear windshield blew out completely while my car (honda civic 2001) was parked in my driveway. absolutely nothing hit the windshield/car. there were no prior dings, cracks, holes, or damage. the temperature was about 70 degrees. *jb

A/c doesn't get cold, can't get honda to fix as been this way since new. brakes went bad with about 15000 miles on them. were bad before that, still does not stop right, and has a vibraton when stopping transmission has a thumping like noise some times while idling. had to replace strut on passanager side, couldn't get honda to pay for all of it. i think one on driver side is bad also. service manager told me this was a problem with the honda civic

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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

All windows clear with defroster operation with the exception of the drivers front window, dealer adjusted side vents. *yd

Consumer touched brakes to slow vehicle down, but vehicle swerved, and consumer hit another vehicle. *ak consumer stateed brakes squeaks and parking brake needs adjustment, transmission is making noise, no power on acceleration, upper windshield molding failed and reinstalled, noise is coming from right front wheel, gas gauge will fluctuate at times and front engine mount broke.*yd

After two months from purchase, consumer noticed a very loud humming noise coming from top portion of windshield at 60-80 mph. dealer resealed, replaced molding and performed service bulletin relating to windshield noise. however problem still exists. vehicle has been to dealer 4 times for windshield noise. *tt

While traveling approximately 25 to 30 mph and making a turn, engine stalled and caused steering column to lock up. this problem did not result in a crash or injuries. dealership examined vehicle for engine stalling, but has failed to remedy the problem. *ak while driving, consumer heard a metal to metal sound coming from right wheel well. consumer was told computer was not set properly according to the vin code, this was a service bulletin, dealer stated this could be why stalling was occurring, 4 fuses blew and now dealer replaced fuse box, dealer thinks this may be a reason why the vehicle stalled also, dealer also states that he does not know why the fuses blew to begin with, the blown fuse caused moonroof to be inoperable. vents loose. trunk release inoperable. springs squeak and were replaced. defective weld in the passenger side door rusted. vehicle experiences rough idle. driver side tweeter cracking. driver side mud flap loose. passenger kick panel uneven. fuel gauge erratic. *slc

Since date of purchase consumer has been unable to see clearly through the bottom of windshield. dealer has been contacted, but stated that was normal on that model of vehicle. *ak

When turning air conditioning water would drip from under glove compartment and soak mats and rugs. also, airbag light comes on and off while driving. took to dealer, and they said heating core needed replacing.*ak *jb

Front windshield had to be replaced on three occasions within seven months due to a rock chip. dealer notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak

Wind noise can be heard inside the vehicle, the dealer resealed the windshield molding, noise while braking, faulty ecm fuse caused the vehicle to stall while stopped, rattle in dash, dealer replaced the felt tape between the air ducts and vents, cd player skips and was replaced, faulty front spring caused noise in the front end, both left doors leak, the drivers seat is loose at the track, a ripped seal caused the sunroof to leak, steering wheel not centered. mr *nlm

No heat out of the floor section. been to dealer twice. both times told car is functioning normally. second time i brought in a pyrometer to measure temps. dash/defroster temp over 120f, floor temmp in the 40's. dealer says it is similar on other civic's. we tested another on lot and it had similar problem. honda says since it is happening on other civics then my car doesn't have a problem. but on a zero degree morning having to choose between being warm or having a clear windshield is a problem. the design of the ventilation system has two defroster options. all air to the defroster or 50/50 defroster/floor. neither option warms up the passenger compartment with the 50/50 option sending air that is about 20 degrees above the outside air temp into the car.*ak