general problems of the 2001 Honda Civic - part 2

2001 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to dealership unable to complete recall and consumer wants to be removed from recall mailing list. The consumer stated the first the dealer assured him, his vehicle was not a part of the recall. The second time he went to the dealer, it was due to the inconsistent recall notices, and the dealer informed him, the part was not in stock.

We are filing a vehicle safety complaint against american Honda company/takata for their defective airbags in the 2001 Honda Civic car. We made contact with american Honda company last year about the severe injuries that the deployed airbag caused to my wife and they are not taking any responsibility for their defective product. On 11/14/2013, a negligent driver caused a serious accident that put my wife?s life in grave danger. My wife was wearing her seat belt and airbags were deployed. My wife immediately felt pain in her entire body and couldn?t move. Police and paramedics were called and she was taken to the hospital for treatment. Upon medical examination it was determined that she had a thoracic burst fracture at t12 and a t11 compression fracture, fracture to r lamina and pars of t12 as well. She had a rib fracture and pulmonary contusion. These were life-threatening injuries. She needed to have immediate spinal fusion surgery for the t10-l2 area of her spine. We filed a complaint with american Honda company and provided documents through faxes and email and each time they said they did not receive our documents. They consistently said they did not receive our documents, although we have fax confirmation and email showing that documents were sent successfully to american Honda. Then on 1/21/2015 marion cooley from american Honda company called and said they cannot provide my wife with compensation for her medical injuries. It didn?t seem like american Honda company did any investigation and they were not willing to accommodate us. My wife has to live with permanent limitations due to the spinal injuries from that accident for the rest of her life. My wife can no longer conduct herself as the same person before the accident occurred. American Honda company/takata needs to take responsibility for the injuries that the airbag caused. . . . Updated 02-03-15.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of \NHTSA campaign id number: 13v132000 (air bags) and stated that the dealer informed her that the part needed to complete the repair was not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Kmj.

2001 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to air bag recall notice. The consumer stated the nearest Honda dealer, was 270 miles away, round trip, and he would like to make arrangements for a non-Honda dealer, closer to him, to perform the recall. The consumer stated he is past 80 years old, and can no longer drive long distances, due to physical limitations.

Takata recall reimbursement.

Was driving on bluegrass parkway in kentucky. My check engine light came on. I hit a small bump in the road and both airbags deployed. I tried getting out of harms way. Then my engine cut off. I had no power steering and brakes it wouldn't stop the car. I went off the road and hit a tree causing severe damage to my car. Honda placed a recall in December 2011 but never contacted me of the recall. I was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. Suffered wrist and ankle damage so who is responsible????.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact was driving 40 mph and lost control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a pole and both the driver and the passenger air bags deployed. The passenger air bag released metal particles that caused injuries to the contact's neck and right arm. The vehicle was repaired but the air bags were not replaced. The failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 130,000. Kmj.

I received a notice in 2010 regarding an airbag safety recall for my car. I called a local Honda dealership on June 25, 2010 to schedule an appointment. However, I was never called back. I was told that the parts would be ordered and it would take 1-2 days to receive and once the parts were received, I would be contacted to schedule an appointment then. I never received the call again and I assumed it may have taken longer for the parts to be received so I had waited longer. I received the same recall notice again this year and suddenly remembered that I had tried to schedule the appointment since last year. It has obviously been more than 60 days since I had first contacted the dealer for an appointment.

Srs light came on in July 2010, I took it in to my local mechanic to take a look. The computer code said it was a faulty seatbelt buckle assembly so they ordered the part and replaced it. A few weeks later the srs light came back on. I took it back to my mechanic and they said it was likely the whole srs unit that is bad because they could not get the computer code to clear. The mechanic suggested I take it to the Honda dealer to get it fixed since it is a safety issue and should be covered under warranty. I took it to a Honda dealer but was told it would not be covered under warranty, regardless of the issue. I contacted Honda America corp and they explained that only the seatbelts are covered under an extended warranty and that the supplemental restraint system is not covered, as it is an additional safety feature. I have no working airbags now and Honda will not fix this, despite there being recalls for the same issue on other 2001 Civics.

The srs light is on my 2001 Honda Civic. Every time I take it to the dealer, they tell me a different reason for the srs light coming up. I'm not sure if my driver/passenger airbags work. I searched the internet and found that several people had the same problem with their 2001 Honda Civic. Honda needs to recall for this problem.

Takata recall as I remember, in June 2010 my son: maher abadeer while he was driving my Honda Civic he did an accident and both of the air bags were deployed and as a result, his right hand got burned.

Srs system in 2001 Honda Civic mostly non-functioning. Light always returns. Completion of air bag recall in 2009 left light still on--drove away from dealer like this and they had no problem with light on. Was advised by to office that problem was code not reset. Returned to have code "reset" which dealer claimed was not the problem. Light back on again. The srs system does not function properly, period.

This in regards to Honda's safety advisory recall, 2001-2002 accord/civic driver's airbag inflater (sb 08-093). I brought my car to Honda west, 7615 west sahara avenue, las vegas, nv 89117. I showed two service representatives and the service manager the letter that I received from Honda regarding the recall. They told me that I would need to leave my car there for two days so they can order the parts. That was not an option because I work and need transportation to get to work. I suggested to all of the representatives and manager to order the parts, call me when the parts are in, and I could bring my car back in for the recall. They did not want to do that because it was an inconvenience for them and insisted I leave my car for the two days. To me it sounded like they did not want to work on it because it was a free repair. I am very uncomfortable bringing my car back for this repair. How can I be confident that they will fix this issue without breaking something else and charging me. I would take my car elsewhere, but this is the only option in las vegas. Please advise.

"tanaka recall" 10/04/2009 my son was in his automobiles passenger seat and his friend, who was driving, went off the road into a guardrail. This happened on route 8 at exit 21 in seymour , CT. The CT. Medical examiner reported that the driver had an airbag and that my son didn't in the passenger seat. We were informed by celia, owner of our west haven funeral parlor, that our son died immediately, hitting the top of the car near the seat belt bracket. Celia has a special endorsement with the state of CT. And works with the states medical examiner personally. We feel that our son's injuries/death could have been significantly different if his side and front airbag worked, period.

"airbag" light on headboard at almost all times. Received letter about airbag recall and contacted dealer (sam swope Honda, louisville, ky (502) 499-3740) yesterday, 09/08/2009. They claim the soonest they can get me in to fix this problem is 11/23/2009. That's 76 days! I guess they don't care that this is poses a safety threat toward me. I had to contact another dealer and they were able to get me in a lot sooner than that. I just think it's unacceptable that sam swope couldn't get it taken care of sooner just because they were "getting slammed. " this is someone's safety we are dealing with!.

Purchased a pre-owned 2001 Honda Civic, certified inspection by the dealer. Vehicle has 2 intermittent safety issues, which did not present themselves in the test drive prior to purchase. First, srs light is always on. Secondly there is an intermittent problem, can not reproduce on demand, where the instrument panel completely drops. So gas gauge says empty, says you are driving -0- mph, odometer goes to "8888888", etc, although you can continue to drive the car. The only way to reset is to pull over, turn off the car & restart the vehicle. One dealer quoted a gauge cluster at $800. Another dealer could not confirm this as the issue and asked for us to drive there when it is happening - when the gauges have dropped. It is dangerous to drive without gauges, and to drive it all the way to the dealer like this is unsafe. I called Honda, there are no similarly reported issues for my vehicle. This is a dangerous safety issue.

The srs light on the Honda Civic has been on. It has been repaired a few months ago but it is on again. Also there are a lot of similar complaint from the Honda owner. Need to investigate before fatal accident happen.

I have a 2001 Honda Civic ex with 80k. The srs light remains on. Diagnosed twice by independent dealerships as srs faulty. This should be a lifetime guaranty from defects. About $600 to replace. I have not as yet replaced the unit.

I was leaving my home and driving about 1 mile to my destination. My car had been functioning normally earlier in the day. I noticed that the transmission slipped as I went up a small hill. Within 1/4 mile the torque converter failed (transmission failure) and I had power to the engine but no forward power. I was stuck in the middle of the road and could only get to safety at the side of the road by coasting. Had I been on a more heavily traffic road, or on a steep hill of which there are many here, the outcome could have been many injured or deaths as I was a sitting duck in the road.

Srs lights turned on and stayed on. In my Honda Civic 2001 the vehicle was not involved in any crash or other bodily injuries.

2001 Honda Civic si srs light came on, after speaking with a few Honda owners with same problem they all said there was caused by a faulty driver side belt buckle, also after researching on the internet noticed alot of complaints about same problem with srs and faulty buckle , went on to contact Honda who also told me yes 99 % of the time the srs light comes on that specific car it is a faulty buckle, and this problem deactivates the airbag so if there's an accident the airbags wont deploy so if there's that many defected buckles for 2001 Civic si shouldn't they consider a recall?.

2001 Honda Civic srs light stays on which means air bags wont deploy not covered by Honda this is a safety issue should be covered for life of the car Honda must not care about safety or law suits if my air bags don't work when they need to wont buy another Honda.

Srs light continues to go on after being reset. Driving my car without airbags is unsafe and unacceptable. Honda should fix this for free.

The srs light does not goes off during driving. The dealer told me that it will disable the airbag, and can cause serious problem to me. Just let other Honda owners with the same problem. I am really concerned about the safety of the car and hope Honda will do something about it.

I was involved in an accident on 8/15/2006. My car (2001 Honda Civic) was badly damaged (front and back) and it was totaled. Surprisingly the air bags didn't come out. I like to complain to the appropriate authority.

On August 2, 2006 I was the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle at the rate of speed of approximately 30 mph. My air bags in my car didn't deploy causing my head to impact to front windshield. I am experiencing major headache. The police officers that responded to the accident scene also questioned why there was no airbag deployment in my vehicle. The inspector from liberty mutual also questioned the malfunction of the airbags. The other vehicle involved in this accident had airbag deployment. The car was declared a total loss from my insurance company. Honda inspected the vehicle, however I never received a written report from them explaining the malfunction of their product. The car is still available for inspection as of this date. (9/13/06).

Srs light came on out of the blue 8/06. I had an accident 2/05. Dealer "cleared codes". Light came on again. This time the dealer blamed the accident. Had the insurance company pay $400 for replacement of the srs unit. Light came on again one week later. Dealership claims that now it is a faulty seat belt buckle which would cost $305 to repair. This seems to be a major issue with Honda Civics. This seriously needs to be a recall issue.

Svs red light came on indicating a failure of the air bag system.

Purchased a pre-owned 2001 Honda Civic in 2005, certified inspection by Honda dealer. The srs light went on in April 2006. Never was involved in accidents or alike. The srs lights was reset twice but the lights went on after couple months. It has been more than a year now that the srs light is on and I am very worried about my safety. Honda should replace the airbag and fix it for the owners safety.

The srs light came on and the dealer -- barber Honda charged me $80 to reset it and no part needs to be replaced. This is a design fault that makes the customers pay unnecessary diagnoses and only benefit the dealer. This is a safety issue so the customer had no choice but to visit the dealer.

2001 Honda Civic srs light comes on while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer's technician explained to the consumer that if an object weighing less than 70 lbs is placed in the passenger seat the srs light would illuminate until the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and reset.

Srs light in my Civic is on and the dealer is unable to properly fix it even though I have found it is extremely common.

The contact passed out at the wheel and crashed. Injuries where sustained due to the non deployment of the air bag. A police report was taken. Updated 1/11/2006 -.

My mother was stopped and waiting to make a left-handed turn into her neighborhood when she was rear ended and sent into oncoming traffic. Her airbag deployed and she survived long enough to talk to my dad and tell him she had pain in her chest. She died on the way to the hospital and the cause of death was a ruptured aorta which was from the deployment of the airbag. She was 64 years old and was stopped making a simple turn into her neighborhood. I know it was the airbag that killed her, especially now that I know they have recalled the make and model of her Honda Civic due to faulty airbags.

Airbag srs light always on when car is running. Cruise won't set. A non Honda garage told me what was wrong and they fixed it. They had to replace the srs air bag clockspring . Part number 77900-s5a. It's just a ribbon cable inside an enclosure on the steering coloum. I see that problem a lot on your site and no definate answers to the problem. My complaint is that I don't think a safety item like this should wear out before 60,000 miles. The whole repair was $269.