One problem related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch has been reported for the 2001 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2001 Civic.
Car jumps out of 2nd gear for no reason at all. I can be just driving along, and all of the sudden I'm in neutral with cars bearing down on me in all directions. Honda knows of the problem, according to the dealer, but the part supposedly required to fix it is on national back order. In the mean time, I'm stuck in a car that is liable to make me a sitting duck while I try to get it back into gear. Honda shows no interest in getting me out of the car until it can be repaired.