Three problems related to emission control have 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.
Problems in engine's emission's control system. While driving the vehicle's check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the engine's emission control systems was defective. The vehicle's lock up solenoid was replaced.
The vehicle stalls when slowing- especially on off ramps or went entering traffic after traveling at highway speeds. The souce of the problem (as reported by many consumers about the same vehicle) is a software defect in the emissions control module that cause fuel to be withheld from the engine. Honda knew of this problem when they sold this dangerous car to me and did it anyway. They claim that they are navigating the epa to get approval, but my dealing have been contentious at best in getting information. There should be a recall issued because this is a systemic problem. The millions of dollars in fines have obviously not taught them any more respect for consumers.
Consumer stated that emission malfunction light came on repeatedly, the vehicle was taken to the dealer five times, the dealer put a module on and the light came back on 2 days later, the delaer then stated the problem was gas cap, but the problem still remianed and the delaer finally admitted there was a real problem.