2001 HONDA CIVIC Electrical System Problems

The car set on fire causing by airbags explosion and electrical issues and I got myself burned trying to stop the fire

PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION, CAUSING MY CAR TO CUT OFF, OR IT LEAVES ME AND MY KIDS STRANDED!!! EVEN THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, AND WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION, THERES RECALLS ON BOTH AND THE DEALERSHIP IS DECLINING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE, I CANT AFFORD TO PUT MY KIDS LIFE IN JEOPARDY, NOR CAN I AFFORD ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NOW. PLEASE HELP ME !!!

WHEN I TURN OUR HIT A BUMP IT POPS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART WHEN I DRIVE AS WELL AS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO STEER AND THE CAR TRYS TO TURN OFF

IT HAS A KILL SWITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE

STALLS OUT / LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED EVEN WHEN FLOORED, WORSE ON HOT DAYS, DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER, THE MAIN FUEL RELAY GETS REAL HOT AND CAR WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT SITS FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN SOMETIMES (WHEN 90+ DEGREES OUT) WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RELAY AND ITS STILL HAPPENING.

I RECEIVED A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX FROM MY DAD AS A GIFT AROUND THE END OF APRIL, 2018. WHICH HE HAD SPENT ABOUT 2000 IN THE MOTOR BEFORE GIVING IT TO ME. THE ISSUES OCCURRED WITH THE CAR OVER HEATING RIGHT WHEN WE LANDED INTO LAS VEGAS WHICH WE WERE COMING FROM SAN DIMAS CALIFORNIA, IT TOOK ABOUT 3-4 HOURS TO GET BACK HOME. I HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR OVER HEATING A LOT WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THE SENSORS AT FIRST WHICH HAD GOTTEN REPLACED. THAN AFTER THE FAN TO COOL DOWN THE RADIATOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY TO WHERE ONLY ONE FAN WOULD KICK IN. NOW OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEBODY REALLY GETS HURT. FROM ALL THE REVIEWS THANK GOD IN THE LONG RUN EVERYBODY IS OKAY BUT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED IT'S LIKE...

TAKATA RECALL. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC HAS BEEN SITTING MY MY DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IS NOT BEING USED AS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE. YESTERDAY THE CAR SEEMED FINE; WINDOWS CLEAR, NO SMELL, ETC. HOWEVER, WHEN RETURNING TODAY THE CAR HAD THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC WHICH WAS OVERPOWERING AND WENT TO SEE WHY IT SMELLED AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED IN SOOT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE SMELL WAS 100% STRONGER AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH WAS BURNT AND MELTING RIGHT AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG; I WILL SEND PICTURES. IT LOOKED LIKE THE DASH HAD MELTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND BESIDES THE CAR COVERED IN SOOT THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED SPECIFICALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAG AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN WORKING TO COMPLETE THIS REPORT I NOTICED HOW IT ASKS HOW MANY...

AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH TURNED OUT TO BE THE MASTER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE FUSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ONLINE STATING THE SAME ISSUES, BUT NO ONE KNOWS THE CAUSE. VERY SCARY.

ON APRIL 8 2015 WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD SO I HAD TO DESPERATELY STOP THE CAR I RUN. MY CAR WAS CALL FOR RECALL AND I WHEN TO HONDA SERVICES IN HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FIX SOMETHING FROM THE AIR BAG IN THE DASH BOARD THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO ORDER SOME PARTS AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO COMEBACK SO I WAIEDT FOR ONE MONTH AND TWO MONTH AND THEY NEVER CALL ME I CALLED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THOSE PARTS AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME I BELIEVE MY CAR WAS TOTAL DESTROY IN FIRE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIX MY CAR ON TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). PRIOR TO THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

STARTED CAR DROVE IT TO WORK, ABOUT A MILE INTO DRIVE ENGINE STALLED, CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER, THEN STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. 1997-2000 HONDA CIVIC MODELS WERE INVOLVED IN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, I WONDER IF 2001 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. *TR

OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE UP WITH CODE P0740. HAD THE CODE READ AT AUTOZONE WENT OUT. NOW IT HAS COME BACK. *TR

THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER READS THE WRONG INFORMATION. IT CAUSED ME TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. I COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE FUEL, MPH, AND TEMPERATURE READINGS ARE ALL OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE PLASTIC COVERING THEM. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HONDA HASN'T RECALLED THE PLASTIC OR AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING ON IT. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. I OWNED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC BEFORE THIS AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ANGLE ON THE DASH SO THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS ON A 75 DEGREE WEATHER. WE WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO, WE WENT TO MCDONALDS TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN, LIFTING THE HOOD. AN ADVANCED AUTO ZONE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER A BIT, WE TOOK IT OVER, THERE. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE AT ALL; BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. THEY THEN TOLD US TO TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THEM TEST IT WITH THEIR TOOLS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOL NEEDED TO DO THE PARTICULAR TEST NEEDED DONE. SO, WE LIMPED THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GOT THEIR COMPUTER TESTER OUT AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES. THE FUNNY THING IS, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR, AFTER THE CODES WERE TESTED, THE ENGINE...

SRS LIGHT ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC IS ON AND THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A CODE 15-3 FOR OPDS UNIT FAILURE. WITH THIS LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION IN A CRASH. HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR THIS REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR A COVERED REPAIR BY 11 MONTHS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA OF MONROVILLE PA, WANTS TO CHARGE 325 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE CAR COMPANY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *KB

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...

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 TOTALING 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. *TR

PARKED THE VEHICLE DRIVEWAY, EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO SPEAK TO NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED CAR ROLLING, WE BOTH JUMP OUT OF WAY. VEHICLE ROLLS DOWN HILL ACROSS STREET ONTO NEIGHBOR PROPERTY AND FLIPS ON THE NEIGHBOR'S RETAINING WALL. IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TR

WINDOWS REGULATOR BURNT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAR. NO SIGN OF MOISTURE OR ANYTHING. LOW QUALITY SWITCH. *TR

I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OVERSEAS FROM A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THIS PERSON HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. ON OR ABOUT 12 JULY 2009 MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE DISTINCT ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE SAW PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A MUCH STRONGER ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL GARAGE IN SCHERTZ, TX AND EXACTLY MATCHES THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL FEB 24, 2004 | RECALL ID# 75776. THE COMPLAINT GOES BEYOND THE INITIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BOTH A LOCAL HONDA DEALER, GILMAN HONDA IN SELMA, TX AND TO HONDA.COM VIA THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE. BOTH ENTITIES...

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX PROGRESSIVELY UNDERWENT FAILURE FROM INTERMITTENT TO HIGHLY UNRELIABLE OVER A PERIOD OF 6-8 MONTHS. AT TIMES I WAS DRIVING WITH NO INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. REPAIRS ARE BEING PERFORMED BY A HONDA DEALER. *TR

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE GAS TANK, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE & WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POSSIBILITY DUE TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEING ON. HAD I KNOWN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED OR INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY & AT 100 HR. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO HUNT & PECK TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ELECTRICAL WIRING & SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON 2001 MODELS, BASED ON 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS. ALSO, THE RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR IS BURNED OUT (SINCE 2007), IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE (SINCE 2005), HAVE NOTICED A LAG IN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS...

ON 3/21/07 MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 109K MILES DISPLAYED ON ENGINE LIGHT REPORTING A P0740 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY WILLET HONDA IN MORROW, GA AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOPS. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF $2400 WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN AND NOW, 35K MILES AND TWO YRS LATER, THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING FINE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED NO HELP. I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST WITH THE LIGHT ON AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG LIKE A SENSOR. A RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT IS QUITE COMMON AMONG CIVICS AND OTHER MAY HAVE PAID FOR UNNECESSARY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TR

BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE OFF POSITION. OTHERWISE NO ISSUES. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY. IT USUALLY START AFTER THE 8 OR 9 TRY. IT STARTED DOING THAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOX FAILED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT FAILURES AND DASHBOARD GAUGES. *MR THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN WHICH HONDA REPLACED TWO BULBS. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT CUT OUT AGAIN AND ONE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC ALONG WITH FLICKERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS. HONDA COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 HONDA CIVIC ILLUMINATED TWICE. *NM THE SRS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AND IT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. *SC

PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND HEADLIGHTS. *MR THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORKED ON HIGH BEAM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER AND AFTER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK AGAIN. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED AND LOCKED MANUALLY. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK DUE TO A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *SC *JB

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH MELTED. *LA AFTER THE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *JB

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO IT FAILED. *LA THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND CLEANED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE. *SC *JB

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