CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2001 Civic has transmission problems, transmission problems & more transmission problems. Did we mention transmission problems? And a dangerous defect with the front airbag that didn't get recalled for 10 years.
Although eventually the defective 2001 Civic airbag inflators were fixed under recalls in 2011 & 2013, that meant for 10 to 12 years airbags were activating with excessive force where metal fragments went shooting into passengers when the airbag deployed.
As for the 2001 Civic's transmission woes? Honda conducted a major transmission recall in 2004 & settled a class action lawsuit for defective transmissions in 2006. But, neither the recall or the lawsuit included the 2001 Civic.
Last thing to consider - the 2001 Civic is the most-recalled car ever, closely followed by the 2002 Civic & the 2001 Accord. The 2001 Civic is the 4th most-recalled vehicle overall, only a Ford truck & two Ford vans have more.
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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
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Injuries / Deaths:
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Average Mileage:
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I was driving in a residential area when my sister and I noticed smoke coming out of the hood. We pulled over into a supermarket parking lot, and I tried to pop open the hood but it was too hot. I looked under and saw fire. My sister tried to look beneath the car and saw fire also. She ran into the supermarket to get a fire extinguisher. A security guard came out with the fire extinguisher and opened up the hood for me and put the fire out. After the fire was out, we looked inside to see what looked to be the oxygen sensor wires all melted. The security guard hypothetically stated that there wasn't anything holding the wires up which caused it to touch the motor. My car was towed to the nearest dealership.
- Cypress, CA, USA
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- Cypress, CA, USA