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2001 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 714661 · 2009-04-02

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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 (60K), ALSO ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING (SOMETIMES) & IT MAKES AN ODD HUMMING SEEMING TO COME FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING (THIS LAST WEEK). MILEAGE IS 87K, WAY TOO SOON FOR A HONDA TO GIVE OUT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10264011
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