Used 2001 Honda Civic Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Worst Car I've Owned
Anonymous, 02/10/2016
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
Maybe I was one of the unlucky few who got a lemon, but this is by far the worst vehicle I've ever owned. I'm currently driving a Toyota and would never go back to a Honda out of pure fear. We purchased this car used in 2014- we had to have it rewired immediately after purchase. $200. 2000 miles later all the valves bent while driving on the 101 and stalled in the middle of the freeway. $500. 2000 miles later the spark plugs went out. Began overheating. $75 3000 miles later the transmission started slipping and going out. The Engine light turned on. Read as a misfire to cylinders. Over heating was off/on. 500 miles later head gasket blew. Overheated stopped. $500. 500 miles later began over heating again. 200 miles later head gasket blew again and the radiator, fan, and switch needed to be replaced $400. 2000 miles later the radiator began to leak and we had to fill the car up with water up to three times a day. The car had been maintenance by my mechanic: oil changes every 3k miles, tire rotation every 6k miles, topped off fluids after every oil change, etc. The car broke this fast after so little use. We did end up selling it after only driving it 10,000 miles. The appearance of the car, however, was spotless! Easy to clean and maintain- the car looked brand new up until the day we sold it. This car and I had a love/hate relationship. I loved it when it worked- when it didn't I hated it. Will personally stick with my Toyota! I'm sure Honda Civics are lovely cars, but I would personally stay away from the 2001 model.
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Never by an Civic
Gail_VI, 05/16/2003
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
Straight off the lot this car gave me problems, stalling in the street, radio scanning on its own. Finally that got fixed after less than 2 years somthing on the car is clunking. I never had any of these experiences with my Nissan Sentra. Honda's in my opinion are OVER- RATED. I'm not the only one in the VI having HONDA problems. Is it the car or the dealer?
It's Good
bongo, 04/12/2002
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Roomy for a compact car. Family of four (two car seats) fit just fine. I was a former Nissan Sentra Driver and the Honda blows it away.
My 5 Spd 2001 DX Civic: Mixed Reviews
Peter, 03/20/2006
2001 Honda Civic DX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've owned my '01 DX Civic for over 4 yrs & 72k miles. Almost immediately the alt pulley came off & was fixed under warranty. At about 18k mi the brakes started grinding, i was told I needed new brakes; ok. Still they were grinding. After 8 visits and 8 resurfacings they found that a badly adjusted control made the brake pedal hang down about 1/2 in, just like i described... I had a hill holder. At 30k mi they gave me a new set of pads and rotors and that was the last problem I've had. Since then, no problem.
Honda Civic Nothing But Trouble
DJ, 09/26/2007
2001 Honda Civic DX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my Honda with 30,000 miles on it. It now has 147,000. I have never had such a disappointing car in all my life. The struts went out at 60,000. The air conditioner went out at 85,000. I had multiple oil leaks repaired. The engine burns about 1 quart between oil changes. Also had electric windows repaired and bushing replaced multiple times. But the worst problem has been replacing the transmission, it died at 130,000.