2001 Honda Civic LX from North America - Comments

Horrible gas mileage.

Struts went out at 30,000 and 75,000 miles and are starting to wear out again.

Brake pads have to be changed constantly.

Alignment always needs to be adjusted.

Transmission finally went completely out last weekend.

Interior material is very cheap and does not hold up well.

This car is a serious piece of junk!

I always heard from people how reliable Honda is, so I jumped to buy one as soon as I was ready for a new car. The first few months were great, after that, all hell broke loose. I pride myself on taking good care of my vehicles, so I expected this car to last forever.

The few times I have called the dealership, I was treated so rudely, that I just gave up and had the work done myself.

The final straw was when the transmission went out the other day! The car is only 4 years old - this is ridiculous!!! I plan on having a tow truck come get it and tow it to the nearest Honda dealership and they can have it back. It's not even worth putting the money out to fix it!

Same thing with my civic 2001 the alternator failed its cost 900 usd, with only 20,000 miles.

You guys must have gotten ones that somebody sprinkled lemon juice on, I've had one for a year now, put 75000 km on it (mostly city, by the way), and the only things that need doing are oil changes and brakes. Oh, well, they can't all be perfect, I guess.

I can't speak for the newer civic, but I owned 2 92' CX hatchbacks, 93' DX hatchback, and a 97' DX coupe, and I never had a problem with any of them. The hatchbacks had anywhere from 98k to 150k, and they ran beautifly. The coupe was my favorite, and I wish I had never given up my civic for a 98 Lincoln Navigator (which is a piece of crap by the way). I only had to change oil and brakes. Motor and tranny were immaculant, and suspension gave me no problems. All of my friends who own hondas and acuras also have had great experiences. I guess those were just 1 in a million. Like he said, they can't all come out perfect! Sorry to hear that.

Lemon juice? Whether the car was put through hell or not is immaterial, if I bought a brand new car for $15,000 and it fell apart in 5 years I'm going to be irate. If a car wears out like that in that short of a time frame it is not only a lemon, it just goes to show that the manufacturer is also cheap at making the car. Honda makes cheap cars. What kills me is the people who take these things and soup them up and they blow up in a few weeks.

Hmm.

I simply don't believe that review.

As a honda owner, and with many friends owning hondas, none of us have had ANY of those problems.

I have no idea what you're talking about. I've had my 2001 Civic for 4 years and it just hit 125000 miles. It's still running GREAT. No problems whatsoever. I'll assume you bought a salvage.