2001 Honda Civic EX review from North America
"Never Again!! It's back to ever durable GM for ME!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The more appropriate question is, "what hasn't gone wrong with the car"? The list would be much shorter.
Let's see...
19,000 miles, blown head gasket.
24,000 miles, power steering failed.
26,343 miles, transmission just decided it didn't want to work anymore.
BIG STRETCH!
39,000 miles or so engine started smoking through the tailpipe (still smokes to this day)
47,000 miles, the tranny went again.
50,000 miles, something short circuited and the windows no longer work, not even the sunroof.
51,000 miles, the CD player quit working, replaced with aftermarket unit.
60,000 miles +... seems like everything else went on it.
Overheating, stalling, chugging, sputtering, you name it, this piece of
junk has done it all. Oh yeah, I just got it back last week for a new main computer, for over $1000 dollars. I've paid probably close to double what the car is worth in repairs.
Granted I pretty much have a rebuilt Civic, I hate this car with a passion. I've done nothing, but show this little hunk of tin love, changed the oil on time all the time, regularly maintained it, and drove it very easily, and this is the return I get. People reading this can think what they want to think, but I have tried getting Honda to buy back this disgrace and they won't!! Some customer service!!! At least they paid for rental cars the numerous times that they have mine. I never had a stitch of trouble with my Lumina, with the exception of the brakes, and it was so much quicker. Granted I am in my late 50's, but still, you have to have some fun while driving, right?
General comments?
This car has made me so bitter that I have a hard time liking anything Honda now. My car looks like it's straight out of that movie "Uncle Buck"And to think that everyone and their brother says that these Hondas are so extremely reliable. Drive my car for a day and they'll run screaming for their life. I hate this car, and as soon as I get the piece of junk paid down enough that I'm not upside down in it, I am either trading it in or entering it into a demolition derby, or maybe towing it to a junk yard and operating the machine that will crush it into the keychain that the keys to my new Chevy Impala will be on.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Non Existant Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 21 miles |
| Most recent distance | 89000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Lumina |
| Date of Entry | 2nd November, 2005 |