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#2222 of 4041 Re CR on Civic reliability by backy
Sep 16, 2002 (8:38 pm)
I think you're referring to CR's rating of the 2001 Civic, which was the first year of a new generation. The prior gen Civic (1996-2000) had the usual (for a Honda) above-average marks. It doesn't take much in CR's survey to make a new car score average or even below-average marks. That's because the average new car has few problems in its first year. The '01 was a new design and had a few recalls (three if I remember correctly) and a few other glitches, which is unusual for a Honda. It will be interesting to see if the CR predicted reliability score goes up to the typically high Honda levels for the '02 Civic.
#2223 of 4041 by diploid
Sep 16, 2002 (9:27 pm)
Finally got the recall notice for the Civic today. It's about time.#2224 of 4041 diploid - recall notice by gasguzz
Sep 17, 2002 (8:11 am)
Which one is that, what year/model/trim?#2225 of 4041 1999 civic ignition recall by seaf
Sep 18, 2002 (9:10 am)
I just received a recall notice from Honda about my '99 Honda Civic VP. I've heard other civic owners having ignition problems in forums before, but I've never had the ignition die out after I started the car (it said this was one of the symptoms). Sometimes it is hard to start the engine when the fuel is less than 1/4 full, but I can alleviate that by turning on the fuel pump with the key at ON position for a few seconds before cranking the engine.So my question is this, should I go in to the dealer and have them change it anyway? On the one hand I want to be safe than sorry, but on the other I don't want to risk them breaking something that isn't broke to start with. During my first tire rotation at the dealer, they managed to mess up the alignment, but I went back and had the alignment done for free. (now I do the oil changes & tire rotations myself) Also I should note that according to my VIN, my car was built in the Canadian plant rather than in the U.S.
#2227 of 4041 Ignition Recall by gasguzz
Sep 18, 2002 (11:59 am)
Seaf:I can understand your hesitance and agree on fixing something that is not broken (I too do not have the symptoms). It isn't necessarily given that a factory-certified-technician is a good mechanic.
Below is a FAQ from the Honda website:
"If my vehicle is part of this recall, does the repair have to be performed even if my vehicle is not experiencing any symptoms?
Yes. You can have this repair performed at your convenience anytime after receiving the notification letter."
One can see in this language a blanket order to alleviate liability, especially when "less than 3/10ths of one percent of affected vehicles have experienced switch failure" - that's an approx 3900 cars.
Also... "according to my VIN, my car was built in the Canadian plant rather than in the U.S."
Meaning what? I have not found any info that the recall is limited to a manufacturing region.
We'll see if owners here post the switch-swap fixes the hard-starting.
#2228 of 4041 dealer-ding by dweinreich
Sep 19, 2002 (10:23 am)
I just bought a new Honda Civic 2002. After the car was detailed by the dealer, I was asked to take a look to see if there were any problems before I took the car. I noticed a significant, although small, ding on the front quarter panel.The dealer promised that this could be easily fixed. My initial instinct was to ask for a new vehicle but I instead took the dealers word and was given a due bill for the repair. Was this the right thing to do? and should the dealer offer anything for the inconvienence of returning the car for repair?
#2229 of 4041 re: dealer ding by bjk2001
Sep 19, 2002 (10:43 am)
dweinreich:You are facing the typical dealer thingy, most of the car buyer will go thru. Sales in dealership only cares about you signing the contacts and take delivery of the car. Once you done that, it will become service department's problem. I have had some due bill for accessory to put in later like installation of lojack, leather seats, tinted window, which was not available at the delivery of the car. A ding prior to delivery also could be put on due bill. But I would definitely to go back to the sales to get something extra. Free oil change, free floor mats anything. To me, no matter how good the dealer ding repair is, IS NOT the same as factory paint job. It happened to me almost 20 years ago, I bought a dark blue Renault (which was a piece of lemon) with a couple minor dings on the hood. Dealer did repair and repaint the hood, paint job looked the same first. But after a couple years it started to fade so there were two distinct color on my hood, one side (factory paint job) still matched with all the rest of the car, dealer re painted portion looked terrible. Granted it has been almost 20 years technology has been improved alot, but there is always some doubt on my mind between factory and dealer paint job.
Good luck!
bjk
#2230 of 4041 Civic 2001 tiny arm rest by kenitosan
Sep 19, 2002 (2:20 pm)
I haven't posted on Edmund for a long time. Last time was I hated my Grand Cherokee and loved my 93 Civic. Well, I got into a major accident andtotal my poor car. Since then I acquire a 2001
Civic EX 4 Dr sedan. Great car (well, we can get
into it later for other not so great features).
At first the tiny arm rest didn't bother me until
my other half keeps on taking it over due to lack
of one on his side. And my buddies who own
jetta's making fun of me about paying half price
for the arm rest. What the heck was Honda
thinking when the designer gave us the half **s
arm rest?
Ok, so I search since August 2001 to find a wider
arm rest replacement. Even thinking of having it
specially made. Well, my search is over!!! I
found one at http://www.zetaproducts.net. It is
a steal considering the price quote I got for
the special made one. I order it last week,
installed it this morning and only took me 10
minutes if that. LOVE IT. And my my other half
is not taking claim on my estate anymore.
Hallelujah 
For those of you who want a wider arm rest, you
should check it out. BTW, this is my disclaimer:
I am not related or associated w/ Zeta people. I
am just a happy customer who wants fellow Civic
2001 owner to enjoy what there to be offered.
Life is better with wider arm rest believe me.
Kenito
#2231 of 4041 Re door ding by backy
Sep 19, 2002 (4:37 pm)
Ask the dealer if they can try to take the ding out using paintless dent removal, then let you inspect the job. And if the results are not to your satisfaction, then the dealer will fix it the usual way. PDR is great on some kinds of dents. I had it done last year on hail damage and the results were great--no sign of the dents, and they didn't have to touch the original paint job. This would also be a good deal for the dealer, since PDR is much less expensive than regular body work, so maybe you can work a deal, e.g. PDR plus some free oil changes or some accessory.To POST a message, please
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