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#1 of 5 Hidden Honda Civic Rust by hondajohn May 08, 2007 (5:28 pm)
I have a 2001 Honda Civic LX Four Door Sedan that has given me 5 years 10 months and 108,000 miles of relible service. It has been one of the best of nearly 8 new cars I have owned.   This spring while cleaning the winter wear from this car I noticed the left front door weatherstrip was not properly fitted in the rear view mirror area. Unpon lifting the weatherstrip I discovered a rust area six inches long. The rust is so bad the werather strip will not fit into the channel designed to keep it into place. The passinger side door does not have this problem.   If you own a 2001, 02, or 03, Civic, inspect this area on your car. Take a close look becuase it is consealed and is not noticable without lifting the weatherstrip.   I would like to hear from any 2001, 02 & 03 Civic owner with the same problem. Replies to this message: 01civic (Dec 30, 2008 3:08 pm) hondajohn (Dec 30, 2008 3:44 pm)
#2 of 5 Weather strip channel rust at window (Honda Civic) by autowrite Jul 09, 2007 (10:30 am)
I just noticed the same thing on my vehicle last week (I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey). It's 5 months out of warranty and the dealer said it was unforunate that I had not noticed it during the 5 years it was in warranty as I could have gotten new door(s) free. Both doors have it; but the passenger side is worse. Honda headquarters is suppose to have a price for me to fix it. I have 174,000 kilometers (108,000 miles) on it. Other than this it's been a great van and I hope to have it to 500,000 miles.   How much did it cost you to fix it?
#3 of 5 Re: Hidden Honda Civic Rust [hondajohn] by 01civic Dec 30, 2008 (3:08 pm)
Replying to: hondajohn (May 08, 2007 5:28 pm) hondajohn,    My wife owns a 2001 Honda Civic and the driver door has rust on the top. It has gotten so bad I believe I will have to replace the entire door. The car has 145,000 mile and is still running well. She traded in a 1993 Honda Civic with over 200,000 miles on it. The only rust on the 93 was on the trunk, where the spoiler was added. The 2001 also has a little rust on the passenger side. Any recommendations? Replies to this message: hondajohn (Dec 30, 2008 3:44 pm)
#4 of 5 Re: Hidden Honda Civic Rust [01civic] by hondajohn Dec 30, 2008 (3:44 pm)
Replying to: 01civic (Dec 30, 2008 3:08 pm) My rust problem on my 2001 Civic was nearly 2 years ago. The warranty had just run out by a couple months when the I found the problem. I lost my respect with Honda because the way I was treated. My persistence paid off by getting Honda to pay for half of the repair. The drivers side door was replace and my share of the cost was around $400.   I kept this car immaculate. To this day I still have bad feelings towards Honda. I still feel they should have paid for the whole thing.   To help you with your problem, don't bother going to Honda. Body shops don't fix rust anymore. The defective part is normally replaced. See if you can find a good body shop. If your mechanically inclined, find a replacement at a salvage yard.   Good luck.
#5 of 5 by kynaston Dec 30, 2008 (4:46 pm)
we are thinking buying a civic, we can get a used 07 for 15,500EX or a new 09 EX for 18,624, interest rated for new 3.9% thru honda or 4.9% used at credit union. We are in need of a car in next week or so, do you think we should wait and see what interest rates do? going up vs if down if we wait any month which is better to buy a car in? thanks DK

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