2001 Honda Civic Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DOWN AND THE MIRROR FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO THE INCIDENT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 01/14/14*LJ

IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY SO I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IT WAS RAINING SO HARD I COULDN'T SEE SO I PUT THE WIPERS TO THE FASTEST SETTING POSSIBLE. THE MOMENT THE WIPER ON THE LEFT REACHED THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THE WIPER CAME OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND BANGED THE SIDE OF THE CAR (THE FRAME) AND THEN FLEW INTO THE AIR. THE WIPER COMES OFF THE WINDSHIELD EACH TIME YOU TURN THEM ON FULL BLAST. AS A RESULT MY VISION IS IMPAIRED AND I CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE RAIN TO DRIVE. I CAN'T SEE THE LANES TO STAY IN THE LINES OR THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY WIPER. I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE WIPERS YET BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. ALSO I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAR DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED MY FRONT DRIVERSIDE TIRE WAS LOW. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION ABOUT MIDNIGHT SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO SLEEP WHEN I GOT THERE. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT SAME TIRE WAS LOW ALMOST FLAT AGAIN. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND CHECKED IT FOR HOLES OR NAILS. NONE WERE VISIBLE TO THE EYE. I HAD A FULL SIZE SPARE SO I PUT THE SPARE ON. BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE SPARE TIRE AND IF ONE OF MY TIRES POPS UNEXPECTEDLY I'M OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE THE FAULTY TIRE IS IN MY TRUNK INSTEAD OF A RELIABLE TIRE. IM GOING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE TO KEEP AS A NEW SPARE BUT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR ITSELF LONG, I THINK THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO A SAFETY INSPECTION SINCE THE TIRE AND WIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

SUN VISOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT TO THE UP POSITION AND WILL SOMETIMES SPONTANEOUSLY FALL TO THE DOWNWARD POSITION. HONDA 2001 CIVIC DX 4 DOOR SEDAN. 1. EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE ARE UNKNOWN. 2. FAILURE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CAUSES PARTIAL BLOCKED VISION FIELD. 3. A SAFETY PIN IS USED AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM BY USING IT TO SECURE THE VISOR TO THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VISOR IS NOT IN USE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. MANUALLY MOVED THE WIPERS AND THEY WENT UNTIL I GOT HOME. WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. MOTOR FOR WASHERS WERE REPLACED NEXT DAY FOR A COST OF $450.00. CAR 2001 HONDA HAD ONLY 50,0000 KM ON IT. *TR

WINDSHIELD: EACH TIME A STONE HITS THE WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD CHIPS/CRACKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. I ACCEPT ONE OR TWO TIMES BUT SIX?*JB BODY OF THE CAR: THE BODY DENTS FREQUENTLY. THIS OCCURS IF A STONE OR ANOTHER CAR DOOR HITS THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE BODY IS DAMAGED SO EASILY.

REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT COMPLETELY WHILE MY CAR (HONDA CIVIC 2001) WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD/CAR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR DINGS, CRACKS, HOLES, OR DAMAGE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. *JB

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ALL WINDOWS CLEAR WITH DEFROSTER OPERATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW, DEALER ADJUSTED SIDE VENTS. *YD

AFTER TWO MONTHS FROM PURCHASE, CONSUMER NOTICED A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM TOP PORTION OF WINDSHIELD AT 60-80 MPH. DEALER RESEALED, REPLACED MOLDING AND PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO WINDSHIELD NOISE. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WINDSHIELD NOISE. *TT

SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT STATED THAT WAS NORMAL ON THAT MODEL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TURNING AIR CONDITIONING WATER WOULD DRIP FROM UNDER GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SOAK MATS AND RUGS. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HEATING CORE NEEDED REPLACING.*AK *JB

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS DUE TO A ROCK CHIP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO HEAT OUT OF THE FLOOR SECTION. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. BOTH TIMES TOLD CAR IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IN A PYROMETER TO MEASURE TEMPS. DASH/DEFROSTER TEMP OVER 120F, FLOOR TEMMP IN THE 40'S. DEALER SAYS IT IS SIMILAR ON OTHER CIVIC'S. WE TESTED ANOTHER ON LOT AND IT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER CIVICS THEN MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT ON A ZERO DEGREE MORNING HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING WARM OR HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD IS A PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS TWO DEFROSTER OPTIONS. ALL AIR TO THE DEFROSTER OR 50/50 DEFROSTER/FLOOR. NEITHER OPTION WARMS UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE 50/50 OPTION SENDING AIR THAT IS ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP INTO THE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK OPENED, ALMOST CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THEY WERE UNABE TO SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. WILL NOT GO EITHER UP OR DOWN WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFROST IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONER MODE. THE AIR THAT COMES OUT OF THE VENTS IS COLD AND DOES NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW. CONSUMER VISION IS OBSTRUCTED, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TS CONSUMER ADDED THE DEFROSTER AIR IS WARM, BUT COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT IF AIR CONDITIONER COULD BE SHUT OFF WHEN DEFROST MODE IS ON. *TT

THE FACTORY REARVIEW MIRROR'S HEIGHT FROM THE FLOOR/CEILING CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, AND SINCE I AM SIX FEET TALL, THE MIRROR'S POSITION BLOCKS A LARGE FRACTION OF MY FORWARD VISION. THE MIRROR CAN COMPLETELY HIDE A CAR TRAVELING OR MERGING IN A LANE TO THE FORWARD RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE TO SCRUNCH DOWN TO LOOK UNDER THE MIRROR IN ORDER TO MAKE A SAFE RIGHT-HAND TURN. I WILL BE REPLACING THE MIRROR WITH ONE THAT HAS TWO PIVOT-POINTS SO THAT ITS HEIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED, AND I WISH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ENCOURAGE HONDA AND ALL MANUFACTURERS TO USE MIRRORS THAT CAN BE REPOSITIONED SO AS NOT TO BLOCK THE VISION OF TALLER DRIVERS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE MIRRORS ARE TOO SHORT, WHICH FORCED HIM TO MAKE NEW BRACKETS EXTENDING THE MIRRORS OUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 1/2 INCHES, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO SMALL. (THIS IS 2001 HONDA REFLEX MOTOR SCOOTER)*JB