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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGES16561L••••••2001 Honda Civic
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2001 Honda Civic build (9 vs 4).
9on this build
863on the model
214builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 3Exterior Lighting 1Fuel System 1Other 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2024
I am going down the road at 65mph and car loses all power, compression, speed... Starts shuttering, stuttering & shaking the car then it dies... It doesn't matter the conditions, whether I'm in city or on road... It does it anywhere and unexpectedly, never know when it's going…
Air BagsAug 2014
The contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V351000 (air bags). The recall repair was performed, but the air bag sensor illuminated weeks later. The dealer would not repair the vehicle again since the recall repair…
Power TrainSep 2010
On the way home from work the car started jerking. When the gas pedal was pressed the rpms would go way up into the red zone with no difference in the speed of the car. Coasted into a neighborhood. It starts fine but will not move. We had aaa tow us to our local auto shop that…
VisibilityOct 2009
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…
SuspensionMay 2008
I just had my 2001 civic in to the dealer last friday for the 120k maintenance. I was told that my vehicle needs both front lower control arms plus the exhaust manifold is cracked. I called honda america and spoke with john. None of the parts are covered. The provisions on the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGES16561L033661 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.