2001 Honda Civic Fuel System Problems

Your fuel pump stops working on and off, which causes your engine to shut off while driving. When this happens, you lose power steering and risk losing control of your car. This is a serious safety issue that needs immediate attention.

Your car has a strong gasoline smell, and you've found gas leaking from underneath near the fuel pump area in the back seat. When you removed the back seat, you discovered the fuel pump is sitting in a pool of gasoline with visible slow seepage coming from the top of the pump. This is a safety concern, particularly if you smoke in the vehicle. The repair will likely involve replacing the fuel pump assembly and inspecting the fuel tank for damage or corrosion.

UPON STARTING OUT AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR STREET, ENGINE WENT TO FULL-THROTTLE, CAUSING A COLLISION TO THE CAR IN FRONT. OPERATOR THEN TRIED TO PUT CAR IN PARK, BUT INSTEAD WENT INTO TO REVERSE, CAR STARTED RAPID BACKING UP, THEN WENT BACK TO DRIVE AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT A SECOND TIME. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITH THE IGNITION KEY ON, SO WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED CAR REMAINED IN FULL THROTTLE CONDITION. AUTO MECHANIC VERIFIED FAILED THROTTLE, $700 TO REPLACE THROTTLE, MINOR BODY DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,400.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR YOU COULD SMELL STRONG GASOLINE ON THE OUTSIDE BEHIND THE AREA OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AFTER REACHING A NORMAL ENGINE RUNNING TEMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL LEAKED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LOCKING CAP, WHICH SPILLED ON TO THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP LOCKING CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,006.

8/19/14-GAS SMELL BAD MILEAGE-REPAIR SHOP REPLACED GAS CAP. STILL SMELLED GAS. BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICES AND STATED SMELL OF GAS, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND SAID WE MAY HAVE OVERFILLED TANK, MUST HAVE SPILLED GAS DOWN SIDE, OR THE POOR GAS MILEAGE COULD BE THE WAY WE DRIVE THE CAR. 5/11/2015-127,148 MILES- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-HAD CHARCOAL CANISTER & VENT SOLENOID REPLACED. 5/13/2015-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. APPARENTLY KNOW PROBLEM WITH LEAKING GAS/FUMES HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED MODELS AFFECTED WITH EXCEPTION OF HONDA ODYSSEY. MUCH OF MY RESEARCH EFFECTING 98-2002 MODELS. TSB'S ( TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S ) 01-011 ( EVAP CONTROL CANISTER VENT SHUT VALVE 98-99 MODELS ) AND 03-001 ( EVAP BYPASS SOLENOID VALVE 98-02 SINCE CODE AND DIAGNOSING PROBLEM IS DIFFICULT AND BASICALLY HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES AS LEAKING GAS/FUMES IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF AN CIVIC 2001 LX WITH 159,000 MILES. IT STARTED SMELLING OBNOXIOUS GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. THE DEALER FINDINGS WERE, THE FUEL FILTER CRACKED. ESTIMATED REPAIR OF $541.00, THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED ALSO, THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THEM SINCE DAY ONE. THE SERVICE DISORDER SUGGESTED TO ME TO CONTACT HONDA HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO THEM SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID CONTACT HONDA THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS SO MUCH, *TR

HONDA CIVIC GX CNG FUEL TANK VALVE FAILURE, CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAVE YOU STRANDED FOR HOURS. CAR WOULD NOT START OR RUN, ONLY AFTER TRYING IT 10+ TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THE CLAMPS ON THE FUEL LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF EVENTS RELATED TO RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDED THE TRUNK LATCH WHICH FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL THAT WAS NOT WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TRUNK RELEASE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL DOOR LEVEL REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE SRS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ISSUES DESCRIBED WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS AND FURTHER TESTING WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $95. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE CORD TO THE FUEL DOOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE. IN 2006, WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL DOOR CHORD BROKE A SECOND TIME IN 2010. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 08/10/10. *LJ UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN UPDATED 08/27/10*JB UPDATED 08/30/10

THE CAR IS HONDA CIVIC 2001. THE FAILURE. A CRACK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT MODULE . THE PUMP IS THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES. POSSIBLE THE CAR CAN GET ON FIRE. PROBLEM I CAN SEE IS: BY THE TIME I NOTED THE GASOLINE ODOR ,THE CAR WAS ALL READY ALL SOAKED WITH GASOLINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW WHILE PUMPING GAS. WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN GAS CONTINUED TO OVERFLOW. UPDATED 03/26/09.*JB

I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. A FRIEND KEPT MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON VACATION AND PUT IT IN HIS GARAGE. THEN HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP TOP HAD CRACKED AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GASOLINE SITTING ON TOP OF IT. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HONDA SAID THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM, I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRE POTENTIAL IN AN ACCIDENT IS HUGE. *TR

2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DEFECT. UPON SERVICE SHE WAS INFORMED THE DEFECT WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. *KB ***NAR***

2001 HONDA CIVIC EX 5SP WITH 39,289 MILES STALLED WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN SHIFTED RPM'S IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND ENGINE STALLED. THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND AS LONG I KEPT GAS PEDDLE DEPRESSED THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STALL BUT DIDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY VERIFIED PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BUT COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DESCRIPTION OF WORK THEY PERFORMED WAS "UPDATED VEHICLE PCM WITH HIM". SINCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

FUEL PRESSURE CUT OFF SWITCH LEAKING FUEL AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *JB

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, IS SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO FUEL BEING SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE.

RECALL CAMPAIGN O1V183000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL THE FUEL FILTER WAS TO BE INSPECTED OR REPLACED IF CORROSION WAS FOUND. DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR AND MOISTURE WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR. *AK

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 HOUR S AND PARKED VEHICLE. LATER ON NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STING FUEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND STARTED TO TURN A CORNER, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V18300, HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER FIVE TIMES THAT THE GAS CAP WAS THE CAUSE, CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT TWO DAYS AFTER TALKING TO DEALER. *YD

I OPENED THE GASOLINE CAP TO PUMP GAS AND FLAMES CAME ROARING OUT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY. I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE GAS TANK.

I OPENED THE GASOLINE CAP TO PUMP GAS INTO MY CAR AND FLAMES STARTED RUSHING OUT. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PIPES, THERE MAY BE A LEAKAGE.

VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING - THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. PFLUEGER HONDA CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGH THEY ARE STILL LOOKING.

PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR FAILED. (RECALL # 01V183000 AND 01V182000). *YH

PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR FAILED. (RECALL # 01V183000 AND 01V182000). *YH

PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR FAILED. (RECALL # 01V183000 AND 01V182000). *YH

CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS VEHICLE HAD THREE MAJOR RECALLS REGARDING SAFETY. THE FIRST WAS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND WAS, PRIOR TO RECALL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE FACT HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM HONDA FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, 01V183000, THE VERY REASON THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF, AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR ,01V182000, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YD

CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS VEHICLE HAD THREE MAJOR RECALLS REGARDING SAFETY. THE FIRST WAS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND WAS, PRIOR TO RECALL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE FACT HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM HONDA FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, 01V183000, THE VERY REASON THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF, AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR ,01V182000, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YD

CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS VEHICLE HAD THREE MAJOR RECALLS REGARDING SAFETY. THE FIRST WAS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND WAS, PRIOR TO RECALL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE FACT HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM HONDA FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, 01V183000, THE VERY REASON THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF, AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR ,01V182000, WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YD

COMPLETE RECURRING FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AND RECALLS ON 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR 5SPEED. PROBLEMS: 2 RECALLS ON FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, FUEL GUAGE IS INCORRECT/INOPERABLE, TANK ASSEMBLY / EVAPORATOR FAILURE LEADING TO SEVERE LEAK AND HEAVY FUMES WITH EXTREME POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. PROPERTY DESTROYED IS ASPHALT.*AK

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALER DURING RECALL REPAIR, DEALER REFUSED A RENTAL CAR, WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED.*JB

CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALER DURING RECALL REPAIR, DEALER REFUSED A RENTAL CAR, WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED.*JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION,(01V182000 & 01V183000) WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AFTER THE FACT CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR.*JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION,(01V182000 & 01V183000) WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AFTER THE FACT CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES, FOR THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND FUEL TANK FILLER CONNECTOR.*JB

RECALL# 01V183000; CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED COULDNOT DO RECALL ON WEEKENDS.*AK

RECALLL 01V182000;CONSUMER CONTACTED YENKO HONDA ON RT 19 I MCMURRAY, PA. PHONE#724-941-9100 AND WAS DENIED SERVICE BECAUSE VEHICLE WASN'T PURCHASED FROM THAT PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STOPPED. HE LIFTED HOOD UP, AND THERE WAS GASOLINE SPRAYED ALL INSIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

BOUGHT CAR FOR MILEAGE. STICKER SHOWS 39/32. ACTUAL HIGHWAY HAS BEEN 32! DEALER & HONDA SAY ESTIMATE ONLY. I SAY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ADVERTISED AS A FUEL EFFICENT VEHICAL. THEY ADVERTISED 31 MPG IN CITY DRIVING 38-42 HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS. NEVER USED THE AIR CONDITIONER. DROVE MODERATELY AND AM GETTING 19 MPG. I GUAGED IT BY THE NUMBER OF GAL. PUMPED NOT FROM GAS GUAGE IN CAR. I HAVE RECIEPTS AND A LOG OF ALL MILES AND GALLONS PUT INTO THE CAR. THE DEALER TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS GETTING 26.3 DRIVING 10-30 MPH. I AM UNABLE TO GET EVEN THAT WHICH IS A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNT ADVERTISED. I AM DISSAPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY HONDA.

FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK