2001 Honda Civic fuel system, gasoline problems

“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 THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUSTED MANIFOLD AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,200.”

“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”