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1988 Honda Civic Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Oct 28, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
28%
of 46 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistance
Filed Oct 28, 2003

ENGINE "REVS" WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. CAR JOLTS FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM SEEMS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CONTROL OF THE CAR'S ACCELERATION. MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE, A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. ALSO, CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, ESPECIALLY IN DAMP WEATHER. SPARK PLUGS AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. DISTRIBUTOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE CAR STARTS BETTER, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE IT STILL HAS TROUBLE STARTING. ALSO, THE FUEL LINES LEAK GAS. THE GAS SMELL IS NOTICEABLE IN THE CAR. ALSO, THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS NEARLY RUSTED AWAY.

NHTSA ID
10043809
Incident
Aug 1, 2003
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 16, 1999

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASE UNEXPECTEDLY TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEVEL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN EARLY 1996. HONDA SAYS THE RECALL OF A SIMILAR PART DOES NOT COVER MY CAR. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IS MINE THE ONLY SUCH REPORT AND WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE AS FAR AS NHTSA IS CONCERNED.

NHTSA ID
710036
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 31, 1999

WHILE CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND LUNGES FORWARD.

NHTSA ID
547674
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 6, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND THE IDLE IS INCREASED WITH HIGH SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID
836538
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 26, 1999

THE CAR IDLES AND THE SURGES WHILE IN GEAR BUT AT A STOP. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO FIGHT THE BRAKES. THIS IS SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM ALREADY IN ANOTHER RECALL BUT HONDA SAYS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
704945
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 4, 1998

FUEL INJECTION IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FAILED.

NHTSA ID
780685
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 23, 1998

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY RACE TO A HIGH IDLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
825811
Incident
Jul 22, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 20, 1998

THROTTLE BODY LEAKING AT THROTTLE SHAFTS, CAUSING FAST IDLE.

NHTSA ID
538490
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 18, 1996

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CRASH CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION CONTROL UNIT.

NHTSA ID
513034
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 4, 1995
Crash reported

AUTO-TRAN:SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, LIGHTLY TOUCHED GAS PEDAL; ENGINE ACCELERATED; LURCHED BACKWARDS; HIT TWO VEHICLES IN PARKING LOT. TT

NHTSA ID
975979
Incident
Dec 2, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 22, 1995

INTERMITTENT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, DEALERS REPLACED SURGE SOLENOID. TT

NHTSA ID
972343
Incident
Sep 22, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 23, 1995

IGNITER FAILE DPRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (87V-173). *AK

NHTSA ID
959056
Incident
Jan 23, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 19, 1995

VEHICLE EXHIBITS HIGH IDLING CONDITON. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT

NHTSA ID
958894
Incident
Dec 19, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Seat belts11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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