Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes 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 Nov 27, 2002
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.
7%
of 199 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesTransmission
Filed Nov 27, 2002
Crash reported
MY CAR WAS PARKED ON THE RIGHT HAD SIDE OF THE ROAD, FRONT WHEELS TURNED TOWARDS THE CURB. I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL OVER THE SIDEWALK AND UP INTO A FRONT YARD, SLOWING DOWN OVER A BONSAI TREE. I SHIFTED THE GEARS INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, STILL OUT OF CONTROL (BRAKES DIDN'T WORK) UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE SIDEWALK AND CAME TO A HALT. I HAD A PASSENGER AND 2 OTHER WITNESSES BUT HONDA SAY THEY CAN NOT "DUPLICATE" THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. DT
NHTSA ID
770207
Incident
Nov 18, 2002
Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 2001
ON THE 5TH OF MARCH 2001, I DROVE MY CAR WITH TWO CHILDREN( 8 AND 10 YEARS OLD) ON THE FREEWAY 57. I NEEDED TO TAKE FREEWAY 91 EAST SO I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY 67 SOUTHBOUND. BUT I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. I BARELY STOPPED THE CAR BY USING SIDE BRAKE. MY FAMILY MIGHT BE KILLED IF I DID NOT USE SIDE BRAKE PROPERLY ON TIME. MY CAR WASI TOWED AWAY AND GOT FIXED AT WEIR CAYON HONDA DEALER. THERE WERE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS I NOTICED. FIRST, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF BRAKE PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPED. SECOND, MACHANIC SAID THAT BRAKE MATER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTERNALY AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE EVER HAPPENED TO ME AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN TO MY CAR AGAIN OR OTHER CAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME.*AK
NHTSA ID
742378
Incident
Mar 5, 2001
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Sep 2, 1999
Crash reported
DRIVING BEHIND A VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, VEHICLE IN FRONT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING GARAGE. WHEN CONSUMER REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND CAR SKIDDED ABOUT 20 FEET AFTER BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
846591
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Apr 28, 1999
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE HARD UNTIL IT MADE A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN AUGUST, 97 AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER, 97 DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS, AND IN APRIL, 98 ALL FOUR ROTORS AND FOUR SETS OF BRAKES WERE REPLACED, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. IN APRIL, 99 ROTORS TURNED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA SPECIALIST, TURNED ROTORS, REPLACED BRAKES AND VIBRATION HAD STOPPED. *AK
NHTSA ID
837202
Incident
Aug 5, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 16, 1998
WHEN NORMAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES ON A LIGHTLY WET ROAD, THE ABS PULSED, AND THE CAR SKIDDED ABOUT 30 FEET AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA ID
541513
Incident
Sep 16, 1998
BrakesElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Aug 14, 1998
ENGINE STALLING CONTINUALLY, HISSING AND STEAMING WHEN TURNED OFF.
NHTSA ID
539092
Brakes
Filed Jul 18, 1998
BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
538753
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Sep 30, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
FAILURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN USING TO STOP SHORT VEHICLE SKIDS NUMEROUS TIMES W/RESULTING REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
974759
Incident
Nov 7, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 23, 1995
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS SOMETIME WHEN PRESS ON THE BRAKE . TT
NHTSA ID
973811
Brakes
Filed Oct 9, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
NHTSA ID
487126
Incident
Sep 22, 1995
Brakes
Filed Aug 28, 1995
Crash reported
VEHICLE PARKING DRIVEWAY, WITH PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IN GEAR, VEHICLE ROLLED IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, HITTING GARAGE. TT
NHTSA ID
971141
Incident
Aug 26, 1995
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.
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