1998 Honda Civic Driver assistance Problems

ON SATURDAY, 01/17/2015, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON BUSY STREET CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO MIDDLE MEDIAN LANE, AND THEN RECEIVED HELP TO PUSH CAR OUT OF BUSY STREET/TRAFFIC TO SAFETY ON SIDESTREET CURB. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, IT CRANKED AND TRIED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO BE PUSHED HOME BY NEIGHBOR. AFTER TAKING IT TO MECHANIC, I HAVE HAD THE COIL REPLACED, DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED AS WELL AS A SENSOR. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START. I HAVE LEARNED OF THE RECALL OF THE FAULTY IGNITION, AND WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER RECALL PROCESS. NOTHING IS WORKING SO FAR. PLEASE ASSIST, NEED CAR TO TAKE CHILD TO SCHOOL AND TO ABLE TO WORK, TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676462

Incident

Jan 17, 2015

Mileage

153,000 mi

JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC CX HATCHBACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, IT HAD 112,608 MILES, WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP IT STALLED. FIRST SIGN, I DID NOT NO IT HAD A RECALL THE CAR AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE . IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP.2ND SIGN, WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY IT JUST QUIETLY STOPPED RUNNING .. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY...ON APRIL 26, 2011 TUESDAY , NEEDED TO CRANK THE CAR TWO TIMES TO GET IT TO STARTED IN THE MOURNING, IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER WORK AT 1:30 PM IT NEEDED TO BE STARTED TWO TIMES TO START. AT 5:00 PM CAR STARTED UP FINE, SIX HOUSES DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN, PARKED THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR RIGHT UP. APRIL 27 2011. WEDNESDAY. 4:30 AM CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. STOPPED AT SHEETZ GAS STATION BEFORE WORK, MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING BUT ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE STILL ON, PARKED AND STARTED IT ONCE.WENT TO WORK. 1:30 PM STARTED CAR UP AND WAS HEADING HOME. ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING ABOUT 60 - 65 MILES AN HOUR CAR MOTOR STOPS. FIRST TIME IT EVER DIED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS..PUT HAZARDS ON AND PARKED ON THE SIDE.PARKED AND THEN STARTED IT ONCE. DROVE HOME. ..IT IS GETTING SCARY, I'VE PUT NEW SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION WIRES, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE MOTOR STOPPING BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THIS YEAR CIVICS. WENT TO HONDA WEB SIGHT AND TYPED IN MY VIN NUMBER. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL. IT SAID IT WAS FIXED. THERE HAS BEEN THREE OWNERS OF THIS CAR. 1ST. THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT IT . 2ND. THE CLEVELAND HONDA DEALERSHIP. 3RD .ME. DOES A HONDA DEALERSHIP HAVE TO FIX THE RECALL IN ORDER FOR IT TO SAY FIXED ? CAUSE IT WASN'T IN THE CAR FAX THAT THEY GAVE ME..I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHO FIXED THE IGNITION PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS CAR IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN...ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH... *TR

NHTSA ID

10398046

Incident

Apr 27, 2011

WHILE DRIVING ON AND APPROACHING ONE OF IF NOT THE LARGEST SOCAL FREEWAY INTERCHANGES, DRIVING AT ABOUT 70MPH OR SO, BACK TO LA FROM SAN DIEGO; OUR 1998 CIVIC LX TOOK CONTROL OF ITSELF AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO OVER 105MPH, SHAKING AND THUMPING. AFTER WEAVING AROUND POCKETS OF TRAFFIC, INCLUDING USING THE SMALL SHOULDERS, AND ALL 5 OR SO LANES, AS WE APPROACHED THE MASSIVE MERGING OF FREEWAYS, PANICKED, WE STOMPED AND BANGED THE FLOOR, DASH, EVERYTHING. AS SHOCK WORE OFF WE THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD, SOMEHOW PUT CAR (AUTO TRANS) INTO NEUTRAL, I BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR AT SOME POINT, THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED TO WORK. GAS PEDAL WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT STUCK (THIS MODEL WAS ALREADY REPAIRED DUE TO A FLOOR MATT RECALL), FEET WERE NOT EVEN ON THE GAS AS IT STARTED TO HAPPEN (NOT IN CRUISE, JUST SHOCK). THE CAR SIMPLY TOOK OFF. WE ARE FOREVER TRAUMATIZED BY THIS EXPERIENCE AND NEVER THOUGHT TO REPORT UNTIL RECENT NEWS REPORTS. APPROX DATE IS REALLY UNKNOWN BUT THE YEAR WAS 2002 AS I SOON AFTER BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR.*CW

NHTSA ID

10302470

Incident

Jun 29, 2002

Mileage

35,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 65/67 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAP THE BRAKES AND TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OFF, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 90 MPH. WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO DESPERATELY PRESS ON THE BRAKES USING TWO FEET TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITH RPM'S RACING AT 7500, SHE THEN DISENGAGED THE POWER. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES AND THE RPM'S WERE STILL RACING AT THE SAME LEVEL. SHE HAD TO TO BE TOWED FOR THE AMOUNT OF $325.00 FROM NJ TO PA. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PIAZZA HONDA TOLD ME THAT SHE GOT DIRTY FUEL AND IT CAUSED A DEPOSIT ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND STRETCHED THE CABLE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IS SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE AS STATED BEFORE THE CAR PRODUCED THE SAME RESPONSE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. NO DEATHS - NO INJURIES - NO CRASH BUT SHE COULD OF BEEN KILLED IF THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AFTER 8:20 P.M. WHEN THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

10125419

Incident

Jun 2, 2005

Mileage

68,408 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SET IT ON 55 MPH. HOWEVER, WHEN APPLYING, CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO A STOP. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO URGED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP. THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A CHARGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115076

Incident

Mar 25, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

REGARDING MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT - STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD BEEN KICKED INTO PASSING GEAR. BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE I HIT JUMPED FORWARD AND MY PASSPORT CONTINUED TO REV AND LURCH FORWARD STRIKING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. AFTER THE 2ND STRIKE THE ENGINE KICKED BACK DOWN. I'M SEEING SIMILAR REPORTS REGARDING THE PASSPORT AND IT'S SISTER/BROTHER THE RODEO. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS TIME. THIS CAR CAN'T BE TRUSTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10107945

Incident

Jan 25, 2005

Mileage

52,000 mi

MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK AND CANNOT BE PRESSED UNLESS A LOT OF FORCE IS USED. WHEN THE PEDAL COMES UNSTUCK THE CAR THEN JUMPS FORWARD. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES TO REPAIR FROM JUNE 1998 TO NOVEMBER 2002, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT, EVEN THOUGH HONDA HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FLOOR MAT NEVER CAUSED THE STICKING. NOW HONDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE (IMPROPER OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS USED). *AK

NHTSA ID

10066497

Incident

Jun 4, 1998

Mileage

3,570 mi

THE VEHICLE STICKS IN FULL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATES AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A PART (PART UNKNOWN), BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *PH

NHTSA ID

10047767

Mileage

20,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD AT 40MPH. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF ROAD. THE VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE BLOCKS AND TOTALED THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS

NHTSA ID

10000354

Incident

Dec 24, 2002

Mileage

58,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING, PEDAL LEFT DRIVERS' FOOT AND WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR INTO A FULL OPEN POSITION. VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AFTER VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO A CLOSE POSITION.

NHTSA ID

9002599

Incident

Jun 30, 2001

WHEN AT IDLE ENGINE REVS FROM 500RPM UP TO 1500 -2000RPM ALSO WHEN ON A HILL AT A STOP THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS BEFORE ENGAGING AND GOING FORWARD. ON ABOVE DATE THE CAR REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED FROM THE STOP. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A "SERVICE BULLETIN" MAILED TO DEALERS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. HONDA KNEW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND NOT MADE IT PUBLIC. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A SYMPTOM OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSION I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN. MY WARANTY HAS EXPIRED 6 MOS AGO AND THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF FAULTY MAINTENANCE BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING IN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS COSTLY AND THAT SINCE HONDA KNOWS THAT IT EXISTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

750035

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SLIPS WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES RPMS TO GO UP. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

870786

Incident

May 1, 2000

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CONSUMER SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A BAKERY STORE. *AK

NHTSA ID

866111

Incident

Jul 9, 2000

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS,IN MOTION AND IDLE POSITION--IDLE SPEED IS ERRATIC--IN REVERSE,CAR MAKES A WHINING NOISE-WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS WORK

NHTSA ID

720247

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. I WAS PUSHING ON BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO "REV" TRYING TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR, AND AGAIN THE CAR ENGINE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH BRAKES WERE PUSHED. WAS NOT USING FLOORMAT. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE. IN OCTOBER 99, TURNED INTO PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAR INCREASED SPEED. AGAIN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET CAR TO STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID

719059

Incident

Feb 17, 2000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH IN MARCH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CHECKED CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS NOT ON. CHECKED GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF STUCK. HAD GUIDED VEHICLE TO OFF RAMP & MANGED TO TURN IT OFF. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL & NOTHING WORKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOW JERKING ALSO, 6 MONTHS LATER. *AK

NHTSA ID

851250

Incident

Mar 4, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. OCCUPANT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WERE INOPERATIVE. IT RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

842996

Incident

Jul 20, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP BY HAND. *AK

NHTSA ID

840536

Incident

Jan 21, 1999

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 55 MPH. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT STOP. ALSO, BRAKES WERE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ID

838943

WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. *AK CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, CONSUMER FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD, DEALER STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

838941

Incident

Jun 2, 1999

WHILE PARKING, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP OVER TWO CURBS AND A GRASS HILL (ONE CURB ON EACH SIDE OF THE HILL), SIDESWIPING ANOTHER CAR UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY CUT OFF. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND DENIES THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

707181

Incident

May 27, 1999

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPACE, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A LIGHT POLE. REASON UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

831837

Incident

Nov 28, 1998

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO A HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS PULLED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS IN 5TH GEAR AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I FINALLY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF [KEY] AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM, THAT THEY WERE 99% SURE THE CAR MAT MUST HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. I DON'T THINK SO.

NHTSA ID

703374

Incident

Feb 13, 1999

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS SLIGHTLY AT INTIAL ACCELERATION. YH

NHTSA ID

609002

VEHICLE EXPERINCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

541004

Incident

Jul 2, 1998