Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1999 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THERE IS A RECALL OUT RIGHT NOW FOR MY IGNITION SWITCH BUT WHEN I CALL HONDA, THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OR DONT BELIEVE ME. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL. THIS IS MY DAILY COMMUTER. PLEASE HELP.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT COULDN'T BE SURE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED 15 MINUTES LATER, HE MADE SURE HE HIT APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/08/11. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
1999 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT DOES THIS EVERYDAY AND WILL CUT OFF WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BACKING UP OR DRIVING. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHY IT IS DOING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN #. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO RECALLS....ON IS TSB#02-031 AND 9910. THE LAST ONE MY HUSBAND FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND IT ONLY SAID HONDA CIVIC 1999 AND DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC MODEL. I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS. *TR
I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
VEHICLE ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH ON ITS OWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE SPEED STILL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BEFORE PULLING OVER.*AK
SPEED CONTROL / CRUISE CONTROL. *LA
ACCELERATOR IS DEFFICULT TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN AN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE NEAR ZERO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED IT WILL TAKE 3-6 MONTHS TO REPAIR BECAUSE HONDA MANUFACTURE HAS TO DEVELOP A PART IN JAPAN BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. WILL NOTIFY THE EPA OFFICE.
CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO QUICKLY. NLM
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE VEHICLE IDLES HIGH. ALSO, WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR UNTIL THE SPEED REACHES 40 MPH. *YH
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND ACCELERATION POWER SEEMED TO BE REDUCED, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A TREE, RESULTING A ROLLOVER. BUT ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING UP. AT THAT POINT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON, THE ENGINE STILL WAS REVVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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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