2002 Honda Civic Driver assistance Problems

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO WHERE MY BRAN NEW JUST BOUGHT BATTERY IS DRAINING WITHING 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE IT TO WHERE IT IS HARD TO STEAR AND EVEN TO WHERE I CANT GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF DEAD TRAFFIC. THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND WON'T LET ME START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND ON A 55MPH STREET AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11349679

Incident

Jul 18, 2020

Mileage

170,000 mi

ENGINE RUNS SLOW AND ACCELARATING MAKES IT SLOWER WINDSHIELD BROKE BY ITSELF WHEN DOING CARWASH

NHTSA ID

11318917

Incident

Mar 12, 2020

Mileage

177,000 mi

#1) OVERHEATS/BOILS RESERVOIR LOST 3 CAPS #2)WATER PUMP FAILURE #3)TRUNK LATCH DOESN'T WORK ALL TIME #4)CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED #5) WINDOW WASHER MOTOR FRIED #6) CAN'T RUN AC SOMETIMES HEATER CAUSES TO OVERHEAT IT WILL IDLE FOR HOURS BUT ONCE ITS DRIVEN DOWN HWY IT STARTS TO OVER HEAT. #7) TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TO LIBRARY TO GET MY SON IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING NO SPEED ALL RPMS. #8) IGNITION KEEPS STICKING WON'T ALWAYS START FEELS LIKE THE KEY IS GOING TO BREAK #9) ALL THE WINDOWS ARE NOW MANUAL DRIVERS SIDE WIRE FRAYED AND MESSED UP BROKE PLASTIC PIECES. IT'S HELD UP BY PVC THE PASSENGER IS THE ONLY WINDOW STILL OPERABLE ONE MOTOR STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED THE OTHER IS HELD UP WITH A DOOR STOPPER. #10) THE SEATBELTS LOCK AND WON'T LET GO EVEN IF THE CAR IS STARTED BUT NOT MOBILE STILL IN PARK.

NHTSA ID

11110140

Incident

Jun 21, 2018

Mileage

176,000 mi

CAR ACCELERATION PROBLEM. ENGINE REVS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION BUT NOT MOVING.

NHTSA ID

11014950

Incident

Aug 13, 2017

Mileage

138,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A HONDA AND IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS BOTH SAY THE SAME. TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AND TO MAKE A COMPLAINT THAT MY CAR IS LOW ON MILES TO BE GIVING ME THIS KIND OF PROBLEMS.I TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM ON A WELL TAKEN CAR.

NHTSA ID

10992891

Incident

May 31, 2017

Mileage

93,000 mi

ON MY RETURN HOME FROM WORK AS I SLOWLY CAME TO MY DRIVEWAY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TRIED TO BRAKE TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP CAR HIT THE GARAGE DOOR THAT WAS CLOSED STILL SPEEDING INSIDE THE GARAGE LIKE WILD BULL. THERE WAS AN OLD MERCEDES BENZ AND A MOTORCYCLE INSIDE THE GARAGE AMONG OTHER STORED GOODS THAT STOPPED THE CAR MOVING ANY FURTHER IF THE MERCEDES WAS NOT THERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY HITTING THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE GARAGE. THERE IS LOTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME IN MY GARAGE AND LOTS OF DEDUCTIBLES I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THINGS FIXED, FOR SOMETHING OF NO FAULT OF MINE. I AM SO GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN BEFORE FEW MINUTES WHEN I WAS STILL ON THE ROAD AT A TRAFFIC HOUR AFTER WORK BETWEEN 6 TO 7 PM ON FRIDAY APRIL 10TH. DURING THIS ACCIDENT MY GARAGE FILLED WITH SMOKE I WAS TERRIFIED THINKING OF FIRE HAZARD NEXT I THREW MYSELF OUT OF THE CAR THEN CAME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY CAME AND SAW THE GARAGE FULL OF SMOKE BUT THANKFULLY NO FIRE HAZARD. I AM LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AND I AM THANKFUL I AM ABLE TO REPORT THIS SO SOMEONE ELSE WILL NOT GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705362

Incident

Apr 10, 2015

Mileage

87,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGED ON HIGHWAY. I CHANGED CRUISE CONTROL ALL PARTS WITH DEALER NON OF THEM WORK AND I GOT SAME HAPPENING EVERY MONTH 4 OR 10 TIMES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION MAKES WHINING SOUND I CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30000MI BUT IT GIVE ME TROUBLE. AS I CHECK ON MY ISSUES IN INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT SAME TROUBLE JUST LIKE ME EVEN WELL MAINTAINED CAR OWNER GOT THIS SAME ISSUES! SOMETHING REALLY WRONG ON HONDA CIVIC 2002 TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT GIVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST CAR CRUISE CONTROL SPEED UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND DEALER CAN NOT FIX AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY MAKES FUNNY ACTION(SOMETIMES DISENGAGE ON MIDDLE OF ANYWHERE ). SINCE JUNE 2010, I DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL AND SOMEHOW MANAGED MY CIVIC RUN ON HIGHWAY AND I ADD UP 40000MI MORE AND I REALLY FEEL GUILTY FOR OTHER DRIVER WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10522188

Incident

Jun 17, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING AROUND 6:45AM. WAS DRIVING AROUND TO GET COFFEE AND SUCH, THEN GOING 45MPH TO GET TO ONRAMP OF I-75. AFTER ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO 68MPH, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND PRESSING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING. I SLOWED TO AROUND 20MPH AND THAT IS THE MAX SPEED I COULD GO ON THE INTERSTATE UNTIL I PULLED OVER. THERE WERE NO WEIRD SOUNDS OR SMELLS OR LEAKS, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. I CAN START THE CAR FINE AND DRIVE IT AROUND GOING 20MPH, BUT WONT SHIFT AFTER THAT. TOOK TO BELLE TIRE MECHANICS AND THEY CLAIM ITS A BAD TRANSMISSION. EVERYTHING I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE SHOWS THIS TO BE A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PACK CARRIER AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA AND MOST MECHANICS, BUT THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING FOR OBVIOUS REASONS TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY HONDA AS THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF NORMAL WEAR/TEAR. THIS IS A BLATANT MISTAKE BY HONDA!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10484949

Incident

Nov 16, 2012

Mileage

170,356 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 173,462. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY CLAIMING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER FOUND A MOUSE NEST IN THE LINKAGE TO THE THROTTLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND MOUSE NEST WERE NOT RELATED BUT, THAT DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX COULD AFFECT THE THROTTLE SENSOR. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10484849

Incident

Nov 8, 2012

Mileage

173,462 mi

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER. THE HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME. I WAS NEARLY RUN OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN BECAUSE I COULD NOT HONK AT PEOPLE DRIFTING INTO MY LANE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $300 INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND REPLACING PARTS THAT I WAS TOLD WERE THE CULPRIT. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL HONDAS/ACURAS SINCE THEY ALL USE THE SAME ASSEMBLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476521

Incident

Feb 7, 2012

Mileage

131,000 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WILL JUST TURN OFF, AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DECELERATE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF A DRIVER DOES NOT REALIZE THEY ARE DECELERATING (DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC OF DRIVING AND THE EFFECTS OF DRIVING HYPNOSIS). THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH ALL HONDAS IN THE 2002-2004 YEARS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH THAT I DO NOT THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THOSE REPAIRS. THE CRUISE CONTROL JUST TURNING OFF AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459934

Incident

Mar 15, 2012

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AT A RAPID PACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND ADVISED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO DISCOVERED AN ALUMINUM NAME PLATE FROM THE SPECTRE AIR FILTER (MODEL NUMBER: 888911) (NA) WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE BUTTERFLY, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK OPEN AND THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE NAME PLATE WAS GLUED ONTO THE AIR FILTER. SAFETY PROBLEM IS WITH THE AIR FILTER NOT THE CAR. UPDATED 11/16/2011 *LN *TR

NHTSA ID

10412441

Incident

Jul 12, 2010

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. MY HONDA WAS USUALLY SLUGGISH GOING UPHILL AND WOULD REV TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR AT APPROX 55MPH. HOWEVER, ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION, I KEPT ACCELERATING THE CAR UP THE INCLINE, BUT AT 60MPH THE CAR'S RPMS WERE INCREASING TO THE RED LINE ZONE MEANING THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING. SINCE MY CAR HAD NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, I WAS CONFUSED AND ALSO I WAS CONCERNED THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TOO MUCH SO I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY HAD LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN, AND BARELY SLOWED THE CAR TO 55MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR OR THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN TO 70MPH AND THE RPMS WERE RED LINING. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, WHICH WERE DOING LITTLE TO SLOW MY CAR. THE BRAKES WERE COMPETING WITH THE ACCELERATION AND MYSELF AND MY TWO PASSENGERS COULD SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. I CHECKED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS OUT OF THE WAY AND IT WAS. I CHECKED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T TURNED ON AND IT WASN'T. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE CAR TO 40MPH WITH THE RPMS STILL RED LINING. THEN I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND ALTHOUGH THE CARS RPMS WERE OUT OF CONTROL, THE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL DECELERATED THE CAR TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I PULLED THE E-BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE VISIBLY SMOKING. I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO WAS INCREDIBLY RELUCTANT TO HELP. IN A MEETING WITH THE MANAGER, HE EVEN STATED, "HOW DO WE KNOW YOUR FOOT WASN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR THE WHOLE TIME?" I INSPECTED THE AIR CLEANER BOX COVER MYSELF AND SAW NO DAMAGE (DUE TO A RECALL I READ ABOUT ON THAT MAKE/MODEL). HONDA FOUND NOTHING WRONG, SAID THE CAR WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND SENT ME HOME WITH A BILL.

NHTSA ID

10403004

Incident

May 2, 2011

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10372734

Incident

Dec 21, 2010

Mileage

112,000 mi

I WAS TRYING TO SLOW IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES, MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING. EVEN WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR I PUT IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT WAS FINE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10366956

Incident

Nov 18, 2010

Mileage

140,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT A BRICK WALL.THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT PLACED HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF DUE TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

NHTSA ID

10323985

Incident

Apr 4, 2010

Mileage

146,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH WHEN PARKING AND HAVING HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE FAST AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STOPPED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19100.

NHTSA ID

10316141

Incident

Aug 7, 2009

2002 HONDA CIVIC, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE NEW IN 2002, THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENELY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUES TO REV UP TO 3000RPM WHILE BRAKING, DEFINITELY NOT WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, TWICE IN REVERSE AND ONCE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE LURCHES AND ONLY VERY HARD BRAKING PREVENTS VEHICLE MOTION UNTIL THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF. THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT INVOLVED.

NHTSA ID

10122448

Incident

May 29, 2005

I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND IT HARDLY MOVED AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM MY FOOT DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT ON (WHICH I HARDLY EVER USE), I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I WAS STILL ACCELERATING, SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND IT WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. (THE RPM WAS IN THE RED ZONE) I FINALLY PUT THE TOE OF MY BOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO LIFT IT UP OFF THE FLOOR, AND IT FINALLY GAVE, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARD HOME, AT A VOLUNTARY 20 MPH. I AM TAKING IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10098772

Incident

Nov 12, 2002

Mileage

24,200 mi

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10061749

Incident

Oct 11, 2003

Mileage

10,850 mi

WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT IT WAS VERY DARK AS LIGHTS WERE OUT IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEHIND ME. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY IN REVERSE AND LIGHTLY HIT THE CEMENT BASE OF LIGHT BEHIND ME. I FELT THE IMPACT ON BACK RIGHT . I IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WHILE DOING THIS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOUD AND REVVING UP SPEED AND ACTUALLY MOVING WHILE I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO FOOT ON THE GAS. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT FROM THE REVVING NOISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. I CHECKED THIS WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND FELT THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS UP AND NOT DOWN AS IT SOUNDED. I NEXT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, WE CONTINUED TO MOVE AT AN ACCELERATED PACE. I THEN PLACED BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I USED AS MUCH FORCE AS I COULD, I DID THIS BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PULLING UP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GIVE ME MORE FORCE AND PRESSURE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN , DID NOT SKID , SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. I NEXT PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH MY RIGHT HAND, STILL THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THERE WAS A DUMPSTER AHEAD TO MY LEFT, A LARGE PARKING LOT LIGHT WITH A CEMENT BASE TO THE RIGHT AND A FENCE BETWEEN THEM. I AIMED THE CAR BETWEEN THE DUMPSTER AND LIGHT. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING, NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. I MADE THE DECISION TO GO OVER THE CURB HIT THE FENCE IN THE HOPES THAT THIS WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL. WHILE GOING THROUGH THE FENCE BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, NO FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP AND IN PLACE. WE WENT UP ANOTHER CURB ONTO A ROAD GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, FOR ANOTHER 100 FEET AND THE CAR SLOWED AND STOPPED. MY 13 YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. (A FEW DAYS PRIOR WHILE DRIVING IN A MALL PARKING LOT THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE BUT NO IDENTIFIABLE IMPACT TO THE SPEED OR DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR AT THAT TIME.) *NLM

NHTSA ID

10013869

Incident

Mar 30, 2003

Mileage

15,000 mi

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE OCCUPANT OF THE PARKED CAR WAS NOT INJURED. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10002094

Incident

Dec 14, 2002

Mileage

3,000 mi

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELARATOR. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DEACCELERATES PERIODICLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. TS

NHTSA ID

8023729

ACCELERTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP AS SOON AS CONSUMER GENTLY APPLIED ACCELERATER, AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A FEW OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

8019058

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLIN, IN DRIVE, THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. YOU MUST DRIVE 2-FOOTED ON AN INCLINE AS THOUGH ITS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A QUIRK IN THE ENGINE, ITS NORMAL, AND JUST BE CAREFUL ON INCLINES .*AK

NHTSA ID

766014

Incident

Apr 10, 2002