Using cruise control, set cruise at 60mph. Cruise control worked fine. Applied foot to accelerator. Car continued to accelerate after removing foot. Applied brake and cruise control did not release. Applied clutch and engine continued to increase rotations per minute (RPM). I believe that engine RPM must have hit a threshold then disengaged.
1996 Honda Civic: adaptive cruise control problems
5 of the 305 complaints about the 1996 Honda Civic describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
I recently purchased a 1996 honda civic with a manual transmission. The cruise control works only intermittently, and usually it does not work. At times when going over 40 MPH on the rare occasion that I have gotten the cruise control to work, it just clicks off by itself. I am disabled and must have cruise control when driving for any significant period of time. I need to know if there is a fix for this.
The airbag light is on, indicating that the airbag is disfunctioning and recently the horn and the cruise control stopped working too.
Problems with cruise control.
While driving, cruise control set, tires locked up; no brakes were applied; no warning; speed 60 MPH; tires replaced by dealer; cause unknown.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Honda Civic adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1996 Honda Civic?
5 of 305 owner complaints about the 1996 Honda Civic (2%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2022.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Honda Civic?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Honda Civic
Brake failure 27No deployment 23Airbag light 20ABS 9Headlights 9Sudden acceleration 8Stalling 7Jerking 5
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