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.
1998 Honda Civic: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 434 complaints about the 1998 Honda Civic describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
As the consumer was pulling away from the inside of the garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated with out touching the gas pedal. The brakes were not functional and the vehicle went through the wall. Finally, the vehicle stopped when it hit the wall. The dealer was notified. *ak *sc the consumer stated there was an open recall regarding this issue.
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.
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.
Vehicle experinced sudden acceleration resulting in vehicle collision.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Due to the floor design, a mispositioned floor mat could prevent the accelerator pedal from returning to...
- On some vehicles, when cold started and put into gear the idle will flux from 500 RPM to 1500 RPM
- Customer may comment on a click-type noise heard when the cruise control is engaged below 40 mph
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Honda Civic sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Honda Civic?
5 of 434 owner complaints about the 1998 Honda Civic (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Honda Civic?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Honda Civic
No deployment 47Stalling 42Transmission failure 11Check engine light 9Tire blowout 9Slipping 8Adaptive cruise 7Airbag light 6Jerking 6Loss of power 6Won't start 6Headlights 5
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