Brake failure on a honda civic 2000 with under 11, 000 miles causing car to hit several other cars in a parking lot. Cause of the brake failure was determned to be failure of the seal surrounding piston on the master brake cylinder.
2000 Honda Civic: brake failure
5 of the 287 complaints about the 2000 Honda Civic describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Dt: consumer was driving over george washington bridge in new york. Vehicle began to accelerate on its own. The brake pedal went to the floor, would not stop well. Vehicle was accelerating., and accelerator became stuck. This caused consumer to have to brake much heavier than normal. Also, vehicle was overheating due to acceleration and heavy braking. The rpms stayed above 2000. Serviced regularly. In order to stop vehicle consumer placed vehicle in neutral and applied parking brake.
16 year old daughter hit a bridge with the front driver side, totalled car, airbags did not deploy and brakes failed. Photos available.
Customer states brake pedal goes to the floor in the morning when cold, after sitting for a long time and when going into reverse or drive. Dealer checked multiple times and verified slight drop in pedal master cylinder bypassing internally. Replaced brake master cylinder and bled system. However, the problem still exists.
While driving 65mph applied brakes to slow down, released brakes, and applied brakes again. But, had no brakes, and rear ended another vehicle in front. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. No injuries.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Grunt noise after sitting for several hours
- Brake system indicator comes on and goes off
- Testing brake fluid for petroleum contamination
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS) or tcs diagnostic trouble code (DTC) 51 and/or 53 troubleshooting
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS) grunts when doing a self-check
- Grunt noise when accelerating after sitting
- Clearing anti-lock brake system (ABS) diagnostic trouble codes (DTCS)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Honda Civic brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 2000 Honda Civic?
5 of 287 owner complaints about the 2000 Honda Civic (2%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Honda Civic?
There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Honda Civic
No deployment 35Stalling 31Check engine light 13Tire blowout 11Headlights 10Sudden acceleration 9Airbag light 7Seat belt 7Adaptive cruise 6
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