2001 Honda Civic: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jun 1, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 151,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. After the contact removed his foot from the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crashed into the rear of a second vehicle, and drove through a wired fence. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered an injured neck and back that did not require medical attention. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 76,000 miles · LA

Unintended acceleration. Engine rev went to 3000 RPM while stopped at a traffic light. Kept car stationary by pressing hard on the break. First and only occurrence; also almost the first and only day the car was driven with cruise control operational.

Filed May 9, 2014 · Acceleration · 135,000 miles · CT · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while reversing at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries reported and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken for diagnosis or repair. The contact had not notified the manufacturer of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 135,000.

Filed Dec 8, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · 00 · crash · 1 injury

My mother is a victim of sudden acceleration incident from a honda civic 2001. She was driving the vehicle on a small street and had placed it in park. Then, she placed the gear back into drive and before tapping the gas pedal the car surged forward in high acceleration and went out of control. She applied the brakes a few times but it failed to stop the car. The steering was also out of control and the car continued to accelerate about 30-40 MPH for an entire block and finally, crashed into a tree totaling the vehicle. She was taken away by ambulance. As a result of the crash, she suffered from a broken ankle and heel, deep gash to the knee, severe chest pain (from airbag) and heart contusion. She spent over a week in the hospital and is still in the process of recovering.

Filed Nov 19, 2010 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH the vehicle lunged forward and did not shift into gear while the transmission light was on. The contact called a local mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact had not called a dealer nor the manufacturer. The contact noticed complaints regarding the transmission for her year, make and model stating that the torque converter caused the transmission to malfunction. The contact stated the faulty transmission could cause a crash. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Jan 31, 2006 · Transmission · 81,000 miles · NJ

I have a 2001 honda civic. Stopped at a stop sign, my daughter proceeded when traffic cleared. Stepping on the accelerator, the car lunged forward into the intersection, then suddenly lost power to the wheels. The engine was still running fine, but when the accelerator was pushed down, the engine revved but no power was transferred to the wheels. The car rolled very slowly into the intersection and had to be pushed off the roadway. My daughter was lucky the on coming traffic was light and the oncoming cars were able to avoid her. The cause:a shot tranny. Since this happened, I have read so many similar incidents with honda cars. It seems this problem runs throughout the entire line of honda automobiles. This car has only 81,000 miles on it and has had scheduled maintenances performed regularly. I heard honda has extended its warranties to 100,000 for certain vehicles that they make with this exact same problem, but they do not include the civic. Maybe in the interest of safety for their customers, and the infamous honda "reliability" they should include the civic. People pay more for hondas, I think I'll go toyota next time.

Filed Jul 6, 2004 · Transmission · 24,000 miles · MD · crash

While the vehicle was in reverse the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and jumped the parking barrier. The vehicle then went down an embankment and only stopped after hitting a wooden piling. *ak *nm the dealer replaced the transmission because it was slipping. After the transmission was replaced the consumer noticed that the vehicle would drift backwards while on an incline. The dealer indicated that the transmission was operating as designed.

Filed Dec 2, 2002 · Airbags, Brakes · 24,000 miles · MD · crash · 1 injury

When consumer shifted the gears, the engine surged and vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a collision, consumer applied brakes hard, but car would not stop. Related recall 01v329000, consumer's v.I.n. Not included. Ts upon impact the air bags did not deploy. It is also noted that the technican experienced the same condition when entering the vehicle to be serviced. It was determined that the transmission was faulty. Consumer sustained minor injuries and there was front end damage. *tt...

Filed Nov 25, 2002 · Engine · VA

Consumer stated that when applying the accelerator the vehicle would surge forward without warning causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ts

Filed Jan 7, 2002 · Acceleration · MI

Cited is actually the 2nd of four failures, the first one for which I have a date. In all cases the car surged forward while at a low speed but with the cruise control engaged. It was brought under control w/ use of the brake.