The brakes were making a rumbling sound. The car would also shake real bad at times while driving on the freeway, however I didn't realize it was the brakes at this time. I took the car to cush honda. They said the rotors and brake pads had hot spots. They machined the rotors and replaced the brake pads. I got the car back and I began having problems when I started to drive the car. It wouldn't seem to accelerate. It was a while before I couldn't get the car to move hardly at all, so I slammed on the brakes and it was then I realized it was the brakes locking up. The car was still shaking real bad at times on the freeway, but I still didn't realize it was the brakes because if I slowed down it would quit shaking. My husband then took the car to tipton honda in el cajon, ca. He told them what cush had done and that the brakes had gotten worse. Tipton felt the left front caliper was sticking. They replaced the caliper and also replaced the front brake pads, which cush had just replaced two months earlier, because they were burnt again. I got the car back and it immediatly started to lock up again. I returned it to tipton that next monday. They had the car several days and finally called to tell us that the brake fluid was contaminated. The dealer did not know what it was contaminated with, he determined that it was contaminated because the diaphram in the fluid reservoir was swollen so bad they couldn't get it back in. The honda corp. Refused to repair the car because tipton said the brake fluid was contaminated. This car has never been to any service center but these two and I have never lent out my car to anyone so I know that if the fluid is contaminated, it is from a defective brake system or it was contaminated while one of these two honda dealers worked on it. If it was contaminated by one of these two dealers, then the brake system was defective anyway. I have not driven this car since I got it back in february. I have talked to an attor
2001 Honda Civic brakes complaints
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All windows clear with defroster operation with the exception of the drivers front window, dealer adjusted side vents.
While driving about 25 MPH up a hill moved foot from brakes pedal to accelerator and vehicle will roll backward. Sometimes could be uncontrolable. Please provide more information.
Consumer touched brakes to slow vehicle down, but vehicle swerved, and consumer hit another vehicle. *ak consumer stateed brakes squeaks and parking brake needs adjustment, transmission is making noise, no power on acceleration, upper windshield molding failed and reinstalled, noise is coming from right front wheel, gas gauge will fluctuate at times and front engine mount broke.
While travelling on the highway, I needed to brake for the car ahead of me. As I pressed the brake pedal and began to brake, the pedal started to pulse and the front end to shake. The brakes completed locked up and began smoking horribly. You could not drive the vehicle because the braking system was engaged without any pressure being placed upon the pedal. The car had to be towed, it was not driveable. Honda fixed it stating it was an ABS hydraulic problem. Less than two weeks later the same event occurred with the braking system. Brakes completed locked and were smoking. Vehicle again was not driveable. Honda service stated that they had never seen anything like this problem. They said that they were not really sure what the problem was that was causing the brake system to fail. They would replace the master cylinder to see if this would resolve the problem. Quite frankly, I'm not sure that I want to trust anything with the cars' current braking system. I have been very lucky twice, myself or someone else may not be so lucky a third time.
When air conditioner or heat is activated brake pedal will depress without being manually operated. This causes vehicle to unexpectedly accelerate. Consumer was told that this is a normal function for this vehicle. Please give any further details.
When I first get in the car and pull it out of the garage. When I'm backing up the brakes are fine. When I start out and if I need to brake , I.e. At the end of the alley, I must push with all my might to stop the car. I go again for a short distance and tryto stop and it does it again. I have to do this for about 3 to 4 times before they begin to work properly. The car is at the dealership now and they tell me they can't find the problem although it does that for them too. They also tried a other 2001 models of the civuc and the same thing happens. This I believe is a safety issue and they need to fix the problem, whatever it takes. They say that if they allow the car to warm for 5 minutes it's o.k. I already knew that as after I pushed on the brakes 3 or 4 times then they were o.k. I also advised them today that I would not accept the car back until they found the problem. I also told them it didn't happen in the first two weeks I had the car. I'm just lucky I wasn't going into traffic and on snow and ice. I feel that I should be able to get into my car and drive knowing my brakes will work properly.
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