2003 Honda Civic acceleration problems

Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · WI

Cruise control was stuck in accelerate and could not turn it off on the interstate. I could have been killed.neutral and full pressure to the brakes wouldn't stop it. Taking my foot off the brakes would only accelerate it more.I went 8 miles with full brakes in neutral till I was able to stop it. None of the off switches mmade any difference, I'm lucky to be alive and that I didn't hurt anyone. It started when I was on the entrance ramp to the interstate in osseo wi.I slowed down to merge,then cruise control accelerated unstoppable.

Filed May 3, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 175,000 miles · OK · crash · 1 injury

On halloween night 10/31/2015, after getting home from taking kids trick-or-treating I was leaving to go to store. While I was backing out of the drive-way I realized I forgot my wallet inside. So I opened the door & went to step out, then noticed I was sticking out in the street a little bit. So I left my left leg out & door open because I was only going to pull forward a couple feet. When I put the car in drive & barely pushed the gas pedal, the gas pedal forced itself to the floor & the car accelerated very quickly. I had no control of the car & tried everything I could to stop it! But it was too late.... The car shot us through the garage door where my leg & foot hit the rock siding entrance going into garage. It also twisted my leg all around & was pinned in between car and garage wall. The car came to a stop when it took my brand new motorcycle I had only owned for 3 weeks & smashed it into the wall!!! It completely totaled my motorcycle. But I was so badly messed up & hurt I couldn't even hardly walk or put any weight on my left leg. After months of physical therapy & lots of doctor bills I am healed, for the most part. I contacted honda & they did an inspection of the vehicle but didn't find anything wrong with it & released it as a safe driveable vehicle. So I was left with about $15,000 worth of damage including my brand new motorcycle. My full coverage insurance only paid about 3/4 of what I paid for the bike. This was one of the most traumatic crazy things to ever happen to us! Im just so lucky & glad that one of the kids wasn't in the garage playing or anyone else got hurt! This could've been sooo much worse than it already was!!!

Filed Jun 5, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 126,738 miles · MD

I was driving on 695 west high way baltimore, maryland on june 1st in the afternoon as usual, all of sudden my car was out of control. I was trying to slow down the speed a bit, however my break was hardly to push down. I felt like something got stuck there. At the meantime, the accelerator seems not stop while I was pushing down the break, on the opposite it was increasing the speed... In general, the speed was slowing down but it was super slow. I could tell my car was in a super bad situation. I was very lucky that there weren't lot of cars near to me, I immediately turned on the emergency light and turned my car to the emergency lane. I finally made car reducing the speed to 20 MPH while my car was in the emergency lane, but it was still moving that I had to make a emergency break and turned my car off. It was a horrible driving experience I never ever had. I sent my to the repair store, the result is the main problem of my car is the accelerator got stuck that effected the break couldn't slow down the speed, also my break had some issues too. I spent $1,699.00 to get my car fixed in the end. I think this problem shouldn't happen to any cars, its very dangerous and it will be a big possible to cause the car accident. I think honda has to take a big responsibility of this incident, and to make sure all of honda cars won't have this terrible issue.

Filed Aug 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Airbags · 30 miles · SC · crash

I just pulled out of parking lot onto road knowing that within the next 200 ft I was approaching stop light I was doing about 15-20 MPH. I saw the car stopped for light and stepped on my brakes my car never attempted to slow down or stop until it impacted with rear of vehicle stopped at light. 2nd accident: as crossing intresection a car pulled over into my lane I applied brakes and car did not attempt to slow down or brakes work my car did not stop until it impacted with rear of vehicle in front of me.3rd accident: as pulling off from green light approaching traffic at next stop light cars started braking at which time I applied my brakes I was well within stopping distance if my brakes had worked. They went all the way to the floor and the car started sliding and it was as if the car picked up speed after hitting my brakes with both feet. My seat bealt did not work (I hit stearing wheel) nor did the air bag my car did not slow down or attempt to until impact with other vehicle rear bumper. Upon impact I hit the sterring wheel and my knee hit the dash.I have major damage to my vehicle the front bumper is tottally gone , the radiator blew up my car was smoking and the hood is bowed up. The car was not drivable . When the tow truck arrrived and actually saw the impact. He quickly stated " the breaks did not work in your car did they? " I was very surprised but he could actually tell my car did not stop or attempt to stop until impact with rear of other vehicle. And he stated he thought honda had a recall on these for the brakes and air bags. This car has many recalls and complaints. I'm scared to get in the vehicle again! I need help and advise on what to do next. I do not want another person to go through what I have been through and could greatly lead to fatality. Very concerned about safety of 2003 honda civic! I need to know what to do with this vehicle!

Filed Jun 6, 2014 · Acceleration · 36,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. The contact stated that while attempting to decelerate, the engine continued to rev and suddenly accelerated. The contact indicated that the failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Acceleration · 5,858 miles · MD · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. The contact stated that while reversing at approximately 2 MPH, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact crashed into a tree, and the trunk was split in half. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure was not able to be replicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 5,858.

Filed Nov 23, 2012 · Acceleration · 130,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not decelerate. When the contact removed her foot from the brake pedal the speed increased. The contact merged onto a grassy area and shut the engine off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage 130,000.

Filed Nov 23, 2012 · Acceleration · 63,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not decelerate. As the contact removed her foot from the brake pedal, the vehicle speed increased. The contact merged onto a grassy area and shut the engine off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing but was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2012 · Acceleration · 123,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without the contact applying pressure to the accelerator pedal. The contact applied pressure to the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond and accelerated farther. After shifting into neutral, the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate mileage was 123,000. Updated 01/02/2013*lj the consumer stated a mechanic cleaned the throttle body. The vehicle began perfoming as it should. Updated 1/7/2013

Filed Oct 28, 2012 · Acceleration · 153,928 miles · CA

As I was leaving the parking lot of a shopping center, and about to get on the roadway, I came to a complete stop. When the opportunity came to proceed, I stepped on the gas pedal (throttle) and it got stuck to the floor for approximately 10 seconds. I immediately stepped on the brake pedal as hard as I could, to prevent the car from moving forward at a high rate of speed, however the car kept creeping forward. I managed to engage the emergency brake, which seemed to have helped. As an attempt to loosen the throttle, I shifted the shift lever from "drive" to "park," back and forth a couple of times, to no avail. As I was about to attempt to turn the ignition key to the off position, the throttle became unstuck. During the incident, the engine was running at high rpms. I took the car to the dealership and explained to them what I had experienced. The master mechanic took the car for a test-drive and confirmed that the throttle was getting stuck. During the actual inspection, the mechanic(s) found out that the throttle body and cable needed to be replaced. The repair was done and I had not had another such incident since then.