2004 Honda Civic acceleration problems

Filed Feb 11, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 84,000 miles · TX · crash

I was stopped at a light with my r foot on the break. Suddenly the car went into an uncontrolled acceleration. I could hear the engine revving. In a few seconds, it hit the car directly in front of me and stopped upon impact but if that car hadn't been there I would have been propelled into a busy intersection with crossways traffic. It was like a nightmare. This was at a very busy city street intersection at a busy time of day (3 pm), on the access rd to a major interstate hwy in a large metro area. The other driver and valet guys from a hotel across the street witnessed I was extremely shaken up but alert and in my right mind, etc.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 110,000 miles · NY

Manual transmission honda civic lx 2004 reaches rattling/grinding noise when reached 2000 RPM or so. The noise is loud and downshifting becomes very rough. The car slows down when not pressing accelerator. Even when in neutral the car sounds with a rattle. Only when the clutch is pressed does the sound minimize. Car feels vulnerable when driven like this. It's mainly due to the noise, and feeling of the car. The input shaft bearing is the problem. Many reports were blogged and diagnosed. The car still runs. Unfortunately it's not clear for how long.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Acceleration · 59,000 miles · DC · crash

My car accelerated while in parking lot and went inside a building. I was not hurt. My car was damaged and the building and another car I hit sustained a significant damage.

Filed Sep 25, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 95,000 miles · MA

Today, I was driving my wife s 2004 honda civic in the highway at about 60 miles per hr when all of the sudden the car started accelerating as if it was in cruise control.. I took my foot off the gas pedal and pressed the brake with little results. The brakes felt so hard as if they were locked. Then I decided to change gears to d2 and together with the emergency brake I was able to slow down the car a bit. After that, I pulled over the brake down lane at about 10 miles per hour but I still could not stop the car. With the help of the emergency brake I was able to stop the car however, the engine was still running as if it was accelerating. This is when I decided to put it on neutral and follow by a loud noise the engine finally stop running....thank god no one was hurt....

Filed Mar 21, 2011 · Acceleration · 103,000 miles · MA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. While driving approximately 20 MPH the power steering and the brake pedal locked simultaneously. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into the rear end of the vehicle directly in front of her. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle was towed to the towing facility. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Feb 8, 2011 · Acceleration · 32,139 miles · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The contact was attempting to park when the vehicle exhibited an loud roar, then the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact applied the brakes repeatedly but to no avail. The contact was headed toward a tree and abruptly turned the steering wheel to avoid a crash. The vehicle then came to a complete stop. There was minor body damage to the vehicle. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that after the failure occurred, the vehicle would exhibit a loud thumping noise whenever in operation. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and had concerns of the unintended acceleration defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 32,139.

Filed Sep 18, 2010 · Acceleration · 52,502 miles · OH

While driving my 2004 honda civic just off from work at 8:30 pm, it started to accelerate without reducing the RPM's. I removed my foot from the pedal and continue to accelerate. Got on the freeway, and kept accelerating without control, at 50 MPH, I tried to brake with no response, so I shut down the key and pulled over. I parked in p position. I turned on the car again very quick and RPM's where very high. Shut it down again. Called my insurance, they towed my car to the honda dealer, and the towing mechanic noticed that the spring/cap was up from the throttle box. He just touched it and went back to decelerating position. We turned on the car, and found no issues. Next day the honda dealer drove the car with no issues. I appeared that there was no root cause for this problem according with them. Ifor my own safety I asked them to replace the part, but it will be under my budget thinking that may happen again. The worst part of it is that the design on this part has not changed according with the repair man, why? Am I the first one? Are there any other cases with the same problem? Do I have to pay for a safety issue? I was lucky that happened with no traffic in a good weather condition. I cannot imagine this happened to my wife with the kids under heavy traffic condition. I was able to react and think properly as I always do when I drive. I need help and answers. Thanks,

Filed Jun 18, 2010 · Acceleration · 69,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The contact stated he was attempting to park the vehicle at speeds of 5 MPH, applying minimal pressure to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle abnormally accelerated over a curb and into a nearby field. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was due to driver error and the accelerator pedal was controlled by a cable and not electronic. The contact was concerned with the recurrence of the failure and the possibility of a crash. The failure mileage was 69,000 and the current was unknown.

Filed Dec 14, 2009 · Acceleration, Transmission · 70,000 miles · VA

When accelerating transmission shutters was fixed by dealer about 12 mo ago and has started again. They replaced clutch plate. Also no permanent fix for catalytic converter. Now after changing the components for the cruise control it still cuts off with no warning. Each of these items have started around 70,000 miles except for cruise control which started within the past 3-4 mo.

Filed Nov 12, 2009 · Acceleration, Engine · 92,500 miles · CA

I drive a 2004 manual honda civic. I was driving down the freeway with cruise control set at about 70 MPH. Suddenly, I felt my car speed up substantially and when I look at the speedometer I was traveling over 85 MPH. I immediately canceled cruise control but my car continued to gain speed. I hit my brakes which caused my car to shudder violently. When my foot wasn't on the brakes, my car continued to quickly gain speed. I attempted to move the car into neutral and coast to a stop, but when I put the clutch in my RPM's rose to about 8,000 and didn't go down even when the car was in neutral. The car also continued to increase in speed even when it was in neutral. I moved back into 5th gear and continued down the highway going between 85-95 MPH. I was able to maintain that speed only with my foot on the brakes. I placed a call to 911 and informed them that I couldn't stop my car. The 911 dispatcher contacted highway patrol who set out to catch me. Once a highway patrolman was behind me, I was instructed to shift into neutral, even though the RPM's would shoot up, and coast to a stop. The car shook almost uncontrollably while I was slowing down and even at a complete stop in neutral on the side of the road the RPM's were at about 8,000. We had the car towed to the honda dealership where they turned the car on and witnessed the RPM's immediately shoot up to 8,000 again. After looking under the hood they could not determine a cause for the incident. When they turned the car on again it started and ran normally. No significant damage to the car was done, and luckily the freeway was uncrowded so an accident was avoided.