Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda civic. While at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Ma 08/13/15 the consumer stated he had to shift the transmission into neutral and shut off the vehicle. The racing continued after the vehicle was re-started. Updated 08/27/15
2005 Honda Civic: sudden unintended acceleration
10 of the 316 complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 4,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Cpsc#i11c0652a. 2005 honda civic. Consumer stated that while in stop and go traffic the car suddenly accelerated and lunged forward. *ln the consumer stated his foot was on the brake, when each occurrence happened.
2005 honda civic hybrid. Consumer states sudden acceleration *tgw the consumer stated as she made a left turn into a parking lot and was preparing to immediately turn right into an available parking spot slowly with her foot on the brake, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Applying the brake had no effect. The consumer managed to guide the vehicle into the spot, avoiding both a redwood tree to the left and a rock pond to the right, as the vehicle continued to accelerate beyond the end parking spot, by landing on top of a boulder and running into a chain link fence, in which the vehicle slowed down and the wheels were spinning. The front end of the vehicle was lifted off the ground by the boulder. As she began the right turn into the parking space, the consumer then noticed smoke billowing from under the hood. The consumer turned off the ignition, which stopped the forward motion of the wheels.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. The contact was involved in a crash. The contact sustained neck injuries, and a passenger sustained whiplash. While attempting to park the vehicle, the contact noticed that it suddenly accelerated without warning, causing the contact to crash into a restaurant. The dealer was notified and stated that it was driver error and repaired the front end of the vehicle. The contact did not inform the manufacturer. In october 2010, the vehicle accelerated again without warning and was towed to the dealer. The dealer sent out a technician who was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact informed the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The current mileage was approximately 95,000. The failure mileage was 93,302. A police report was filed.
Unwanted and unintended acceleration occurred while driving honda civic hybrid car on the buckhorn mountain road west of fort collins colorado. The car was only stopped by applying brute force with all my weight to the brakes. Fortunately I was able to get the car stopped on one of the few straight stretches on this narrow, gravel road. The engine raced at its highest speed. I was able to get it into park and turned off, before it caught fire. It would not return to normal idle speed, even after I restarted the engine a couple of time. We ended up leaving the car on the road and it was eventually returned to town. The shop was not able to duplicate the situation, but I am worried after reading about the toyota problems which sound similar. The shop has replaced the accelerator cable and floor mats, thinking it might be a similar situation. No one is allowed to drive the car out of town into the mountains. I am concerned because the problem suddenly occurred and could have caused a fatal accident just a few miles further on this road. I currently own and drive a 2005 prius, so I am familiar with driving a hybrid car. The honda is a government car driven by a number of drivers each day. I am not sure of the year, but I can check that out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda civic. While stopped behind another vehicle, the contacts vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The dealer stated that it was normal for the vehicle to perform in that manner. The contacts insurance company did not investigate the failure, but they repaired the front bumper. The contact suffered back injuries. He was surprised when he received a recall letter in january of 2008 for the replacement of the clutch judder. A second recall letter was received for the transmission causing the vehicle to lunge forward. The manufacturer stated that the crash in 2006 was not related to the recalls, and was the contacts fault. The powertrain, speed, and recall numbers were unknown. The current mileage was 37,000 and failure mileage was 17,946. Updated 4/2/08 *cn updated 04/02/08
Dt: the contact stated there was a sudden acceleration when parking the vehicle. This caused the vehicle to hit a building. A police report taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to the dealership and there was front end damage. The dealership has not informed the contact of any defects with the vehicle speed control. *ak updated 12/27/2005.
I purchased a 2005 honda civic on 5-31-05. I have experienced 3 incidences of sudden acceleration from july 2nd through aug 29. Each time, I was driving on the road and all of a sudden the vehicle accelerated. I was not able to stop it by applying the brakes. I had to turn off the engine. I took it to the dealer, but they cannot find anything wrong with the vehicle. Consequently, I do not feel safe driving this car.
Unintended acceleration has occured 3 times. Put foot on brake to slow down and car accelerator starts racing. Move gear shift to neutral. Accelerator then disengages back to normal. 2005 honda civic lx with approx 5000 miles. *ak no correction to date
Vehicle surged forward without depressing the accelerator. The consumer took vehicle to the dealer for an inspection . The dealer found that the brake and accelerator pedals were too close together.*ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Honda Civic sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2005 Honda Civic?
10 of 316 owner complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic (3%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Honda Civic?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Honda Civic
Airbag light 37No deployment 36Seat belt 9Grinding brakes 8Slipping 8Fire or smoke 7Transmission failure 6Brake failure 5Check engine light 5
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