11 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2002 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2002 Civic.
Engine runs slow and accelarating makes it slower windshield broke by itself when doing carwash.
Car acceleration problem. Engine revs when I turn the ignition but not moving.
I was driving early this morning around 6:45am. Was driving around to get coffee and such, then going 45mph to get to onramp of I-75. After accelerating normally to 68mph, the acceleration stopped and pressing on the gas did nothing. I slowed to around 20mph and that is the max speed I could go on the interstate until I pulled over. There were no weird sounds or smells or leaks, transmission fluid was full. I can start the car fine and drive it around going 20mph, but wont shift after that. Took to belle tire mechanics and they claim its a bad transmission. Everything I've researched online shows this to be a defective clutch pack carrier and is a known issue to Honda and most mechanics, but they claim to not know anything for obvious reasons to avoid having to pay for their mistakes. This needs to be fixed by Honda as this is not the fault of normal wear/tear. This is a blatant mistake by Honda!! someone needs to file a class action suit against Honda for this. I've seen hundreds of other people with the exact same issue.
I bought this car from a used car dealer. The horn works intermittently about 10% of the time. I was nearly run off the road on several occasions since then because I could not honk at people drifting into my lane. I have spent over $300 investigating this issue and replacing parts that I was told were the culprit. I do not know where else to turn. This is a serious safety issue, and it should be a recall with all Hondas/acuras since they all use the same assembly.
The contact owns 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated to 80 mph without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The contact attempted to apply the brakes but to no avail. The vehicle stopped independently and was towed to the dealer for inspection. The dealer advised that the throttle position sensor had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 112,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I was trying to slow in a school zone when, although my foot was on the brakes, my 2002 Honda Civic suddenly started accelerating. Even with continued pressure on the brake the acceleration continued. When I was able to stop the car I put it in park and the engine was revving. I turned off the car and when I restarted it was fine. It has not happened since.
Cruse control suddenly speed up and down by itself and transmission not engaged on highway. I changed cruse control all parts with dealer non of them work and I got same happening every month 4or 10 times on highway and suddenly my transmission makes whining sound I changed transmission fluid every 30000mi but it give me trouble. As I check on my issues in internet a lot of people got same trouble just like me even well maintained car owner got this same issues! something really wrong on Honda Civic 2002 transmission. I can not give it to my daughter for her first car cruse control speed up and down by itself and dealer can not fix and transmission suddenly makes funny action(sometimes disengage on middle of anywhere ). Since Jun 2010, I don't use cruse control and somehow managed my Civic run on highway and I add up 40000mi more and I really feel guilty for other driver when I drive on highway!.
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. She stated that while driving at 3 mph when parking and having her foot on the brake when the vehicle started to idle fast and accelerated on its own. While driving over a speed bump the vehicle rolled backwards and stopped. The failure has occurred 3 times. The vehicle was towed to a Honda dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 19100.
The vehicle accelerated when the brakes were applied resulting in the vehicle hitting a parked car. The occupant of the parked car was not injured.
While braking vehicle will slowly accelerate, and it will be hard to stop. Dealer notified.
When on a slight inclin, in drive, the car will roll backwards if you take your foot off the brake. You must drive 2-footed on an incline as though its a manual transmission. I took it to the dealer and was told this is a quirk in the engine, its normal, and just be careful on inclines .