Four problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2009 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2009 Civic.
Parking brake failure - parking brake was fully engaged when the car rolled backwards into a neighboring yard striking another vehicle. Police and other witnesses indicate parking brake was engaged at the time the vehicle came to a stop.
When applying the brakes and the vehicle hits a bump or rough patch on the road, the brakes fail almost entirely. As a reactionary measure, I usually release and re-apply the brakes and then it works but there have been times where I apply the brakes as hard as I can without letting up because I'm about to read end the vehicle in front of me. In total since purchasing the car brand new, I'd say this happend over 30 times since September 2009.
Brakes fail on rough or bumpy roads. It feels very unsafe. This happens every time the road is rough, bumpy or is lined as in new paving. The brakes will not stop car appropriately. Today I went 4 feet past the stop sign on a new lined road.
I was backing up and my brakes failed. I had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle.