Brake Electric Antilock Problems of Honda Civic - part 2

Antilock brakes locked up , causing accident.

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Traveling about 35-40 mph on highway ramp, hit brakes to enter curve, felt traction slipping, car loss control & slid all over road. Hit side concrete barrier at about 20-25 mph, air bags did not deploy, my husband smashed the windshield with his head and got a concussion. Road was wet but had no standing water, outside temp mid to upper 40's. This appears unexplainable based on conditions- we feel there must have been a mechanical failure, otherwise something wasn't designed properly. No car, especially with anti-lock brakes, should've reacted this way under the circumstances. We have no confidence in the vehicle and plan to get rid of it immediately. ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****769310.

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The front rotors have now twice failed in 21,000 miles, due to excessive warping. The first failure occurred at 9,000 miles; the second began at approximately 20,000 miles and became increasingly more severe. Honda has provided no colorable explanation for why this would occur. With respect to driving, the local Honda dealer claims that this poses no safety issue. I respectfully disagree. The warping has resulted in severe shimmying in the car (and, at some speeds, a hard and sudden pull) upon application of the brakes, affecting both steering and stopping, and overall handling. Despite the car's relatively low mileage, the local Honda dealer (sf Honda) has deemed this to be a "regular" wear and tear item, and thus only machined down the rotors to resolve the most recent warping. I have never heard of (or experienced) such rotor warping in 15 years of driving. I am also confirming by letter (copied to the dealer and the manufacturer) the substance of this questionnaire. I further note that a technical service bulletin has previously been issued with respect to the 1997 Civic's brakes.

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While applying lit pursuer to brake pedal broke/ grabbed hard, then released. Dealer has been contacted, and replaced brakes five times, but problem returned. Please provide furthr information.

Brakes pulsate,. When applying brakes the steering wheel shakes, and consumer gets less than ideal braking. Dealer has done various things to the braking system, including total replacement of all hardware. There continues to be a problem every 4,000 miles. Please provide any further details.

Computer failed which caused total loss of brakes, pedal went to the floor within 24hours before failure, there was a ticking sound coming from the engine firewall. Please describe details.