Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Honda Civic

Brake problem. Safety concern. Had to panic brake hard and fast to avoid an accident while going straight at street speed of less than 25 mph. New noise immediately after event: ¿metallic cluck¿ sound upon brake pedal return coming from firewall where vacuum booster and master cylinder are located. Also now experiencing intermittent ¿high hard brake pedal¿ (vacuum assist problem?) several times while driving and while parked. Towed to dealer. Brake problems should not result when they are used as intended. Safety concern.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into an embankment. The driver side air bag deployed. The contact also mentioned that he had to add to the master cylinder on several occasions. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,500.

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2005 Honda Civic. Consumer states problem with brake master cylinder the consumer was informed it was common with his model vehicle.

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Last August 2009, I experienced brake failure 3 times while driving my 2005 Honda Civic. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor and there was no braking. I had the vehicle towed to Honda dealer where I bought it from and they adjusted the brakes and documented it was repaired. The brakes failed again two days later and this time, they could not find the problem. The advised me in writing to continue driving it until it happened again and to bring it back. The car is still under warranty and I hassled with them and the national american Honda corporation customer service and got no satisfaction, no repair. In the dealer's service department documentation they tried to claim that my brake shoes were worn out, but that was not true as they had been installed just one month before and subsequently when independent mechanics looked at them, they told me the brake shoes and rotors were fine. Independent mechanics advised me to get the master brake cylinder changed. For 3 months I did not drive the car, I documented the problem in detail and tried to persuade Honda to fix it. Their flat out refusal by denying there was a problem (I had the car towed 3 times to the dealer after each episode of brake failure) was extremely frustrating. Finally, in October 2009, I had the car towed to another garage and they replaced the master cylinder. The brakes have not failed since, but while stopped at a light the other day, it seemed that the pedal was once again slowly creeping toward the floor. This is how the problem had started so I'm wondering if it truly has been fixed. I have much documentation of the above events. The news of the recall that just occurred with Honda vehicles having "soft brakes" matched exactly the description of my problem with subsequent brake failure, so that grabbed my attention. I did not know your website existed until I read the news reports about that recall and so I am very interested in reporting my problem. Thanks so much!.

2005 Honda Civic several failures. The consumer stated the master cylinder failed suddenly and the front suspension collapsed. He stated the ball bearing cage could not be lubricated. Without lubrication, the ball bearings can grind themselves into dust. The aluminum knuckles fractured because the wheels were not supported.

I completely lost by brakes on my 98 Honda Civic with no warning. I lost my front brakes and rear brakes at the same time and my foot completely went to the floor without any resistance. I down shifted and used my hand brake to get to the Honda dealer. The Honda dealer cleaned and repaired the brakes (they did not replace the brakes). The mechanic told me that my car only has one master cylinder. When one of the pistons in my rear brake popped out, I lost all 4 brakes.

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After refueling and pulling away from a gas station, brakes went almost to floor and car felt like it would not stop. Repeated pumping of brakes restored some braking power. However, after stopping, brakes went almost to floor again. Dealer could not detect problem on first test drive; however brakes failed on second test drive. Invoice for repair says "brake master cylinder leaking (into brake booster). Replaced brake master cylinder and flushed brake fluid". Old master cylinder available.

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2006 Civic brakes failed when backing out of garage. The consumer's driveway has a 6% grade and IA approximately 45 feet long. On one occasion the consumer had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle before it reached the sidewalk. The consumer recollects that the brake pedal was at a lower level than usual when the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the master cylinder and check valve. The vehicle continued to have problems.

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I bought the 2002 Honda Civic new in October. The first week I had it they had to replace the power steering rack as the car was making a horrible noise and was hard to turn. Then, on three different occasions the car simply would not start. It was parked all three times, I would get into the car and it would turn but not start. After sitting idle for about 30 minutes, it would finally start. The dealership could never duplicate the problem, so consequently it was not diagnosed or repaired. Then the car starting having problems with what I thought were the brakes. When I would slow down, the brakes would grab and I could feel a jolt. The brakes also felt spongy. I took the car in, and again, the dealership said they could not duplicate the problem. I finally insisted the dealership keep the car for a few days and drive it. As they were driving it out of their garage, the brakes totally failed. They replaced the master cylinder 2 times. The brakes still grabbed, so hard in fact, that both my husband and I have had drinks in our hands while driving and the drinks spilled on us. The dealership decided the grabbing was an erratic downshift of the transmission. Honda said and I quote: this is a normal problem with the Honda 2002 Civics. The dealership would not fix the car since it was a normal problem. I still don't know what a normal problem is! during this time, I began pursing the oklahoma lemon law. I tried to have the dealership buy my car back and they said they couldn't because it had so many problems and they couldn't sell it as a certified used Honda. So, I have a new car that was a lemon from the day I bought it and the dealership nor Honda will buy it back!!!!!!!! Honda did give me their 100,000 mile warranty for free. Today, I took the car back in to the dealership as the brakes are grabbing harder. Tonda l. Ames, Apr bartlesville public schools community relations supervisor 1100 s. Jennings bartlesville, ok 74003 918-336-8600.

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Rotors resurfaced and master cylinder replaced at 20,000 miles in oct 2002. Rotors resurfaced again in April 2003 at 32,000. Now rotors and master cylinder needs to be replaced at 42,000 miles. Honda refuses to replace stating that the warranty was up at 36,000 miles. They have blamed me for riding my brakes which I dont. . . I put 24,000 miles on the car a year and use my cruise control 90% of the time. They blamed people who rotate the tires for tightening the lug nuts too tight. . . I have never rotated my tires so that is nill. Then they asked if the car is parked near a sprinkler because if the rotors get wet they will rust. They are blaming anything they can so they dont have to pay. Well. . The lemon law is on my side and they will pay. This is my 5th brand new Honda and will be my last. Atleast kia stands by their vehicles.

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Rotors resurfaced and master cylinder replace at 20,000 miles, rotors resurfaced again at 32,000, now need to be replaced and master cylinder going out again. Honda refuses to fix because warranty has expired. Blamed everything from me, to tire rotations, to getting the rotors wet. Will be filing a lemon law suit. Rotors and master cylinders do not wear out 3 times in 42,000 unless there is a defect. I don't ride my brakes and I don't even rotate my tires so those causes are nill.

While driving, the consumer applied the brakes and they hesitated to stop, which resulted in a front collision. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer had been notified. The problem was diagnosed as the master cylinder. Scc.

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When the consumer put his foot on the brake to put the gear in drive or reverse the brake did not hold effectively, consumer discovered the brake had to be pumped several times in order to get normal braking power, the master cylinder was replaced, however the problem still existed.

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Problems with brake equipment on 2001 Honda civi lx. The consumer complained to the dealer about the brakes grabbing. The technician determined that he vehicle needed a rear wheel cylinder because it was leaking. Both rear wheel cylinder's were replaced. Eight months later the vehcile was still exhibiting brake problems. This time the dealer replaced the master cylinder. For several months after tese repaires the vehicle continued to have brake problems. The consumer is concerned because the vehicle has 2000 mile left under the warrany.

While travelling on the highway, I needed to brake for the car ahead of me. As I pressed the brake pedal and began to brake, the pedal started to pulse and the front end to shake. The brakes completed locked up and began smoking horribly. You could not drive the vehicle because the braking system was engaged without any pressure being placed upon the pedal. The car had to be towed, it was not driveable. Honda fixed it stating it was an abs hydraulic problem. Less than two weeks later the same event occurred with the braking system. Brakes completed locked and were smoking. Vehicle again was not driveable. Honda service stated that they had never seen anything like this problem. They said that they were not really sure what the problem was that was causing the brake system to fail. They would replace the master cylinder to see if this would resolve the problem. Quite frankly, I'm not sure that I want to trust anything with the cars' current braking system. I have been very lucky twice, myself or someone else may not be so lucky a third time.

Brakes were pulsating and locked up. Vehicle wouldn't move. Consumer was exiting highway. Vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and master cylinder being replaced.

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O have my brakes adjusted. I have asked steve, the manager, for a list of the TSB, but he insisted I have to retrieve it myself on-line. According to the lemon laws, dealer are able to provide this to their customer, correct? please research this matter.

Was driving and applied the abs anti-lock brakes and they failed, pedal went to the floor, took to dealer, replaced the master cylinder .

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The brake pedal felt spongy, the dealer replaced the master cylinder, however the problem recurred.