Cruise Control Problems of Honda Civic - part 2

Like in complaint #10225955, my 2008 Civic 4-dr ex-l sporadically refuses to stop. It has happened three times so far, at different speeds, in different weather, with and without the cruise control on. I will lightly push the brake to slow down, and then push slightly harder once I've reached the crosswalk/intersection to come to a complete stop. Instead of stopping, the car will lunge forward once or twice. It's like the brake is on but the engine is still trying to accelerate, and is absolutely terrifying. I've brought it into the dealer once and was told that it was normal downshifting of gears while coming to a stop--but that should not cause the car to actually jolt forward, stop, and then jolt forward again, with my foot squarely on the brake the entire time. (I looked down at my feet the third time it happened because I wondered if I was pressing the gas by mistake. I wasn't. ) I'm bringing it into the dealer again, but am not hopeful that they will figure out the problem.

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On ~5/2/2009, Saturday morning, I was driving my 2003 Honda Civic, cross 141th street from north community to south community after yard sale, at ~15mph speed. When I cross the street, I found a SUV pass from west to east, then I try to stop my car, however I can not stop it. Then I have to turn left (east), then my car right front crashed with the SUV left side. I remembered I push the brake gear, however it can not stop, I also used my right hand to move the gear to the n, and push my the brake so hard, then my car stopped about 300 feet away from where the car crashed. I just don't understand why at that time it takes me so long time and so far away distance to stop a car at a speed ~15mph (happened only this time). Another thing about this car: when I set up cruise control for this car, it will automatically accelerate higher than what I set up. Suppose I try to set up 65mph on highway, the car will automatically accelerate to more than 70mph. Now I can not use the cruise control system in this car.

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Left front headlight first failed on 01/30/2009. Electrical wiring to front low beam headlight overheated causing melting of headlight connector to electrical harnesst. . A succession of another 4 headlight connectors have melted between o8/08/2009 to December 14, 2010. First 4 headlight connector replacements completed by Honda dealer. Prior to Jan 30th 2009 headlight connector failure,a different Honda dealer completed NHTSA 304v86000 recall work for headlight electrical overheating recall in 2006 during regular maintenance appointment. Failure #5 happened on dec14, 2010 just 6 days after melted connector #4 was replaced on December 8th 2010. Dealer found cruise control unit inoperable due to electrical melt down. Original air conditioner compressor replaced in 2009 due to melt down. Safety and possible fire hazard due to chronic overheating of original electrical harness & multi-plex unit. Honda dealer unable solve problem of repeated melting headlight connectors. All connectors are Honda dealer parts. Total of 4 left headlight connectors and 1 right headlight connector have melted. 5th melted headlight connector has not been replaced. Using the high-beams to drive at night since 4 previous Honda dealer replacement connectors have melted. Time intervals between connector failure keeps getting shorter and shorter. Due to chronic unsolved electrical overheating problem, the safety of electrical system is compromised.

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While driving after the cruise control has been set, it does not stay at the speed you have selected. I was going down a road that wasn't down hill and the car accelerated on it's own. I had set cruise at 55 and before I knew it, it had accelerated to 80 and would not maintain the desired speed. Luckily, I was on the road by myself and no one was involved in an accident. The car has been owned about three weeks and has less than 800 miles on it.

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Problem with cruise control. With cruise on car has a tendency to speed up and slow down and speed up again. Does not maintain set speed but will read set speed. It has a habit of speeding up on turns and straight a ways. Must use brakes to slow down and then reset speed.

Dec 18, 2007 driving 2008 Honda Civic lx approx 73 mph on interstate with cruise control engaged. Passenger unbuckled seat belt to reach for item in back seat. Seat belt disconnect beep sound, and vehicle suddenly began accelerating until cruise control manually canceled as result. After passenger rebuckled, we attempted to replicate following same steps--with same results. Thereafter, tried to replicate two or three times, but unable to replicate--I. E. , no acceleration.

My daughter set the cruise control at 65/67 mph and the car continued to accelerate. After attempting to tap the brakes and turn the cruise control button off, the car was traveling at 90 mph. When trying to stop the vehicle she had to desperately press on the brakes using two feet to bring the car to a stop. After the car was stopped, she put the car in neutral with rpm's racing at 7500, she then disengaged the power. She then attempted to restart the vehicle 4 times and the rpm's were still racing at the same level. She had to to be towed for the amount of $325. 00 from NJ to PA. It was towed to the dealership. Piazza Honda told me that she got dirty fuel and it caused a deposit on the throttle body and stretched the cable. They also told me that is she turned the car off it would reset. That was not the case because as stated before the car produced the same response whenever the vehicle was turned on. No deaths - no injuries - no crash but she could of been killed if there was a lot of traffic. Thank god this happened after 8:20 p. M. When there was not much traffic.

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Vehicle engaged cruise control at 65 mph and vehicle accelerated to 90 mph on its own, making it difficult to slow down. Brakes were applied, but the speed still continued until the engine was shutdown before pulling over.

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While driving on the highway at approximately 55 mph driver applied the cruise control and set it on 55 mph. However, when applying, cruise control vehicle continued to accelerate. Driver had to turn the key off in order to get the vehicle to slow to a stop. Owner contacted the manufacturer, who urged consumer to take vehicle into a dealership. There may or may not be a charge.

When trying to use cruise control the car will accelerate on its own and decelerate on its own, but not in accordance with road conditions. Rarely will the car maintain set cruise speed forcing the driver to cancel cruise control. At this time cruise control is inoperable.

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2003 Honda Civic ex with 5 speed standard transmission and with cruise control. When using cruise control, if I shift gears, after I disengage the transmission and before I re-engage the desired gear (I. E. , switching gears from 4th to 5th or 4th to third or a similar operation) , cruise control does not disengage, engine revs up to redline, and I must manually kill cruise control by tapping brakes, or I can leave cruise control on, and shift into desired gear. The point is, the car is either suppose to kill the cruise control operation automatically, or at the least, not rev the engine up in an uncontrolled method. This has been happening since I purchased the car brand new (with 0 miles on it, right off the delivery truck). I thought nothing of it until I read that the Toyota computer system may be the source of unintentional acceleration.

I was driving up an incline at about 35 mph on the parkway, and needed to accelerate up the hill. I pressed on the gas pedal, and it hardly moved and I got no response. All of a sudden, the pedal pulled away from my foot downward towards the floor, and the car accelerated uncontrollably. With the possibility that cruise control was accidentally put on (which I hardly ever use), I immediately stepped on the brake to stop the acceleration, and there was no response. I was still accelerating, so I put the car into neutral, and it was still revving out of control. (the rpm was in the red zone) I finally put the toe of my boot under the gas pedal to try to lift it up off the floor, and it finally gave, and went back to normal . I then proceeded toward home, at a voluntary 20 mph. I am taking it to the Honda service center for evaluation.

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I attempted to use my cruise control, and the car began accelerating on its own. I tried to press the brake and to manually turn off the cruise control, but the car would not slow down. Pressing the brake as hard as possible would stop the acceleration, but would not decelerate. I called aaa who called the state police. They recommended pulling the emergency brake. After pulling that and keeping my foot as hard as possible on the brake, I got the car down to ~30mph and took the keys out of the iginition. Subsequently the dealer states that they cannot reproduce the problem, but they have found significant damage to the rear brakes, the emergency brake, and to the wheels. I have spoken to the dealer and Honda customer service and have been told that it will not be covered under warranty since they canot reproduce the problem. I do not feel that the car is safe to drive if this problem has not been identified and fixed. I am desperately looking for help in dealing with this issue. Thank you!!.

The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the dealer replaced the part, however the light illuminated again. The occupancy position detector system was replaced, the rear defroster and cruise control was inoperative, there was a loud clunk noise while driving and on turns, the radio was inoperative, the back window was replaced along with the antenna, the fog light switch was loose, the brake light had gone out, there was a rattle in the rear seat, the fuel cap was loose, there was a vibration in the steering wheel, and the trunk lid did not close. Scc.

While the consumer was driving, the cruise control malfunctioned.

When at idle engine revs from 500rpm up to 1500 -2000rpm also when on a hill at a stop the car will roll backwards before engaging and going forward. On above date the car revved up to 4000 rpm before finally engaging and I was able to proceed from the stop. When the car was taken in for servicing I discovered that there had been a "service bulletin" mailed to dealers about this very problem. Honda knew about this particular problem and not made it public. If I had known that this was a symptom of a faulty transmission I would have certainly brought the car in. My waranty has expired 6 mos ago and the repair will not be covered. I have been accused of faulty maintenance because I did not bring in the car to the dealership for oil changes. I feel that this is a potentially dangerous situation as well as costly and that since Honda knows that it exists that there should be a recall or at least information made public about this problem.

While driving in an intersection during rush hour traffic, the vehicle's engine check light came on, the vehicle started to idle near zero causing the vehicle to stall. Vehicle was taken to dealer and I was told it was the catalytic converter. Manufacture was notified and they stated it will take 3-6 months to repair because Honda manufacture has to develop a part in japan because the part is not available. Will notify the epa office.

Cited is actually the 2nd of four failures, the first one for which I have a date. In all cases the car surged forward while at a low speed but with the cruise control engaged. It was brought under control w/ use of the brake.

When vehicle comes to a complete stop idle lowers as if the vehicle is going to turn off, but then recovers. Dealer has not located defect or provided remedy.

While driving with cruise control on 65 mph car contunied to speed up to 80 mph hit brake took cruise off. On oct. 20 turned in driveway stoped was going to back up car took off in drive at least 25mph hitting brick wall of house causing alot of damage to house airbags did'nt deployed.

Speed control / cruise control.

Each time I am stopped and the car is in drive the idle fluctuates rapidly between 0 and 1000 rpm. When the gas is pressed the car will jerk into drive and while driving the transmission will slip.

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Cruise control failed to disengaged after applying the brakes.

While driving, cruise control failed to disengage. Consumer attempted to disengage cruise control with the brake pedal several times, consumer finally came to a stop on the side of a road, dealer states there is no problem with the vehicle.

Vehicle experiencing problem with speed control which causes vehicle to slow down to 4-6 mph when engaged. Dealer/manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that this condition was normal. Seeking help from NHTSA in this matter, owner believes this is a manufacturing defect.

While traveling the engine idled without indications and then started to take off. Consumer depressed the brakes to stop the vehicle. Please provide further information. Ak.

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While driving the vehicle at 60mph in March, the vehicle would not decelerate after brakes were applied. Checked cruise control which was not on. Checked gas pedal to see if stuck. Had guided vehicle to off ramp & manged to turn it off. Shifted into neutral & nothing worked. Took vehicle to dealer & mechanic could not duplicate problem. Vehicle is now jerking also, 6 months later.

When cruise control is set it speeds up to speed before engaging. Cruise control on this model is suppose to work this way. Consumer states that the vehicle's speed drops very quickly between five and seven mph causing the distance between her vehicle and the one behind to be very close, dealer states there is nothing that can be done.

I recently purchased a 1996 Honda Civic with a manual transmission. The cruise control works only intermittently, and usually it does not work. At times when going over 40 mph on the rare occasion that I have gotten the cruise control to work, it just clicks off by itself. I am disabled and must have cruise control when driving for any significant period of time. I need to know if there is a fix for this.

Problems with cruise control.

Cruise control was set at 55 mph. Consumer went to apply the brakes, and they did not disengage cruise control, causing vehicle not stop. Also, brakes were totally inoperative, causing loss of control.

The vehicle sticks in full throttle and accelerates at a high speed when cruise control is engaged. The dealership replaced a part (part unknown), but the problem recurred. Please provide more details.

The airbag light is on, indicating that the airbag is disfunctioning and recently the horn and the cruise control stopped working too.

The cruise control is inoperative.

Cruise control was activated and while going up a hill, the vehicle accelerated and continued to accelerate until the consumer turned the cruise control off.