2003 Honda Civic vehicle speed control problems

“CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK IN ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT TURN IT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.NEUTRAL AND FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP IT. TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE IT MORE.I WENT 8 MILES WITH FULL BRAKES IN NEUTRAL TILL I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. NONE OF THE OFF SWITCHES MMADE ANY DIFFERENCE, I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT I DIDN'T HURT ANYONE. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE IN OSSEO WI.I SLOWED DOWN TO MERGE,THEN CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED UNSTOPPABLE.”

“ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT 10/31/2015, AFTER GETTING HOME FROM TAKING KIDS TRICK-OR-TREATING I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO STORE. WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY I REALIZED I FORGOT MY WALLET INSIDE. SO I OPENED THE DOOR & WENT TO STEP OUT, THEN NOTICED I WAS STICKING OUT IN THE STREET A LITTLE BIT. SO I LEFT MY LEFT LEG OUT & DOOR OPEN BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING TO PULL FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE & BARELY PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL FORCED ITSELF TO THE FLOOR & THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR & TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TO STOP IT! BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.... THE CAR SHOT US THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR WHERE MY LEG & FOOT HIT THE ROCK SIDING ENTRANCE GOING INTO GARAGE. IT ALSO TWISTED MY LEG ALL AROUND & WAS PINNED IN BETWEEN CAR AND GARAGE WALL. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT TOOK MY BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE I HAD ONLY OWNED FOR 3 WEEKS & SMASHED IT INTO THE WALL!!! IT COMPLETELY TOTALED MY MOTORCYCLE. BUT I WAS SO BADLY MESSED UP & HURT I COULDN'T EVEN HARDLY WALK OR PUT ANY WEIGHT ON MY LEFT LEG. AFTER MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY & LOTS OF DOCTOR BILLS I AM HEALED, FOR THE MOST PART. I CONTACTED HONDA & THEY DID AN…”

“I WAS DRIVING ON 695 WEST HIGH WAY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ON JUNE 1ST IN THE AFTERNOON AS USUAL, ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED A BIT, HOWEVER MY BREAK WAS HARDLY TO PUSH DOWN. I FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT STUCK THERE. AT THE MEANTIME, THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS NOT STOP WHILE I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BREAK, ON THE OPPOSITE IT WAS INCREASING THE SPEED... IN GENERAL, THE SPEED WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT IT WAS SUPER SLOW. I COULD TELL MY CAR WAS IN A SUPER BAD SITUATION. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WEREN'T LOT OF CARS NEAR TO ME, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TURNED MY CAR TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I FINALLY MADE CAR REDUCING THE SPEED TO 20 MPH WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT IT WAS STILL MOVING THAT I HAD TO MAKE A EMERGENCY BREAK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. IT WAS A HORRIBLE DRIVING EXPERIENCE I NEVER EVER HAD. I SENT MY TO THE REPAIR STORE, THE RESULT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM OF MY CAR IS THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK THAT EFFECTED THE BREAK COULDN'T SLOW DOWN THE SPEED, ALSO MY BREAK HAD SOME ISSUES TOO. I SPENT $1,699.00 TO GET MY CAR FIXED IN THE END. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ANY CARS, ITS VERY…”

“I JUST PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ONTO ROAD KNOWING THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 200 FT I WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT I WAS DOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I SAW THE CAR STOPPED FOR LIGHT AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKES MY CAR NEVER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH REAR OF VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT. 2ND ACCIDENT: AS CROSSING INTRESECTION A CAR PULLED OVER INTO MY LANE I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN OR BRAKES WORK MY CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.3RD ACCIDENT: AS PULLING OFF FROM GREEN LIGHT APPROACHING TRAFFIC AT NEXT STOP LIGHT CARS STARTED BRAKING AT WHICH TIME I APPLIED MY BRAKES I WAS WELL WITHIN STOPPING DISTANCE IF MY BRAKES HAD WORKED. THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED SLIDING AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED AFTER HITTING MY BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET. MY SEAT BEALT DID NOT WORK (I HIT STEARING WHEEL) NOR DID THE AIR BAG MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR ATTEMPT TO UNTIL IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE REAR BUMPER. UPON IMPACT I HIT THE STERRING WHEEL AND MY KNEE HIT THE DASH.I HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THE FRONT BUMPER IS TOTTALLY GONE , THE RADIATOR BLEW UP MY CAR WAS SMOKING…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, AND THE TRUNK WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,858. *TR”