| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003290714 | Incident Date: Jan, 10 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ANDOVER | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CIVIC | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JHMES95653S | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 28 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving 65m ph in 3rd lane of a 4 lane highway. tapped brakes to reduce speed slightly, both wheels on right side of car locked up, sending car into a fish tail through both lanes on either side of the car, spun and hit the center guard rail of the highway facing back up the direction i came from. side and front air bags did not deploy on passengar side where the most serve impact occurred. the accident caused $13,000 of damage including severe frame damage. honda refused to inspect the brakes after the accident, instead claimed that the brake damage was caused by the accident, not the cause of the accident. talking privately with a honda certified mechanic, i was able to get the error codes on the computer: inlet cylinoid failure (31.1 & 35.1) & passenger side front air bag censor failure (9.9.7). honda refused to do anything about this, and i sold the car as i felt unsafe driving it. the car was still on warranty. *ak |
