Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / CIVIC / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003833 Incident Date: Jan, 24 2005
Consumer's City: BERNE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: CIVIC Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S6CM58WXW4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 28 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Regarding my 1998 honda passport - stop and go traffic. put foot on brake and car suddenly accelerated. put both feet on brake, engine sounded like it had been kicked into passing gear. brakes were squealing. rear ended vehicle in front of me. vehicle i hit jumped forward and my passport continued to rev and lurch forward striking the vehicle again. after the 2nd strike the engine kicked back down. i'm seeing similar reports regarding the passport and it's sister/brother the rodeo. this is dangerous. thankfully no one was injured this time. this car can't be trusted. *ak