Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / HONDA / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025255 Incident Date: Jun, 18 2005
Consumer's City: NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: HONDA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGEM22952L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 honda civic complete loss of engine power braking going 15 mph. causing property damage. this complete loss of engine failere has been reported to dealers and been seen in many web forums. this time my son was driving when the engine failere light came on and brakes went out turning a corner. no air bag was ever deployed when he hit the curb and sign which should have as he hit a sign and tree stripping the front bumper off and crushed the radiator into the engine. no air bags wear ever deployed. even the police was concerned about that and questioned it . it happened in the city of hurst texas. in these forums many drivers have experienced loss of engine failere and brakes in some cases. honda just put out a recall on 1998-2000 for the engine ignition switch shorting out causing engine failere. i suggest they increase that recall to 2002 possibly. also i read where the electrical load detector is getting wet and shorting out causing the same thing in some cars. in one case i read that the vacumm hose to the brake booster may be bad. pumping the brakes can cause the engine to stall. so any case i think honda has a safety issue with engines stalling while consumers are driving. my son was lucky he was only driving 15 mph when it happened . if he would have been on the highway it could have been a loss of life. the vehicale is in the body shop getting fixed and after that will be driven to honda for an engine check. i hope the computer codes tell us something but i think honda needs to research this closly.