HondaCivic1998
  1. Honda Civic
  2. Problems
  3. 1998
  4. Accelerator Pedal

1998 Honda Civic Accelerator Pedal Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 8 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • accelerator pedal · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 24, 2002 · 58,000 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Frontal

    I was traveling on a wet road at 40mph. When applied brakes, the body of the vehicle jerked forward abruptly and the brakes locked up on me, causing the vehicle to skid off road. The vehicle hit concrete blocks and totaled the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. Ts

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10000354

  • June 30, 2001

    Accelerator Pedal

    When accelerating, pedal left drivers' foot and went down to the floor into a full open position. Vehicle continue to accelerate, even after brakes were applied. After vehicle was put into park, the accelerator went to a close position.

    ODI 9002599

  • February 17, 2000

    Accelerator Pedal

    Two separate incidents of accelerator pedal sticking and brakes not working. Accelerator pedal stuck when pulling out of parking lot. I was pushing on brakes with no response. Had to use emergency brake, and the car continued to "rev" trying to accelerate. Turned car off. Restarted car, and again the car engine was trying to accelerate even though brakes were pushed. Was not using floormat. Dealership cannot…

    ODI 719059

  • January 21, 1999

    Accelerator Pedal

    While driving at 45 mph accelerator got stuck, and the consumer had to pull the accelerator up by hand. *ak

    ODI 840536

  • November 28, 1998

    Accelerator Pedal

    Vehicle was in the parking lot when consumer was backing out of a space, shifted gear into drive and accelerator pedal went to the floor , causing the vehicle to hit another vehicle and a light pole. Reason unknown. Dealer notified. *ak

    Crash reported

    ODI 831837

  • August 27, 1998

    Accelerator Pedal

    Vehicle accelerator stuck widely open. The vehicle did not slow down when depressing the brake pedal. Speed increased from 67 to 100 mph. Consumer turned the ignition off to stop vehicle. Vehicle is being checked by dealer. *ak

    ODI 827287

  • June 4, 1998 · 3,570 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    My accelerator pedal gets stuck and cannot be pressed unless a lot of force is used. When the pedal comes unstuck the car then jumps forward. This makes it very difficult and dangerous to drive, especially in slow traffic and when it rains. I have taken the car to the dealer eight times to repair from june 1998 to november 2002, but they could not repair it, even though honda had a safety recall for this problem.…

    ODI 10066497

  • May 30, 1998

    Accelerator Pedal

    Gas pedal keep getting stuck. Consumer had to hit emergency brakes to stop vehicle. *ak

    ODI 825180