2003 Honda Civic Service Brakes Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- slow down · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Takata inflators, while driving or sitting still, engine light comes on & stays on, brakes faulty while driving loud noise, and i have to press down hard on the brakes for it to slow down, driving/stabilized low visibility due to lights, it's very hard to tell if the lights are on our not inside & outside the vehicle, while driving noticed the brakes are unstable. Air bag sensor is always on, open door indicators…
ODI 11079970
Air Bags · Body · Service Brakes
Takata recall previous complaint in feb. 2018, and no action taken, complaint # 11079970, air bag recall, resulting in no action taken from honda, head-on accident occurred, and air-bags should've deployed, but didn't. Injuries incurred. Honda has refused any partaking on matter. I was at a complete stop, in the turning lane, car appeared out of nowhere, and i hit her head-on to the drivers side front bumper, light,…
Crash reported · 5 injuries
ODI 11097589
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on [redacted] 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…
ODI 10723535
Service Brakes
Just had the brakes and a barring replaced in september 2014 and now i'm having the same problem with the brakes again but worse they are sticking and it's hard to get up to speed and the alignment keeps going out as well.
ODI 10670578
Service Brakes
While driving in a residential neighborhood at 30 mph and attempting to slow down the right rear wheel brake cylinder blew out causing a complete loss of brake fluid and concomitant loss of brakes. I had to coast to a stop using the hand brake to come to a final stop. Fortunately there were no cars in front of me. The car had to be towed to the dealer. The dealer indicated that in addition to the blown brake…
ODI 10638413
Air Bags · Seats · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. While attempting to decelerate at an unknown speed, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it became stuck to the floorboard. The failure caused the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The seat belts failed to restrain the contact and the front air bag failed to deploy. As a result, the contact sustained injuries to the head, neck and back. The second driver…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10597670
Service Brakes · Steering
I live on a main road, so i was thankful that there was no heavy traffic at the time, that it luckily was minor, and no one was injured, however, this has the potential to cause fatality. As i was driving out of my driveway and turning right out onto the road, the steering wheel stuck in the turning right position and both steering and brakes failed to work causing me to crash into a parked car. I am not sure why…
Crash reported
ODI 10520826
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. While driving downhill at 55 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floor when the brakes were engaged. The driver crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The driver side frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver's head struck the windshield, which created a cut on his head and brain swelling. The driver received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10633637
Air Bags · Service Brakes
When driving down the road, the vehicles stopped . I applied my brakes and nothing happened. I then hit the vehicle in front of me. And my air bags on my vehicle did not deploy. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10512256
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
I got a recall notice (nov. 2012) about 2003 honda civic's headlights failing. About a week later in the early morning as i was going to work, my car headlights failed as i left my driveway. I left the car at home and took another. On return from work i found both headlights out, no blown fuses, heater fan not working, both abs and brake panel lights on. I scheduled repair at o'hare honda, des plaines, il. I arrived…
ODI 10538016
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10625946
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, she tried to apply the brakes but the brake pedal erroneously traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle did not respond to braking attempts and as a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained no injuries. A police report filed of the incident.…
Crash reported
ODI 10482120
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