Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Parking brake button seems to stick in. worried the parking brake will fail. | |||
| 12/15/1996 | 1 | 04/22/1996 | |
| Emergency brake handle failed. | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 07/17/2000 | 1 | ||
| Was reaching to release emergency brake & noticed button was not on vehicle. took to dealer after having emergency brakes released. was informed by mechanic entire emergency brake system needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 50 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| 1996 honda civic dx experiences sticky acceleration, must apply considerable pressure to accelator when stopped which causes car to lunge forward. this was reported to dealer while under warranty and appeared to be corrected, but condition reappeared. car was recalled for fuel throttle and repaired, but this did not correct the sticky accelerator. the emergency brake does not engage most of the time. the button to release the brake stays in which keeps the brake disengaged. the windshield whistles at road speeds. | |||
| 05/14/1997 | 4 | 04/01/1995 | |
| I am working with ins co. to resolve accident that occured due to defect | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 09/01/1996 | ||
| The button on the emergency brake sticks. fixed several times w/o success. the brake will not engage in this condition and is a potential hazard. *ak | |||
| Emergency parking brake lever will not remain in the set position, causing the vehicle to roll. dealer replaced the spring inside the lever mechanism which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1997 | |||
| The defective emergency braking lever is inoperative which may result in roll away or accident. *ak | |||
| Car was parked off with emergency brake released by itself almost hit another car , please describe . *ak | |||