There are 11 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 1999 Honda Civic in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 11 of 11 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT COULDN'T BE SURE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED 15 MINUTES LATER, HE MADE SURE HE HIT APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/08/11. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
VEHICLE ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH ON ITS OWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE SPEED STILL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BEFORE PULLING OVER.*AK
SPEED CONTROL / CRUISE CONTROL. *LA
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A TREE, RESULTING A ROLLOVER. BUT ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING UP. AT THAT POINT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON, THE ENGINE STILL WAS REVVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO QUICKLY. NLM
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION AND ACCELERATION POWER SEEMED TO BE REDUCED, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NLM
ACCELERATOR IS DEFFICULT TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.