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2004 Honda Civic cruise control problems

23 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2004 Honda Civic, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
23 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
12 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2004 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 12 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving 40 MPH speed control engaged. The consumer made attempt to disengage the system and the vehicle accelerated. This caused the driver to lose control and run into a ditch. Upon impact, the front air bags deployed, but not the side air bags. The consumer sustained a broken ankle, fractured hip joint, fractured pelvis and a collapsed left lung.

Reported at 3,000 miles, March 2004 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The contact stated he was attempting to park the vehicle at speeds of 5 MPH, applying minimal pressure to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle abnormally accelerated over a curb and into a nearby field. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was due to driver error and the accelerator pedal was controlled by a cable and not electronic. The contact was concerned with the recurrence of the failure and the possibility of a crash.

Reported at 69,000 miles, June 2010

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