# 2006 HONDA CIVIC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `616740` · 2007-03-15 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 4,000
## Narrative
XI HAVE OWNED A 2006 CIVIC HYBRID FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LIGHT APPLICATION OF  THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION} RATHER  THAN IN BRAKING.  THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, I WOULD SAY   APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH.  IT SEEMS LIKE A MALFUNCTION IN THE  COMPUTER SYSTEM RUNNING THE BRAKING SYSTEM.  ON ONE OCCASION LAST APRIL THIS RESULTED IN A  MINOR ACCIDENT.  AT THE TIME I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A SHORT  INTERVAL AND WAS SURPRISED AT THIS STRANGE REACTION OF THE CAR.  SINCE THAT TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES.  I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM  AND WHETHER YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.  SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT EFFECT  IT IS NO USE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP.  *JB
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