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2010 HONDA CIVIC — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash · 770518 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
350
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY NEW HONDA CIVIC (2010) HAS HAD TWO EPISODES OF RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE REVVING, THE ENGINE REVS AS IF I WERE GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN SUDDENLY SOMEHOW WENT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR DID ACCELERATE AND I HIT A SNOW BANK AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. IT IS VERY SCARY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316943
Machine
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