# 2012 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `950742` · 2012-11-23 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC HYBRID
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
## Narrative
WE WHERE REAR ENDED ON THE 805 SOUTH AT E ST IN SAN DIEGO CA. THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND A OLDER FORD EXPEDITION PLOWED INTO US AT 55 MPH , UPON IMPACT THE HONDA ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES , MY WIFE WAS DRIVING I WAS FRONT PASSENGER AND MY HANDICAPPED SON WAS R/R , SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AS I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH , IT TOOK ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP,  THE CAR IS AT TIPTON HONDA IN EL CAJON AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OR COMPUTER FAULT CODE  OF SAID PROBLEM , HOW DO I PUT MY FAMILY BACK INTO THE CAR AND FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE KNOWING IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
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