IllustrationCURRENT OWNER PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE. AS SHE TURNED INTO SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DESPITE DRIVER PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SLAMMED INTO WALL, DEPLOYING BOTH AIRBAGS. IN JUNE, VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHERE OTHER DRIVER HAD BACKED INTO FRONT, RESULTING IN NEW HOOD, AND FRONT BODYWORK.
1994 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 135 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
59 crash reports0 fire reports38 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
9 reportsCAR STUCK ON FULL SPEED CAR COULD NOT BE STOPED,BRAKES WERE BURNED OUT IN ATTEMPT ,CAR WAS STOPPED BY TURNING OFF KEY. WHEN POLICE ARIVED AND CAR WAS RESTARTED IT WENT TO FULL SPEED AGAIN ! CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK AND CRUSE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR IN USE.THIS ALMOST KILLED SEVERAL …
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CAR STUCK ON FULL SPEED CAR COULD NOT BE STOPED,BRAKES WERE BURNED OUT IN ATTEMPT ,CAR WAS STOPPED BY TURNING OFF KEY. WHEN POLICE ARIVED AND CAR WAS RESTARTED IT WENT TO FULL SPEED AGAIN ! CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK AND CRUSE CONTROL WAS NOT ON OR IN USE.THIS ALMOST KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLEMS. *AK
THROTTLE PEDAL STUCK IN FULL OPEN POSITION. PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION AFTER WIGGLING WITH FOOT. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR SIX YEARS AND 100K MILES WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED IT 6 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT IS USE AT THE TIME. CONDITION STILL EXISTS IN VEHICLE A…
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THROTTLE PEDAL STUCK IN FULL OPEN POSITION. PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION AFTER WIGGLING WITH FOOT. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR SIX YEARS AND 100K MILES WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED IT 6 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT IS USE AT THE TIME. CONDITION STILL EXISTS IN VEHICLE AND COULD PROBABLY BE REPRODUCED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCLERATION. BRAKE WERE INOPERATIVE, AND COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK THROTTLE CABLE CAME UNSCREWED.* YH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION WHILE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION IN PARK GEAR. *AW
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TW
ON FLAT LAND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OK WHEN ON HILL LOSE CONTROL, THE VIBARTION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND HARD TO SHIFT. TT
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR.
Official recalls
294V063000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Apr 10, 1994
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.
93V208000 · Air Bags:frontal
Dec 9, 1993
THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAIN INCORRECT INFLATORS WHICH ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROVIDEADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE PASSENGER.
Remedy: HONDA DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH A MODULE CONTAINING THE CORRECT INFLATOR.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.