1996 Honda Civic SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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I OWN A 1996 HONDA CIVIC EX,, I AM HAVING ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ROTORS GOING BAD. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES BOUGHT NEW ROTERS AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS NOT WORKING RIGHT.AS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?*AK
RECALL 96V10 000/BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:CHECK VALVE: REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, FRONT BRAKES WOULD CHATTER WHEN DRIVING 55MPH THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. AT LOW SPEED THEY WOULD NOT FEEL THE PULSATING. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKES. ROTORS & PADS HAD BEEN CHANGED. SO FAR, ONLY HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOSE TO THE FLOOR, GIVING NO RESPONSE, AND IF CONDITIONS ARE WET THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE SLID ABOUT 30FT. BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHCILE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND CONSUMER REPLACED IT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSMENT. *YH
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING. HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AT DEALER'S & ROTORS CUT DOWN. NO WARRANTY. ROTOR PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, RECALL NOTICE SENT AFTER ACCIDENTS. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
RECALL 96V106000. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES DRAG, THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY VALVE FAILED.
BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE FAILED.
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKE BOOT FAILED.
FRONT BRAKES CONSTANTLY LOCKED UP. *AK
FRONT DISK ROTORS FAILED.
WEATHER WET; DRIVING; STARTED TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY; VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE; HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL; HIT PARKED VEHICLE; 2ND TIME GOING AROUND CURVE 6/13/97, HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS; WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER . *AK
BRAKE CHECK VALVE FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.
BRAKES ARE OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE REAR ROTORS TO WARP. ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 3,000-5,000 MILES. ROTORS ARE WARPING AGAIN AT 18,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE IN THE REAR END WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP , CAUSING ACCIDENT.
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The 1996 Honda Civic has 42 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 14 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.