We have classified the 8 complaints from 1989 Honda Civic about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL into the following categories.
Engine "revs" and surges forward. this is especially bad when in idle or when restarting after having been driven. several times this high revving has caused the car to lurch forward, and in a couple of instances has almost caused car to hit auto in front of it. this has happened since purchase three years ago and continues to this day. no one has been able to explain to me why nor been able to fix. this condition causes high fuel consumption as well as being a safety factor.*ak
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when consumer put shift lever into reverse causing broken bones and several other injuries to the occupants. nlm
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in a parking lot causing collison, the impact was so great that the occupant of the vehicle sustained a broken shoulder blade. nlm
While shifting into drive, vehicle suddenly accelerated forward; had to pull emergency brake/shift into neutral to stop vehicle. *ak
Driving into the garage, vehicle went into open throttle position impact 12:00 position hitting wall in the garage. tt
Throttle assemble replaced due to gasoline leaking onto the computer shorting it out. *sd
Fuel throttle body assembly sprayed gas on computer shorting it out. tt the trottle body assembly was replaced because it was possible to cause fire in the engine. *yh
The accelerator stuck and the car went under the car in front of her. please describe. tt