2003 Honda Civic vehicle speed control problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2003 Honda Civic — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Cruise control was stuck in accelerate and could not turn it off on the interstate. I could have been killed.neutral and full pressure to the brakes wouldn't stop it. Taking my foot off the brakes would only accelerate it more.I went 8 miles with full brakes in neutral till I was able to stop it…”
filed Jul 31, 2018
“On halloween night 10/31/2015, after getting home from taking kids trick-or-treating I was leaving to go to store. While I was backing out of the drive-way I realized I forgot my wallet inside. So I opened the door & went to step out, then noticed I was sticking out in the street a little bit. So I…”
filed May 3, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 Civic | 3 | 5% |
| 2024 Civic | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 Civic | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 Civic | 42 | 5% |
| 2021 Civic | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 Civic | 4 | 2% |
| 2019 Civic | 9 | 2% |
| 2018 Civic | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 Civic | 12 | 2% |
| 2016 Civic | 17 | 2% |
| 2015 Civic | 20 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.