Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop

kirbyno1 · 06-17-2009, 04:45 AM

My wife just called. Our lovely 2006 Civic is giving us more issues. The car was in an accident (wasnt on the carfax) and the dealer did a really good job of hiding any traces of it. But a month later and here are the issues. The car was sold to us as is so no warranty (cause it was still under the factory bumper to bumper.....untill. I would appreciate no responses in regards to how dumb that was.

So my wife is at a stoplight with 7 series bmw infront of her. Foot on the brake and the engine starts racing. The car lunges forward and she almost hits the BMW. She said her foot was on the brake and off the gas completely. She said she was holding the brake with both feet trying not to hit the bmw and then the car calmed down.....

Its a 2006 Civic EX Auto

any ideas as to why this would happen?

teggsr925 · 06-17-2009, 07:38 AM

why wouldnt she just put it in neutral?

but i have no clue whats going on wit ur car, must be an idle issue

kirbyno1 · 06-17-2009, 07:46 AM

Huh? Who puts there car in neutral at every stop light?

teggsr925 · 06-17-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kirbyno1

Huh? Who puts there car in neutral at every stop light?

if she was afraid of it jumpin into the car infront of her, why wouldnt you? makes sense, car aint movin in neutral bud.

i put mine in neutral whenever im stopped, but mines also the 6spd.

kirbyno1 · 06-17-2009, 08:05 AM

I would much rather fix the problem then use a workaround. It doesn't happen every time the car comes to a stop. Its intermittent.......bud.

kaiba · 06-17-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kirbyno1

The car was in an accident (wasnt on the carfax) and the dealer did a really good job of hiding any traces of it.

Doesn't carfax have some sort of guarantee.

kirbyno1 · 06-17-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kaiba

Doesn't carfax have some sort of guarantee.

Not when it comes to accidents. Checked that first thing

av911 · 06-17-2009, 01:45 PM

I remember there was a recall for the '06 regarding the accelerater pedal getting stuck. I received a notice and brought it to the dealership to get it checked. This was 2-3 years ago.

06-17-2009, 04:45 AM	#1
kirbyno1 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Florida Posts: 84 iTrader Rating: (0)	Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop My wife just called. Our lovely 2006 Civic is giving us more issues. The car was in an accident (wasnt on the carfax) and the dealer did a really good job of hiding any traces of it. But a month later and here are the issues. The car was sold to us as is so no warranty (cause it was still under the factory bumper to bumper.....untill. I would appreciate no responses in regards to how dumb that was. So my wife is at a stoplight with 7 series bmw infront of her. Foot on the brake and the engine starts racing. The car lunges forward and she almost hits the BMW. She said her foot was on the brake and off the gas completely. She said she was holding the brake with both feet trying not to hit the bmw and then the car calmed down..... Its a 2006 Civic EX Auto any ideas as to why this would happen?

06-17-2009, 07:38 AM	#2
teggsr925 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,634 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop why wouldnt she just put it in neutral? but i have no clue whats going on wit ur car, must be an idle issue __________________ current- 97 ek 4dr i paint wheels! Vibrant Finish Wheel Painting on Facebook

06-17-2009, 07:46 AM	#3
kirbyno1 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Florida Posts: 84 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop Huh? Who puts there car in neutral at every stop light?

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kirbyno1 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Florida Posts: 84 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop I would much rather fix the problem then use a workaround. It doesn't happen every time the car comes to a stop. Its intermittent.......bud.

06-17-2009, 01:45 PM	#8
av911 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Posts: 568 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: Engine Races and car lunges forward with foot OFF gas at stop I remember there was a recall for the '06 regarding the accelerater pedal getting stuck. I received a notice and brought it to the dealership to get it checked. This was 2-3 years ago. Last edited by av911; 06-17-2009 at 02:03 PM.

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