NHTSA Complaint #10459339 — 2011 HONDA CIVIC

DRIVING THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A POP NOISE AFTER GOING IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD, ALSO A FEWS TIMES THE CAR BRAKES FEEL LIKE ITS NOT REALLY SLOWING THE CAR DOWN FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ALMOST CASUED A FEW ACCIDENTS BY NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH BRAKING POWER. THE SUSPENSION IS INADEQUET FOR THE CAR IT BOTTOMS THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH <100 LBS INSIDE. THE CAR TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING BY COASTING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES RIGHT BEFORE THE AUTO LEVEL IS REACHED HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS FROM THE CAR JUMPING FORWARD ABOUT 1-2 FEET ALSO FEELS LIKE A WHIPLASH EFFECT WHEN IT DOES THIS. ALSO WHEN GOING FROM 0 TO 10 AT AN INTERSECTION TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER AND MOVES AT A SLOW PACE COMPARED TO THE RPMS. DEALER SAYS THE POP NOISE IS A GAP IN THE BRAKE PADS AND THE JUMP EFFECT IS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE AC DISENGAGING BUT THE AC WAS NOT DISENGAGING AT THE TIME. *TT