March 25, 2008

Honda's Civic has a flaw in it's handbrake.  If you depress the handbrake release button when you pull the handbrake on, there's a good chance that the handbrake won't lock on. 

This has seen several instances of the cars rolling off and drivers desparately trying to stop their runaway vehicle.  Never easy if you've just locked the doors!

A Honda spokesman said: "We do apologise for any inconvenience to customers.

"We will be sending out letters to our customers in March and April recommending that they visit their local Honda dealer to get an improved handbrake fitted."

The design flaw applies to Civics produced between 2006 and 2007.  Honda said that it was sending out 63,000 letters to owners alerting them to the problem.

Honda recommends that owners do not push the release button when using the handbrake, which may result in it not catching.

YourDriving recommends leaving your car in a low gear when you stop, either first or reverse, to use the engine as back up to your handbrake. 

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