ben: what do you mean engine has gone? your engine has died? who told you that? this has nothing to do with your engine...unless you've not maintained the car well, your engine should last well above 300000kms...
So, if you're saying the car sped up with the rpms, it means your transmission and torque converter are fine...
BUT, and now read carefully, there have been numerous reports of unintended acceleration in Civics and other cars worldwide (google it)..this ks now an electronics/sensor/software issue and not a failing transmission or clutch...your car has electronic 'drive by wire' which means what you do with the accelerator pedal is sent to the engine as a signal, you don't have a physical/mechanical cable between the pedal and throttle...most cases of sudden acceleration are in cars with drive by wire systems..and if its happened once it'll happen again...in the car wash, at the traffic lights, anywhere.....the fact that you had electronic sensor issues within months of buying the car, suggests your car has manufacturing defects....but your problem is the dealers can't do anything until they can make the problem occur on demand or unless they scan your car and find some error codes..i suggest you check with them but your best move now is to mentally practice how you would react to any future incidents...rehearse how you're going to shift calmly to neutral and slow the car down..and always pay attention at traffic lights/other places where you're distracted and have many things close to your car...but definitely go to the dealer and remind them of the earlier sensor issues and now this...its a serious safety concern for you and others...also, do some basic checks like your transmission fluid levels, check if your floor mats are blocking the pedals and whether you have any vacuum leaks in the engine hoses...please don't ignore this, it will come back at the worst possible time from what i've read and heard about this issue...
ben: what do you mean engine has gone? your engine has died? who told you that? this has nothing to do with your engine...unless you've not maintained the car well, your engine should last well above 300000kms...
So, if you're saying the car sped up with the rpms, it means your transmission and torque converter are fine...
BUT, and now read carefully, there have been numerous reports of unintended acceleration in Civics and other cars worldwide (google it)..this ks now an electronics/sensor/software issue and not a failing transmission or clutch...your car has electronic 'drive by wire' which means what you do with the accelerator pedal is sent to the engine as a signal, you don't have a physical/mechanical cable between the pedal and throttle...most cases of sudden acceleration are in cars with drive by wire systems..and if its happened once it'll happen again...in the car wash, at the traffic lights, anywhere.....the fact that you had electronic sensor issues within months of buying the car, suggests your car has manufacturing defects....but your problem is the dealers can't do anything until they can make the problem occur on demand or unless they scan your car and find some error codes..i suggest you check with them but your best move now is to mentally practice how you would react to any future incidents...rehearse how you're going to shift calmly to neutral and slow the car down..and always pay attention at traffic lights/other places where you're distracted and have many things close to your car...but definitely go to the dealer and remind them of the earlier sensor issues and now this...its a serious safety concern for you and others...also, do some basic checks like your transmission fluid levels, check if your floor mats are blocking the pedals and whether you have any vacuum leaks in the engine hoses...please don't ignore this, it will come back at the worst possible time from what i've read and heard about this issue...