2002 Honda CR-V: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Oct 24, 2015 · Fuel system · 98,000 miles · TX

When I turned ignition to start engine, the car suddenly started to rev erratically with RPM ranging up to 5k+. My foot was on the floor not on brake or gas pedal. Cruise control was off. Floor mat was far from gas pedall. The car was on park plus hand brake was on. My wife and I both were dumbfounded for couple of secs then I finally turned off the ignition. Waited a couple of seconds and car restarted fine. Incident did not recur. Car was in garage.

Filed Dec 12, 2012 · Acceleration · 176,000 miles · IN

While pulling into traffic from a state highway onto an interstate the accelerator stuck wide open. Before I could assess the problem my speed had reached 80 MPH. Using the brakes did nothing. I was only able to gain control and slow the vehicle down by tapping on the accelerator pedal several times. In researching cr-v's I found that the probable cause is a broken cruise control cable. Note: this has occurred 3 additional times. Note: the cruise control was not activated while this problem occurred.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Acceleration, Airbags · 191,103 miles · CA

I responded to a recall notice for the airbag inflator. I had noticed, immediately thereafter, that my horn and cruise control is inoperable. I contacted service advisor who asked to bring the car back in. She agreed that the mechanism for these inoperable parts is in "close proximity to the air bag inspection areas", for the recall. However, they claim they "... Are not liable for the cable reel" and will charge to have it fixed. And just yesterday, in the process of getting my window fixed, the same dealership left out the moisture shield and disabled my door locks which are superficial issues that they somewhat resolved. However, I still do not have a working horn or cruise control because these were consequentially damaged after innocently responding to an airbag recall inspection.

Filed Oct 7, 2010 · Acceleration, Lights · 74,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. While stopped at a traffic light, the contact attempted to accelerate and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The failure caused a crash involving two other vehicles. There was a police report filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the idle air control module motor, the lower control arm knuckle and the bearing were replaced. The failure occurred again; the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the cruise control switch was the cause of failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000 and the current mileage was 75,273. The brake light switch was replaced. Updated 04/01/11

Filed Jun 29, 2009 · Acceleration · 97,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 honda cr-v. While driving 70 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle would not stop accelerating. The contact deactivated the cruise control, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle had to be turned off in order for the acceleration to stop. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact did not notice any prior issues with the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 97,000. Updated 8/10/09 *cn the consumer stated throttle cable frayed and there was no explanation provided. Updated 08/13/09.

Filed Apr 12, 2007 · Acceleration · 84,000 miles · IN

The cruise control system failed. A safety concern for us. Honda replaced a connector in the steering wheel.

Filed Aug 21, 2006 · Acceleration · 64,626 miles · NJ

The vehicle did not slow when applying the brakes upon approaching a stop sign. The drivers foot was off the gas pedal and on the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to power forward. Not sure if the brakes were at fault, the driver stopped vehicle by putting the auto transmission into park to avoid going past the stop sign, entering a county highway and being broadsided by oncoming traffic. The engine speed then rose to about 5000 RPM, though the vehicle was at rest, in park, and the accelerator pedal was not being touched. A witness sought to lend some help and suggested that the continually racing engine was perhaps due to a stuck throttle, though a quick look under the hood did not reveal any obvious problem. After several minutes of the engine racing at about 5000 RPM while in park, the driver turned off the ignition and then restarted the engine. The engine continued to race. Only after the third or fourth cycle of turning the engine off and on, and pumping and jiggling the accelerator pedal, did the engine rpms return to normal, allowing the vehicle to be driven to a nearby honda dealer. The next day, the service department returned the vehicle to the driver saying that they inspected the throttle cable and cruise control, test drove it for 3 miles, but could not find any problems. The behavior of this 2002 honda cr-v seems very similar to that outlined by odi id numbers 10073104, 10127008, 10048024, 10083184 & 10055124.

Filed May 30, 2004 · Airbags, Steering · 51,000 miles · CT · crash · 1 injury

I was driving on the hutchinson river parkway in new york at moderate speed, everything was fine, and suddenly and completely lost steering. Every ounce of my being was directed at trying to steer, to no avail. The car was like a bad carnival ride conducted by demons. I smashed into the guard rail on the right side of the highway, caromed off it, veered to the left and smashed into the concrete median jersey barrier on the left. I was absolutely certain I was about to die. Thanks to the barrier and my seatbelt and airbags (I have side-impact airbags which did not deploy, only the front ones did - there was no passenger in my car), I did not go into oncoming traffic as I believed I was about to, walked away from my car and am sitting here writing to you now, quite banged up and bruised and with a fractured vertebra but miraculously alive. Miraculously also, no other cars were involved. *** something failed in my car to cause this and I want to know what. There was either a tire or mechanical failure of some kind. (the tires still had decent tread on them.) my insurance company says the car and tires are so damaged from the impact that they can't tell what caused it and they show no interest in pursuing it. (it does not appear to have been a blowout.) I'm sure someone who knew how could investigate the car and find out what failed. It seems to me it should be of interest to honda and everyone else what went wrong here. I have notified american honda about the accident and was assigned a case number, but they have not gotten back to me. (p.s. The car has cruise control but I was not using it.)