2003 Honda CR-V acceleration problems

Filed Nov 21, 2018 · Acceleration · 50,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated rapidly without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated to 85 MPH and would not stop. The contact applied the brake pedal and it became stuck to the floorboard. The contact shifted into neutral in an attempt to correct the failure and the vehicle decelerated to 45 MPH and would not stop. The contact stated that the failure recurred a second time two years later. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated to 90 MPH without warning. On both occasions, the emergency brake was inoperative and failed to stop the vehicle. The contact eventually regained control of the brake and accelerator pedal functionality. Tom kadlec honda (3333 wilder rd nw, rochester, minnesota 55901, (507) 281-2500) was contacted, but the failures could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures by a written letter or correspondence. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jun 7, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 108,965 miles · CO

When in drive, at a light, with foot on the brake, the engine suddenly accelerates briefly, then returns to normal. This happened 3 or 4 times over the last year or 2. On 06/04/18, when in motion,in reverse, the engine suddenly accelerated. I dropped it into drive, it continued until I braked and jammed it into park, then the engine returned to idle.

Filed Aug 2, 2017 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · WA · crash

2003 honda crv unexpectedly accelerated while pulling into a parking stall on 8/2/17 at 6:45am. The engine suddenly revved up full throttle and the car surged forward. I slammed on the brakes but could feel the car surging forward for a split second. My car hit the unoccupied car parked in the stall in front of me. Will take car to dealership today to determine and fix cause. Filed an insurance claim with travelers insurance company.

Filed Jan 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 164,000 miles · TN

On december 18 my youngest daughter was returning from a babbysitting job..her 2003 crv accelerator stuck open ..for 5 to 7 miles she pressed on brakes as car was accelerating over 100 MPH..she managed to slow to 60 and engage neutral while car still revving..and shut off vehicle..no dash or warning lights..the car is now at a honda dealership in chattanooga..the dealer has pics of what happened and brakes were fried as they were new..im 2 1/2 weekks waiting on a reply or investigation from honda ..im out a car and my daughter needs to get to college..she was on a long stretch of highway at incident.which is what likely saved her by the grace of god..or could have been serious injury or death.

Filed Aug 22, 2015 · Acceleration · 116,400 miles · MD

Driving with speed control on I tapped the brakes to release it. The car sped up as if the accelerator had been pressed to the floor and held there. I continued to tap the brakes, but the speed control would not release. I applied the brakes and it would not release. Now I am flying down the apron of the road just missing stopped cars still going 65 being jostled violently. The speed control disengages after I pass about 20 cars. The car finally is able to stop. My hand was at no point close to the steering wheel controls of the speed control. My foot never hit or held the accelerator. A right rear tire was impaled by debris.

Filed Jul 15, 2015 · Acceleration · 85,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

I was at a public aquatic center and while pulling into a parking space, the car accelerated up to about 15 miles per hour or more. I ended up hitting the building head on causing damage to the front end end of my car and to myself as well.

Filed Jan 12, 2015 · Acceleration · 140,000 miles · TX

I had just taken the car into the dealership the week before, and they had replaced the starter as well as doing routine maintenance. One week later, I had just left the house and was driving toward a major intersection at 55 MPH when the vehicle started to accelerate on its own. I pushed down on the brake and was able to slow the vehicle down somewhat but the engine was still racing. I tried to pull the accelerator up but with the top of my foot, but this did nothing. Putting all of my weight on the brake I slowed it enough to turn into a parking lot at about 10 MPH, at which point I jammed it into park. The engine continued to race until I turned it off. When the tow truck arrived, the driver started the car which again caused the engine to rev extremely high, and he immediately turned it off. After towing to the dealership, the mechanics there were unable to reproduce the problem. They kept the car for several weeks, during which time they drove it for about 80 miles. Then they called us and said that they could not find anything wrong or reproduce the problem, and they have asked us to come pick up the vehicle. I am worried the problem could recur, and do not wish to drive the vehicle any longer.

Filed Jan 8, 2015 · Acceleration · 143,000 miles · OR

While using 'cruise control' in freeway traffic, the cars ahead began to slow, suddenly while I had cruise control engaged, in fifth gear. *tr a black prius was the car immediately ahead of mine. The slowing of the traffic was significant enough so that I used light braking to disengage the cruise control and slow the vehicle. Just a 'tap' on the brake is all that has ever been necessary to disengage the cruise control in this type of situation. "light' braking and then 'very heavy' braking did nothing whatsoever to disengage the cruise control or to slow the vehicle whatsoever. I almost collided with the rear end of the prius. The only way I could resume control and slow my vehicle was to reach over and slap-off the master, cruise control switch at the far left of the instrument panel. This was very scary as I've heard of it happening but has never happened in this vehicle and I've owned it since new. When I first attempted to tap the brake to disengage the cruise control, and slow; my vehicle also seemed to accelerate at the same time... I think that this, probably, was not actually the case as the closure rate to the other vehicle and my inability to slow the vehicle, probably just made it seem like the car was accelerating... I honestly do not know. I cannot reproduce the anomaly.....

Filed Feb 13, 2014 · Acceleration · 138,900 miles · MA · crash

My wife was accelerating her 2003 honda cr-v onto the massachusetts turnpike from the on-ramp, but the car continued to accelerate well above normal highway speed. The brake only slowed it partially, so she tried tapping the accelerator which released. Alarmed by this she got it serviced where mechanic blamed the problem on buildup of deposits on the throttle plate, which they cleaned, and did other preventive maintenance. Several weeks later I was leaving the supermarket on an very cold day of about 10f. I started the car in park, at which point the throttle went to maximum by itself, at very high revs. Fortunately it was still in park. I tried all kinds of tapping on and around the accelerator. I inspected the accelerator area for a stuck floor mat or a foreign object, but found nothing. I turned the car off, but when I turned it on, it continued to rev as if floored. The second time I turned it off and on, it returned to normal operation. It drove normally for the next few weeks. Finally, my wife was driving on a busy divided highway with many businesses when the accelerator stuck open again. The car sped up to dangerous speed, and stomping on the brake only partly slowed it. She shifted into low gear which actually made it speed up. She was approaching a traffic light with stopped cars. Not wanting to hit a column of stopped cars, she steered into a thick snowbank by the side of the road, hoping to stop it non-destructively. But the honda did not stop until it hit a telephone pole very hard, with airbag deployment and total vehicle loss. She escaped with only minor bruises.

Filed Oct 18, 2013 · Acceleration · 52,000 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into four parked vehicles and then into a bus shelter. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The current and failure mileage was 52,000.