2010 Honda CR-V acceleration problems

Filed Jun 15, 2026 · Acceleration, Brakes · 100,283 miles · MD · crash

The contact owns a 2010 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The engine was idling high, and the vehicle independently accelerated onto the curb. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle then independently accelerated and rolled backwards into a tree before coming to a stop. The contact stated that the crash had occurred in the residential parking lot. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer repaired the damage to the structure of the vehicle. No injuries were sustained. A Police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,283.

Filed Feb 14, 2026 · Acceleration, Electrical · NC

Cruise Control Significant safety. 2/13/2026. The first time I experienced my car made sudden high-speed acceleration, brain starts scrambling, what's going on? Ok cruise controls on, turned it off, tapped brake. Now with Cruise Control Off, I had to keep in contact with the accelerator to manually maintain speed. I had to pay much attention to my speed. Was towing a very small travel trailer, about 750#. The above actions stopped the sudden acceleration. Got my speed back under control. Thought since the problem was resolved quickly along with me disbelieving what just happened, I turned Cruise Control back ON. So, I got my speed back to where it should be and put Cruise Control ON. And, again it didn't happen right away, but when it did, it was exactly the same sudden acceleration. Vehicle to a Honda dealer next week. No warning signs or sounds, either before or after the incident, both occurrences.

Filed Jan 22, 2020 · Acceleration · 35,000 miles · PA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while his wife was driving in to the driveway, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated with the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle went through the garage door and stopped at a cinder block wall inside the house. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was severely damaged in the front and scratches on the driver side front panel and door. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Jun 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · MA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while in a parking area pulling into a parking space, the vehicle had an extensive unintended acceleration, the brake pedal was applied however the vehicle surged forward. The vehicle veered to the right, crashing into a parked vehicle at a high rate of speed which had stopped the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. An incident report was filed by the police department. The driver sustained no injuries and medical treatment. The dealer bernardi honda in natick, 960 worcester st, natick, ma 01760, (508) 319-5400 was notified of the failure and was waiting on the manufacturer to determine when the insurance company may have the vehicle towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was assigned a case worker who informed that once the vehicle was released from the auto body shop it would be towed to a dealer for a mechanical and computer analysis. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Jun 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · 65,000 miles · MA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into a gate and a parked vehicle. The contact mentioned the brake pedal was depressed the entire time however, failed to stop the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle stoped after it crashed into the parked vehicle and the contact was able to reverse and park the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the contacts residence and then was towed an auto body shop. The contact contacted bernardi honda in natick at 960 worcester st, natick, ma 01760 (508) 319-5400 where they were informed of the failure. The contact contacted the auto body shop where they informed the contact that the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a known issue. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Filed Feb 3, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 79,000 miles · OK · crash · 1 injury

I was turning into a parking space at my office, speed < 5mph, applied the brakes to make the turn. There were construction workers at the site, speed bumps and children coming and going. I was very attentive to all these circumstances as I turned into the spot. Suddenly there was an unexpected acceleration of the car with no ability to brake the vehicle, which did not stop until it hit a brick wall that was directly in front of the car, perhaps just 8-10 feet away. When the first attempt to brake did not work, I hit the brake a second time. Still nothing. After I hit the wall, a contraction worker who saw the entire thing came over to check on me. (I did have a seatbelt on, and the airbag did not deploy.) I felt like I was okay, but was shook up and confused. I told him what happened. He stated that he could smell the brakes, which were so hot from trying to stop the car. Substantial front end damage was incurred, and the car was towed to a body shop. Assessment there showed that there were no problems with the brake itself and there was plenty of brake fluid in the reservoir. I believe this is another incident, like others have reported, where the car accelerates as the brakes are tapped. I consider this car to be dangerous at this point, and I am waiting for the insurance company to determine if they will total it. I have not had this problem before, but have had a few times when there was a lag in the acceleration. I haven't talked to honda yet, but I will do so this weekend.

Filed Nov 28, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 78,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda cr-v. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and lost all braking ability. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Acceleration · 103,200 miles · FL

On june 9 2016 after making a routine left turn from a full stop my 2010 honda crv kept accelerating uncontrollably. There was nothing on the accelerator pedal except my right foot which I immediately released; however, the car kept accelerating with nothing on the accelerator pedal. I used the full force of my body to apply brake pressure, but this would not stop the car; it merely slowed it down somewhat but the car was still accelerating. I had to maintain and increase this constant full body force exertion on the brake pedal as the car kept accelerating. After about 45 seconds I immediately threw the transmission into neutral whereupon the rpms surged way past 7000 (once again there was no pressure on the accelerator pedal and nothing was touching it) & past the corresponding red line on the tachometer. After approximately another 15 seconds I threw it back into drive with the full force of my body still on the break pedal and no pressure on the accelerator pedal and I managed to maneuver and turn hard the vehicle into a vacant driveway whereupon I shut off the engine. Thereafter, the engine area smoked for about 30 seconds. I waited approximately 5 minutes and carefully started the car again, backed out of the driveway and drove slowly down the nearby road to see if it was going to occur again. It did not. I drove a the car home a few miles away, did not use it again that day and the very next day (june 10, 2016) I went to the honda dealer. The dealer was unable to find any fault codes or anything mechanically wrong. They claimed the accelerator was okay, there were no codes in the system and the brake over ride was working (which it was not as I previously stated because I had to put the full force of my body on the brake pedal to merely even slow it down somewhat but the car was still moving uncontrollably) and they could not duplicate the problem.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 47,500 miles · OH

At least 5 times now my 2010 honda crv-ex awd car has tried to take off on me while applying the brake to come to a stop. I wrote it off the first time thinking maybe my foot was still touching the gas pedal when I applied the brake. The next time it happened I looked down to make sure my foot was only on the brake. My car jumped forward, even with my foot on the brake. I threw it into neutral and the motor revved up to about 5500 rpms before it decided to stop. This has happened 3 times at a stop light and twice in a parking lot. I'm afraid to drive my own vehicle. I called the dealership and they said they had not heard of any problems similar to what I described and there were no recalls that would be related to this issue. Help! What can I do besides take it to the dealership and have it not happen and tell me nothing is wrong.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 45,000 miles · VA · crash

This has happened twice. In april 2013, I was driving on an interstate. To avoid hitting a slowing car, I tapped the brake and turned the wheel slightly to move completely back into the right lane. The car accelerated exponentially, as if overdrive had been turned off or cruise control had kicked in (cruise was not on). The car sped uncontrollably first toward the right shoulder and then to the left while I turned the wheel to stay on the road. This happened half a dozen times before the car finally stopped. The second event occurred while pulling into a front end parking space at an office building. Speed was not sufficient to register on the odometer. Tapping the brake caused the car to accelerate as described previously, heading toward a brick wall about 8 feet away. I removed my foot from the brake, but the car continued to accelerate. I was able to turn the car and avoid the wall, but took out all the front plantings, a light pole and a small tree, doing almost $3,000 damage to my car plus more for the building. I immediately took the car to my local honda service. Their response: we could not duplicate the problem. Bring it back when this happens again. For a while I have accepted this diagnosis, but another occurrence could cause serious injury to property, to me or to others. I have read of other incidents with this vehicle. I am pursuing this matter with honda. This must be fixed!