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2011 Honda CR-V acceleration problems

19 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 40,500. 8 crashes reported.

owner complaints
19
of this car's complaints
3%
typical mileage
40,500
crashes
8
recalls
0

Which part fails

Owners did not name a specific part.

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Specific symptoms reported on the 2011 Honda CR-V acceleration

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Sudden acceleration 9

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2011 Honda CR-V owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Sep 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 20,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 honda cr-v. While stopped at a stop light to make a left turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 20 MPH while the brake pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle crashed into a nearby fence and came to a stop in a cluster of bushes. The air bags deployed. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact sprained her right hand and received medical attention. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, a case was not opened. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Jul 7, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 57,000 miles · CA

When braking for a stop light, the engine suddenly accelerated. Eventually, it stopped. This has happened multiple time intermittently.

Filed Mar 26, 2018 · Acceleration · 65,840 miles · AZ

Honda crv 2011 unwanted acceleration on march 22 2018 as I was coming to a stop sign went flying in to traffic got lucky nothing coming. Again on sat 24 when I started my crv in park kept pushing brake then gas at slowed down so I could ,but still high idle.

Filed Dec 18, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 83,300 miles · PA

I was accelerating from an on ramp to enter the highway. After I was in the flow of traffic, I hit my brakes to keep pace with the traffic. My brake pedal would only move slightly and the engine was reving. I moved the shifter to neutral and the engine was still revving. I then hit the button on the side of the gear shift to put the car in d3 and continue to try the brakes. The brakes finally started working I put on my 4 way flashers and moved to the side of the highway and put the car in park. As I sat there I kept testing the brakes to insure the pedal would move toward the floor and kept revving the engine to be sure it would slow down when I removed my foot from the gas. I did call the local honda service center and they said unless they were able to replicate the problem, they would not be able to say what the cause was. They did ask if I had floor mats. I do have floor mat, but I do check them to be sure they are pulled back and not under the pedals.

Filed Sep 29, 2016 · Acceleration · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-v. While the brake pedal was depressed at approximately 3 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into a building. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was driven away by the contact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

Filed Sep 5, 2016 · Acceleration · 46,000 miles · IL · crash

Car was being driven in a parking lot and as the driver pulled into a parking space and was pressing on the brakes, the car began to accelerate. The car jumped a curb, and continued to accelerate until striking a tree in front of a business. Driver smelled a burning odor just before the acceleration started.

Filed Jul 14, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 4,560 miles · MA

Tpms system on a number of occasions the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)has faulted out while driving on the highway. Each time the fault resulted in the traction control system turning on with no way of turning it off which essentially means you are in all wheel drive mode even on the highway. I brought it in to the dealer who basically said that the problem is due to the TPMS system faulting out due to radio frequency interference caused by a cell phone charger cord plugged into 12v accessory outlets in the front of the vehicle when the car is driven more than 49 MPH for over 20 minutes . The radio interference affects most honda cars. Honda warranty does not cover the cost to reset the TPMS system.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Acceleration · 45,946 miles · MD · crash

In late august I pulled into my church parking lot as I do every sunday. My right foot was on the break pedal and I was going about 5 MPH when the car suddenly accelerated. While I pressed down hard on the brake pedal, the vehicle shot past the parking space hitting a tree. The car barely missed a parishioner walking on the sidewalk. The driver side window and side of the car were smashed. The car was towed to a honda collision repair shop. American honda came out and inspected the vehicle and told me they could not reproduce the unexpected acceleration and that what happened to me "is not known to be a problem with this vehicle." the damage was $5885. I was very upset because I loved the crv, but knew I could not chance a repeat performance. This meant trading it in at a significant financial loss to my family. We got nowhere trying to get american honda to reduce the financial burden.

Filed Jan 9, 2015 · Acceleration · 66,300 miles · MA

On december 13th at approximately noon I was stopped at a traffic light in mansfield, ma behind the wheel of my 2011 honda crv( with a little over 66, 000 miles), heading west on route 106 at the intersection with route 140, in the left lane. With my foot squarely on the brake pedal, the car began to slowly move forward. It felt like I was being pushed from behind. I immediately put the gear shift in neutral and the engine revved up to red line at which point I shut the car off. I sat there for a minute and decide to turn the car back on to see if the engine was still revving. It was not, so I carefully drove home with on hand on the gear shift. The car was subsequently inspected by prime honda and honda motor co (case no. [xxx]) and no defects were found. At my request ,they installed a new computer chip charging me their cost. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Acceleration, Airbags · 42,000 miles · OH · crash

We pulled our honda crv 2011 into a parking lot at bonefish grill in canton ohio on november 30, 2014. My mother was pulling into a parking spot and the accelerator moved to the floor and the car could not be stopped by slamming on the brakes. We ended up running into a car parked in front of us then a car to the left of us and then the car was finally stopped when we ran into the side of another car parked in the lot where it finally came to rest. The air bags did not deploy, and we were not injured. We were very scared and there was substantial damage to the 3 other cars as well as our own. We have read online the stories of others that had very similar situations with this particular make and model vehicle. We do not plan on ever getting in this vehicle again and will not trust any vehicle that honda builds as well. This incident luckily happened in a parking lot. If we would have been in an intersection we or someone else would likely have been killed. This vehicle needs to be recalled and customers should be compensated for the negligence on the part of the company. It looks like from the stories that we have read that honda is claiming no responsibility for this issue and blaming it on driver error. This is not acceptable and honda needs to own up to their incompetence and dishonesty.

Questions about the 2011 Honda CR-V acceleration

Does the 2011 Honda CR-V have acceleration problems?

Owners have filed 19 complaints about the acceleration of the 2011 Honda CR-V, 3% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2011 Honda CR-V acceleration problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 40,500 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2011 Honda CR-V acceleration?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Honda CR-V have the most acceleration problems?

The Honda CR-V model years with the most acceleration complaints are 2018 (65 complaints), 2017 (52 complaints) and 2014 (36 complaints).

Other 2011 Honda CR-V problems

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