Pulled into turning lane off highway. In preparing to turn, I pressed on the brakes but instead of slowing down, the car accelerated. Pressed brake to floor but felt no resistance (soft brake). Pressed emergency brake to the floor and threw car into neutral. Luckily I was going slow enough and there were no other cars coming so I was able to make the turn even though brakes were not working. I turned the wheel quickly onto a straight away and released the emergency brake. I pressed the brakes and they worked fine. Second time this has happened where car accelerated instead of stopping.
2011 Honda CR-V acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while approaching a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated independently and surged forward. The contact shifted into neutral and applied force to the brake pedal in order to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,500.
While driving to work on major highway traveling approx. 60-65 MPH passed a car and then touched the brakes.. Suddenly the car accelerated to over 100 MPH with the r pm's red-lined. I have to stand on the brakes with both feet to try to slow it down and even when it did it was still revving off the charts. Had it towed to honda dealer who said they couldn't find anything wrong with it and most likely was "operator error". I'm too scared to even drive it now. Don't know what to do.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-v. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle it suddenly accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact placed shifted the gear in reverse and the vehicle continued to accelerate which caused the contact to crash into the wall. The vehicle was towed to the a body shop. A police was available. The contact was not injured. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 23,800. Updated 8/5/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking spot traveling 2 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a cement light pole. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 29,417 and the current mileage was 29,427.
Three times dangerous and unwanted acceleration when braking at stop light. Engine severely revved up, had to put vehicle into neutral. Took it into honda dealership where we purchased the vehicle. They had their mechanic check it out and could find nothing wrong. The next day we had a meeting with the district service manager and he had it rechecked and he took it for a test drive. He could not recreate the problem and therefore couldn't do anything more. Since they couldn't diagnose a problem, he said to continue driving it to see if the situation recurred. I am now afraid to drive my new six month old car and have lost faith in its reliability.
The engine suddenly accelerated in a parking garage. The brakes slowed the car on the first acceleration, but almost immediately the engine again revved-- to a shrill, loud sound like that of a jet engine. Result : car rammed into a support pillar in the garage; airbag deployed, and I was wearing my seat belt. Car may be totaled, still awaiting estimate from insurance. I spent 4 days in the hospital for surgery on my broken arm, multiple bruises and swollen face, and will not be able to drive for 3-4 months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in the engine rpms. The failure continued until the contact shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 14,210.
I bought a new 2011 honda cr v and have a serious safety issue. The engine maintained its speed or accelerated on four separate occasions when I applied the brake and tried to stop. The worst incident occurred when I tried to come to a stop at a red light with cars in front of me. I applied brake and car stopped but engine raced. I had to apply very strong pressure to brake to hold car in place. Engine was racing and car was pulling forward. I shifted to neutral, engine continued to race and then I heard a loud knocking sound come from engine like a washing machine makes when it is out of balance. I was very scared. I turned engine off and then at green light turned engine on and it was ok. This happened four separate times when the car had just over 200 miles on it, just over 400 miles, 723 miles, and 819 miles. I did not have my foot on both gas and brake, the mats are the honda mats that come with car and are fastened to the floor and were not on the gas. This really happened, very scary. Reported to honda and took car in twice. Honda said there were no codes and the brakes looked ok. They said to call american honda which I did. I reported it as a serious safety issue. Honda said someone would get in touch with me the next day. Its been a week and no one has contacted me. I have owned the car for 40 days and driven it less than 850 miles and this has happened four times and been in the shop twice. Honda says they cannot reproduce and that I should just let them know when it happens again. They have not tested anything with the idle or the throttle sticking are not concerned with my safety.
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