2014 Honda CR-V: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Mar 3, 2025 · MA

While parking at friend house behind her car partially on sidewalk, had to go fwd and reverse to park correctly. When switching to drive as car was on very slight decline (rear end higher) got sudden engine acceleration. Put in Neutral , saw RPM climb to about 3000 rpm and then several seconds later dropped to normal. All past unintended accelerations have been with front end on decline (lower than rear). Happens randomly maybe every few months. Have filed prior reports. Am on alert with hand on gear shift when slowing to a stop now.

Filed Nov 18, 2024 · MA

Sudden Unintended Acceleration Vehicle has approx 60,700 miles and never a mechanical issue, been extremely reliable. Today [XXX] went shopping in Burlington ,MA (from Watertown, MA) no issues from 7:15AM departure to about 9:05 AM at friend house (XXX).. While parking on part of sidewalk, went into reverse. Then switched to "drive" to position vehicle and suddenly had obvious event of sudden unintended acceleration. Put in neutral and hit brake, as I am always on alert for issue based on past events. . Happened one more time a minute later and foot was not on accelerator but on brake as I switched between reverse and Drive. Made a point with wife in passenger seat to assure not on accelerator. Last time issue occurred was on [XXX] and recorded event even to Honda. On 6/13/24 someone called "Walter" called from Honda regarding my recording issues with Honda (5 incidences). As we were going on vacation I told him that he should call me back after 7/17/24 and he said OK, no problem. I never got a call back. Left vehicle with son-in-law who is master mechanic and he checked it while I was away. Cleaned Throttle body and other parts. Seemed to correct it and no problem at all until [XXX]. Am always prepared for a rare repeat event when coming to a stop or at a stop, hand on transmission shift and foot on brake. Problem is that it occurs rarely and no way a dealer or maybe even a Honda rep will pin down the cause as it's not repeatable. Will have son-in-law recheck it before wasting time with dealer or Honda again , neither of who will never find a cause or repeat it while they hold my vehicle. . Note: There are two prior reports from me to the federal safety agency INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed May 21, 2024 · MA

For 5th time since about July 2023, my HONDA CR-V 2014 vehicle experienced Sudden unexpeced acceleration" It has about 57,400 miles. It has occurred very sporadically only since about July 2023. Today as I was parking and going extremely slow in lot, I was about to stop though just creeping very slow, pushed on brake and felt a sudden surge forward. I placed transmission in neutral as I was feet away from parked car ahead of me, and engine rived up to about 2500 RPM for maybe 6-8 seconds and then back to normal idle speed of about 1100RPM. As in prior occasions, it has not recurred again but surely will in the furred. I know that nobody has really found a cause to the issue but called dealer (Honda City, Newton, MA) and spoke to service rep. He claimed he had no clue what I was talking about and merely said it has been since 2020 (37,000 miles) since you replaced transmission fluid, as it that has any bearing since suggested change is after 30k-50k miles and already clanged twice. I sent an email to Honda (Case # [XXX]) and waiting to hear back. Obviously the dealer is playing dumb and just wants to do irrelevant unnecessary service or look at error codes (there have been none) at big cost with no results as in other cases. The issue is one that puts others in danger and so far unanswered. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 2, 2021 · Brakes, Engine · VA

Pulling into a parking space, when hitting my brakes, the engine suddenly accelerated and no, I was not pushing both the gas pedal and brake at the same time. In doing a web search, I found many instances of other CRV owners having the same issue...sudden acceleration when braking

Filed Dec 20, 2019 · Engine · 16,000 miles · FL · crash

While parking on the second level of a parking garage, the car suddenly lunged forward and jumped the stop and crashed into the wall of the garage. My foot was on the break but when I lifted it off, the engine revved up without my foot on the gas. This has done this before and I have reported it to honda but they did nothing to correct it.

Filed Dec 1, 2019 · Acceleration · 49,200 miles · CA · crash

My honda cr-v suddenly accelerated without my pedal input while I was turning at about 5 MPH in the parking lot of an outdoor shopping plaza and looking for a parking space. My vehicle accelerated up to 18 MPH before colliding with two parked cars, leading to moderate front-end damage of my vehicle. Dashcam video available at https://youtu.be/t1sxheze74s

Filed Oct 16, 2019 · Acceleration · 34,000 miles · PA

I experienced sudden unintended acceleration of the engine twice over a 3 month period. After driving for approximate 140 milles I pulled into a parking area. After the car stopped the engine immediately reved up to over 3000 RPM. I immediately put the car in neutral and turned off the key. The second time this happened the conditions were similar with the engine reving up to approximately 5000 RPM. In both cases the engine reved up after car was stopped at the end of a long continuous drive. At the end of these events I looked down and verified that my foot was definitely on the brake. After the first event I had the vehicle checked by a reliable mechanic and nothing unusual was found.

Filed Sep 15, 2017 · Acceleration · 410,000 miles · OH · crash

I was pulling into my parking space at work at about 5 miles an hour. I applied the brake and suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed into the brick wall of the building about 10 feet away. Front end damage to the car and damage to the building. This is the 2nd time I have had sudden acceleration. The first time I was preparing to pull into a parking space but I was further away from the building. I stomped on the brakes repeatedly and was able to stop just before hitting anything.

Filed Jun 3, 2017 · Body, Engine · 40,706 miles · VA · crash

I was parking in a parking space behind a parked car in front of my car. I applied the brakes, and my car lunged forward with a tremendous acceleration and hit the parked car in front of me. At least, almost $5,000 in damage was done.

Filed Oct 27, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 9,300 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while turning at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle lunged forward and crashed head on into a lamp post while turning. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle sustained extensive front driver side damage. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,300.

Filed Oct 26, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 9,500 miles · SD

Apply brakes for normal stop, ease off throttle pedal. When road is clear, release brakes, apply pressure to throttle pedal. No response. Add pressure - no response. Add more pressure and full speed ahead. *tr the sudden acceleration puts you hard against the seat, with sudden reaction needed to avoid an accident with the car ahead of you going the same way. Entering a freeway could be fun!!! This is a frequent occurance, at almost every stop and proceed. From what I hear about air bags in some cars, the sudden acceleration may be a cause of air bag release which would complicate the problem.