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. *TR
2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2001 HONDA CR-V AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND SENT SHARDS OF METAL INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THIS WAS WITHOUT WARNING, AS I JUST HAD MY AIR CONDITIONING SERVICED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP A MONTH AGO. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH HONDA CR-VS AND THAT HONDA AMERICA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS MAJOR DEFECT. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I LIVE IN ARIZONA, AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 108 DEGREES, WITH 113 PREDICTED FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS MAKES THE DEFECT VERY DANGEROUS. I AM PART OF A NON-PROFIT RESCUE GROUP AND REGULARLY TRANSPORT PETS; THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF IT HAPPENED WITH BABY KITTENS OR PUPPIES IN THE CAR. THE HONDA SERVICE SHOT SAID THEY TALKED WITH THE HONDA AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE AND THAT HE WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIRS, DESPITE IT BEING A WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS A LAWSUIT PENDING FOR THIS DEFECT. THE REPAIR WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND AGAIN, I JUST HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SERVICED AT THE SAME HONDA SERVICE SHOP THAT I HAVE BEEN USING FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL AND HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS. THE CR-V IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN STATES WITH EXTREME HEAT. *TR