Cruise Control problems of the 1997 Honda CR-V

Five problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1997 Honda CR-V. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 12/01/1997

Cruise control failure. While driving at 65mph, speed began to decrease to 52 and continued dropping when accelerator was depressed.

2 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 11/01/1997

When the cruise control is engaged it declines in speed while going on an incline direction - via - uphill.

3 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 09/01/1997

When using the cruise control the vehicle does not maintain speed going up or down hill. The problem was corrected on 9/2/97.

4 Cruise Control problem

Cruise control activates without warning. Problem occurs at highway speeds. Dealers cannot duplicate problem. Owner very concerned for safety.

5 Cruise Control problem

Cruise control does not maintain speed while driving up inclines. Honda stated that this was due to limited vacuum availability. The dealer indicated that this was a design flaw.


Other Vehicle Speed Control related problems of the 1997 Honda CR-V



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