general problems of the 2003 Honda CR-V

I was at a public aquatic center and while pulling into a parking space, the car accelerated up to about 15 miles per hour or more. I ended up hitting the building head on causing damage to the front end end of my car and to myself as well.

I had just taken the car into the dealership the week before, and they had replaced the starter as well as doing routine maintenance. One week later, I had just left the house and was driving toward a major intersection at 55 mph when the vehicle started to accelerate on its own. I pushed down on the brake and was able to slow the vehicle down somewhat but the engine was still racing. I tried to pull the accelerator up but with the top of my foot, but this did nothing. Putting all of my weight on the brake I slowed it enough to turn into a parking lot at about 10 mph, at which point I jammed it into park. The engine continued to race until I turned it off. When the tow truck arrived, the driver started the car which again caused the engine to rev extremely high, and he immediately turned it off. After towing to the dealership, the mechanics there were unable to reproduce the problem. They kept the car for several weeks, during which time they drove it for about 80 miles. Then they called us and said that they could not find anything wrong or reproduce the problem, and they have asked us to come pick up the vehicle. I am worried the problem could recur, and do not wish to drive the vehicle any longer.

Driving with speed control on I tapped the brakes to release it. The car sped up as if the accelerator had been pressed to the floor and held there. I continued to tap the brakes, but the speed control would not release. I applied the brakes and it would not release. Now I am flying down the apron of the road just missing stopped cars still going 65 being jostled violently. The speed control disengages after I pass about 20 cars. The car finally is able to stop. My hand was at no point close to the steering wheel controls of the speed control. My foot never hit or held the accelerator. A right rear tire was impaled by debris.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph and attempting to accelerate to 55 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 80 mph. The vehicle did not respond as the contact applied the brakes. The contact was able to move onto the shoulder and turned the engine off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 77,000.

2003 Honda crv. Consumer writes in regards to throttle body issues the consumer stated the check engine light illuminated. The dealer replaced the throttle body.

We are writing to report NHTSA in addressing a critical safety issue in Honda automobiles and serious negligence on the part of the american Honda automobile company. We own a 2003 Honda Cr-v (VIN: [xxx] ). This vehicle has serious manufacturing defects that have resulted in several instances of engine racing, where the vehicle continuously accelerates uncontrollably. Only my husbands considerable automotive engineering experience was able to prevent potentially fatal accidents that could have killed our entire family. We have contacted the american Honda automobile customer service many times to report critically dangerous vehicle malfunctions after these instances occurred, but to no avail. We requested that the Honda company allow us to return this car to them so that they can research the problem. We are afraid to drive this car right now, and we do not want to resell this car to others, as it could cause fatal accidents for someone else. My husband experienced engine racing for the first time on April 28, 2009. The engine suddenly started revving to over 7000 rpm, quickly bringing the vehicle to 75mph and overcoming its own brakes. Thankfully, he was able to disengage the gear, shut down the car, and maneuver it by unpowered steering, bringing it to a stop before a serious accident occurred. Without the knowledge to safely control the car or the good fortune of an open road and light traffic, he might not have survived. We called aaa to tow the car to an aaa authorized repair shop nearby. The repair shop checked the engine and found that the device that controls engine idling had malfunctioned. Both my husband and I missed work that morning. Afterwards I called and emailed the Honda dealer and american Honda automobile customer service to report a critically dangerous vehicle malfunction (case #[xxx]). We requested that they reimburse our costs of repairing this engine ctrl malfunction and investigate. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Traveling on interstate with vehicle set on cruise-control at 65 mph; cruise-control malfunctioned losing all vehicle speed in heavy traffic. Dealership said that the cruise-control unit physically separated from it's mounting, that the vehicle had low mileage and incident should never have happened. Indicated that there were other incidents of this nature with other vehicle's, however, no recalls. Vehicle out of warranty, dealership stated they would check and possibly buy the part if I paid for the labor. Two years later, still no answer from the dealership.

The malfunction indicator light on my 2003 Honda crv came on twice. First incident happened December 2005, and second incident happened on March 21, 2006. On the first incident, the malfunction light went away after checking the fuel cap wasn't closed properly. Second incident, I took the crv to a Honda trained technician and had it diagnosed. The diagnostic was performed on 3/22/2006. The sensor inside the throttle body assemble is malfunctioning. Contacted the dealer (Honda stevens creek, san jose) and explained the situation. They noted that warrantly for such parts are only covered for 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever comes first. My crv was bought brand new and currently have 38,000 miles, which means Honda will not cover for the replacement. Replacement of the complete throttle body assembly cost $800+ and does not include labor and diagnostic cost.

Honda, 2003 crv 4wd with 50,000 miles. Engine light came on. Diagnostics revealed p0122 throttle position switch low volt caused automatic transmission not to shift correctly, and will prevent acceleration to highway speed. Dealer quoted $950. 00 for a replacement of throttle body with the throttle position switch. Discussions with other mechanics indicated other failures which may result in a Honda technical service bulletin (TSB) or recall.

The vehicle surged when accelerating. The vehicle would surge when accelerating from stop and was more noticeable with the a/c on. The door seal on the left front door st the bottom would sometimes hang down.

I have two safety recall notices that the dealer is not able to fix because of lack of parts. The recall notices are six months old.