general problems of the 2007 Honda CR-V

Approximately 5 weeks ago I was driving locally with my wife and 6 year old son in the car when without warning the brakes suddenly engaged causing the car to come to a sudden stop. The vsa warning light also came on. I pressed on the accelerator but car would not move. After pressing and pulling the brake pedal for several minutes I was able to get the brakes to release. Today I received a frantic call from my wife because as she was driving the car the brakes suddenly locked up while she was driving and caused the car to come to a sudden stop in the middle of the road. After this frightening experience she is understandably afraid to drive this car anymore. I did some research online and read other Honda crv owners who have experienced the same problem. Honda has recognized this problem in their pilot model and has recalled over 183,000 vehicles but has yet to recognize the same issue with the crv model. The potential for a vehicle to brake unexpectedly causing the vehicle to come to a complete stop obviously poses a significant safety risk. Honda needs to recognize this defect is not limited to their pilot model, but to all models which they manufacture that share the same or similar components as the pilot model including their crv and other models.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Cr-v. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the brakes made a loud screeching noise. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact had to depress the brake pedal at a distance further than normal because the vehicle did not stop in a timely manner. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

The car was in bumper to bumper traffice, driver had foot on brake pedal. The car began to accelerate and would not stop even with foot on brake pedal. Vehicle struck two cars and ended up smashing into the rear of a stopped 18 wheeler.

The back passenger's side wheel had a "hot" smell coming from it. Honda service determined I had a brake pad that had gotten stuck. Brake pad was replaced, as well as fixing the rotor. The smell continued. Took the car back in and they cannot find one thing "rubbing" that would cause this "hot" smell. They are stumped. I am afraid to drive the car due to the strong smell, wondering if something is going to wear out or catch on fire. Many internet blogs have shown many, many Honda owners to be experiencing the same thing. No other tires/wheel wells smell hot - some owners believe it is due to the exhaust system next to the tire.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Cr-v. While driving approximately 40 mph, the antilock brake system engaged when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact rear ended another vehicle. As a result, the bumper completely detached from the front end of the vehicle and the radiator was damaged. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained major injuries because the seat belt locked and would not unlatch. The passenger in the other vehicle was uninjured. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. Prior to the failure, the contact heard a grinding sound while driving in reverse, but there was no failure at that time. The current and failure mileages were 14,000.