general problems of the 2011 Honda CR-V

Ten problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2011 Honda CR-V. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Honda CR-V based on all problems reported for the 2011 CR-V.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 12/16/2017

I was accelerating from an on ramp to enter the highway. After I was in the flow of traffic, I hit my brakes to keep pace with the traffic. My brake pedal would only move slightly and the engine was reving. I moved the shifter to neutral and the engine was still revving. I then hit the button on the side of the gear shift to put the car in d3 and continue to try the brakes. The brakes finally started working I put on my 4 way flashers and moved to the side of the highway and put the car in park. As I sat there I kept testing the brakes to insure the pedal would move toward the floor and kept revving the engine to be sure it would slow down when I removed my foot from the gas. I did call the local Honda service center and they said unless they were able to replicate the problem, they would not be able to say what the cause was. They did ask if I had floor mats. I do have floor mat, but I do check them to be sure they are pulled back and not under the pedals.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 09/03/2016

Car was being driven in a parking lot and as the driver pulled into a parking space and was pressing on the brakes, the car began to accelerate. The car jumped a curb, and continued to accelerate until striking a tree in front of a business. Driver smelled a burning odor just before the acceleration started.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2016

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Cr-v. While the brake pedal was depressed at approximately 3 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into a building. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was driven away by the contact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

4 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 06/17/2016

Tpms system on a number of occasions the tire pressure monitoring system (tpms)has faulted out while driving on the highway. Each time the fault resulted in the traction control system turning on with no way of turning it off which essentially means you are in all wheel drive mode even on the highway. I brought it in to the dealer who basically said that the problem is due to the tpms system faulting out due to radio frequency interference caused by a cell phone charger cord plugged into 12v accessory outlets in the front of the vehicle when the car is driven more than 49 mph for over 20 minutes . The radio interference affects most Honda cars. Honda warranty does not cover the cost to reset the tpms system.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 12/13/2014

On December 13th at approximately noon I was stopped at a traffic light in mansfield, MA behind the wheel of my 2011 Honda crv( with a little over 66, 000 miles), heading west on route 106 at the intersection with route 140, in the left lane. With my foot squarely on the brake pedal, the car began to slowly move forward. It felt like I was being pushed from behind. I immediately put the gear shift in neutral and the engine revved up to red line at which point I shut the car off. I sat there for a minute and decide to turn the car back on to see if the engine was still revving. It was not, so I carefully drove home with on hand on the gear shift. The car was subsequently inspected by prime Honda and Honda motor CO (case no. N012014-12-15-0038) and no defects were found. At my request ,they installed a new computer chip charging me their cost.

6 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 11/30/2014

We pulled our Honda crv 2011 into a parking lot at bonefish grill in canton ohio on November 30, 2014. My mother was pulling into a parking spot and the accelerator moved to the floor and the car could not be stopped by slamming on the brakes. We ended up running into a car parked in front of us then a car to the left of us and then the car was finally stopped when we ran into the side of another car parked in the lot where it finally came to rest. The air bags did not deploy, and we were not injured. We were very scared and there was substantial damage to the 3 other cars as well as our own. We have read online the stories of others that had very similar situations with this particular make and model vehicle. We do not plan on ever getting in this vehicle again and will not trust any vehicle that Honda builds as well. This incident luckily happened in a parking lot. If we would have been in an intersection we or someone else would likely have been killed. This vehicle needs to be recalled and customers should be compensated for the negligence on the part of the company. It looks like from the stories that we have read that Honda is claiming no responsibility for this issue and blaming it on driver error. This is not acceptable and Honda needs to own up to their incompetence and dishonesty.

7 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 11/05/2014

Pulled into turning lane off highway. In preparing to turn, I pressed on the brakes but instead of slowing down, the car accelerated. Pressed brake to floor but felt no resistance (soft brake). Pressed emergency brake to the floor and threw car into neutral. Luckily I was going slow enough and there were no other cars coming so I was able to make the turn even though brakes were not working. I turned the wheel quickly onto a straight away and released the emergency brake. I pressed the brakes and they worked fine. Second time this has happened where car accelerated instead of stopping.

8 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 10/29/2014

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while approaching a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated independently and surged forward. The contact shifted into neutral and applied force to the brake pedal in order to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,500.

9 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 02/27/2014

While driving to work on major highway traveling approx. 60-65 mph passed a car and then touched the brakes. . Suddenly the car accelerated to over 100 mph with the r pm's red-lined. I have to stand on the brakes with both feet to try to slow it down and even when it did it was still revving off the charts. Had it towed to Honda dealer who said they couldn't find anything wrong with it and most likely was "operator error". I'm too scared to even drive it now. Don't know what to do.

10 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 12/18/2011

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while stopped, there was a rapid increase in the engine rpms. The failure continued until the contact shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 14,210.


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