Automatic Emergency Braking problems of the 2018 Honda CR-V - part 2

On [xxx], I parked on a slight incline at an open market. There was nothing wrong with the steering when I parked the car. It was dry and sunny. When I returned to the car an hour later, the power steering was out and all sensor lights were flashing: hill assist, lane assist, cruise control, brakes, tire pressure, emergency brake, and others I can't recall at this point. Someone was getting into their car next to mine and helped maneuver the car out of the spot so it could be towed. I am told by the dealer, the power steering rack needs to be replaced -- $4000. My car has 56k miles on it, has never been in an accident and has always and only been serviced by autonation Honda in clearwater. There appears to be a recall on this part but when I enter my VIN, it indicates the recall doesn't apply to my car even though it's a recall on 2018 crvs. The dealer indicates the part is backordered indefinitely and cannot provide timeline. I am waiting for Honda good will program to evaluate whether they will help with rental car and expense of repair. Meantime, I have no car and cannot conduct business or even evacuate if a hurricane comes through. It's been 2 weeks now with no help from the dealer. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

As I was driving back from the aquarium with my family going home, the automatic emergency braking system activated and the car suddenly came to a total stop abruptly - this is the third time the car does that since I have it (2020) there was nothing on the way that could have justified the car to stop in such a violent manner. Thankfully there was nobody behind me and we did not get hurt, but we were scared and my little daughter was crying thinking we did crash, of course now I don't feel safe driving my car because if this happens again in traffic someone will hit me in the back for sure.

All warning signs come on at the same time on the dashboard. Car repair service explained that this is a known problem with crv and suggested that I take it to he dealer. I have disconnected and reconnected the battery and this worked in discontinuing the warning signs but this was a temporary fix since same problem reappeared within weeks. This has reoccurred several times since 2024. Appointment has been made with dealer since the danger is whether warning sign is legitimate or just an electrical problem. This happens when car is first started and prior to initial drive. Does not prevent use of the car.

While driving on a 4 lane road on a sunny day, the vehicle detected an imminent collision ahead on a clear-road. The crv did a hard-brake bringing the speed from around 40 mph to 20 mph. If a car had been directly behind us, the chance of a collision would have been high because it was very unexpected place to brake. This component has not been investigated by Honda yet - I'm reporting it first here. I have dash-cam footage I can provide but do not see a place to upload that on this form.

Was driving and car started braking and dash was flashing "brake". The car in front of me was much further ahead and there was nothing else in the way. There was no reason for the car to use emergency braking. The car behind me was able to stop, so I did not get hit. I contacted dealer and they said it is not a known issue.

Sudden phantom braking without warning in my 2018 Honda crv. I was driving ~40-45 mph on local residential street I frequently travel on; sunny, dry day, 55 degrees, no adverse weather. No vehicle in front of me and one truck to my right side in his lane. No obstacles in lane. My car suddenly and without any warning light at all braked extremely hard to a full stop. Everything in my car went flying forward. Husband and small dog were in back seat; had husband not been holding our small dog, our dog would've flown forward. I had not applied any braking at all, was simply driving on a straight road. This incident was extremely dangerous. Had a car been behind me, we'd have had severe rear-end collision with possible harm or loss of our lives. I'm now reading online that this is a highly dangerous "glitch" that was investigated as "phantom braking" in 2022 by NHTSA, but no recall ever resulted -- however, Mazda and Tesla experienced same issues in 2022 and recall was done with Mazda vehicles. Now I read that as of March 2024 a new NHTSA investigation is being done Honda passports and Honda insights. I do not want to be driving 70 mph and have a horrific accident that could kill me because this has not been dealt with by NHTSA fully! I called my Honda dealer when I arrived home and he gave me Honda national customer phone # after brushing off the incident; said he's not heard of this before. I told him to google complaints of phantom braking in 2018-2019 Honda crvs and accord sedans. I take excellent care of my 2018 Honda crv; has only 13,530 miles to date and is in excellent condition. I will not drive it until I have resolution to this highly dangerous safety defect in these Honda vehicles! I have read there have been crashes, fires, and injuries from phantom braking in Honda vehicles. How many deaths or lawsuits will it take to have this Honda defect recalled and fixed?! 1. 7 million cars affected as of the 2022 investigation! 250000 with new 2024 investigation!.

2018 Honda Cr-v has had the automatic emergency braking system engaged about 6x so far while driving on the highway when no other vehicle was in sight. I would be driving and then the auto brake system would kick in and slow the truck down or just completely stop.

First incident: I was stopped at an intersection and when I proceeded to cross the intersection the automatic brake engaged. There was no one in front of me and the car behind me nearly crashed into my rear. The weather was clear and sunny. The second incident occurred two days ago. I was driving on my street and the brake engaged. It was raining. I contacted the dealer today (sussman Honda at 1543 easton rd, abington, PA 19001) and was told that this is "normal for all automatic braking systems" and not to worry.

I was driving and suddenly my car started beeping and flashing that I needed to brake. I felt my car slam to a stop in the middle of the road by itself. Thankfully there were no cars behind me or this could have resulted in a crash or serious injury.

Earlier, I had raised a complaint on my vehicle where automatic emergency break applied though there were no obstacles or objects in front of my vehicle. On 02/16/2024 around 6:30 pm at the same spot [matthew's township, matthews, nc 28105] where my other incident was reported 2 years ago was repeated again and sudden break applied though there were no objects in front of my vehicle. Luckily the other vehicle is little far behind my car, otherwise we would have hit by the car and have happened. I am my family including my toddler were really shocked with this sudden stop and luckily nothing had not happened, except a mental stress. We couldn't imagine what could have happened. May be god saved us. This was reported at matthew's township, matthews, nc 28105. There was a iron bridge to pass on, on the way to michael's from costco. There are some iron poles on the sides of the bridge, the sensor might have detected the poles on the sides of the bridge as humans/objects crossing the bridge and suddenly the breaks might have applied without any warnings. Just an assumption as the incident happened at the same spot and same time. With this another incident, I still doubt the security measures or the sensing features that were calculated for applying the aeb. I hope Honda will read this and come up with a better solution for owner's like us. Thank you!.

The automatic braking component has braked, repeatedly, when there is nothing to brake for. Today, I was approaching a green light, no one was in front of me, the lane was clear, but the car suddenly braked. Fortunately, the person behind me did not hit me. It was a hard full stop. This has happened often enough, now, that I think I should turn that feature off. In the past when this happened, I have called the dealership, brandon Honda, brandon, florida, and was told it was because I has the windshield replaced with non manufacturer original equipment. So, I had the windshield replaced with a Honda original, which resulted in higher insurance premiums due to the cost of the windshield and the frequency of replacement. Even with the manufacturer's windshield, the braking persists and seems to be happening more often and with a harder stop.

Driving down the road and all the sudden the Cr-v warned brakes and automatically stopped the car while I was driving. Nothing in the road at all. This has now happened numerous times brought to Honda and they said nothing is wrong cause it didn’t do it when they drove it. This also has happened going down the interstate going 70 mph but luckily no accident.

While driving at 35-40 mph the automatic braking system engaged randomly with no other vehicles or obstacles in front of or to the sides of vehicle. The 2018 Honda Cr-v brakes engaged forcefully bringing the vehicle to a complete stop.

My car has regularly over the years I have owned it (brand new) hit the brakes on its own. The braking is so violent that all the contents of my car fly forward. I have had this type of braking occur when there is no obstruction in the road, no indication of a front end collision about to occur, nor lane crossings. This has happened a handful of times, less than 10, since 2018. However, my front crash detection has also triggered the brake visual and audible warning more times that I can count that were unwarranted. It has triggered on light poles on the side of the road and the centerville turnpike bridge regularly (chesapeake, va). There has also been one incident where I was braking and I was stopping in time, but the detection system decided to slam on the brakes even further. The brake pedal literally pulled away from my foot when I was already pressing it to the floor. The result of these incidents is my injured shoulder, sitting stalled in the middle of a busy street/highway, and being stunned as a focused driver. The car does not allow the driver to move right away and it can cause even more detrimental accidents.

Without any warning, vehicle will brake with no traffic in sight, or whenever it decides the car needs braking. I'm afraid I am going to be rear ended at some point. This has happened several times since purchasing the vehicle.

I was driving towards a metal plate in the road, and the emergency braking mechanism engaged, stopping me suddenly with no warning. Luckily the car behind me was able to stop and didn't rear-end me.

The fault code p0172: system too rich (bank 1) has resulted in loss of all advanced safety features, as well as the electric parking brake becoming inoperable.

Vehicle applied brakes for no apparent reason. Took it to dealer who said they made a repair, however the same issue has occurred since. Must disable aeb each time I get in car for fear it will try to brake in heavy traffic and I will get rear ended.

I was driving eastbound with two passengers over the upper deck of the george washington bridge on a sunny clear morning around 10:30. Traffic was typical - heavy but moving steadily at about 15-20 miles per hour. I was in a middle lane about 2-3 car lengths from a truck in front of me when our car very abruptly braked hard for no apparent reason, with an orange warning flashing on the screen at the same time - so quickly I did not even have time to read it. We came to a complete stop or close to it, and then immediately the car resumed moving forward as if nothing had happened (my foot was still over the gas pedal). I was so confused, the lurching of the car felt like we had been in an accident and it took a few seconds to realize we had not been. I am shocked that we were not rear-ended by the car behind us, given the traffic. I would note that the abrupt braking occurred as we were about to go over one of the metal joints in the bridge surface, and I wondered if that had confused the sensors. Since there was no accident or damage, we continued on (no need for police or insurance). Our car is up to date on all inspections and recalls and this is the first time this has happened (though we do sometimes have issues with other aspects of the advanced safety system, including warnings about low driver attention and/or lane departures when these things are not happening).

When I drove at around 4-50 mph. The car lost power, stalled and all the sensors and warning were on. I also smelled gasoline inside the cabin.

I was driving on a local road at night with no vehicles in front of me. Suddenly, the forward collision warning light came on and the automatic emergency brake was triggered. I had to let go off the gas temporarily, and the vehicle was operable again. On several occasions the forward collision warning light would come on for a second then disappear with nothing in front of me. These seem to have occurred mostly at night time.

On two separate occasions while driving the brakes locked up. The first time it happened was while driving over a steel street plate in a construction zone. The second time was while driving over normal road conditions. Had anyone been following closely it would surely have resulted in a collision. It also creates a real risk of injury to the driver being thrown forward without warning. These incidents occurred months apart.

Was driving at night when automatic emergency braking immediately kicked with no car immediately in front of us what component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? automatic emergency braking system. Yes how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? there was a car behind us that also had to suddenly brake. If they had not, we would have been in a car accident has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? no has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no.

Driving in a neighborhood going 25 mph no one in front of me or behind me and the car flashes brake makes a beep and then just locks the brakes and I skid to a stop. Took the vehicle to the dealership to check on it and they could not find anything wrong with it however the person said that the systems are not perfect, and things can happen. If someone was behind me, I would have caused an accident.

As I drove down the street at around 43 miles per hour my car suddenly braked then the sound and sign for brake came on. It came on after the car had breaker already.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) engaged while there was no vehicle or objects nearby, and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The VIN was not available.

On September 6, 2023 at approximately 5:30 pm, I was driving approximately 30 mph when suddenly my car stopped abruptly for no reason. Consequently although with seat belt on, my head and neck were thrown forward and back. There was no obstacle in my path. . . The nearest vehicle in front of me was about one city block away. I had an immediate headache and my neck was hurt also. This pain lasted several hours. I had my grandson and his friend in my vehicle at the time and they were wearing their seatbelts and fortunately they were not injured. I made an appointment with the dealer and went the next day they adjusted this system and told me these things have occurred possibly because of a shadow or something else off to the side of the road. There was nothing in either case.

-the collision mitigation system (cms). - the cms system has deployed numerous times over the last six months (approximately) without warning for no reason. The last time, I was traveling at approximately 45-50 mph and without warning and with no car within 100 yards of my vehicle, the brakes were automatically applied taking my speed instantaneously down to less than 10 mph, creating a very unsafe situation, especially if there had been a car traveling closely behind. -the vehicle was brought to a Honda dealer who ran tests and said there were no code errors. I was told that if the system applied the brakes that it proves that it is working correctly, even though I argued that they may technically be working but not appropriately. -yes it was seen at a Honda dealer. -there were no warning signals when this occurred. It was totally out of the blue and caused a whiplash affect. -in my opinion this is a very dangerous situation and luckily it has not been serious any of the times it has happened to date. I would hate for it to be serious in the future and cause serious or fatal injuries. Currently we have to manually shut off the cms every time we are driving.

On 8/28/23, I turned my car on and all the warning lights were flashing on the dashboard. Two days later, just before bringing the car in for diagnostics, they stopped flashing. Then today, started again. This happened before in April, of this year, but the lights stopped flashing until now. In may, my car slammed on the brakes while I was driving down a side road. The diagnostics showed nothing. Today, 9/1/23, the diagnostic report states the following need immediate attention:fuel injector replacement: need fuel iniector; *brake flush; valve cover gasket replacement; *spark plug replacement 4 cylinder my car is no longer under warranty.

I was driving down a straight road on Sunday, August 27 going 50 mph in a 55 mph zone with no other cars on the road around me. My foot was on the gas. My car automatically braked with no warning. We went from 50 mph to stopped in the middle of the road and even with our seatbelts on, we almost hit the windshield it stopped so violently. As soon as it happened the car started to go again. We were very lucky no one was behind us or we would have been rear-ended due to the sudden stop. It also hurt our necks and backs from being jerked forward so violently. There were no warning messages or any warning signs before this occurred. This happened one other time about 6 months ago. It was the same scenario except we were going about 25 mph and just had gone through a stop light. The first time we thought it was just a glitch as my battery had died and we had just replaced it and the electronics were not working correctly just before the battery died. We notified the dealership and they were of no help. They said it was probably because we had just had a windshield replaced and it needed recalibrated, but it had just been calibrated a week prior. We took it to our mechanic and there were no codes on the computer except for a software update, which we have scheduled. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.

On 2 occasions the automatic braking system has kicked on for no apparent reason. First time my husband was driving at 55 mph on route 33, passing the exit to route 42. It kicked on twice. Second time I was driving at 50 mph on route 203, a country setting, no cars in front either coming at me or driving towards me. No animals around. It kicked on for no apparent reason and slowed the car way down. My fear is that we could be rear ended. If a person we’re riding in the car, unbuckled it could throw them around in the car and cause injury.

In August of 2023 I was trying to accelerate after getting off a clover ramp and I was going about 10-15mph when my car suddenly felt like it slammed on the brakes and came to a stop. There were no warning lights on the dash and no vehicles or obstacles around for it to brake on its own. I had to reapply my foot to the gas again and again for my vehicle to move.

Driving speed limit down beach blvd. Overpass at kernan blvd was misread as a hazard. Instrument panel flashes (and sounds) brake brake brake. Stopped instantly as entering intersection. Gas pedal was still engaged. Fortunately, car directly behind had ample distance (and was paying attention) to avoid rear ending the car at full speed. This exact situation has happened several times to me before today. Happened on overcast days. Reported to this agency and to Honda. Diagnostics were done at the dealership. System was guaranteed to have all the current updates and the sensitivity was adjusted to be less sentive to correct any further occurrences. Impossible to turn off this 'safety feature' per dealership. They were unaware of any systemic problems involved despite the fact I was able to locate other similar complaints online. I have an appointment tomorrow at Honda to reassess the recurring problem. Some one is going to die or be seriously injured when unexpected braking at higher speeds and larger trucks are involved.

On Aug 15, 2023 I was turning left at an intersection with no cars in front of me and no cars in oncoming traffic. I was going 20-25mph and slowing down a little bit to turn when I drove over a standard metal plate on the road and my 2018 Honda crv came to a complete abrupt and loud , painful stop. Lucky I wasn’t going any faster and there weren’t any cars immediately behind me. It did cause some pain in my back and neck and shook me up at the abruptness.

This issue is something I've noticed happen about once every six months since I've had the car (purchased in January 2018), but I have never had it inspected or confirmed by an authorized professional, dealer, etc. On occasion, the automatic brake system will detect a false positive and flash on the screen to brake or just automatically apply the brakes for the vehicle, even when there is nothing in front of me. I don't know if it's coincidence, but this tends to happen when there are virtually no vehicles within close vicinity and when I'm either cresting a slight incline or at the base of a slight decline. I have had this happen at various speeds, from 30mph to 60mph. This puts my and others' safety at risk as an unexpected brake may cause a crash. No messages or other symptoms of this problem exist. It just happens on occasion.