Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||||
| 03044 | 08/19/2003 | 03044 | 10003045 | Contamination on the throttle drum can cause the throttle cable to move with the cruise control cable. if this happens when you cancel the cruise control function, the throttle cable can jump its track on the throttle drum, resulting in no | 10/07/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/08/2007 | 80000 | 1 | |
| I had stopped for a blocked roadway on the interstate. once i could go, i accelerated. my vehicle continued to accelerate out of control, reaching over 90 mph. i pumped the brake, gas, and was unable to bring the vehicle to a lower speed for over a mile on the interstate. i checked the floor mat and ensured that nothing was in the way. luckily, traffic had been stopped previous to the out of control acceleration. i took it to honda and reported the problem. they said the throttle cable was junky and i paid to fix it. i reported the incident then. today my vehicle accelerated out of control while on the interstate. i was unable to bring the vehicle back down to speed. i applied the brake, emergency brake, put it in neutral, and then took the key out. *tr | |||
| 12/08/2007 | 80000 | ||
| I had stopped for a blocked roadway on the interstate. once i could go, i accelerated. my vehicle continued to accelerate out of control, reaching over 90 mph. i pumped the brake, gas, and was unable to bring the vehicle to a lower speed for over a mile on the interstate. i checked the floor mat and ensured that nothing was in the way. luckily, traffic had been stopped previous to the out of control acceleration. i took it to honda and reported the problem. they said the throttle cable was junky and i paid to fix it. i reported the incident then. today my vehicle accelerated out of control while on the interstate. i was unable to bring the vehicle back down to speed. i applied the brake, emergency brake, put it in neutral, and then took the key out. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2003 honda crv. consumer writes in regards to throttle body issues *tgw the consumer stated the check engine light illuminated. the dealer replaced the throttle body. *jb | |||
| 04/30/2012 | 70500 | ||
| Sudden acceleration due to gas pedal getting stuck. once a red light turned green vehicle was put into motion from completely stopped position. after a few yards driver had to brake not to hit the truck in front of it, which was going slower than vehicle in question. instead of reducing speed, driver faced a sudden acceleration that made the vehicle crash into the truck. even with the impact, the acceleration continued and vehicle crashed again into the same truck. driver realized the vehicle was not reducing its speed by applying the brake pedal and therefore vehicle was put into parking and turned off. in an attempt to turn the vehicle on again the vehicle made a very loud accelerated noise but driver could not take vehicle from parking position and noticed brake and gas pedals were stiff. vehicle had to be towed. honda was contacted and requested to go see the vehicle before it is taken apart (in order to find evidence), but its representative said the only thing they can do is take the vehicle for a test drive to try to reproduce the problem once the vehicle is repaired and safe to be driven again. basically, honda doesn't show interest in investigating further and will wash its hands if problem cannot be reproduced, which will likely be the case, or else the vehicle won't even be able to leave the repair center where it currently is and taken for such test drive. sadly, honda just lost a loyal customer. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. the contact was driving 65 mph with the cruise control engaged when the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 80 mph. the contact canceled the cruise control and engaged the brakes, but the vehicle continued to surge forward. the vehicle continued to surge forward until the ignition was turned off. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. the contact was driving 65 mph with the cruise control engaged when the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 80 mph. the contact canceled the cruise control and engaged the brakes, but the vehicle continued to surge forward. the vehicle continued to surge forward until the ignition was turned off. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. kmj | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. the contact stated that the vehicle surged forward to approximately 80 mph while driving 65 mph with the cruise control engaged. the contact canceled the cruise control and engaged the brakes, but the vehicle continued to surge forward. the vehicle continued to surge forward until the ignition was turned off. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. sm. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 88322 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda crv. the contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 70 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the cruise control cable. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 88,322 and the current mileage was 89,069. kmj | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 88322 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda crv. the contact stated while driving at 50mph without the cruise control the vehicle speed increased to 70mph without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the cruise control cable. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 88,322 and the current mileage was 89,069. li | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 92280 | 1 | |
| 2003 honda cr-v sudden acceleration due to gas pedal getting stuck. while making left turn from completely stopped position, cars picked up sudden acceleration and would barely stop after using both normal and emergency brakes. after incident, car gear was put into parking and car was turned off. while turning on car in parking gear, rpm line jumped to 4500 rpm and car continued to make acceleration noise. this continued for sometime. problem disappeared on in its own after 30 minutes and repeated attempts to start car. car drove normally after problem disappeared. exact rootcause of problem is unknown and there is uncertainty that it may come back and could result in injuries if car does not stop. *tr | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Sudden acceleration also occurred with my 2003 honda crv on at least two occasions in 2007. both times i took the car to the dealer ship and was told they were unable to find any problem. the second incident almost caused me to hit some one even though i applied the brakes with both feet and damaged the brakes in the process. i was terrified to drive the car, not knowing when the sudden acceleration and lunging would happen. i returned to the dealership and demanded to find the cause or i would refuse to drive a car that is possessed. i was never given a satisfactory explanation of the cause and was just told it was something with the computer. i had no problem since, but it is always in the back of my mind, especially sine the toyota issues with sudden acceleration. i do not believe i am the only person who had this problem .*tr | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 75000 | 200 | 05/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 honda cr-v. while driving 55 mph the vehicle automatically accelerated to approximately 80 mph. the contact was able to decrease in speed by depressing the brake pedal. the dealer stated that there was a defect with the throttle cap and made the repair. no other failures have occurred since the repair was performed. the current and failure mileages were 75,000. *ak the consumer stated when bringing the vehicle in for scheduled maintenance the recall was performed for issues with the cruise control. the consumer stated while reporting to the dealer in 2005 that the vehicle would suddenly accelerate but upon braking the issue would resolve and could not be duplicated by the dealer. on the 2nd incident is where the vehicle accelerated to 80 mph by flooring the brake the consumer was able to get the vehicle to decelerate but the vehicle would not stop eventually stopping the vehicle by putting it into park. the dealer stated the throttle plate was sticking. updated 08/03/07 *tr | |||
| 03/21/2006 | 38000 | 2 | 02/07/2003 |
| 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. *nm | |||
| 01/05/2006 | 49500 | 1 | 06/09/2003 |
| 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. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2004 | 3 | 03/21/2003 | |
| The vehicle surged when accelerating. *nm 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. *sc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 10/22/2007 | 62010 | 2 | 04/28/2003 |
| On two occasions my 2003 honda crv began to accelerate on its own following an initial acceleration at highway speeds. the cruise control button was on, but had not been activated. it continued to accelerate and would not respond to braking, turning the cruise control button off, etc. for eight full seconds the car was not under my speed control on the highway. the certified honda dealer said there was a news bulletin about it on honda's web site (but would not share it with me) and told me to go to the honda dealer where i purchased the car. i took it in and they cleaned the throttle, failed to share any bulletins with me, stating these info was for the dealers only. i was told that the acceleration was due to cruise control problems in these 2003 crv's and it is a misread with the computer and the pneumatic system. there was no indication that the problem was fixed, but to take it to them again if i felt it would be a problem. i contacted honda directly to file a complaint. they would not offer any information and stated that since it technically was not a recall, they did not have to share any information with me nor did they have to pay for it. i would like for the general public to know about it in order to save lives. i was blessed to have narrowly diverted disaster. i have lost trust in the recall process. this needs to reach the consumer in some form. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2005 | 35000 | 1 | 09/26/2003 |
| I was driving my 2003 honda crv on the second day of our trip from ohio to florida. there were two adults, and two small children in the car. we were traveling at highway speed with the cruise control on. i had my feet tucked near my seat away from the pedals. the car accelerated on its own, nearing the car in front of us. i put my right foot down on the brake, and it went completely to the floor with no braking or slowing down. i then put my left foot on the clutch to make sure my feet were in the correct place, and the clutch went to the floor with my left foot. i tried my right foot again on the brake with no resistance, and no slowing down. i then tried to disengage the cruise control with the hand controls on the steering wheel, with no result. all during this time,the car continued to consistently accelerate to the car in front of us. knowing only that the steering worked at that point i jerked the wheel to the right in order to avoid ramming the car in front of us. thankfully, there was not a car to our right, there was to the left. the car swerved violently, and shifted upwards as to roll. i pulled the wheel to the left and swerved again. we swerved several times, and at that point i was able to get the car back in control again. we took the car to a honda dealership in florida, and they tried to recreate the situation. good thing they couldn't. they, too, may have nearly died. they suggested we take it to the honda dealership once we were home in ohio, which we did. they said it checked out fine. this is a classic case of sudden acceleration. at least 4 very valuable lives were nearly taken, and probably more, given the inevitable entanglement we would have caused with other cars near/behind us on the highway. *ak | |||