2018 Honda CR-V FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SISTER WHO OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SISTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED INADVERTENTLY WITH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION SENSOR FAILED SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED FLOYD TRAYLOR HONDA SERVICE & SALES (3200 S ZERO ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72908, (479) 434-5975) AND FRANK FLETCHER HONDA (2921 MOBERLY LN, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, (479) 715-8622) AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I have had my car immediately stop with a hard brake when there isn’t a car in front of me. It has happened four times in the past quarter. The last time was this past week when my car braked suddenly gong 40 miles per hour on a busy street. Luckily there wasn’t a car in front of me or to the back of me. It would have resulted in an accident. The car also did the same thing on I-15 Highway a month ago when my husband was driving. It stopped suddenly with no obstruction or car ahead of him. It was frightening. Luckily there was not car to the back of him or there would have been an accident. I called the dealership and talked to my service advisor. He said there’s nothing they can do unless they can get the problem to replicate. It will be difficult to replicate the issue in a 10-minute look of the car when it happens so intermittently. I am pleading with Honda to take this seriously. There WILL be an accident, death or injury.

As we headed down the hill approaching dark metal plates in the road covering a hole, the car braked violently. We were nearly hit from behind because of the Quick stop. My Apple Watch alerted me that I had fallen and asked to call 911. This is the second incidence of this kind since owning this car. The other incident was a year or so ago. Our AEB should not be causing us to nearly have an accident from a rear end collision. We are concerned.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the automatic braking system activated randomly which caused the vehicle to brake suddenly. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be inspected. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 44,661.

THE CAR BRAKED AND STOPPED SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY IN FRONT OF A A SPEEDBUMP ON A A BRIDGE. THE LAST ONE WAS ON OCTOBER 2, 2020. IN ALL THREE CASES IT WAS EITHER EARLY EVENING (6:30 PM, NO RAIN OR FOUL WEATHER) OR AT LATER AT NIGHT ( AROUND 10:00 PM, ONE TIME WAS RAINING, THE OTHER CASE IT WAS CLEAR). I ALL E THREE CASES I WAS DRIVING WITH SPEEDS OF 10-15 MILES/HR AND THERE WAS NOT A CAR CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME NEAR ME. AFTER THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THIS IS AN ASSISTING SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY F MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO VEHICLES AROUND, THE EMRGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED THE BRAKE SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THEN SLOWED DOWN TO A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. THE ENTIRE FAILURE LASTED APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME HER TRIP. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURED. VENICE HONDA (985 US-41 BYP, VENICE, FL 34285, (941) 486-8888) SCHEDULED AN APPOINMENT TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHILE APPROACHING A RAILROAD TRACK AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED FORCEFULLY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT CALLED STEVE PADGETT'S DANVILLE HONDA (LOCATED AT 4050 RIVERSIDE DR, DANVILLE, VA 24541, (434) 710-4019) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,806.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE APPROACHED TWO STEEL PLATES IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STARTED TO BRAKE NEAR A CONSTRUCTION ZONE; HOWEVER, THE CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH HIS SON WHO HAD THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE ACTIVATED WHEN THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, "BRAKE" DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUND ROCK HONDA (2301 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78664, (512) 942-0939) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,023.