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Honda Cr-v Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | May 25, 2012
Reported on May 25, 2012
WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STATE HIGHWAY ONTO AN INTERSTATE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. BEFORE I COULD ASSESS THE PROBLEM MY SPEED HAD REACHED 80 MPH. USING THE BRAKES DID NOTHING. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY TAPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. IN RESEARCHING CR-V'S I FOUND THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS A BROKEN CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. NOTE: THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. NOTE: THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED WHILE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR | |
Make: | Honda |
Model: | Cr-v |
Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
Year: | 2002 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | GOSPORT IN |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
Mileage: | 176000 miles. |
Speed: | 55 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
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