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2015 HONDA CR-V — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1273464 · 2016-04-06

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OUR 2015 HONDA CR-V HAD BEEN SHAKING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR IDLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ISSUE WASN'T FIXED. APPARENTLY, WE WERE THE FIRST CUSTOMER AT THIS DEALERSHIP TO EXPERIENCE THE SHAKING AND IT WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THEY KEPT TELLING US THERE WASN'T AN ISSUE. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR, WHICH WAS STOPPED, BUT SHAKING, LUNGED FORWARD AND BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND I DO NOT TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGES AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTS TO MOVE. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS POSSESSED. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAD TO RUN THE ACCIDENT THROUGH OUR INSURANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN ALMOST $1000 DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR (MOSTLY DUE TO THE LICENSE PLATE IMPRINT ON HIS CAR. I THOUGHT BUMPERS WERE SUPPOSED TO JUST BUMP. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS A LICENSE PLATE FRAME IN THE WAY.) FORTUNATELY, WE WERE BOTH OKAY, BUT I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON SO THAT NO ONE GETS INJURED. I HAD NIGHTMARES THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE LUNGED INTO SOMEONE WALKING THROUGH THE CROSSWALK OR FORCED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO HIT SOMEONE!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10853893
Machine
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