| Issue ID | 1366518 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10968854 |
| Manufacurer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Brand | HONDA |
| Model | HR-V |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| File date | 17/03/17 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving on a costa mesa street at 30 miles per hour, the car brakes came on hard without me touching the brake pedals. Also a voice from the speaker system came on and said: brakes are set. The problem lasted for about 3 to 4 seconds and then the brakes were released by themselves. I was very lucky that i was driving on the street with very little traffic at that time. If i had been driving on the freeway at freeway speed, the consequences could have been disastrous, i could have been seriously injured and i could have injured others. I proceeded to take the car immediately to honda costa mesa to have them find the defect and correct it. After honda costa mesa repair facilities kept my car for three days, they called me to indicate that they have found nothing wrong with my hydraulic brakes and they did not think the brakes could do a hard brake all by themselves.. I asked the person who called me if they had checked the electric parking brake for possible malfunction. The person on the line sounded surprised at my question and said, no we did not check that, but we cannot find anything wrong with your car, you can come and pick it up. It appears that honda has eliminated 100% the possibility of the electric parking brake malfunctions and generates the voice system to come on the speakers with a statement: the brake is set. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5100 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COSTA MESA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 3CZRU5H75GMXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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