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Honda CR-V brake failure
I was recently involved in a low-impact collision while driving a 2004
Honda CR-V. I hit the back of another car at round 25kph, denting the radiator, and immediately after the collision my brakes failed, and I had to bring the car to a halt using the parking brake. Shortly afterwards, two independent witnesses - one an experienced tow truck driver - verified that the brake pedal went straight to the floor with no resistance. However, after a few days at the body shop, it seems as if the brakes are working normally. Does anyone have any ideas how this might have happened? I don't feel safe driving the car in future unless I know that the problem has been fixed - does anyone have any suggestions what might have happened, and how to approach Honda about this? |
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kodogo wrote:
> I was recently involved in a low-impact collision while driving a 2004 > Honda CR-V. I hit the back of another car at round 25kph, denting the > radiator, and immediately after the collision my brakes failed, and I > had to bring the car to a halt using the parking brake. Shortly > afterwards, two independent witnesses - one an experienced tow truck > driver - verified that the brake pedal went straight to the floor with > no resistance. However, after a few days at the body shop, it seems as > if the brakes are working normally. Does anyone have any ideas how this > might have happened? I don't feel safe driving the car in future unless > I know that the problem has been fixed - does anyone have any > suggestions what might have happened, and how to approach Honda about > this? ------------------------------ Why not ask the body shop what steps they took to fix your brakes? It might even be mentioned on the work order. 'Curly' |
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The body shop have taken no steps to fix the brakes. The worrying thing is
that they definitely failed, have possibly come right with no intervention, and I'd like to know how this could happen, and how I can be sure it won't happen again. > > > ------------------------------ > > Why not ask the body shop what steps they took to fix your brakes? It > might even be mentioned on the work order. > > 'Curly' > |
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Debbie Willis wrote:
> The body shop have taken no steps to fix the brakes. The worrying thing is > that they definitely failed, have possibly come right with no intervention, > and I'd like to know how this could happen, and how I can be sure it won't > happen again. > > >> >>------------------------------ >> >>Why not ask the body shop what steps they took to fix your brakes? It >>might even be mentioned on the work order. >> >>'Curly' --------------- Is the reservoir full enough now? (See manual if you're not sure). Does the 'BRAKES' lamp pass the test every time you go to start the car? Maybe you should sign in, and post your question at hondasuv.com . Somebody there may have seen the same problem. 'Curly' |
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Just a thought...could be ...
If you hit the other car and the engine stopped the power brake function would not function. The brake pedal would collapse and go down by several inches. The brakes would still work but you would have to press the pedal very hard. When the engine is restarted the power brake would return to normal. I assume that after bring the car to a stop it was towed to the shop. Did the pedal actually go to the floor or did it just drop by a couple of inches? Next time you turn of the ignition try doing it with your foot on the brake pedal. As the engine dies the pedal will sink. ........ "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote in message ... > Debbie Willis wrote: >> The body shop have taken no steps to fix the brakes. The worrying thing >> is >> that they definitely failed, have possibly come right with no >> intervention, >> and I'd like to know how this could happen, and how I can be sure it >> won't >> happen again. >> >> >>> >>>------------------------------ >>> >>>Why not ask the body shop what steps they took to fix your brakes? It >>>might even be mentioned on the work order. >>> >>>'Curly' > > --------------- > > Is the reservoir full enough now? (See manual if you're not sure). Does > the 'BRAKES' lamp pass the test every time you go to start the car? Maybe > you should sign in, and post your question at hondasuv.com . Somebody > there may have seen the same problem. > > 'Curly' > |
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