lost brakes for almost 10 seconds

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The O/D shouldn't have anything to do with your brakes unless your CRV is drive by wire like some newer cars but AFAIK the CRV is not drive by wire. However, your transmission is electronically controlled as most A/T are now so there may have been a glitch with the system. Have a mechanic check the vehicle as to why you lost the brakes.

A lot of misconception about O/D on the previous post, O/D is simply a higher gear(similar 5th gear) so it's shouldn't allow you to accelerate any faster than if it was off. Since your CRV is a 4 speed A/T with the O/D on it allows your transmission to shift to 4th gear otherwise you are simply moving on the 3 gears available without O/D. You also shouldn't be using O/D going up a steep hill with a heavy load since it will strain and cause your transmission to get too hot. You should use O/D when on flat, downhill, otherwise normal road conditions since it is a higher gear and can save you gas because it allows your tranny to use all the gears available. The 1 and 2(sometimes 3 on 5 speeds) allows you to hold those specific gears when the lever is placed there otherwise in D the tranny shifts through all the gears as needed.