lost brakes for almost 10 seconds

**allen_the_great** · January 3rd, 2007 10:30 PM

share ko lang scary experience ko kanina..

pauwi ako kanina from ateneo around 4pm, after ko magU turn sa may gate 3 ng ateneo, naisipan kong gamitin yung overdrive ng CRV (i regret this now). pagtapak ko sa accelerator, bilis umabante ng tsikot. nung aapak na ako ng break, biglang hindi gumana! tiningnan ko kung break pedal ba talaga yung tinatapakan ko, tama naman. tapak ako ng tapak, sobrang dinidiinan ko na ayaw pa din bumagal nung tsikot! naririnig ko parang na-jam ata yung gear e, kasi tuwing tinatapakan ko yung break, tumitigas yung pedal tas may weird na howl coming from the engine. tas sobrang nagpapanic na ako, tumitingin na ako kung saan ko pwede ibangga yung tsikot without hurting/hassling other motorists, nang bigla naisipan kong pindot-pindutin paulit ulit yung overdrive button, thank god bumalik yung break ko. whoo, big sigh of relief. (btw, i was running * around 55 kph at that time)

ano kaya nangyari sa break ko nun?

**batang_raon14** · January 3rd, 2007 11:38 PM

O/D On allows you to exceed a speed of 80km/hr if IIRC.
O/D Off doesn't on the other hand.

While I did not have the chance to use an A/T CRV, I do know at least what it is through our A/T Xwind XTO.

Our wrong interpretion then with O/D is that when it's lit on the dash, we thought initially that it meant we could go above 80... yun pala, pag wala sya sa dash. Ewan, whoever made that confusing light on the Xwind?

When the O/D is on, mabilis nga hatak ng tsikot gawa ng the function of O/D is for highway driving. Brakes could not stop the vehicle more quickly than when overdrive is set to off.

Why your brakes totally did not work for 10 seconds is what bothers me, you might have to bring it to the casa for an immediate check-up. Who knows what can happen next.

Hope this is an isolated issue though.

**allen_the_great** · January 3rd, 2007 11:47 PM

hmm diyan din ako nacoconfuse with the O/D function of the CRV e, coz same as your Xwind, may light indicator din sa gauges if naka-On yung O/D function or not. sa CRV, pag naka-ilaw ung indicator, nakasulat "O/D off" sa gauge. so meaning ba nun pag naka-ilaw ibig sabihin naka-off ung O/D?

coz AFAIK and through my experience na din with this CRV, whenever i choose to use the O/D function (meaning naka-ilaw ung light indicator), it seems na mas matagal ang rev ng engine sa lower gears, seems like sinasagad ng makina yung power sa lower gears before shifting to higher gears. (i may be wrong with this but ito yung experience ko with O/D sa CRV)

anyway, im planning to bring this to the casa na, but not until next week. try ko muna gamitin ulit bukas. (sana wala masamang mangyari sakin) still wondering what the hell happened to my brakes? damn.

**redorange** · January 4th, 2007 12:19 AM

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.

**empy** · January 4th, 2007 12:26 AM

i agree with redorange, overdrive has nothing to do with your brake systems.

allen, wag mo na gamitin yung sasakyan mo - dalhin mo na agad sa casa (tow if possible). don't take any chances with your safety and the safety of others in the car or on the road with you.

**OTEP** · January 4th, 2007 12:39 AM

O/D simply means the CR-V will go into 4th gear. With O/D off, it only goes up to 3rd gear. Contrary to local belief, O/D is not some sort of turbo boost device that makes you go faster. O/D is designed to make the engine more economical because the higher gearing allows you to cruise at a lower rpm. You turn it off for specific situations (detailed in your owner's manual). That is why the idiot lamp illuminates when you turn it off. Otherwise, it is just left on.

When the service brakes don't work, you still have the parking brakes, shifting to a lower gear, or the last ditch effort of simply shutting off the ignition.

**bratski** · January 4th, 2007 02:02 AM

dagdag ko lang, pwede ring gamitin overdrive off when overtaking kasi instant kickdown sa 3rd ang transmission pag nasa 4th gear.other than that keep the overdrive on. (walang light sa dash). Delikado yang crv mo bro, pa service mo na agad baka maaksidente ka pa. transmission problem yan, malamang na stuck up accelerator mo when you put the o/d off kaya hindi kinaya ng brakes

**Galactus** · January 4th, 2007 07:04 AM

Whether OD is on or off, you can go above 80 kmh...as OTEP said, OD on simply means you can engage the highest gear, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the brakes

**J-C** · January 4th, 2007 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by allen_the_great

share ko lang scary experience ko kanina..

pauwi ako kanina from ateneo around 4pm, after ko magU turn sa may gate 3 ng ateneo, naisipan kong gamitin yung overdrive ng CRV (i regret this now). pagtapak ko sa accelerator, bilis umabante ng tsikot. nung aapak na ako ng break, biglang hindi gumana! tiningnan ko kung break pedal ba talaga yung tinatapakan ko, tama naman. tapak ako ng tapak, sobrang dinidiinan ko na ayaw pa din bumagal nung tsikot! naririnig ko parang na-jam ata yung gear e, kasi tuwing tinatapakan ko yung break, tumitigas yung pedal tas may weird na howl coming from the engine. tas sobrang nagpapanic na ako, tumitingin na ako kung saan ko pwede ibangga yung tsikot without hurting/hassling other motorists, nang bigla naisipan kong pindot-pindutin paulit ulit yung overdrive button, thank god bumalik yung break ko. whoo, big sigh of relief. (btw, i was running * around 55 kph at that time)

ano kaya nangyari sa break ko nun?

ALLEN HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED BY THE CASA. THAT IS NOT SOME MINOR ISSUE. BRAKES SHOULD NOT FAIL IN ANY INSTANCE. OD OR NOT.

**J-C** · January 4th, 2007 07:31 AM

Overdrive light is on IF YOU TURN YOUR OVERDRIVE OFF. The simple reason is that the overdrive is supposed to be always on during normal driving. The car is alerting you to the fact that your overdrive is off ... that's why the light is on. Overdrive is a kind of electronic extra gear. It is (supposedly) designed to save fuel and increase the life of your transmission.