While driving in Pennsylvania yesterday, I encountered an unusual problem.
The temperature was 32⁰ F, and it was snowing. I started driving east on Highway 80, at normal speed.
After being on the road for about an hour, the display indicated that the radar wasn’t working,and certain functions were disabled. I continued driving,and about an hour later, I noticed that my vehicle began to slow down, and when I depressed the gas pedal there was no response. 55-60 mph was the fastest I could go.
A moment later, the display indicated that the engine was running poorly (I can’t remember the wording of the message).
I stopped at the next rest stop, and found that the front grill was entirely covered by ½ inch of soft ice. It took 5 minutes to remove all the ice, and after that, the vehicle ran normally for the rest of the trip, and the temperature began to rise a few degrees while the snow continued.
Was the engine starved of air when the grill was entirely covered by snow?
Is there anything unique about my vehicle’s performance?
Is this a common occurrence for my CR-V model?
I’ve done a lot of winter driving in other vendor vehicles, and have never experienced similar issues.
The temperature was 32⁰ F, and it was snowing. I started driving east on Highway 80, at normal speed.
After being on the road for about an hour, the display indicated that the radar wasn’t working,and certain functions were disabled. I continued driving,and about an hour later, I noticed that my vehicle began to slow down, and when I depressed the gas pedal there was no response. 55-60 mph was the fastest I could go.
A moment later, the display indicated that the engine was running poorly (I can’t remember the wording of the message).
I stopped at the next rest stop, and found that the front grill was entirely covered by ½ inch of soft ice. It took 5 minutes to remove all the ice, and after that, the vehicle ran normally for the rest of the trip, and the temperature began to rise a few degrees while the snow continued.
Was the engine starved of air when the grill was entirely covered by snow?
Is there anything unique about my vehicle’s performance?
Is this a common occurrence for my CR-V model?
I’ve done a lot of winter driving in other vendor vehicles, and have never experienced similar issues.