Honda CR-V Complaints (2005)

479 consumer complaints on file.

#10442365January 4, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PLEASE EXTEND NHTSA EXISTING INVESTIGATION INTO HEADLAMPS ON THE 2002-2004 MODELS INTO MODEL YEAR 2005 AND FORWARD. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE MOST RECENT BULB REPLACEMENT BURNED OUT WITHIN 2 MONTHS. WE HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR A HEADLAMP OUT. OUR MECHANIC REPLACED NOT ONLY THE DRIVERS' SIDE BULB BUT THE ASSEMBLY THAT THE BULB FITS INTO - LASTED LESS THAN 8 WEEKS. THE NEXT STEP IS THE HARNESS AND THAT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SEE OWNER FORUM WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TLND3JKAUI93FS68G/P4 THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441580December 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2004. AFTER A FEW MONTHS DROVE IT TO THE MOUNTAIN, PUT THE SNOW CHAIN AND THE CAR COULDN'T GO MORE THAN 10MPH, INSTEAD IT MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER BUT COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CALL DIRECT TO HONDA THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SINCE THAN WE DRIVE ANOTHER CAR WHENEVER WE WENT TO THE SNOW. LAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAM AND THE CAR MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUND LIKE IT CAME FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DRIVETRAIN PARTS. I THING THIS MUST HAVE RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM WEN I WENT TO THE SNOW. I CALL A FRIEND THAT HAS AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA BECAUSE THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID TO BRING TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THAN THE ONE THAT I WENT ON THE FIRST INCIDENT. I WENT TO A DEALER AND AGAIN COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PAID $220 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY PARTS OF THE DRIVETRAIN, I CHECKED ON THE WEBSITE AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM POSTED ON THE CRV FORUM /BLOG. I WONDER IF NHTSA CAN HELP US TO COMPLAIN TO HONDA FOR RELATED PROBLEM AND HAVE THEM REPAIR THE CAR FREE OF CHARGE SINCE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440284December 17, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN AND INFORMED TO PLEASE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I INFORMED THE OFFICER THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY WHICH IS FRIDAY DEC 16 2011 @ APPROX 11:45 PM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439528December 5, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN EARLY NOVEMBER, 2011 A CAMARO RAN A RED LIGHT, AND OUR 2005 HONDA CR-V CRASHED INTO THE CAMARO. BOTH OF US WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS ALL SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG BURST OPEN AND I GOT SECONDARY BURNS TO BOTH MY LEFT AND RIGHT WRISTS. THE SLEEVES OF MY JACKET-COAT WERE FRIED STIFF. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE AIRBAG SAVED MY LIFE, BUT THE MALFUNCTION OF IT BURSTING OPEN, PRODUCING SECONDARY BURNS, CAN PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN IMPROVE ON.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10434136November 3, 2011
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
THERE WAS A GROAN COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN OR TIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEED. THE MILEAGE WAS 18769 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION OF THE FLUID IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE FLUID WAS DRAINED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCHES WERE BURNISHED. HOWEVER, THE DRAINED FLUID WAS CLEAN. THE FLUID WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE WRONG FLUID WAS INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. I WILL SEEK COMPENSATION FROM HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433784November 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND BOTH SIDE BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $98. UPDATED 12/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430690October 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS APPROX EVERY 3 MONTHS. HAVE REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE 6 TIMES, PASSENGER SIDE 4 TIME. BOTH WENT OUT AT SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON 10/14/11. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429598October 12, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE 9-15-06- N/C WARRANTY WORK. LOW BEAM LIGHTS CUT IN AND OUT - 11/06/06 N/C WARRANTY WORK. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OUT - 9-18-08 - COST = 22.50 + COST OF BULB 10.00=$32.50. HEADLIGHT BULB OUT - 12-6-2008 - COST = $26.29. LEFT HEADLIGHT INOPERABLE -6-11-2011 COST = $32.85. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE -10-03-11 COST = $56.30. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LIGHT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. I HAVE STARTED THE CAR AT NIGHT TO FIND OUT I HAD NO LIGHTS. I HAVE DRIVEN DOWN A DANGEROUS TWO LANE HIGHWAY NOT KNOWING MY LIGHTS WERE OUT OR KNOWING AND HAVING TO DRIVE WITH EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON. MY HONDA DEALERS HAVE ALWAYS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS ANYTHING BUT "RANDOM"/"LUCK OF THE DRAW." THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH 2002-2004. IT IS ALSO WITH 2005 AT LEAST, PROBABLY MORE BASED ON COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. SEE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TLND3JKAUI93FS68. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428727October 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS KEEP BURNING OUT PREMATURELY. OEM HALOGEN HEADLAMPS LASTED ABOUT 4-5 YEARS BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE. NOW I AM LUCKY TO GO 6 MONTHS WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE A HEADLAMP, PARTICULARLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AM USING SYLVANIA SILVERSTAR H1ST REPLACEMENTS. NO OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SEE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER CR-V OWNERS ONLINE WITH VARIOUS BULB BRANDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425991September 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH LOW BEAM FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN WORKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY OF THE 17TH (PA HAS A LOT OF WORK ZONES AND REQUIRES HEADLIGHTS TO BE ON). DRIVING EAST ON I-76 FROM PITTSBURGH TO BREEZEWOOD, BEGINNING A LITTLE AFTER 6:00 P.M. AND NOT YET DARK, FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND WORKING. UNCLEAR WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, SINCE THERE WERE LIT PARTS OF THE ROAD, AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC, BUT BY 7:45 IT WAS CLEAR THE LIGHTS (BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHTS) WERE OUT. THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED, WHICH I USED INTERMITTENTLY, UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE TURNPIKE AT MIDWAY SERVICE AREA. CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AROUND 8:40. VEHICLE WAS TOWED; MECHANIC 'FIXED' BY REPLACING THE BOTH FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS. BOTH LIGHT BULBS HAD BEEN REPLACED THE PREVIOUS YEAR, SEPARATELY, ABOUT A MONTH APART. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425012September 13, 2011
STRUCTURE, TIRES
2005 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER STATES GRINDING NOISE AND TIRE WALL DETERIORATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIRE WALL DETERIORATED IT PULLED APART WEDGING BETWEEN THE AXLE ROD AND TIRE AND WAS BEGINNING TO SHRED THE TIRE. A MONTH LATER, SHE NOTICED THE PLASTIC TIRE WALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD ALSO STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AND WAS BREAKING DOWN IN A SIMILAR FASHION. IN EARLY JULY, WHILE DRIVING, THE PLASTIC FRONT PIECE ON THE GRILL ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAME LOOSE AND STARTING FLAPPING UP AND DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410652July 6, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED STEADY VIBRATION ONCE TRAVELING OVER 42 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH AXLES WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE AXLES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SO THAT AN ENGINEER COULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410489July 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CRV HAS A RUMBLING IN THE FRONT AND ALSO SEEMS TO SLIP WHEN ACELLERATING. MANY OTHER SEEM TO HAVE THIS COMPLAINT WITH HONDA CRVS AND MINE IS A 2005 NON AWD. THIS IS TERRIBLE AS EVERYTIME WE GO OUT NOW WE DONT KNOW IF THE CAR WILL GET US TO OUR DESTINATION AND MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF ARE BOTH DISABLED. WE PURCHEASED THIS CRV AS TO THE GOOD REPUTATION HONDA HAD AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT HONDA REFUSES TO HELP WITH. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406979June 15, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH AND WHEN HE TOUCHED IT THE SWITCH WAS HOT, CAUSING IT TO MELT THE WIRES TOGETHER. HE OPENED THE DOOR PANEL AND REMOVED THE SWITCH. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405698June 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE REAR BRAKE WOULD LOCK, CAUSING THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR BRAKE CONTINUED TO LOCK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404135June 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BROUGHT MY HONDA CRV IN SEPT. 2005. IT WORKED FINE. BUT SINCE 2008 SUMMER, I OFTEN BE PULLED OFF BY POLICE BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT LIGHT IS OFF. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS SIMPLE, JUST GO TO LOCAL GAS STATION TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB. AFTER I CHANGED THE LEFT FRONT LIGHT 3 TIMES, IN FEB 2011 I WAS PULLED OFF BY POLICE AGAIN, I REALIZED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I WENT TO HONDA, THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING COMPUTER RELATED WRONG. JUST FOR FIX THIS I PAID MORE THAN $200. AND 1 WEEK AFTER, MY FRIEND TOLD ME MY RIGHT SIDE FRONT LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAD TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. WONDERING DOES EVERY CRV OWNER HAS CHANGE HIS OR HER FRONT LIGHT BULBS AS OFTEN AS ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! AS A DRIVER SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT KNOW YOUR FRONT LIGHT BULB IS OFF RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398476May 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL AT FIRST AND NOW BOTH OF THEM HAVE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHEN WATER WAS ENTERING THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO SHUT ON AND OFF. THE LIGHTS BULBS WERE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,837 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393773March 30, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, A 2005 HONDA CRV WITH 56,781 MILES CURRENTLY, AND NO LONGER COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. AT @ 55,500 MILES,THE CAR HAD THE ABS AND VSA LIGHTS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ITS REGULAR SERVICE DEALERSHIP, ECONOMY HONDA IN CHATTANOOGA,TN AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED (FREE OF CHARGE) AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS/VSA MODULATOR (COMPUTER). COST TO REPAIR WAS @ $2,400.00 (@ $1800 FOR THE PART, BALANCE LABOR). THEY SAID IT WAS O.K. TO DRIVE BUT IT HAD NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR VSA. BECAUSE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (CASE # N012011-03-1501146) AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE MOST HELPFUL AND COURTEOUS. THEY RECORDED THE COMPLAINT AND AFTER 3 DAYS HONDA CALLED AND AGREED TO SHARE 50% OF THE COST TO REPAIR. THE CRV WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 29,2011 AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH MY COST SHARE OF $1206.79. IN MY INTERNET SEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND AT LEAST 55 INSTANCES (USA, CA, AND EU) OF THE SAME ABS/VSA PROBLEM AND COST TO REPAIR ON ONE BLOG I FOUND. ALL VEHICLES WERE 2005 AND 2006 HONDA CRVS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390152March 14, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD ONLY DIAGNOSE IT WHEN IT WAS LIT. IT CAME ON AGAIN NEAR ANOTHER DEALER SO WE DETOURED THERE. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE CONTROLLER BOARD AND THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIRBAG UNIT ($1300) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR REMAINS THERE WHILE THEY ATTEMPT TO ACTUALLY CORRECT WHATEVER IS TRIGGERING THE WARNING LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386521March 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA CRV ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. I COULDN'T FEEL THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER, AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, STOPPING THE ENGINE. I MOVED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACKWARD, GOT DOWN ON THE FLOOR TO LOOK, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FACTORY-EQUIPPED FLOOR MAT HAD SHIFTED SO IT COVERED THE GAS PEDAL. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, RE-STARTED THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. BUT IF THIS PROBLEM STARTS CROPPING UP WITH OTHER '05 CRVS, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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