Honda HR-V Complaints

1,878 consumer complaints on file.

#11291234December 26, 2019
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY DAD HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. HE SAID THERE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE. WHILE HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE TAKING THE EXIT 9 ON I-395, THE BRAKE WAS SLIPPED AND STEERING WAS LOCKED. AS A RESULT, HE HIT A GUARD RAIL PRETTY STRONG AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED BADLY. LIQUID WERE LEAKING AND THE CAR WAS TOWED, BUT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A FEW TIMES THE CAR DOESN'T START WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE, SO HE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER, AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290845December 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA HR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EASE FORWARD BY LIGHTLY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON LIGHTLY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289581December 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS NO IN GEAR, NO POWER, IT BEGAN TO SLOW AND WHEN I STOPPED IT WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS 85,112 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287998December 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 HONDA HRV AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND ENGINE, ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND TURN CAR ON AND WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON, HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. WHEN TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED, HE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE CAR TO DRIVE. HONDA DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SPEED SENSOR CAME OUT, BUT IT WAS RULED OUT. ONLY THING WRONG, WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE ON POSITIVE SIDE. CAR IS RUNNING FINE. HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER, I AM 150 MILES FROM HOME AND JUST GOT OFF FREEWAY, WHEN MY CAR LOSES ALL POWER. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER AND LUCKILY CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND DID NOT REAR END ME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I AM ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON. HOWEVER WILL NOT ENGAGED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. I HAD IT TOWED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP (AGAIN). I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY OUT AND ITS DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN MY TRANSMISSION OIL. I ONLY HAVE 101K MILES IN MY CAR HOWEVER IT IS NOT LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, SO IT WILL COST ME $6,500 TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS ON HRV FORUMS FROM DRIVERS WHO OWN 2016-2017 HONDA HRV WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283061November 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
IT FIRST STARTED OUT BY WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST A ISSUE WITH ME HAVING THREE NEW TIRES BC IT WOULD DRIVE AS IF IT WAS SCRUBBING. ONE DAY I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM A HAIR APPOINTMENT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR WENT FROM BEING IN DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND FLASHING WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SO FROM THAT MOMENT ON I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND HIT THE ELECTRICAL PARK BRAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. CRUNK BACK UP AND WAS ON MY WAY. SO TODAY 11/30 WHICH IS A WEEK LATER I WAS AT THE RED LIGHT STOPPED AND ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK AND GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO. SO AFTER STILL LIGHTLY HITTING THE GAS PRAYING IT WOULD MOVE ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD FOR ME TO PARK IT IN FRONT OF A STORE; I MADE IT DIRECTLY OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE STORE PARKING LOT. ONCE I GOT IT THERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. I THEN RIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. ASSUMING IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DAHS CAME ON. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURING A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, THE MONITOR SHUTS OFF AND ON IN THE CAR AND GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL HONDA LINK SCREEN EVERY TIME IT RESTARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282782November 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I LEFT MY CAR PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAK ENGAGED AT HOME FOR 3 DAYS. I JUST TRIED TO START MY CAR AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BREAK LIGHT FLASHES WHEN I JUST STEP ON THE BREAK PEDDLE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED START THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE IGNITION, MY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE BREAK SYSTEM, BATTERY,ABS, BREAKS, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, AWD, AND PARKING ENGAGE LIGHT ALL START FLASHING, AND THE RIGHT INFO SCREEN DISPLAYED THE ERROR MESSAGE OF EMERGENCY BREAK ISSUE, CONTACT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO START NOW THE LIGHT FOR THE E PARKING BREAK LIGHT FLASHES AND THE ENGINE START STOP BUTTON LIGHTS WHITE WHEN I ENGAGE THE BREAK PEDDLE. I HAVE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I HOPE IT IS JUST MY BATTERY DIEING FROM THE E BREAK, BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD KILL THE BATTERY. IT HAS NOT REACHED BELOW FREEZING FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS BUT HAS GOTTEN TO THE HIGH 30F.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280002November 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2017 HONDA HR-V METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION AT 81,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279627November 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, THE GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARDS FOR NO REASON. WE PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR. WE HAD TO USE OUR INSURANCE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS AND ARE OUT $500. DEDUCTIBLE FOR WHAT WE FEEL IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEED IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE NOISE LEVEL WHEN IT OCCURRED WAS EXTREMELY LOUD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278157November 4, 2019
SEAT BELTS
BACK SEAT BUCKLE IN THE MIDDLE SEAT SINCE BUYING BRAND NEW WILL ONLY SO OFTEN ACTUALLY CLICK AND STAY CLICKED. IT HAS (WHILE MY CHILD HAS BEEN BUCKLED IN) UNBUCKLE ITSELF WHILE DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WD-40 WILL FIX FOR A COUPLE DAYS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277244October 31, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA HR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT RAINED OR WHEN SNOW MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269562October 19, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I FILLED OUT THIS FORM AND TRIED TO SUBMIT, BUT SAW AN ERROR ACCORDING TO YOUR SYSTEM. I HAVE A PAINT PROBLEM WITH MY 2018 HONDA HRV. I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE ARE PAINT PROBLEMS WITH THE 2018 HRV, FIT, & ACCORD. THE RECALL THAT I SAW WAS FOR A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN MY VEHICLE. WHAT I ALSO SAW WAS THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT TOO THIN OF A CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE...TREE SAP OR BIRD DROPPINGS, WHICH IS THE OUT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THEM. GUESSING THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TOLD THEM TO USE THIS TO DISALLOW CLAIMS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAS DONE THIS BECAUSE OF BIRD DROPPINGS OR TREE SAP. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE VEHICLE THAT A MAKER VOLUNTEERED TO FIX... THAT WAS A TOYOTA VEHICLE. AL, OF THE REST OF THE MANUFACTURERS WANT TO MAKE YOU TAKE THEM TO COURT TO GET RESOLVE. I AM GIVING AN ESTIMATE OF THE TIME/MILEAGE OF THE NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269459October 18, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA HR-V. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA WORLD WESTMINSTER (13600 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, (714) 890-8900), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269494October 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2017 HONDA HRV WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE POWER TO THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE CAR WAS IN THE STREET WITHOUT POWER, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET.THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269266October 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 HONDA HR-V WITH JUST OVER 18000 MILES HAS HAD OCCASIONAL START BUTTON PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES I AM REQUIRED TO PRESS IT A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS OR ENGINE STOPS. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2016 HR-VS...I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE ON THESE START/STOP BUTTONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258734September 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 HONDA HRV - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING (PUSH BUTTON START); KEY ICON REMAINS ILLUMINATED. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT MUST BE THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB (REPLACED REPEATEDLY WITH PROBLEM RECURRING) UNTIL FINALLY AT 49,000 MILES THEY SAID IT WAS SHOWING CODE B12C5 START/STOP SWITCH HAS FAILED. DIAGNOSIS $144 AND REPLACEMENT $302 TOTAL $446. IT TOOK 10 DAYS FROM DIAGNOSIS TO COMPLETED REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. THIS WAS BIG DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT. SEEMS THEY WAITED TILL CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN TOOK THEIR SWEET TIME GETTING THE PART WHILE I WAS WRINGING MY HANDS WONDERING IF THE CAR WOULD START WHENEVER I WENT SOMEWHERE. NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT VERY UNSAFE! PLEASE RECALL THIS PART -IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256066September 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEYLESS IGNITION BUTTON ON A LESS THAN 3 YEAR OLD CAR FAILS TO START THE CAR. THERE IS NO OTHER BACKUP MANUAL KEY TO START THE ENGINE. THIS LEAVES A DRIVER HELPLESS AND STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE STARTING OPTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256214September 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS OF BAD SMELL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE OF HONDA DOES NOT GIVE ME SOLUTION. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND I AM IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255026September 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE ON I-84. AN EXPLOSION, LIKE A RIFLE SHOT, OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH; LIGHT RAIN, 70 DEGREES, 5 PM ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2019. A THULE WAS IN PLACE OVER THE SKYLIGHT, PROTECTING IT, AND THE CABIN SLIDE WAS CLOSED. NO SHATTERED GLASS ENTERED THE CABIN. THE A/C WAS ON VENT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE PRESSURE CHANGE OF DESCENDING THE MOUNTAIN TO EQUALIZE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253480September 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A LIGHT WITH A KEY ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO APPEAR AT RANDOM AND THEN IT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. AT FIRST THE HRV WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE START/STOP BUTTON AND THEN IT EITHER FAILED TO RESPOND OR WOULD NOT RESPOND WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE HRV WOULD NOT START AT TIMES OR IT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. I CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY AND THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE HRV IN TO HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THE START STOP SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR QUOTED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH SO THAT I COULD START AND TURN OFF MY CAR. THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION. GRATEFUL FOR THE FIX BUT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE THIS SEEMS LIKE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE SWITCH ISSUE, PERHAPS ONE ALREADY KNOWN TO HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245489August 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2016 HONDA HRV WITH 70,900 MILES SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO SHOULDER AND STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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