Honda HR-V Complaints

1,878 consumer complaints on file.

#11550232October 16, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The back window in my HRV popped and shattered on September 14, 2023. I was driving down the highway when it happened. It took until October 13, 2023 to get it replaced. I drove home from work and parked my car. October 14, 2023, I went out to my car and it had popped and shattered. It started in the same spot each time. The dealer is telling me there’s nothing they can do about it. Which leaves me without a car to drive. The first time this happened, I knew nothing about the windows in the HRV’s shattering, so I had it fixed through my insurance company.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550101October 16, 2023
STEERING
When trying to correct steering and to maintain position in a lane, the steering will stick. I must use additional force to turn the wheel, which leads to overcorrection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550099October 16, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Back windshield shattered after using defrost. Sounded like a gunshot and it shattered into a thousand pieces.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550083October 16, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Rear windshield shattered with out any damage or impact
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550039October 15, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER
Back window of car shattered while driving. No impact from foreign objects. There was no warning- glass will be replaced by safelite in which they explained they had 6 cars with the same issue. As I googled the situation, it seems as if this has been an ongoing problem with Honda and some of the Acura models.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550034October 15, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The back windshield spontaneously combusted while the car was parked. There was no prior damage to the back windshield that would have compromised the glass.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550027October 15, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I was parked in a parking lot when the rear windshield exploded and the glass would fall apart with a single touch. There was no crash and no other damage, just the rear windshield cracking.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550008October 15, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I drove the vehicle in the rain with the front and rear wipers on and the rear defrost on. After pulling into a parking space and turning off the car, I unloaded items from the car and closed all of the doors. Upon returning to the parking lot, others in the lot informed me that there had been a cracking sound and glass in the upper left-hand corner of the rear windshield had fallen into the trunk. They confirmed that there had not been an impact which caused the crack and there was nothing in the trunk to suggest an impact. While attempting to cover the rear windshield in the rain, more of the glass fell into the trunk. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer for evaluation. Had this occurred while the vehicle was operating, it could have posed a safety risk for individuals in the back seat and a distraction risk for the driver.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549945October 14, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I pulled on to the road and heard an awful gravely grating noise coming from the vehicle. No dash warning lights/indicators were illuminated at this time, which led me to think it was potentially a tire/suspension type issue. I let off of the accelerator and the noise stopped. There were still no dash warning indicators on, and I was in the lane of travel with vehicles approaching from behind, so I gently pressed the accelerator to attempt to get off the road to investigate and the noise returned. The vehicle seemed to not be accelerating as expected and it appeared that the speedometer needle kind of floated, at which point everything locked up immediately. All dash light warning indicators came on, and the gear indicator was unreadable (almost like it was displaying P and N at the same time) despite the vehicle gear shift still being in drive. I attempted again to gently accelerate to get out of the lane of travel but the vehicle did not move, however the speedometer needle did. I shut off the car and turned it back on, all dash indicator warnings returned and remained illuminated, and I was able to get the vehicle to move a very short distance so that I was mostly out of the lane of travel. I attempted to put the vehicle in reverse so that I could get completely out of the lane of travel which was unsuccessful. Vehicle was towed to a Honda dealership where it was diagnosed with a "complete CVT belt failure with catastrophic loss of the transmission". In June of 2021 I received a recall letter stating that there was a programming issue that was leading to premature deterioration of the CVT belt ultimately causing transmission failure. My vehicle was seen shortly thereafter at a Honda dealership, where the computer programming update was completed. The letter stated that the warranty coverage on the CVT had been extended to 7 years from the date of purchase due to this issue and the known result. Honda did keep their word and replaced the CVT at no cost to me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549957October 14, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Within 10 minutes of turning on the rear defroster, the rear window shattered. Glass fell into the car, but no object was found inside the car. It was about 60F outside, and the sun had set ~5 hours prior. This specific vehicle has not been inspected for this issue prior to the incident, and the dealership was unable/unwilling to look at the rear defroster without first replacing the rear window. We still have the rear window, which could be made available upon request.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549783October 13, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I noticed that I did not have any fluid in my wipers when I used the switch, I checked the reservoir and I determined that there was no fluid inside the window wiper reservoir, and there was no indicator light on my dashboard. I contacted Honda with the concerns of what if there’s other lights on the dash that were not going to work and they did not seem super concerned.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549641October 12, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I used the rear window defroster this morning and when I arrived at work I smelled what seemed to be burning rubber but thought it was from the road. When in park my rear window shattered. Started in a spot in the upper driver side part of the window.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549513October 11, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
Today the rear windshield of my 2023 Honda HR-V shattered instantaneously while the car was parked in my driveway. The car was outside during a cold night and then warm day so I wonder if the temperature change impacted the glass. I see other reports online of rear windshield shattering, but no recall. When I called the service department at the dealer, they were unaware of the issue. I am thankful I wasn't driving the car when it happened which would have been really dangerous, but now I have an undriveable car that's less than a year old with pieces of glass everywhere.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549433October 11, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rear windshield shattered while stationary upon activating the rear defroster for less than 5 minutes. The initial hole was in the upper left side of the rear window.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549246October 10, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2017 Honda HR-V. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle had lost power and became inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the metal found in the fluid was a failure. The dealer confirmed that the cvt needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that they could not help due to a salvage title. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549273October 10, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2023 Honda HR-V. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH she heard an abnormal bang or popping sound. The contact looked into her rearview mirror and saw that the entire rear windshield had shattered. The contact stated that the entire left side of the rear windshield had appeared to have imploded and there was glass in the rear passenger compartment. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle had not been diagnosed and the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549068October 9, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Back glass shattered while vehicle was parked. There was no impact, damage, inclement weather, or other incident that may have caused it to shatter that we are aware of at the time or at any time prior.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549057October 9, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
While driving to work this morning I heard a LOUD POP and continued cracking. I looked up and seen that my back window was shattered. It was 39 degrees this morning and I did have the defroster on. Took my car to local dealership and was not offered a loaner.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549034October 9, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Rear windshield shattered while driving with no impact occuring to the glass. Cargo area and interior of car covered with shards of glass. No prior cracks or blemishes observed in the glass. The rear window defrost was turned on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549020October 9, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On 10/9/2023 my back windshield exploded without any type of impact whatsoever. I was driving down a road headed to work driving about 40 mph and without any warning or impact I heard a loud exploding noise and then the entire back glass shattered into thousands of pieces. No back windshield wiper or no back defogger was being used at the time either. This happened without any type of warning or any type of incident at all. The noise this made would be enough to startle a driver and cause an accident not to mention the shattered glass that was everywhere. I have contacted the dealer where I purchased the car new and at first was told by the head of their service department that they had never heard of anything like this and that my insurance should cover it. After calling back a second time their receptionist acknowledged that yes they were aware of the problem and two other people had brought their HRVs in with the same thing happening to them. She said their sales manager would be giving me a call back. At this time I have not heard back. I have taken numerous photos of the damage and my insurance company has agreed to make the repairs even though this damage is clearly a defect in this Honda product. Numerous other incidents can be found online.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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