Honda CR-V Complaints (2005)

479 consumer complaints on file.

#10144417December 4, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
IN AUGUST 2005 MY WIFE HAD A BLOWOUT IN OUR 6 MONTH OLD HONDA CRV WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH IN HER EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW LEAVING HER WITH A BROKEN NECK, CONCUSSION AND A FACIAL LACERATION. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10139566October 13, 2005
SUSPENSION
DT: THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA CRV LX AND IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. SHE DID NOT THINK THAT THE VEHICLE IWAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN SHE ACCELERATED AND PULLED ONTO A ROAD THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER ON 10-18-2005.THERE WAS NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THERE WAS NO CERTAIN SPEED THAT IT AFFECTED. THE CKTACT HAS CONTACTED HONDA, AND THEY STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL HER IN ONE TO TWO DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139626October 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR DURING EVENING IN LOW TRAFFIC ON 4 LANE URBAN ROAD. THE ENGINE STALLED ABRUPTLY AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND GAUGE INDICATORS FELL TO ZERO. COINCIDENT WITH THE STALL, THE CAR LOST STEERING (THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE MOVED NO MORE THAN 1-2 INCHES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, WITH REFERENCE TO STEERING WHEEL CIRCUMFERENCE), WOULD NOT BRAKE (WITH FULL WEIGHT PRESSURE ON PEDAL), AND WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BY ENGINE DRAG AND APPLICATION OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. RESTARTING REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAD THIS PROBLEM MANIFESTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A CURVE AT FREEWAY SPEED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139175October 10, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION
CR-V PURCHASED WAS DIFFERENT FROM CR-V TESTED. AFTER TAKING TITLE NOTICED CAR PULLING TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED ACCORDING TO BULLETIN. CR-V STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. COULD GO OFF ROAD IF STEERING WHEEL NOT HELD TIGHTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138765October 6, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BOTH FRONT AND SIDE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT. THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, FRACTURED CHEEK, DISLOCATED NOSE AND JAW, AND 8 STITCHES IN HER LIP. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138426October 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR FOR A WASH AND WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR MY TURN, I STARTED HEARING SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE-PITCH SOUND. I GOT ALARMED AND I THOUGHT IT WILL GO. LATER WHEN I DROVE HOME, I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. ON THE 03 OCT 05 THE SOUND INCREASED IN PITCH BUT I AM UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHERE ITS COMING FROM. FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH SONAR SOUND(NAVY SHIPS), THE NOISE SOUNDS THE SAME AND HIGH PITCHED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137625September 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 HONDA CR-V MAKES A "ROARING" NOISE WHEN BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPMS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CENTER BEARING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136661September 16, 2005
STEERING
HONDA CRV 2005 PULLS TO THE RIGHT//CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND ALIGNMENT/NOT TORQUE STEER/REQUIRES CONSTANT LEFT PRESSURE ON STEERING WHEEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136801September 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY HONDA 2005 CR-V EX HAS A PROBLEM WITH PULL TO THE RIGHT (PTTR) FROM DAY ONE (MAY 31, 2005). THE FASTER I DRIVE, THE HARDER IT PULLS. IT DOESN'T MATTER OF I ACCELERATE OR DRIVE AT A STEADY SPEED, THE PTTR IS THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I DROVE AT 70 MPH ON I-10, WHICH IS A 4-LANE ROAD, 2 LANES ON EACH DIRECTION (NORTH OF TALLAHASSEE), I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE, THEN TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AFTER TWO SECONDS. AND THEN BETWEEN 2 TO 3 SECONDS LATER, MY V WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE. I HAD TO GRAB THE WHEEL AND PULLED IT STRAIGHT BACK TO THE ROAD OTHERWISE IT WOULD GO INTO A DITCH OR HIT A TREE. DID THE SAME TEST AS ABOVE, EXCEPT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL (LET THE V CRUISE ON ITS INERTIA) AT THE SAME TIME I TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PTTR REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, AFTER 7-8 SECONDS IT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. 3 TRIPS TO HONDA DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. ON THE FOURTH TRIP, THEY SAID THERE IS NO PTTR. I INSISTED THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY, AND THEY SAID THEY TRIED EVERYTHING (SWAP FRONT TIRES, ALIGNMENT, TSB, SUB FRAME) WITHIN ALIGNMENT AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO ANY MORE. THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS PTTR THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, BUT NOW THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL. I CHECKED IN CR-V FORUMS OF EDMUNDS.COM (AND SOME OTHER SITE) AND I FOUND THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE. ONE VEHICLE EVEN HAD 2 FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED FROM AN UNAFFECTED CR-V TO GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. HONDA DID ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT, OR JUST TEMPORALLY FIXED FOR A FEW MONTHS (ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE IN THE FORUMS). I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT AND IT HAS A DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO A CRASH. IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY TO COME UP WITH A REAL FIX. NICK NGUYEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136147September 11, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
HONDA CR-V, 8,000 MILES, YEAR 2005, ENGINE STALLED , LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, RESTARTED OK, DEALER CHECKED OUT CAR AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. OCCURRED IN CITY DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135339September 5, 2005
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT ALL THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT DIDN'T HELP. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN TWO OTHER 2005 HONDA CR-V'S THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS SOON AS YOU TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL THE VEHICLES WILL IMMEDIATELY PULL TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLIANT ON MANY OF THE FORUMS BOARDS IE: EDUMONDS.COM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134355August 26, 2005
TIRES, AIR BAGS
WITH ONLY 6900 MILES ON OUR 2005 CRV ONE OF THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 FRONT TIRES BLEW WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN HER EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE BLOWOUT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, CONCUSSION, HEAD TRAUMA AND A FACIAL LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED A PLASTIC SURGEON. JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133702August 22, 2005
STEERING
1) NOTICED A PULL TO THE RIGHT AFTER 6-8 MONTHS OF USE. 2) IS WEARING MY TIRES AND CAN NOT LET GO OF THE WHEEL FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME FOR FEAR I WILL DRIFT IN ANOTHER LANE. 3) HAVE HAD HONDA DEALER BALANCE TIRES, ROTATE, AND HAD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY BLAME IT ON TORQUE STEERING AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128815August 19, 2005
SUSPENSION
DT: 2005 HONDA CRV, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES AND NOTHING WAS IMPROVED. ALSO, HE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ONE WEEK. SHE CALLED HONDA AND HAD T A CASE OPENED, #N012005-06-2701355, CASE MANAGER, MICHELLE SWABE. THE WERE TRYING ALIGNMENTS, CHANGING THE TIRES, AND OTHER THINGS. *AK DEALER CHANGED STRUT ANGLE PER SERVICE BULLETIN; ADJUSTED ENGINE MOUNT AND CHANGE TIRES. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133122August 16, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SINCE MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2005 CRV EX 3 WEEKS AGO IT HAS SPENT MORE TIME AT THE DEALERS THEN WITH US. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A PULL TO THE RIGHT. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER STATED THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WENT IN A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR BALANCING MACHINE WAS INCORRECTLY CALIBRATED; THEN CHANGED ONE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR MEETS HONDA "SPECS". PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN A THIRD TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER, AMERICA HONDA, PLACED THE STRUTS ON INCORRECTLY AND FIXED IT. PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT NO LONGER PULLED TO THE RIGHT , HOWEVER THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WAS STILL THERE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN A FOURTH TIME , WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A VIBRATION AT 45 , 50 AND BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. THE DEALER THEN TEST DROVE 3 OTHER CR-V'S FROM THE LOT THEN STATED THAT THEY WERE AS BAD OR WORST THEN MINE. THE HEAD SUPERVISOR CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. THEIR REPLY " SINCE ALL THE VEHICLES DO THAT IT MUST BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT SINCE AMERICA HONDA DID NOT RECONIZE IT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A CLAIM UNDER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW. AMERICA HONDA NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THEY ARE PRODUCING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131774August 6, 2005
STEERING
NEW HONDA 2005 CRV LX AWD. VEHICLE DRIFTED TO RIGHT OF ROAD AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITH ACCELERATION, MORE ACCELERATION = HARDER PULL. IT IS BAD. HONDA DEALER PERFORMED 2 TSBS TO CORRECT (TIRE CHANGE OUT AND UPPER SPRING SEAL ANGLE) BUT NEITHER FIXED PROBLEM (THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM STILL AND ARE WAITING FOR HONDA ENGINEERING TO CALL THEM. THEY ALSO CHECKED 2 OTHER CRVS ON THEIR LOT AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM) THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE -- IMAGINE CRUISE ON, UP A HILL AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFS FROM 5TH TO 3RD TO REGAIN SPEED, PULLING, CAUSING THE UN-ALERT DRIVER TO CHANGE LANES/OFF-ROAD, OR TO OVER COMPENSATE ONE-HANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131139August 2, 2005
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CR-V ON JULY 11, 2005. AFTER BRIEFLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A SEVERE PULL TO THE RIGHT (LATER FOUND OUT THIS IS CALLED TS (TORQUE STEER) DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP UP TO SIXTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR. IN LESS THAN THREE SECONDS THE CAR WAS TWO LANES TO THE RIGHT (SAFETY HAZARD). I DROVE THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE GRADE TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE STILL PULLED UPHILL TO THE RIGHT (SO MUCH FOR ROAD CROWN PULL). ON 7/26 SPREEN HONDA OF LOMA LINDA, CA, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HAD IT ALIGNED BY THE SATURN DEALERSHIP (OWNED BY SPREEN OWNER) WITH NO APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE. ON 7/28-7/29 SPREEN HAD PREUTT''S WHEEL ALIGNMENT OF REDLANDS DO A SECOND ALIGNMENT WITH NO APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. SPREEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THAT THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT WAS INHERENT IN ALL FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES (WAS NOT A PROBLEM IN MY 1999 CR-V), THAT THEY HAD NO FURTHER COMMITMENT AND I SHOULD TALK TO AMERICAN HONDA. I THINK NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT AND HONDA SHOULD MITIGATE THIS DEFECT OR RECALL ALL OF ITS AFFECTED VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130325July 27, 2005
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CRV VEHICLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE. I HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO STOP OR TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OFTEN TIMES MAKING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE. I FEEL IT IS A POTENTIAL DANGER AND SHOULD BE THOUROUGHLY REVIEWED BY INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE HONDA CORPORATION. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ALIGNED ONCE THINKING THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE PULL AND IT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129808July 23, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DAUGHTER DRIVING 2005 HONDA CR-V WITH ABOUT 1050 MILES AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOST PRESSURE CAUSING ABRUPT VEHICLE DECELERATION. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684, OEM. ALTHOUGH SHE GOT OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY, THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AROUND THE PERIMETER, WITH SOME AREAS LOOKING ALMOST LIKE A CLEAN KNIFE CUT. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED THAT MORNING. THE RIM WAS UNDAMAGED, AND THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD NO DAMAGE. NO NAILS WERE FOUND IN THE TIRE, AND BOTH BEADS WERE STILL SEATED ON THE RIM. LUCKY IT WAS THE REAR TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128811July 14, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE REAR INTERIOR WELL COVER IS A PULL OUT 17LB PLASTIC TABLE. IT HAS A 'D' RING LATCH THAT IS HELD TO THE TABLE WITH 6 SCREWS. WHEN YOU PULL UP ON THE 'D' RING LATCH YOU GET A HANDLE TO PULL THE TABLE UP AND OUT. WHEN PULLING UP ON THE 'D' RING IT PULLS A PLUNGER OUT OF A SLOT IS THE BACK OF THE BULKHEAD OF THE FRAME GIVING YOU THE APPEARANCE THAT THE TABLE IS LOCKED DOWN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE NOTHING ELSE HOLDING THE TABLE DOWN ON THE OTHER THREE SIDES. IT APPEARS THAT THE SIDE OPPOSITE THE LATCH SHOULD HAVE A SLOT OR MAYBE TWO STRAPS ACROSS THE REAR CORNERS FOR THE TABLE TO SLIDE INTO. APPEARS HONDA OVERLOOKED THIS SINCE THEY MADE THE LIFTING 'D' RING ALSO A LATCH. AS DESIGNED HOWEVER THE COVER IS NOT LATCHED DOWN. JUST HOPE NO ONE TURNS THE CR-V OVER AND AFTER THE AIR BAG SAVES THEM HAVE A 17 LB TABLE CUT THEIR HEAD OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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