Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#11507347February 15, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The AWD warning lights illuminated about 40,000 miles during highway driving and has been on since. Honda dealership in Kingman AZ reported a Differential Temp Sensor(28650-RT4-003), sub harness(48320-STG-000) and differential fluid(08200-9007A) in need of replacement. They reported damage to the sensor (probably from pothole?) and said it doesn't require repair immediately and ordered a part. I understand that all wheel drive sensors help maintain proper traction in rain, snow/ice, sand etc. conditions which could cause braking issues. Paired with this model's tendency to brake suddenly without warning, I believe there is a safety issue .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507394February 15, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
The contact owns a 2019 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that the driver's side seat would continuously adjust independently while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the seat adjustment buttons were replaced. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred after five days. Additionally, the contact stated that there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from underneath the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507452February 15, 2023
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:ELECTRONIC LOCK/LATCH ACTUATOR
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 28 MPH, the rear driver’s side door unlocked independently. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact also stated that after exiting the vehicle and locking the doors with the key fob, the rear driver’s side door failed to lock as needed. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing all the door lock actuators to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts not being available. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,254. The contact stated that the manufacturer is well aware of the defect but no help has been offered yet. It was recommended to the contact to get all four door locks replaced but the parts are not currently available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507499February 15, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
The contact owns a 2019 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle at various times of day to start the vehicle, the security door lights had remained illuminated and drained the battery. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring for several years. The contact stated that recently the battery drained, and she was forced to tow the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507278February 14, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
I was driving on State Road 426 in Florida at 40 MPH. The weather was cool and sunny with light traffic on the roadway on both sides of the median. Suddenly, the vehicle “Hard-braked” on its own while my foot was on the gas pedal. The brake action lasted about two seconds and luckily the car behind me was not following too close or it would have rear-ended us.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506977February 13, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Driving to work this morning approximately 6:40am, it was pretty dark out. Road conditions were fine (dry, no rain or snow, etc.). My CR-V automatically slammed on the brakes without warning for maybe 1/2 of a second and then released them as the screen flashed bright and then immediately kicked to an error about the auto-high beam detection system. Luckily there was no one behind me. There was one vehicle approaching me from the other side of the road but they did not have their high beams on. I was looking ahead the whole time and did not see any other errors before or after it happened, and I was applying the gas pedal the whole time as well. In case it's a contributing factor, my car is fairly dirty from road salt spray (dry) and I was going run it through the car wash this afternoon.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507000February 13, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Whenever I unlock the doors, the front passenger and rear passenger doors do not stay unlocked for more than a second. I am worried that if something happened (such as the car catching on fire), my passengers would be unable to get out of the car. I bought this car used with this problem; the owner before me also had this issue. To my knowledge, there was no prior warning to this problem occurring. Lock issues are a common occurrence with the model from 2007-2011 CRVs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507012February 13, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Several months ago, I was driving on the interstate with cruise control on. I passed a disabled vehicle parked on the shoulder of the highway. My car started to brake like crazy on its own when I passed this vehicle. Fortunately there were no other vehicles next to me or behind me or I could have had a very serious wreck. Last weekend, I was driving in town and already slowing down on my own for a vehicle in front of me. I was barely touching the brakes but the automatic braking slammed on the brakes for no apparent reason and almost caused the car behind me to rear end my vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507037February 13, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On multiple occasions, I have turned off my car and exited my car. The car would then turn back on by itself. Initially the dash would light up and an error message would appear saying key not found. I thought it was my key fob battery, so I replaced the battery and still received the message. I was unable to do anything with my car. This happened on several occasions, but each time it would eventually work. I then noticed that the dash kept coming on. When I would get home, I would park the car in the garage and turn the car off and go inside. I came out and noticed the lights were on and the dash lit up. I turned it off again and then sometimes it would stay off and other times it would come back on and I could not get it to turn off right away. Several times I would go to my car in the morning and my car battery was dead and I had to have my son-in-law jump my car or AAA had to come out so I could go to work. This went on for weeks until I realized it was because the car keeps turning back on on its own until the battery dies. After back and forth at the dealership and replacing other parts they thought were the issue, I am now told it is a faulty Body Control Module which caused my car to turn on in accessory mode. The part is on backorder, so I have had to borrow a car for the past couple months. My daughter has been researching the issue and found this to be a common problem with the car. Battery drain, car alarms going off, not able to start the car, etc. all due to the faulty BCM. I see Honda has had issues with this part on their other cars, but has not issued a recall for the CRV yet. The part is expensive, but because I have 41,000 miles on my car it is now out of warranty. This should be investigated further, as I know I am not the only one experiencing this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507069February 13, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
While driving all dash lights warning started flashing disabling forward crash avoidance power steering stability control tire pressure everything is blinking and flashing. Had to pull to side of road and almost got run over
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507101February 13, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
Car goes into limp mode because of misfiring in cylinders - fuel in oil and In cylinders. Paid to flush injection system and clean oil of fuel and in two weeks it went back to the same issue. There is a known fuel/oil mixture issue and this is that problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506752February 11, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The doors keep locking and locking during driving. This is a major safety concern for minor children and safety when car is in motion. And the door locks don’t stay locked when parked. There for my car is open to theft and I am not safe nor are my minor children in the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506768February 11, 2023
STEERING
I am writing this letter to place a COMPLAINT against the total lack of Honda not providing parts for car repair. I have a 2012 Honda CRV that the Electronic Steering Gear has failed. I was told by a dealers Parts Department that this part 53601T0AA01 is not available anywhere in the USA. They couldn’t understand why the part is unavailable as it is not part of the Port holdup situation. To date, my car has been in the shop for 3 weeks waiting for this part from Honda. Monday I was told the part might arrive in the middle of March! In the meantime, 6+ weeks later I have no car. My complaint is that this Power Steering Gear has for years been a dangerous problem on Honda vehicles. The potential dangerous crisis is that when this part fails you cannot steer your car or drive it. So, imagine driving 70 mph on a freeway and lose power steering. Of course, the Manuel indicates the vehicle just goes to manual steering. In real time, this manuel operation makes it extremely difficult to turn the wheel right or left. And if you continue to drive it without repair you could more damage to the vehicle. Why this has not been a recall problem is beyond me. Not only is the cost of the part is ridiculous at $1700+ with an additional cost of labor $1500+. Something must be done about Honda not providing parts for car repair. Especially an issue that is so dangerous to car owners. I’m guessing the Honda excuse now is tied to Ukraine. I have trouble believing that’s the only country that provides auto parts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506769February 11, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On February 5, I was parking my vehicle in a parking lot space. The vehicle lurched forward and hit another parked car causing $925 in damages to that car. I put it into Park and then Reverse and it lurched backwards. I did not have any control over the car. I took it to the North Shore Honda dealer in Glen Head, NY and they were unable to find anything wrong but I know there is a problem and I am very nervous driving the car. There were no warning lamps before or after the incident. I have read on the internet of other people experiencing uncontrolled acceleration of their vehicle.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506792February 11, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Vehicle has had phantom braking and accelerations, occurrences of "Christmas tree dashboard" with all system alerts going off - have been intermittent, far between and unsure how to go about presenting to dealership or auto repair due to this - however THIS OCCURRED TODAY AND CAUSED A COLLISION/ ACCIDENT! My looking into the issue online has shown that this is a problem that many others have also had and that NHTSA has opened an investigation into it with honda! AGAIN - MY VEHICLE IS NOW DAMAGED AND I AM INJURED DUE TO THIS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION/ERROR! Today while in slow moving traffic to turn onto interstate, car started having the phantom breaking and jolting forwards out of my control. All of the system failure alerts started going off (I've been able to clear in the past by turning off and turning on car multiple times in a row and on the 5-7th restart they go away) - while slowing moving forward across railroad tracks - the railroad lights and barriers then also started to decend (unexpectedly, as they had just been down shortly before - less than 2 minutes) - I attempted to accelerate forward to clear my vehicle from the tracks and my vehicle jolted forward - despite my own braking, the vehicle's forward collision mitigation also failed and the brakes did not/would not apply hard enough (or as hard as I was applying) in order to prevent collision with vehicle in front of me. I attempted to veer to the left at the last second to avoid any collision - which limited damage to truck in front of me to very minimal, but my car's front right is moderately damaged. ADDITIONALLY - driver airbag deployed despite speed being under 35mph and collision not at a level that warranted airbag deployment - thus ALSO INJURING ME AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL CAR DAMAGE. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO PERSON INJURIES AND VEHICLE IMPAIRMENT!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11506649February 10, 2023
STEERING
Electric power steering fails when parking (dry turning when vehicle is stopped). The electric power steering seems to overheat, once moving power steering resumes. This has happened multiple times prior to this report.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506697February 10, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
I have had my cross traffic alert come on at least 5 other times. There was no reason for it to alert. Unfortunately this time it came on while traveling on a 2 lane street going 40mph and jammed my brakes on slowing me down to almost a complete stop. Causing me to lunge forward and hurt my right hand. There was no reason for this to happen. Luckily no one was behind me or I may have been hurt seriously. I am now scared to drive my car. I have made an appointment to take my car in on Monday for repair. I do not want this car anymore and have no confidence in its safety.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506711February 10, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oil dilution problem with fuel. This is a known issue with the 2019 Honda CRV. I bought the vehicle new in August 2019 and had to change the oil 8 months later because the oil level had risen well above the maximum mark on the dipstick due to fuel contamination. I currently (2/10/2023) have to change my oil 3 times per year so that it doesn't get to diluted so as to cause excessive engine wear. I drive less than 12,000 miles/year.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506701February 10, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
The car intermittently slams on the brakes, often at high speeds, and the brakes sticks, leaving me potentially unable to avoid a rear-end collision. This has happened twice with no obstacle in front of the vehicle in the last month and once within the last month where an obstacle was ahead but at a far enough distance the AES should not have been triggered, let alone stick. The front sensors (behind the rear view mirror and behind the Honda logo on the grill) have been inspected for damage by the dealership and user. They are in perceivably good working condition. This problem appears to be connected to a similar malfunction with LKAS, in which the system is turned off (according to the vehicle displays and verified by following owner manual instructions) and the car is driven on a surface with no lanes (I.e. a dirt road) and LKAS indicates there is a lane departure. There is no option to turn either system completely off, which leaves the driver with no recourse in the event these systems malfunction.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506350February 9, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was idling and all the warning lights came on. Car seemed driveable, but we replaced the battery as it was still the OEM battery. This did not fix the issue and all safety features are disengaged.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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