Honda CR-V Complaints
16,579 consumer complaints on file.
- #11399542March 6, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS DASH WARNING LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE SLOWED TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDED LANE DEPARTURE, EMISSIONS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, BRAKE HOLD, ADAPTIVE CRUISE, SUCH AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ACC & FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN TWO YEARS. CAR WAS IN MOTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399554March 6, 2021ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
1:L.S SUSPENSION IS MAKING CLUNKY NOISE FOR LONG TIME.THIS PROBLEM WAS ON AND OFF BUT NOW ITS CONTINUOUSLY MAKING NOISE WHILE I DRIVE TO A BUMPY OR SMALL BROKEN ROAD. 2:ENGINE WAS MAKING ROARING NOISE THEN I FOLLOW UP WITH DEALER WITH MY RECALL NOTICE. I DON'T KNOW THEY FIX IT OR NOT BUT STILL MAKING THIS NOISE. 3:SMELL SOLID FUEL/GASOLINE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.FULL TANK GAS GIVING ME ONLY 178 MILES RANGE BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE 150 MILES EVEN.I ALWAYS TAKE THE SILVER GASOLINE WHICH IS $38 DOLLARS FOR THE FULL TANK.SOMETIMES MORE AND MORE THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF CAR AND MY FINANCIAL. I THINK MY FUEL IS LEAKING AND THIS COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. CREDIT KARMA SHOWING ME I HAVE 3 OPEN RECALLS WHICH IS ONE OF THEM. BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY MAIL ANY EMAIL OR NOTIFICATION FROM THEM.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399283March 5, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CLOSE ENOUGH TO HAVE TOSSED UP A ROCK. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND DISCOVERED A LARGE PART OF THE SUNROOF WAS MISSING. A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLASS FELL ONTO THE SUNSHADE WHICH KEPT IT FROM HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THE REST OF THE GLASS SCATTERED IN THE WIND AS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY NO MOTORCYCLES WERE BEHIND ME OR SOMEONE WOULD LIKELY HAVE GOTTEN HURT. NO GLASS IN AN AUTOMOBILE SHOULD SHATTER THIS WAY IT IS DANGEROUS BOTH FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND FOR THOSE FOLLOWING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399303March 5, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THEY WILL GO OFF AT TIMES, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO RESTART MY CAR. IN ADDITION, MY DISPLAY WILL GO DIM OR GET VERY BRIGHT ON IT'S OWN. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2021 MY ALARM STARTED TO GO OFF FOR NO REASON. THEY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WAS NEAR THE REMOTE. I COULD NOT GET THE ALARM TO GO OFF, NO MATTER WHAT I DID. ON MONDAY, MARCH 1ST I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START OR RESPOND TO ANYTHING WITH THE REMOTE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, VALLEY HONDA IN MONROEVILLE, PA. THEY STATED THAT IT COULD BE THE BATTERY HAVING LOW VOLTAGE. THE DEALERSHIP IS OVER 45 MINUTES AWAY AND I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO HELP CARE FOR MY ILL FATHER SO I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND INSTALLED IT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. AS SOON AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE DASHBOARDS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE ALARM WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON WEDS NIGHT. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BODY CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 50K MILEAGE BUT THE HONDA WARRANTY IS OUT. I EVEN CALLED HONDA WHO ONLY OFFERED A COURTESY PARTIAL PAYMENT, AS LONG AS I DID NOT PICK UP MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FINISHED THEIR INVESTIGATION. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR MY DISPLAY TO HAVE BEEN ACTING UP OR A NEED TO REPLACE A BCM WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399090March 4, 2021FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LESS THEN 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE LOW POWER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OIL BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CHANGED THE OIL ON 3/3/21 AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL A QUART OVER FUEL AND HAD GASOLINE IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CAN NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE SHE JUST CHANGED THE OIL. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,400.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399146March 4, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WELL MY KEY IS IN THE IGNITION I CANNOT LIFT OR LOWER THE PASSENGER OR REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WITHOUT BLOWING FUSES. I HAVE TRIED REPLACING FUSES COUNTLESS TIMES THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS. I HAVE READ AND TALK TO MECHANICS THAT IT IS A MASTER SWITCH ISSUE. A RECALL FROM HONDA IS OUT FOR THIS CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MASTER SWITCH: NHTSA # 20V-768. BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. IF YOU CAN PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND GET BACK TO ME BECAUSE I NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED I CANNOT ROLL ANY OF MY WINDOWS DOWN WITHOUT BLOWING FUSES I'M AFRAID IT CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OR FIRE I NEED THIS FIXED. ALSO THE CAR CAN BE STATIONARY IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AS LONG AS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION ON RUN THE FUSES WILL BLOW. THANK YOU
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399032March 3, 2021ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2019 HONDA CRV. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY OIL HAS AN AMOUNT OF GAS OVER 5% TWICE BY ANALYSIS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF OIL DILUTION THAT HONDA CRV'S (MODEL YEAR 2017 & 2018) HAVE HAD. I FEAR THAT I WILL HAVE PREMATURE ENGINE DAMAGE AND MORE IMPORTANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE 1.5 LITER DIRECT INJECTION HONDA CRV ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398833March 3, 2021ENGINE
VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS DURING A COLD START. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399013March 3, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2014 HONDA CR-V HAS DEVELOPED A SHUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 RPM, FEELS LIKE IT IS IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT SURE. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS SEVERAL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND A RESOLUTION OF A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE IS REQUIRED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398687March 2, 2021SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
MY CR-V WITHOUT WARNING WILL BRAKE SUDDENLY..VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND. HAS HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHT HWY WITHOUT TRAFFIC, AND WHEN I CROSS A SPECIFIC RR CROSSING..I'VE CHECKED WITH THREE DEALERS AND AM TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITH RESETTING THE RADAR. ONLY HONDA (AMERICA) CAN GIVE THE CODES? IN THE MEANTIME ITS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO GET ME OR SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. I PURCHASED AT HONDA OF BOONE, (FRIENDSHIP) AND HAVE INVOICE FOR SERVICE ON 16 JUNE 2020, MILEAGE 6743, AND RECENTLY SERVICE AT CROWN HONDA OF GREENSBORO 02/21/202, (MILEAGE1714) .SERVICE MGR. SAID CALL AMERRICAN HONDA, BUT WOULD NOT GIVE ME ADDRESS/PHONE AND SAID I'D HAVE TO GET CODES? FROM THEM!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398807March 2, 2021STEERING
AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THERE'S RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WILL . WHEN YOU STEER TO THE LEFT THERE'S RESISTANCE AND THE WHEEL THE STEERING WHEEL IT FEELS LIKE A BOUNCES AGAINST THE RESISTANCE IN THE TURNS IN THE OPPOSITE IT FEELS LIKE A BOUNCES AGAINST THE RESISTANCE IN THE TURNS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398816March 2, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A RESTAURANT, PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. IT WAS TURNED ONTO ACCESSORY MODE WITH THE ONLY RADIO PLAYING. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN ACCESSORY MODE, THE TOUCH SCREEN TURNED BLACK AND THE RADIO WENT SILENT. THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO TURN ACCESSORY MODE BACK ON, BUT THE TOUCH SCREEN AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START THE VEHICLES ENGINE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAR WAS THEN JUMP STARTED SUCCESSFULLY. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED (4 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL BATTER) AND STILL HAD SUBSTANTIAL LIFE REMAINING. NO OTHER TESTING WAS COMPLETED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398449March 1, 2021POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2015 HONDA CR-V AWD TOURING EDITION AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN I START DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV HIGH AND WHINE LOUDLY UNTIL I REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WHEN IT FINALLY UPSHIFTS AND WORKS CORRECTLY. THE ENGINE IS WORKING TOO HARD TO MAINTAIN A SLOW SPEED DURING THE DESCENT. CAN THE TRANSMISSION BE ADJUSTED SO IT DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT AND HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK? OR IS THIS A DEFECT WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY? IF SO, HOW CAN I GET A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398516March 1, 2021ENGINE
FUEL IS GETTING INTO THE OIL SUMP CAUSING OIL DILUTION. THE CRV 1.5-LITER TURBO ENGINE HAS PROBLEMS. THIS IS DUE TO GASOLINE SEEPING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE 1.5-LITER TURBO ENGINE AND ABOUT MY VEHICLE POTENTIALLY STALLING, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER HERE IN ILLINOIS. A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SAYS THAT I NEED TO DRIVE IT MORE TO ALLOW ENGINE HEAT TO DISSIPATE THE FUEL. TRUE I DON'T PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR, BUT HOW OFTEN I DRIVE MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE FACTORED IN WHEN DESIGNING A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR. FUEL DILUTED OIL WILL NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATE CRITICAL ENGINE PARTS. WHEN I HECK MY OIL, THE LEVEL RISES ON MY DIPSTICK. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF GASOLINE ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAVE TO KEEP GETTING OIL CHANGES TO FIX THAT. THIS HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY OCCURRING.SINCE I BOUGHT THE CRV (BOUGHT IN MARCH 2020).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398524March 1, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HONDA CRV 2017 KEEPS DRAINING BATTERY EVEN AFTER IT IS TURNED OFF AND CAUSING ROUTINE SERVICE CALLS. IT ALSO TRIGGERS SECURITY SYSTEM ALARM TO GO OFF RANDOMLY AND CAR BEGINS TO REFLECT LIKE STARTING ON IT'S OWN WITH DISPLAYS RUNNING EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE CAR AFTER IT IS TURNED OFF. HOPE SUCH THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN ON ROAD WHEN PARKED AND CREATE OTHER ISSUES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398574March 1, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MASTER SWITCH HAD BEGAN TO EMIT A GRAYISH SMOKE AFTER HE HAD MADE AN ATTEMPT TO WIND DOWN HIS PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW. SINCE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED HONDA OF PASADENA(1965 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91107) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V768000 (VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398600March 1, 2021STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2006 CRV THE GUY FROM THE DEALER TOLD ME I ONLY HAD 140 THOUSANDS MILE ON IT BUT WHEN TOOK IT HOME ITS 150 THOUSANDS MILES ON IT I TOLD THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO N HE SAID ILL CHANGE ALL THE PAPERWORK I TOLD THE BANK I DIDN'T WNT IT THEY IT WOULD GO ON MY CREDIT RECORD THATS WHY COULDN'T RETURN IT PLS HELP I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUV WAS IN VERY BAD ACCIDENT N KNW I THINK ITS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398283February 28, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT COOL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11398006February 26, 2021STEERING
I LEASED A BRAND NEW CR-V AND 12 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP IT MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX MY BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO BUMP INTO A CONCRETE SIDEWALK BARRIER. MY COMPUTER SYSTEM ALERTED ME TO SYSTEM FAILURES FOR POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AWD, ETC. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS SCUFFED UP TIRES AND HUBCAPS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WRECKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION. THEY ALSO SAID THE WHEEL ROD WAS BENT TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. I FIND IT VERY CONCERNING THAT THE WHEEL ROD COULD BE BENT THAT MUCH WHILE ONLY GOING 7MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING ME TO WRECK AN ARE ADAMANT I CAUSED ALL THE ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AN I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11306111February 26, 2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2017 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRONG GAS ODOR IN ENGINE OIL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED TO MONITOR THE OIL LEVEL AND BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SHOULD THE OIL LEVEL BECOME LOW OR THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0