Honda CR-V Complaints (2007)
887 consumer complaints on file.
- #10211789December 13, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL- WILL NOT TURN OFF / TURN OFF AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE SPEED- LOUD CRACKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT OF CAR BY WINDSHIELD REPEATEDLY WHEN WIPERS TURNED ON (UNCLEAR IF RELATED)-- HAPPENS REPEATEDLY ALTHOUGH BETTER PERFORMANCE UPON FIRST TURNING ON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10210239November 28, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHEN THE WASHER FUNCTION IS USED. WIPERS STAY UP AND WON'T GO DOWN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209258November 18, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION AND THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE TOTAL DAMAGE TO MY 2007 HONDA CR-V WAS WELL OVER $8,000. I WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE CAR I WAS PUSHED INTO AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT REAR-ENDED ME. THE REAR END DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $3,000 AND THE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $5,000. THIS WAS A VERY LOW SPEED COLLISION ON A LOCAL STREET AND EVEN THE COLLISION SHOP MANAGER WAS STUNNED AT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR, ESPECIALLY THE FRONT END. THE COMPRESSOR OF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BY THIS MINOR COLLISION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY AUTO INSURANCE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS. THE COLLISION SHOP MANAGER SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THAT - HE ASKED ME IF THIS WAS A HIGH SPEED COLLISION (IT WAS NOT), THEN ASKED ME IF THE CAR I WAS PUSHED INTO HAD A TRAILER HITCH STICKING OUT (IT HAD NOTHING STICKING OUT). I NOW AM READING NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS BY PEOPLE ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IN THIS CAR IN WHICH THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS DAMAGED BY A "PEBBLE" FROM THE ROAD. BASED ON THESE COMPLAINTS AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE 2007 HONDA CR-V'S AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO ENDURE HUGE COSTS TO REPLACE THIS COMPRESSOR BECAUSE OF SUCH MINOR THINGS AS PEBBLES STRIKING THE PART AND LOW SPEED MINOR FENDER BENDERS!!! *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209037November 15, 2007TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,125 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 11/26/07.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10207774November 2, 2007SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A MODIFICATION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 880. UPDATED 11/21/07 *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10207482October 30, 2007POWER TRAIN
2007 HONDA CRVS ARE MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. HONDA DEALERS ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM!!! COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10206927October 25, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER NEW CRV WITH OUR NEWBORN INFANT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 8PM. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR DIED AND THE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. SHE TRIED STARTING IT AND IT CAUGHT AFTER A FEW TRIES. WHAT KIND OF CRAP VEHICLE IS HONDA PUTTING OUT? THIS IS OUR FIRST HONDA AND IT WILL BE THE LAST. WE CALLED BREWSTER HONDA AND THEY WERE VERY ACCOMMODATING BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN?T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THERE IS NO WAY MY WIFE AND BABY WILL GET IN THAT DEATH MOBILE AGAIN. OF COURSE HONDA USA HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I GUESS THEY NEED A LAWSUIT AND SOME NEWS STATIONS TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. IT HAS ALSO BEEN IN SERVICE FOR RUNNING VERY ROUGH EVERY FEW WEEKS BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WITH THAT EITHER. IT WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL 2007 AND HAS 8500 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10206162October 18, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WE PURCHASED A NEW HONDA CRV 2007 FOR MY DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE IN OCTOBER 2006 FROM ED VOYLES HONDA, MARIETTA, GA. IN APRIL OF 2007 MY DAUGHTER HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND LEFT PARKED FOR A HOUR OR MORE. SHE HAD TO CRANK THE ENGINE FOR 10-20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. WE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM IN E-MAIL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR IN ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DURING JULY 2007 WE LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE WEEKS FOR THEM TO TRY AND RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP CONSULTED WITH THE HONDA TECH-LINE AND THEY COULD STILL NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DURING THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING MORE THAN 15 TIMES TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. ON SUNDAY 10-14-2007 IN FRUSTRATION I GAVE MY CAR TO MY DAUGHTER TO TAKE BACK TO COLLEGE SINCE THE HONDA CRV WAS PROVING TO BE TOO UNRELIABLE. ON THE DAY I DROVE THE CRV AND SURE ENOUGH AFTER HAVING PARKED THE CAR FOR 3 HOURS IT TOOK ME 24 MINUTES OF CRANKING TO START THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR STARTED I DROVE FOR TWO MILES AND THEN IT JUST CUT-OUT. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR 3 TERRIFYING MINUTES OF CRANKING THE ENGINE BEFORE IT STARTED AGAIN. WE HAVE NOW RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE A RENTAL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE HONDA CRV 2007 HAS PROVED TO BE VERY UNRELIABLE AND AS A PARENT I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS CAR. WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND THINK THAT HONDA USA SHOULD NOW REMEDY THE SITUATION. IN OUR ESTIMATION THIS CAR IS A "LEMON" AND WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING OUR LEGAL OPTIONS UNDER THE GEORGIA LEMON LAW. BY ALL RIGHTS HONDA USA SHOULD REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WITH A NEW ONE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10205334October 10, 2007SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE TOP OF THE HEAD REST PROTRUDES FORWARD INTO THE CONTACTS HEAD, LEAVING HER NECK EXPOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED IN THAT FASHION. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK DOWN HER INFORMATION AND CREATED A FILE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADREST CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED ADEQUATELY FOR PASSENGER TO REST. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10204592October 1, 2007AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE, PUSHING HER EVEN FURTHER INTO THE VEHICLE SHE STRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SHE SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES SUCH AS A BROKEN STERNUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 12/31/07 *KB UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10203363September 18, 2007PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
PURCHASED A NEW HONDA CRV FROM BOB BARBOUR HONDA IN GREENVILLE NC. IN JULY. AFTER 2,300 MILES THE REAR PARKING BRAKE WAS DESTROYED. HONDA REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING THAT IT WAS TOWED WITH THE BRAKE ON. IT WAS NOT, AS I CHECKED THE BRAKE LIGHT AND FOOT PEDAL WHEN I LEFT. AFTER REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE PADS, ROTOR AND BEARINGS IT WAS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT AND THEY DETERMINED THE CABLE WAS BAD. WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OR EFFECT, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL. TO ME THIS WAS EXCULPATE, AND MY DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT ONE PERSON AT NORTH AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT CHANGE HER MIND. THE APPEAL PROCESS IS A JOKE. I MADE SURE THEY GAVE ME ALL THE PARTS BACK. I WAS LUCKY MY CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202557September 11, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA CVR 2007. THIS CAR HAS NO ASH TRAY OR LIGHTER. WHERE DO THEY THINK WE ARE GOING TO PUT OUT LIGHTED CIGARETTES????????? THEY ARE CHARGING OVER $80.00 TO INSTALL A LIGHTER. THIS IS ANOTHER DIRECT ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SMOKING. PUBLIC BEWARE... THOSE BURNING BUTTS ARE GOING TO GET TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW... FIRE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202114September 6, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - NONE, CAR WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON PAVED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - ACCORDING TO A DEALER, DEBRIS (PERHAPS A ROCK OR PEBBLE) FLEW PAST THE GRILL AND PUNCTURED THE AC CONDENSER, CAUSING A LEAK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER BLOWS COLD AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE - NO ACTION HAS HERETOFORE BEEN TAKEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199899August 17, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PEBBLE DAMAGED THE AIR CONDENSER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199919August 17, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE HEARD A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN WELDED PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,158 AND NO FAILURE MILEAGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199915August 17, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TO BEGIN, I RECENTLY PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM MANLY HONDA, IN MARIN COUNTY, CA, EARLIER THIS JAN/FEB OF 2007 A BRAND-NEW 2007 HONDA CR-V EXL, $28K. A FIRST-TIME CAR BUYER, I HAD PAID IN FULL USING MY HARD-EARNED MONEY WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE AND TROUBLE-FREE CAR. ALAS, I BEGAN NOTICING SOME IRREGULARITIES WITH THE CAR SOON THEREAFTER. TO NAME BUT A FEW, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) A TAPPING SOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR; 2) A WET SPOT NOTED ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE UNDER THE HOOD AREA; 3) INTERMITTENT INABILITY TO START THE CAR WHEREBY THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON; AND 4) INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, BUT SUDDEN SURGE THEREAFTER WHEN DRIVING. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SF HONDA, THE SERVICE DEALER, TO ADVISE THAT: 1) THE TAPPING SOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR IS DUE TO A WELDING DEFECT. HAVING JACKED UP THE CAR AND REMOVED ALL THE BACK PANELS TO THE VEHICLE, THEY HAD DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECTIVE WELD OR WELDS WERE LOCATED FURTHER WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND MY CAR WOULD NEED TO BE SENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO BE FURTHER STRIPPED APART TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DEFECTIVE WELDS IN QUESTION. 2) A POWDER TEST PERFORMED ON MY ENGINE HAD DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. 3) THEY HAD YET TO DETERMINE WHY MY CAR WOULD FAIL TO START AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEAR; AND 4) THE SUDDEN SURGING OF MY VEHICLE ONCE I HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WAS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPON HEARING THIS, I WAS FLABBERGASTED. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A BRAND-NEW CAR, A HONDA WHICH IS NOTED FOR ITS RELIABILITY, WOULD ENCOUNTER SUCH PROBLEMS? AND AT 3,158 MILES? AND SIMULTANEOUSLY? WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT HONDA'S QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MANUFACTURING STANDARDS? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198570August 5, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONDENSER FROM AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO STONE HITTING IT. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10196768July 18, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TOOK CAR TO DEALER WITH WARM AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING. DEALER STATED THAT CONDENSER HAD A HOLE FROM ROAD DEBRIS; REPAIR COSTS WAS $765. SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF HONDA FORUMS REVEALED ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT AIR CONDITIONER FAILURES, AND EXACT SAME LINE FROM DEALER ABOUT ROAD DEBRIS. AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE IN THE DEEP SOUTH WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM IN A 9 MONTH OLD CAR WITH 20,000 MILES. REPEATED FAILURES IN DIFFERENT MODELS WAS INDICATIVE OF POOR QUALITY, AND LEAKING COOLANT WAS A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10193369June 14, 2007SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
SAFETY HAZARD- 2007 HONDA CRV UNSTABLE WHEN BEING DRIVEN ON GROOVED HIGHWAY. VEHICLE OSCILLATES SEVERELY DIAGONALLY FROM FRONT TO REAR AND VICE VERSA, WHEN THIS ROAD CONDITION IS EXPERIENCED. OVERSTEERING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN ERRATIC LANE CHANGE OR SHIFT. SAME ROAD CONDITION DOES NOT IMPACT OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE DRIVE ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD. CALLS AND VISITS TO THE DEALER (SOUTH BAY HONDA, LOS GATOS, CA.) HAVE RESULTED IN A RESPONSE OF "IT'S JUST THE CAR" AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA2007 CRV'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM / TIRES WHEN THIS TYPE OF ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. I FEEL THAT POTENTIAL BUYERS AND OPERATORS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS CONDITION, AND THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURER IS REQUIRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10189630May 3, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V 2007 AT OURISMAN HONDA IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND, ON DECEMBER 28TH, 2006. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IS THE MPG ADVERTISED BY HONDA AMERICA, WHICH IS 22/MPG IN THE CITY AND 28/MPG ON THE HIGHWAY (PERFECTLY VISIBLE ON THE BIG STICKER ON THE SIDE WINDOW OF THE CAR). UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR IS NOT PERFORMING WITHIN THESE NUMBERS, THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE CONTACTED YOU ALREADY AND GOT THIS CASE NUMBER. NOW, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ALMOST FOUR MONTHS AND OVER 2,500 MILES THE ACTUAL MPG IS STILL MUCH LOWER THAN ADVERTISED. THE OVERALL MPG IS AROUND 17/MPG (WHICH IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 25/MPG ADVERTISED BY HONDA, IN FACT IT IS AROUND 45% LESS THEN ADVERTISED), THE ACTUAL MPG FOR THE HIGHWAY IS LITTLE OVER 22 MPG (AGAIN NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE MPG ADVERTISED WHICH IS 28 MPG, IN FACT IT IS 30% LOWER) AND THE ACTUAL MPG IN THE CITY IS AROUND 15 MPG (AGAIN NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 22 MPG ADVERTISED, IN FACT IT IS 40% LOWER THEN ADVERTISED). THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF FALSE ADVERTISING FROM HONDA. WE WENT TO OURISMAN HONDA AND THEY DID SOME CHECKS, WHICH ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE. THEY DROVE THE CAR ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET THE MILEAGE FOR THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS LITTLE OVER 22 MPG. WE DON'T DISPUTE THE FACT THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE HIGHWAY IS BETTER THEN IN THE CITY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DO LIVE IN THE CITY AND THIS IS OUR MAIN PLACE FOR DRIVING OUR CAR. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, THE CAR IS UNDERPERFORMING IN MPGS THROUGH ALL THE LEVELS OF DRIVING (CITY, HIGHWAY AND OVERALL). THE DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THE 5000 MILES ?BREAK-IN PERIOD, AFTER WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE REAL MPG. TO BEGIN WITH, NOBODY MENTIONED THAT BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. SECOND, IT IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OFFICIAL HONDA BROCHURES, WHICH CAME WITH THE CAR. IF WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS BREAK IN PERIOD, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. AGAIN, HONDA IS HIDING SOME IMPORTANT FACTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0