Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10256282January 25, 2009
STRUCTURE
NOV. 2008 - NOTED WHEN AT A STOP, CAR IN DRIVE, SEVERE RATTLING IN THE REAR HEADLINER BEHIND SUNROOF, ALONG PASSENGER SIDE ROOF HANDLE. NOISE STOPS WITH LIGHT TOUCH ON HEADLINER AND RETURNS WHEN RELEASED. 1ST WARRANTY - ADJUSTED SUNROOF BAR, 2ND WARRANTY REPAIR - REMOVED HEADLINER AND PADDED WIRING FOR XM RADIO AND LIGHTING. STILL NO REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256153January 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
I HAD AN ACCIDENT DEC 9, 2008 IN MY 2008 HONDA CR-V. I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 10 DAYS. THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT THE SEATBELT JAMMED & DIDN'T DEPLOY LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE, SO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE IS A CONTROLLED PART, HAS TO BE ORDERED BY VIN# & WAS ON BACK ORDER, THEY WILL NOT OVERNIGHT IT EITHER. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO COME IN (ON EMERGENCY ORDER), MY BODY SHOP WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE IT BACK TIL THE SEATBELT WORKED. FINALLY GOT THE SEATBELT BUCKLE IN & SOMETHING WAS STILL WRONG. MY BODY SHOP GUY TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER (TRICKETT HONDA IN NASHVILLE, TN) & LEFT IT. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE SRS BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED, SAID IT WAS PART OF A RECALL, SO HAD TO ORDER THE SRS BOX & WAIT FOR IT. HONDA WASN'T GOING TO RELEASE THE NEW SRS BOX'S TILL JAN. 16TH. THEN WHEN THE SRS WAS REPLACED IT INDICATED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS BAD, PART OF THE RECALL. HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR IT TO COME IN ON EMERGENCY ORDER. FINALLY GOT MY HONDA BACK ON JAN 22, 2009. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR A RENTAL 30 DAYS & THEN I HAD TO PAY FOR 15 DAYS. NOW I AM TRYING TO GET HONDA OF AMERICA TO PAY FOR THE 15 DAYS I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL. A FRIENDS BROTHER WORKS FOR HONDA IN KY& ALSO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS WERE JAMMING. YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL POSTED ANYWHERE FOR THIS. MY CASE MANAGER AT HONDA OF AMERICA (ANTONIO "TONY' GONZALES) SAID THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. I ASKED HIM FOR HIS SUPERVISOR WHEN I WASN'T GETTING ANYWHERE, HE SAID I COULDN'T TALK TO HIS SUPERVISOR, NOT PART OF THE PROCEDURE. I HAD TO GO OFF ON HIM TO GET HIM TO REFER IT TO A SENIOR CASE MANAGER. THEN HE FINALLY SAID I COULD FAX HIM MY PAID CAR RENTAL BILL & HE'D SEE IF I COULD BE REIMBURSED. ENTERPRISE FAXED HIM A COPY OF THE BILL ON JAN 22, 2009 FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10256164January 23, 2009
STEERING
MY 2008 CRV VEERS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256017January 22, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT A SPRING ROD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FOLD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255871January 21, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2005 HONDA CRV WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HONDA DEALER HAS PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THAT INDICATE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. WHO DO I BELIEVE -- THE WARNING LIGHT OR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH A SAFETY SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255892January 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST OR EVEN PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255781January 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CR-V AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR DIED AFTER SOME RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WANTS $3200 TO FIX IT. MY RESEARCH ON LINE AND IN TALKING TO REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. I AM TOLD MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR GOES IN THIS MODEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND PAY FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255167January 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON MYCARSTATE.COM I FOUND INFORMATION THAT WAS HELPFUL WITH MY 1998 HONDA CR-V. BUT I HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY SEEN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS "NEXT" ISSUE. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, ON OCCASION, I CAN'T GET MY CAR KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. I CAN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. IF I RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN ANY GEAR, MOVE THE CAR SLIGHTLY (EVEN AN INCH), TURN THE CAR OFF AGAIN, THEN I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO DO ALL THIS, SO THERE IS NO LEAVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. WHERE THIS BECOMES A BIG ISSUE IS WHEN I VALET PARK THE CAR. THE VALET'S CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, THEREFORE THEY EITHER HAVE TO PARK MY CAR NEAR THAN AND WATCH OR PARK IT ELSEWHERE AND I TAKE MY CHANCES ON THE CAR NOT BEING ENTERED BY SOMEONE ELSE. I'M 2 HOURS AWAY FROM A HONDA DEALER, I THINK. I'LL TRY TO FIND A DEALER THIS WEEK, AS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE IN THIS COLDER WEATHER. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255171January 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
AT 17,000 MILES ON MY 2005 HONDA CR-V I NOTICED NOISE WHEN I MADE SHARP TURNS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. ANY PROBLEM. HE THOUGHT IT WAS FROM TURNING ON THE PAINTED STRIPES ON ASPHALT PARKING LOTS!!!!!!!!! AT 17,684 MILES THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN DISHES RATTLING IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS ON WEBSITES RELATED TO HONDA CR-V ISSUES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER FINALLY DIAGNOSED REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED REAR DIFF. SERVICE, BURNISHED CLUTCHES IN REAR DIFF AND DRAINED AND REFILLED FLUID. PROBLEM SOLVED! THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SO NO CHARGE. WHY DON'T DEALERS KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254954January 14, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TILT ADJUSTER THAT CONTROLS DIFFERENT SETTINGS TO ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE STEERING COLUMN LOOSENED AND MOVED UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE TILT ADJUSTER LOCK IN HIS HAND WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT LOCKED BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TILT ADJUSTER WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255062January 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THREE YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, AT 28486 MILES, MY HONDA CRV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I MENTIONED NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS IF THE CAR WAS COLD. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR NEEDED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID REPLACED AND THE DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCHES BURNISHED, (AS PER BULLETIN). MY MAINTENANCE MANUAL RECOMMENDS THIS AT 5 YEARS OR 90,000 MILES. I READ THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS NOT CHARGED, BECAUSE THE CAR HAD 5 DAYS LEFT ON THE INITIAL WARRANTY. I ASSUME THIS IS SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254814January 13, 2009
STEERING
MY HONDA CRV 2007 IS MAKING NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE AND THEN TURNING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER BUT THEY SAID THEY HEAR IT BUT THEY TRIED ANOTHER 07 CRV AND THEY SAID IT DOES THE SAME SOUND. WE PERSONALLY TRIED ANOTHER 07 CRV TOO BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND HEARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254192January 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY HONDA CRV WITH 45589 MILES DATED MAY 28, 2007 AC DIED, HAD TO PAY $1546 TO CHANGE THE COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254033January 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH, THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 HONDA CR-V EX LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN. I TRIED TO RESTART AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE COULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD CAR TOWED TO ACURA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM CYLINDER #3 AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OVER. THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH HONDA AND THE CAR TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DANGEROUS AND MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253847January 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BRAND NEW 2009 HONDA CR-V MANUFACTURED 12/08, PURCHASED 12/27/08. BROUGHT IN TODAY FOR FOG LIGHT INSTALLATION. SERVICE TECH FOUND THAT THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING! APPROX 100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SERVICE MUST KEEP THE CAR ANOTHER 24 HOURS FOR REPAIR. CAN'T TELL ME HOW THIS HAPPENED. WILL REPLACE SEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253889January 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED AN ICE STORM AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS BECAME VERY SLIPPERY. HE FELT THE VEHICLE POWER SURGE AND PULL ITSELF FROM ONE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER. THERE WAS A SHIFT IN POWER FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND THE CONTACT COULD FEEL IT ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000 UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF. UPDATED 02/09/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253432January 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 HONDA CR-V, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE VEHICLE HAD NO SERIOUS PERFORMANCE ISSUES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2008. AT THIS TIME MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISOLATED OCCURRENCES DURING WHICH THE CR-V WOULD STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THESE INCIDENTS WERE AT FIRST INFREQUENT. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THERE, THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE BATTERY, BELIEVING THAT TO BE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THESE INCIDENTS PERSISTED, RESULTING IN THE CR-V BEING TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES IN THE STATESBORO, GEORGIA AREA. MECHANICS HAD DIFFICULTY IN DIAGNOSING THE TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE IRREGULARITY OF THE QUIXOTIC EVENTS. DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8, 2008, THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME MORE PERSISTENT, PROMPTING MY DAUGHTER TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE ONCE AGAIN. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE MATTER, THE MECHANICS INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CR-V'S KEY LOCK IGNITION SWITCH, AND THAT THE PARTICULAR ITEM FIT THE PARAMTERS OF A HONDA RECALL ITEM. MY DAUGHTER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DECEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, SAVANNAH HONDA, WHICH WAS TWO HOURS AWAY. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 9, 2008, THE CR-V EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. THE FINAL STALLING-OUT OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE'S INABILITY TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENTIRETY OF THIS EVENT WAS OCCASIONED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE WHICH, AS NOTED ON THE ATTACHED INVOICE, WAS STATESBORO GARAGE. THERE, MECHANICS REPLACED THE KEY LOCK IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE PRECARIOUS OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE COULD LEAD TO STILL MORE DISASTROUS MISHAPS. THIS RECALL ITEM RESULTED IN A TOTAL BILL OF $245.77 PLUS THE COST OF TOWING. THOUGH A HONDA OWNER, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS TO BE CONSIDERED VERY SERIOUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS VERY SERIOUS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253396December 31, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 HONDA CR-V. REAR DIFFERENTIAL. MANUAL STATES REPLACE RD FLUID EVERY 90K, BUT DEALER CONTINUES TO CLAIM MUST BE DONE EVERY 10K. WHO TO BELIEVE? NOT SURE OF THE CONSEQUENCES. MY COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER WAS FRONT END NOISE ON HARD TURNS AND THAT WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS. HOW COULD THE FLUID BREAK DOWN THAT SOON? NONE OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES EVER HAD THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253040December 29, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. PAGE 307 OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL, ENTITLED "TIRE CHAIN", STATES THAT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TIRE CHAINS CAN BE PLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES TO ASSIST WITH DRIVING. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ACTIVATES BRAKING AND TRACTION. THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN 180 DEGREE TURNS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS AND WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG, A WARNING INDICATOR SHOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR DURING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253092December 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON A TRIP TO MERCED, CA.SUMMER OF 2008. MY 2002 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR FAILED. IT REQUIRED REPLACED EVERY PART FOR ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOTAL COST $3500. I DO THINK IF COMPRESSOR FAILED IT SHOULD NOT RUIN THE ENTIRE. THIS IS THE CLEAR CASE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGNED SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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