Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10113904March 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SHIFTER GOT STUCK 2ND GEAR AUTOMATIC HAD TO PLAY WITH SHIFTER TO CHANGE GEAR TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112772March 9, 2005
STEERING
PURCHASED 2005 HONDA CRV FOR TEENAGED DAUGHTER IN DECEMBER 2004. HER MOTHER DROVE THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MARCH 5, 2005 AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SEVERE TORQUE STEER PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED FROM MY WIFE'S HANDS AND THE CAR STRUCK THE CURB ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS BLEW BOTH TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AT MY OWN EXPENSE, I HAD ALL FOUR TIRE REPLACED AND A FOUR-WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. TORQUE STEER IS STILL VERY PREVALENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CRV. TO THE POINT WHERE IT STEERS YOU INTO A CURB!?? I AM TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS CONDITION. NOW I AM OUT $600 FOR REPAIRS, AND I'M NOT SO SURE I WANT MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112721March 8, 2005
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 05 HONDA CRV SE AND I CHANGED THE TIRES TO GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FOR BETTER GRIP FOR THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WITH CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE THAN WAS CHECKED TO FAULT IN ALIGNMENT TWICE (ONCE FROM THE HONDA DEALER AND AGAIN AT PROFESSIONAL TIRE SHOP) AND FOUND NO FAULT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AS WELL AS HAVING TOO MUCH TORQUE STEER WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE FROM THE A LIGHT OR A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN HALF A YEAR OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112636March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MARCH 2,2005, I HAD A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY 2003 HONDA CRV EX ( 27000 MILES) AT SACCUCCI HONDA IN MIDDLETOWN ,RI . UPON NEXT STARTUP (FOUR DAYS LATER) , MY WIFE NOTICED A OIL & SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MILES. THE SMOKE WAS APPARENTLY FROM OIL DRIPPED ONTO THE TAIL PIPE. THE OIL ALSO DRIPPED ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH THIS SAME ISSUE ( SEE ODI ID NUMBER 10090704). NOT SURE IF THIS IS FRESH OIL OR OLD OIL SPILT DURING CHANGE. DEALER IS CLEANING FRAME RAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112849March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
'RECALL CAMPAIGN' CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR SRS CABLE REEL AND CR-V SHIFT CABLE UPDATE. *BF THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE MANY OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE NO OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD BURN OIL EVERY 500 MILES OR LESS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW ENGINE OR A NEW VEHICLE DUE TO HER FEAR THAT OIL MAY DRIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112532March 4, 2005
SUSPENSION
SINCE '05 HONDA CRV WAS PURCHASED, (4 MONTHS AGO) VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. BESIDES BEING A ROAD HAZARD AT ALL SPEEDS, THE PULLING APPARENTLY RESULTS IN ALL TIRES BEING OUT OF ALIGNEMNT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THREE (3) TIMES WITHOUT ANY REPAIR THAT HELPED THE PROBLEM OF PULLING TO THE RIGHT. (VEHICLE WAS RE-ALIGNED ONCE.) HONDA MANUFACTURER TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES PULL TO THE RIGHT AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFICATION AS TO HOW MUCH A VEHICLE CAN PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112453March 3, 2005
SUSPENSION
I ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE A 2005 HONDA CR-V, EX TRIM, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I FOUND THAT THREE OF THE VEHICLES I TEST DROVE HAVE A PULL TO THE RIGHT, VARYING FROM MODERATE TO SEVERE BETWEEN VEHICLES. WHEN I COMPLAINED, THE DEALER DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE, BUT ADDED AN EXTRA 10 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE - THIS OF COURSE MASKED (BUT DIDN'T CURE) THE PROBLEM. I ENDED UP CANCELING MY CONTRACT AND WALKED AWAY -- FROM THE EDMUNDS.COM FORUMS, IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE AND NOW MAY BE STUCK WITH FAULTY VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112151February 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAVING TO REPLACING A STRUT ASSEMBLY IN A HONDA CRV 2003 THAT I BROUGHT NEW. AND ALSO TOLD THAT THE BEARINGS IN THIS VEHICLE IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112932February 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED IN RED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE FIGHTER THAT THERE WERE NUTS AND BOLTS MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. OWNER LATER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEW CHANGES MADE TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110752February 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR 2005 HONDA CRV'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROIMATELY. 300 MILES AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE NOT US. THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON A FAULTY OIL FILTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110695February 17, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
INCIDENT #2 1. ON JANUARY 7, 2005, ON US HWY. 441, I STOPPED THE CRV TO REFUEL, OPENED THE (REPLACEMENT) HOOD, ADDED OIL, CLOSED THE HOOD AND RESUMED MY TRIP. 2. WITHIN 2-3 MILES AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE CAR HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY OBSCURING MY VIEW. BECAUSE IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO INQUIRE, BUT THERE WAS NO NEED TO FILE A REPORT. 3. UNDRIVABLE, THE CRV WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE HOOD PROP ROD WAS INSERTED INTO THE HOOD LATCH, PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING, THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDED THE HOOD, ROOF AND WINDSHIELD, ALL REPLACED BY THE BODY SHOP AT MY EXPENSE. HERE ARE THE ISSUES: A. THE DESIGN OF THE 2004 CRV HOOD PROP ROD IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY INSERT IT INTO THE HOOD LATCH, WHICH IS LOCATED LESS THAN AN INCH FROM THE ROD. I TRIED THE SAME MANEUVER ON OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD, BUT THE PROP ROD IS LOCATED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE LATCH NOT TO TOUCH IT AT ALL. B. HONDA HAS MADE ITS REPUTATION AS A MANUFACTURER OF SAFE VEHICLES. THAT IS WHY I OWN TWO. HOWEVER, THE HONDA CRV DOES NOT HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM TO INDICATE IF THE HOOD IS UNLATCHED. IN THIS CASE, THOUGH BOTH THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH WERE UNLATCHED, I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF IT AND WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION THAT JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE. THIS SITUATION COULD EASILY BE REMEDIED BY REDESIGNING THE ROD AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH SIMILAR TO THOSE INDICATING UNLATCHED TRUNKS AND DOORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110693February 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. IN APRIL, 2004, I TOOK MY NEW 2004 HONDA CRV TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 5,000 MILE SCHEDULED SERVICE. 2. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER LEAVING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AN OFF DUTY FIRE FIGHTER PULLED OVER AND RENDERED HELP. THUS, THE ONLY MAJOR DAMAGE WAS TO THE MANIFOLD, ELECTRICAL HARNESS, HOOD ASSEMBLY AND WINDSHIELD. 3. THE DEALER ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY OIL CHANGE (THEY SHOWED ME THE DOUBLE O-RING THAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT) AND PAID FOR REPAIR AND RELATED EXPENSES. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND TAMPA HONDALAND FOR THEIR INTEGRITY, CONCERN AND PROFESSIONALISM. 4. I RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE DEFECT TODAY FROM HONDA AND AM GLAD TO SEE THE SYSTEM WORKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115073February 16, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA CRV 2001, AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS . *BF DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE OIL DIP STICK CONTAINER HAD DETACHED FROM THE MOTOR AND BROKEN AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE OIL DIP STICK HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110645February 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO POWER HONDA IN VALENCIA CA. IT WAS DETERMINED THE #1 EXHAUSE VALVE RETAINER WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE VALVE TO FALL DOWN AND INTO THE CYLINDER. HONDA SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HONDA REFUSE ANY REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHCLIE HAD 74,000 MILES AND NO EXTENDED WARRENTY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. HONDA ENGINES SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHIN 30 MONTHS OWNERSHIP OR 74,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110412February 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FROM DAY 1 MY BRAKES DID NOT SEEM RIGHT. I HAD A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN MY BRAKES FROM PROBABLY 15,000 MI. AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000MI THE DEALER MACHINED OR TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. NOW AGAIN AT 35,000MI THE VIBRATION IN MY BRAKES ARE BACK. DEALER WANTED TO MACHINE AND TURN THE ROTORS ONCE MORE, BUT WE ARGUED THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL,A ND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THEM AT 35,600MI. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE HONDA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED HONDAS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111415February 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL CAMPAIGN' CRV-V SRS CABLE REEL CONNECTOR. CONSUMER FEEL HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE SERVICE BACK HOME AND TO PICK UP CAR. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110930February 7, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 20-25 MPH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PATCH OF ICE, AFFECTING DIRECTION CONTROL. DRIVER BY INSTINCT HIT THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE HEADED TOWARD A PARKED SEMI TRUCK, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK HEAD ON. UPON IMACT, NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109553February 2, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT OPERATE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WHEN IT IS PARKED. OWNER WILL NOTIFY MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108138January 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING A NEW 2004 HONDA CR-V, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO A ONE WAY STREET. I SAW AN SUV IN FRONT OF ME AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THAT VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I YANKED MY VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE PARKING BRAKE--AND EVEN THEN, I HAD TO PULL IT TWICE, AS FAR DOWN AS I COULD GET IT. THE OTHER DRIVER WASN'T INJURED AND HER VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE ON THE REAR SIDE. MY LEFT KNEE HIT THE DASH AND MY HANDS HIT THE WHEEL AND DASH--SUSTAINING SOME INJURY, AND MY RIGHT ARM WAS BURNED BY THE AIR BAG. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT MY HONDA SAID THAT HE COULDN'T TELL FOR CERTAIN IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED, OR IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULL OPEN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULL OPEN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10106694January 26, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE, HT DULLER, P205/70R16, #DOT YTJM51169. *AK 80% OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELTS AND TORE A PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY A SPARE TIRE AND WAS PUT INTO USE FOR THE FIRST TIME *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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