Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10461378June 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO EJECT IT FROM THE IGNITION. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY, HOWEVER, HONDA SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS IN ORDER TO EJECT THE KEY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS, VERY FRUSTRATING, PARKING AND REPARKING UNTIL I CAN GET THE KEY OUT, AND APPARENTLY IT'S MY PROBLEM, NOT HONDAS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461398June 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT INTO PARK. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. VERY FRUSTRATED IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I TRIED WIGGLING THE KEY. I COULD TURN CAR OFF BUT SO IT WASN'T RUNNING BUT IT WAS ON ENOUGH FOR AUDIO TO STAY ON. I DROVE AROUND HOPING I COULD RESET WHAT PROBLEM WAS BUT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I PARKED. I HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION TILL THE BATTERY DIED, WHICH TOOK TILL THE NEXT DAY. WE PUT KEY IN AGAIN AFTER IT CAME OUT AND IT DID THE SAME THING AND GOT STUCK AGAIN AND GOT HOT WHEN WE DID GET IT OUT. WE JUMP STARTED CAR ENOUGH TO GET TO DEALERSHIP AND KEY DID SAME THING WHEN I PARKED IT THERE UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED AND THEN IT WAS ABLE TO COME OUT. THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID IN SERVICE PAPER THAT "THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS PINCHING THE WIRE FROM THE PARK PIN SWITCH CAUSING SHORT ELECTRICAL DIG" AND THEY SENT PICS AND INFORMATION TO TECH LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461296June 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, NO MATTER HOW I TRY TO LOCK IT. IT LOCKS AND SLOWLY OPENS ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461309June 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY A/C SYSTEM BLOW OUT HOT AIR ABOUT 7DAY AGO. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TOLD ME THE CONDENSER AND THE COMPRESSOR OF THE A/C SYSTEM STOP WORKING. IT WOULD COST 3000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461217June 11, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD. AS THE HOOD WS OPENED, THE ENGINE FELL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461158June 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAMS ON MY HONDA HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 11 TIMES SINCE LAST SUMMER. IT STARTER WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE- SO NOW, IT GOES PASSENGER, DRIVER, PASSENGER, ETC. I CHANGED THE WHITE THINGS THAT HOLD THE BULBS AND REPLACED BOTH BULBS (AGAIN!) NOW NEITHER LOW BEAMS WORK! I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND I LIVE IN A CITY- THIS DOES NOT MAKE OTHER DRIVERS VERY HAPPY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461042June 8, 2012
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
STEERING LOCKED UP AND DRIVER LOST ABILITY TO STEER. VEHICLE MOVED TO LEFT. DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT BRAKES FAILED. WITNESSES DESCRIBED VEHICLE LURCHING TO LEFT AND SEEING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. CAR HIT A STREET LAMP AND BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT. SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF THE CAR. DRIVER SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION. NOTE THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME 2006 CR-V'S RELATED TO SUSPENSION WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING (HONDA RECALL 12-020). THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE INCIDENT SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10460956June 7, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460782June 6, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460521June 4, 2012
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH HAPPENED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN STERNUM IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10460528June 4, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 CR-V EX AND HAD ISSUES WITH TPMS LIGHT COMING ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAD TPMS SENSORS REPLACED AND TPMS BOX. STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND BEEN USING MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW WAITING FOR HONDA TO FIX THE CAR. THERE WERE NO TSBS FOR IT AND NO FIX FOR IT. I WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE IN A DEALER NOT TO WORRY AS I AM NOT ALONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460330June 2, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I TOOK MY 2004 CR-V TO HONDA DEALER FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE PART AND WILL CALL WHEN THEY GET IT. I HAVE CALLED A 2ND TIME FOR REPAIR AND STILL TOLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS E-MAIL IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460020May 30, 2012
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
5-27-12, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR CR-V 2008 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF JAX. BCH, FL. HE SLOWED FROM 15 TO 2 MPH, TURNING A CORNER, AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED. A LARGE BASKET-BALL SHAPED CIRCLE HOLE APPEARED IN THE REAR WINDOW. THE GLASS FROM THE HOLE EXPLODED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY 3/4 OF THE REMAINING WINDOW GLASS DROPPED FROM INSIDE THE REAR WINDOW FRAME ONTO THE VEHICLE FLOOR. HE CHECKED FOR OUTSIDE CAR GLASS DEBRIS, THEN DROVE THE CAR TO OUR CONDO LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. WE COVERED THE HOLE WITH A GARBAGE BAG AND DUCT TAPE FOR THE DRIVE TO OUR COVERED GARAGE AT HOME IN ORANGE PARK, FL. SINCE IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WK-END, WE KNEW THAT NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE UNTIL THE HOLIDAY WAS OVER. ALSO, A TROPICAL STORM WAS HEADED TOWARDS JAX. TODAY, I CALLED STEVE LUCAS HONDA IN ORANGE PARK, FL WHERE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES WERE MADE, AND HAVE BEEN WAITING THREE HOURS FOR A RETURN CALL FROM THEIR SERVICE MANAGER RE: THIS OCCURRENCE, ALSO FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR A WINDOW REPLACEMENT CO. THIS IS MOST ALARMING, FOR THIS VERY SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD, IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED TO AMELIA ISLAND, FL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND MY FRIEND MET ME, BRINGING A GARBAGE BAG AND DUCT TAPE, AND WE TAPED IT FOR MY RETURN TO JAX. FL. WE'D PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT ATLANTIC HONDA, JAX, FL. I CALLED AND REPORTED IT TO THEM. THE SERVICE MA. SAID HE'D NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, AND RECOMMENDED A GLASS REPLACEMENT COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. SINCE THIS 2ND OCCURRENCE, WE ARE VERY ALARMED AND DO NOT NOW FEEL SAFE IN OUR VEHICLE. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT THE 1ST TIME WAS RIGHT AT $500. AFTER READING ON LINE OF SIMILAR INCIDENCES OCCURRING, WE FEEL THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFELY ISSUE DEFECT. HONDA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER QUICKLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460084May 30, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
OUR WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM TRAVELS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT REMOVING RAIN FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE AIR PASSING OVER AND AROUND THE WINDSHIELD ARM AS IT RETURNS, THE WIPER PULLS THE RAIN BACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISION. IT APPEARS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD ARM AND BLADE CAUSES A VACUUM THAT PULLS THE WATER BACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISION. HERE IN FLORIDA WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN STORM THIS FACTOR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. A QUICK FIX WOULD BE AIRFOIL THAT SNAPS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD ARM THAT WOULD DIRECT AIR INTO THIS VACUUM BEHIND THE WIPER BLADE, DESTROYING THE SUCTION THAT PULLS THE WATER BACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459852May 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDEWALK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HER TO STRIKE HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HER HEAD INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10459862May 29, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V124000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459887May 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HONDA CR-V HAS HAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THEY USUALLY GO OUT ONE AT A TIME, BUT THIS PAST WEEKEND, THEY BOTH WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. HONDA SAYS THIS IS A RECALL FOR 2002 TO 2004 CR-V FOR A WIRING ISSUE ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, BUT 2005 IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THERE IS DEFECTIVE WIRING IN MY HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459607May 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN CHECKING WASHER FLUID, I NOTICED THE FLUID WAS NOT VISIBLE, SO I ADDED THE PROPER FLUID. AS NOTHING HAPPENED, I LOOKED UNDER CAR, & THE WASHER SOLUTION WAS RUNNING OUT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AS I POURED IT INTO JUG. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, I FOUND PIECES OF THE TUBING THAT HAD BEEN CHEWED ON, AND IN SOME AREAS, CHEWED COMPLETELY THROUGH. ONE OF THESE AREAS I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS VIA A PLASTIC DOOR, ABOUT 12 INCHES WIDE, BY ABOUT 2 INCHES IN HEIGHT, LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, IN THE CENTER OF THE FIREWALL, JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FOUND PIECES OF TUBING IN THIS AREA, ALSO. LOOKING FURTHER, I FOUND INSULATION THAT MICE HAD MOVED FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA, TO MAKE THEIR NEST. WITH SOME DIFFICULTY, I FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM A HONDA REP, IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF DISCUSSION, IN A PEACEFUL MANNER, I WAS NOT OFFERED ANY SOLUTION TO THE MICE PROBLEM, AS I WAS TRYING TO GET HONDA TO HELP ME DETERMINE WHERE THE POINT OF ENTRY WAS LOCATED AT, IN THE CAR BODY, THAT WOULD ALLOW MICE TO GAIN ENTRY. AS A FORMER AUTO MECHANIC, & A STRUCTURE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, I PLANNED TO MAKE THE REPAIR MYSELF. (THE INSULATION MOVEMENT COULD BE AFFECTING THE A/C & HEATING SYSTEMS, ALSO). LATER, I FOUND BOTH OF THE WIRES TO THE LEFT CLEARANCE LIGHT HAD BEEN CHEWED COMPLETELY THROUGH, WIRE & ALL. I LATER READ ON A WEB SITE, THAT THE WIRING INSULATION WAS MADE OUT OF RECYCLED FOOD MATERIAL, SUCH AS THE HUSKS FROM CORN, OR PODS FROM MATURE DRIED BEANS!! I CONSIDER THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PROBLEM A SAFETY HAZARD, FOR SURE. OTHER MFG OF ASIAN CARS COULD BE USING FOOD GRADE WIRING. IF THE MICE CAN'T BE STOPPED, THEY COULD TOTALLY DESTROY THESE NEWER TYPE CARS, LOOKING FOR SHELTER, WITH A BUILT-IN FOOD SUPPLY. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A FIRE HAZARD, ALSO, IN MY OPINION, DUE TO CAUSING A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459694May 25, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT 106101 MILES IN 2008 AND THE SECOND TIME AT 135567 MILES ON MAY 3, 2012. SO IT LASTED JUST 29466 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UPSETTING. THE NEW ONE IS ALREADY STARTING TO ACT UP BUT AT LEAST IT'S UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAS ONLY BEEN 3 WEEKS SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED. HONDA NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE COMPRESSOR SO PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST GET A RELIABLE REPLACEMENT PART. HONDA SHOULD LOSE THEIR REPUTATION FOR BUILDING QUALITY CARS AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459450May 24, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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