Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10362571October 27, 2010
TIRES
2009 HONDA CR-V UNDER 20,000 MILES, TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND NEED REPLACEMENT. WIFE IS PRIMARY DRIVER AND HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD THEY WERE. NO INCIDENTS, JUST ANGER OVER WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING WITH THE SAME TIRE. NATURALLY, MORE FRUSTRATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362578October 27, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING HARD LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362242October 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED SUDDENLY; THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THA THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED THE SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,720.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361843October 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE 2010 CR-V HAS VERY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEED AND FROM A DEAD STOP. WE HAVE A DRIVEWAY THAT SLOPES DOWN, AND WE HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GO UP THE DRIVE WAY AND EVEN THEN IT GOES AT A SNAIL'S PACE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC WITH OUT HAVING TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND EVEN THEN, IT CAN STILL BE INCONSISTENTLY SLUGGISH (YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU START GOING OR IF YOU WILL START GOING). WE HAVE BEEN IN A NUMBER OF NEAR MISS SITUATIONS BEFORE WE REALIZED THAT SINCE WE CAN'T JUDGE WHETHER THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, THERE CAN'T BE ANY CROSS TRAFFIC IF WE ARE GOING TO PULL OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT ONE OF THEIR SERVICE ENGINEERS HAS THE CR-V AND FOUND THE SAME THING, HOWEVER, NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. IS GOING TO TAKE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS BEFORE HONDA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361582October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTREMELY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEEDS AND FROM A STOP. IT IS AWFUL TO TRY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON ENTRANCES OF INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS AND JUST CROSSING STREETS THAT REQUIRE DECENT ACCELERATION. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AND THOSE COMING ON THE MAIN ROADS AS WELL AS VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY ENTRANCE INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE CONNECTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALER. BOTH HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT AS OF NOW HAVE NO CORRECTIONS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL THERE ARE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 2010 CRV LIKE TOYOTA DID? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361460October 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN 2006 HONDA CRV MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360981October 18, 2010
STEERING
NOTICED HUMMING SOUND WHEN I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL GOING 40 OR MORE MILES AN HOUR AFTER BEING SERVICED AT HONDA FOR 75,000 MILE CHECK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360649October 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CRV WITH 18,000 MLS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I MIGHT ADD. HERE IS THE KICKER I HAD TO PAY FOR RESURFACING ROTORS AND SANDING DOWN PADS FOR $ 152 , BLAMING ME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE OVERHEATED AND THAT IS WHY IT NEEDED THE WORK. MY QUESTION IS HOW? THE COMPANY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER OR PROOF ME OF THAT SITUATION , I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE CASE! I TOLD THEM THAT ROTORS HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE ONLY TIME I REALIZED IT, I FELT THIS PROBLEM ONLY WHEN I WAS GOING ON A DOWNGRADE GOING AT 80 MPH . IN THE CITY CAN NOT BE VERIFIED NO SYMPTOM OCCUR WHAT'S SO EVER. I FEEL THIS ROTORS ARE TO SMALL OR THE QUALITY ARE OF POOR QUALITY! I ALSO FOUND ON EDMOUNDS.COM A REVIEW, LITERALLY POINTING OUT THE BRAKES NOT AT OF HIGH STANDARDS! I'M SHOCKED THAT THIS ITEM HASN'T COME OUT FORWARD , ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A CRITICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE , ITS BRAKES! THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM SCOTT ROBINSON IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA . PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND GET MY BRAKES FIXED THE RIGHT WAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360582October 14, 2010
TIRES
2007 HONDA CR-V. START MAKING NOISE AROUND 14,000 MILES. REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED ON OUTSIDE. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAME WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THOSE TIRES ARE CHEAP AND HE CAN SELL ME SOME BETTER TIRES. THIS A PROBLEM RELATED TO A LOT OF CR-V AND CIVIC MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360198October 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY 19 YR. OLD DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10-4-10 IN WHICH THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF HER 2008 HONDA CR-V EX-L APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HIT "HEAD ON". HOWEVER, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN GOING NORTH AND A SOUTH BOUND DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT, SWERVED, AND TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF HER CAR, SPUN HER AROUND AND THEN HIT ANOTHER ONE. I'M WRITING BECAUSE THE ONLY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WERE THE PASSENGER WINDOW BAGS (FRONT AND REAR) AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. THE "SENSORS" SHOULD HAVE SIGNALED THE "DRIVER SIDE" BAGS TO DEPLOY. SHE SUFFERED A SEVERE CONCUSSION AND WE CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT PART(S) OF THE VEHICLE HER HEAD STRUCK. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO "BREAK" THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM (IT WILL NOT RETREAT BACK). THE DRIVER SIDE APPEARS TO HAVE TAKEN THE HARDEST HIT FROM THE IMPACT. THUS, IT'S EXTREMELY DISCONCERTING TO ME THAT THE "DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS" DID NOT DEPLOY. I'VE MADE THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THIS AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO ONE SEEMS TO THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL. SORRY! I THINK IT'S A HUGE DEAL! I RESEARCHED THE SAFETY STANDARDS OF THIS VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY BEFORE PURCHASING IT FOR HER AND SAFETY WAS THE #1 REASON I PURCHASED THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10360209October 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOISE IN REAR OF CAR THE DEALERSHIP DID A BRAKE INSPECTION AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY REAR BRAKE PADS ARE STUCK IN THE MOUNTS AND ARE SCORING REAR ROTORS. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES CLEAN AND LUBE MOUNTS AND SLIDES ON CALIPERS. THIS HAPPENED AT 44,400 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360247October 13, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED 2010 HONDA CRV. 2 TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN BARE ALREADY AT 18,100 MILES. ROTATED TWICE TO COMPLY WITH WARRANTY PROCEDURES...NO WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES AT ALL. COMPLETELY INFERIOR PRODUCT. NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360301October 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSA MODULE FAILURE 2006 CRV. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360306October 13, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L 400, SIZE 225/65/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. HE WAS ABLE TO INSERT AIR BUT NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING A HISSING SOUND. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, THE TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT AGAIN. HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED TIRE CENTER WHERE THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT BRIDGESTONE. UPDATED 01/31/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359614October 8, 2010
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
2006 HONDA CRV. HAVE REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR 4 TIMES, WAITING ON NUMBER 5. AFTER ANYWHERE FROM 2 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR THE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP IN PLACE. CREEPS BACK DOWN INSTANTLY AND CANNOT SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD EVEN WITH VISOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY TOWARDS WINDSHIELD. OFFERS NO USE, AND WHEN TRYING TO USE IT OBSTRUCTS VIEW AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF VISORS ARE REQUIRED, THEN THIS ONE IS A FAILURE. HAVE NOTED OTHERS ON THE HONDA CRV OWNERS CLUB FORUM WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAVE ASKED THAT THEY ALSO FILE WITH NHTSA. TO BE CLEAR, WHEN STORED AWAY IN NORMAL POSITION IT STAYS IN PLACE, WHEN TRYING TO PULL IT DOWN AND PUSH TOWARDS WINDSHIELD WHEN SUN IS IN FACE, IT PUSHES TO WINDSHIELD THEN INSTANTLY FLOPS BACK DOWN TO POSITION WHERE IT OBSCURES THE VIEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. REPLACEMENTS WORK FINE FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEY HAVE WARRANTIED 3 TIMES, AND I HAVE HAD TO BUY TWICE AS IT WAS JUST OVER 1 YEAR BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. I HAVE AND OLD PART THAT WAS REPLACED WHEN I HAD TO PURCHASE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE KEPT THE OTHER PARTS, BUT HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359630October 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
HONDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CR-VS. THE SUN VISORS SAG DOWN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVERS VISION CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR TRAFFIC SIGNS WHEN SUN VISORS SAG DOWN. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE VISORS REPLACED BY HONDA UP TO 4 AND 5 TIMES AND EACH NEW VISOR FAILS WITHIN WEEKS OR MONTHS. OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE PROBLEMS IN POPULAR AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE WEB. THE VISORS IN MY 2006 CR-V HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE 4TH SET JUST FAILED AGAIN. HONDA HAS NO EXPLANATION EACH TIME. I AM CALLING HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359677October 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I BELIEVE MY 2003 HONDA CRV HAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THE GEAR IS NOT IN PARK. AS A RESULT MY CRV HAS ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, PLOWING INTO THE HILLSIDE ACROSS THE STREET, AND RECENTLY NEARLY RAN OVER MY WIFE. ON 10/07/10 I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED AND I BELIEVE CORRECTED KEY INTERLOCK FAILURE PROBLEMS ON PRE-2003 MODELS AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT POST-2003 CRV DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCKS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359530October 7, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE CAUSED A CRASH INVOLVING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MODULE MOTOR, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM KNUCKLE AND THE BEARING WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN; THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,273. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/01/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359309October 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2006 HONDA CR-V WITH 43,500 MILES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPON ENTERING GARAGE AT RESIDENCE, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD INTO GARAGE STRIKING PARTIALLY CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AND HITTING REAR CONCRETE BLOCK WALL OF GARAGE WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO DISLODGE WALL AND ACTIVATE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. DRIVER SUFFERED MODERATE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. AM CONCERNED THAT EVEN IF VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED, POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER SIMILAR EVENT IS TROUBLING. I HOPE HONDA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ACCIDENT AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10359300October 5, 2010
EQUIPMENT
MY 2004 HONDA CR-V'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/24/10. THE AIR BLOWING OUT SEEMED TO BE WARM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO INSPECT THE A/C FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING, 9/25/10. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE LOWER PANEL A/C COMPRESSOR AND SHOWED ME A HOLE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR "EXPLODING" OUTWARD. THERE WERE A FEW METAL SHARD PIECES LEFT IN THE PLASTIC PANEL THAT COVERS THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BUT HAD NEVER SEEN IT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, HIS PARTS SUPPLIER SAID THAT THEY HEAR OF THIS OFTEN. BOTH BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSORS. DUE TO THE WAY THAT THE A/C SYSTEM IN THE HONDA IS SET UP, THE ENTIRE THING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY MY MECHANIC WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS COSTS AND LABOR CHARGES. IT COST $1313.52 TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A RECALL AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT I FOUND AN ONLINE DISCUSSION THREAD WITH BETTER THAN 900 COMMENTS OF FOLKS WHO ALL HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSORS. IHTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P49 IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AROUND $3000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. IN SOME CASES, THE METAL SHARDS THAT BLOW OFF OF THE COMPRESSOR CAN EITHER SLICE INTO THE TIRES OR MAKE A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. I GUESS I WAS "LUCKY" IT DIDN'T DO MORE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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