Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10375601January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2002 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROPERLY SHIFT IT INTO PARK. HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND ON HONDAS WEBSITE THE STATUS OF HIS VEHICLE WAS THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS NOT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375731January 5, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 HONDA CR-V. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS THEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN FELT IT DISENGAGE AS HE SLOWED DOWN. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER THE DISENGAGEMENT, THE BRAKES SEIZED COMPLETELY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0706-91)*JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373869January 3, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 2004 CRV. THE SWITCH IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAILED SWITCH. BUCKLE MUST BE REPLACED. WARRANTY READS "A SEATBELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE". HONDA WILL NOT ACCEPT WARRANTY CLAIM, SINCE IT IS AN SRS SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373561December 30, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END PULLS HARD TO RIGHT ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR ON HIGHWAY IF SMALL CUT LINES ARE ON ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO RIGHT SINCE NEW AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS MORE THAN TWICE A YEAR. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD WARRANTY WORK FOR CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN NEW. HAVE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES PREMATURELY BECAUSE THE TIRES ON THE FRONT ALWAYS WEAR OUT ON THE OUTER AND INNER EDGE. TIRES ARE ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED TO MFG SPECS. AFTER GETTING NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT THE VEHICLE OPERATES FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO THEN IT GRADUALLY GETS WORSE. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS WHEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDDLE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY AND THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT GETS WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372462December 26, 2010
TIRES
VIBRATION IN STEERING SYSTEM OF CAR AFTER INSTALLING 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELLER 684 TIRES. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED 3 TIMES BUT VIBRATION CONTINUES. CHECKED LATERAL RUNOUT ON TIRES AND FOUND IT TO VARY FROM .055 TO .070" WHILE RADIAL RUNOUT WAS FOUND TO BE ..060" TO .065". THESE READING WERE FROM 3 TIRES MANUFACTURED IN TOKYO PLANT IN WEEK 44 OF 2009. A 4TH TIRE MANUFACTURED IN A MEXICO PLANT HAD VERY LOW LATERAL AND RADIAL RUNOUTS. TIRE IDENTIFICATION DATA IS AS FOLLOWS: BRIDGESTONE DUELLER HT 684 DOT EMHBCEK4409. (3 EACH) ALL TIRES STILL IN USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372231December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES ON 12/22/10 AFTER THE TOTAL A/C UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 9/24/07 INCLUDING EXPANSION VALVE, CONDENSOR, EVAPORATOR, COOLING FAN, AND COMPRESSOR AT 75,265 MILES. THIS IS MY SECOND A/C UNIT THAT DIED. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372232December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C UNIT STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT COOL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372131December 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THEN SLID FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED AND ALL THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500. UPDATED EVOQ 02/28/11 THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED AND THE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/09/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371225December 19, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY HONDA CRV 2009 WITH 15,300 MILES BEGAN DEVELOPING A ROAR IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ROAR MOVED TO LEFT FRONT. I TOLD THE DEALER IT SOUNDS LIKE A TREAD SEPARATING, AND HIS MECHANIC AGREED. WE WERE GOING ON A LONG TRIP AND (I WAS A MECHANIC FOR 40 YEARS) I DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS TO REPLACED ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE DULLERS WITH GOODYEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371094December 17, 2010
SEATS, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT HEAD RESTS WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN HE PLACED THE CHILD SEAT IN THE LEFT AND REAR SEATS, HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST AND THE CHILD SEAT COULD NOT SECURELY LEAN AGAINST THE SEAT; THERE WAS A LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE CHILD SEAT & VEHICLE SEAT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SENT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371531December 16, 2010
STEERING
IN MY 2003 HONDA CRV EX I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT MY STEERING WHEEL TILT LOCK LEVER HAD BEEN GETTING LOOSER AFTER EACH TIME I ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION. SOMETIMES I WOULD JUST BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY GO UP AND DOWN AND I WOULD HAVE TO REACT VERY QUICKLY BY PUSHING THE STEERING WHEEL TILT LEVER BACK UP INTO THE LOCKING POSITION. EVENTUALLY THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR UP TO 5 TIMES A DAY. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN MY CRV. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 64 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL LURCHED ALMOST OUT OF MY HANDS AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP. I WAS SURROUNDED BY VEHICLES ON ALL SIDES AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IF I DID NOT ACT VERY QUICKLY BY PULLING THE TILT LEVER BACK INTO THE LOCKING POSITION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE MULTICAR ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND ME AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAULTY TILT LEVER. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370574December 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370391December 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH BUT THEY FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370321December 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
ON MY 2005 HONDA CR-V THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT WILL FALL INTO MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AT ANY TIME BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OEM HONDA REPLACEMENTS AND THEY HAVE ALL FAIL IN THE SAME MANOR. HONDA WILL NO LONGER REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGER TO 2005 HONDA CR-V OWNER/OPERATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369648December 8, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED A HONDA CERTIFIED USED 2006 CR-V IN JUNE 2010. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2010. AROUND LABOR DAY WEEKEND, MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. SO WENT TO WAL-MART AND BOUGHT A NEW SET. WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WENT OUT, REPLACED IT. THREE WEEK AFTER THAT, THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT, REPLACED THAT ONE. THREE WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGERS SIDE AGAIN WENT OUT. REPLACED IT. NOW, THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS OUT, AGAIN!!! I AM VERY CAREFUL TO NOT TOUCH THE BULB ITSELF WHEN REPLACING IT. I'VE ALSO USED THE DIELECTRIC GREASE TO HELP MAKE A SEAL ON THE CONNECTOR. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG ELECTRICALLY. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO GET BRAKES IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO I WILL ASK THEM TO TAKE A LOOK. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM STEMS FURTHER DOWN TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF. AT $25/BULB, IT'S RATHER EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370059December 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THROTTLE STUCK AT FULL SPEED. PUMPED ACCELERATOR TO NO AVAIL. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND, LITERALLY, STOOD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. ENGINE STILL RACED AT FULL SPEED, AND I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. RIVER ON MY RIGHT AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT. SAW A LARGE, OPEN YARD AND DROVE THE CAR AT HIGH SPEED INTO THE YARD AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. WHEN TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, IT STILL RACED AT FULL THROTTLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AND EVALUATED BY INDEPENDENT (NOT HONDA) MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS "CARBON BUILDUP IN THE THROTTLE BODY." EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REGULAR BRAKES COMPLETELY RUINED DURING THIS INCIDENT AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN VEHICLE WITH ME. EVERYONE TERRIFIED, BUT NO ONE HURT OR INJURED. REPAIRS QUOTED AS VERY EXPENSIVE, PLUS THE COST OF NEW BRAKES. DID NOT WANT TO EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN AND DISPOSED OF IT FORTHWITH. ROUTINE GOOGLE SEARCH UNCOVERED SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE 2004 AND OTHER YEAR CRV'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369027December 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE CALLED AROUND 8:15PM ON WEDNESDAY 12-01-2010. SHE TOLD ME HER CAR JUST STOPPED ON THE ROAD. SHE GAVE ME INFO OF HER WHEREABOUTS. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES AWAY THANK GOODNESS. AS I APPROACHED HER VEHICLE I SAW IN MY HORRIFIED STATE HER CAR STALLED 30 TO 40 FEET FROM THE NEAREST STOP LIGHT ON THE FAR LEFT LANE. SHE WAS ABLE TO STAY ON AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY STREET WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!. I PARKED MY CAR TO THEIR RIGHT AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET WHEN IT WAS CLEARED. MY BROTHER WAS BEHIND HER WITH HIS CAR WITH EMERG. LAMPS ON. MY WIFE ALSO HAD HER EMERG. LAMPS ON AND I TRIED STARTING THE CAR. YOU COULD HEAR IT START UP BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT KICK ON. WITH THE HELP OF MY BROTHER IN LAW I FINALLY PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL THROUGH THAT BYPASS SWITCH AND WE PUSHED IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LANE TO THE RIGHT WHERE WE COULD BE OUT OF HARMS WAY OF THE VIOLENT ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD A CLOSE CALL ON THE LAST LANE ON THE RIGHT WHEN A ON COMING CAR NEARLY HIT THE CAR AND MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO WAS PUSHING IN THE BACK. I CALLED A MECHANIC I KNEW A HE SHOWED UP ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. HE ASKED FOR WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED AND MY WIFE TOLD HIM THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND STALLED OUT OF NO WHERE. SHE SAID THE ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON AS WELL. SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO START THE CRV AGAIN AND SHE SAYS ALOT MORT INDICATING LIGHTS TURNED ON BUT CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONES. MY MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD ME TO START UP THE CAR. I STARTED IT AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT STARTED UP! FROM THE STORY MY WIFE TOLD HIM HE INSTANTLY BLAMED THE IGNITION WIRE>>?>?. I TOLD HIM TO COME WITH ME TO KRAGENS BUT HE SAID "NO, YOU CAN ONLY GET IT AT THE DEALERS. I HAD TALKED TO CO-WORKERS AND CLASSMATES AND ONE SAID TO LOOK FOR SAFETY ISSUES ONLINE WHILE I HAD ONE CLASSMATE SAY HE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HIS ACURA, THE LUXURY BRAND FOR HONDA! MY WIFE'S RIDE IS A HONDA CRV 98. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION THAT MY WIFE AND MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SURVIVED! }: [[ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368693December 2, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED WIRE PLUG AT HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND REPLACED HEAD LIGHT SWITCH. THEY SAID PLASTIC PART HAD MELTED. UPDATED 05/02/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 05/04/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368840December 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HER HONDA 2004 CRV (ATTACHMENTS NOT IMAGED) *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION UNIT FREEZING, THE ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUGS INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE PROPELLER PROTECTION SHAFT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368331November 30, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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