2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid complaints

Steering becomes sticky. The steering wheel will feel like it has grooves at point, and you need to exert a bit more strength to turn. Reminds me of old cars with hydraulic power steering, when the power steering was going bad, or was running low on fluid. Noticeable at most speeds. Issue started after I clocked in 2800+ miles on the car. Bought it new in late July 2023.

My steering started to feel stuck at highway and city speeds, causing more force than necessary to keep the car in the lane. This often causes overcorrecting and make the lane departure worse. This put me and others' safety at risk, as overcorrecting and shaky steering could cause accidents, especially at highway speeds. This problem has been reproduced by the dealer, and a new steering rack was ordered. There are several complaints of this same issue on forums and other online places for the CR-V and Civic as well. There was no warning or anything to indicated that this would happen.

Driver Side mirror vibration. From Day 1 of the vehicle purchase i am seeing that the driver side mirror vibrates at higher speeds and on rough roads causing a distorted view. This is very risky to driver and unable to clearly gauge the distance of the car behind me because of the vibration. Have contact Honda and the dealership many times without any permanent resolution to this issue. Dealership has replaced the Driver side mirror twice and the issue still persists. Honda doesn't have any resolution yet. Its very risky to drive the car with this issue.

Sticky steering causing resistance when straightening the wheel from a slight turn. I live in the North GA mountains and my daily travel consists of many curves. When slightly turning the wheel left or right, then when trying to straighten the wheel back into place it feels as though the wheel catches/sticks. The resistance when trying to straighten the wheel causes me to apply more pressure and force when straightening the wheel back into place. I feel as though this could cause an accident and it scary. It’s been doing it daily on every drive over the last month. Purchased the car in June 2023. My husband which is a police officer has driven the car as well and has also noticed the issue and he believes it has gotten worse. Please help!

At speeds around and above 60 MPH, my 2023 CRV's steering becomes "hesitant and jerky". This is most noticeable when driving on the highway. As highway roads are generally not curvy, I make normal small adjustments while driving to stay centered in my line. Almost continuously, however, when I attempt to make these steering inputs and adjustments, my steering wheel feels "stuck in place" for a up to a second before I finally apply enough force and the steering wheel moves. When it does finally move, the steering wheel's movements are sudden and jerky. It almost feels like my steering wheel is "fighting to stay unmoved" for a split second or so. I have a 2017 Honda Civic and the steering feels normal and smooth on the highway. My assumption is either a hardware or software issue with the electric power steering system.

Steering wheel sticks when trying to make minor steering corrections at a speed over 40.. Since this is built on a Civic frame it is suffering from the same problem as on the Civic Steering Recall

Car has almost 13,000 miles. Recently the steering has started sticking to where it feels as if the wheel is briefly stuck while driving and won’t turn. When it breaks free you can almost over correct and swerve a little.

The information screen, which provides all of the safety backup camera and sensors and entertainment and other adjustments and information won’t turn on. It is very important when backing up. A replacement is not available for months per Honda corporate customer service.

At speeds above 40 miles on the highway, the steering occasionally feels sticky or resistant, disrupting the smoothness of the drive. The best way I can explain it is this: Imagine you're driving on a straight road at a speed above 40 Miles, gradual turn with the steering wheel turned only slightly. Then, when you need to adjust it a bit more to stay on the road, it feels like there's a momentary increase in resistance, almost as if the steering briefly "sticks" and then returns to its usual firmness. It's as if the steering wheel gets stuck in a groove during the gentle turn, and the resistance doesn't have a smooth feel when you're trying to adjust further into or out of the turn. If I were to make an educated guess, it could be related to one of the safety systems integrated into the steering mechanism. This issue seems to persist even when Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist are turned off.

Tail lights cracked on their own during summer possibly due to high heat index. Adaptive cruise control system has given me an error/failure to start up several times when starting my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2023 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that after he parked and turned off the vehicle, he pressed the button to the electronic parking brake, but the parking brake failed to engage. A message was displayed on the instrument panel to “Take the vehicle to the dealer”. A dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,700.

Yesterday, temporarily, the car would not move when placed in gear. It was parked in our car port. Everything seemed to be normal until the car was placed in reverse (R). Pressure on the gas pedal produced no response. Putting the car in drive (D) also produced no response. All the settings seemed normal, no brake lock engaged etc. Powering the car off and then back on did not improve the situation until about the third attempt, when spontaneously the car resumed normal functions. The safety risk is that there are times when in an emergency, one must reverse the car out of an intersection to avoid a collision, or otherwise move backward, for example to allow an emergency vehicle to cross lanes. If the car suddenly becomes immobile, there are many situations in which this could be dangerous. Just knowing that the transmission is unreliable is a great concern. We are making an appointment with the dealer for a routine oil change, and will report the issue to him at that time. The auto has also had one recall which was attended by the dealer. Also, a similar problem was reported on a website involving a 2021 CRV. See https://www.crvownersclub.com/threads/crv-not-reversing-when-put-into-r.221332/

The driver side mirror vibrates when the car is driven more than 40 MPH which makes difficult to see and drive at night.

The contact owns a 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving, the USB portal became inoperable. The map on the screen continually went blank. Additionally, the heating system was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 9. The VIN was not available.

Steering wheel issue: I had a similar issue with my old 22 Civic. Now it's a known and common problem, it's hard to make small adjustments. It may not be related to the speed or the use of LKAS. There is no warning on the dashboard. Brake pedal: Randomly I feel friction on the pedal when I press it. Like the steering wheel issue it starts to happen and disappears. No warning messages. LKAS giving false warnings, especially when going backwards.

I was driving in 55 mph zone in heavy rain and car slowed down to less than 25 mph and would not accelerate over 25 mph when I pressed the gas. Dashboard lit up amber and stated “collision mitigation braking system problem..see your dealer” and lane departure problem. Car eventually accelerated but automatically decreased speed again and I was unable to accelerate after pressing gas. This happened at least 6 separate times in a 7 mile drive home. This could have easily caused an accident because visibility was low due to heavy rain and it was nighttime.