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2005 Honda CR-V complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →

Air Bags
Filed Dec 3, 2018143,850 milesCT

TAKATA RECALL CAR WAS STARTED IN PARKING LOT AT MECHANIC FOR A MISFIRING SPARK PLUGS. MECHANIC PLACED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A MISSING COIL AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN LIE TO BE PULLED INTO THE BAY BY MECHANIC WENT INTO HIS OFFICE WHICH WAS ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. UPON GOING OUT TO MY VECHILE HE NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND HAD EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CAR STILL RUNNING WAS NOT OVERHEATED NOR DID ANYONE WASVIN THE CAR. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/05/2918 WAS REPORTED TO OWNER AUTO INSURANCE AS AN UNEXPLAINED LOSS AND REPORTED TO THE HONDA MANUFACTURE AS ON ISSUE AND A CLAIM NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED FROM BOTH INSURANCE COMPANY AND HONDA MANUFACTURER A CLAIM EXAMINER AUDITED THE VECHILE FOR LOSS AND HONDA MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS IF IT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO A HONDA DEALER. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND A SPECIALIZED NO READING COULD BE CONCLUDED AS THE SRS WAS FRIED HONDA THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES SRS UNIT, SEAT SENSORS, CURTAIN AIRBAG, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY, LABOR IS $1,082.00 AND PARTS ARE $3,172.87 TOTAL $4,254.87 FOR TOTAL REPAIRS. I AM WAITING ON MY HONDA DPSM REP TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK. INSURANCE COMPANY ASKED FOR A FORENSIC MECHANIC TO EVALUATED OR GET TO ROOT CAUSE OF AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODING THROUGH BLACK BOX AS HONDA DID NOT INCLUDE BLACK BOX TILL THE 2012 MODELS THIS VECHILE IS A 2005 MODEL HENCE DID NOT HAVE A BLACK BOX AND NO D

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 26, 2018145,000 milesIN

EVERY FEW MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2011, AND IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF HEADLIGHTS ARE USED CONTINUOUSLY OR FOR JUST AN HOUR A DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE, HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WARNINGS FROM AREA POLICE. SAME THING HAPPENS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BULB BLOWS. PASSENGER SIDE HAS ONLY NEEDED REPLACED A FEW TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHY ISN'T THIS ISSUE ON A RECALL LIKE THE 2002-2004 MODELS, THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT WITH A RECALL..

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 201866,568 milesFL

THIS VEHICLE ON HAS 66,580 MILE AND THE ABS MODULATOR WENT BAS ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE. NOTICE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING AND TOOK TO SHOP.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 27, 2018115,000 milesCA

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH HAS FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 8, 2018150,000 milesAZ

TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK MY HONDA CRV TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL. NOW MY AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS UNRELATED. THEY SAID THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNTIL AFTER I TOOK IT IN. TOO COINCIDENTAL. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT APEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN WHICH HONDA DOES NOT COVER THE COST. PEOPLE ARE PAYING ROUGHLY $1000 TO REPLACE THEIR COMPRESSORS. I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I HOPE I AM NOT DEALING WITH A CORRUPT ORGANIZATION.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 31, 2018125,000 milesNY

THIS HONDA CR-V 2015 AS FAR AS I KNOW WAS TOTAL IN APRIL 2016. I DID REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HONDA.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 27, 201890,000 milesNY

TAKATA RECALL...I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES BUT WE TRADED THE CAR IN ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO. WE DON?T KNOW WHERE IT IS. WE HAVE CALLED HONDA AND GONE TO THE NEW YORK STATE DMV AND THEY CAN?T REMOVE OUR NAME FROM THE LIST. IT IS NO LONGER IN OUR POSSESSION. PLEASE REMOVE OUR NAME FROM THE LIST. THANK YOU, *TR

Air BagsCrash
Filed Aug 24, 20187,000 milesNY

INFORMED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AS SALVAGE IN 2014. WITH LAST CONVERSATION, HONDA REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT THE DATABASE THAT HONDA UTILIZES FOR TRACKING TAKATA AIRBAGS IS OUT OF DATE ... AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR HONDA TO CEASE SENDING RECALL NOTICES. THIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN UP TO DATE RECORDS IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 16, 2018100,000 milesMD

MY HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN-OUT AFTER ONLY 4-6 WEEKS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE SHORT-BULB-LIFE EVENT OCCURS ABOUT 70% ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND ABOUT 30% ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF MOISTURE ENTERING THE BULB/LIGHT AREA. THIS IS A CONSTANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME SINCE THE PROBLEM MEANS I AM OFTEN DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE-- APPROXIMATELY 12-15 NEW BULBS PER YEAR ! THE BULBS BURN OUT WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS OF ALL TYPES. ON THIS FORM BELOW, WHERE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" IS REQUESTED, I HAVE ENTERED THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (BULB BURNED OUT AFTER ONLY 5 WEEKS OF LIFE) ALTHOUGH AS STATED ABOVE,THIS EVENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 18, 201881,500 milesCA

I HAD THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG REPLACED UNDER RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON PASSENGER AIR BAG AND HAD IT REPLACE. AFTER THAT RECALL, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. HAD HONDA DEALER CHECK IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S THE DRIVER'S SIDE SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT CLIP. COST WOULD BE OVER $800.00 TO FIX. IF SRS LIGHT IS ON AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT SINCE THE SRS LIGHT WAS NOT CAUSING A PROBLEM UNTIL THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. CAR HAS ABOUT 82,000 MILES ON IT.

Electrical System
Filed May 3, 2018110,000 milesWA

THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK - WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. I HAVE NOW HAD IT DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE SAME SWITCH IN OTHER HONDA C-RVS 2002-2006 HAS CAUSED MELTING OF THE SWITCH AND EVEN FIRES. MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 12V-486) FOR THIS SWITCH DEFECT BUT I WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE? I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO HONDA AND IT HAS BEEN RECORDED AS CASE # 05298119.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 14, 2018RI

THE REAR DOOR LIGHT WARNING GO OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME AND THE REAR DOOR HINGES ARE WEARING OUT A LOT.. I FEEL THE REAR DOOR EVERYTIME I HIT A POTHOLE IS MOVE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 26, 2018PA

THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS KEEP BLOWING OUT. GOOGLE IT. SOME HAVE REPLACE THERE'S 20 TIMES. WE ARE ON OUR 3RD OR 4TH AND IT'S BLOWN AGAIN. ONE PERSON CLAIMS THEY GOT 3 TICKETS. ANOTHER SAID BOTH OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. NO ONE KNOWS WHY. THEY SUGGEST ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH WE DID HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY WHERE THAT CAME UP BUT IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 19, 2018172,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE TIME. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 18-1356 WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THELEN HONDA IN BAY CITY, MICHIGAN, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 18, 2018CA

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNT2X , SUSPENSION, ' CONTROL FOR WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE HALF WORKS. . FOR NO REASON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SOME HOW FELL OUT OF THE SUPPORT OR GUIDING TRACK AND AND BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR PROBLEM NOW 3/17/18 FOR 5 MONTHS TGE WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T ROLL UP THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE YOU CAN KIND PUT IT DOWN . THEN LAST NIGHT TGE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FALL OUT OF THE TRACK AND BREAKS INSIDE THE DOOR. SO NOW WE CAN NOT REALLY SAFE LICK THE CAR, LEAVING IT OPEN !! WITH POSSIBLE RAIN. ' HEADLIGHT CABLE- HEAD LIGHT BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT . ' ENGINE MOUNTS

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 8, 2018OH

MY AC COMPRESSOR IS OUT SO MY AC IS NOT WORKING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 5, 2018141,234 milesTN

WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT (IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING THEN WHEN I GOT UP TO 15MPH THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING BUT LUCKY I WAS ALMOST HOME ) AND MY A/C COMPRESSOR EXPLODED AND SENT SHARDS OF MEDAL THOUGH MY ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CALLED "BLACK DEATH" MY SERPENTINE BELT LUCKY KEPT SPINNING AROUND THE LOCKED CLUTCH FOR ME TO GET HOME. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY A/C COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER, HIGH AND LOW LINES, EVAPORATOR CORE, EXPANSION VALVE, AND FLUSHING THE LINES THAT DON'T CHANGE. IT IS CURRENTLY IMMOBILE IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN GET IT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. MY CAR WAS BUILT 10/2004

Air Bags
Filed Feb 1, 2018MA

NEED AIR BAGS FIXED THERE WAS A RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Jan 8, 2018TX

TAKATA RECALL "SIDE AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ON AND IS NO LONGER TURNING OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 8, 2018GA

"TAKATA RECALL" - ON NOV 19, 2016, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING DOWN A SANDY DIRT ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG (ENDED UP BEING THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE) AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED TO THE LEFT, SLAMMING THE CAR INTO A DITCH WHERE THERE WAS A FULL EMBANKMENT. I WAS SLUNG TO THE LEFT, HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BOUNCING ME BACK TO CENTER. TO MY SHOCK AND WONDER THE DRIVERS SIDE, STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, WHICH HAS CONCERNED ME EVERY SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Jan 3, 2018110,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 9, 2017182,880 milesOH

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON/OFF AT WILL, DASH LIGHT STOP WORKING, AND THE GAGES STOP/GLITCH AT WILL WHEN IT IS EITHER HOT/COLD/NORMAL OUT SIDE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENED STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC. AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION. AND I AM A MECHANIC AND I AM MOST CERTAIN IT COULD BE A COMPUTER ARE WIRING FACTORY DEFECT FOR ANY MORE QUESTION? U MAY CALL[XXX] AT [XXX] OR E-MAIL AT [XXX] OR MAILING TO ADDRESS TO [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 9, 2017MA

THIS YEAR I HAVE REPLACED MY DRIVER RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB 3 TIMES IT GOES OUT FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 8, 201715,000 milesNM

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE TAKATA AIRBAGS, FROM THE PERFECTION HONDA 2603 AMERICAN RD SE, RIO RANCHO, NM, 87124, I TOOK THE HONDA IN FOR THOSE REPAIRS, THAT CAUSED A ELECTRICAL SHORT, AND DAMAGE TO BATTERY AND PARTS, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THEIR DAMAGE, THE DAMAGE LIGHT IS STILL ON, I ASKED THEM FOR REPAIRS, TO NO AVAIL, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 5, 201793,109 milesFL

REAR BRAKES WERE FOUND BY REPAIR SHOP TO NOT BE WORKING AT ALL. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1800.00. WE HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MODULATOR ASSEMBLYS ON HONDA VEHICLES FAILING.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 15, 201780,500 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE SIDE AIR BAGS (THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG WAS UNKNOWN) FOR WHICH THE REMEDY WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CORNHUSKER TOYOTA HONDA (3510 KAUFMAN AVENUE, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803; 308-382-4620) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION WAS SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, AND THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 12, 2017GA

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED AND TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED FOLLOWING THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE NEVER IN FACT REPLACED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND I AM CONTINUING TO RECEIVE NOTICES FROM HONDA THAT MY AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. I WOULD APPRECIATE TO HAVE A TRUTHFUL ANSWER AND TO HAVE THIS SITUATION FIXED!

Electrical System
Filed Nov 1, 201738,500 milesNE

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO SOME OF THE PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. HONDA TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ONLY A FEW OF THEM AND IF I COULD MANAGE AS IT IS NOW, TO WAIT UNTIL MORE LIGHTS STOP WORKING, THEN REPLACE THEM.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 23, 2017123,000 milesCA

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT IN 3 WEEKS. DON'T KNOW IF THE LEFT ONE WILL GO OUT TOO BUT I LIVE IN A WOODSY AREA AND AM TERRIFIED THAT AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE WINDING ROAD I WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT LIGHTS. I CARRY A FLASHLIGHT WITH ME NOW. IT'S MANDATORY. HONDA PLEASE ISSUE RECALLS FOR THE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 23, 2017123,002 milesCA

I WROTE ABOUT MY HEADLIGHT GOING OUT TWICE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, WELL JUST NOT AS I LEFT TO GET SOME GROCERIES, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NHTSA AND HONDA ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX WHAT IS CLEARLY MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 13, 2017NJ

2015 DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL, 2017 PASSANGER AIRBAG RECALL. TWO DAYS BEFORE BAG RRPLACED THE SRS LIGHT STAYED ON. HONDA SERVICE SAID IT WAS UNRELATED AND THE CPULD NOT TURN IT OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO DIAGNOSIS AND IT MAY COST THOUSANDS

Electrical System
Filed Sep 18, 2017202,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 24, 201762,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COGGINS HONDA (LOCATED AT 11051 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 24, 2017140,000 milesSC

AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 14, 201781,500 milesCO

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 VEHICLE REPEATEDLY BLOW OUT BULBS LEAVING ME WITH ONLY ONE AND POTENTIALLY NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE BULBS IS NO MORE THAN 4 MONTHS. THEY ARE UNRELIABLE AND MAY CEASE WORKING WHILE ON THE ROAD REDUCING MY VISIBILITY IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE ONE FOR THE RECALL OF 2002-2004 CR-VS AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS. I CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED AND UNLESS THE VIN WAS PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. (CASE # 06225907) REQUEST INVESTIGATION TO HAVE 2005 CR-VS ADDED TO THE RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 18, 2017NJ

2005 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.*LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DAY AFTER THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND A REPAIR FEE. *JS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 16, 2017200,000 milesTX

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING OUT AND KEPT REPLACING BULBS, BUT NOW REALIZE THEY WILL COME BACK ON. I SEE MANY MANY POSTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MODEL/YEAR COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004, NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO 2005!

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 6, 2017150,000 milesMA

TAKATA RECALL- FRONT END HIGHWAY BUMPER TO BUMPER COLLISION AT APPROX 40 MPH- AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR HAD THE TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AT A LICENSED HONDA DEALER BUT THE NEWLY REPLACED AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 17, 2017116,000 milesHI

A/C STOPPED WORKING I LIVE IN HAWAII AND NEED IT TO HELP CONDENSATION ON INSIDE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS WHEN IT RAINS. READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH CRV A/C UNITS FAILING. WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN I NOTICED WARM AIR WAS COMING FROM A/C IN ON POSITION NOW LOUD NOISES FROM THE UNIT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 14, 2017133,902 milesHI

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT SKIPS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THEN WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY "DIES", THE GENERAL WARNING SIGNAL AND THE VSA/ABS/AIRBAG/BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SNAPS BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RETRIEVED FAILURE CODES IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE: YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE; SENSOR CLUSTER FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE CODES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE 6/1/17. I CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER, BUT HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO ANYONE SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE SYMPTOMS ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE CODES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NHTSA HAD HONDA RECALL THE 2005 PILOT, ACURA MDX AND ACURA RLS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING BUT AM UPLOADING SCREENSHOTS. BUT I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE VIDEO, THE SAME VIDEO I SHOWED THE DEALER.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 6, 20174 milesOR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM BULBS EVERY FEW WEEKS. THEY BURN OUT AT COMPLETELY RANDOM TIMES (ITS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS WELL AS OUT DRIVING THROUGH COUNTRYSIDE, FREEWAYS; BASICALLY EVERYWHERE). NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON REPLACEMENTS, IT'S ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEY'VE BURNED OUT ON NIGHT DRIVES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE WHERE OUR ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE HIGH BEAMS THE REST OF THE WAY, ETC. UNACCEPTABLE THAT HONDA HAS NOT YET ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE AS BEING AN ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE UP THROUGH 2004 CR-V'S BUT THEY'VE NOT EXTENDED TO THE 05 MODEL YEAR.

Air Bags
Filed May 21, 2017FL

IT'S 2005 HONDA CR-V . AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 20, 201750,000 milesCO

HEADLIGHTS FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS ONCE OR TWICE PR YEAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 19, 201775,583 milesWI

I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CHANGE THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND STOP WORKING WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BULBS, AND HAVE DETERMINED IT IS NOT ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OR QUALITY. THE NEW BULB WILL TYPICALLY LAST 1-3 MONTHS. THIS HAS BEEN COSTLY, AS WELL AS DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I ALSO PREFER TO DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE WHEN THEY ARE GOING OUT EVERY 1-3 MONTHS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS, AND HAD FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMON PROBLEM. I FOUND A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2002-2004 MODELS, BUT MINE IS A 2005 MODEL IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS ARE REPORTING. FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAY, AS WELL AS THE NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD REQUEST THIS PROBLEM BE CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY RECALL. I ALSO HAVE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING DATES AND MILEAGE FOR EACH BULB CHANGE WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Electrical System
Filed May 18, 2017MA

"TAKATA RECALL"- MY WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP/DOWN ON THE DRIVER SIDE (FRONT). I WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE A SWITCHING PROBLEM OR THE MOTOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 3, 2017162,000 milesCO

PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH, 2005, WE QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2005 HONDA CRV BURN OUT FREQUENTLY, USUALLY ON BOTH SIDES AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER. WHEN REPLACED, THEY WILL LAST ONLY A YEAR OR SO BEFORE BURNING OUT AGAIN. WE NOTICE THEY'RE BURNED OUT WHEN WE'RE DRIVING. WE USE THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH DURING THE DAY (FOR SAFETY) AND OF COURSE AT NIGHT. WE'VE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF REPLACEMENT LAMPS, BUT NONE SEEM TO CHANGE THE PATTERN OF LAMP LIFE. MOST RECENTLY, I'VE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FOUR TIMES (2 EACH SIDE) WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. LAST NIGHT WHEN TESTED AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE LAMP ONLY GLOWED (DUE TO A BAD GROUND CONNECTION?) AND MYSTERIOUSLY, THE BRIGHT BEAM LAMP ON THE SAME SIDE HAD ALSO QUIT WORKING. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION MILES IN OTHER VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 27 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SUCH FREQUENCY. BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY AND SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED RECURRENCES, I HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO ASK THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THE SAME VEHICLE THAT IT HAS GENERATED SAFETY RECALLS. PLEASE WIDEN YOUR INVESTIGATION AND RESULTS TO INCLUDE SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS OF THE HONDA CRV'S, SPECIFICALLY 2005.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 3, 2017VA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE BACK WINDOW LATCH POPPED OPEN. I WAS NOT IN A PLACE WHERE I COULD ADDRESS IT @ THAT TIME, I WAS APPRACHING A TUNNEL. UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE TIME I COULD PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE WINDOW WAS OPEN COMPLETELY. KIND OF A SCARY SITUATION. IT POPPED OPEN ONE OTHER TIME WHILE PARKED @ MY HOME.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 10, 201760,000 milesNY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V029000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 14, 2017128,887 milesMO

I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS IN MY 2005 HONDA CRV 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I WAS CAUTIOUS WITH THE LIGHTS DURING INSTILLATION MAKING SURE TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. FINALLY, DECIDED TO BRING UP THE ISSUE AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT. IT DECREASED HER VISIBILITY ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY CAUSING HER TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE TO MAKE SURE SHE COULD SEE. IT MADE THE CONDITIONS UNSAFE AND IT ALSO BRINGS UP THE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING A TRAFFIC TICKET DUE TO THE LIGHT BEING OUT. LUCKILY, SHE MADE IT HOME WITH NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, SHE TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY GOING OUT NO MATTER THE DRIVING SITUATION. BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHING, OTHERS SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I NOTICED HONDA HAS A RECALL FOR 2002-2004 HEADLIGHT ISSUES BUT I BELIEVE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE OFFERED TO THE LATER MODELS AS WELL. I BELIEVE IT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND NOT THE HEADLIGHTS THAT I KEEP HAVING TO CONSTANTLY BUY. PLEASE HELP WITH ADDRESSING THE ISSUE TO HONDA.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 6, 2017CT

TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS UNDER RECALL ACCORDING TO NHTSA'S DECEMBER 2016 THIRD AMENDED COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RECALL IS NOT SHOWING UP UNDER A VIN SEARCH FOR THE CAR. HONDA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS VIN IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT IT CANNOT SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THE BATCH OF AFFECTED VINS THAT HONDA CONFIRMS IT SENT IT TO NHTSA ON OR AROUND JANUARY 10, 2017 (HOWEVER PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE REFERENCED COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER RECALL NO LATER THAN JUNE, 2016). I CANNOT GET A DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR UNTIL HONDA SENDS OUT THE RECALL NOTICE. THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE VIN, PER HONDA, IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HONDA FORWARDED ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO NHTSA WEEKS AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE DELAYS (SPECIFICALLY AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER THE TIMELINE MANDATED BY NHTSA, AND WHY NHTSA HAS NOT YET ACKNOWLEDGED THE VINS FROM HONDA EVEN SINCE JANUARY 10, 2017). MORE PRESSING, HOWEVER, IS THE NEED TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT IS IN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY GROUP ACCORDING TO NHTSA'S COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE NECESSARY AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO JENNIFER TIMIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL TO HER OF 2/6/17. THANK YOU.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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