2005 Honda CR-V complaints

2005 HONDA CR-V TWO PROBLEMS SINCE NEW: 1) CAMBER WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES (WEARS OUTSIDE TREADS), BUT CR-V HAS NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT--CAUSED BY LASHING THE REAR AXLE DOWN WHEN NEW ON CAR TRANSPORTER TRUCK. 2) CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II, SIZE P245/70R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WAS ROLLING ACROSS THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ARRIVED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. EIGHT MONTHS EARLIER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED, BUT NO ONE INFORMED HIM OF ANY TIRE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, DOT NUMBER, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

A BOLT CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO BREAK FREE AND GO SIDEWAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. EVERY FOUR MONTHS OR APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES, BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND HAS REPLACED THE LIGHTS AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

SINCE MY WIFE PURCHASED HER 2005 HONDA CR-V, HER HEADLAMPS (MOSTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE) CONTINUES TO GO OUT. IT HAPPENS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. HONDA SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CRV IN JULY OF 2005, WHICH CAME WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 215/65R16 98T TIRES. DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR EVERY YR. SINCE THEN. AT INSPECTION IN SEPT. OF 2007, THERE WERE 13,180 MILES ON THE 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. NO PROBLEM INDICATED BY SERVICEMAN WITH TIRES AT THAT TIME. OVER CHRISTMAS OF 2007, 3 MOS. LATER, MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND SAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE AREA OF THE TIRES. NEXT DAY HUSBAND TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT. INSTEAD, DEALER SET APPT. FOR TUES. JAN. 8, 2007. IN BETWEEN THOSE 2 TIMES, VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT JIFFY LUBE. THE SERVICEMAN AT THE JIF. LUBE STATED FRONT TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT--INTERESTING SINCE ALL OTHER DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGES PERFORMED MENTIONED NO TIRE WEAR. AT THE APPT. ON JAN.8, 2008 [VALLEY HONDA, 4221 WILLIAM PENN HIGHWAY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146--PH:412-373-3000] A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRES ON VEHICLE, WHICH NOW HAD 15,730 MILES ON THEM, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE STEEL BELTS INSIDE OF THE BACK TIRES WERE BROKEN! HE ASKED ABOUT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES TO WHICH I RESPONDED NO ON ALL ACCOUNTS. IN ADDITION, IF WE HAD HIT A HOLE HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE STEEL BELTS IN BOTH OF THE BACK TIRES, ONE WOULD THINK THE CAR WOULD BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, WHICH IT IS NOT. NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHY THE FRONT TIRES WERE SO BADLY WORN AND NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE WEAR ON

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE 2005 HONDA CRV GRINDS OR CHATTERS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER HERE IN BLACKSBURG,VA). I WAS TOLD A SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $150 TO FIX. MY VEHICLE HAS 40,000M ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, WHICH CAUSED BRUISES TO HER STOMACH, HEAD, AND CHEEKBONE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,500. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE CONSUMERS BODY STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 12/12/07

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED OR MAKING TURNS, THE 2005 HONDA CRV WOULD GRIND OR CHATTER DUE TO EITHER INCORRECT FLUID OR INCORRECT CLUTCH CLEARANCE. BULLETIN EXISTS FOR NEWER MODELS WITH NO SERVICE CHARGES FOR THIS SERVICE. *TR

THE BRAKE ROTOR ON MY HONDA CRV 2005 IS DEFECTIVE. IT LOOKS LIKE STEEL IS NOT CARBONATED EVENLY AND THERE A SOME PIECES THAT DO NOT WEAR OFF. THOSE PEACES ARE BEATING ON THE BREAK PADS AND ARE THE REASON FOR A SAFETY CONCERN. I TOOK CAR TO HONDA, BUT WAS GIVEN SOME ABSURD DIAGNOSES, I.E. REAR DISKS HAVE RUST MARKS ON THEM, DUE TO LOW MILEAGE. FYI: MY CAR HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGEMENT, BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DEFECT FOR YOUR REVIEW. YOU CAN VIEW THEM BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING 4 LINKS. HTTP://PICASAWEB.GOOGLE.COM/VOVKAKENATOR/HONDA_DISPUTE/PHOTO?AUTHKEY=DWBEJZEINIK#S5118647922556598322 HTTP://PICASAWEB.GOOGLE.COM/VOVKAKENATOR/HONDA_DISPUTE/PHOTO?AUTHKEY=DWBEJZEINIK#S5118647952621369442 HTTP://PICASAWEB.GOOGLE.COM/VOVKAKENATOR/HONDA_DISPUTE/PHOTO?AUTHKEY=DWBEJZEINIK#S5118647939736467538 HTTP://PICASAWEB.GOOGLE.COM/VOVKAKENATOR/HONDA_DISPUTE/PHOTO?AUTHKEY=DWBEJZEINIK#S5118647931146532930. *TR UPDATED 07/102012 *JS

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND PULLED OFF TO EAT. WHEN I PULLED INTO TIE RESTAURANT THE CAR HANDLED FUNNY SO I CHECKED THE TIRES WHEN I GOT OUT BUT THEY SEEMED OK. I CAME OUT FROM EATING AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. ON INSPECTION THE SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT ABOUT 2-3 INCHES IN A JAGGED PATTERN. LATER LOOKING AT THE TIRE AT HOME THERE APPEARED TO BE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE TIRE. I CALLED BRIDGESTONE TO REPLACE THE TIRE AFTER MY BRIDGESTONE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE AND IT WAS DISCONTINUED. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. ALSO THEY STATED THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT THE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE HONDA CR-V ORIGINALLY. THEY WERE NOT EVEN ABLE TO FIND THE TIRE IN THEIR SYSTEM. I FIND THIS CURIOUS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND CLEAR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AS OF YET. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,477.

AIR BAG SENSOR UNDER RIGHT FRONT SEAT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS WAS FOUND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED I CALL IN MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT DAMPNESS IN THE CAR. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESOLUTION TO THE DAMPNESS/MOLD/MILDEW ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS ADDRESSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR, OTHER THAN A VERBAL NOTIFICATION FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I'VE FOLLOWED WHAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SUGGESTED IN REGARDS TO THE DAMPNESS/MOLD/MILDEW - REMOVED THE MATS (RIGHT FRONT WAS WET UNDERNEATH WITH MOLD), KEEP THE A/C ON EXTERIOR CIRCULATION WHEN THE CAR IS CLOSED UP & HAD THE CAR DETAILED...NONE OF WHICH HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF OVER $4000 TO HAVE THE CARPET REMOVED, CAR 'DRIED' OUT & CARPET REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT NEEDS A LAP SHOULDER/COMBINATION BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. SHE STATED THAT BOTH BELTS NEED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE BOOSTER SEAT SAFELY AND CORRECTLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,074. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL BRAKING POINT. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS OF JULY 24, 2007, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,332 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

VSA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. VSA LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. SOMETIMES THE VSA LIGHT IS PRECEDED BY A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING. CAR JERKS AND SCREECHES. VSA LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN RESTARTING CAR. DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY DIAGNOSE AND WORK ON UNDER WARRANTY IF VSA LIGHT IS ON. AFTER PERSISTENT VISITS TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND ORDER A PART EVEN THOUGH VSA LIGHT WAS OFF. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY ABS AND VSA LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND YOU WOULD HEAR THE BRAKE MAKING RATTLING NOISE. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF AND IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OR A FEW HOURS. THE LIGHTS CAME ON FOR THE LAST TIME AND STAYED ON. ALSO THE BRAKE WENT ALL THOUGH WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WASN'T CONTROLLABLE. THE CAR WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP CT AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT NEEDED A NEW YAW SENSOR. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT BACK FIXED IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I SUGGEST THAT ANYONE WHO HAS THESE ISSUES CALL YOUR DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM RUN THE COMPUTER DIAG. TEST ON THE CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE CT DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SOME OF THE EARLIER '05'S NEEDED NEW MODULARS, TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... *NM

I HAVE A 2005 HONDA CRV PURCHASED NEW FROM JEFF WYLER HONDA IN FLORENCE, KY. TWICE NOW, MY IGNITION HAS SIMPLY SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ONCE THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (IN 2006) AND AGAIN THIS WEEK (2007) ON A BUSY ROAD. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF, THE GREEN KEY ICON IN THE DASH FLASHES. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC, SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT'S A REALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 65 MPH AND YOUR CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NOW I HAVE NEARLY 60,000. OTHERWISE, THE CRV IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HONDA CRV IGNITION SWITCHES IN 2002, AND THE DESCRIPTION SOUNDED IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE A YEAR AGO, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY SUSPECTED IT WAS CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IF SO, THAT'S A BIG FLAW BECAUSE...WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE IN THEIR PURSE IN THE CAR?

TL* - THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 72 MPH . THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT HAS THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE 2005 HONDA CRV HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT STRIKE A ROAD HAZARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES O EXPLODED EXCEPT ONE WHICH REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE OTHER TWO TIRES REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE. *AK UPDATED 01/30/07. *JB THE CONSUMER WROTE IN TO SAY HER LAST NAME AND ADDRESS HAD CHANGED. UPDATED 09/06/07. *JB

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE TWICE-- PEDAL TO FLOOR. PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED BECAUSE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. CAR NOT REPAIRED AND STILL DANGEROUS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES THE REAR HATCH IS OPEN. THE LIGHT BLINKS INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH THE GLASS HATCH AND THE REAR CARGO DOOR ARE CLOSED. AT TIMES THE FAULTY SENSOR INDICATES THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED NOT ALLOWING REMOTE DOOR LOCK. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY TRIED (AND FAILED) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM

THE POSITION OF THE TURN SIGNAL AT THE TOP OF THE HONDA CR-V AND THE CLEAR LENS HAS RESULTED IN ME BEING HIT 3 TIMES IN THE REAR IN THE 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT, THE PERSON WHO HIT ME INSISTED THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY TURN SIGNAL ON EVEN WHEN HE STOOD BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT IT -- IT WAS ONLY WHEN PEDESTRIANS TOLD HIM THAT THE SIGNAL WAS ON DID HE FINALLY REALIZE THAT HE JUST HAD A HARD TIME SEEING IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT THE WOMAN SAID SHE DIDN'T SEE THE TURN SIGNAL. IN ALL 3 CASES, THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON A SUNNY DAY. I AM CONSTANTLY BEING SWORN AT AND YELLED AT TO TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND I GET OUT AND LOOK AND IT IS INDEED ON. THE POSITION OF THE SIGNAL AT THE VERY TOP OF THE VEHICLE IS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD -- NOT IN A POSITION THAT PEOPLE ROUTINELY LOOK FOR A TURN SIGNAL. IN ADDITION, THE CLEAR LENS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE TURN SIGNAL ON SUNNY DAYS-- I HAVE PURPOSELY DRIVEN BEHIND 2005 CR-VS (THE ONLY YEAR THAT HONDA HAD CLEAR LENS ON THE TURN SIGNALS) AND CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM SEEING THE SIGNAL. I CALLED HONDA AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS CAR BECAUSE THE POSITION OF THE TURN SIGNAL SO HIGH ON THE CAR AND THE CLEAR LENS -- I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE CR-V AND THEY GOT APPROVAL FOR THE DESIGN SO THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY. I ASKED THEM WHY THE CLEAR LENS WERE USED FOR ONLY 2005 THINKING THAT OTHER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE

DRIVING ALONG A 4 LANE ROAD AT 25-30 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THOUGH I STOMPED ON BRAKES, MY CAR SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I RECEIVED SEVERE WHIPLASH. THE CAR SUSTAINED MORE THAN $12,000 DAMAGE. HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS AND ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED CORRECTLY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO NOISES HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE.

2005 HONDA CRV PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ACCELERATION CONDITIONS. NOTICED WITHIN FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF LEASING THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. *JB

APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE, I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE LIGHT IDENTIFYING THE BACK HATCH AS BEING OPEN WAS FLASHING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS, AROUND CORNERS, ETC. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR SWITCH. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE LIGHT JUST STARTED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. AGAIN THE DEALER ADJUSTED AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. IT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE DEALER PUT DOUBLE STICK TAPE ON THE SENSOR TO FIX IT. WITHIN A WEEK, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE DEALER DRILLED A NEW HOLE AND RELOCATED THE SENSOR APPROX. 1/2 INCH INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE BACK DOME LIGHT FLASHES ON AS WELL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS CANNOT BE ENGAGED BY USING THE SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOCKED WITH THE REMOTE, THE KEY MUST BE USED. HOWEVER, YOU CANNOT LOCK THE BACK HATCH AND THE ALARM DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL WHEN THE SENSOR IS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT YET FIGURED OUT A WAY TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, MY HATCH LIGHT IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN, BUT IT HAS ONLY BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE THE LAST FIX. *NM

2005 CRV TAILGATE AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN ON ROUGH SURFACES OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOOR MAY BE OPEN. SOMETIMES IT WAS A FALSE ALARM, BUT IN SOME CASES THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED SECURELY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, APRIL 30, 2006, AND MAY 4, 2006 AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY RESTATED. FOLLOWING EACH INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR REPAIR THE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD JUST COME OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED ONTO A STATE ROAD. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR THE UPCOMING INTERSECTION, WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP MY CAR FROM SLAMMING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE CRASH, THE WOMAN I HIT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR REVVED WILDLY. THIS WAS LATER NOTED BY THE WOMAN I HIT, AS WELL. IN DESPERATION I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FIREMEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR SAFETY. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME, HE RECONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND THE CAR STARTED ITSELF UP AND BEGAN TO REV. THE DRIVER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. I HAVE HIS NAME AND NUMBER. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO ONLY RECEIVE WHIPLASH AND MY DOG SEEMS OK. THE OTHER DRIVER HAS BACK PROBLEMS BUT WAS FORTUNATELY DRIVING A NISSAN XTERRA THAT DID NOT GET NEARLY THE DAMAGE MY CAR RECEIVED. I AM JUST SO THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR, AND THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR CHILDREN IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER CRASH. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CRV IN JANUARY 2005 AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT ON ONE OCCASION AFTER CONDUCTING A RIGHT HAND TURN AROUND A CURB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *NM

A RESTRAINED 54 YEAR OLD MALE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFFSET FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING HIS 2005 HONDA CR-V. A 1995 DODGE NEON CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF A 2-LANE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE NEON WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE SAME DAY WITH SOME FACIAL INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA DIED AT THE SCENE AND WAS REVIVED BY EMT PERSONNEL. HE NOW HAS QUADRIPLEGIC. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT, SIDE BOLSTER AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS IN THE CR-V DID DEPLOY. HIS INJURY WAS TO C4 AND C5. THIS DRIVER HAD NO PRIOR NECK INJURY. THE CHANGE IN VELOCITY SEEN BY THIS VEHICLE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR.*JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2005 HONDA CRV AND THE CAR STARTING SMOKING AND LEAKING OIL. THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS IMPROPERLY DONE. HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WANTED TO REPORT IT SO IT WAS ON FILE AT THE NHTSA.. *AK

I HAVE A HONDA CR-V EX PURCHASED 4/14/2005. IT HAS PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY DURING ACCELERATION, SINCE THE FIRST DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS AT THE REQUEST OF AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR AFTER I RECENTLY WROTE THE COMPANY A LETTER DEMANDING THAT THE CAR BE MADE TO COMPLY WITH WARRANT, OR THAT I BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DOES, OR THAT THE COMPANY BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING THERE IS A CONSTANT PULL TO THE RIGHT. ON A FLAT ASPHALT SURFACE (NO TILT OR CROWNING) WHEN I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE MOVES TO A 45-DEGREE ANGLE AND HALFWAY INTO THE NEXT LANE IN THE RIGHT AFTER JUST 20 FEET. ONCE WHEN MY WIFE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP LIGHT FOR A RIGHT TURN, THE STRONG PULL CAUSED HER TO HIT THE CURB. *JB

2005 HONDA CRV VIN # [XXX] PULLS TO RIGHT, EXCESSIVE TORQUE STEER. 5 SERVICE REPORTS OUT OF ALIGMENT. STRUTS RELOCATED IN FRONT END. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DRIVING DOWN THE ON RAMP ONTO I-95 MY 2005 SRV SE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE LAST TIME I SERVICED THE CAR WAS LAST WEEK FOR AN OIL CHANGE. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 300 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS OR WARNING SIGNS. THE CAR IS NOT TOTALED AND I AM DEALING WITH THE INSURANCE. *JB

WE BOUGHT THE 2005 CRV SE IN AUGUST 2005, NOTICED THE PTTR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. AFTER 6 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP(REPLACING TIRES, SWITCHING WHEELS, ALIGNING, ALIGNING, ALIGNING, ETC.)THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT PTTR AND AWKWARD DRIVING EXPERIENCE. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM OR THEY WILL SOON LOOSE THERE REPUTATION FOR QUALITY VEHICLES. *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 HONDA CRV EX. *NM THE CENTER BEARING WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE/NOISE WHILE IDLING. THE CONSUMER STILL HEARD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE NOISE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH WITH THE A/C ON. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR PROVED A FULL REFUND SINCE THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD DRAG ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD OF RAIN. *NM

IN AUGUST 2005 MY WIFE HAD A BLOWOUT IN OUR 6 MONTH OLD HONDA CRV WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH IN HER EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW LEAVING HER WITH A BROKEN NECK, CONCUSSION AND A FACIAL LACERATION. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA CRV LX AND IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. SHE DID NOT THINK THAT THE VEHICLE IWAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN SHE ACCELERATED AND PULLED ONTO A ROAD THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER ON 10-18-2005.THERE WAS NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THERE WAS NO CERTAIN SPEED THAT IT AFFECTED. THE CKTACT HAS CONTACTED HONDA, AND THEY STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL HER IN ONE TO TWO DAYS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR DURING EVENING IN LOW TRAFFIC ON 4 LANE URBAN ROAD. THE ENGINE STALLED ABRUPTLY AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND GAUGE INDICATORS FELL TO ZERO. COINCIDENT WITH THE STALL, THE CAR LOST STEERING (THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE MOVED NO MORE THAN 1-2 INCHES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, WITH REFERENCE TO STEERING WHEEL CIRCUMFERENCE), WOULD NOT BRAKE (WITH FULL WEIGHT PRESSURE ON PEDAL), AND WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BY ENGINE DRAG AND APPLICATION OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. RESTARTING REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAD THIS PROBLEM MANIFESTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A CURVE AT FREEWAY SPEED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE. *JB

CR-V PURCHASED WAS DIFFERENT FROM CR-V TESTED. AFTER TAKING TITLE NOTICED CAR PULLING TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED ACCORDING TO BULLETIN. CR-V STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. COULD GO OFF ROAD IF STEERING WHEEL NOT HELD TIGHTLY. *JB

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BOTH FRONT AND SIDE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT. THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, FRACTURED CHEEK, DISLOCATED NOSE AND JAW, AND 8 STITCHES IN HER LIP. *JB

I TOOK MY CAR FOR A WASH AND WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR MY TURN, I STARTED HEARING SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE-PITCH SOUND. I GOT ALARMED AND I THOUGHT IT WILL GO. LATER WHEN I DROVE HOME, I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. ON THE 03 OCT 05 THE SOUND INCREASED IN PITCH BUT I AM UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHERE ITS COMING FROM. FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH SONAR SOUND(NAVY SHIPS), THE NOISE SOUNDS THE SAME AND HIGH PITCHED.*JB

2005 HONDA CR-V MAKES A "ROARING" NOISE WHEN BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPMS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CENTER BEARING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

HONDA CRV 2005 PULLS TO THE RIGHT//CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND ALIGNMENT/NOT TORQUE STEER/REQUIRES CONSTANT LEFT PRESSURE ON STEERING WHEEL. *JB

MY HONDA 2005 CR-V EX HAS A PROBLEM WITH PULL TO THE RIGHT (PTTR) FROM DAY ONE (MAY 31, 2005). THE FASTER I DRIVE, THE HARDER IT PULLS. IT DOESN'T MATTER OF I ACCELERATE OR DRIVE AT A STEADY SPEED, THE PTTR IS THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I DROVE AT 70 MPH ON I-10, WHICH IS A 4-LANE ROAD, 2 LANES ON EACH DIRECTION (NORTH OF TALLAHASSEE), I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE, THEN TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AFTER TWO SECONDS. AND THEN BETWEEN 2 TO 3 SECONDS LATER, MY V WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE. I HAD TO GRAB THE WHEEL AND PULLED IT STRAIGHT BACK TO THE ROAD OTHERWISE IT WOULD GO INTO A DITCH OR HIT A TREE. DID THE SAME TEST AS ABOVE, EXCEPT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL (LET THE V CRUISE ON ITS INERTIA) AT THE SAME TIME I TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PTTR REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, AFTER 7-8 SECONDS IT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. 3 TRIPS TO HONDA DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. ON THE FOURTH TRIP, THEY SAID THERE IS NO PTTR. I INSISTED THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY, AND THEY SAID THEY TRIED EVERYTHING (SWAP FRONT TIRES, ALIGNMENT, TSB, SUB FRAME) WITHIN ALIGNMENT AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO ANY MORE. THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS PTTR THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, BUT NOW THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL. I CHECKED IN CR-V FORUMS OF EDMUNDS.COM (AND SOME OTHER SITE) AND I FOUND THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE. ONE VEHICLE EVEN HAD 2 FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED FROM AN UNAF

HONDA CR-V, 8,000 MILES, YEAR 2005, ENGINE STALLED , LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, RESTARTED OK, DEALER CHECKED OUT CAR AND COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. OCCURRED IN CITY DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. *NM