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2011 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 2011 record →

Tires
Filed Feb 22, 2011NY

I HAVE TWO NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEED OF NEW TIRES SOON: VEHICLE #1: 2010 HONDA CR-V WITH 16K MILES VEHICLE #2: 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WITH 14K MILES. BOTH VEHICLES WILL NEED TIRES WITHIN 2-3K MILES. THIS IS WRONG. WHEN I BUY THE SAME BRAND TIRE NEW AT THE TIRE STORE THEY WILL SELL ME THAT SAME TIRE ON EACH VEHICLE NOTED ABOVE WITH A WARRANTY OF UP TO 40K PLUS MILES. WHY IS IT WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR OR TRUCK THE TIRES ARE JUNK AND DON'T LAST? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. HOW CAN THE MANUFACTURES SELL A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES ON IT? WHEN YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY THE SAME TIRE AND HAVE A LONGER WEAR LIFE WHEN PURCHASE FOR AN OFFICIAL TIRE DEALER. I CANNOT BELIEVE NO ONE IN THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Feb 15, 20111,196 milesCA

SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2011 HONDA CRV ENGINE PERIODICALLY MAINTAINING REVS OR SPEEDING UP WHEN TRYING TO STOP. MUST HOLD BRAKE DOWN HARD, GO TO NEUTRAL, TURN CAR OFF, AND RESTART CAR TO FIX PROBLEM. HONDA SAYS NO FAULT CODES ARE REPORTED AND SO DOES NOTHING. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 8, 2011400 milesCA

I BOUGHT A NEW 2011 HONDA CR V AND HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ENGINE MAINTAINED ITS SPEED OR ACCELERATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO STOP. THE WORST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED BRAKE AND CAR STOPPED BUT ENGINE RACED. I HAD TO APPLY VERY STRONG PRESSURE TO BRAKE TO HOLD CAR IN PLACE. ENGINE WAS RACING AND CAR WAS PULLING FORWARD. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COME FROM ENGINE LIKE A WASHING MACHINE MAKES WHEN IT IS OUT OF BALANCE. I WAS VERY SCARED. I TURNED ENGINE OFF AND THEN AT GREEN LIGHT TURNED ENGINE ON AND IT WAS OK. THIS HAPPENED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES WHEN THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 200 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER 400 MILES, 723 MILES, AND 819 MILES. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON BOTH GAS AND BRAKE, THE MATS ARE THE HONDA MATS THAT COME WITH CAR AND ARE FASTENED TO THE FLOOR AND WERE NOT ON THE GAS. THIS REALLY HAPPENED, VERY SCARY. REPORTED TO HONDA AND TOOK CAR IN TWICE. HONDA SAID THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE BRAKES LOOKED OK. THEY SAID TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA WHICH I DID. I REPORTED IT AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SAID SOMEONE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH ME THE NEXT DAY. ITS BEEN A WEEK AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 40 DAYS AND DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 850 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES AND BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. HONDA SAYS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE AND THAT I SHOULD JUST LET THEM KNOW WHEN

Seats
Filed Dec 17, 2010200 milesNJ

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

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