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2015 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 2015 record →

Engine
Filed Jun 14, 2015100 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2015 CRV A DAY AFTER OUR INITIAL PURCHASE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT IDLE. SO BAD THAT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO START TO FEEL SICK. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT SAYS THAT IT ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN AND IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR VIBRATES AND FEELS AS IF MIGHT DIE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SAME THING THAT A MANUAL MIGHT DO IF LEFT IN GEAR WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. ADDITIONALLY THE SAME THING CAN OCCUR WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING. I FEEL THAT THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE THEY ARE DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND THE CRV COULD EVENTUALLY START STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 13, 20152,834 milesNJ

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 HONDA CV R. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THEY WERE LEAVING A STREAM OF WATER ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY VISION, DISTORTING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT.WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE REPLACED THE RUBBER IN THE BLADE AND ITS GOOD TO GO. WITH THE NEXT RAIN I SAW THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY WORKED ON IT FOR A WHILE WITH OUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL. I DID NOT BELIEVE IT. I TOLD HIM TO BRING OUT ANOTHER CR V TO SEE IF IT HAD THE SAME WIPER PROBLEM. IT DID!!!! I TALKED SEVERAL OTHER CV R OWNERS WHO ARE HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ARE HOPING FOR A RECALL FROM HONDA TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 12, 20151,010 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AS THE ROAD MADE A JOG TO THE RIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TOWARD ME WAS MOMENTARILY IN FRONT OF MY CAR DUE TO THE JOG IN THE ROAD. MY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM EVIDENTLY DETECTED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND MOMENTARILY APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME AT THE TIME, THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. THERE IS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM I RECENTLY READ ABOUT WHICH AFFECTS SIMILAR ACURA SUV'S. THE ACURAS AFFECTED ARE BEING RECALLED. I DON'T SEE A RECALL NOTICE ON SIMILAR HONDA CRV'S.

Engine
Filed Jun 10, 2015100 milesCA

WE PURCHASED A 2015 CR-V IN MAY OF 2015. IT HAD 7 MILES AND WE TEST DROVE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES &LOVED THE SUV AND WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES OR VIBRATIONS. A FEW DAYS LATER MY GIRLFRIEND NOTICED THE VIBRATION SINCE SHE DRIVES IT DAILY TO WORK ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAY (405). SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VIBRATION WAS PRETTY BAD &NAUSEATING. I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CR-V TO WORK. I ALSO TAKE THE 405 FREEWAY AND AS WE ALL KNOW THIS FREEWAY IS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND MOST OF THE TIME YOU ARE IDLE. THATS WHEN I NOTICED THE VIBRATION. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THE SUV FOR ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO FEEL THE VIBRATION. AS MENTIONED ITS VERY BAD &ITS NAUSEATING AND DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. I HAVE RECORDED MY DAILY DRIVE TO WORK AND THE VIBRATION IS DOCUMENTED WHEN AT IDLE. HONDA NEW ABOUT THIS VIBRATION SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE VIBRATION IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF US SINCE AS I MENTIONED IT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND ITS VERY NAUSEATING. IF AT IDLE OR IN VERY SLOW TRAFFIC THIS CAN BE VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE FACT IT MIGHT LEAD TO CR-V DRIVERS WITH THIS ISSUE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

Engine
Filed Jun 10, 2015TX

STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP ABOUT 3 OR 4 FEET CAR TOTALLY DIED.

Engine
Filed Jun 9, 201530 milesNC

NEW 2015 HONDA CRV IDLES VERY ROUGH AND SHAKES THE SEATS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR JUST IDLING IN GENERAL. THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY PRODUCT THAT USUALLY COMES FROM HONDA CORPORATION! WE OWNED A 2002 ODYSSEY FOR 13 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT OR A PROBLEM WITH IT OTHER THAN GENERAL MAINTENANCE. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND A 2015 HONDA C-RV TO ANYONE. I AM A CAR SALESMAN AND DEAL WITH MANY PEOPLE, AVERAGE OF 100 PER MONTH. MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE ON A SCALE OF 1-10 IS A DEFINITE 10. SURELY HONDA CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH I UNDERSTAND FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALER HAS BEEN REGISTERED BY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS 2015 VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 8, 2015290 milesMA

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUDDERS WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR AND IDLING. THE SHUDDER DECREASES CONSIDERABLY IF THE CAR IS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE VIBRATION HAPPENS IN BOTH REGULAR DRIVE AND ECO MODE, AND NOW OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHILE AT IDLE SPEEDS (AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT). BOTH FRONT SEATS SHAKE QUITE A BIT - THE PROBLEM IS REDUCED CONSIDERABLY IF YOU SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN A VIDEO POSTED IN APRIL, BUT NO SOLUTIONS/REMEDIES HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO OWNERS. IT BEGAN AS A LESS NOTICEABLE SHAKE/VIBRATION (I DROVE A DIESEL BEFORE SO WAS ACCUSTOMED TO SOME VIBRATIONS- AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST), BUT AS I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE CAR (I NOW HAVE 1,800 MILES) - THE VIBRATIONS HAVE BECOME CONSIDERABLY MORE NOTICEABLE, AND RECENTLY PASSENGERS ARE COMMENTING ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VIBRATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND MAY CAUSE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPROMISED. ITS NOT A MINOR VIBRATION/SHUDDER- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE GEAR IS VERY PRONOUNCED.

Engine
Filed Jun 5, 2015200 milesMI

VIBRATION ISSUE DURING IDLE

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 20158,040 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT 58 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE BRAKES AND CMBS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE P2583-92 CODE WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,040. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BRAKED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNPREDICTABLE AS HE AND HIS WIFE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. UPDATED 06/22/15. *JB

Power Train
Filed Jun 3, 201581 milesMI

2015 HONDA CR-V: UNUSUAL VIBRATION AT STOP WITH GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE MODE AND LOUD MUM SOUND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH SIMILAR TO ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS 2015 MODEL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 2, 2015100 milesPA

THE VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION ISSUE WHEN IT IS IDLING. WHEN THE CAR GOES BELOW A CERTAIN RPM THE VIBRATION IS REALLY BAD.

Engine
Filed Jun 2, 20154,000 milesTX

STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE, BACKED ABOUT 1 OR 2 FEET. ENGINE DIED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 2, 20153,838 milesGA

TOOK DELIVERY OF MY 2015 CRV ON 12-26-2014, NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CAR VIBRATED ENORMOUSLY AT STOP WHEN IN DRIVE. ALSO NOTICED COMPRESSOR NOISES AS THEY WENT IN AND OUT. MASTER TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE CAR AND AGREED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I GET NO RESOLUTION WHEN I GO IN FOR SERVICE, IT ONLY GETS WORSE AND MUMS THE WORD WITH HONDA THE ONLY THING THEY SAY IS'T THE NEW TRANSMISSION...... THAT A PILE OF YOU KNOW WHAT. I KNOW CARS, AND WORKED IN DEALERSHIP BEFORE, THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM HERE

Power Train
Filed Jun 2, 2015141 milesCA

2015 HONDA CR-V VIBRATES AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE NOISE FOR A NEW CAR WHILE AT IDLE IN GEAR OR IN PARK AS WELL. NOISE AND VIBRATION BEGUN AT ABOUT 141 MILES.

Engine
Filed Jun 1, 20151,000 milesAL

VERY STRONG VIBRATION AT IDLE. VERY ANNOYING AND CAN CAUSE HARM TO MY BODY AND IT REALLY MAKES ME REGRET BUYING THE CAR EACH TIME I STOP AT A STOP SIGNAL OR AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND HONDA TO TAKE BACK MY COSTLY BRAND NEW CRV 2015 TOURING FOR A FULL REFUND. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET.

Power Train
Filed May 30, 20151,800 milesGA

MY CAR HAS A SERIOUS VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN IT IDLES OR IS REVVING UP TO 40-50MPH. IT IS INCREDIBLE DISTRACTING AND ONLY HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND OUTSIDE OF IT BEING VERY ANNOYING IT HAS BEEN DISTRACTING ME AND CAUSING EVEN THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT TO ASK "WHAT IS THAT? IT CAN'T BE NORMAL". I HOPE THIS AGENCY ALONG WITH HONDA USA WILL WORK HARD TO FIND A SOLUTION AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AS IS.

Engine
Filed May 30, 20155 milesIL

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED A ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN STOPPED OR IDLING. CALLED DEALER TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT HONDA WAS WORKING ON IT. I WOULD NOT AVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT SOONER. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING.

Engine
Filed May 27, 201575 milesCA

AT IDLE SPEEDS (AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT), THE CAR VIBRATES. THE FRONT SEATS START SHAKING QUITE A BIT - THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY ONLY IF YOU SWITCH TO NEUTRAL OR PUT ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE ENGINE (I.E., TURN THE A/C OR HEATER ON). READING VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. HONDA EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN A VIDEO POSTED IN APRIL AND YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE CAR. THE VIDEO CAN BE FOUND HERE - YOUTU.BE/A6K6JPH7ZAK. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH IT. HONDA DOESN'T HAVE A FIX EITHER. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN IT BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NO "COOLING OFF" PERIOD IN CALIFORNIA.

Engine
Filed May 22, 201550 milesPA

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2015 CR-V I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE RPMS WERE BETWEEN 1,000 - 1,200 AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS. THE VIBRATION DISAPPEARED WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. I ALSO NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS TO 3,000 WHEN GOING DOWNHILL WITH MY FOOT OFF OR ON THE BRAKE AND A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR DOES VIBRATE WHEN IDLING AT A RED LIGHT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS YET. I ONLY HAVE 1,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DOESN'T HAVE A FIX YET. I HAVE OWNED HONDAS SINCE 1986 (ACCORDS) AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS LIKE THE ONES ON THE CR-V. I AM BEGINNING TO REGRET BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND AGREE THAT HONDA SHOULD DEFINITELY COMPENSATE CR-V OWNERS ASAP. I'M BEGINNING TO WORRY MORE ABOUT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS AS THE CAR GETS OLDER WITH MORE MILEAGE. HAVEN'T HAD IT ON THE HIGHWAY YET BUT AM WORRIED ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER CR-V OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

Engine
Filed May 22, 2015500 milesNY

WHILE IN LOW IDLE (LESS THAN 750 RPM) VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHILE IN DRIVE OR "S" GEAR. SHUDDER DECREASES IF CAR IS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, OR IF BRAKE CONTINUES TO BE APPLIED AND A BIT MORE RPMS ARE INTRODUCED BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR. HAPPENS IN EITHER REGULAR DRIVE OR ECO MODE. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IS ANNOYING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 22, 201585 milesNH

MY CRV VIBRATES WHEN MOVING OR WHEN IT IS STOPPED! I BASICALY OWN A $30,0000.00 VIBRATOR! HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS OR IT WILL BE MY LAST ONE!

Engine
Filed May 21, 2015330 milesVA

MY HONDA CRV 2015 LX MODEL VIBRATES AT STOP, ALL SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, ITS REALLY DISTRACTING THE DRIVE AND DRIVER. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH AMERICA HONDA, BUT NO USE. THEY DON'T HAVE FIX RIGHT NOW.

Service Brakes
Filed May 20, 2015200 milesMI

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT IDLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED A SERIOUS VIBRATION DEVELOPS. AS THE VEHICLE SETS THE VIBRATION INCREASES AND THE RPM'S DROP FROM APPX.. 600 RPM TO BELOW 200P RPM. . WHEN THE RPM'S RECOVER THE VEHICLE PULLS AGAINST THE BREAKS. WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL THE VIBRATION STOPS. YESTERDAY (5/19/2015) WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THEN DIESLED AND STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FULL STALL WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE OFTEN APPROACHES A STALL WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE . THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2014. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GERMAINE HONDA, THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, IN ANN ARBOR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIBRATION IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A FLIMSY EXCUSE AND QUITE FRANKLY PROBLEM IS BEGINNING TO WORRY ME. THE STALL WAS SERIOUS AND IN TRAFFIC. THE VIBRATION IS VERY PRONOUNCED AND TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE CHASSIS. I HAVE READ ON THE HONDA CR-V OWNER FORUM THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT HONDA MOTORS AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE SIMPLY IGNORING THE SITUATION. I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK . THANK YOU

Engine
Filed May 19, 2015NC

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE CAR HAS MORE VIBRATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT LIGHTS ETC.

Steering
Filed May 15, 2015200 milesNC

VEHICLE VIBRATES DURING MILD ACCELERATION IN THE 2000RPM AREA. STEERING WHEEL VISIBLY SHAKES. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER AND SPOKEN TO AMERICAN HONDA. AT FIRST, THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE YET. NOW THEY SEEM TO HAVE SHIFTED THEIR RESPONSE TO "THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC". IF I HAD BEEN TOLD THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM FOR A $32000 CAR. I CAN IMAGINE THE DEPRECIATION FROM THIS WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL. I ASKED AMERICAN HONDA FOR MY MONEY BACK AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND DOESN'T AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 14, 201510 milesWA

WEIRD VIBRATIONS AT RPM SPEED OF 1000-2000. FEELS LIKE THE DRIVE-LINE, TRANSMISSION OR WHO KNOWS WHAT IS VIBRATING. VERY ANNOYING IN A BRAND NEW HONDA CRV $32000 CAR!! NO SOLUTION FROM DEALER OR HONDA.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 13, 201540 milesVA

I WAS DRIVING AND EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT A RED-LIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE SO MUCH THE SEAT NEXT TO ME WOULD VISIBLY SHAKE. I ALSO FELT MY SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE A LOT. NOT JUST TO THE EXTENT THAT A NORMAL VEHICLE WOULD, BUT A LOT! I LITERALLY FELT THE VIBRATIONS THROUGHOUT MY BODY. THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2015 HONDA CRV EX AND IS NOT AT ALL NORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY HONDAS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE DONE THIS. EVEN MY 13 YEAR OLD HONDA PILOT DOES NOT DO THIS.

Steering
Filed May 12, 20151,059 milesOK

MY 2015 CRV HAS A CONSISTENT SHUDDER AND VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT 1000 RPM'S AND 2000 RPM'S. THIS VIBRATION IS VERY DISTRACTING AND CAUSES FATIGUE DURING LONGER TRIPS. ALSO SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT THE IDLE, AROUND 600 RPM'S WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC. THE VIBRATION MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER.

Seats
Filed May 11, 2015IL

THE VIBRATION, AND AT TIMES SHAKING, OF THE SEATS OF MY 2015 HONDA CRV IS SO SEVERE THAT IT CAUSES NAUSEA, MIGRAINES, AND BACK PAIN. I MYSELF HAVE A HERNIATED DISK WITH NERVE COMPRESSION, A CONDITION THAT IS SERIOUSLY AGGRAVATED BY THE VIBRATION/SHAKING. I HAVE NOTIFIED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA TO NO AVAIL. THAT HONDA, OR ANY CORPORATION FOR THAT MATTER, SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HARM CONSUMERS IN THIS WAY IS DESPICABLE.

Power Train
Filed May 7, 2015NV

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW WITH 6 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER A WEEK TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING THAT VIBRATING / SHAKING FEELING WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE OR AT A RED LIGHT , CAR SHAKES A LOT AND CAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE STEERING WHEEL , DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUPPOSE MY SALES PERSON THAT BEEN WORKING THERE FOR 15 YEARS DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT HONDA IS WORKING ON A SOFTWARE , THIS IS A $30K CAR I ASKED FOR EXCHANGED THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO SUCH A THING LIKE THIS ,, MY QUESTION IS WHEN HONDA IS GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT COULD FIX THIS ISSUE ,, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON VACATION BECAUSE IT FEELS THAT ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO BREAK A PART WE NEED AN ANSWER WE NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS NOT JUST WE ARE AWARE OF IT AND THAT'S IT ,, THAT DON'T HELP THESE DAYS. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 5, 20152,010 milesNY

CAR HAS A BAD VIBRATION AND SHUTTERING WHILE IDLING AND AT AROUND 60 MPH. IT SHAKES AND CAN BE NAUSEATING AT TIMES. PAID OVER 30,000 FOR A CAR THAT IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND MAKES ME SICK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE!!! HONDA DEALER SAYS IN A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE CAR. SOMETHING IS DEFIANTLY WRONG!!! *TR

Seats1 injured
Filed May 5, 20153,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE IN PARK, THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, COLON, AND STOMACH, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. MA 10/1 UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

Engine
Filed May 5, 2015125 milesPA

BOUGHT THE 2015 HONDA CR-V AND IT HAS A PROBLEM OF VIBRATION WHEN AT STOP LIGHTS OR STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE ON. WHEN IT IDLES THE VIBRATION IS QUITE OBVIOUS - PASSENGER SEAT SHAKES. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STOPS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SAID HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A FIX. I DO HOPE IT IS SOON AS I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. SOMETIMES ALSO NOTICE THE ENGINE REVS UP WHEN GOING DOWNHILL - VERY DISAPPOINTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO A FIX TO THESE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Filed May 2, 2015327 milesNY

VEHICLE VIBRATE SO HARD THAT YOU CAN HEAR IT AND FEEL IT. RPM TACHOMETER IS BELOW 0.5. TOOK IT TO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATE HONDA KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AND I CANNOT EXCHANGE VEHICLE UNLESS IT A TRADE-IN AND IT WILL COST ME MORE. HONDA DEALERSHIPS KNEW OF THIS FACT, BUT YET THEY ARE ALLOW TO SELL THIS VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMERS WITHOUT LET THE CONSUMERS KNOW BEFORE BUYING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WOULD TO KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT IT COSTING ME. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 29, 2015200 milesIL

NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE IDLE ON D AND RPM FALLS BELOW 600. VIBRATION GONE WHEN RPM BOUNCE BACK ABOVE 700, OR WHEN YOU SWITCH TO N. BOUGHT A NEW CRV EX-L ABOUT A WEEK AGO, NEVER EXPERIENCED VIBRATION FOR PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 28, 20155 milesMA

VIBRATIONS FELT THRU STEERING COLUMN, PEDALS AND FLOOR IN THE RPM RANGE 1,000-1,500. HAPPENS DURING ALL NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, VERY ANNOYING AND HAVE REQUESTED A FULL REFUND. HONDA SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL WITHOUT FULLY DISCLOSING THIS DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF NOT FULLY REFUNDED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 27, 20151,700 milesCA

WITH GEAR IN DRIVE, CAR NOTICEABLY VIBRATES/STUTTERS WHILE STOPPED. VIBRATION IS VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING AT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN EMPTY. RPM RANGES FROM 500-600. VIBRATION DISSIPATES WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 26, 201520 milesOR

THE CAR HAS A VIBRATION AT LOW SPEEDS, 15 - 20 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 35 - 40 MPH THE CAR SHUDDERS. THE DEALER SAID MINE WAS THE FORTH CAR THE HAD SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. THEY TOOK COMPUTER SNAPSHOTS THAT WERE SENT TO HONDA. THE HONDA REGIONAL REP TOLD ME THAT HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATION FROM HONDA SINCE FEB. 27 2015. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MY CASE NUMBER WITH HONDA IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 25, 20152,800 milesCA

JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2015 HONDA CR-V, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, IDLING, THE CAR SHAKES SO MUCH THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING MASSAGED. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HONDAS AND THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A BRAND NEW HONDA. I HAVE OLDER VEHICLES THAN THIS AND IT RUNS SMOOTHER. MY HONDA DEALER STATES THEY CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET! *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 25, 2015CA

I BOUGHT 2015 CR-V ON 3/14/2015, AND NOTICED THE VIBRATION PROBLEM ONE WEEK LATER. I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY DENIED THE CAR HAS SUCH PROBLEM. THE VIBRATION IS GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER THAT GET ME DISTRACTED AND FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING. ON 4/11/2015 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF DEALERSHIP, AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT NOT ONLY YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WE CANNOT FIX IT, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM HONDA HEADQUARTER. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I HEARD THIS! I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, BUT HONDA STILL SELL CR-V ON MARKET. I THINK THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO THE CUSTOMERS! HONDA SHOULD TELL THE TRUTH TO THE CUSTOMERS AND LET THEM MAKE THE CHOICE. HONDA KEEPS SAYING NO SAFETY ISSUE, HOW CAN WE BELIEVE THEM? WHY OTHER CARS DON'T HAVE SUCH PROBLEM? MIGHT BE NO SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE NEW CAR RIGHT AWAY, HOW ABOUT YEARS AFTER? HOW MANY YEARS CAN HONDA GUARANTEE? HONDA SHOULD FACE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND STOP SELLING THIS CAR ON THE MARKET, AND RECALL ALL 2015 CR-V WHICH HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 24, 2015200 milesCT

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2015 HONDA CR-V WHERE THE CAR VIBRATES AND RATTLES SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN IDLING IN DRIVE WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED. THE RPM SEEMS TO DROP DOWN TO 600 AND THE ENGINE STARTS MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATING. AT THE PRESENT TIME IT IS ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE AND IRRITATING BUT I FEEL THAT IF THIS CONTINUES THEM WE MAY BE LOOKING AT PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR OF PARTS JUST DUE TO THE EXCESS VIBRATIONS. CONSUMERS MAY BE IN FOR HUGE SPENDS TO REPLACE PARTS THAT WERE WORN OUT OVER THE YEARS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 24, 201550 milesCA

I BOUGHT HONDA 2015 CRV-LX AT MAR 23 2015, AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE VIBRATION WHEN I DROVE TO HOME AFTER THE CAR IS WARM AND STOP AT STOP-SIGH IN D GEAR. YOU CAN SEE THE VIBRATION IN OPEN WINDOWS, SEATS,ETC AND ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT MAR 24 AND THE SERVICE GUY DROVE ANOTHER NEW CRV TO COMPARE WITH MINE AND ALSO GOT THE TOTALLY SAME PROBLEM AND THEN HE SAID IT IS MANUFACTURER PROBLEM SO THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT. AND THEN WENT BACK TO ASK THE SALES, SALES SAID ALL CRV HAS SUCH PROBLEM AND THIS PURCHASE WAS DONE ALREADY SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME EVEN THIS IS A REALLY SUPER ANNOYING PROBLEM FOR ME AND ALL THE CRV'S OWNER. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 22, 2015200 milesTX

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THAT IT HAS AN EXTREME VIBRATION PROBLEM. FOR US, THE PROBLEM IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, AND IT IS IDLING. UNDER PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL LOAD CONDITIONS THE CAR WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VIBRATION IS THE WORST WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN THE 500-600 RPM RANGE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE RIDDEN IN THE CAR AND ASKED US IF SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND WHY IS THE CAR SHAKING LIKE THAT. EVEN MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD ASKED WHY THE CAR SHAKES SO BAD. THE VIBRATION IS SO STRONG, AND THE IDLE SO BAD, THAT AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. IT IS AN UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM THAT MUST BE FIXED. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 22, 2015OH

I PURCHASED A 2015 HONDA CR-V IN DEC. 14. IT HAD 148 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. I CANNOT DRIVE IT DUE TO VIBRATIONS-HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF MY GARAGE DUE TO THIS EXCEPT TO TAKE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER. HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS. I GET NOWHERE WITH HONDA OR THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, CUSTOMERS WITH SAME SITUATION - YOU TUBE HAS VIDEOS ON THIS. I HAVE A COPY OF AN E MAIL SENT TO THE DEALER BY HONDA ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. HOW DOES A COMPANY BUILD THESE AND NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. I WANT A FULL REFUND ON THIS 2015 - $30,000 CAR WITH NOW 268 MILES. SO FAR, NO GO. THESE HONDAS CANNOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE VIBRATIONS AT CERTAIN RPM'S AND LUNGING FORWARD AT STOPS. BAD ACCIDENTS ARE COMING. SOMEONE HAS TO HELP - NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE HONDA TO RECALL THE 2015 CR-V LEMON LAW IS COMING HONDA'S WAY. ..... *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 21, 201510 milesCO

SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2015 CRV TOURING I NOTICED SEVERE SHAKING WHILE IDLING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR A 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE AND SINCE I HAD TRADED IN A V8 I WAS JUST NOT USED TO IT. I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT AND HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BECOME ACCUSTOM TO IT BUT IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. NOW IT IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO WHERE IF YOU WERE DRIVING INSTEAD OF IDLING YOU MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO NOT BEEN MY ONLY SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT ON CERTAIN ROAD TYPES THE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE I ACTUALLY PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NEW AND WERE GRABBING THE LINES IN THE ROAD AND THAT IT SHOULDN'T LAST LONG. WELL, HERE IT IS FIVE MONTHS AND 4000 MILES LATER AND IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE! THE CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHEN THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD AND IT ACTUALLY PULLED US AND MADE US TEMPORARILY SLIDE ON THE ICE DUE TO IT JERKING AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS IS THE LEAST SAFE I'VE FELT IN ANY CAR THAT I'VE EVER OWNED. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY EVERY TIME WE RIDE IN IT AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW HONDA HAS HANDLED THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 21, 201514 milesMA

A STRONG VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. THE VIBRATION RATTLES THE WHOLE CAR- YOU CAN SEE THE VIBRATION IN OPEN WINDOWS, THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE GEAR SHIFT. UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVE AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON LONG DISTANCES. FIRST HONDA- PROBABLY LAST. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 19, 2015200 milesMA

TOOK DELIVERY OF 2015 CRV EXL ON 04-09-15. FOUND PRONOUNCED DRIVE TRAIN SHUDDER WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM IDLE TO 30MPH AT 1000-1250 RPM. RETURNED VEH. TO LIA HONDA IN NORTHAMPTON MASS. WHERE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DOCUMENT COMPLAINT. SERVICE WRITER STATES THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT HAS NO FIX. MY 2011 CRV RAN SMOOTH AS GLASS. HONDA HAS BEEN THE BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY VEHICLES BUT HAS REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THE 2015 CRV. IF A MACHINE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES WHEN IN OPERATION THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT IT WAS MIS-DESIGNED, SOMETHING IS BROKEN OR WILL BREAK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. REAL SHAME THAT HONDA RELEASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. WILL CERTAINLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMETHING COMES APART IN THE POWERTRAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT SPEED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 16, 2015800 milesNJ

MY HONDA CR-V VIBRATES AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 500-600 RPMS. IT ALSO VIBRATES WHILE ACCELERATING AT ALL SPEEDS UNDER APPROXIMATELY 2100-2200 RPMS. THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE AND IS DISTRACTING, HENCE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 16, 201525 milesNY

EXTREME VIBRATIONS AT IDLE SPEED, MODERATE VIBRATIONS WHEN ACCELERATING HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL SELLING THESE CARS. UNKNOWN CAUSE - POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE - YEAR : 2015 MAKE : HONDA MODEL : CR-V NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 LAST UPDATED: MAR 03, 2015 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: AWAITING# MFR CAMPAIGN ID: JP3 RECALL DATE: 02/26/2015 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SUMMARY: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015 HONDA CR-V VEHICLES. DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE SHORT BLOCK, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOT ALL OF THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS WERE TORQUED TO THE SPECIFICATION. SAFETY RISK: IF A CONNECTING ROD BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY, THE ENGINE MAY RATTLE/KNOCK, LEAK OIL, OR LOSE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK, FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MARCH 27, 2015. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 888-234-2138. HONDA'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS JP2. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 16, 20152,500 milesMI

MY BRAND NEW HONDA AFTER DRIVEN FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEGINS TO SHAKE/VIBRATE WHEN IDLING, SITTING AT A LIGHT OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEATS VISIBLY SHAKE. WHEN EASING OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR LUNGES SLIGHTLY. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL GET WORSE AND WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR FROM MY DEALER THAT THERE CURRENTLY ARE NO FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

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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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