WE WERE TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US AT 10 MPH. OUR DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID COLLISION BY SWERVING TO THE RIGHT MEDIAN. THE IMPACT WAS OUR FRONT DRIVER SIDE HITTING THE OTHER DRIVER'S BACK PASSENGER SIDE. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, OUR CAR WENT AIR BORN AND INTO A MULTIPLE SPIN SITUATION. WE TOOK OUT A GUARD RAIL. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT THE ROOF. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. POLICE RULED FAULT WAS THE OTHER DRIVER. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. LUGGAGE FLEW OUT THE BACK WINDOW, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE ROAD. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. GLASS IN WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, BUT PART OF THE GUARD RAIL (WE THINK) TOOK OUT THE GLASS IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE ITS DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,200.
WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE CAR, ENGINE SHUTS OFF.THE RPM DROPS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF.
AIRBAG SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON BUT IS INTERMITTENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT COVERED THROUGH HONDA OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. UNABLE TO GET A CODE USING A BOSCH LIVE DATA PLUS CODE READER. SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE HONDA RECALL OR RECENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. THIS AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT WILL STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. BU MAY NOT DUPLICATE THE NEXT TIME I START UP THE ENGINE. VERY CONCERNED AS HONDA MA NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AS LIGHT INTERMITTENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THOUROGHLY:
SPORADICALLY I HAVE TO PUSH START BUTTON TWO OR THREE TIMES TO GET CAR TO START. PURCHASED CAR NEW. BATTERY TESTED GOOD. AFTER TALKING WITH MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GLITCH, I FINALLY LEFT HIM THE CAR. TURNED OUT TO BE STARTER. THEY REPLACED BUT I HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTABLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY.
THE CAR STALLS WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN REVERSE. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN TWO WAYS. WAY ONE, WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE THE CAR STALLS, AND THUS I STOP MOVING WHEN I AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME THOUGHT I WOULD CONTINUE. THE SECOND WAY IS I OFTEN END UP REVERSING MORE QUICKLY WHEN I FEEL THE CAR BEGINNING TO STALL, THIS KEEPS THE CAR FROM STALLING BUT CAUSES ME TO MOVE IN REVERSE FASTER THAN I WOULD LIKE TO. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED FROM A COLD START (AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT). . THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME FOR AT LEAST HALF A YEAR. NOT EVERY TIME I START THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JUNE 2015. ALSO IN GENERAL THE CAR SHUDDERS SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE. I FEAR THAT SOON THE CAR MAY START STALLING IN DRIVE AS WELL WHILE IT IS IDLING. MANY PEOPLE REPORT THESE SAME ISSUES ONLINE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE AS THE CARS AGE.
IN PURCHASING A USED CRV 2015 FROM A HONDA DEALER IN SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA I HAVE FOUND LESS THAN HONEST INFORMATION REGARDING THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. I DID PURCHASE THE HONDA CARE ., I HAVE SINCE ( TODAY) BROUGHT THE VEHICLE, WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE PULL THE RIGHT. TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN HOPES OF FINDING OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING, TIRES BRAKES ETC.
HONDA CR-V NEEDS RANDOM JUMP STARTS DESPITE HAVING A NEW BATTERY. PROBLEM BEGAN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. HEADLIGHTS DIM ON OCCASION AFTER INITIAL START AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED BY BATTERY ALONE INSTEAD OF ALTERNATOR. DEALERSHIP INITIALLY STATED THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THEN SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE MECHANICS IF THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID SELF DIAGNOSTICS AFTER STOPPING THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL TOWED AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. IT'S COMPLETELY RANDOM AND OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. I CAN TELL THE NIGHT BEFORE IT NEEDS A JUMP WHEN THEY HONDA CR-V HESITATES BEFORE STARTING.
MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING. WAS TOWED TO HONDA, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, FIXED A RECALL AND SENT ME BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. IT THEN HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, CAR STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ALMOST KILLING MYSELF AND OTHERS. TOWED TO HONDA AGAIN AND THEY SAID A GASKET SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WASN'T VIEWABLE TO THE EYE, ENGINE NOW NEEDS REPLACED. I SEE OTHER ENGINE RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND WONDER IF THIS IS A PART OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ITS SUCH A SHAME THAT I NOW HAVE TO EITHER PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE OR SELL MY VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN BATTLING THAT HONDA SHOP FOR MONTHS NOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BATTERY FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WEST COUNTY HONDA (15532 MANCHESTER RD, ELLISVILLE, MO 63011, (636) 391-6900) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
TAKATA RECALL 2.4L VTC ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT I HAVE HAD A FEW HONDAS WITH THIS ENGINE IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS ENGINE THE VTC SYSTEM RELIES ON PROPER OIL PRESSURE AND ALLOWS THE VTC ACTUATOR TO MAKE CONTINUOUS INTAKE VALVE TIMING CHANGES BASED ON OPERATING CONDITIONS. INTAKE VALVE TIMING IS OPTIMIZED TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM POWER. IF AN ERROR OCCURS, THE VTC SYSTEM CONTROL IS DISABLED AND THE VALVE TIMING IS NO LONGER VARIABLE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED WITH ROUGH IDLE AND/OR LACK OF POWER OR STALLING
VIBRATIONS FELT WHILE STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. (SERVICE BULLETIN 15-046) DRIVING MODE 1...
GAS IMPROPERLY LEAKING INTO THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED WITH NO ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT USED ENGINE AND AFTER 2,500 MILES ON OIL INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2018, SENT THE OIL TO A BLACKSTONE LABS FOR TESTING ON FEB 1, 2019. THEY CONFIRMED HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND IT WILL BE REPEATED AGAIN IF WE CANT GET HONDA TO OWN THIS PROBLEM.THEIR RESPONSE SO FAR IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN THE MIDWEST. THE FIRST SIGN IS THE OIL DIPSTICK SHOWING OIL LEVELS RISING OVER WEEKS. THE FINAL RESULT FROM THE LOWERED COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL IS AN EVENT WHICH CONVERTS THE REMAINING OIL TO SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME AFTER THE CAR COOLS DOWN. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW THE HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL CAUSES THE ENGINE FAILURE OR HOW THE OIL CONVERTS TO SLUDGE WITHIN WEEKS.
VEHICLE (WITH 89,000 MILES) EXPERIENCED MISFIRING AND MAJOR LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON REMOVING THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE DEALER NOTICED SIGNIFICANT CARBON BUILDUP ON INTAKE VALVES AND BENT VALVES. OWNER HAD FOLLOWED ALL REQUIRED MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE AND USED TOP TIER GASOLINE, BUT KEPT RPMS LOW WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY INITIALLY WOULD NOT COVER DESPITE KNOWN CARBON BUILDUP ISSUES WITH GDI ENGINES AND LACK OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COVERING INTAKE CLEANING. ULTIMATELY, CYLINDER HEAD AND FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
PURCHASED THIS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH 11K MILES IN JULY, 2017. SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING AFTER REPEATED STARTS. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND HAD TOWED TO DEALER. FIRST DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN FUEL ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS. SECOND, REPLACED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY . THIRD, FIXED A CONNECTOR'S PIN TO FUEL PUMP. SOMETHING IS EFFECTING THE FUEL PUMP, EG SENSOR OR COMPUTER. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE HONDA FUEL PROBLEM TODAY (2/15/19) ON NATIONAL NEWS IT DESCRIBES MY EXPERIENCE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH 22K MILES.
WHILE DRIVING, MY WATER PUMP SEIZED CAUSING MY DRIVE BELT TO DISENGAGE MY DRIVE TRAIN. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT AS WELL AS THE BELT TO RUB ON THE ENGINE. THE FRICTION FROM THIS CAUSED THE BELT TO START THROWING EMBERS. THE SMOKE FROM THE BURNING BELT IS WHAT INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND EMBERS MADE ME FEAR THAT MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP I WAS INFORMED ABOUT TSB ID #A17-063. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE WATER PUMP SEIZED OR THE DRIVE BELT SHREDDED. THE WATER PUMP BEARING IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME AND PLACE, IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD FAST ENOUGH I FEAR THAT MY CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WAS FROZEN WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON US HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ROAD SPRAY OF SALT COVERED WINDSHIELD MAKING ZERO VISIBILITY AND WASHER DID NOT WORK, ZERO VISIBILITY.. TERRIFYING ORDEAL TO SAY THE LEAST TRYING TO MAKE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD
MULTIPLE HONDA BATTERIES DIED ON THE SAME CAR. ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING BRAND NEW CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THEN THE REPLACEMENT DID THE SAME THING. THEY REPLACED IT. NOW THE BATTERY IS DYING AGAIN. WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE FOR EVEN 20 MINUTES. WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. DEAD. JUMP IT. DEAD AT THE VERY NEXT STOP. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY STORIES ON HONDA MESSAGE BOARDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT THING. I'M A SINGLE WOMAN WHO HAS TO BE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I COULD BE MURDERED IN A PARKING LOT TRYING TO JUMP START THE CAR WHEN IT DIES AFTER 10 - 20 MINUTES. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT.
NO DEPLOYMENT ON COLLISION, DRIVER BROKE THE BREASTBONE
THE REAR LEFT BRAKE ON THE CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS AVERAGE MILES, APPROXIMATELY 44,000. AROUND A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, 11.27.18 THE REAR BRAKE STARTING TO MAKE A RUBBING SOUND SIMILAR TO A LOW PAD. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE SOUND WENT FROM A LOW RUBBING/SQUEAKING SOUND TO A METAL ON METAL GRINDING SOUND. WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED THEN RELEASED YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE SOUND OF THE WORN OUT INTERIOR REAR LEFT PAD RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR. THE CALIPER IS NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY AND IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT TAKES A GOOD 10 SECONDS UNTIL THE CALIPER FULLY RELEASES FROM THE ROTOR AND FOR THE GRINDING SOUND TO DISAPPEAR. THE PADS THEMSELVES ON THE REST OF THE CAR ARE APPROXIMATELY 75% FULL. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10.22.18 AND WE WERE TOLD THE BRAKES ARE GREAT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PERFECTLY. THE REST OF THE PADS ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE REAR LEFT INTERIOR PAD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED UNTIL THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IF BRAKING OCCURS DURING DRIVING TO SLOW DOWN BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE SOUND OCCURS AND CONTINUES AFTER THE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. SOME TIMES RELEASING THE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE THE CALIPER, IT HAS TO BE USED AGAIN UNTIL IT FULLY RELEASES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND A YOUNG PASSENGER AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS HONDA (2260 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716, (301) 218-3100) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
VIBRATION WHEN IN DRIVE STOPPED AND WHEN GOING 30 MPH. IT VIBRATES BAD WHEN STOPPED IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE.....
WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN I WASH THE CAR, BEADS OF WATER FORM INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES (BOTH SIDES). I WAS TOLD THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IS ACCEPTABLE & NOT TO WORRY THAT LENSES ARE VENTED? IS THIS EXPLANATION VALID? VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.
THE VEHICLE ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAVE ISSUES WHEN IDLING. AFTER 3 YEARS, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD A BAD DIODE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER GETTING STUCK AND THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR WAS ONLY CHARGING THE BATTERY 84%. IN ADDITION, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERIES USED BY HONDA AND SOME OTHER POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS PER ONLINE BLOGS. TO BE HONEST, MY VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD AND HAS APPROX 51K MILES, MAKING IT OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WOULD ALSO BE FAIR TO SAY THAT AFTER HAVING WORK DONE AT THE DEALER THROUGH OUT THE YEARS THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE SHON UP OR BEEN ADDRESSED SOONER. IT IS ALSO OF MY OPINION THAT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
I JUST BOUGHT A 2015 HONDA CR-V 4 DAYS AGO. I WAS SO HAPPY TO GET SOMETHING NEWER AND TO BE RID OF MY OTHER PROBLEM CAR. SINCE HAVING THIS CAR IT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN VIBRATING WHEN IDLE AND PUSHING DOWN THE BREAK PEDAL WHILE IN DRIVE LIKE SITTING AT A LIGHT ETC. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT'S IT'S NORMAL BUT IT DEFINITELY IS NOT NORMAL AND UNBELIEVABLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTRACTING WHILE TRYING TO FOCUS ON DRIVING. IT'S EMBARRASSING THAT ANYONE IN THE CAR ALSO COMMENTS AND THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A NEWER CAR THAT I WAS HAPPY ABOUT AND PROUD OF. I HAVE SINCE SEEN REVIEWS ONLINE OF SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND VERY SCARY THAT HONDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE IN A FEW YEARS. WHAT A HORRIBLE COMPANY TO NOT FIX AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT THEY'VE EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND TO JUST LET CUSTOMERS LIVE WITH SOMETHING MESSED UP. HONDA BETTER STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR THOSE AFFECTED INSTEAD OF BEING COWARDS AND AVOIDING IT! WHETHER IT'S A RECALL OR WHATEVER, IT IS WAY PAST DUE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH THESE VEHICLES TO BE HAPPY AND LISTENED TOO! ROBIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE INTERMITTENTLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK HONDA EASLEY (4609 CALHOUN MEMORIAL HWY, EASLEY, SC 29640, 864-236-4187), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,236. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR IS BEING CURRENTLY LOOKED AT BY BREAKAWAY HONDA AND CANNOT FIURE OUT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/30/18*JB
OUTER REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY, 1ST SET WORE OUT AT 15K MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER AND NOT COVERED. 2ND SET LASTED 5K MILES, ALSO NOT COVERED, DAMAGED ROTORS. NOW BEING TOLD CAR NEEDS TO GO BACK TO DEALER EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES FOR BRAKES TO BE INSPECTED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CUTS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S HOLDING LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT INTERSECTION ON BUSY CITY STREET, CAR IDLE IN DRIVE GEAR, TERRIBLE VIBRATIONS SHOOK THE WHOLE CAR BEFORE ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON OR SHIFT TO PARK UNTIL PLACED IN ACCESSORY MODE. PARK. ENGINE AND ACCESSORY MODE OFF THEN NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURE TO GET CAR RUNNING AGAIN.
IF YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN ACCESSORY MODE OR ON BATTERY WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE ON THE BATTERY WILL DIE.
WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN "DRIVE" GEAR HARSH ENGINE VIBRATION "ROUGH IDLE" OCCURS
PURCHASED THIS USED 2015 HONDA CRV ON JULY 28, 2018, WITH ONLY 38K MILES. NOTICED SOME VIBRATION, VERY BAD ESPECIALLY WHEN AT STOP LIGHTS AFTER TWO DAYS. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOUR DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A TSB FOR 2015 HONDA CRV'S, TSB 15-046. WASN'T TOLD THIS BEFORE THE PURCHASE. SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR CHECK UP. WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG, IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS. WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $1100. WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT A GUARANTEED FIX.DID ONLINE RESEARCH. FIGURED OUT MANY 2015 HONDA CRV OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE. ONE OF THE LINKS IS BELOW. HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/CRV-VIBRATION/ I AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE STUCK WITH A CAR THAT VIBRATES LIKE CRAZY AND DRIVES YOU NUTS AND MAKES YOU FEEL SICK. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION ON MY EARS. ANGER AND RAGE IS THE LAST THING ONE NEEDS WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. NOT SPENDING $1100 FOR AN UNGUARANTEED FIX ON A NEWLY BOUGHT CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THIS TSB 15-046 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
TPMS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON WITH TIRE PRESSURE NORMAL. DEALERSHIP SAYS TIRES ARE FINE AND THAT I MUST BE CHECKING THE TIRES WHILE HOT AND PRESSURE WILL READ HIGHER. HONDA DID A TSB#14-006 FOR THE 2014 HONDA CR-V BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2015.
I WAS TEST DRIVING THE SUBJECT CAR IN QUESTION FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP (SPORT HONDA IN SILVER SPRING, MD). THE CAR IS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AND DURING THE TEST DRIVE, WE DROVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD. 5 MINUTES INTO THE TEST DRIVE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (10-15 MPH). MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY AND HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO INITIATE BRAKING. THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS THEN BECAME ILLUMINATED: TPMS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. UPON RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SALESPERSON MERELY POINTED OUT THAT THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. NO COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THAT SITUATION WAS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,290. **TR *TR
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOOSING POWER WHEN CHANGING LANES. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE NEVER AVAILABLE
THIS VEHICLE VIBRATES IT'S STEERING WHEEL AND INSIDE THE CABIN AT 55MPH AND HIGHER MAKING IT ANNOYING, UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ZIMBRICK HONDA, 1601 W BELTLINE HWY, MADISON, WI 53713) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT FOR PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
DEAD BATTERY CONTINUES EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED. DIES SUDDENLY WHILE IN DRIVE AND ALSO AFTER JUST STARTING. (PARKING GARAGE AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING AND DRIVEWAY LEAVING TO WORK). DEALER HAS NO CLUE/RECOMMENDATION TO FIX
I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE GROCERY STORE WITH ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS. WE PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND MY 2015 HONDA CR-V EX-L WAS STOPPED AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MY CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. BEFORE I COULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO A VERY HIGH RPM AND LUNGED FORWARD. EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR RAN OF TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF BUSHES BEFORE RUNNING INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MY HOUSE! THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND (MAYBE LUCKILY) HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG MAY BE A TANAKA AIRBAG. I HIT MY AIRBAG WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE AIR BEGAN TO SMOKE. MY DAUGHTER'S WAS INJURED AND SHE SUFFERED A VERY BLOODY NOSE WHEN HER HEAD HIT THE DASHBOARD. I SUFFERED BRUISES TO MY ABDOMEN. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH KNOCKED THE PLASTER OFF THE INSIDE OF MY KITCHEN AND THREW IT 10 FEET. THE STUDS WERE KNOCKED OFF THE MOORINGS. BECAUSE MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1929 STUDS DID NOT BRAKE AND THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY COSMETIC. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE CAR IS TOTALED AND THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT COSTS IN REPAIRING THE HOUSE.
I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT BUILDING, AND MY REAR VIEW WINDSHIELD EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY. THERE WAS A WITNESS, WAITING FOR AN UBER, REPORTED IT AT 6:20 PM ON JUNE 1, 2018. SHE REPORTED IT TO THE CONCIERGE, WHO LOST PLED ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND SAID NO ONE WAS AROUND MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE AND GOTTEN HURT
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AFTER CVT RECALL BACK TO HONDA 4 TIMES NOT FIXED. SO MUCH VIBRATION YOU FEEL SICK WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT.
SINCE DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG VIBRATION AT IDLE. THE ENGINE WILL BE AT 650-700 RPMS AND THEN DROPS TO 500. IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN THE RPMS DROP AT A LIGHT OR WHILE IDLING. I'VE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES WITH NO REPAIR SUCCESS.
MY CAR STALLED, IT HAD STALLED BEFORE. I MEANT TO GO IN AND HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT I DID NOT DO THAT. ON APRIL 10 2018 I WENT TO PULL OUT ON HWY 78, FROM MY ROAD WEEKEND VILLA, MY CAR STALLED, AND I WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND PUT IN THE HOSPITAL. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THE STALLING WOULD BE. MY SON-IN-LAW FOUND THIS NOTICE ON THE INTERNET, HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/URL?SA=T&SOURCE=WEB&RCT=J&URL=HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/2015-HONDA-CR-V-2014-15-ACCORD-RECALLED-TO-REPLACE-ENGINE-SHORT-BLOCK.HTML&VED=0AHUKEWJEQCTJTOPAAHWMTD8KHCV5DFGQFGHDMAI&USG=AOVVAW1UCHDCC3FCDT0TG60SVR0L,2015 HONDA CR-V, 2014-'15 ACCORD RECALLED TO REPLACE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK PUBLISHED: 03/10/2015 - BY [XXX], CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON ? AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. IS RECALLING 137 2014-'15 HONDA ACCORD CARS WITH A FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE AND 2015 HONDA CR-V SUVS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. "THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPERLY TORQUED CONNECTING ROD BOLTS, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER OR LEAK OIL," SAID NHTSA IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY. "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH A "WARRANTY CLAIM REVIEW PROCESS," HONDA SAID. THE AFFECTED 2014 ACCORDS WERE BUILT FROM JULY 29, 2014 TO JULY 31, 2014, WHILE THE 2015 ACCORDS WERE BUILT FROM AUGUST 14, 2014 TO JANUARY 30, 2015. THE AFFECTED CR-VS WERE BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 T
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2015 HONDA CR-V: 1. LUG NUT CORROSION: I HAVE HAD SEVERAL LUG NUTS REPLACED DUE TO VISUAL CORROSION AROUND THE WELDED TOP TO SIDE AREA OF THE NUT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY @ 36,000 MILES. 2. ENGINE / TRANSMISSION VIBRATION: LOW SPEED VIBRATION, I CAN VISIBLY SEE THE PASSENGER SEAT VIBRATE. HIGH SPEED VIBRATION ~ 70MPH, THIS IS FELT THROUGH THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. REAR HATCH VIBRATION (BOOMING) ~ 55 - 60 MPH. THE DEALER HAS INSTALLED COUNTERMEASURE PARTS @ 36,000 MILES, BUT THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
CAR HAS A RIDICULOUS SHAKE ON IDLE, LITERALLY FEELS AS IF THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE GOING ON OUTSIDE, I FOUND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT SOMEHOW HONDA IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT AND EVERYONE IN MOST BLOGS I'VE FOUND WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR HELP / POSSIBLE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HONDA. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US ALL OUT AS IT'S A HORRIBLE FEELING TO BUY A CAR THEN HAVE IT DO THIS TO YOU... I FEEL STUCK. I FEEL SAD & BAD & DEPRESSED. I AM KEEPING MYSELF BUSY BY RANTING ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT I WOULD STRONGLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP FOR THIS UNJUST ISSUE THAT HONDA IS APPARENTLY IGNORING AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
REAR ROTORS RUSTED, SCORED AND PADS FROZEN IN THE CALIPER. $200 TO FIX. INVESTIGATED ONLINE AND FOUND A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HONDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED, HAS AVERAGE MILEAGE AND AVERAGE VERMONT CONDITIONS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WITH REAR DISCS OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, NOR HAVE FRIENDS I HAVE TALKED TO. HONDA ATTRIBUTES THE RUST TO MOTHER NATURE AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION IS THAT IT IS NOT WHERE I LIVE, RATHER THE QUALITY OF THE PARTS. IN OTHER WORDS "DEFECTIVE". TROUBLE IS HONDA KNOWS IT AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEM. AND THE ANSWER IS TO REPLACE POOR QUALITY PARTS WITH NEW POOR QUALITY PARTS? NICE RACKET AS LONG AS THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. AM LOOKING TO REPLACE PARTS MYSELF WITH QUALITY AFTER MARKET PARTS AT A MECHANIC'S SUGGESTION. WILL KNOW THE JOB IS DONE RIGHT THAT WAY. AFTER ALL BRAKES, EVEN THE REARS, ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF ANY CAR. IF IT WAS JUST MY CRV I COULD LIVE WITH THAT. PROBLEM IS IT'S MOST LIKELY EVERY ONE SOLD IN VERMONT. I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH HONDA CORPORATE ABOUT THIS. GETTING THE RUN AROUND AS I WAS TOLD I WOULD. AFTER ALL, BRAKE FAILURE WITH AVERAGE MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S MY FAULT THEY RUSTED IN PLACE? AT 63 YEARS OLD ALL I CAN SAY IS "JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL.............YOU HAVEN'T."
VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT WHEN I TOOK TO THEM FOR A CHECK-UP, THEY STATED "FOUND NO ISSUES AT THIS TIME". I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A VIBRATION AT LOW SPEED. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR HAS LOUD NOISE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAS A POPPING SOUND. VIBRATION IS AT LOW SPEED ON CITY STREETS. THE POPPING SOUND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
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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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