I PURCHASED A USED CERTIFIED 2015 HONDA CR-V FROM A DEALER. WITHIN TWO DAYS I NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN IDLING IN DRIVE. I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND OUT IT'S A HONDA KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THEY ISSUE A BANDAID FIX (TSB 15-046) OF NEW ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND HEADRESTS BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE VIBRATION ISSUE. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR ADMIT THE DESIGN FLAW AND FIX OR REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED IN. UNTIL HONDA OWNS THE ISSUE AND FIXES IT, I'M STUCK WITH A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE.
2015 Honda CR-V complaints
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WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. JUST AS THE FRONT WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO TOUCH THE CURB THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS, JUMPING THE CEMENT CURB AND RUNNING OVER ABOUT 40 FEET OF SIDEWALK, TAKING DOWN 2 HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS. THE ENGINE RACED UNTIL THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF.
THIS CAR HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN BREAK IS APPLIED. SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO SOFTWARE PROBLEM, WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY WAY OF RECALL. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE SOFTWARE RECALL SERVICES, THE CAR IS STILL HAVING A VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN BREAK IS APPLIED AT STATIONARY. THIS RATTLING PROBLEM IS VERY NOTICEABLE SINCE A WATER BOTTLE IN THE CAR CAN SHOW HOW THAT BAD THE RATTLING PROBLEM IS.
2015 HONDA CR-V HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM IN GEAR ONLY AT AN IDLE. ENGINE RPM DROPS BY 100 TO 200 RPM AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IS FELT. HAVING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS OCCURS DOES NOT PRODUCE THE DROP IN RPM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE AGAIN, THE RPM DROP CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED. RELEASING THE BRAKE MOMENTARILY OR MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL RESTORES THE ENGINE RPM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. A HESITATION OFF IDLE WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST DIES IN TRAFFIC HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. DEALERSHIP HAS NO AUTHORIZED CORRECTIVE REPAIRS TO PERFORM. TECH MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND DEEMED ACCEPTABLE. HAVE SCHEDULED TWO MEETINGS WITH THE HONDA DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND SHE HAS BEEN A "NO SHOW" BOTH TIMES. TODAY I WAITED FOR 70 MINUTES AFTER OUR APPOINTMENT TIME AND THEN LEFT THE DEALERSHIP EXTREMELY FRIUTRATED. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINE MANAGEMENT ISSUE. WHY ISN'T HONDA TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN?
ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN YOU STOP AT RED LIGHT
2015 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *LD *JS
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING RESULTS IN NO POWER IN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.COST $5,000 TO REPAIRING. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF IN TRAFFIC ON FREE WAY. MY SON AND I WERE LUCK JUST DROVE OUT OF FREE WAY TRAFFIC JAM AND OFF RAMP AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT.
MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE. A HONDA REP HAS INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AS SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL TO PUSH THE FUEL THROUGH MAY NOT REACH, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR OR START FROM A STOPPED POSITION.
BATTERY DIES OFTEN HAVE HAD JUMPS MULTIPLE TIMES BY AAA OR JUMPER CABLES. STARTED BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2017. BRIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY, VOLUME ON RADIO WENT OUT ON SIRIUS BUT NOT ON FM OR AM WITH SCREEN DISPLAY INTACT
THIS CAR IS SEVERELY VIBRATING INCLUDING CAR BACK SEAT, TOYS/THINGS ON CAR BACK SEAT ARE VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISE. WHEN I FULL STOP SOMEWHERE, TRANSMISSION IS ON DRIVE MODE. CAR BEGINS TO VIBRATE TOO MUCH.
WHILE IN MOTION ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THERE IS A LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC; AT TRAFFIC STOPS THERE IS A LACK OF ACCELERATION TO BEGIN A TURN. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION ONLINE FOR SOME 2015 CRVS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME. (HONDA DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.) IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAVING OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, THUS FAR WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT I HAVE BEEN NEARLY HIT TWICE.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ISSUE
THE EXTERIOR REAR LIFT GATE DOOR SWITCH SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (BELOW APPROX. 30 DEGREES F.). IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IN COLD CONDITIONS THE REAR GATE CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS ALSO NO EASY WAY TO OPEN THE GATE FROM THE INSIDE QUICKLY.
WHEN SUV IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE A VIBRATION BEGINS AFTER 15 SECONDS. VIBRATION IS FELT MOSTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING COLUMN AND SEAT. AFTER VIBRATING FOR 15 SECONDS ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AND VIBRATION DISAPPEARS. 15 SECONDS LATER CYCLE BEGINS AGAIN
THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. WE COULD HEAR NOISES WHILE DRIVING AS IF ICE WAS SLIDING OFF THE ROOF. EARLIER, WE THOUGH NUTS WERE HITTING THE ROOF. IN RETROSPECT, IT HAD TO BE PIECES OF THE SUNROOF AS WE WERE IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. NO PEOPLE WERE ON OVERHEADS OR TRAFFIC AROUND US.
TRMS LIGHT IS ON FOR NOR REASON
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2017. AS THE DAYS GOT SHORTER AND I WAS HAVING TO DRIVE MORE AT NIGHT I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NIGHT VISIBILITY WHEN TURNING. WHEN MAKING A TURN AT AN UNLIGHTED INTERSECTION YOU CAN NOT SEE AROUND THE CORNER TO MAKE A SAFE TURN. THERE IS A VERY NARROW ILLUMINATION PATTERN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I COULD INSTALL FOG LIGHT AND THAT WOULD HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW ON THE 2015 MODEL OF THE CRV. I NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY ON THE 2016 MODEL. IS THERE A REDESIGNED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE TURNING AT AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL LIGHT DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
2015 HONDA CR-V SEVERE VIBRATIONS FELT IN VEHICLE WHILE IN DRIVE- IDLE (STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS, SITTING IN DRIVEWAY) OR SLOW SPEEDS. SO SEVERE CAUSING HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. ALSO, EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR A FEMALE TO SIT ON WHILE THAT INTENSE. IN A BAD WAY. TOOK TO PRIORITY CHESAPEAKE IN VIRGINIA FOUR SEPARATE TIMES, WHERE THE FOURTH TIME BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE FIX. THEY ADMITTED THIS WAS NOTICED IN THE 2015 MODEL, AND IS NORMAL FOR THE 2015 CR-V (ALBEIT NO OTHER CR-V HAS THESE ISSUES). BOTH AMERICAN HONDA AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE IN REACHING A SOLUTION.
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY ACTIVATES WHEN DRIVING AND THERE IS NO ISSUE OR PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE TIRES WHEN CHECKED. THE LIGHT ACTIVATES UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I.E., SMOOTH ROAD VERSUS ROUGH ROAD. TWICE I HAVE DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 400 MILES IN ONE DAY AND IT DID NOT ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF DRIVING WHERE IT ACTIVATES MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE DRIVING PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO MALFUNCTION CAN BE IDENTIFIED. THIS ISSUE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP.
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AFTER MAKING THE TURN, I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. IF I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY. IF INSTEAD WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, AND I CONTINUE TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED DOWN THE VEHICLE STAYS IN A LOST STATE OF POWER UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESS DOWN AGAIN. THIS EVENT HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES PER MONTH SINCE THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME BY THE DEALER. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 'S ON RAMP. WHEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR.
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TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ARRIVING TO MY WORK PLACE IN MY CR-V 2015 HONDA, MY REAR WINDOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN EXPLODED. IT WAS VERY SCARY. GOOD THING THAT THERE WERE NO ONE IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE GLASS WENT FLYING. I CALLED THE AMERICAN HONDA AND MY HONDA DEALER SAME DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED HOW THEY HANDLED THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND DOCUMENTED IT AS WELL. BUT APPARENTLY IS THE DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES AND REPORT THE ISSUE.
WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY I WOULD PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE I CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR AND PUT ON MY SEAT BELT. I WOULD THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BUT AT TIMES THE CAR ENGINE WOULD REV-UP AND NOT MOVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I WOULD THEN DRIVE FORWARD A FEW FEET AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN A NORMAL MANNER. THIS ONLY HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A MONTH NOT EVERYTIME I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE.
VEHICLE ACCELERATES SELF AND CAUSE ACCIDENT, FLIP OVER WHILE DRIVING *BF *TR
MARCH 2017 CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. WHEN STARTED POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WHEN REPAIR WAS COMPLETE, COST WAS $250.00 AND CHARGED TO US. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO "RODENT" DAMAGE. OCTOBER 31, 2017 EXACT SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, CAR PULLED UP ON RAMPS AT HOME AND REPAIR TO WIRING WAS DONE WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. PHOTOS TAKE AND DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED CAR BE DRIVEN 6+ MILES TO THEM FOR REPAIR, AGAIN. IT WAS AGREED THAT ELECTRICAL TAPE WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR REPAIR. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND REPAIR WAS DONE. HAPPENED UPON INFORMATION THAT HONDA USED A "SOY BASED" COATING ON WIRING ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. ALSO, RODENT PROOF TAPE IS AVAILABLE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS BY DEALERSHIP NOR, WAS IT OFFERED.
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CR-V WAS WORKING NORMAL. EXITED AND GOING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON & ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL COMPONENT LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE DIED, UNABLE TO STEER, PARKED IT. MY BROTHER CAME TO GIVE IT A JUMP & STARTED BUT SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS BUSTED, INFO ON IT SAYS IT SHOULD 5 YEARS OR 100K MILES. MY CR-V IS 2 YEARS & ONLY HAS 38K MILES. STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED & THANK GOD NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP.
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MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER.
I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING TWICE WITHIN AN 11 DAY PERIOD DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE ON THE WIRING (HARNESS) OF MY VEHICLE. 1ST TIME WAS ON 10/10/2017 AS I WAS BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY THAT REQUIRES A COUPLE OF SHARP TURNS. ALMOST HIT A WALL. I MISSED 2 APPTS. AND HONDA CHARGED ME $320 FOR THE REPAIR. 2ND TIME I HAD JUST STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE SAME LSAK WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND AGAIN NO POWER STEERING. HONDA DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE READ AND BEEN TOLD BY HONDA FOLKS THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE RECENT USE OF SOY IN THE WIRING COVERS. HONDA WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND YET THEY SELL A PART NO. HONDA 4019-2317 RODENT TAPE. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THIS IS MY 4TH HONDA AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAVE THE REPAIR DOCUMENTS BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO COPY AND SEND TO YOU.
MY VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN DRIVE AND SITTING AT A STREET LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF TSB 15-046. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE ELIMINATED THE VIBRATION, BUT THE VIBRATION CAME BACK IN ABOUT A WEEK.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IDLE OR UNDER 2200 RPM'S WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY UNSAFE....I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A CPO VEHICLE FROM GWINNETT PLACE HONDA AND THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN.
I HAVE HAD A DEAD BATTERY FOR TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW. CAR SAT OVERNIGHT ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. CAR STARTED AFTER CHARGING IT. IT ALSO STARTED AFTER IT SITTING FOR 10 HOURS AT WORK.
DEAD BATTERY TWICE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
REAR VIEW CAMERA LENS HAS BECOME HAZY AROUND THE EDGES. PICTURE IS NOT BRIGHT OR CLEAR. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD BUT OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILES. DEALER REPLACEMENT IS OVER $300 WITH NO GUARANTY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN BACKING UP. IN COMPARISON, MY WIFES SUBARU OUTBACK HAS A CRISP, BRIGHT AND CLEAR CAMERA IMAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE PADS FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HONDA CITY LOCATED AT: 7140 HENRY CLAY BLVD, LIVERPOOL, NY 13088, (315) 451-6750, WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EXHIBITED NORMAL WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
RECENTLY TOOK MY 2015 HONDA CR-V FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. BASICALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE HARSHLY AND SHUDDER AS IF IT WILL STALL WITH THE RPM'S DROPPING TO 300-500. IT HAPPENS IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES- WHEN COMING TO A STOP/STOPPED IN GEAR, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60-70 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER/IS ABOUT TO STALL OFF. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA THIS IS "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY DIDN'T THEY INFORM ME THIS WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE? BAD MOVE, HONDA.
WHEN DRIVING AND CHANGING LANES, CAR DECELERATES AND LOSES SPEED. ALMOST WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT REGISTER FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECS, DURING WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. *JS
VIBRATING ISSUES - BULLETIN 15-046. VIOLENT SHAKING UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN CAR IN GEAR AND FOOT ON BRAKE.
VIBRATION ON IDLE AND WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKES.
THE CAR HAS A HORRIBLE VIBRATION WHEN AT IDLE AND PARK. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CAR SHAKE AND IT MAKES MY HANDS NUMB WHEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL.
VIBRATION AT IDLE AND VERY BAD AT 60 TO 75 MPH.TAKEN IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO SATISFACTION.I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 3 MILLION MILES PROFESSIONALLY AND MANY PERSONAL MILES IN MY 76 YEARS.I HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A KNEW VEHICLE LIKE THIS2015 HONDA CRV.I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.I THINK IT IS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR DRIVETRAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR MADE HER ILL, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOWCASE HONDA LOCATED IN PHOENIX, AZ, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/31/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED UPON HAVING A RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED THE DEALER APPLIED A "DRESSING ON INTERIOR OF CAR". THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ONLY FOR THE ENGINE AND EXTERIOR RECALL TO BE COMPLETED. DUE TO THE ODOR THE CONSUMER WENT INTO ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK. *JS
WHEN THE CAR WAS SIX MONTHS OLD THERE WAS A ODOR OF GASOLINE. IT TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT A MOUSE AND EATEN THROUGH MY FUEL LINE AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST $980. I TOLD THEM THAT I REFUSE TO EXCEPT THEIR ASSUMPTION AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVE TO ME THAT A MOUSE ATE THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THEY SHOWED ME THE FUEL LINE AND THERE WAS ONLY A COUPLE SMALL SCARS ON IT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. AGAIN I TOLD THEM THAT I REFUSE TO EXCEPT THAT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER TOLD THE MECHANIC TO PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER AND "GET IT THE [XXX] OUT OF MY SHOP" THE DATE I PUT ON THIS IS ONLY A GUESS. I DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK ANYMORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
MY BATTERY WILL NOT STAY CHARGED. I'LL DRIVE AND PARK COME OUT AND WILL NOT START. I GET IT JUMPED AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP THE NEXT MORNING. DRIVE IT TO WORK AND 4 HOURS LATER TRY TO START AND IT WON'T START. BATTERY, ALTANATOR AND STARTER ALL CHECK OUT OK.
ON JUNE 12TH, 2017, I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A PARKED PICKUP. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH WHEN I CRASHED. MY CAR PUSHED THE PICKUP BACKWARDS 33'. THE PICKUP PUSHED THE CAR BEHIND IT 8' THEN THAT CAR WAS PUSHED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR AND THE PICKUP WERE TOTALED. MY SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS SEVERELY INJURED. I SUSTAINED 5 BROKEN RIBS, MY LEFT WRIST WAS BROKEN ALONG WITH A BONE IN THE SAME HAND. I HAD A LARGE HEMATOMA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK AND A BASEBALL SIZE HEMATOMA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ABDOMEN. MOST OF MY INJURIES WAS FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS AN ABRASION ACROSS MY NECK. THE MUSCLES IN MY RIGHT CHEST WERE PULLED. ALSO THE MUSCLES AROUND MY RIGHT BREAST AND UNDER MY RIGHT ARM WERE PULLED. ON JULY 3RD , I HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE THE HEMATOMA ON MY LEFT ABDOMEN. IT WAS ATHE SIZE OF TWO FISTS. I HAVE WORN A WOUND VAC SINCE THE SURGERY AND HAVE 2-3 WEEKS TO GO. I RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAD A. RISE ON MY FOREHEAD AND ALONG THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE. I BELIEVE THE SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS HAD THE AIRBAGS PROTECTED ME. I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE WHO MADE THE PARTS FOR THE AIRBAGS AND WHY DID THEY NOT WORK.
CR-V LX 3.2L CVT TRANSMISSION14,000 MILES I SWITCHED FROM A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 TO A 2015 HONDA CR-V, NEVER CONSIDERING THAT I'D DEEPLY REGRET THE DECISION AND BE PINING FOR MY OLD RAV SEATS, WHICH WERE QUITE COMFORTABLE. SADLY, I DIDN'T DISCOVER THE PROBLEM WITH THESE INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS UNTIL I'D ALREADY PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. NOW I SUSPECT THAT THE LOW MILEAGE HAD TO DO WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS. THERE IS ZERO LUMBAR SUPPORT OR MEANINGFUL ADJUSTMENT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SO IT'S TRULY LIKE SITTING IN A TORTURE DEVICE. AFTER 15-20 MINS OF DRIVING MY LOWER BACK STARTS TO SCREAM, MY BUTT GOES NUMB AND I EXPERIENCE TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IN MY LEG. AFTER 30-60 MINUTES OF DRIVING DEVELOP A SHARP PAIN IN MY THORACIC REGION. I'VE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS WORK-AROUNDS IN ORDER TO MAKE A 13-HOUR CAR DRIVE, WHICH I WAS DREADING BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE SEATS--JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN. THE THOUGHT OF FACING AN ENTIRE DAY IN THE HONDA SEEMED LIKE A TORMENT. I PUT A FULL-SEAT PAD OF FOAM UNDER A SHEEPSKIN SEAT COVER. RESULT: SOFTER BUT STILL CAUSING BACK PAIN. THEN, I PUT A MEMORY-FOAM SEAT ON TOP OF THE SHEEPSKIN COVER AND INSERTED A SMALL INFLATABLE LUMBAR SUPPORT FROM RELAX THE BACK UNDER MY LUMBAR AREA. WITH ENOUGH TWEAKING OF THIS ARRANGEMENT, I'M ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT TOO MUCH MISERY, BUT I'M FURIOUS THAT I'VE HAD TO DO THIS MUCH JERRY-RIGGING ON A $30K CAR. FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE DISCOVERED, ONLINE, ONE WOULD THI
I HAVE BROUGHT CAR BACK 4 TIMES FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. LAST VISIT THE SHOP FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM BULLETIN 15-046. CAR STILL SHAKES WHEN IDLING
CAR STALLS AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE ON INITIAL START
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY HOMEWHEN ALL OF THE "TROUBLE" LIGHTS CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TUNED AROUND AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS SO LOW THAT I BARELY MADE IT THE BLOCK HOME. I PARKED AND CALLED HONDA SERVICE. WHE I FOUND OUT THAT SINCE MY CAR HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA TOWING WOULD COST $160, I HAD THE CAR TOWED BY A LOCAL SERVICE FOR $100 TO THE DEALER. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (IT HAPPENED ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY), THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BY STARTING THE CAR. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DRIVE IT. THE COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS CORROSION BETWEEN THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS AND THE SENSOR CONNECTOR. THE PARTS TO REPLACE WERE THE CRANK SENSOR CONNECTOR, THE O RING, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS COST $1002.
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