TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FAINTED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, SCRAPED TWO VEHICLES, AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND A WHITE SUBSTANCE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY TWO INDIVIDUALS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY (BROKEN RIBS, WRISTS, ETC.) AND THE HEAD. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH A DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR BAG FAILURE UNTIL A CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ *CN
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 →
07JUL2017: SUDDEN, MASSIVE ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING TO PARK' OUT-OF-CONTROL SLIDE/SKID FORWARD UNTIL SLAMMED INTO PARK.
TERRIBLE VIBRATION WHILE IDLING IN GEAR, HONDA DID NOT INFORM ME OF A CURRENT BULLETIN THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR QUITE SOME TIME 15-046 FOR VIBRATION ISSUES WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WHEN I PURCHASE VEHICLE. I INFORMED THEM OF VIBRATION, THEY TOLD ME NEW ENGINE STYLE IS CAUSING VIBRATION, NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR
I HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE ON MY CR-V NOW MY TPMS KEEPS COMING EVEN AFTER I CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND VERIFY I'M OK. I RESET THE LIGHT AND IT WILL COME ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING A HALF MILE. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER TWICE THEY RAN A SCAN ON IT EACH TIME A FOUND THE FAULT WAS THE NEW TIRE BEING LARGER THAN THE OTHER THREE TIRES THAT HAVE ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. I TALKED TO THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEIR ONLY ADVISED WAS TO GO TO A ANOTHER DEALER. I DID SAME RESULTS AND 35.00 DOLLARS POORER. I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE BACK SAY SAID TO BAD. A DEALER SUGGESTED I BUY 3 NEW TIRES, DEFLATE NEW TIRE AND INFLATE THE OTHER 3 TO MAKE THEM THE SAME DIAMETER, BUY A USED TIRE, I BELIEVE HONDA HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THAT THE TPMS WILL NOT STAY SET AFTER THE BUTTON HAS BEEN PUSHED. THE COMPUTER SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THE NEW PARAMETERS.
I PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT .I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY KEPT IT FOR 6 DAYS AND SAID THEY REPAIRED IT BUT CAR HAS SAME PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT VIBRATED. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS GUIDED ON HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE RADIATOR, LOWER CUSSING, TR S-B KIT RAD MT LOWER CUSSING MOUNTING, TRANS, THREE BOLT, FLANGE, 12 X 35 BOLT 12X40 BOLT 12X40 MUT, FLANGE (12MM) KIT, AND FR HEAD CVT SOFTWARE WERE UPDATED. THE DEALER'S REPORT INDICATED THAT THE PCM MAY CAUSE PRESSURE ISSUES IN THE SEAT VT AFFECTING THE DRIVING CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED THE CVT SOFTWARE AS PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TECHNICIAN WHO WAS WAITING ON THE SOLUTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,179. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ UPDATED 08/08/2017 *JS
IN JUNE OF 2015, I PURCHASED MY 2015 CR-V FROM J.P. THIBODEAUX IN NEW IBERIA, LA. IN AUGUST, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT IDLE. HONDA PERFORMED 2 MANUFACTURER UPDATES BUT MY VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. WHEN I AM AT A RED LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IT IS A DISTRACTION WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE APPROACHES FROM BEHIND AT AN INTERSECTION. THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DISTRACTS ME AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS A CONSUMER. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, MY VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. THE VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE AND AMERICAN HONDA STATES THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NEW 2015 EARTH DREAM ENGINE. AS OF THIS DATE, AMERICAN HONDA HAS NO FIX AND STATED THAT THE COMPANY CANNOT FIX THE VIBRATION DUE TO EPA REGULATIONS.
WHEN I WAS SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU A MAN CAME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE FUEL SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING AND I HAD LOST THE 1/2 TANK OF GAS THAT I HAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THROUGH MY SOY BASED FUEL LINES. WHEN I ASKED WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL FOR THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I TOTALLY DISAGREE! IF SOMEONE HAD THROWN A CIGARETTE OUT AT THE DRIVE THRU OR AS I DROVE HOME, I WOULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT CABIN. HONDA SERVICE RECOMMENDED AND APPLIED THE MOD 1 REPAIR. THIS HAS ONLY MOVED THE VIBRATION AROUND IN THE VEHICLE. NOW THE VIBRATION IS MUCH MORE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE REAR SEAT. A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE VIBRATION HAS NOW SHOWN UP AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH - THOUGH THIS VIBRATION IS MUCH MORE INTERMITTENT. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 4 MILES ON IT IN JULY OF 2015. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER INITIALLY AND THEY SUGGESTED RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING OR AN ACCESSORY TO MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM. HONDA WAS WORKING ON A FIX. STILL WAITING FOR THE FIX AND ALSO WONDERING WHAT SERIOUS PROBLEMS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE DOWN THE ROAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A SLOPE, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE TO THE END OF THE SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON A DIFFERENT DAY, THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ALTERNATOR AND DRIVE BELT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,600. ..UPDATED 08/03/17 *BF UPDATED 09/22/2017*JS.. UPDATED 9/27/18*JB
AFTER 3 TIMES GOING TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WITH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 15'046, MY CAR STILL VIBRATES STRONGLY FOR ALL SEATS, WHICH CERTAINLY CAUSES DISTRACTING, HEADACHES AND QUEASINESS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ACC AND BRAKE SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIFTH ATTEMPT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 10086143 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF *AS
AT AN IDLE POSITION, VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE, MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STARTS REVVING EXCESSIVELY (WENT FROM 800 TO 2,000 RPMS) ALL THE TIME WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 3 TIMES ON 2/10/2017.
2015 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE VIBRATION PROBLEMS AND TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE VIBRATIONS DID NOT COMPLETELY STOPPED, IT ONLY GOT BETTER. THE CONSUMER ADVISED THE RPM ID THE DOWN SHIFT OF CVT TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 04/03/2017 *JS
ALL4 CONTINENTAL BRAND TIRES (ORIGINAL TIRES FROM HONDA) WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES. TIRES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS! MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT THINK ABOUT HAVING THE TREAD CHECKED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. HONDA SAYS THIS IS CONTINENTAL PROBLEM NOT HONDA. CONTINENTAL SAID I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE TO A CONTINENTAL DEALER AND HAD THEM PRORATED. I DID NOT WANT MORE GARBAGE TIRES! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
VEHICLE VIBRATES 70% OF TIMES WHILE IN STOP OR IDLE WITH ENGINE ON. COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS WITH HONDA & FOLLOWING UP ON THE SAME. CASE # : 04549479
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO WARM UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN THE SECOND TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE THIRD TIME WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR TWO DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,900.
WIPES CUTTING OUT WHILE IN OPERATION AND HAVE TO TURN ON AND OFF TO GET IT TO COMPLETE A SWEEP OF THE WINDSHIELD.
WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THERE IS OFTEN A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING EITHER IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE.
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND TURNING WHILE IN MOTION, BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND COASTING ON ANY STREET OR SPEED. ODOMETER 14,000. DON'T FEEL I HAVE CONTROL OF CAR. WHOLE CAR VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE. AIRBAG RECALL WAS FIXED.
CAR VIBRATES , STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER SEAT SHAKES WHEN IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION WHEN I AM AT A STOP AND FOOT ON BRAKE OR JUST ABOUT TO DRIVE OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION OF THE FRONT SEAT WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN IT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I AM AT A STOP BUT IT CONTINUES EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REACH OVER AND HOLD ON TO THE SEAT TO GET RIDE OF THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. WINDOWS AND REAR WINDOW SEEM TO HAVE A FOG OR CLOUDINESS IN THEM NO MATTER THE STATE OF THE DEFROST, WEATHER OR HOW MUCH I CLEAN THEM. NO CLEAR VISION OUT THE WINDOW. HAVE SEEN THE SAME ISSUE IN HONDA ODYSSEY AS WELL.
RODENTS CHEWED THRU THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE PLASTIC HOUSING, WHICH CAUSED LIGHTS AND SIGNALS TO LOSE FUNCTIONALITY. DISCOVERED IT WHILE DRIVING WHEN TURN SIGNAL CLICKING STARTED GOING VERY FAST, AND I THOUGHT THE BULB WAS BAD.
AT A STOP OR RED LIGHT CAR VIBRATES CRAZY. AS SOON AS I ACCELERATE FROM 0-40 THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES SOUNDING LIKE UR GOING OVER A METAL BRIDGE. I LET GO OFF THE GAS PETAL THE VIBRATION STOP I ACCELERATE HAPPENS AGAIN.
THE SEAT BELT HAS NEVER RETRACTED CORRECTLY, IT IS SLOW AND WHEN REMOVED IT JUST HANGS AT THE SIDE AND OUT THE DOOR FRAME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 16 JAN 2017 AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED THE GUIDE CLEANED AND CHARGED ME $2.47 REPAIR ORDER. THIS CAR HAD 21,450 MILES ON IT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE SEAT BELT - I WROTE IT IN THEIR REVIEW. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE ORDERED A SEAT BELT RE-TRACTOR. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 21 JAN 2017 AND SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM - WONDERING IF IT WAS EVEN REPLACED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V121000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
HONDA CR-V 2015 VIBRATION PROBLEM. I AM STILL FACING THE VIBRATION AT IDLE ISSUE EVEN AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE HONDA DEALER WHICH IS INTENDED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.IT IS NOW MORE NOTICEABLE THAN BEFORE. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AMERICAN HONDA SAYS THAT IT'S DEALERS RESPONSIBILITY. THE VIBRATION IS VERY DISTRACTING AND NAUSEATING.
CAR HAS BEEN STALLING IN MOTION (ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER SPEED) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN NOT STARTING UP. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATES WHEN THE CAR HAS GONE FROM 60 MPH TO STOP ALL AT ONCE...ALMOST KILLING US. IN REGARDS TO THE START UP ISSUE, THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT. THE BATTERY WAS JUST REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THESE SAFETY ISSUES. IN FACT, THE MANAGING PARTNER TELLS HIS STAFF TO IGNORE OUR COMMUNICATION ATTEMPTS AND WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS HIMSELF. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER DRIVING IT AROUND THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT ONCE. HONDA CORPORATE WILL NOT FIX ANY ISSUES EITHER. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND HAS BEEN SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY 2015. THESE STALLING AND STARTUP ISSUES HAVE SPECIFICALLY BEEN GOING ON SINCE JANUARY 5, 2017. *TR
THE 2015 CR-V IS PRONE TO SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IDLE. THE CONDITION EXISTS FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS SOLD AND WORSENS OVER TIME. THE VIBRATIONS ARE DISTRACTING.IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, BUT IN GEAR AND THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING AND BETWEEN 1,000'1,200 RPMS.
I HAVE A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR - VERY DISTURBING VIBRATION IN THE CABIN, WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IN THE 800-1800 RPM RANGE, WHICH IS A VERY TYPICAL RANGE IN EVERY DAY DRIVING. BASICALLY THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT DURING MOST OF THE CITY DRIVING. DURING THE DRIVE - THIS VIBRATION QUICKLY ESCALATES FROM BEING VERY ANNOYING - TO DISTURBING AND EVENTUALLY IT CAUSES HEADACHE AND MINOR NAUSEA, WHICH DEFINITELY AFFECTS MY DRIVING ABILITY!! NOW, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND OWNED IT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. SINCE THE PROBLEM APPEARED ALMOST RIGHT AWAY - I'VE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ALL THE OFFICIAL "FIXES" TO THIS PROBLEM: 1) NEW RADIATOR CUSHIONS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS. 2) UPDATE OF THE 'PCM SOFTWARE' NOW, AFTER THE FIRST SERIES OF FIXES, THE VIBRATION GOT A LITTLE BIT LOWER (THOUGH IT STILL REMAINED).. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY AVAILABLE FIXES AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO. WELL, WHAT COULD WE DO? WE ACCEPTED IT AS IS.. AS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO TRY TO LIVE WITH. HOWEVER!!! THAT WAS NOT ALL!! LATER THAT YEAR, WE GOT A OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A REQUEST TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SOME KIND OF SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH WE DID. AND AFTER THAT "UPGRADE" THE VIBRATION GOT MUCH WORST THEN EVEN BEFORE! OF COURSE I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMED THAT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RPMS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO EPA REGULATIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED UNKNOWN SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,278.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A SMALL EXPLOSION. MY SUNROOF'S INNER PANE OF GLASS THEN SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. NO ROCK OR ROAD DEBRIS CAUSED THE ISSUE AS ALL DAMAGE WAS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. *TR
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID DOES NOT DISCHARGE TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESORVIOR IS CLOSE TO THE BUMPBER AND THEREFORE IT FREEZES. DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITION IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS YOU CAN NOT CLEAN THE MUDDY WINDSHIELD. IT'S MATTER OF TIME WHEN HUMANS WILL START TO GET HURT DUE TO THIS FLAW. HONDA NEEDS TO OWN THE ISSUE AND COME UP WITH SOLUTION. THE WIPER FLUID WILL START TO WORK AFTER AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR OF DRIVING. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I GOT FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP, WHICH IS NOT A FACT AS IN MY EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO ON FOR 1/2 HR OR MORE.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE MODE AND IS AT A STOP USING THE FOOT BRAKES. PLACING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL LESSENS THE VIBRATION. IT IS NOTICED DURING REGULAR DRIVING WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. *TR
RABBITS HAVE EATEN THE POWER STEERING 3 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. THEY LOVE THE PEPPER TAPE THEY ARE WRAPPING IT WITH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO FORCE A RABBIT OUT OF IT, RABBIT WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE THE WIRES WITH IT. HONDA WON'T GIVE ME A PERMANENT FIX. CANT BELIEVE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE FOOD PRODUCTS ON VEHICLES. 1ST 2 TIMES VEHICLE WAS FOUND DISABLED, 3RD TIME FOUND THE RABBIT IN IT, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT, HAD TO HIT IT WITH A STICK IT DID GET OUT, BUT THEN IT CAME RIGHT BACK, SO I GOT MY HUSBAND AND HE AND I HAD TO FORCE IT OUT. THE CAR WAS DISABLED AGAIN, I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHILE THIS CRITTER DID THIS AND THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SAFE AT ALL. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE NEW VEHICLES WITH FOOD PRODUCTS USED IN THEM. CAR WAS PARKED IN CARPORT. MY LAST RESORT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS TO USE COYOTE URINE TO KEEP THEM AWAY. JUST NOT RIGHT.
THE CAR IS SHAKING/VIBRATING WHEN ON DRIVE MODE WHILE YOU ARE ON STOP STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, CAR ALSO SHAKES/VIBRATES DURING ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN CITY STREETS, HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WILL NOT ARISE ON THE FREEWAY. ALREADY WENT TWICE TO THE DEALER DCH GARDENA HONDA IN GARDENA CALIFORNIA, WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THAT THAT'S THE NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE, STAFF ALSO SAID THAT GO COMPLAIN TO AMERICAN HONDA, INSTEAD OF FIXING WHAT THEY SOLD. THE MOST CONCERN IS MY WIFE HAS AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE PANIC DURING VIBRATION, IT WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT, ARE WE WAITING TO HAPPEN THIS TO ANYBODY DRIVING HONDA CT-V 2015 MODEL? IT WILL BE MORE DANGEROUS IF THIS FIXABLE PROBLEM WILL HAPPENED IN THE FREEWAY. *TR
VIBRATION: IN DECEMBER OF 2014, WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA CRV 2015 MODEL FROM TOM WOOD HONDA IN ANDERSON, INDIANA. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, (AT AROUND 5,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE VEHICLE), WE NOTICED THAT; THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN STOPPED (SAY AT A STOP LIGHT) WHEN THE CAR WAS IN 'DRIVE'. THE VIBRATION WAS NOT DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN 'PARK'. THE VIBRATION AT THIS TIME WAS SLIGHT AND ONLY A LITTLE DISTURBING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE HONDA (ON THE NORTH SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS) AT AROUND 28,000 MILES OR SO, WHERE A '16-053 CRV UPDATE' WAS APPLIED. THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS MADE MUCH WORSE, NOT BETTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR OFF OF PENSKE'S LOT, IT VIBRATED SO BADLY THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DISTURBING. FOLLOW A FEW FRUSTRATING CONVERSATIONS WITH PENSKE HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FISHER'S HONDA. FISHER'S HONDA PERFORMED UPDATE 15-046 FOR VIBRATION AT IDLE, WHICH AMELIORATED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES QUITE NOTICEABLY WHEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. THE IDLE SPEED DROPS TO AROUND 550 RPM WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES IN THE DRIVER'S HANDS. IN MY OPINION, NO ONE WOULD BUY A NEW OR EVEN USED CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T. WE TOOK THE 2015 HONDA CRV TO TOM WOOD HONDA. ONE OF THEIR TOP TECHNICIANS DROVE THE CAR WITH US IN IT. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE HE CO
ENGINE ACCELERATES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE LEG ON BRAKE, WHICH HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHT AND THEN AT HOME WHILE PARKING.
HONDA CR-V VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP TO TURNING RIGHT ON CITY STREET CAUSING DRIVER TO RATTLE/PANIC AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT.NEEDS HELP TO COMPLAIN TO HONDA,ANY LEGAL ADVICE?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDITION CONTINUED TO PROGRESS WITH NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO PERMANENT REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. SJ
WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED TO 50 MPH ON ITS OWN, ALTHOUGH I NEVER REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND PULL BACK AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DIE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DID NOT INCREASE SPEED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONCE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GIVING MISFIRE CODES AND THEY WANT TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT TO RUN TESTS ON IT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE GONE INTO "LIMP" MODE, WHAT THAT IS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH. *TR
HONDA CR-V 2015 AND OTHER YEARS HAVE VIBRATION CREATED BY THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE CARS RPM'S DROP AT IDOL AND THE HOLE CAR SHAKES LIKE A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE. THERE ARE APPARENTLY MORE PROBLEMS THAN THIS BUT HONDA IS NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE ING THE PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN RECALLED FOR AN ALLEGED COMPUTER PROBLEM BUT I SUSPECT THEY ARE TRYING OVER COME THE VIBRATION. COVERUP. THEY PUT NEW PUSHINGS IN TO TAMPERED VIBRATION. COVERUP NOW DEALER WANTS CAR BACK TO FIX BUT HONDA DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT. ENGINEERING BIG MISTAKE.
VIBRATION AT IDLE
I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON 11/23/16 TO APPLE HONDA RIVERHEAD, NY 11901. AND WAS INFORMED THAT AT 20,000 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN OUT. TIRES ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AT 20,000 MILES. FIRST THEY TRIED TO BLAME IT ON POOR DRIVING, UNDER INFLATION, EVEN THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I DID A LITTYLE CHECKING AND FOUND OUT HONDA PUT TIRES ON THE CAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER WON'T PUT A WEAR GAURANTEE ON, HONDA SPECED OUT THESE TIRES TO CONTINENTAL. GOING ON LINE IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE DEALING WITH CRV TIRES. I AM REQUESTING AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. THEY TRIED TO SELL ME THE SAME TIRES, I WENT ELSEWHERE
LOST MY POWER STEERING BECAUSE HONDA WRAPS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WIRING HARNESS IN SOY BASED MATERIAL WHICH ATTRACTS RODENTS TO CHEW. AS I'VE SEEN AND HEARD SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OR ISSUE RECALL. NOT EVEN UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME I LOST MY STEERING OR THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE FOR ME OR SOMEONE ELSE IF IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I LOST MY STEERING. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM
AFTER 15,000 MILES REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 WEEKS LATER ROTORS ARE PITTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE WEAR ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,028.
MY HONDA CR-V 2015 POWER SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, CAR STALLS, RED OIL LIGHT COMES, CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE GEAR AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. IT HAD MOVED ABOUT 8 FEET. AFTER A MOMENT OR TWO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. TO RESTART CAR I SHIFT TO PARK AND PROCEED. ALL SYSTEMS RESTART AND NO PROBLEM LIGHTS TURN ON. AFTER THREE OCCURRENCES OVER ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I TOOK CAR TO HONDA SERVICE 08/22/2016. THEY NOTED THEY CHECKED "CAR STOPS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE" AND COULD NOR GET IT TO FAIL. THEY STATED THEY MADE A SYSTEM UPDATE "16-053 PER BULLETIN PGM-FI SOFTWARE." THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY OTHER SAFETY RECALLS MATCHING MY PROBLEM. ON 09/18/2016 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS SUNDAY AND RAY LAKS, HONDA WAS CLOSED. I SPENT TIME LOOKING UP RECALLS AND FOUND YOUR LETTER NVS-215SM TO HONDA DEALERS DATED 03/9/2015 WHICH DENOTES THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD - "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN MOTION." IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR PROBLEM. PERHAPS RAY LAKS, HONDA DEALER, 3590 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD., ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127, 716-824-6300 DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK MY CAR FOR THAT UPDATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, THE RPMS SURGED AND THERE WAS A DISCONNECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
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