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2016 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 2016 record →

Air Bags
Filed Dec 13, 201714,500 milesMD

TAKATA RECALL

Electrical System
Filed Dec 12, 201711,600 milesVA

LOCK-OUT WITH KEY FOB INSIDE THE CAR, CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, PARKED AT WORK. THE CAR BASICALLY 'LOCKED' ME OUT WHEN I PUT MY PURSE AND KEYS INTO THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD SO I COULD FILL THE WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR , CLOSED THE DOOR TO GET WIPER FLUID OUT OF THE BACK AND THE CAR LOCKED THE DOORS. ACCORDING TO THE LOCKSMITH THAT OPENED MY CAR, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM - AND NOT JUST WITH HONDA CARS. THANK GOODNESS I WAS STILL AT WORK AND IN A SAFE LOCATION.

Seats
Filed Dec 7, 2017IA

AFTER SPENDING 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET NUMBING PAIN IN BOTH LEGS. I DON'T HAVE ISSUES SITTING ON ANYTHING ELSE OR OTHER CARS. I HAVE VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND HE DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING MISALIGNED IN MY BACK. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS PILLOWS TO HELP ALIVIATE THE PAIN WITH NO SUCCESS. MY WIFE USUALLY HAS TO DRIVE FOR ME.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Dec 7, 201713,360 milesMI

12/1/2017 CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET INSIDE A NEIGHBORHOOD IN PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN. AT ABOUT 6:30AM ON SATURDAY 12/2/2017, HERE ARE THE THINGS I DID IN ORDER: 1.I STARTED THE CAR BY PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL BY RIGHT FOOT AND START BUTTON BY ONE FINGER. 2.PUT CONTROL ON 'D' DRIVE POSITION. 3.PUSHED GAS PEDAL BY FOOT, CAR MOVED AND JUMPED VERY FAST. 4.PUSHED BRAKE, BUT CAR DIDN'T STOP AND HIT SOMEONE'S GARAGE DOOR. 5.PUT CONTROL ON 'P' PARK POSITION, CAR WAS STOPPED. 6.FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGE AND LEAKED FLUID. 7.NO AIR BAGS WERE OPEN. 8.MY FOREHEAD WAS HURTING. 9.CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP TO REPAIR. 10.12/3/2017 CALLED HONDA RECALL LINE 888-234-2138, BUT HONDA SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. SO HONDA RECORDED MY ACCIDENT INFORMATION AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK.

Wheels
Filed Nov 25, 20179,500 milesHI

CONTINENTAL PASSENGER CAR TIRE - CROSS CONTACT LX 215/70 R16. AFTER DRIVING AT MODEST SPEEDS AND WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TIRE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING VEHICLE ON GRASS AT A SLIGHT ANGLE -- DOWNHILL AND TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE -- THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT TOTALLY FLAT IN APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, WITH AIR RUSHING THROUGH TWO PLACES IN THE SIDEWALL THAT APPEARED TO HAVE NO APPARENT TRAUMA TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE.

Seat Belts
Filed Nov 17, 201716,000 milesCA

TWO SEAT BELTS IN BACK SEAT HAVE FRAYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER HAS COMPLETELY FRAYED. THE MIDDLE SEAT WAS ORIGINALLY FRAYED ABOUT HALF INCH AND THEN, AFTER BRINGING IT TO HONDAS ATTENTION, IT HAS FRAYED AT ANOTHER SPOT ALMOST COMPLETELY. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO CALL IT A DEFECT AND WANTS TO CALL IT WEAR AND TEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY USED FOR WORK COMMUTE AND ONLY HAS 16K MILES. THERE HAVENT BEEN ANY PASSENGERS IN THE REAR FOR 95% OF THOSE MILES. HOMDA REFUSES TO INSPECT THE CAR FURTHER AND HAS ONLY RELIED IN PHITOS THAT WERE TAKEN AT THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THEIR DECISION IN SAYING ITS NOT A DEFECT AND THEREFORE WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 14, 2017MN

HONDA DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE WIPER OF THE 2016 HONDA CRV STOPS 1.5 INCH FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF BLIND SPOT.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 9, 20173,000 milesUT

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 55 MPH. NO OTHER CARS DRIVING IN THE NEAR VICINITY AT THE TIME. WARM SUNNY DAY, NO WEATHER CHANGES. HEARD A LOUD POP AND GLASS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHOWERING DOWN.

Electrical SystemCrashFire
Filed Nov 2, 20171,200 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SPARK WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A FIRE IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.

Engine
Filed Nov 1, 201741,000 milesTX

WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE/IDLE WITH BRAKE ENGAGED, THE CAR VIBRATES SEVERELY. THIS WAS KNOWN DEFECT ON THEIR 2015 MODEL CRV'S AS WELL. DEALER SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE BECAUSE HONDA NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2016 HONDA CRV OWNERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 20, 201736,717 milesVA

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HEARD A LOUD POP, WHICH STARTLED MY WIFE AND INFANT SON. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND SO I SLOWLY OPENED THE SUNROOF VISOR AND NOTICED THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED.

Engine
Filed Oct 19, 20171,200 milesAZ

WHEN STOPPED (FOR INSTANCE, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR AT A STOP SIGN) AND IDLING WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHUDDER. IT IS SO STRONG, IT HURTS. EVEN THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT NOTICED IT. IF I SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, IT MOSTLY STOPS SHUDDERING. WHAT IS THE FIX? THIS IS A NEW CAR. THIS IS ALMOST ALL THE TIME !! IT IS AN ONGOING CONDITION.

Steering
Filed Sep 15, 201710,911 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HONDA OF ITHACA (315 ELMIRA RD, ITHACA NY, 14850) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS HAD EATEN THE SOY BASED WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING AND RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE MOUSE MAGIC, PEPPERMINT CANDY, AND MOTH BALLS TO REPEL THE RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,911.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 15, 201710,000 milesMD

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING AT LESS THAN 5MPH. FOOT ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR. HAD TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE CAR JUMPED CURB, RAN INTO BUSHES AND PARKING SIGN. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN ONE HOUR LATER GOING DOWN AN HILL AT 25MPH WITH FOOT ON BRAKE SO AS NOT TO EXCEED SPEED LIMIT. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. FRONT END DAMAGE

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 8, 201715,000 milesIL

ONCE MY CAR HIT APPROX. 15000 MILES THE TPMS KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE, I.E NO SLOW LEAKS ETC.. BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER SOMETIMES THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. MOST RECENTLY I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO ISSUES BUT THEN THIS WEEK IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND IT WAS WITHIN A 1LB OF WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I AM ABLE TO RECALIBRATE , BUTTON ON DASH AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. HONDA INSISTS IT IS JUST VERY SENSITIVE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TPMS SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING IT IF YOU CAN'T TRUST WHAT IT IS TELLING YOU.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 17, 201711,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH 4 SIGNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR PAIN, BUT DR PRESCRIBED REST AND MUSCLE RELAXANT MEDS AND THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 10/19/17*LJ *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 201713,000 milesND

RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAUSING IT TO FAIL. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE APPARTMENT AND WAS ABLE TO BE MANUVERED INTO A SAFE PARKING SPACE.

Air BagsCrash5 injured
Filed Jul 19, 20175,000 milesFL

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND RECEIVED FRONT CRASH FROM INCOMING VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, AND SEATBELT BROKE. PASSENGER RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT BODILY INJURY

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Jul 19, 201710,427 milesNY

ON 6/18/17 PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT DOING 3 MPH CAR ACCELERATED JUMPED OVER CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND HIT A BRICK WALL. NO BRAKES WORKED CAR STRUCK BRICK WALL AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT SENSOR STATED AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN RPMS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED CAR WAS FINE AND THAT I HAD TO GET USED TO THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE ALSO HAD SURGING WHEN GOING DOWNWARDS ON A HILL. VEHICLE LOADED WITH EVERY SAFETY FEATURE BUT NONE WORKED!!

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 12, 20173,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, A REAR END COLLISION OCCURRED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NORTHWEST HONDA DEALER AND WAS NOT DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN FOOT AND MODERATE PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 3, 2017CA

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY BROKEN, CAR BROUGHT BRAND NEW, ONLY 6K MILES - OWNED 6 MONTHS. CAR COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. WIRES ARE COATED IN SOY SO RODENTS EAT WIRES, HONDA ADMITTED TO THIS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE BUT WILL NOT TAKE FAULT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, CAN NOT TURN WHEEL. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE RENTAL.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 30, 201712,136 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGN, IT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO THE HEAD, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,136.

Power Train
Filed Jun 27, 20177,797 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NORTH SHORE HONDA LOCATED IN GLEN HEAD, NY), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,797.

Tires
Filed Jun 14, 201711,200 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX TIRES, SIZE: 225/65/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AMERICAS TIRES IN SIMI VALLEY, CA) WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INFLATION PRESSURE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

Power Train
Filed Jun 12, 201722,000 milesFL

OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, AFTER I BACK MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (SLIGHT INCLINE) INTO THE STREET, I PLACE MY CAR'S GEAR IN DRIVE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CAR HESITATED GOING FORWARD REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION TO THE ENGINE; IN OTHER WORDS, THE CAR BASICALLY SAT IN THE STREET REQUIRING ME TO NURSE IT FORWARD UNTIL THE DRIVE GEAR FULLY ENGAGED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT WITH THEM FOR A WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND, THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. MY FRUSTRATION IS THAT BOTH HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP LEAVE ME WITH THE BELIEF THAT I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF A HONDA EXPERIENCING THE STATED PROBLEM; IT IS ESPECIALLY OF CONCERN TO ME SHOULD THE STATED PROBLEM OCCUR AFTER BACKING OUT INTO A BUSY STREET/INTERSECTION.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 22, 201750 milesNY

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL WHICH IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN IDLING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE WINTER FUEL BLEND BUT WINTER IS OVER AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS AT MANY LEVELS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 22, 201712,000 milesFL

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS I HAVE NOW BEEN SMELLING FUEL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR PATTERN AND AT TIMES IT IS SO STRONG THAT I HAVE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO BREATHE WHILE DRIVING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed May 15, 201719,000 milesCA

WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 5 NORTH AROUND ROSEBURG OR AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD. IT WAS A SUDDEN AND LOAD EXPLOTION AND WAS VERY VERY VERY FRIGHTENING. WE ARE ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. NOTE, WE FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT NOTHING FROM THE OUTSIDE CAUSED THIS AND BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AS WE BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AS WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MORE PICTURES. NOTE, WE'RE TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN PORTLAND OR TO HAVE THE GLASS REPAIRED. ALSO NOTE, WE INFORMED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE MANY TIMES BEFORE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 30, 2017TN

MY 2016 CRV HAS A STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNED FUEL. IT IS SO STRONG IT PREVENTS US FROM DRIVING. THE ODOR CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

Seats
Filed Mar 31, 2017MN

THE INSIDE OF MY 2016 CR-V SMELLS LIKE GAS, MY FORMER 2015 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG, THEY TOLD ME TO SWITCH BRAND OF GAS, IT DID NOTHING. ALSO THE SEATS VIBRATE WHILE IDLING, AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 28, 201775 milesFL

AFTER BUYING A NEW 2016 HONDA CR-V LAST YEAR, AND THEN DRIVING IT FOR THE FIRST 75 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, OR ONBOARD COMPUTER STARTED FAILING TO ALLOW THIS VEHICLE TO ALWAYS ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, OR FROM SLOW-ROLLING SPEEDS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PULLOUT INTO HEAVY AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PULLOUT INTO HEAVY AND SUPER FAST MOVING EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC AFTER DECELERATING ON AN EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, THIS VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND ALMOST STALL-OUT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS INITIALLY PUSHED I.E., FEELS LIKE A DEAD ACCELERATOR PEDAL, . . . AND THEN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED HARDER, THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS, AND NOT ALWAYS CONTROLLABLE SPEEDS WHICH COULD CAUSE A DEADLY HEAD-ON, SIDE-IMPACT, OR REAR-END COLLISION. ANOTHER SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IS WHEN THIS VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS-OUT AND SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. MY WIFE BECAME SO SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, UNTIL SHE HAS BEEN TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND NOW SHE HAS BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT EVEN RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ME DRIVING. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM THAT WE ALONE ARE EXPERIENCING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 27, 20171,000 milesPA

ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AND THE HVAC SYSTEM IS ON (A/C ON / OFF IS NOT RELEVANT) DOES THE CABIN BEGIN TO FILL WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE (NOT EXHAUST, BUT UNBURNED FUEL). *CN

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 26, 20172,000 milesWI

THE VEHICLE IS EMITTING A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR! IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE HOUSE TO THE GARAGE (EVERY TIME.) THE ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GAS. IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT IS NOTICED WHEN COMING BACK TO THE CAR AFTER HAVING GONE INTO A STORE FOR A QUICK ERRAND(S). I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND FOR MOST OF A DAY. WHEN I CAME IN I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A JUST A NEW CAR SMELL. HOWEVER, THE SMELL CONTINUES AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 24, 2017650 milesNH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 650.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 22, 20176,000 milesWI

FUEL FUMES IN THE VEHICLE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. WE WILL NOT PARK IN AN ENCLOSED AREA ANY MORE. WHEN YOU FIRST GET IN VEHICLE THE FUEL SMELL IS STRONG; ALSO STRONG WHEN BACKING UP. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SMELL DISSIPATES. HONDA STATES ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT! (THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SMELL WITH NO ISSUE FOUND!) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OR PARKING THIS VEHICLE NEAR OUR HOUSE.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 21, 2017350 milesMO

MY FEET GET TANGLED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS. I HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IDLE IS SET AT 5MPH ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR ASSUMES YOU ARE GOING FORWARD AND DOES SEEK TO GO 5 MPH NO MATTER YOUR INTENTIONS. THE BRAKE AND THE GAS ARE ONLY 2.5 INCHES APART. WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE MY FOOT WAS PINNED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAUSING THE CAR TO GO 5 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE AVOIDED ANY NUMBER OF UNTENDED CRASHES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 20, 20176,553 milesNY

IN LATE NOVEMBER/EARLY DECEMBER, I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CABIN OF MY 2016 HONDA CRV. THE PROBLEM HAS REPLICATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES AND THEN LEFT IDLING. ON JANUARY 7TH WHEN MY CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT LIA, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL WITHIN AN HOUR STATING THAT THEY REPLICATED THE SMELL. LIA HONDA HAD MY CAR FOR 35 DAYS. ON FEBRUARY 10TH, THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE AND I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. ON FEBRUARY 21, I MET WITH THE DISTRICT MANGER WHO STATED THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2016 HONDA CRVS BUT THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY A FIX.AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIS FIELD ENGINEER, THE DM SAID THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 46 CASES OF GASOLINE FUMES ENTERING THE PASSAGER CABIN. HONDA CORPORATE ALSO ADMITTED THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE FUMES BEING RELEASED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. LIA HONDA REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE RELEASE OF FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 18, THE FUMES RETURNED AFTER AN ATTEMPTED REPAIR. ON MARCH 20, LIA REFUSED TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Mar 17, 201713,000 milesWI

GASOLINE SMELL COMES INTO A CABIN: -WHILE DRIVING, -WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS AFTER 5-10 MIN OF RESTING GASOLINE SMELL COMES OUTSIDE OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT HONDA AUTHORIZED SERVICE AND THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED. THE ISSUE IS NOT REPAIRABLE ON MARCH 2017. THERE ARE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: - THE CAR MAY BLOW ON A RODE WHILE DRIVING - MAY CAUSE A FIRE WHILE STORED IN A GARAGE - MAY CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO BREATHING GASOLINE FUMES

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 9, 20179,600 milesIN

OFTEN THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN WARM AFTER RECENTLY BEING DRIVEN; NOTICEABLE BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AFTER ENGINE START AND UPON STARTING TO DRIVE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 7, 201719,746 milesIA

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE,CAUSING HEAD ACHE BURNING EYES AND NAUSEA WHILE OPERATING.

Power Train
Filed Mar 6, 20173,909 milesNV

BAD VIBRATION WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED IN GEAR SHAKES THE OCCUPANTS. THIS VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE RPM FALLS TO 500 TO 550 ON THE TACHOMETER. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE BASED ON A FEAR OF THE EPA AND FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE VEHICLE. HONDA CALLS THIS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE BUT OUR FAMILY CURRENTLY OWNS 5 HONDA VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE ONLY ON TO EXHIBIT THIS ABNORMAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC. THE VIBRATION WAS NOT AS PRONOUNCED UNTIL THE CVT SOFTWARE UPDATE (RECALL) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO REMEDY THIS VIBRATION BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 2, 20173,900 milesIL

CR-V CABIN INTERMITTENTLY FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES, STONG GASOLINE ORDOR CAUSES EXTREME RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, INCLUDING BURNING, COUGHING, AND CHOKING. HONDA SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY OFFER NO SOLUTION. IT HAPPENS UPON STARTING, IDLING, DRIVING, IT CIRCULATES THROUGH THE CABIN, CLOSING THE VENTS HELPS SLIGHTLY, STRONG GASOLINE SMELL ALSO VERY PROMINENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AT TIMES. YOU CAN ALSO SMELL IT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT IS SO STRONG IT FORCES YOU TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO BREATH, AND PULL OVER AND OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED ANOTHER HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE DEALERSHIPS AND HONDA AMERICA ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE NO FIX. I WAS TOLD TO CALL HONDA AMERICA, I DID AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE CAR IS NEW 3900 MILES AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO BURN OFF THE SMELL, PART OF BEING A NEW CAR, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE.

Engine
Filed Feb 28, 20176,000 milesPA

THERE IS A DISTINCT GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED THE ODOR WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. WE HAVE NOTICED IT AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN. AFTER TAKING IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO FIX.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 26, 2017PA

STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN MY NEW 2016 HONDA CR-V WHEN I START IT UP AND IT SMELLS FOR AWHILE WHILE DRIVING IT THEN WHEN I STOP AND START I SMELL IT ALL OVER AGAIN. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR. READ ONLINE A LOT OF 2016 HONDA CR-V OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE AFTER TAKING IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. I'M TAKING MINE TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY BUT VERY WORRIED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD INVOLVE A FIRE OR WORSE. I'M PLANNING ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A LONG TRIP THIS SUMMER NOW IM VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA AND PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE. I BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE SO I DO NOT HAVE CAR PROBLEMS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 24, 2017NY

AT RANDOM TIMES THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL/ EXHAUST SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. SMELL IS NOTICED ON SOME START UP COMING FROM VENTS. OTHER TIMES WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, A STRONG FUEL SMELL/EXHAUST SMELL IN INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. ODOR FIRST NOTICE AROUND AUGUST 2016 AND STILL CONTINUES. MILEAGE ON VEH WHEN FIRST NOTICED AROUND 15000

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 22, 20172,156 milesWI

THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL (GASOLINE) IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. IT IS ESPECIALLY STRONG WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN REFUELED, WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND YOU ARE MAKING FREQUENT STOPS OR ARE BACKING UP. HONDA SERVICE STAFF STATE HONDA AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2016 CRV BUT THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM NOR DO THEY HAVE A FIX. THEY DID HAVE ME COMPLETE A QUESTIONAIRE AT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID HONDA IS HAVING ENGINEERS LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE CAN BE SO STRONG THAT IT MAKES ME NAUSEOUS AND GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I AM QUITE SURE BREATHING IN THE SMELL OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN A CONFINED SPACE IS HAZARDOUS TO A PERSON'S HEALTH AND I AM QUITE SURE THE HEAD OF HONDA WOULD NOT RIDE IN A VEHICLE THAT WREEKS OF GASOLINE INSIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AND IT HAS 2156 MILES ON IT. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST FROM CARS IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THEN I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE SPILLED GAS ON THE GAS WHEN I FILLED THE TANK, BUT CLEARLY IT IS NOT EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. THE GAS SMELL IS COMING FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND IT NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN IT. THE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN IT AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR DOES NOT USUALLY SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN I FIRST TURN IT ON OR IF I DRIVE IT A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK (2 MILES) AND GET OUT AND IT SITS FOR 8 HOURS, I DO NOT SMELL GAS WHEN I GO HOME AT THE END O

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 19, 20171,000 milesMI

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY EVIDENT WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 16, 20171 milesIL

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING. BEEN NOTICING IT DAILY OVER PAST SEVERAL WEEKS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 15, 2017509 milesOH

PURCHASED A 2016 CR-V IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND WITHIN A DAY THE CABIN OF OUR BRAND NEW VEHICLE FILLS WITH NOXIOUS GAS FUMES FROM A COLD START. THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE FUEL SMELL WILL LESSEN AND ON OCCASION THE SMELL WILL DISSIPATE COMPLETELY. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG WE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL. THIS ATTEMPT WAS NOT FROM A COLD START. SECOND TIME WE LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT SO THEY COULD EVALUATE FROM A COLD START. THE SERVICE TECH STATED HE COULD SMELL THE ODOR IN THE CABIN. HONDA TECH WAS CALLED BY THE TECHNICIAN AND I HAD TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THE COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND WE COULD TAKE OUR CAR HOME AND WAIT FOR HONDA TO REPLY. THIRD TIME WE BASICALLY SAID WE DID NOT WANT THIS CAR IF YOU CANNOT FIX IT AND THEY GAVE US A LOANER CAR, A 2015 CR-V WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANY ODOR. STILL WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL US WITH A SOLUTION. THIS WAS OUR FIRST HONDA PURCHASE. REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY PREVIOUS CAR MANUFACTURER.

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 201718,000 milesMN

GASOLINE SMELL IN CAB. WE HAVE HAD A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN THE CAB OF OUR 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE HONDA DEALER HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST HONDA FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. HONDA, PLEASE FIGURE THIS OUT SO WE DON'T DIE! HTTP://WWW.CRVOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/98-2012-2016-OFFICIAL-SPECS-FEATURES-ETC-GEN-4/110761-2016-HONDA-CRV-GAS-SMELL-FILLS-CABIN-VERY-STRONG.HTML HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/343631-HONDA-CLASS-ACTION-FILED-UNFIXED-CR-V-GAS-ODOR-PROBLEM/

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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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