ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER ENGINE START EG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING FAILURE, DRIVER ASSIST, ETC. IT WAS EVERY LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO HONDA IN WAS DIAG. WITH PO172 ENGINE RUNS RICH. HONDA BULLENTIN 19-032 WAS PERFORM WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE A/C CONTROL UNIT AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER ONE MONTH AND LESS THAN ANOTHER 1000 MILERS DRIVEN I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY FUEL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1400. THE CAR HAS 38000 MILES ON IT AND JUST CAME OFF WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY HAPPENS IN COLDER CLIMATES BUT I LIVED IN GA. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE
2017 Honda CR-V complaints
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WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR EVEN STOPPED WHEN BREAKING THE CAR ENGINE WILL REV ALMOST AS IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF BREAK IT WOULD ACCEL. IT'S HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS
CAR BATTERY GETS DRAINED OUT OVER NIGHT AND IT'S NOT THE BATTERY OR THE ALTERNATOR. I'VE SEEN ONLINE MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS
ENGINE OIL LEVELS ARE HIGH DUE EXCESSIVE DILUTION BY PETROLEUM. AS A RESULT THE OIL PAN IS HIGH CAUSING OIL LEAKS. THERE ARE NEW OIL DRIPS IN MY GARAGE EVERY DAY. I'M SURE THE ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I DRIVE; I ALSO NOTICE OIL DRIPS ON THE GROUND AT WORK. THE OIL LEVEL CONTINUES TO BE HIGH EVEN WITH THE LEAKS. HONDA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE OIL HAS PETROLEUM IN IT. HONDA ALSO ACCEPTS DILUTION IS NORMAL IN THEIR CARS WITH THIS ENGINE, YET THE DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY ADDED A DYE AND ASKED THAT I CONTINUE DRIVING AND COME BACK FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHICH WILL BE DUE IN ABOUT 3000 MILES. THE OIL MIXED WITH PETROL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I WAS SMOKING IN THE GARAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERYONE THAT WORKS IN THEIR GARAGE, SMOKES, COOKS OR HAS A HEAT SOURCE NEAR IT. IT CAN CAUSE FIRE AND DEATH. HIGH CHANCES OF ENGINE STALLS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE.
SHIFT KNOB BUTTON FELL OFF WHILE IN DRIVE
MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ALL LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME. MECHANIC CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT HE RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF....TEMPORARILY! THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I GO BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY...IF I GO THERE, IT'LL COST A FORTUNE FOR THEM JUST TO LOOK AT IT, AND THEN ANOTHER FORTUNE FOR CHARGING TO 'FIX' THE PROBLEM. CAR IS STATIONARY...HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. I LIVE IN TUCSON, AZ, SO I DOUBT IT'S THE WEATHER!
MY HONDA CR-V THREW UP WARNINGS ABOUT ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION PROBLEM, COLLISION MITIGATION PROBLEM, ELECTRIC BRAKE PROBLEM, TPMS ETC. AND MY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOW IT ALMOST ALWAYS THERE. VEHICLE HAS SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC THRICE SINCE THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN OCTOBER 2020.
WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ALMOST ALWAYS. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK 90% OF THE TIME. I TRAVEL A LOT SO THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR ME.
RECENTLY REPLACED BATTERY IN SUMMER OF 2020. GAVE THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION A JUMP AND UPON STARTING, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SOME OF THE SMART VEHICLE CONTROL. ONCE BATTERY WAS INSTALLED LIGHTS WENT AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS. BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY APPEARED ON THE DASH IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING. THESE LIGHTS HAVE TO DO WITH CRUISE CONTROL, HILL START ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE. WHILE AT FIRST, IT WAS THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE GIVING A FALSE POSITIVE, BUT NOW, IT IS CONFIRMED THAT THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT THE LIGHTS ARE INDICATING ARE NOT WORKING POSING NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS. HONDA CORPORATION AND HONDA DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT DEALT WITH OR PROPOSED ANY SOLUTIONS ON THE MATTER. LIVING IN A WINTER CLIMATE, ALL WHEEL DRIVE IS VITAL AND AFTER A RECENT SNOW EVENT, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL POSING GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT ALL TIMES AS LONG AS THE IGNITION IS ON, REGARDLESS OF STOPPED OR ACTIVELY MOVING.
ENGINE OIL HAS STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL IS OVERFULL ON THE DIPSTICK. LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM FUEL TRIMS ADDED TOGETHER ARE -20%.
OVERNIGHT DEAD BATTERY
CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY WITHOUT CAUSE. BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABRUPTLY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH VISUAL WARNING. NO OBSTACLE PRESENT. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 30 MPH) ON CITY STREETS. SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERED BY BRIGHT LINES ON ROAD SURFACE (RAILROAD TRACKS, RUMBLE STRIPS) PERPENDICULAR TO TRAVEL DIRECTION.WHEN USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL CAR MISINTERPRETS VEHICLE IN DECELERATION LANE ON INTERSTATE AS BEING PRESENT AND SLOWING IN TRAVEL LANE IN FRONT OF IT. THIS RESULTS IN RAPID DECELERATION IN THE TRAVEL LANE. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY VEHICLES FOLLOWING CLOSE WHEN THESE EVENTS OCCUR. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.
2017 CRV HAS 20K MILES. DROVE TO GOLF COURSE PARKING LOT. UPON RETURN SAW 10 INCH WINDSHIELD CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE LOWER LEFT. SPONTANEOUS CRACK WITH NO IMPACT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INFORMATION ON WEB, INCLUDING TESTIMONIALS FROM HUNDREDS ON VARIOUS CHAT SITES, SEEM TO INDICATE AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD/FRAME INTERACTION. INTERNET INFORMATION SEEMS TO SUGGEST THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IS IMPACTING 2017-2019 CRV'S.
2017 HONDA CRV EX-L AWD, PURCHASED NEW DEC 2017, ABOUT 37K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO- ON 1/27/2021- I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (WIFE AND TWO TODDLERS) ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 4 WESTBOUND IN NJ GOING ABOUT 50MPH WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN - BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND ALL ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I FRANTICALLY TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES CAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS APPROACHING FAST AND THANKFULLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED AND I SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST STRIP MALL PARKING LOT WITH ALL THE ERROR MESSAGES FLASHING AND BRAKE SYSTEM ILLUMINATED, I TOOK PHOTOS AND VIDEO ON MY PHONE AND JUST MADE SURE WE WERE ALL OK. MY WIFE AND I WERE TOTALLY FREAKED OUT CAUSE IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO STOP WE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE REAR ENDED THE APPROACHING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US AT 50MPH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IN THE PARKING LOT, WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON AND THE ERROR MESSAGES DISAPPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE BACK HOME. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. ERROR MESSAGES HAVE OCCURRED ONCE OR TWICE IN THE PAST IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND A FEW OF THE DRIVER ASSIST FEATURES WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO THE WEATHER. BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE / INABILITY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL ERRORS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. IF I BRING IT
ENTIRE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED CAUSING IMMEDIATE VEHICLE FAILURE. UNABLE TO PULL OVER OR MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WITH NO WARNING. ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UP/BLINKING. MANY SYSTEM ERRORS DISPLAYED ON MAIN DRIVER SCREEN NEAR STEERING WHEEL. THE SCREEN ERRORS QUICKLY READ THROUGH MULTIPLE ERRORS, INCLUDING POWER STEERING LOSS, TIRE PRESSURE LOSS, HILL CONTROL LOSS, ETC. THE SCREENS WERE GOING SO QUICKLY AND CAR WAS BEEPING LIKE IT HAD LOW GAS. BUT THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE DRIVEN THOUSANDS OF MILES IN MANY TYPES OF CARS AND SITUATIONS AND THIS WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE WORST MALFUNCTIONS WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. IF THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM OR SITUATION WHERE YOUR CAR IS BREAKING THEN IT SHOULD SAY PULL OVER IMMEDATELY. IT WAS NO HELP TO FLASH THROUGH AN ARRAY OF FEATURES ON THE CAR HAVING ERROR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!
VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY IN PARK. AT VARIOUS UNSPECIFIED TIMES THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MAINTAIN THE PARKING GEAR. FIRST EXAMPLE TOOK PLACE ON SLIGHTLY SLANTED DRIVEWAY: WHEN PLACED INTO PARK THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD (ALL WHEELS MOVING) AND OWNER JUMPED BACK IN TO HIT THE BRAKE SO AS TO AVOID ROLLING INTO ANYONE/ANYTHING. DEALERSHIP HAS DUPLICATED THE ISSUE MANY TIMES AND APPEARS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CLASSIC FORD OF SMITHFIELD (1324 N BRIGHTLEAF BLVD, SMITHFIELD, NC 27577) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT EACH FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE SAFETY FEATURE REACTS TO SHADOWS ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES WHERE IF I'M DRIVING UNDER A BRIDGE THE CAR WILL BEEP AND SHOW A MESSAGE ASKING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES. I THINK THE CAR SEES THE SHADOW OF THE BRIDGE ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AS AN OBJECT AND IS ASKING ME TO STOP/ HIT THE BRAKES. IF THE CAR EVER APPLIES AUTOMATIC BRAKING, THEN THE CAR BEHIND ME CAN SLAM INTO ME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
OIL LEVELS IN CAR ARE ABOVE THE DIPSTICK AND SMELL LIKE PETROLEUM HAS LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE FIX THAT HONDA INTRODUCED FOR THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE HAS CLEARLY NOT WORKED. INSIDE OF CAR HAS A PETROLEUM SMELL. MAKES ME LIGHTHEADED/DIZZY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - STOP THE CAR AND AIR IT OUT. THERE WAS NOT ACCIDENT, BUT THIS CONTINUE ISSUE CAN CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING ACCIDENT, INJURY AND DEATH.
ALL DASH LIGHT WARNINGS COME ON THE CAR SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHILE IDLING. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY FIX A DIFFERENT PROBLEM EVERY TIME BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I WAS BE OUT OF POCKET $1200. QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL HONDA'S INCLUDING THE FIT AND PILOT FROM 2016,2017 AND NOW 2018 BUT THEY HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I AM RELEVANT TO PAY FOR FUEL INJECTORS ONLY TO HAVE MORE ISSUES. AND IF IT IS THE FUEL INJECTORS THEY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 50K MILES. WHERE'S THE RECALL OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL INJECTORS? THE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
0DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE COOLING SYSTEM THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REACH OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THEREFOR IS NOT SAVE TO DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS AND NOT FREEZING IF STUCK IN SNOW THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WHEN PARKED THE FANS RUN CONTINUOUSLY ON THE RADIATOR,
COMPUTER FAILURE RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGE'S AND WARNING LIGHTS. LOSS OF ANTILOCK BRAKES, ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKES, AUTOMATIC COLLISION BRAKES, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE MITIGATION, HILL ASSIST, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, POWER STEERING PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER, THEY CLAIMED SOFTWARE ISSUE AND DID AN UPGRADE. PROBLEM IS BACK. I RESET THE COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. A FEW DAYS LATER PROBLEM RETURNS. DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE DRIVING OR PARKED. IT HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. ERROR REQUIRES A COMPUTER RESET TO CLEAR IT. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED OVER A YEAR AGO AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY..
CODE P0172 APPEARED. HONDA REPLACE A/C CONTROL MODULE WITH NO CHARGE UNDER BULLETIN 19-032. HONDA STATED "IF THE CODE COMES BACK ON THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE INJECTORS AS WELL." THE CODE CAME BACK IN A MONTH BUT NOW THEY SAY ITS OFF WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $1507.08 FOR INJECTOR REPLACEMENT. THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE INJECTORS FROM THE START.
HONDA CR-V BUTTON USED TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFTER CRUMBLED APART WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK OUT OF DRIVE POSITION. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION UNTIL BROUGHT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SHIFTER BUTTON REPLACED, CREATING A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE CAR IS STUCK IN A SPECIFIC GEAR POSITION. THE BUTTON BREAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY KNOWN DIRECT MECHANICAL SHOCK AND MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THERMAL SHOCK OR TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY CYCLING.
REVERSE CAMERA FAILS TO DISPLAY ON CENTRAL SCREEN WHEN REVERSE IS ENGAGED. SOLUTION IS TO HARD RESET THE SYSTEM. THE ERROR FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED.
PARASITIC POWER DRAW ON SYSTEM RESULTING IN DEAD BATTERY IF NOT DRIVEN EVERY OTHER DAY. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.
CENTER CONSOLE UNIT REFUSES TO DIM UNDER ANY LIGHTING CONDITIONS. ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY DIM IT RESULTS IN MOMENTARY DIMMING AND THEN RETURN TO FULL BRIGHTNESS. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT AND REQUIRES THAT I SHUT OFF THE CENTER UNIT COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY. ACCORDING TO HONDA THIS IS A KNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE ON THE WHOLE RANGE OF 5TH GEN CRVS BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY FIXES.
1. VEHICLE INAPPROPRIATELY BRAKED TO A FULL STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED BOTH TIMES. OCCURRED IN JULY 2019 AND JAN 2021 INFORMED DEALER BOTH TIMES. VEHICLE INSPECTED AFTER THE FIRST TIME AND INDICATED SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT ALARMING THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED IF THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND US. 2. NO LONGER USING CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR INAPPROPRIATELY BRAKES. THE CAR HAS SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH WHERE WE HAD TO PRESS THE GAS TO AVOID A COLLISION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKING OCCURRED WHEN THERE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN OUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. WE DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER OR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE WE ASSUMED IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND COULD NOT BE FIXED BY A TECHNICIAN. 3. ON THE HIGHWAY, PASSING CERTAIN EXITS TRIGGERS THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING, FORCING THE CAR TO BRAKE. WE HAVE TO PRESS ON THE GAS IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY THROUGH THE TROUBLE SPOTS TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW CERTAIN EXITS BECAUSE THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AS WE DRIVE NEW ROADS. WE VERBALLY COMMUNICATED THIS TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THE DEALER IN JAN 2021, AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS IS EXPECTED BEHAVIOR AND TO SEE THE MANUAL FOR LIMITATIONS OF THE SYSTEM. I DID RECEIVE CONFIRMATION THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS CONCERN AS WELL. THE SAFETY FEATURES HAVE TRIGGERED ENOUGH FALSE POSITIVES FOR US THAT WE NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THE FAMILY AND ONLY WHEN NEEDED. SINCE
FOR 2 DAYS (FRI/SAT) WHEN REMOTELY LOCKING DOORS, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OR BEEP INDICATING THE DOORS WERE LOCKING. CHECKED MENUS TO ENSURE THE FEATURE WAS ON, IT WAS. ON SUNDAY, STOPPED FOR FUEL, FUELED UP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE PUMPS. CLICKING NOISE AND MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON DASH. ERROR MESSAGES: "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM", "BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM", "TIRE PRESSURE LOW" AMONG OTHERS APPEARED. I COULD NOT DEACTIVATE THE PARKING BRAKE. QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED A JUMP START WOULD REMEDY THE SITUATION, WHICH IT DID. REPLACED ORIGINAL BATTERY (3 YEARS OLD) HOWEVER, WHEN REMOTELY LOCKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT FLASHING AND NO BEEP IS HEARD. WILL BE MAKING APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP, BUT BASED ON PAST PERFORMANCES OF DEALERSHIPS, NOT HOPEFUL A CAUSE OR SOLUTION WILL BE FOUND. I HAVE FOUND HONDA DEALERSHIPS ARE QUICK TO POINT BLAME TO THE DRIVER FOR AN ISSUE.
THE CAR INAPPROPRIATELY BRAKED, FULL STOP, TWO TIMES. THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED ON JAN 9, 2021. WE REPORTED BOTH INCIDENTS TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT IN JULY 2019, AND THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPLICATE. WE WERE INFORMED THE CAR IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE SECOND DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER (JAN 11, 2021) RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADJUSTING THE SENSOR LENGTH UNDER CUSTOMIZE FEATURES. IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT BUT NOT A GUARANTEE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WILL MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT TONIGHT. BOTH OCCASIONS, THE STOP OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND. IT WAS ALARMING THAT A SAFETY FEATURE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HONDA CORPORATE'S RESPONSE WAS THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND SEE THE MANUAL FOR THE LIMITATIONS. WE NO LONGER USE THE CAR FOR THE FAMILY.
SHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE HAD IT BROKE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR SOME OTHER COMBINATION.
MY VEHICLE, A 2017 HONDA CRV EX-L HAS A 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 148,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR FLUID AND OIL CHANGES. SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY CRV BEGAN LURCHING WITH A MISFIRE, FIRST THE POWER WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND THEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAVE ON OCCASION SMELLED A GAS TYPE SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. A FRIEND HAS A OBD11 READER AND MY ENGINE SHOWED A P 0304 CODE WHICH IS A CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE AND A P 2097 CODE WHICH IS A POST CATALYTIC CONVERTER TOO RICH WARNING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LUTE RILEY HONDA IN RICHARDSON, TX AND A WARRANTY SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THAT I UNDERSTAND IS A RESETTING OF ENGINE CODES AND A HVAC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. UPON PICKING THE VEHICLE UP AFTER DRIVING JUST A FEW MILES THE ENGINE LURCHING RETURNED AND ULTIMATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION AND WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND STOP THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT ON DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO MY HOME. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING.
ONGOING INTERMITTENT ISSUES SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED MAY 2017. REPEATED BATTERY DRAINS AND COMPLETE FAILURE, BATTERY REPLACED BY HONDA JULY 2020. DROVE, PARKED, WOULD NOT START OR RUN ACCESSORIES NOV. 30 2020 AND ON JAN. 1 2021 WHEN TOW SERVICE STATED BATTERY AT 9.4 VOLTS 74 AMPS. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN WEEKLY. INTERMITTENT ERROR MESSAGES AND RANDOM FLASHING/SCRAMBLED DASHBOARD MESSAGE LIGHTS. INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO LOCK/UNLOCK OR REMAIN LOCKED. BATTERY IN KEY FOB REPLACED AND KEY FOB REPLACED. WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF LOCKING CAR. ONCE I HEARD IT UNLOCK AND SAW LIGHTS FLASH WHILE I WAS IN FRONT YARD WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY FOB ON MY PERSON. AS ADDITIONAL PRECAUTION SET-UP THE "AUTOMATIC LOCK" FUNCTION BUT WE DO NOT DEPEND UPON THIS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ALARM FAILURE WITH 2 ATTEMPTS AT TAKING THINGS IN/ON THE CAR AND NO ALARM (ONE TIME CAR FOUND UNLOCKED WITH GLOVE BOX DUMPED, ETC.).
AFTER A 30 MINUTE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE THE DASH BOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE INDICATORS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE SCREEN INSIDE THE CAR ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK COULD NOT OPEN. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN THE CAT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (AROUND 6000 MILES ON IT), THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAD TO DO A "HARD RESET" TO GET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BACK ON. TWO YEARS AFTER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ( CAR NOW HAS AROUND 12000 MILES), BUT THE LIGHTS WENT BACK ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE GETTING INTO THE CAR, ALL THE WINDOWS WENT DOWN HALF WAY ON THEIR OWN AFTER I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE.
MY CAR WAS SITTING ON DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I START MY CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT START GIVING ME BREAK SYSTEM ERROR PROBLEM. SO MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE AND NOW IT'S NOT RELEASING AT ALL . ALSO DELAR TOLD ME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. ALSO, WHEN I AM DRIVING SOME TIME IT APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE ITSELF IF THERE IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF CAR. AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER HONDA CR-V 2017 MODE THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. AND VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED INDEPENDENTLY, WHILE SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTHTOWN HONDA (2277 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD, AMHERST, NY 14228) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST MODULATOR NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
THE BATTERY DIES FREQUENTLY FOR NO REASON AFTER NOT DRIVING FOR ONE TO TWO DAYS. WHEN THE BATTERY DIES, IT LOCKS UP THE BRAKES AND MESSES UP THE SAFETY FEATURES.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET SOON AFTER A STOP SIGN SO MAYBE GOING LESS THAN 10-15 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE CAR THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM SLAMMED THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RODENTS WERE ABLE TO ENTER THE CABIN AIR FILTER AREA, AND WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE HEATER ON, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE CABIN AIR FILTER LOCATED AT THE VEHICLE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THE DEAD RODENT NEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
BATTERY WILL BE DEAD IF CAR NOT USED EVERY 2 DAYS. 4 TIMES I HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE MY BATTERY AND 1 TIME MYSELF. DEALER REFUSES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. A VEHICLE''S BATTERY SHOULD NOT GO DEAD AFTER ONLY 4 DAYS OF USE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON DETACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SOME RESEARCH, SHE LEARNED THAT THE DETACHING OF THE GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
HONDA 2017 CRV, BATTERY IS DEAD IF I DON'T DRIVE IT FOR 2 DAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, THE LAST TWO TIMES JUST A FEW WEEKS APART. AND THIS PAST TIME I DROVE IT ON A THURSDAY AND IT WAS DEAD ON SATURDAY. FORTUNATELY THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE, SO I WAS NOT STRANDED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY JUST SAID I NEED TO DRIVE IT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE MIGHT BE A SOFTWARE FIX AT SOME POINT.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50MPH THE GEAR BUTTON FOR SHIFTER CAME OFF. LUCKILY IT LANDED IN THE CUP HOLDER OTHERWISE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT INTO PARK ONCE STOPPED AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN STILL BE IN DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY PUT IT BACK IN PLACE SO THAT I COULD PUT INTO PARK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY.
MY VEHICLE IS A 2017 HONDA CR-V TOURING WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TODAY WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE IN A STORE PARKING LOT, I PUSHED IN ON THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON AND MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE. WHEN I REMOVED MY THUMB FROM THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON, THE BUTTON HAD CLEARLY BROKEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER, AS WHEN I REMOVED MY THUMB, THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON BUTTON EJECTED FROM THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER (IT IS SPRING LOADED). THIS LEFT ME BLOCKING TRAFFIC AFTER HAVING BACKED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, BY SIMPLY PULLING DOWN ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. HOWEVER ONCE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT COULD NO LONGER BE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR REVERSE WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON (WHICH WAS NOW ON THE FLOOR AT MY FEET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE SO I COULD FIND THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON ON THE FLOOR. THIS ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (KEEPING ONE HAND ON THE SHIFTER TO AVOID THE BUTTON EJECTING AGAIN) HOWEVER A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY BECOME FLUSTERED, AND LOOSE ATTENTION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS FORTUNATE THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE PATIENT AND NOT APPROACHING QUICKLY. ALL DRIVERS WILL BE EXPECTING THIS BUTTON TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND IT IS DISCONCERTING THAT A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS OLD WOULD HAVE SUCH A FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PART ON LINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER FOLKS REPORTING THIS PART FAILING, AND ALMOST ALL FROM THE 2017 M
MY MIRROR TURN SIGNAL AND LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. SEVERAL TIMES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. THE LEFT BACK TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT. I SMELL SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL BURNING FUMES FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR NEXT TO THE HOOD WHERE IT COMES TO WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AS IT IS HAPPENING RANDOMLY AND OFTEN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED , UNATTENDED, AND IN THE OFF POSITION. ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING MY TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH THE BRIGHTNESS AND CHANGE FROM NAV TO PHONE TO RADIO ECT ALL BY ITSELF, IT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. .
ON THE 4TH (AROUND 20K MILES) OIL CHANGE FROM DEALERSHIP I COMPLAINED ABOUT DRIVER SIDE SEAT CUSHION AND BRAKE PEDAL MAKING SQUEAKY NOISE. I WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL IN NEW CAR DURING THE BREAKIN PROCESS AND EVENTUALLY IT'LL GO AWAY. NOW IT'S EVEN WORSE AT ABOVE 50K MILES AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES. CAR ALSO HAS FUEL AND OIL MIXING ISSUE WHICH I BROUGHT IT UP ON MY RECENT VISIT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THEY'LL NEED TO DRAIN THE OIL AND REFILL WITH NEW OIL AND FILTER TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. WHILE THEY WERE TAKING OUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PRESENCE OF FUEL BUT THE SMELL OF FUEL IN ENGINE OIL IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE'S BEEN TIME WHERE VEHICLE WILL BE STUCK IN HIGH RPM WHEN ON HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED DURING HIGH SPEED. AND EVENTUALLY IT'LL SHIFT THE GEAR AFTER 5-10 SECONDS AND BRING DOWN THE RPM. SMELL IS ALSO NOTICED DURING FIRST START IN MORNINGS SPECIALLY NOW SINCE IT'S WINTER.
CAR WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND THE CONTROL PANEL SHOWS BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM
WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN OR DEW MOST OF THE CAR'A SENSORS WILL MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKE SENSOR ARE ALL BAD, POWER STEERING, LOW OIL AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE. IT WILL HAPPEN SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN IN PARK TOO.
THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY WHILE DRIVING 55-MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL STRAIGHT 2-LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS IN SIGHT. THE ONLY UNSAFE CONDITION WAS THE UNANTICIPATED BRAKING OF OUR VEHICLE. I SUSPECT THE CULPRIT TO BE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE INVOLVED. I CONTINUED DRIVING AFTER THIS HAPPENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE START SYSTEM WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.
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