I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO CHANGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THI INITIALLY HAPPENED IN A DRIVEWAY WHERE I WAS PARKED. SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC WERE FALLING OUT. I HAD TO USE A PEN TO ENGAGE THE SHIFTER AND THEN IT WOULD MOVE. AS I PULLED INTO MY STREET I HAD MAJOR DIFFICULTY USING REVERSE EVEN WITH THE PEN. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF OR LOCK THE DOORS UNTIL I DUG ALL THE PLASTIC OUT OF THE SHIFT DEVICE. I READ ALL DEALERS DIDN'T FIX FOR FREE SO WE ORDERED THE PART AND FIXED OURSELVES
2017 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 2017 record →
BATTERY KEEPS DYING AFTER SITTING MORE THAN A SEVERAL DAYS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE OWNING THE CAR; THE LAST TWO TIMES HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH APART. HAD TO CALL AAA TO JUMP CAR EACH TIME.THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 23 MARCH 2020. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START CAR ON 24 APRIL, 2020, THE BATTERY APPEARED DRAINED AGAIN. NOTED THE MESSAGE ON DASH "BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM". MY CAR IS PARKED IN A GARAGE AND HAS SAT FOR LONG PERIODS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUARANTINE. ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE CAR RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN FEBRUARY/IMARCH 2020. I DECIDED TO CALL DEALER TO HAVE CAR PICKED UP AND REPAIRED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 13,000 AND WAS PURCHASED NEW.
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - WHILE DRIVING AT 33 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD, THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED DESPITE THE FACT THERE WAS NO CAR OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION AHEAD.
ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOW ERROR
MY CAR RADIO/MAP CONSOLE WAS GOING CRAZY FOR A MONTH. HARD TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND BACK ON PROBLEM WENT AWAY. UNTIL 9/21/2018, THAT PROBLEM TRANSFERRED TO ON STEERING WHEEL MASTER CONSOLE WHERE EVERY ALERT WENT OFF FROM ENGINE, TIRE, ..., BRAKE--REALLY SCARED. TOOK CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY NEAREST HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY VTC. IN DOING SO, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW IT MARCH 2020, SOME DAYS MY AUDIO/MAP CONSOLE GOES CRAZY. NOT SURE WHEN MY STEERING CONSOLE WILL GO CRAZY AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES OR VIDOA BUT IF YOU GOOGLE IT OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM.
WE REPEATABLY HAVE THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR (TUBO-CHARGED CRV) AND IN MY GARAGE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. I'VE SEEN NO LEAKAGE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR BUT THE SMELL OF GAS IS OVERWHELMING. LIKEWISE IT IS A SICKENING SMELL IN THE CAR. I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I HAVE A GAS FIRED FURNACE AND HOT WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE - I OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR TO AIR IT OUT FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THE GAS SMELL ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. FOR SAFETY SAKE WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE?
I HAVE GAS MIXING WITH THE OIL. I TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY REALLY RECOMMENDED A EARLY OIL CHANGE. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAVE MORE GAS IN THE OIL. I NEVER DRIVE THE CAR LESS THAN 20 MILES AT A TIME. THE OIL IS ABOVE THE PLASTIC ON THE DIPSTICK AND ONTO THE METAL PORTION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. HONDA'S TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SIX YEARS UNLIMITED MILEAGE. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE IT RUINS MY ENGINE. IF THERE'S TOO MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE THIS COULD TRIGGER A ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THAT COULD BE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. IF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD BECOME A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.
I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 ABOUT 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND SPEED DROPPED IMMEDIATELY TO 10-12 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE NEXT DEALER AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE CAR. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND GAVE ME BACK MY CAR. AFTER DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND FLASHED. ONCE AGAIN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN CHANGED THE OIL, REPLACED A FOULED SPARK PLUG, ADJUSTED THE FUEL INJECTOR SETTINGS AND REPLACED THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT. HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM LONG TERM.
MY 2017 HONDA CR-V ALLOWED ME TO TURN OFF MY CAR IGNITION, WHILE IN DRIVE MODE, WHEN I FAILED TO PUT IT IN PARK, WITHOUT ANY SAFETY WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THERE IS A WARNING/ ALERT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE ON A VEHICLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A BELL, WARNING ALERT, IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN DRIVE MODE AND EXIT YOUR VEHICLE. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OFF YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!
WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY WITH NO TRAFFIC OR OBSTACLES IN FRONT, ALL HONDA SENSING SUITE FEATURES RANDOMLY FAIL AND TRIGGER A SERIES OF WARNING MESSAGES FLASHING SEQUENTIALLY ON THE HUD INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE FOLLOWING: LKAS, COLLISION MITIGATION, BRAKING, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, AND ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE BUT SOMETIMES ENGAGE TO STOP THE CAR EVEN IF STOPPING IS UNSAFE, SUCH AS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO CARS IN FRONT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. RAIN, SUN, HILLS, TRAFFIC, NO TRAFFIC, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SENSORS TRIGGER A FALSE POSITIVE THINKING THERE IS AN IMMINENT COLLISION EVEN IF DRIVING 35 MPH ON AN EMPTY ROAD. IT ALSO TRIGGERS WHEN FOLLOWING A CAR WITH WARNING TONES AND AUTOMATIC BRAKING. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS REBOOTING ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF A FALSE BUT SELF-INDUCED CRISIS. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE CAR TOOK OVER CONTROL WHEN NOT NEEDED, ONLY TO TURN OFF ALL SAFETY FEATURES AND WARN THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED IT WAS A LOW BATTERY, BUT REPLACING WITH A NEW BATTERY DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN TRIED TO CLAIM DRIVER ERROR AFTER DELETING TROUBLE CODES, WITH NO EXPLANATION HOW "DRIVER ERROR" CAN CAUSE THE SAME ERROR MESSAGES TO DISPLAY ON THE HUD AS ALL OF THE PLAINTIFFS OF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SAY THE SAME THING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A RESISTANCE TO GOING FORWARD AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB POPPED OUT WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THERE WAS ONE SPRING THAT POPPED OUT WITH IT, AND THE GEAR SHIFT SEEMS TO STAY IN GEAR, BUT I PUT THE CAR'S EMERGENCY BRAKE ON JUST TO BE SAFE. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB AND HOLD IT IN ORDER TO CHANGE GEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, PARKED OVERNIGHT, AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON LOCATED AT (1539 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407 (843) 279-0447) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.
I OWNED MY 2017 HONDA CRV FOR 2 YEARS WITH ~43000 MILES ON IT. FEB 28TH 2020 I GOT THE EMISSION CONTROL ERROR OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ITS STEADY LIGHT NOT BLINKING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT HAVE IT SERVICE RECENTLY OR FILLED GAS. A CAR WITH 43K MILES HAS EMISSION ISSUES JUST SEEMS POOR DESIGN.
ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND STAY LIT UP EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER AND AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON THE CAR LOSES POWER AND CAN NOT EXCELLERATE. CLIMBING A STEEP HILL IS VERY DIFFICULT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL PENETRATED THE ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE OIL LEVEL AND FOUND THAT THE DIP STICK ALSO HAD FUEL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSS DARROW HONDA LOCATED AT 10851 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (414)-586-5400, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THAT ENGINE OIL WAS CONSISTENT AND ALSO THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED AS INTENDED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE MECHANIC ALSO DID NOT FIND EXCESS OIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE GAS/OIL DILUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,645. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS NUMEROUS SYSTEM WARNINGS SOUNDED AND ILLUMINATED, AND SEVERAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS BECAME DISABLED. GASOLINE SEEPING INTO ENGINE OIL CAUSED THESE ISSUES WHICH INCLUDE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM, TPMS PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM, AWD SYSTEM PROBLEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE DEALER FOUND THE ENGINE OIL TO BE SATURATED WITH GASOLINE WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM CAUSED FAULTS IN THE OTHER SYSTEMS.
THE BUTTON ON OUR SHIFTER STUCK INSIDE THE SHIFTER ITSELF AND WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF...RAN THE BATTERY DOWN AND NEEDED TO JUMP START THE CAR. HAD TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO GET THE BUTTON OUT AGAIN. CHECKED TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS IN A RECALL AND NOTHING WAS SHOWING. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? MANY OTHER HONDA CRV OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT'S NOT SAFE
I WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT STAY UPRIGHT. UPON IMPACT IT RECLINED. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT WAS HIT, APPROX 20 MPH. THIS PROBABLY CAUSED MY INJURIES TO BE WORSE THAN IF THE SEAT HAD MAINTAINED IT'S UPRIGHT POSITION.
2017 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRIGHTNESS BAR ON THE TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY FLASHED ON AND OFF AND WOULD GO DARK. THE SAME DAY THE SCREEN WENT DARK, THE CONSUMER WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE ALERT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE BRAKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JS
THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER BROKE OFF AND COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE IN A SAFE MANNER. HAD TO PUT PARKING BRAKE ON (WAS ON AN INCLINE)AND SHUT OFF CAR AND LOOK FOR THE BUTTON. WAS ABLE FIND IT AND INSERT IT TEMPORARILY TO GET HOME.
VEHICLE BATTERY WILL DIE AFTER TWO DAYS OF NON STARTING. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY.
26,000 MILES HAD THE NEW CAR TOWED AND DETERMINED BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAUSED SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. 1 YEAR LATER AT 46,000 HAD THE CAR TOWED DETERMINED TO BE FUEL INJECTOR AND PIPE SET OFF CODES AND VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. BOTH TIMES, I HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, WAS ABLE TO START IT, BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT DUE TO MULTIPLE FAILURES. EVERY OIL CHANGE I ASK IF THERE ARE ANY VEHICLE RECALLS AND THEY ALWAYS LOOK UP THE VIN AND DETERMINE MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. APPARENTLY IS SHOULD BE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST, COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, ADAPTIVE CRUSE CONTROL, SOME DRIVER ASSIST NOT OPERATING, RADAR OBSTRUCTED AND AUTO HIGH BEAM WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT AND HAS RECURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF ANNAPOLIS, 1736 WEST ST, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE FAULT CODES WERE ERASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17064 (RADAR SOFTWARE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
I HAVE A 2017 HONDA CRV. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ALL MY WARNING LIGHT ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM, CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM, BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM, POWER STEERING SYSTEM (EPS) PROBLEM, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) PROBLEM, HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM. ARE BACK ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP TOLE ME THEIR WAS AN UPDATE TO THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL FIX THE ISSUE. MONTH LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
MY 2017 HONDA BEGAN DISPLAYING MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE FUNCTION FOR THE MESSAGE TO BE DISABLED. EXAMPLE, CRUISE CONTROL, NOT WORKING, HILL ASSIST NOT WORKING AND ALL MESSAGES WOULD DISPLAY AND NOTHING WORKING. USUALL THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGES WOULD CLEAR AND FUNCTION RETURN. IT GOT MORE FREQUENT AND ULTIMATELY DID NOT CLEAR, STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. THEN ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER BARRELING DOWN ON ME. I DID MAKE IT OFF AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF WAITED A SHORT WHILE AND RESTARTED THE MOTOR. THERE WAS A NEW MESSAGE IN THE DISPLAY "VEHICLE EMISSION PROBLEM" . I PULLED ONTO THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS WAS THE WEEKEND AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAITED IN THE LOBBY AND SHORTLY THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED AND I WOULD NOTIFIED WHEN THEY CAME SO MY CAR COULD BE REPAIRED, I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A FEW DAYS I WAS CALLED AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. I WAITED AND LATER WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS READY. I LEFT AND ALL SEEMED WELL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, ALL THE ALARMS DISPLAYED AND THE FUNCTIONS IN ALARM DID NOT WORK. THE CAR ALSO WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN AND I H
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF COMPLAINT 11307119 IN WHICH I HAD TO TOW CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A CALL AFTER CHRISTMAS THAT MY CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND WAS CHARGED $100 PLUS FOR THE THREE GALLONS OF GASOLINE. I GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH THEN AS I STARTED TO LEAVE ALL THE WARNINGS CAME UP AGAIN, I PULLED BACK AROUND TO THE SERVICE BAY AND GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE REP AND SHOWED HIM THE WARNINGS ON THE DASH. HE GOT A TECHNICIAN AND HOOKED UP A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL BUT SAID HE SAW NO CODES, SO HE GOT A COMPUTER AND HOOKED IT UP AND SAID ALL HE SAW WAS AN EVAP CODE, BUT ALL THE WARNINGS WERE ON DISPLAY. I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE CAR SO THEY COULD CHECK FURTHER. I LEFT IN THE LOANER. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THEY WOULD NEED TO TEAR THE ENGINE DOWN TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO APPROVE THE WORK AND AGREE TO PAY IF IT WERE DEEMED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I AGREED. I WAS LATER CALLED AND TOLD IT NEEDED TO HAVE THE INJECTORS REPLACED AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND THE COST WOULD BE $1440. I TOLD THE REP THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE REPAIR.. LATER THAT DAY I CALLED AND WAS TOLD I COULD PICK UP THE CAR, I WENT TO GET THE CAR AND WAS TOLD IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND A NOTE WAS ON SERVICE RECORD THAT THE CUSTOMER HAD DECLINED TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I WAS VERY CONFUSED AND UPSET. I COMMENTED ABOUT
CONTINUATION OF COMPLAINTS 11307119, AND 11307127. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD BEEN GOING ON WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAITED. I WAS LATER INFORMED THE HONDA RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLUGS BE REPLACED AND OIL CHANGE AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE INJECTORS REPLACED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS AND PROVIDED ME WITH A CAR AND I LEFT, IT WAS A FRIDAY. MONDAY I WENT TO PICKUP THE CAR. I WAS CHARGED $1800 PLUS FOR THE REPAIR. I LEFT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK BUT BEFORE I GOT HOME THE ALARM ENGINE EMISSION PROBLEM CAME UP. NEXT DAY I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THE MESSAGE IS STILL THERE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SHE WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HIS WIFE STATED THAT THE PARKING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MOTORCARS HONDA DEALER, LOCATED AT 2953 MAYFIELD RD, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH 44118, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY TOWED TO THE POLICE IMPOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
WHEN I PULLED OVER MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, PUT THE SHIFT STICK TO P THEM TRY TO ENGAGE THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE. THE DASHBOARD SHOWED 'ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM' AND THE PARKING WASN'T ENGAGED AND 'BRAKE' RED LIGHT FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. AND ALL OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE ADAPTATIVE CRUISE CONTROL', 'LANE CONTROL', ETC WERE REPORTING MALFUNCTION.
CRUISE CONTROL, STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON A(INTERSTATE) ROAD TRIP. DESPITE STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR. LATER I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND IT WORKED FOR A MILE OR SO AFTER RESTARTING THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.
SHIFT BUTTON POPPED OUT OF SHIFT HANDLE CAUSING CAR TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A PARKING LOT.
EXPERIENCED A FALSE POSITIVE RELATED TO AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING (BRAKES LOCKED UP AND TIRES SCREECHED). THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME.
SHIFT KNOB BUTTON BROKE IN HALF AS I WAS PLACING MY CR-V 2017 IN PARK. BROKEN PIECE COMPLETELY FELL OUT. UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. NEEDED TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO DEPRESS THE GEAR MECHANISM AND SHIFT INTO PARK.
SHIFTER KNOB BROKE AND FELL OFF GEAR SHIFTER WHILE IN MOTION UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 19-063 DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS HAD HAPPENED TO OUR VEHICLE AND IT REFERENCED NHTSA #10160912 BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS VIN SPECIFIC AND HONDA IS STATING THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED FOR REPAIR UNDER THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. I AM QUESTIONING THEM FURTHER BUT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN SO MAYBE THE RECALL/PRODUCT UPDATE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FURTHER SO THAT IN THE FUTURE DRIVERS DON'T EXPERIENCE THE SHIFTER KNOB FALLING OFF THE GEAR SELECTOR WHILE IN MOTION.
THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. AUTO START DOES NOTHING TO WARM UP THE CAR. THE CARS TEMPERATURE GAUGE ONLY MOVES TOWARDS THE CENTER WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. ONCE IS IT HALF WAY, A NORMAL CAR WOULD THEN PRODUCE HEAT. NOT THIS CAR! YOU TURN THE HEAT ON AND THE GAUGE DROPS ALL THE WAY DOWN, TO NOTHING! WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING I'M LEFT WITH WINDOWS THAT ARE FOGGY/ICY WHICH LIMITS MY VISIBILITY CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I NOTICED TGIS SOONCAS THE COLD WEATHER CAME AROUND AND ITS STILL DOING IT TO THIS DAY. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 3000-4000 MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR. SOME PEOPLE DID REPAIRS AND STILL NO HEAT.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AT 65 MPH THE BUTTON IN THE GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT. IT IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC AND IT BROKE INSIDE THE GEAR HANDLE. I DROVE HOME BUT WITHOUT THIS BUTTON INSERTED I AM NOT ABLE TO SHIFT TO PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE WESTHILLS HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FOR THIS VIN. TO ME THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN.
THIS IS THE FIFTH WINDSHIELD (INCLUDING THE ONE I BOUGHT WITH THE CAR) I AM ON WITH MY 2017 HONDA CRV. EVERY JANUARY/FEBRUARY IT SEEMS MY CAR'S WINDSHIELD "CRACKS" FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY SAME COMMUTE FOR TEN YEARS. NEVER IN THOSE YEARS HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD ON OTHER CARS. SINCE GETTING MY HONDA, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT! THESE CRACKS TAKE PLACE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THIS IS CAUSING MULTIPLE INSURANCE CLAIMS AS A RESULT- IMPACTING MY INSURANCE. I'M ALSO FEARFUL OF MY CHILDREN'S AND MY SAFETY DUE TO THESE RANDOM CRACKS. I DO NOT TRUST MY WINDSHIELD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I'M ACTUALLY CONSIDERING TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING NOW.. TONIGHT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAPPENED AFTER I PARKED MY VEHICLE (AFTER ACTUALLY HAVING MY HONDA SERVICED).
ON 1/8/20 WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY, AND STAYED ON ALL THE WAY TO WORK, AND BACK. THEN AGAIN THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I CALLED HONDA ON 1/9/20, THEY ADVISED TO COME IN SOONER THAN LATER. CAR IS AT HONDA NOW 1/10/20, THEY ARE STATING ALL CODES MAY BE DUE TO TWO CODES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED: P0302 (FUEL INJECTION), WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND U0129 LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO A/C CONTROL UNIT - WHICH WILL COST ME $1630 FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT! OF NOTE: THE CAR'S EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE DRIVING HAS TRIGGERED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON BEFORE IN HEAVY RAIN.
DURING A REGULAR DRIVING, DASHBOARD LIGHT UP WITH SEVERAL SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION AND WARNINGS LIGHTS. CAR IS 2YEAR OLD WITH 30000 MILES BUT ISSUE IS BEEN AROUND SINCE IT WAS 4000 MILES SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER GOT REPLACED BATTERY ON 1ST AND ALTERNATOR ON LAST VISIT. AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FRIDAY 1/3/2020 IN A MIX OF DRIVING THAT INCLUDED THIRTY-FIVE MILES AT 70MPH+ AND SECONDARY TRIP OF TEN MILES IN TOWN THAT WAS A MIX OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC CABIN OF VEHICLE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES, FIRST FAINTLY, BUT BECAME WORSE UNTIL HEADACHE AND NAUSEA OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY PARKED AND RESTED FOR TEN MINUTES TO CHECK OIL ALONG WITH INTERIOR AIR REFRESH. WHILE CHECKING OIL I OBSERVED THE OIL LEVEL .75 INCHES ABOVE THE FULL MARK ON THE DIP STICK WITH AN OVERALL STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. ENGINE OPERATED AS IT ALWAYS HAS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF DRIVE ABILITY PROBLEMS. OIL LEVEL WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO BE .75 INCHES ABOVE FULL MARK 11/24/2019 AND SUBSEQUENT PHOTO WAS TAKEN. OIL WAS CHANGED 1/4/2020 AT 50,189 WITH OIL LIFE AT 50% WITH 5,714 MILES. PRIOR OIL CHANGE SERVICE OCCURRED AT 44,475 MILES ON 8/27/2019 AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS VERIFIED AT FULL LINE . FUEL SMELLS HAVE BEEN NOTICED IN THIS VEHICLE SINCE 300 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER DECEMBER 12/2017 FOR FUEL SMELL COMPLAINT BUT NO RECTIFICATION MADE. 12/2018 THE DEALER PERFORMED TSB 18-114 WHICH INCLUDED HVAC MODULE REPLACEMENT, AND REPROGRAM TCU AND PCM, AND CHANGE OIL. AFTER THIS MUCH ANTICIPATED UPDATE VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE WAS OBSERVED AS OIL RISE AND FUEL SMELLS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. DURING THE WINTER OF 2018-2019 OIL RISE INCREASED .50" ABOVE FULL MARK AT 5000 MILE OIL, BUT PREMIUM FUEL WAS UTILIZED C
MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN TO FLASH (ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM, LANE KEEP ASSIST SYSTEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THESE SYSTEMS NO LONGER FUNCTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH AND LOW SPEED WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF, ON HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS. EACH TIME, I FIND A PLACE TO STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE SYSTEMS ARE FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, THE FIRST BEING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE LAST BEING YESTERDAY (2 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND FIND NO ERROR CODES SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE. DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE DEALER ON EACH VISIT. THIS DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ELECTRONIC ISSUES AS WELL WHICH I WILL ADDRESS IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
THE SHIFT BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FELL OFF. IT IS BROKE SO THE CAR CANNON BE PUT BACK INTO PARK.
THE EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED TO HAVE AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN, FUEL MILAGE HAS DECREASED, ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. HAPPEN IN MOTION, STATIONARY, AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
ON THREE RECENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25-35 MPH EACH TIME GOING STRAIGHT. ON ALL INSTANCES, THE CAR SEEMED FINE DESPITE THE WARNINGS. IN THE FIRST TWO INSTANCES THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND IN THE THIRD INSTANCE IT STAYED ON EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF ALTHOUGH IT DID GO OUT AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT AND RESTARTED. IT IS VERY CONCERNING WHEN ANY WARNING GOES OFF BUT ESPECIALLY SO WHEN IT INDICATES A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP STATING THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS HAPPENING WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS ONLINE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
MY 2017 HONDA CR-V HAS AN ISSUE WITH GASOLINE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL, WHICH IS RAISING THE OIL LEVEL, TURNING THE OIL BLACK, AND MAKING IT SMELL OF GASOLINE. I FEAR THAT THIS IS THINNING THE OIL TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOT PROTECTING THE ENGINE FROM WEAR.
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE SEVERAL SYSTEM ALERTS POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON (LANE KEEPING ASSIST PROBLEM, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT). THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I FIRST OWNED MY BRAND NEW CAR (THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ONE MONTH AFTER OWNING IT). I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE TRIED VARIOUS THINGS, BUT HONDA HAS YET TO COME UP WITH A PROPER SOLUTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON, AS WELL AS WHEN I'M DRIVING.
PAINT BUBBLES AT THE LIP OF MY HOOD, NOT DUE TO RUST OR AN ACCIDENT - 3 DIFFERENT AREAS VARYING IN SIZE. I WILL HAVE HONDA LOOK AT IT BUT OTHER REPORTS SHOW THAT HONDA DOES NOT FIX - IT IS OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. ONLY ONE PIC WOULD SEND I HAVE 3
DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED AT LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD & UNDER 45,000 MILES. DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A COVERED REPAIR NOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HONDA CORP WOULDN'T TALK TO ME BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE.
NO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE, UNTIL 40,000 MILES. I ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL AT 3000 MILES SO IT HAD NO TIME TO INCREASE. LAST WEEK I TOOK A 1200 MILE TRIP, CHECKED THE OIL WHEN I GOT HOME, FOUND IT TO BE WELL OVER A QUART ABOVE FULL. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER AND SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE 23RD OF DECEMBER.
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