SHIFT KNOB BUTTON BROKE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF USE OF VEHICLE. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ON VEHICLE.
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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED TO FLASH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRANK LETA HONDA (500 AUTO MALL DR, O'FALLON, MO 63368) FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONTACT WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT ALL THE RECORDS AND BILLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
SOMETIMES, AUTOBREAK KICKS OFF WHEN DRIVING APPROACHING A BRIDGE ON A SUNNY DAY OR IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA WHERE THE LANES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED OR NARROWER WITH CONSTRUCTION CONES. THIS IS SUPER SCARY AND MAY RESULT IN UNEXPECTED COLLISIONS WITH CAR BEHIND, WHO IS NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ABRUPT BREAK/STOPPAGE
THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ON MY HONDA 2017 CRV ACTIVATED UNNECESSARILY AND PERFORMED A HARD BRAKING EVENT WHEN THERE WERE NO CAUSE FOR IT. I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AFTER WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AFTER ALL CARS HAD CLEARED IT. THE RIGHT TURNING CARS HAD CLEARED AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE. THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS IN, OR ENTERING, THE INTERSECTION. THE BRAKING ACTION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CONTENTS IN THE BACK SEAT TO BE THROWN FORWARD ONTO THE FLOOR. I DON'T THINK MY SPEED EXCEEDED 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE WHOLE TIME. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE IN THE ROAD AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION OF THE CROSSING ROAD LANES. I WAS HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON NALL AVENUE IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS - ENTERING/CROSSING 95TH STREET. I WAS IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE. THIS WAS ON 12/2/2019 AT ABOUT 7:50 A.M.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WOULD BECOME VERY BRIGHT AND THEN VERY DARK, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN OF ANN ARBOR (2575 S STATE ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 48104, (855) 223-0067) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10163184 AND MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: A19-066. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10080473. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
THE THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON HAS BROKEN. WE HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME EXACT YEAR MAKE MODEL THAT DID THE SAME EXACT THING.
MCMINNVILLE OREGON AT THE INTERSECTION OF NE BAKER ST (HWY99W) AND NE 12TH ST. WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON NE BAKER ST AND ENTERING THE INTERSECTION WHERE AT LEAST TWO STEEL PLATES WERE IN THE ROAD COVERING CONSTRUCTION WORK OUR 2017 HONDA CRV SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT HAD SUDDENLY CHIRPED AND ALERTED ON THE DASH "BRAKE!" AND IN LESS THAN ONE SECOND THE SYSTEM APPLIED THE BRAKES QUICKLY AND HARD. TIME WAS ABOUT 3:45PM, THE SKY WAS PARTLY CLOUDY, TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 45 DEGREES, THE ROADS WE DRY AND CLEAR. ONLY AFTER READING OTHER EXACT EVENTS WITH EXACT SAME SCENARIOS DID I REALIZE THAT IT APPEARED THE STEEL PLATES IN THE ROAD HAD CONFUSED THE SYSTEM. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND OR BEHIND US AND THE FOUR OF US IN THE VEHICLE WERE NO MORE THAT STARTLED BY THE EVENT.
OIL LEVEL RISES TO ABOVE HEIGHT MARK ON DIPSTICK. ENGINE POWER LOSS. SMELL OF GAS IN CABIN. OIL LEAK BECAUSE OF RISING OIL LEVEL IN ENGINE.
FUEL LEAKING INTO OIL. WHEN CHECKING OIL THAT IS NOT OVERDUE FOR CHANGING, OIL LEVEL IS WELL OVER FULL AND HAD STRONG GASOLINE ODOR.
DISPLAY MONITOR GOES COMPLETELY DARK. HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART FOR IT TO COME BACK.
THIS PAST SUMMER, I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER (THE SCREEN THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING AND IS AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL) STARTED BEEPING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE SCREEN'S BRIGHTNESS SETTING STARTED GOING FROM FULL BRIGHTNESS TO FULL DARKNESS. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS TERRIFIED AND ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BECAME VERY DISTRACTED AND STARTLED. I WASN'T SURE IF THE CAR COMPUTER OR BATTERY WAS OVER HEATING, I WASN'T SURE IF I SHOULD PULL OVER ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP...IT WAS TERRIBLE. I TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT TO STOP. NOTHING WOULD DO IT. LUCKILY, I WAS A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN A PANIC AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS GONE. I CHALKED THIS UP TO MAYBE A ONE TIME COMPUTER GLITCH AND LET IT GO. TWO DAYS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS CONTINUED MANY MORE TIMES RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR EXPLANATION. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OR WARNING IN THE MAIL. I WISH MY STORY ENDED THERE, BUT IT DOESN'T. THE RANDOM OBNOXIOUS BEEPING AND FLASHING EVENTUALLY STOPPED. HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND NOTICED I COULD BARELY SEE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. I ALMOST HIT A DEER. CONFUSED, I REALIZED THE BRIGHTNESS WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY UP ON THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER AND ON THE SCREEN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE BRIGHTNESS DOWN, BUT QUICKLY
THE GEAR SELECTOR BUTTON HAS BROKEN UNDER NORMAL USE. THE BUTTON WAS FOUND IN THE CUP HOLDER AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN ITS HOUSING. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO BE BROKEN.
HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WAS STOPPED, BUT VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO IMPACT A BRICK POLE.
DEAD BATTERY - 11-17-2019, 11-18-2019 (2YRS 3MONTHS OLD, 16,000 MILES) GARAGE KEPT. CAR WON'T START. CAR PARKED IN GARAGE.
I OWN A 2017 HONDA CRV. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON. THE MOST SERIOUS ONE WAS WHEN I WENT DOWN ON A BRIDGE, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEMS GOT ACTIVATED AND BREAKING HARD. IT WAS BREAKING SO HARD THAT ALMOST STOP DEAD. I WAS SO WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE BEHIND HIT ME. SOME OF THE OCCASIONS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS MAKING A EXIT TURN ON HIGHWAY AND ONE OR TWICE WHEN I WENT STRAIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WITH OTHER HONDA AND OWNERS.
ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND STORES ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THEN LEAKS ALTOGETHER AND ON FLOOR- SLIP AND FALLS IN GARAGE.
GEAR SHIFT BUTTON POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING: I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THE BUTTON POPPED OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO DROP THEM OFF AT SCHOOL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRULY DEADLY SITUATION IN A CROWDED DROP OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO TO PARK. THANKFULLY I QUICKLY RECOVERED FROM SHOCK, HIT THE BRAKES AND SCRAMBLED TO GRAB THE PIECE THAT HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE BUTTON PIECE LOOKS CHEAP, SO NOW THE COIL IS EXPOSED. I CAN'T JUST STICK MY FINGER IN SO I AM GOING TO NEED TO TAPE THE BUTTON BACK ON UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS RECALL ISSUE SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED IT. I WOULDN'T HAVE REPORTED IT IF I DIDN'T SEE SO MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS.
ENGINE REV UP AND DOWN, THEN STALLING AND SHUTS OFF
WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON POPPED OUT. THUS NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN PARK UNTIL PUTTING THE GEAR RELEASE BUTTON BACK INTO THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE. I NOTICED A SPRING HAD POPPED OUT OF THE GREAT SHIFT HANDLE ALONG WITH THE SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON.
PURCHASED 08-24-2019. NOT EVEN 1200 MILES IN I HAVE GAS IN MY OIL AFTER CHECKING OIL ON DIPSTICK AT HOME. PROBABLY 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE OIL FILL LINE. PER DEALER ON 11/05 MULTIPOINT INSPECTION THERE IS GASOLINE IN THE OIL PER THE DEALER'S NOTATION.
WHEN DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD FROM SCHOOL, MY SON PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AFTER A STOP LIGHT. OUR 2017 HONDA CRV DIDN'T MOVE AN INCH. THANKFULLY, IT WAS NOT A HIGHWAY AND THE CARS BEHIND HIM WERE NOT COMING AT HIGH SPEED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE QUITE UPSET THAT ONLY A TWO YEAR OLD CAR CAN HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT,
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLOW HONDA OF BURLINGTON (2920 S. CHURCH ST, BURLINGTON, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM REQUIRED AN UPDATE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,135. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATES.*JS
GAS GETS IN THE OIL, GAS FUMES GO INTO THE CAR ITSELF AND MAKE US DIZZY WHILE DRIVING (NOT SAFE). CAR SPUTTERS (NOT SAFE) AND HEATER DOES NOT GET WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR IN COLD WEATHER REDUCING VIABILITY AND CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. IT TAKES 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING FOR CAR TO WARM UP, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES. I'M AWARE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MODEL, I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO DO A RECALL AND REALLY ACTUALLY FIX IT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN ISN'T WORKING. I'M READING THAT THE 2019 WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WITH THE SAME SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND IT'S NOT WORKING.
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY HONDA CR-V CRACKED FROM THE VERY BOTTOM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED THERE'S A CRACK THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEGUN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I'M TERRIFIED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS WINDSHIELD AND I AM TO SCARED TO DRIVE PASSENGERS IN A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD.
POWER TRAIN AND FUEL INJECTOR ISSUE. CAUSING THE SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT.
THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB HAS BROKEN OFF MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD IF I AM UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. BASED UPON ONLINE LOOK-UPS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITHIN THE 2017 CR-V
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER LEAVING A MOVIE. I PROBABLY WASN'T GOING OVER 25 MPH. SOMETHING FLEW INTO THE FLOOR, AND I THOUGH MY KEYS HAD SLID INTO THE FLOOR. I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND LOOKED DOWN. THE KNOB TO MY GEAR SHIFT AND THE SPRING HAD FLOWN OFF THE HANDLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND REACH DOWN AND FIND THE PARTS AND TRY TO PRESS THEM INTO THE GEAR SHIFT SO THAT I COULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I WAS IN THE CITY, BUT I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN. I WAS GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD.
MY ENTIRE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FELL APART WHILE I PUT IN IN PARK THIS MORNING. NOW I CANT DRIVE IT AT ALL. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CLEAR SKY AND DRY PAVEMENT. AS I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED, SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE CLOSE ENOUGH IN FRONT OF OR ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE TO WARRANT THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO BE ACTIVATED. THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE CLOSE ENOUGH BEHIND ME TO CAUSE A COLLISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS DONE AS I TRADED THE CAR IN FOR FEAR OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DRY, 2 LANE STREET, WITH A MEDIAN BETWEEN ON COMING TRAFFIC, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. AS I APPROACHED A GREEN LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THERE WAS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STATIONARY AT THE LIGHT, WHEN THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. NO COLLISION OR INJURIES OCCURRED WITH THIS INCIDENT. ALSO, NO NOTIFICATION TO THE DEALER WITH THIS INCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS SHADED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED OURISMAN HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER (LOCATED AT 1580 SPRING HILL RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (866) 341-3566) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200. *LN*JB
LOUD NOISES IN BOTH REAR TIRES. TIRES SPEC FOR 80,000 BUT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 26,767 MILEAGE.
ON 10/16/2019, DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE FUEL INJECTORS, BECAUSE THEY FAILED HONDA'S TESTS. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON THE EVENING OF 10/16/2019 AND DROVE IT HOME. STARTED DRIVING IT TO WORK ON 10/17/2019 AND WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE INTERESTATE, THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING (VIOLENT THUDS) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING REPEATEDLY. I LOST POWER AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NO LONGER BLINKED OR ILLUMINATED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE DID NOT MISFIRE PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS MADE BY HONDA. ATTACHED IS THE FUEL INJECTOR REPAIRS INVOICE. I ALSO HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AS INDICATED IN THE HONDA SERVICE MANUAL. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 61000 MILES.
THREE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE SUMMARIZED: TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUICKLY FLASHED THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES: 1) ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) PROBLEM; 2) ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM; 3) COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM; 4) BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. DRIVABILITY WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME, THOUGH THE MESSAGES CAUSED IMMEDIATE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THESE TO APPEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. WEATHER AND ROADS WERE CLEAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH CLEARED THE ERROR DISPLAYS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. WHILE DRIVING (CITY AND HIGHWAY) THE VEHICLE BRIGHTNESS CONTROL ON THE INFO SCREEN WILL RANDOMLY START TO BEEP AND FLASH REPEATEDLY. THE SCREEN CYCLES BETWEEN DARK AND VARIOUS INFO DISPLAYS WHILE THE AUDIO SYSTEM KEEPS PLAYING. THE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS ON THE SCREEN ARE NON-RESPONSIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES THE DISPLAY TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WITH NO PARTICULAR REASONS FOR THE ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR. THIS SITUATION WITH THE DISPLAY HAS REOCCURRED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (DEC 2017). THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED NEAR THE END OF A 600-MILE DRIVING DAY. YESTERDAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY ISSUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE LIKELY PROBLEM AFTER PLACING A SERVICE ASSIST CALL TO HONDA. A JUMP START AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. MILEAGE APPROX. 19,000. THIS I
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 MY 2017 HONDA CRV TOURING MADE A SUDDEN STOP ON A PERFECTLY CLEAR DAY ON THE KELLY AVE BRIDGE LEADING INTO MY BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF US OR BEHIND US. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM CAME ON AND THE CAR SLAMMED TO A HALT. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US. I REALLY THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND--IT WAS EXTREMELY JARRING. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND AM TAKING THE CAR IN MONDAY TO THE DEALER SO THEY CAN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD AS THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT CAUSED THE EVENT TO OCCUR. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH--IF WE HAD BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND A TRUCK BEHIND US IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.
DRIVER SIDE SEAT MAKES SQUEAKY NOISE EVERY TIME AND EVERYDAY. SPECIFICALLY FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN CAR HAD ONLY 6000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR CR V. IT WASN'T A LOT BUT NOW IT'S A BOTHERSOME TO DEAL WITH IT. EVEN A SLIGHT MOVE FROM RIGHT SIDE WILL MAKE THE SEAT SQUEAK LIKE THE THERE'S SOMETHING NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED.
STARTED THE VEHICLE TO GO HOME AND "EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" APPEARED ON THE DASH, ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS STATIONARY AND IN A PARKING LOT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON 10/14/2019. DETERMINED IT WAS A MISFIRE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED BY HONDA SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW, WHICH INCLUDED ENGINE INDUCTION SERVICE. HAD 59680 MILES ON THE ODOMOETER AND HAS THE 1.5L TURBO ENGINE. I ALSO HAD ALL RECALLS COMPLETED WHEN NOTIFIED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER ROAD CONSTRUCTION/PLATES, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT CALLED JAY HONDA (175 BROADWAY AVE, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 926-6202) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED I WANT TO SUBMIT THE VIDEO ATTACHED (IT WAS TOO LARGE TO SEND SO I HAD TO PUT IT ON GOOGLE DOCUMENTS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU GET THE ITEM I WAS NOT SURE ABOUT SHARING VIDEOS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MANY HONDA AND I BELIEVE THIS OCCURS WHEN YOU GO OVER METAL PLATES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME, LUCKILY I WAS GOING ON A SLOW ROAD AND NOT DOWN A FAST HIGHWAY. VIDEO LINK ATTACHED *JB
ALL WARNING SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY FEATURES LIT UP FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE LOST 80% OF POWER AND COULD BARELY GET IT HOME.
MY FIRST SCENARIO WAS A WEEK AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED AND JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO PASS THE INTERSECTION MY CAR GAVE A BRAKE WARNING ON MY ODOMETER SCREEN AND ABRUBTY BRAKED. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME NOR A PEDESTRICAN OTHER THAN A CAR THAT ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. THERE WERE CLEAR ROAD CONDITONS. MY SECOND SCENARIO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR GAVE THE SAME WARNING TO BRAKE WITH NO CARS FOR ONE HUNDRED FEET. MY BRAKED ABRUPTLY AND SENT ME DRIFTING AT LEAST TEN FEET FORWARD. IM FEELING EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN MY CAR AT THIS POINT.
AT EXACTLY TWO YEARS OLD, THE BATTERY DIED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT OF COURSE, MY VEHICLE DIDN'T NEED UPDATE, IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY DUE TO DEAD CELL THAT HAPPENED WITHIN SIX HOURS. THE TOP SIDES OF THE BODY HAS RIPPLES DOWN BOTH SIDES. WAS TOLD THIS IS USUALLY CAUSE BY ROOF RACK (I DON'T HAVE ROOF RACK) OR BY CAR WASH (MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN THROUGH A CAR WASH. I WON'T EVEN LET DEALER WASH IT WHEN I'M THERE). THE CAR BRAKES HARD EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF ME. THE CRUISE, LANE ASSIST, MITIGATION WILL ALL SHUT OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES SAYING RADAR IS OFF/BLOCKED. ON 10/08/19 WHILE DRIVING, THE LCD SCREEN STARTED BEEPING, FLASHING AND GOING BLACK. NOTHING WOULD WORK. CAR IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO BE ON ROADWAY. FILED COMPLAINT WITH HONDA ON A COUPLE ISSUES. SORRY FOR MY LUCK, IT'S NOW OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE.
WHEN I GO TO HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY TELL ME I HAVE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR, ALTHOUGH IM READING EVERYWHERE ELSE, AND IM GETTING NOTICES IN THE MAIL ON A FEW OF THEM. I FEEL LIKE IM BEING LIED TO ABOUT MY CAR AND IM AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART THE LONGER I KEEP IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOMEONE TO ADVOCATE FOR ME ON THE ISSIES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP/CORPORATION. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THREE DAYS AGO, AND I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, I RELEASED THE SHIFT BUTTON AND IT POPPED OUT ONTO MY FLOORBOARD. HONDA NOW SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. MY RECALL THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE ABOUT MY MOTOR LEAKING GAS INTO THE OIL WAS NEVER REPAIRED AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT EVEN THOUGH I GOT THE NOTICE IN THE MAIL, MY VEHICLE SHOWS DOES NOT NEED REPAIRED. PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO HELPLESS AND THEY TELL ME I WAS NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE, WHEN I HAVE IT IN MY HAND.
CAR WINDOWS ROLL DOWN BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH KEY FOB. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS NOT TURNED ON.
THE OIL LEVEL HAS CONSISTENTLY INCREASED AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE, AND HAS HAD THE SMELL OF GASOLINE, EVEN WITHIN 1200 MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF HONDA ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM SINCE I LIVE IN A WARM CLIMATE AREA, AND THEY INSIST, IN THE FACE OF CLEAR EVIDENCE, THAT ONLY COLD CLIMATES HAVE THE PROBLEM. 1,168 MILES AFTER AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, I SMELLED GAS FROM THE DIPSTICK, SO I SENT THE OIL IN FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPORT CAME BACK WITH CRITICAL (>5%) DILUTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEIR ENGINES MAY SIEZE, OR JUST STOP RUNNING, DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
MY 2017 CRV-EX HAS HAD ITS BATTERY DRAINED TWICE. WITH ONLY 4600 MILES DRIVEN. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY DRAINED AFTER 2 DAYS TO LESS THEN 24 HOURS. I'M ON MY THIRD TIME NOW.
SHIFTER NOD BROKE AND SNAPPED FROM MY HONDA CRV 2017 TODAY. IT'S A NEW CAR AND THIS IS A DEFECT SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANY DRIVER. I CAN SEE IT'S A VERY CHEAP PLASTIC THE WAY THE NOD IS MADE OF. I WANT TO REPORT TO HONDA SO IT'S GETTING COVERED THE REPAIR.
SHIFT KNOB BUTTON POPPED OUT YESTERDAY, SATURDAY 9/28/19, WHILE IN STATIONARY POSITION SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL I COULD LOCATE THE SPRING THAT POPPED OUT. WILL HAVE TO CAREFULLY HOLD THE BUTTON IN PLACE TO SHIFT AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T FALL OUT WHILE IN MOTION UNTIL I CAN GET TO DEALER TO FIX FIRST THING MONDAY.
I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CR-V ON A CITY STREET ALL OFF SUDDEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AND WON'T START. ONCE I GOT OFF THE CAR, THE LOCKED AND I COULDN'T UNLOCK THE DOOR ANYMORE. I TOWED IT HOME AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED FOR THE DAY. NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND I CAN'T TURN IT OFF.
2X IN 3 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING WE HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGES: 1) ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) PROBLEM. 2) ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM 3) COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM 4) BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM
ISSUE WITH DRAINED BATTERY/ VSA MODULATOR. VEHICLE LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF WHEN SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE. KEY FOB WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE VEHICLE BATTERY WILL DIE. ONCE JUMPED, VEHICLE WILL DIE AGAIN. BATTERY HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO NEED REPLACING YET NO ACTIVE RECALL REPORTED.
GEAR SHIFT KNOB SNAPPED OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF PARK OR REVERSE. THIS CAR IS JUST OVER 2 YEARS OLD WITH 16,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED - I HAD JUST STARTED IT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHILE ON VACATION.
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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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