ON EARLY OCT 2017, AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM APPLIED (SLAMMED) FOR NO APPARENT REASONS AT 45 MPH. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT AND LUCKILY NONE WAS BEHIND. HAPPENED ON MID DAY, CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT BRAKE WARNING ACTIVATED WHILE NO PENDING TRAFFIC. WENT TO DEALER TO CHECKUP AND WAS TOLD "NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES WITH THIS BRAKE ISSUES". IT TOTALLY DID NOT MAKE SENSE THAT THE ADVISER RECOMMENDED TURNING OFF BRAKE SENSING FEATURE!? ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, FRONT ADAPTIVE SHUTTER MALFUNCTION WHILE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD SHUTOFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS ISSUE AND FOUND NO FAULTY PROBLEMS.
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 →
MY VEHICLE'S WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON FOR ALL FEATURES, INCLUDING LANE ASSIST, STABILITY, COLLISION MITIGATION, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND MANY OTHERS. THESE FEATURES ARE CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED WAS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THREE TIMES. THE THIRD TIME, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL VALVE -- PART OF A HONDA "CAMPAIGN," WHATEVER THAT MEANS -- AND THAT REPLACING/REPAIRING THE ISSUE COULD TAKE UP TO 60 DAYS. I WAS DISMISSED FROM THE DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WOULD NOT MAKE MY CAR STOP WORKING, AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN A PART ARRIVED. MEANWHILE, MY CAR IS IDLING ROUGH AND I SMELL GAS UPON STARTING IT.
GEAR SHIFT BUTTON (YOU DEPRESS THIS TO SHIFT GEARS) POPPED OFF, NO WARNING, FOR NO REASON. I WAS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, WHEN I RELEASED THE BUTTON, IT FLEW OFF. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO FIND THE BUTTON AND STICK IT BACK IN. IT IS NOW LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY ON/IN. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF A CAR IS MOVING AND IT POPS OFF...
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE HONDA 1.5L OIL-FUEL PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED BACK IN LATE 2017. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL I TALKED WITH TWO OTHER CO-WORKERS WHO ALSO HAVE 2017 HONDA CR-VS. FIRST, MY ENGINE PERFORMANCE SLOWLY DROPS AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE, THEN PICKS BACK UP AGAIN ONCE I HAVE GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE. SECOND, THIS WAS MY FIRST WINTER WITH MY CR-V AND I NOTICED THAT IT HAS A VERY HARD TIME ACCELERATING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS EVEN AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE WARM UP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. LASTLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYS THAT MY OIL LEVEL IS AT A CERTAIN %, FOR INSTANCE IT SAYS THAT I AM AT 20% RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, WHEN I CHECK THE DIPSTICK, I SEE OIL WELL ABOVE THE "FULL" LINE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR VEHICLES IN MY STATE.
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY, INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I START IT, SEE IMAGE 1, DOES NOT SHOW THE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISPLAY. THE CAR STARTS, THE MESSAGES ABOUT BRAKE IS ON, AND MITIGIATION BEING ON, SHOW UP, AND THEN THE CENTER OF DISPLAY BLACKS OUT. SOMETIMES, IT STAYS ON, AND THEN WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, IT DISAPPEARS. SEE IMAGE 2, THAT IS AFTER I RESTARTED IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE I HAVE FURTHER TESTED THIS. IF I START THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE OFF, THEN THE DISPLAY SEEMS TO COME UP (I START CAR, WITH BRAKE ON, IN GARAGE, DISPLSY DOES NOT COME UP, I RELEASE BRAKE, THEN SHUT DOWN THE CAR. I THEN RESTART IT, BRAKE IS STILL OFF, AND THEN THE GAS MILLEAGE DISPLAY COMES ON, THEN NOTIFICATION ABOUT ROAD MITIGATION; THEN ROAD MITIGATION DISAPPEARS, AND THE MILEAGE AND FUEL DISPLAY REMAINS ON) MY CONCERN IS WHETHER THIS REFLECTS OTHER SMOLDERING COMPUTER ISSUES THAT COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA IN LATE 2018, BUT ALL THEY SUGGESTED WAS TAKING THIS TO A REPAIR SHOP TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A MY CAR ISSUES, THIS IS A BROADER COMPUTER ISSUE. THEN, THEY ISSUED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ADDRESS THE GAS-IN-OIL ISSUE, AND THE DISPLAY ISSUE SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW IT HAS RECURRED. THIS TIME IT SEEMED TO START AFTER I HAD CONNECTED A PHONE TO THE ANDROID SYSTEM THROUGH THE SMART CABLE, BUT AFTER DISCONNECTING THE PHONE, THE ISSUE PERSISTS. *DT*JB
OIL DILUTED WITH FUEL, OVER FULL. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN VEHICLE.
CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL IT WAS ABOVE THE MAX LEVEL. THE OIL INDICATOR SAYS WE HAVE 10% OIL LIFE. AND THE OIL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. THEY GAVE US A SPEECH THAT IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE GAS THAT LEAKS TO THE OIL AND IT WILL EVAPORATE. OUR OTHER CARS DOESN'T. IT HASN'T AFFECTED THE CAR YET BUT JUST CONCERN THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AHEAD. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS AND SIDE STREETS. IN ADDITION, THE AUTO SAFETY FEATURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOCH HONDA (3927, 279 BOSTON PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062, (877) 657-6352) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE UPDATE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
IT IS THE END OF MARCH 2019. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE 1.5T ENGINE KEEPS GOING UP. THE DIP STICK HAS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. SERVICE BULLETIN 18-147 HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE TO THE CAR IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2019 AND IS NOT HELPING WITH THE OIL DILUTION. WHY IS SERVICE BULLETIN 18-147 NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL SINCE IT IS MANDATORY FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE NOTICE? WHY IS THE NHTSA NOT INVESTIGATING A VEHICLE THAT HAS 500-1000% MORE POSTED COMPLAINTS THAN THE AVERAGE VEHICLE OF THE SAME CLASS?
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE SILVER BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE OFF THE HANDLE USED TO SHIFT BETWEEN PARK, NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. NO ONE WAS TOUCHING THE SHIFTER AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS A VERY DISTRACTING EVENT -- I SUDDENLY SAW THE BROKEN BUTTON. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS "GOING ON" DISTRACTED ME FROM LOOKING AT THE ROAD, WITH THE ASSOCIATED RISK OF LOOSING "SITUATIONAL AWARENESS". I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT I RAPIDLY REFOCUSED ON THE ROAD AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PERSON IN THE FRONT-PASSENGER SEAT FIGURED OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I TALKED TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS WITH SEVERAL OTHER CRVS. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND THE DEALER FEEDBACK, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IMPACTS MULTIPLE CARS; THE DISTRACTION CREATED WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY CAN RESULT IN SOMEONE GETTING INTO A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS DEFECT IS NOT PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED. I REPORTED IT TO HONDA AMERICA. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL REPORT IT TO HONDA, BUT MADE NO COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING IT OR GETTING BACK TO ME ON THEIR DECISION. A PROACTIVE RECALL AND REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB POPPED OUT OF THE SHIFTER WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE AND I COULDN'T TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK TO FIND IT OR I WOULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING. LUCKILY I FOUND IT AND SHOVED IT BACK IN TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO PARK BUT IT STILL REGULARLY POPS OUT LEAVING THE SHIFTER STUCK IN GEAR.
THE SHIFT GEAR/SHAFT BUTTON FELL APART/BROKE OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AS YOU CANNOT SHIFT GEARS. I WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE A SAFE SOLUTION WHILE DIVING. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHERS APPARENTLY THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS HAPPENING TO CRV OWNERS. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEIR REPLY WAS THAT IF IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR SERIOUS INJURIES.
RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, RADIO STATIONS SWITCH AROUND, BRIGHTNESS GOES UP AND DOWN, PHONEBOOK GETS RUN THROUGH AND CALLS RANDOM PEOPLE, GOOGLE MAPS HISTORY STARTS BEING DISPLAYED AS IF SOMEONE IS LOOKING UP MY LOCATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF. RADIO VOLUME TURNS WAY UP. I UNPLUG MY PHONE AND SOMEONE WILL RECONNECT IT USING BLUETOOTH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING 3 TIMES A WEEK OVER 6 MONTHS. DEALERSHIP HAS NO SECURITY UPDATES FOR ME
THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE GEAR SELECT LEVER FELL OFF AFTER SHIFTING TO DRIVE. THE I HAD TO SEARCH THE FLOOR WHERE THE BUTTON FELL AND PLACE IT BACK INTO THE SELECT LEVER IN ORDER TO SHIFT TO PARK. NOW THE BUTTON EASILY FALLS OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE PUSH KNOB BROKE.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE SYSTEM HAS MADE AN ALERT SOUND AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATIONS: "BREAK SYSTEM" INDICATOR IS LIT; COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM; ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM; AND TODAY (3/28/2019) WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, IT ALSO DISPLAYED ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. IT SHUTS DOWN THESE SYSTEMS AND THE CAR DRIVES WITH A SLIGHT "DRAG" TO ITS MOVEMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT, AND THEN RESTART. THE SYSTEM CHECKS ITSELF AND RESETS. THIS IS UNPREDICTABLE, CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY INITIATED, AND THEREFORE IS DIFFICULT TO TAKE FOR REPAIR WHEN THERE IS NO INDICATION AT THE TIME OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN NEED OF REPAIR. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SOFTWARE, THE COMPUTER, OR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2017.
ENGINE WAS MAKING A FLUTTERY SOUND. NOTICED FUEL IN OIL, FOUND CAMS WERE BINDING AND TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND LOOSE. THEY REPLACED CYLINDER HEAD AND TIMING CHAIN. LEARNED ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN RESULT OF OIL DILUTED BY FUEL, AND THERE IS A FIX BUT ONLY FOR CARS REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES, NOT MY STATE. COMPLAINED TO AMERICAN HONDA, CASE #09409822. WAS TOLD OIL DILUTION IS NORMAL, CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES - CLAIMED THIS IS IN WARRANTY DOCUMENTS - AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING, AND ALSO CANNOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANYTHING IN WRITING. NO PRESALE MENTION OF "REQUIREMENT" TO NOT DRIVE UNDER SEVERAL MILES. WITH MY 1/2-MILE COMMUTE, WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. BASED ON THIS I AM TERRIFIED THAT SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING IN THE FUTURE THE TIMING CHAIN WILL FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL STOP, AND THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH -- EITHER MINE OR YHAT OF STRANGERS.
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT . WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BEGAN TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLASHED BRAKE WARNING AND BROUGHT CAR TO COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE BEHIND DID NOT HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR. THIRD TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BAR BRAKING WITH NOTHING IN FRONT OF IT.
VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START AFTER SHUTDOWN WITH NO DIAGNOSED CAUSE. AFTER SUCCESSFUL SHUTDOWN (PARKED), VEHICLE WILL BE UNABLE TO BATTERY START, WITH LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD ELECTRONICS FLASHING AND STARTER UNABLE TO ENGAGE WHEN PRESSING START BUTTON WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. VEHICLE REQUIRES JUMP START FOR SUCCESSFUL START UPON SYMPTOMS APPEARING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE, BUT NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND. UPON LATEST VISIT, CAR WAS UNABLE TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING CAR AT DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED BATTERY (NORMAL, GR8, ED-18 TESTS) AND BOTH TESTS PASSED WITH NORMAL PARAMETERS. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED PARASITIC DRAW TEST WITH NO ABNORMAL DRAW FOUND. DEALERSHIP APPLIED HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 17-032 AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND WITH NO PATTERN TO WHAT COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO BE UNABLE TO START THE CAR. PROBLEM APPEARS AFTER PARKING WITH OR WITHOUT PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN, AFTER NO DRIVING ACTIVITY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, AND ALSO AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. NO ACCESSORIES OR LIGHTS ARE LEFT ON OR PLUGGED IN TO THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DURING PERIODS OF NO DRIVING ACTIVITY. THIS PROBLEM SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS AN UNDIAGNOSED ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. HONDA AT THIS TIME SEEMS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE - THE INABILITY TO ST
ENGINE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER CAR WENT IN FOR OIL DILUTION RECALL AND HAD THE FIX. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH.
KEY FOB FOR KEYLESS ENTRY HAS A FEATURE THAT AUTO OPENS ALL WINDOWS. IT IS EASILY ACTIVATED AND PER HONDA CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED. I HAVE FOUND ON 8 OCCASIONS IN 2YEARS ALL MY WINDOWS OPEN TO RAIN OR SNOW UPON GOING TO MY CAR. ALL ITEMS IN CAR COULD EASILY BE STOLEN AND CAR HAS BEEN SOAKED INSIDE ON 4 OF THE 8 EVENTS. THIS WATER/SNOW DAMAGE WILL HAVE AGED MY OWNED VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IT APPEARS WITH MOST HONDAS IN LAST 7 YEARS. I HAVE FINALLY RESORTED TO BAGGING MY KEYS AND PLACING THEM BY THEMSELVES UP HIGH WHERE THEY CANNOT BE CONTACTED.
GASOLINE IN ENGINE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH DEALER BUT NO RESPONSE. I ALSO WROTE THIS ENTITY BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY KNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS ISSUE. I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND THE OIL ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE GAS JUST BEFORE I TAKE IT I. TO HAVE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY (3500 OR 5000 MILES). PLUS I HAVE YET IN THE 18 MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CR-V TO GET AN OIL CHANCE NOTIFICATION. I WANT THE ISSUE WITH THIS/MY CR-V BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED! I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AN REPLY THAT WILL HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE!
OIL DILUTION PROBLEM IN THE 1.5 TURBO ENGINE. I HAVE CHECKED OIL AND IT IS ABOVE TOP LEVEL LINE AND SMELLS OF GASOLINE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO CARS BOUGHT AND USED IN CALIFORNIA
RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA ABOUT A RECALL TO UPDATE SOFTWARE AND CHANGE A/C MODULE TO PREVENT MIL FROM COMING ON. WENT TO DEALER AND HAD SERVICE COMPLETED AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL PER HONDA DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM THE SERVICE ACTION. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FILTER. TWELVE DOLLARS IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THE OIL WOULD BE CONTAMINATED BY THIS SERVICE ACTION. NOW THERE IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA CRVS CONCERNING OIL DILUTION. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN DOES NOT IN ANY MANNER ALLUDE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES SEEM TO BE AIMED DIRECTLY AT IT. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS EXPRESS NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OIL ISSUES. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA REGARDING THIS AND NO REPLY. AS A SIDE NOTE HONDA IS OFFERING CANADIAN OWNERS A FREE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AND TO US BUYERS WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, 65 MPH, WITH ACC CRUISE CONTROL ON. SUDDENLY IT DEACTIVATED. WARNING LIGHT FOR ACC/ ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION/ COLLISION MITIGATION AND BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS WARNING INDICATORS CAME ON. BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING WAS PARTICULARLY STRESSFUL. I TRIED BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED NORMAL BUT ACC DEFINITELY DID NOT WORK. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN OFF SYSTEM AND TURN IT BACK ON TO NO AVAIL. WINDSHIELD WAS CLEAN AS WAS FRONT SENSOR AREA. AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY I COULDN'T STOP. AN HOUR LATTER, WHILE STILL ON THE ROAD WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AND ALL SYSTEMS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NOW A MONTH LATER SAME HAPPENED AGAIN AND SYSTEM RECOVERED IN ABOUT AN HOUR WHILE STILL DRIVING. LANE KEEPING ASSIST SYSTEM WAS STILL WORKING WHILE THE OTHER SYSTEMS WENT OUT SO THE CAMERA WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. CAR SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHILE THESE SYSTEMS WERE OUT. AS A FORMER MECHANIC,POLICE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR AND CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST I KNOW THAT THIS CAN NOT BE CAUSED BY "LOW GAS" OR "GAS IN THE OIL". THIS IS AN ELECTRONICS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THREE TIMES.
GEAR SHIFT BUTTON POPPED OUT WHEN I PULLED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK.
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY,COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION
DRIVING ON A MULTI LANE ROAD, NO CARS IN FROM OF ME. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 45 MPH. COLLISION AVOIDANCE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED BRINGING VEHICLE TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. I HAD 2 PASSENGERS WHO CAN CORROBORATE STORY.
GAS IN OIL AFTER RECALL. HAD THE RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE. A FEW WEEKS LATER AND, NOW MY OIL IS DARK, OVERFILLED AND SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AFTER THE RECALL. LESS THAN 15K MILES
BATTERY DIES AFTER SITTING FOR 5+ DAYS. NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, SAME ISSUE. TSB-032 HAS BEEN APPLIED, STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.
THE PUSH-BUTTON START DOES NOT ENGAGE ON THE FIRST TRY QUITE OFTEN. IT THEN TAKES THREE OR FOUR PRESSES, REMOVING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO GET THE IGNITION TO ENGAGE. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY PATTERN TO THE FAILURES, SUCH AS COLD ENGINE, WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IS NOT A SINGLE EVENT SO HOW DO I ANSWER WHEN? THE DEALER WAS ADVISED REPEATEDLY OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM -ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CONSIDER IT A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT HAS PERSISTED FROM WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW MARCH 2017 UNTIL NOW.
GEAR SHIFT LEVER BUTTON BROKE WHILE SHIFTING TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE. PARTS FLEW OUT. CALLED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE" WITH THAT YEAR CRV'S.
OIL LEVEL IS OVERFILLED AND SMELLS OF GAS WHEN CHECKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE ,MY CONCERN IS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS ETC. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FROM AN ARTICLE I READ IN CONSUMERS REPORT
2017 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GASOLINE ODOR ON DIPSTICK. *LD *TR
THE HONDA SENSING THAT CONTROL THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING IS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE DOES AUTOMATIC BRAKING WITHOUT ANY OBSTACLES IN VIEW.THE FIRST INCIDENT VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING MULTI CAR COLLISIONS. THE SECOND INCIDENT AT 40 MPH. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED. CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PENDING ACROSS THE STATES.
ON 3-11-19 AT 6:14 PM I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE ON A PARKWAY. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY, 39 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 61 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE PUT THE BRAKES ON DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND LANE ASSIST CONTROL . THEN A CODE FLASHED UP SAYING 'AUTO HIGH BEAM PROBLEM'. AFTER A 15 MINUTES TO REACH MY HOME I CHECKED THE HIGH BEAMS IT WAS FINE. IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS I HAVE HAD CODE FLASH ON THE SCREEN WHILE I AM DRIVING SAYING SYSTEM FAILURE, FOR 5-10 MINUTES. *DT*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS THE SIXTH TIME.*JB
MY 2017 HONDA CR-V HAS HAD A FEW PROBLEMS. CURRENT ISSUES: 1) BIGGEST COMPLAINT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON LITERALLY JUST FELL OFF TODAY WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. THE SILVER BUTTON THAT GOES INTO THE SIDE FELL INTO THE FLOOR. IT SEEMED MORE & MORE LOOSE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. I SHOULD'VE. IT'S A CR-V. 2) FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY PASSENGER BACK SEAT DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH MY KEY FOB OR WHEN I CLICK THE BUTTON. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH IT. WHICH MEANS IF ALL THE DOORS AREN'T LOCKED THE CAR WON'T LOCK THE OTHER DOORS. MY CAR IS NOT SECURE WHEN I'M LEAVING IT PARKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAITED A MOMENT, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TEAM HONDA (4613 E LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410, (219) 947-3900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
ENGINE OIL HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER, DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPGRADE THE SYSTEM. THE UPGRADE HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK. EVERYTIME I WOULD FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS METER DISPLAYS FEWER AND FEWER MILEAGE RANGE ON A FULL TANK.
GAS SMELL IN CABIN CHEMICAL SMELL IN CABIN GAS IN OIL CONCERNED OF ENGINE BREAK DOWN
I PURCHASE A 2017 HONDA CRV-EX WITH THE 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINE. DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ' THE OIL SMELL OF GAS, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SMELL LIKE GAS, RISING OIL LEVELS, STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA MOTOR COMPANY , LTD HAS RECALLED 350,000 HONDA CRV'S IN CHINA BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY IS CALLING BACK THOSE CARS TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF UN-COMBUSTED PETROL COLLECTING IN THE ENGINE'S LUBRICANT OIL PAN. HONDA DEALERSHIPS IN CANADA WITH OIL DILUTION PROBLEMS HAVE ALREADY STARTED REPAIRS OF THEIR 2017 & 2018 HONDA CR-VS AFTER IT WAS CONTACTED BY CANADIAN MOTOR VEHICLE ARBITRATION PLAN (CAMVAP). I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE UNLESS I RECEIVED THE SAME REPAIRS AS THE CANADIAN HONDA OWNERS, WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1.) PERFORMED N60 CAMPAIGN (OIL DILUTION) 2.) REPLACED CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT 3.) REPLACED DRAIN PLUG WASHER 4.) REPLACED OIL 5.) UPDATED PGM-FI AND TCM SOFTWARE. 6.) WARRANTY EXTENSIONS ON ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS FOR UP TO SIX YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE, WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED, HONDA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT MANNER. HONDA HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE TURBO ENGINE DEFECTS THAT CAUSE FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. I SEEK A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM, NOT JUST A FLUSHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S OIL RESERVOIR AS THE DEALER
OUR CRV HAS EXCESSIVE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, AT 17000 MILES THE TIRES WERE WORN BALD ON THE INNER CORNERS MAINLY ON THE REAR OF THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES WIDE AND THE INNER 2 INCHES ARE BALD , YOU CANNOT SEE THIS UNLESS YOU BEND DOWN AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR FROM THE REAR , THE OUTER CORNERS WICH YOU CAN SEE EASILY HAVE SUFFICIENT TREAD WICH CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFTEY PROBLEM IF S BLOWOUT OCCURS STARTED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AND GOT NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED, THEY GAVE ME A RUN AROUND AND BLAMED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER ,IT SIMPLY AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADRESS
INTERMITTENT FUEL ODOR IN CABIN WHEN STATIONARY AND DRIVING . HEAVY ODOR OF FUEL IN MOTOR OIL AND INCREASED OIL LEVEL ON OIL DIP STICK.
THE LED SCREEN GOES OUT OF CONTROL. WORDS AND IMAGES BECOME SCRAMBLED AND IT KEEPS BUZZING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANY SETTINGS INCLUDING THE RADIO. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IF I STOP AND TURN OFF VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF FOR A WHILE.
WHILE DRIVING, SAFETY SYSTEMS GO OFFLINE. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE KEEP ASSIST, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM, AND OTHERS ALL GO OFFLINE AT THE SAME TIME. APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. FIRST VISIT TO DEALER, WE WERE ADVISED THEY DID NOT SEE ANY CODES AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION AT THAT TIME. NEXT VISIT, ALL THE SYSTEMS WERE STILL OFFLINE FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THEY PERFORMED SOME SOFTWARE UPDATES WHICH RESET EVERYTHING. NEXT DAY, SAFETY SYSTEMS WENT OFFLINE AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE ADVISING THAT IT IS A FUEL ISSUE AND GASOLINE IS GETTING INTO THE OIL . NO EXPLANATION HOW OR WHY THIS IS CAUSING THE SAFETY SYSTEMS TO GO OFFLINE AND BECOME INOPERABLE. HAVE CONTACTED HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES ALONG THEY WAY, CURRENTLY WAITING ON A CASE MANAGER TO CALL BACK.
THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK WAS VERY HIGH DURING A RECENT RANDOM OIL CHECK. THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR ON THE DIPSTICK. I HAVE INFORMED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SOLD THE CAR (HOWDY HONDA IN AUSTIN, TEXAS), AND HAD THEM PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. ALSO, I NOTIFIED HONDA USA BY EMAIL. THEY SENT AN AUTOMATED REPLY WITH A CASE NUMBER, BUT MADE NO OTHER ATTEMPT AT CONTACT.
THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, THE BACKUP LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE DISPLAY IN THE CAR STAYS ON WHAT EVER WAS DISPLAYED INSTEAD OF SHOWING WHAT IS BEHIND THE CAR. THIS STARTED LAST WEEK AND HASN'T CHANGED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, OIL, AND HILL ACCELERATION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER NUMBER THREE MISFIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09400744. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO A FAULT TURBO CHARGE ARTICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,640.
THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER CRACKED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED BY MY THUMB WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS IN PARK AT THE TIME INSTEAD OF DRIVE OR REVERSE. AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON CRACKED THE KEY WOULD NO LONGER RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION.
YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY CAR TO HEAD HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I TURNED IT ON, I GOT A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS ALERTS, INCLUDING THE ENGINE, BRAKES, POWER STEERING AND OTHERS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, BUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND SEEMS TO BE LOSING POWER AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE GOTTEN SYSTEM ALERTS AND TAKEN THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME, THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED. THE SECOND TIME, A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THIS TIME, I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS OVER FULL AND SMELLED OF GAS. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. I LIVE IN TEXAS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WAS DURING THE SUMMER. THE LAST TWO TIMES HAVE BEEN IN WINTER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE OIL. ANTRIM WAY HONDA (200 S. ANTRIM WAY GREEN, CASTLE, PA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
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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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