THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE 6/25/17. SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DISPLAY INFO SCREEN. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS WITH DIALING MY CONTACTS WITHOUT ME REQUESTING. THE MULTIMEDIA ALSO CYCLES THROUGH DIFFERENT SETTINGS AND SCREENS. TWICE WARNING LABELS COME ON. RADAR OBSTRUCTED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN CLEAR SUNNY DAYS. HONDA CORP.SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOFTWARE FIX BUT DATE FOR IT. LOCAL DEALERS NO NOTHING ABOUT THE FIX.. TO DRIVE SAFELY I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF THEN RESTART. HONDA CORP CASE NUMBER 09368872
2017 Honda CR-V complaints
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THE WINDSHIELD HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT AT THE DRIVERS EYE LEVEL. CAUSES DISTORTED VIEW OF ROAD AND OTHER VEHICLES. RON TONKIN HONDA HAS TAKEN PICTURES BUT THE HONDA REP NEVER SHOWS UP IN PORTLAND
I RECENTLY BOUGH A USED 2017 HONDA CR-V. IT HAD ONLY 29,000 MILES WITH A FRESH OIL CHANGE BEFORE PURCHASE. I HAVE PUT OVER 1,000 MILES ON IT SINCE PURCHASE. I RECENTLY WAS INFORMED OF OIL DILUTION PROBLEMS WITH THE 1.5L TURBO AND DECIDED TO CONFIRM IF MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. I CHECKED THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE AFTER LETTING IT COOL AND MY OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE MAX LEVEL. ALSO, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE OIL. THIS DEEPLY CONCERNS ME AS THE OIL LEVEL SHOULDN'T BE ABOVE THE MAX LEVEL AND THE INCREASED WEAR THAT CAN OCCUR FROM DILUTED OIL. HONDA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ADMIT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA IN HOPES OF FULL RESOLUTION.
OIL DILUTION PROBLEM. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AFTER SITTING IDLE IN GARAGE FOR HOURS. OIL LEVEL EXCEEDS HIGHEST FULL LEVEL AND DIP STICK HAS DISTINCT SMELL OF GASOLINE.
WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON EVERY ASSISTANT SYSTEM. EVERYTHING DISABLES MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
CRANKCASE OIL DIPSTICK READING WAY OVER FULL 3000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. OIL WITH HEAVY GAS SMELL.APPARENTLY GAS SEEPING INTO CRANKCASE.
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHUT DOWN WHEN TURNED OFF. THIS CAUSES A HIGH PARSITIC DRAW ON THE BATTERY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO START IN A MATTER OF HOURS. HONDA POSTED A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO FIX IT..SERVICE BULLETIN 17-032. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY EVEN IF THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE, HONDA WILL NOT ALOW HIM TO DO IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE LABOR CHARGE TO HONDA. MY BATTERY BLEW UP RELEASING TOXIC GASSES FILLING THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR WHICH CONTAIN MY WIFE AND KIDS AT THE TIME. THEY GAVE ME A NEW BATTERY.
WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. MY WIFE AND I WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON I-75 AT 65 MPH. ALSO, THIS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR WILL COME ON WITHOUT BEING IN CRUISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES.
FUEL IS LEAKING DOWN INTO THE OIL PAN RAISING THE OIL LEVELS ON THE DIP STICK AS MILEAGE INCREASES, WHICH WILL RESULT IN PREMATURE POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO HURT THE RESALE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, 2K MILES AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE, OIL LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO A QUARTER INCH ABOVE RECOMMENDED "FULL LEVEL" DISPLAYED ON THE DIPSTICK.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES ON AND FLASHES ALL WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR WON'T START CONSISTENTLY, AND IF LEFT OVERNIGHT, WON'T START AT ALL, ALMOST LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE BATTERY IS FINE. CAR IS DANGEROUS AS IT TURNS OFF WHILE ON THE ROAD.
THE BUTTON THAT YOU PUSH IN ON THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. POPPED RIGHT OUT IN MY HAND. SPRING AND ALL. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT BACK IN WHEN I GOT HOME, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE I WORK WITH WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE CAR IS NOT A YEAR OLD YET. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR.
OIL DILUTION PROBLEM CAUSING MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING AND THROWING ALL SAFTEY RELATED FEATURES TO THROW CODES AND NOT FUNCTION, THROWS CODES AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING.HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND NOT RESOLVED.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DASH CYCLED THROUGH ALL SYSTEMS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. SHOWING ALL FAILED! PULLED OVER, STOPPED CAR AND STARTED CAR AGAIN AND SYSTEM RESET ITSELF. DON'T KNOW IF SYSTEMS ACTUALLY FAILED. WENT TO DEALER AND NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE CARS DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE BECAUSE NOTHING SHOWED AS A PROBLEM. AFTER I COMPLAINED THEY DIDN'T. CAR JUST DID SAME THING AGAIN. DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT.
WENT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE. AFTER COMPLETING, NOTICED CAR SEEMED TO BE STALLING AND SLOW/NON RESPONSE IN ACCELERATING. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME ABOUT 7 MILES AWAY, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GO MORE THAN 5 MP/H. VERY FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPEN NEAR MY HOME WHERE TRAFFIC IS LIGHT. WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE OIL AND IS VERY BLACK WITH 70PERCENT OF OIL LIFE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AND NOTED AS AN AFFECTED MODEL. NO FIX TO DATE! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE LIFE
DISPLAY FLICKERS AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON THE DISPLAY
ENGINE OIL HAS A FLASHPOINT OF 215 DEGREES AND 8.5% FUEL TO OIL RATIO AS MEASURED BY AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY, BLACKSTONE LABORATORIES. TWO TESTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND SHOW DANGEROUSLY LOW FLASHPOINT LEVELS AND OUT OF SPEC VISCOSITY. THE FLASHPOINT IS WITHIN THE OPERATING RANGE OF THE ENGINE. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAN ONLY CHANGE THE OIL AT THE PRESCRIBED TIME INDICATED BY THE CAR. FLASH POINT IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKE, POWER PRESSURE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND LANE ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND TAKEN TO VANN YORK AUTO MALL (422 EASTCHESTER DR, HIGH POINT, NC 27262, 336-841-6200) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED TO CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,100. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
I AM FINDING MORE OIL IN THE OIL RESERVOIR FROM UNBURNT GAS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA HL422 PLUS TIRES, SIZE: 235/60R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYDELL NISSAN OF GRAND FORKS (3220 S WASHINGTON ST, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201, (701) 746-9323) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREADS WERE WORN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE BRIDGESTONE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH BUSY TRAFFIC ENROUTE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MY 2017 HONDA CRV EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN POWER DROPPING FROM 65MPH SPEED LIMIT TO 20MPH. I HAD SEMI TRAILERS BEHIND ME AND IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD TO DRIVE A COUPLE OF MILES TO FIND A PLACE I COULD PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC. LOSING POWER LIKE THIS PUTS LIVES AT RISK. HONDA SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL! HONDA CLAIMS IT AS A PRODUCT UPGRADE TO THE 1.5 LITER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE TOURING MODEL. GASOLINE WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL AS IT WASN'T BURNING PROPERLY SO PUTTING MY LIFE AND PROBABLY DAMAGING MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB DETACHED. THE CONTACT REACHED INTO THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPARTMENT AND ENGAGED THE GEAR INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COGGIN HONDA OF FT. PIERCE (4450 SOUTH U.S. 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 621-5991) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING, BUTTON, AND KNOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09342672. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
BRAKING SYSTEM AND OTHER SENSORS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF WITHOUT CAUSE. FOR EXAMPLE, BRAKES ARE ENGAGED EVEN WHEN I AM ALONE ON THE ROAD AND NOT BRAKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES AND WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR FOR NO REASON. IN ADDITION, BLIND SPOT MONITOR COMES ON WHEN NO CARS ARE IN VICINITY. I HAD MY SOFTWARE UPDATED FOR RECALL BUT SAME ISSUES. I JUST WANT TO SEND COMPLAINT FOR OTHERS WHO MAY ALSO HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA CRV. WHEN I COMPLAINED BEFORE I WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKELY WEATHER RELATED BUT RECENTLY THIS HAPPEN EVEN WHEN WEATHER WAS GREAT, NO RAIN ETC. AS A SIDE THESE SO -CALLED SAFETY FEATURES NEED TO WORK BEST IN RAIN AND OTHER BAD WEATHER. ERROR MESSAGE GO AWAY WHEN I PARK AND TURN OFF CAR. THESE MALFUNCTIONS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING.
OIL MIXING IN THE ENGINE TO THE EXTENT THAT MAY VERY WELL INSTALL THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY. HONDA CORP NEED TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED TO PREVENT IT HAPPEN
2017 HONDA CRV PARKED IN GARAGE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE, DASH LIGHTS UP WARNINGS AND SOUNDS ALARMS ON BRAKING SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, LANE ASSIST SYSTEM, BATTERY, AND MANY OTHER AREAS. CAR WOULD NOT START AND GOES DEAD WITH SECOND ATTEMPT TO START. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED IN TO DIAGNOSE. DEALERSHIP STATE THAT TOLL TAG TOO CLOSE TO SENSORS (EVEN THOUGH TAG HAS BEEN ON WINDSHIELD FOR 18 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEM). TOLL TAG SCRAPED OFF WINDSHIELD. SIX WEEKS LATER, CAR IN GARAGE AND DASH LIGHTS UP WITH ALARMS AND SOUNDS WITH SAME ALERTS. CAR GOES DEAD. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED IN TO DIAGNOSE.
GASOLINE CONTAMINATING MY OIL. HONDA DEALER DOCUMENTED GAS SMELL IN OIL PRIOR TO OIL CHANGE ON MY RECEIPT.
THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION DISPLAY OCCASSIONALLY CHANGES BRIGHTNESS ON ITS OWN. IT ALSO SOMETIMES ACTIVATES ON SCREEN BUTTONS BY ITSELF. TODAY (2/6/2019), WHILE PLAYING AUDIO THROUGH THE CAR'S BLUETOOTH SYSTEM AND USING THE GPS, THE DISPLAY BLANKED OUT FOR 3 - 5 MINUTES. ALSO, THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE TACHOMETER DISPLAY, VIEWED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, BLANKED OUT AND SHOWED A SPINNING WAIT CURSOR. AFTER THAT WAIT TIME, THE MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY TURNED BLACK. THEN ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, IT SHOWED THE HONDA SYMBOL. INDICATING THAT IS WAS BOOTING. I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER LAST FRIDAY FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AND THEY HAD RESET THE MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY. IT SEEMS TOO SOON FOR PROBLEMS TO OCCUR YET AGAIN. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THE RANDOM BRIGHTNESS CHANGES ARE QUITE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TIME, WHEN MAX BRIGHTNESS OCCURS SUDDENLY. THE RANDOM ON SCREEN BUTTON ACTIVATIONS BECOME DANGEROUS DISTRACTIONS DURING DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN BRINGING THESE PROBLEMS TO MY DEALER'S ATTENTION FOR THE PAST YEAR, WHO SAID THEY ONLY JUST RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM HONDA (IN JANURARY 2019), SAYING THAT HONDA RECEIVED INFORMATION ON DISPLAY ISSUES AND ARE LOOKING INTO IT.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND SHAKE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK, THEN THE AUDIO SCREEN WENT BLACK. THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE WHOLE AUDIO SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ORDER UNTIL MARCH 1, 2019.
I USE THE VEHICLE FOR SHORT TRIPS. NOTICES GAS MILEAGE DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO 20 MPG. THIS STARTTED HAPENING SINCE DE 2018. POSSIBLY DUE TO VERY COLD WEAHTER. MOST OF CASES CAR IS USED TO DROP MY KID TO A SCHOOL THAT IS AROUND 2 TO 3 MILES. MILEASE SHOWS AS 20 MILES PER GALLON. TOUCH SCREEN DASHBOARD SOMETIMES GOES BLANK AND NON RESPONSIVE.
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF OUR NEW 2017 HONDA CR-V, THERE HAS BEEN GASOLINE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR OR DIP-STICK SHOWS THE OIL FAR ABOVE THE FULL MARK AND THERE IS AN OBVIOUS STRONG ODER OF GASOLINE. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR, GASOLINE ODORS ARE VERY STRONG IN THE EXHAUST AND SOMETIMES WITHIN THE CAR INTERIOR. GASOLINE IS CONSIDERED A SOLVENT AND IT WILL REDUCE THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE IF IT IS ALWAYS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND AN ENGINE FIRE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AT MY LAST VISIT, HONDA FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM A PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNCHANGED. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED WITH MY NEW CAR AND WANT SOME HELP GETTING IT FIXED OR HELP WITH RETURNING THE CAR BACK TO HONDA AND REIMBURSED FOR THE COST. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME, IN COLD AND WARM WEATHER.
MY 2017 CRV HAS BEEN SMELLING OF GASOLINE. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK, THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE FULL MARK. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THIS ISSUE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I RECEIVED A RECALL/"UPDATE" NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE (SOFTWARE UPDATE, REPLACED AC UNIT, OIL CHANGE). ONE MONTH HAS PASSED, AND AGAIN, THE OIL LEVELS ARE HIGH AND THE CABIN SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK IS, AGAIN, OVER THE FULL MARK. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM AMERICA HONDA MOTORS. I AM TAKING PICTURES OF THE OIL LEVELS ON THE DIPSTICK, DOCUMENTING ALL CONTACTS MADE WITH BOTH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AMERICA HONDA MOTORS, AND RETAINING ALL PAPERWORK REGARDING REPAIRS TO MY CAR CONCERNING THIS ISSUE.
AMBER CAUTION ANNUNCIATION FOR ACC, CMS, RWDS AND LKAS WITH STEADY BRAKE SYSTEM AMBER INDICATOR WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY, SHUT OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED, CLEARING THE CAUTIONS.
THE CAR STRONGLY SMELLED OF GAS AFTER RUNNING FOR SHORT WHILE FOR A LONG TIME. WE IGNORED IT INITIALLY. LATER WE REALIZED THAT THE ODOR WAS TOO STRONG TO IGNORE AND WE HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET THE SMELL OUT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MADE SOME CHANGES. IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. BUT THE SMELL RE-APPEARED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT WAS EXTREMELY STRONG DURING THE EXTREME COLD WEEK, END OF JANUARY 2019. OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH.
ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL PROBLEM LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO TURN ON, CHIME, AND AND GIVING MESSAGES SUCH AS "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING POBLEM", BRAKE SYSTEM, BREAK HOLD SYSTEM , POWER STEERING, ETC..." AND MY FEATURES SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL AND BREAK HOLD BECAME DISABLED. WE HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WE DID AN OIL CHANGE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS OVER 5 QUARTS OF OIL COLLECTED WHEN ONLY 3.5 HAD BEEN PURED IN, ALSO THE OIL WAS SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE. WE STARTED RESEARCHING AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR/MODEL. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED LOWER COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER #4 AND KEPT GETTING A CYLINDER #4 ERROR.
GASOLINE SMELL. OIL LEVEL INCREASING ON DIP STICK WITHOUT ADDING OIL, STATIONARY
AS I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM SHOWCASE HONDA AFTER HAVING SHIFT LEVEL KNOB, AC HEPA FILTER AND CABIN HEPA FILTER REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, WHEN MY CABIN GOT FULL OF A VERY CLOUDY, FOLLOWED WITH A BAD SMELL THAT MADE ME ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND PULLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST STREET BECAUSE I WAS SO SCARE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING.
JANUARY 20 2019 CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP JANUARY 21. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, A/C UNIT, DID A PROGRAM UPDATE, CHANGED THE OIL AND DRAIN PLUG. TOLD US IT WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY GAVE ME PROBLEMS --MORE THAN BEFORE. I WAS ACTUALLY TRAPPED IN MY CAR AND COULDN'T OPEN THE DOORS 3 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE SAFETY SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY ALERTS BLINDSPOT ACTIVITY, THE MESSAGE "SOME DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEMS CANNOT OPERATE" , THERES A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM DISABLED" THAT APPEARS, THE HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY AT WILL. TODAY, WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A TIRE PROBLEM AND MENTIONED ALL THESE OTHER MESSAGE FAULTS, THE DEALER CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS TOO HIGH (THE "FIX" WAS DONE JUST 10 DAYS AGO) AND THE DEALER TOLD US, "YES, BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO, CALL HONDA." SO, I HAVE A $37,000 PIECE OF JUNK I CAN'T TRUST TO TAKE ACROSS TOWN. PS WE WERE COERCED INTO PURCHASING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY -- WHAT GOOD IS A WARRANTY IF THE DEALER ADMITS HE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM?
OIL LEVEL IS GOING UP. WHEN YOU CHECK THE DIP STICK, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS AMD IT'S OVER THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. FOR THE HAS PEDAL, WHEN YOU PRESS IT IT'S SQUEAKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY AIR BAG RECALLS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. HONDA CITY (501 GRUMMAN RD W, BETHPAGE, NY 11714, (516) 717-4766) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ONCE JUST ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD AND ALL MY STUFF ON THE SEAT WENT FLYING. THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THEY SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN READING SOMETHING TO DO THIS, AND IT'S TO PROTECT A POSSIBLE PEDESTRIAN. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN . I CALLED HONDA OF JOLIET TO PUT IT IN MY RECORD. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHTS, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, COLLISION MITIGATION, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, AND A BRAKE LIGHTS ALL FLASH STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM. THESE LIGHTS JUST COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES . ONCE IT WAS SNOWING. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THE FIRST TIME I CLEARED SOME OF THE 'DRIVING AIDES' AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I TOOK IT TO HONDA OF JOLIET ON 1/25 AND THEY ALIGNED THE RADAR. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON 1/28 /19 AND THEY SAID THEY REALIGNED IT AGAIN. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS. THE ORIGINAL REASON WAS THE SENSORS ARE DIRTY, AND IN BAD WEATHER THIS CAN HAPPEN. THEY SAID A CLUMP OF SNOW COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TOO. SO THIS CAR IS ONLY GOOD IN GOOD WEATHER? THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS IN FOR THIS SAME REASON. ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS I CAME OUT TO FIND MY WINDOWS DOWN, MY SUNROOF OPEN AND MY BACK DOOR OPEN. CAR WAS STATIONARY. DIDN'T TAKE IT IN FOR THIS AND FORGOT TO TELL THEM WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF ON 1/28/19.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TOUCH SCREEN FOR THE VEHICLE CONTROLS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UMANSKY HONDA (LOCATED AT 960 HILTON HEIGHTS RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901, (888) 686-9143) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
I WAS GOING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A STORE AND TUBE PARKING GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK. I WAS PUSHING THE BUTTON IN TO MOVE FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN THE BUTTON JUST POPPED OUT. I WAS STUCK AS I SCRAMBLED TO FIND THE BROKEN BUTTON. LUCKILY WHEN I FOUND IT I COULD PUT IT IN TO MOVE IT TO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BROKE. MY CAR IS A YEAR OLD AND WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE TONS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. ISSUE IS IN THEIR CASES THEIR BUTTON COMPLETELY BROKE AND THEY COULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTIER. THEY HAD TO USE PLIERS. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC BUTTON HONDA IS USING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED .NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. HONDA DID REPLACE THE BUTTON AND I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS FROM THIS.
NOTICE VERY TOXIC GASOLINE SMELL IN VEHICLE CABIN WHEN DRIVING CAR DURING COLDER WEATHER. ALSO, NOTICE GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE AFTER CAR IS PARKED. HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE OIL LEVEL FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE OIL LEVEL WAS 1" ABOVE THE HIGH LEVEL MARK IN DECEMBER 2018 AND TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER . THEY REPLACED THE OIL AND MADE A SOFTWARE UPDATE PER A HONDA BULLETIN. THEY NOTIFIED ME IN WRITING THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNDER REVIEW AND HONDA TECHLINE AND ENGINEERS ARE AWARE OF ISSUE BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS,UPDATES OR REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE AS OF THIS TIME( DEC. 14,2018) IT IS NOW JAN 28, 2019 AND THE TOXIC GAS SMELL IS MUCH MORE SEVERE. USA HONDA WAS CONTACTED TODAY AND CASE REGISTERED FOR MY VEHICLE. HONDA USA TOLD ME TO AGAIN CONTACT THE HONDA DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. HONDA AND NHTSA MAY NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT IT CERTAINLY COULD BECOME A HEALTH ISSUE WHICH IS WHY I AM NOTIFYING NHTSA.
SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE OIL LEVEL TO INCREASE ABOVE THE FULL MARK ON THE OIL DIPSTICK.
VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON OIL DIPSTICK WHEN CHECKING LEVEL OF OIL. OIL IS OVERFILLED ACCORDING TO DIPSTICK WHERE IT IS WELL ABOVE THE FILL MARKING EVEN THOUGHT DEALER FILLED OIL TO SPECIFICATION PREVIOUSLY. OBVIOUSLY GASOLINE IS DILUTING OIL. VERY CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE LONG TERM. DEALER DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE AND IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR NOTWITHSTANDING THE CAR HAS A TSB IN SEVERAL US STATES AND ALL OF CANADA.
I OWN A HONDA CR-V /EX 1.5 LITER TURBO ENGINE. AUG 14 2018 NOTICED OIL LEVEL ON DIP STICK WAS ABOVE HIGHEST LEVEL INDICATOR AND OIL SMELLED OF GAS. CALLED INDEPENDENCE HONDA IN BLOOMSBURG PA AND BROUGHT VEHICLE ON AUG 21,1018 FOR APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THIS CONDITION. THEY CHANGED OIL AND TOLD ME THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IS WORKING ON A FIX. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN 3000 MILES FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. THE SAME CONDITION WAS FOUND ON OCT 22, 2018 WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK AFTER 3000 MILES. I WAS TOLD HONDA WOULD HAVE A FIX SOON. DECEMBER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA WITH PRODUCT UPDATE 2017-2018 CR-V . I CALLED INDEPENDENCE HONDA TO SCHEDULE THE UPDATE ON DEC. 26, 2018 , WHICH WAS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE FIX FOR THIS GAS IN OIL PROBLEM. ON JAN, 23, 2019 I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS 3/8" HIGHER THAN THE HIGHEST LEVEL INDICATOR ON THE DIP STICK AND THE OIL SMELLED OF GAS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENCE THAT DAY FOR THEIR INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER THEIR INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THIS ENGINE. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE BEEN TELLING ME FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS THAT HONDA KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL HAVE A FIX FOR IT. THE FIX HAS NOT WORKED ON MY VEHICLE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND INSTALL NEW COMPONENTS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION AND ALSO EXTEND ENGINE WARRANTIES. I CONSIDER GAS IN THE OIL A SAFETY ISSUE. IF VEHICLE STALLS OR HAS EXCELERATION ISSUES IN TRAFFIC IT COULD CA
DURING NORMAL SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER, THE PUSH BUTTON RELEASE ON THE SHIFTING KNOB BROKE IN TWO. THE UNIT WAS UNDER SLIGHT SPRING TENSION AND POPPED OUT AFTER SPLITTING IN TWO. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. UPON A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH A FACTOR MAINTENANCE REPRESENTATIVE, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE SHIFT KNOB FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF SLIDELL (510 E HOWZE BEACH RD, SLIDELL, LA 70461, 888-296-2638) AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED AND THE SHIFT KNOB WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURES DURING TWO PREVIOUS VISITS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
HONDA RECALL SB 18-114 2017CR-V IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.. BEFORE THE FIX MY CR-V HEATED UP ,& HAD HEAT WITH 2MILES.. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE FOR 10 MINUTES.. & THERE IS NO HEAT.. THE CR-V WAS FINE BEFORE THIS FIX.. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RE-CHECK THIS RECALL.. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NORMAL NOW.. THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO MAKE THE CR-V HEAT UP QUICKER , NOT SLOWER.. I'M JUST LETTING YOUR KNOW THIS, AND I WILL ALSO LET NHTSA KNOW. AS THIS MAY NOW BE A SAFETY HAZZARD. AS THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH HEAT TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. PER THE CRVOC.COM : WHAT YOU CAN DO ' GO ON RECORD AND REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO CORPORATE HONDA, AND TO NHTSA.GOV
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