I purchased a new 2017 CR-V. Needed to replace the battery at 38k miles two months out of warranty. While jumping, as described in the manual, I blew the main fuse and the amplifier. $1k later for the install of the new amp and with a new battery, the car still dies if you do not drive it every 4 or 5 days. I would never have known if there was no COVID but I am glad to find out before I took a flight and parked for two weeks.

I have since purchased a plugin trickle charger to keep it plugged in while the hood is open in the garage. I have purchased brand new Hondas every 3 or 4 years for the last 25. This is my last. No help from either dealership in Madison WI to even speak to Honda about this issue. I would love to join this lawsuit mentioned in your article.

Parked 2017 Honda CRV in Austin TX about 4/30/18 & came back to start it & all remote Key Fob functions would not work, including auto unlock. CRV has thousands of miles left on warranty. Had to use metal key to open door. Display supposed to show Key Fob battery status if low power but did not which suggests something more than Key Fob issue. Car would then start & remote allowed auto door unlock but would not start with Key Fob remote start & had lift gate lift up issues. (All I did was to replace Key Fob battery.)

Went to store 5/4/18 in Houston TX & came out & car would not start remotely or by pushing start button from inside. (Did start 1 time but door would not auto unlock. Window had been rolled down & would no roll back up so open door by reaching through open window.) Symptoms displayed included won't start, lift gate would not open the reliably, display message showed low tire pressure issue/ brake issue/ electric parking brake issue, etc.

Called Baytown Honda dealer & they said possible bad battery--call Honda Roadside Repair & have them try a jump start & tow if does not work. Did so. Jump start did not work. Overall took more than 5 hours to get car towed to shop by Honda Roadside Service.

Towed car to dealer Friday, they looked at it Monday; said some electrical/ electronic component failed & not covered under warranty. Cost about $150. Discussion found they assumed I replaced the CAR BATTERY & that caused the issue. (I only replaced the Key Fob battery.) They said they would escalate the warranty issue for consideration. Could not tell me what caused the issue but gave as one example, hooking up the CAR battery wrong. (Remember I only replaced the Key Fob battery & not starting was already present when Honda Roadside Service tried to jump start it.)

Called back Tuesday to check status & the diagnosis was now a generic power-to-ground issue; still not covered by warranty. (Apparently the Honda dealer thinks it is normal for the start feature on an under-warranty Honda CRV to fail after 27,000 miles?) Put me hold & after a few minutes (about 2:34 PM Tuesday) I called back to find out when the CRV would be ready & was told the person I needed to speak with was with a customer & would call me back. Now 11:45 PM Wednesday & no call. Honda dealer still holding the car.

I simply do not believe that a 2017 Honda which is under warranty should fail to start for any reason & if it does not start failed to a failed component then the issue should be addressed under warranty. Since I did nothing except change the Key Fob battery, the issue was a results of a car/ car system failure.