10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
17 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
16 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,317 miles

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problem #118

Jan 012015

CR-V

  • miles
Airbag light on, recall notice

- Roenberg, TX, USA

problem #117

Jun 112023

CR-V

  • miles
Seat belt has slack in it and does not tighten up and the Airbag light on the dash comes on intermitently

- Longmont, CO, USA

problem #116

Feb 012023

CR-V

  • 170,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, she rear-ended a vehicle in front. The other vehicle's windshield shattered during the impact. Both vehicles were severely damaged. The air bags did not deploy. No one was injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed, but the contact was able to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

- Hemet, CA, USA

problem #115

Jan 252021

CR-V

  • 128,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the front driver's side curtain air bag erroneously deployed. During the deployment, there was no impact to the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,000.

- Windchester, NH, USA

problem #114

Jun 012020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 231,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. An unknown dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that there was a diagnostic fee of $165 in order to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted nor informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 231,000.

- Maplewood, MN, USA

problem #113

Apr 172019

CR-V

  • 200,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. while the contact's son was driving various speeds, another vehicle crossed three lanes and crashed into the passenger side quarter panel of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

- Covina, CA, USA

problem #112

Mar 042019

CR-V

  • miles
Airbag light comes on intermittently. Told by Honda dealer that this is due to seatbelt part that is faulty on the driver's side. Is this part of a recall? I bought the car in 2017 and I am not sure what recalls have been missed.

- Watertown, NY, USA

problem #111

Nov 052018

CR-V

  • 143,850 miles
Takata recall car was started in parking lot at mechanic for a misfiring spark plugs. Mechanic placed new spark plugs and a missing coil and car started right up. Car was stationary in lie to be pulled into the bay by mechanic went into his office which was about 75 feet away then heard an explosion. Upon going out to my vechile he noticed the airbags deployed and had exploded for no reason. The side curtain and seat airbags deployed on the drivers side. Car still running was not overheated nor did anyone wasvin the car. Incident occurred on 11/05/2918 was reported to owner auto insurance as an unexplained loss and reported to the Honda manufacture as on issue and a claim number was assigned from both insurance company and Honda manufacturer a claim examiner audited the vechile for loss and Honda manufacturer said they would pay for a diagnosis if it would be brought to a Honda dealer. Car was driven to a local Honda dealer and a specialized no reading could be concluded as the SRS was fried Honda the estimate includes SRS unit, seat sensors, curtain airbag, drivers side seat back assembly, labor is $1,082 and parts are $3,172.87 total $4,254.87 for total repairs. I am waiting on my Honda dpsm rep to give me feedback. Insurance company asked for a forensic mechanic to evaluated or get to root cause of airbags spontaneously exploding through black box as Honda did not include black box till the 2012 models this vechile is a 2005 model hence did not have a black box and no determination was determined for root cause. The vechile being a 2005 13 years old and only had a total of 143,850 miles, body and interior learher sears were in ideal condition. Car should have lasted at least another 100,000 miles car was deemed a total loss and car was scraped. Fact was if I or anyone else would have been in the car it could have caused an fatal accident.

- West Hartford, CT, USA

problem #110

Aug 302018

CR-V

  • 150,000 miles
Takata recall. I took my Honda CRV to the dealership last week to have the airbags replaced due to the recall. Now my air conditioning went out. I took it back to the dealership to have them fix the issue, but they told me the problem was unrelated. They said the compressor locked up. I have never had any issues with the air conditioning until after I took it in. Too coincidental. After doing some online research it apears many other people have had the same problem in which Honda does not cover the cost. People are paying roughly $1000 to replace their compressors. I am submitting a complaint because this is not right. I hope I am not dealing with a corrupt organization.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #109

Apr 152016

CR-V

  • 125,000 miles
This Honda CR-V 2015 as far as I know was total in April 2016. I did report this information to Honda.

- Flushing, NY, USA

problem #108

Aug 312012

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
Takata recall...I keep getting recall notices but we traded the car in about 6 years ago. We don"T know where it is. We have called Honda and gone to the New York state dmv and they can"T remove our name from the list. It is no longer in our possession. Please remove our name from the list. Thank you,

- East Aurora, NY, USA

problem #107

May 152014

CR-V

  • 7,000 miles
Informed Honda several times that vehicle was taken out of service as salvage in 2014. With last conversation, Honda representative advised that the database that Honda utilizes for tracking takata airbags is out of date... and that it would take some time for Honda to cease sending recall notices. This failure to maintain up to date records is counter-productive.

- Merrick, NY, USA

problem #106

Feb 012018

CR-V

  • miles
Need air bags fixed there was a recall

- Southwick, MA, USA

problem #105

Nov 192016

CR-V

  • miles
"takata recall" - on Nov 19, 2016, I had an accident. I was going down a sandy dirt road and heard a loud pop or bang (ended up being the stabilizer bar broke) and suddenly the steering wheel was jerked to the left, slamming the car into a ditch where there was a full embankment. I was slung to the left, hitting my head on the drivers side window, while at the same time the side curtain airbags and the side seat airbag deployed, bouncing me back to center. To my shock and wonder the drivers side, steering wheel air bag never deployed, which has concerned me every since the accident.

- Sale City, GA, USA

problem #104

Jan 082018

CR-V

  • miles
Takata recall "side airbag off" light is on and is no longer turning off when vehicle is started.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #103

Nov 022017

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 182,880 miles
AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON/OFF AT WILL, DASH LIGHT STOP WORKING, AND THE GAGES STOP/GLITCH AT WILL WHEN IT IS EITHER HOT/COLD/NORMAL OUT SIDE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENED STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC. AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION. AND I AM A MECHANIC AND I AM MOST CERTAIN IT COULD BE A COMPUTER ARE WIRING FACTORY DEFECT FOR ANY MORE QUESTION? U MAY CALL[XXX] AT [XXX] OR E-MAIL AT [XXX] OR MAILING TO ADDRESS TO [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Upper Sandusky, OH, USA

problem #102

Jun 152016

CR-V

  • 15,000 miles
I received notice of the takata airbags, from the perfection Honda 2603 american rd SE, rio rancho, nm, 87124, I took the Honda in for those repairs, that caused a electrical short, and damage to battery and parts, they refused to repair their damage, the damage light is still on, I asked them for repairs, to no avail, [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #101

Jun 012017

CR-V

  • 80,500 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was previously included in a recall regarding the side air bags (the exact location of the air bag was unknown) for which the remedy was completed; however, the failure recurred. Cornhusker Toyota Honda (3510 kaufman avenue, grand island, ne 68803; 308-382-4620) informed the contact that the air bag warning indicator illumination was separate from the recall, and the contact would need to pay for the vehicle to be diagnosed and repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,500.

- Hastings, NE, USA

problem #100

Aug 222015

CR-V

  • miles
I took my car to get serviced and to have the airbags replaced following the recall. I was told that the airbags were replaced, but they were never in fact replaced. The airbag light continues to come on and I am continuing to receive notices from Honda that my airbags have not been replaced. I would appreciate to have a truthful answer and to have this situation fixed!

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #99

Oct 072017

CR-V

  • miles
2015 driver airbag recall, 2017 passanger airbag recall. Two days before bag rrplaced the SRS light stayed on. Honda service said it was unrelated and the cpuld not turn it off and I would have to come back to diagnosis and it may cost thousands

- Metuchen, NJ, USA

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