10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,705 miles

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problem #74

Jan 242020

CR-V

  • miles
I reported engine stalling after purchasing my 2016 in 2018 they serviced it and never fixed the issue I am wondering if that was issue in my accident

- Fall River , MA, USA

problem #73

Jun 222021

CR-V

  • miles
The pistons and piston rings have failed, and the engine burns oil rapidly. There is no indication by the vehicle of the issue as far as any dashboard lights, etc. I brought my vehicle into the Honda dealership over a year ago with a noise the car was making. I was told by Honda that my car had burned oil, and to do an oil consumption test and the results would be submitted to Honda corporate. Honda corporate forced me to do multiple oil consumption tests for over a year while my car was still in warranty. Now that my car is out of warranty, Honda corporate will not pay for my car to get fixed. This is a huge safety issue because this car in that year's make & model will burn oil to the point without making the driver aware of it until the engine combusts and can destroy the engine entirely. Anyone with this year make & model should not have to worry about their car having a factory defect and the dealer refusing to pay for it. There is nothing I could have done to cause the piston and piston rings to fail. Especially for the fact that I am the first owner of this car.

- Williamstown, NJ, USA

problem #72

Jun 062020

CR-V

  • miles
Oil stick smells heavily of gas, the engine which my car has is known to inject too fuel in the oil. I have had it checked at the honda dealership and was informed, it was normal that there is nothing wrong, however when I check my oil stick it is very apparent that there is gas in the oil compartment. (my dipping stick should not smell like my gas tank) I will be having a second dealership look at the oil tank again.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #71

Feb 042022

CR-V

  • miles
Gas in the oil 2016 2.4 l

- Panama City, FL, USA

problem #70

Apr 012021

CR-V

  • miles
I have submitted this complaint before. We sold the car rather than deal with a potential t-bone accident. When starting from a stop, as you would accelerate into a traffic lane the car without warning would suddenly act as if the key was turned off, ceasing to accelerate. Exiting our neighborhood onto a thoroughfare with typical 35-50 mph traffic, my wife & I both had frequent instances of this failure to accelerate or dead throttle response. With 50+ years of driving, 5 years of SCCA road racing, 5 years of teaching defensive driving, I'm still not sure what I've done to get the car to accelerate & avoid getting t-boned. Several Honda dealerships have acted as if this is an unknown situation/condition. Actually talked to 5 different Honda service writers who all denied that the problem existed. Went to an independent Honda garage who had 5 boxes of the offending part-Throttle Position Sensor-on their office counter. I was told it is a common problem, as evidenced by the number of TPS boxes they had. This is an extreme hazard & danger to anyone driving a Honda that uses this particular piece of hardware. I would urge a recall to force Honda to re-design this sensor to eliminate the potential non-acceleration issue.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #69

Oct 182017

CR-V

  • miles
I bought this car from Honda and I had to bring it back three times within the first 30 days for them to fix a window that was making a noise I also asked him if he could please take a look and drive my car because whenever I break or I-??m trying to speed up my car seems to stall and the engine can-??t catch up and then all of a sudden it bucks forward of course they said they cannot find the issue they will call the manager and no one has ever called me back to fix this issue I looked up recalls I don-??t know if there is one on this vehicle or not but I need some help

- Fall River, MA, USA

problem #68

Oct 232021

CR-V

  • miles
my car started to feel like it rides rough and uneasy. I herd a loud pop inside from the engine when reversing out of my parking stall. It sounded like something inside the suspension or the engine: The engine also feels off and not running like it should. The tire warning also keeps coming on and i replaced all the tires already.

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #67

Nov 072021

CR-V

  • miles
On Sep 10 2020, when I drove the CR-V uphill on Crenshaw southbound near Indian Peak, it could not accelerate and get into "limp" mode. No engine light was on. Once I was able to use momentum to pull over, restarted the car, it was driving as normal. I drove it to the nearest Honda dealer and left with them for a week. They could reproduce the issue by driving exactly to the same spot. They investigated and replaced the whole tank of fuel, suspecting water in the gas tank. On Sep 19 2021, my husband was driving on Lancaster 14 north bound (uphill). The CR-V go into "limp" mode and could not accelerate. Engine light turned on soon after. He was able to cruise to the shoulder and restart the vehicle. Once it was restarted, the engine light turned off, the car could go again, and he drove and left it to the nearest dealer, they could not find any issue. On Nov 7 2021, as I am driving on 73 toll road north bound (uphill) near Catalina View Toll Booth, CR-V traveling around 65 MPH started to get into "limp" mode and I could not accelerate it pressing the gas pedal, then the engine light turned on. I was able to cruise by momentum and pull to the shoulder. I stopped and restarted the car, and it was able to travel again. All through my trip afterward (405 NB), the car felt "choked" and "stuttered" when I tried to accelerate.

- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

problem #66

Aug 012017

CR-V

  • miles
The car vibrates so much my hands will shake on the steering wheel while idling and at time while driving. Any items in the car will shake. Complained to service department everytime vehicle brought in for service. Was told nothing could be done to fix issue and vibration is normal.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #65

Sep 152021

CR-V

  • miles
Car is burning oil very quickly, no apparent leaks. Bad noise coming from front end when going up and down hills caused me to investigate this problem with mechanic. Notice many complaint on the internet regarding this problem with the Honda CRV 2016.

- Ellijay, GA, USA

problem #64

Aug 042021

CR-V

  • miles
Honda CRV E-XL bought in 2016 from Coral Springs Honda, FL and always maintained at Honda Dealership died on freeway on 08/06/2021 in approximately 5 years. When towed in nearest Firestone they routed to Honda as they suspect the coolant has breached into 4 cylinders. Honda Dealership (First Texas Honda Austin ) is quoting around $10000 for a new engine replacement for 3 - 4 grand for an older engine of similar miles. My question is does Honda engines typically dies at 50k mile marks. I trusted Honda to last for 200k plus. Does Honda need to instrospect the engines manufactured for 2016 CRVs. What went wrong to this engine does it requires Honda to recall 2016 Honda CRV as I would have met an accident due to my car dying all of sudden on a freeway. The car started giving fumes from AC vent and all the warning light flashed on the dashboard. Please please help me getting my car fixed as I cannot afford that much of money. Honda Case Number: 12418365.

- Georgetown, TX, USA

problem #63

Jul 142021

CR-V

  • miles
1.car is too much bumpi from day1 2.every time star with shake 3.gas paddel need to push twice to run the car 4.all injectors and spark plugs are changed new (bought from Honda} 5.still giving code P0172 system too rich bank 1, 6.went Honda service can not guarantee the can fix but they took 140 dollar fee. 7.something like unknown because even Honda can not fix it 8.car miles 126000

- Queens Village, NY, USA

problem #62

May 072021

CR-V

  • miles
Vehicle stalls when driving, power steering, tire pressure, and check engine light all come on, but when mechanic checks there-??s no codes popping up. Then vehicle stalls again.

- Greenville , SC, USA

problem #61

May 022021

CR-V

  • 18,900 miles
Started the car in the parking lot. The engine was idling a bit rough. Put the car in drive. Suddenly the engine roared and accelerated. Tried to apply the brake. It did not work. Fortunately did not hit any other cars in the parking lot. The car jumped over the curb at the edge of the parking lot, went into a ditch and hit a tree. Came to a stop. The airbag was activated. The engine was still running at high RPM. Fortunately this malfunction happened in a parking lot and not on a busy city road !!!!! this bizarre incident points to potential malfunction of the computer controls. Forensic investigation is needed to rule out this possibility.

- West Chester, OH, USA

problem #60

May 022021

CR-V

  • 18,900 miles
Pulled the car out of the parking lot and shifted the gear to drive. Even before I pressed the gas pedal, the engine roared and the car sped out of control. The brake failed. Fortunately was able to avoid other parked cars and the car came to a stop in a ditch at the edge of the parking lot. The car may have traveled about 100 yds before coming to stop. The airbag was deployed and the damage to the front of the car may be extensive. Reporting this failure to the NHTSA in case there are other similar events happening with the 2016 Honda CR-V model.

- West Chester, OH, USA

problem #59

Dec 242020

CR-V

  • 21,000 miles
Engine vibration at idle and engine noise when starting in the cold. When hot, whining noise inside by timing chain area. Sent 5 times for repair at paragon Honda and the situation was never fixed and every time sent, they keep the car in the dealer for one week and an extra week in hillside Honda. My car has 23,700 miles and have all services done at paragon Honda and at hillside Honda and the noises continue. I contacted american Honda and the situation is never resolved yet they know about the issue.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #58

Mar 202021

CR-V

  • 43,000 miles
I smell gasoline while sitting in the cabin driving. My car has sat all night and I'm parked in the driveway with the car running and I smell gasoline. It smells like when there is a small can of gas in the car a lawn mower. Speaking of which, the smell is not unlike the smell you get when you spill gas on your lawnmower and start mowing the lawn. Honda refused to do anything. I was supposed to take the car to a dealership but then they wanted to charge me. I can't afford it. My son read of this problem in Honda CR-V forum where they talked about the oil pan being an issue. But the car model was not a 2016 and is is supposed to have a class action lawsuit against them foe this issue but it is coming. I can't live with this smell.

- Summit, NJ, USA

problem #57

Feb 042021

CR-V

  • 49,100 miles
The cabin is filling with engine/fuel fumes. I purchased 11/2016 and began having debilitating headaches, nausea and chest pains off and on in 06/2017. I have incurred a lot of expense going to neurologists, cardiologists, opthamologists to try and diagnose the source of the problems. I was finally told it was migraines. I have never believed this, and think they just settled on that because all of the mri's and ct scans came up clean or inconclusive. And they couldn't come up with anything else. 2 days ago on my way to work I was overcome by a wierd smell and suddenly felt very ill. I made it to work and started looking for any other reports of problems. Its been years of misery that had a sudden onset and drastically affected my quality of life. I can't fly or go for a long care ride because of the headaches.

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

problem #56

Jan 282021

CR-V 4-cyl

  • miles
The engine started making a knocking sound in Q1 of 2020. A tech stated that the sound happens because of the low oil level in the engine. I had noticed the knocking sound especially when driving up or down at an angle and also on turns. The dealership performed several oil consumption tests and the knocking persisted. In Q3 of 2020, the dealership replaced the vtec thinking this would be the fix. Then in January 2021, when the oil indicator was at 35%, the knocking began again. The dealership opened up the engine and found that the spark plugs, pistons and piston rings are all fouled, and that oil has seeped into these engine parts. Honda corporate has offered to pay for a portion but not all of the repair cost which is $5400. They have not offered to extend the warranty to 8 years and 125,000 miles which is what was provided to cars in the offer for 2010-2011 crvs and 2011 Accord were given by Honda according to a May 15, 2015 article for this same defect. Class action lawsuit - similarly a class-action lawsuit concerning this same defect was settled in 2013 covering several Honda models. Plaintiffs were [xxx] and [xxx] with U.S district judge [xxx] in san francisco. Honda agreed in the settlement to extend the powertrain limited warranty for up to 8 years. From; [xxx] in dallas, Texas [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #55

Nov 302020

CR-V

  • miles
Honda CRV has this vibration when I stop for a red light.

- Jackson, MS, USA

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