10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,131 miles

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problem #57

Nov 252020

CR-V

  • 28,000 miles
Vehicle was driven to a restaurant, placed in park and turned off. It was turned onto accessory mode with the only radio playing. Within 10 minutes of the vehicle being in accessory mode, the touch screen turned black and the radio went silent. The dome lights came on when multiple attempts were made to turn accessory mode back on, but the touch screen and radio would not turn on. Attempts were made to start the vehicles engine, but were unsuccessful. The car was then jump started successfully. Several days later, the vehicle was taken to the dealership for testing. The battery was tested (4 year old original batter) and still had substantial life remaining. No other testing was completed.

- Oregon City, OR, USA

problem #56

Feb 142021

CR-V

  • 44,526 miles
Smoke from the car on the road in 2016 Honda CRV I purchased a brand new 2016 Honda CRV from a Honda dealer. On valentine day (2/14/2021), I was driving the CRV and stopped at one place. When I started the Honda CRV lot of smoke started coming from under the hood. I could also smell some burning smell from under the hood. I was afraid and turned off the engine immediately. Then I got it towed to a mechanic as no Honda dealership was nearby after staying on road in snow for about 2 hours. He examined and told me the water pump has failed at the total mileage of 44526 in my car. The has not even reached 45,000 miles and the quality of Honda is poor that the water pump failed. I had to buy a water pump, some assembly, main belt (which was burnt) and the coolant to be replaced. I had an Toyota Camry and didn't had any issue till 175,000 miles when I sold and purchased this Honda CRV please look into the issue and contact me for any details

- Troy, MI, USA

problem #55

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 #54

Sep 012020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that there was an abnormal chemical odor coming from the vehicle with a visible unknown fluid leak. The contact took the vehicle to autonation Honda at bel air mall (1175 East interstate 65 service rd S., mobile, al 36606, (251) 202-2023) however, the mechanic was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. ## 2016 Honda CR-V. ## the consumer stated the vehicle was parked in the garage. The gasoline odor emitted through, causing the family to become sick. The consumer no longer owns the vehicle.

- Semmes, AL, USA

problem #53

Aug 272020

CR-V

  • 460,000 miles
Air conditioning went out at 46,000 miles. Honda knows they have issues with ac units on their cars, especially crvs and do nothing about it. Can't believe a four year old car will need $thousands to repair after buying car new. I am spreading the word to not buy Honda.

- Queen Creek, AZ, USA

problem #52

Jul 022020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 50,000 miles
RELEVANT INFORMATION: THE CAR I'M REFERRING TO IS A BLACK MUSTANG WITH WHITE RACING STRIPES, LICENSE [XXX] WITH A PICTURE OF AN EXIT 32 SIGN NEXT TO THESE NUMBERS. DRIVER WAS WHITE OBESE MALE WEARING GLASSES. TRIED TO PASS MUSTANG ON ONE-LANE 55 MPH ROAD WITH A DOTTED LINE IN MIDDLE. WHEN I HAD OPPORTUNITY, MUSTANG (WHO HAD BEEN DOING 45) SPED UP TO TRY AND BLOCK ME. MADE IT IN FRONT WHILE PANICKING DUE TO WORRY ABOUT ONGOING TRAFFIC. MUSTANG LATER GOT ON SAME HIGHWAY AS ME, I MOVED INTO LEFT LANE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE BEHIND HIM (SCARED HE WOULD DO SOMETHING ELSE DANGEROUS). THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT WAS 65, SO I STARTED DOING 65. MUSTANG WAITED UNTIL MY FRONT BUMPER WAS NEXT TO HIS BACK BUMPER AND VEERED OVER TO CUT ME OFF. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING HIS CAR WHILE DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. MUSTANG SEEMINGLY WAS DOING THIS JUST TO TAUNT ME, AS HE WAS WAVING HIS HANDS AT ME. AFTER MUSTANG EXITED, SPENT THE NEXT HOUR TRYING TO DRIVE WHILE PHYSICALLY SHAKING AND HEART RACING DUE TO FEAR OF HOW CLOSE I HAD COME TO BEING RUN OFF THE ROAD SOLELY FOR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE DOING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. WHILE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL ACCIDENT I HOPE YOU FOLLOW UP ON THIS AS THIS MAN SEEMED TO THINK DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUSLY FOR NO REASON WAS A HILARIOUS JOKE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Mansfield, MA, USA

problem #51

Mar 192020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 39,500 miles
I was a victim of a head on collision on 3/19/2020. I suffered a broken leg and numerous bruises and contusions as a result of the collision. After I was transported via ambulance to the emergency room for treatment and surgery, my car was towed and then assessed by insurance inspectors as "totaled." I was driving on a city street going 35 miles an hour when a saw a vehicle coming towards me veering wildly from one side of the road to the other. The weather was sunny and dry at the time. I remember wondering at the time of the accident why my front air bag did not deploy. It surely should of, I would think, and maybe would have prevented my broken leg.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #50

Nov 012016

CR-V

  • 2,000 miles
Dashboard low tire pressure lights up for no reason, service dept..writer at barber Honda in bakersfield, ca told me that's it's a major problem with many other Honda models and have told the Honda headquarters but they ignore it and don't do anything about this problem. I hired a lemon law attorney about this issue now.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #49

Feb 012020

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
The vehicle vibrates excessively when at a stop light. It starts vibrating intensely when idling. It will stop if I turn on the ac or heat to a moderate range and it seems to cancel out the vibration. It has been checked out and there is nothing they can do to fix it. This is a known issue with prior models, but it was supposedly fixed in the 2016 vehicle.

- Arlington, VA, USA

problem #48

Nov 112019

CR-V

  • 51,000 miles
I just purchased this vehicle in July 2019. Thank goodness it has been a mild winter because the heat on the drivers side is cold. I am very concerned about losing my heater and the inability to defrost my window driving in bad weather. I did some research and this seems to be a big problem. Tsb 14-063

- Havertown, PA, USA

problem #47

Oct 272019

CR-V

  • 25,800 miles
Seats have severe vibration at idle. Most pronounced after warming up, or, highway drive. (that's why test drives don't show it!). also, door armrests vibrate. Most intolerable; makes one nauseated. Also, gas mixed in with oil! gas fume smells noted in cabin while driving.

- Bartlett, IL, USA

problem #46

Aug 152019

CR-V

  • 68,000 miles
Upon entering and attempting to start the SUV, after closing the door and buckling the entire system will not start intermittently. Stranding the passengers and requiring a boost from another vehicle or tow truck. The lights come on when you attempt to start the vehicle but the engine only clicks and failes to start. A certified mechanic has investigate the alternator, and battery, both were functioning correctly. There have been numerous complaints about this same issue.

- Apex, NC, USA

problem #45

Oct 052019

CR-V

  • 30,300 miles
Car start shaking at low speed or idle the shaking stops at higher speed

- San Bruno, CA, USA

problem #44

Sep 062019

CR-V

  • 23,530 miles
Door lock on the passenger side door is locking and unlocking erratically on its own, and the event is randomly happening, making it thereby harder to reproduce.

- Tucker, GA, USA

problem #43

Jul 012019

CR-V

  • 18,000 miles
There is a rattle noise coming from the review mirror part. I had the recall done on the radio rattle but this is something new. Everyone I talk to has a rattle I'm hoping you do a recall on this so it can be fixed.

- Cerulean, KY, USA

problem #42

Jun 012019

CR-V

  • 27,200 miles
Car vibrates/shakes when sitting still in idle

- Elkhart, IN, USA

problem #41

May 072019

CR-V

  • 67,000 miles
Air conditioner no longer works

- Concord, NC, USA

problem #40

May 012019

CR-V

  • 32,000 miles
The car was parked inside my garage. Yesterday evening passenger side rear doowr window shattered/exploded and glasses are on the seat and floor in the back seat. The car was never involved in any accident. It's less than 3 years old and under manfacturer warranty. When I called Honda they said there is no recall or issue reported with them. However I searched online and lots of people complaining about Honda's different modal where the door or back window just shattered/exploded. Fortunately no one was inside the car and no was hurt but it's very risky. I can imagine if my daughter would have been in her seat she might will have glasses on her entire body.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA

problem #39

May 012019

CR-V

  • 33,000 miles
I purchased the vehicle in ec 2016 brand new. The car was never involved in any accident. The car was parked in garage and all the sudden we notice that the vehicle's passenger side rear door window exploded/shattered. I did not find any debries or anything inside. I googled it and I notice lots of people complaints on different Honda vehicle with similar incident where read or side window exploded/ shattered. No one was in car so no one was hurt. But this is a risk because normally my daughters sits on that side. I can't imagine what it would be if this happened when she was in her seat in the car.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA

problem #38

Mar 012019

CR-V

  • 35,000 miles
I bought a Honda CRV 2016 and has 35,0000 miles on it. However, there is a sudden shake as soon as you put the vehicle to drive. In other words, the RPM drops on drive but increases in park. The car is fairly new and it should not do this. Also, my car has never been in an accident. This becomes a cause of concern everyime I am at a traffic light, even my seat and my side mirrors tends to shake also, 2015 CRV were recalled because of this issue.

- East Brunswick, NJ, USA

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