10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
12 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
9 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,411 miles

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problem #80

Oct 062019

CR-V

  • 24,000 miles
I own a 2017 Honda CRV. On several occasions, the automatic emergency braking system activated for no reason. The most serious one was when I went down on a bridge, automatic emergency braking systems got activated and breaking hard. It was breaking so hard that almost stop dead. I was so worry about someone behind hit me. Some of the occasions happened when I was making a exit turn on highway and one or twice when I went straight. Please investigate with other Honda and owners.

- Oxford, PA, USA

problem #79

Nov 132019

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
Had foot on the brake, was stopped, but vehicle proceeded to accelerate forward and caused vehicle to impact a brick pole.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #78

Sep 262019

CR-V

  • 21,000 miles
I was driving on the highway at approximately 55 mph, clear sky and dry pavement. As I was coming around a curve the automatic braking system engaged, slamming on the brakes, coming to almost a complete stop. No other vehicles were close enough in front of or on the side of my vehicle to warrant the braking system to be activated. Thankfully no other vehicles were close enough behind me to cause a collision. The dealer was notified of the issue although nothing was done as I traded the car in for fear of the issue occurring again. This was the second incident. The first incident occurred on a dry, 2 lane street, with a median between on coming traffic, within the first year of owning the vehicle. As I approached a green light at approximately 25 mph there was an oncoming vehicle on the opposite side of the road, stationary at the light, when the automatic braking system engaged slamming on the brakes, bringing my vehicle to a stop. No collision or injuries occurred with this incident. Also, no notification to the dealer with this incident.

- Manchester, CT, USA

problem #77

Oct 142019

CR-V

  • 37,000 miles
On Monday, October 14 my 2017 Honda CRV touring made a sudden stop on a perfectly clear day on the kelly ave bridge leading into my baltimore neighborhood. There was nothing in front of us or behind us. The automatic braking system came on and the car slammed to a halt. Thankfully no one was behind us. I really thought I had been hit from behind--it was extremely jarring. I called Honda corporate and filed a complaint and am taking the car in Monday to the dealer so they can run a diagnostic check. My service representative told me to clean my windshield as that was probably what caused the event to occur. I was going approximately 25 mph--if we had been at highway speeds and a truck behind us it would have been a disaster.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #76

Oct 102019

CR-V

  • 41,000 miles
All warning systems for safety features lit up for no reason. Vehicle lost 80% of power and could barely get it home.

- Bend, OR, USA

problem #75

Oct 082019

CR-V

  • 14,000 miles
My first scenario was a week ago I was stopped at a red light with no car in front of me. Once the light turned green I accelerated and just as I was about to pass the intersection my car gave a brake warning on my odometer screen and abrubty braked. There was no car in front of me nor a pedestrican other than a car that almost rear-ended me. There were clear road conditons. My second scenario I was driving on the highway when my car gave the same warning to brake with no cars for one hundred feet. My braked abruptly and sent me drifting at least ten feet forward. Im feeling extremely unsafe in my car at this point.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

problem #74

Sep 102019

CR-V

  • 6 miles
I was driving with my wife as a passenger on a 4-lane highway (2 lanes in each direction). Traffic was light. We were travelling at about 45mph in the right hand lane about 500-feet from an intersection when I signaled to change lanes into the left lane as I would be making a left turn at the intersection. As we were midway into the lane change, our automatic collision avoidance warning flashed up on the instrument panel, beeped the alarm, and immediately (and unexpectedly) applied the brakes! the car behind us just missed plowing into the back of us because of the sudden braking for no reasons. The weather was good and just a bit cloudy, so weather had no bearing in this, and there was no traffic or obstacles near or in front of us to cause a false collision impression on the sensors. This has happened to us several times before and we did notify our Honda dealer and they said that this happens sometimes, especially in heavy rains when the sensors "see" a heavy rain area as an object. On two prior occasions when this happened, again in clear weather and no objects around, we were almost struck by a vehicle behind us. This is scarey, and I am glad I pay close attention to my driving as if I did not, this safety defect would kill us.

- Guys Mills, PA, USA

problem #73

Sep 072019

CR-V

  • 23,128 miles
I was driving home when all of a sudden all of the warning lights on my dash turned on and my brakes did not work so I could stop the vehicle so I shifted into park to finally stop the car.

- Concord, CA, USA

problem #72

Jun 112019

CR-V

  • 30,000 miles
While driving slowly (approximately 25 mph) on a city street, the automatic braking system engaged when approaching a railroad crossing for no apparent reason. The braking force was strong enough to engage the restraint of the seat belts.

- Gouldsboro, ME, USA

problem #71

Sep 122018

CR-V

  • 10,000 miles
While driving on a secondary road, I crossed some road construction that had a large metal plate across the road covering where there had been some digging. My car suddenly and without warming came to almost a complete stop while automatically braking while crossing this metal plate, almost causing me to be rear ended by another car. I was driving about 40 mph in a suburb area. This happened at least 2 other times when I crossed this same plate on the road before avoiding this area with this car. Very scary and dangerous as there was no good reason to stop the car.

- Dayton, OH, USA

problem #70

May 162019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
Every indicator light came on and flashed on my dashboard when I was driving, as well as a cruise control malfunction when I was driving on the highway, causing the system to shut off cruise control. The indicator lights that flash on the dashboard when this error occurs are as follows: Brake system problem all wheel drive system problem tire pressure monitor problem electric parking brake problem road departure mitigation system problem collision mitigation system problem lane keeping assist problem adaptive cruise control problem hill start assist problem vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem anti-lock brake system problem power steering system (eps) problem I have had these lights go off multiple times in different contexts. The first time I was in a parking lot and turned on my car and all indicator lights came on, the second time this happened when I was driving on the road, the third time I was parking my vehicle and then the indicator lights came on. I have brought my car to my Honda dealer three different times with no solution. Each time, eventually the indicator lights go off, usually after starting and restarting the car or rebooting the computer causes them to turn off.

- Montclair, NJ, USA

problem #69

Aug 032019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
Driving on highway at 70 miles per hour in beautiful 80 degree weather day on an August afternoon - no rain, no obstructions - when all of a sudden the dashboard lights up with warnings on the adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation system, brake failure, lane assist system - everything flashing and beeping. I immediately turn all the assist systems off but things still lite up and warning. When I am safely able to get off the highway to stop and turn car off and turn it back on all the warnings go away and appear to be fine. Sensors are clean and clear of obstructions. This is not the first time this has happened. Very scary! I keep the car clean and the sensors clean and unobstructed. Less than 25,000 miles on this car and it has had issues of not starting and dashboard flashing numerous times. Dealership actually toured it in on one occasion when it wouldn't start. Couldn't find anything and had us pick it up. Next morning would not start again. They finally replaced the battery. This was supposed to be a safe, reliable car and now I am afraid to drive it any distance with fear of failures.

- Circleville, OH, USA

problem #68

Jul 222019

CR-V

  • 15,000 miles
In motion 45mph on a city street heading straight and 'brake' flashed on the dashboard and then applied itself instantly and abruptly to a stop. There were no cars or obstacles in front for the brake to be applied. However, the ground was slightly wet from sprinklers that had sprayed the road which makes no sense if it braked for that because I have driven in rain storms already and nothing happened.there were cars behind me that had to slam on their brakes and swerve to avoid rear ending me.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

problem #67

Jul 142019

CR-V

  • 85,000 miles
My car was automatically braked and stopped last week without any reason. There was no car near me, I was driving about 40 mph...this is the 3rd time it happens since I bought the vehicle in 2017--it breaks for about 5 seconds, then I was in control of the car...this is very dangerous and scary

- Dunlap, IL, USA

problem #66

Oct 152017

CR-V

  • 2,000 miles
I was driving my 2017 ex-L on the highway when the transmission started feeling strange. It was stepping down, then back to normal consistently even if I didn't change the pressure I had on the accelerator. Then all of a sudden many systems started reporting problems on my dashboard, all at the same time. Reported problems were: Brake system problem all wheel drive system problem tire pressure monitor problem electric parking brake problem road departure mitigation system problem collision mitigation system problem lane keeping assist problem adaptive cruise control problem hill start assist problem vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem anti-lock brake system problem power steering system (eps) problem the car lost power as I pulled off the road and shut it off. After a while, the problem codes went away. Honda has tried to fix it three times and says nothing shows as wrong. The latest case number is 09360895 it has happened three times so far

- East Meadow, NY, USA

problem #65

Jul 172017

CR-V

  • 20,800 miles
Today, 7/17/19, I was driving westbound on Michigan ave in seattle, heading to the on ramp to 509/99south/1st ave bridge area. The road here has multiple large metal plates flat on the road way, it is two lanes each direction and multiple stop lights. I was in heavy traffic, driving at a slow and steady rate (about 20mph or less) as I was going over the rough patch of road. The car suddenly and without my prompting braked harshly (and the screen said brake!) and came to a complete stop on the metal plates. It was lightly drizzling, but I had not braked as my speed was already slow enough on that road. I can only assume that the car sensed that the plates were an obstruction on the road and automatically braked. It is a miracle that the car behind me stopped in time, as myself and the other passenger were thrust forward (with seatbelts on) due to the force of the deceleration. It was a terrifying experience and I had absolutely no control of the car at that point. This would be helpful for a sudden stoppage in front of me, but terrifying when unprompted. It could have resulted in harm to myself and others and damage to multiple cars. I am typing this here so that hopefully it will be reported to Honda and others'.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #64

Jun 222019

CR-V

  • 30,000 miles
Automatic braking system has activated two times since I had the car. First time when there was a metal plate in the street about a year ago. On June 22 in brooklyn it went off again for no reason stopping the car abruptly. Fortunately no one was behind me. This is very disturbing and dangerous

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #63

Jun 132019

CR-V

  • 21,425 miles
With no cars around me and no obstructions while driving 60 mph on the freeway brakes slammed on for no reason. I then took it to the dealer they said nothings wrong. I have now taken it to cerittos Honda numerous times but they say nothings wrong but it happened again today.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #62

May 112019

CR-V

  • 17,000 miles
I was driving my Honda CR-V on a highway using the hov lane. At some point while driving normally the front driver side seemed to have collapse and the car started pulling strong in one direction towards the center divider line. With two hands on the wheel the pull was so strong that I would barely control the car and keep it from crashing into the divider. Barely missing the divider I managed to stop the car on the shoulder luckily without anyone colliding into me. If I was driving in the middle lane this could have prompted a major accident. I didn't go over any pothole or obstruction on the road. No one hit me nor did I hit anyone. No airbags inflated nor warning indicators appear on the console. I called the police and once on the scene the police swept the highway to determine if there were any potholes or obstacles that could have caused the incident. They confirmed that non existed and that the road was deemed safe. There was no police report produced as the police deemed the incident to be a non accident and instead a breakdown since there was no collision or altercation. When looking at the car damage there was significant damage to the wheel, wheel well, rim which split up vertically, rotar, suspension, wheel caliper, brakes (which fell off in pieces) and basically everything attached to the driver side wheel. The vehicle needed to be towed as it was not operational at that point. When brought back to the Honda dealer the dealer could not find anything reported on the computer. There only explanation was that the car was involved in an accident. The dealer did not want to further investigate or find fault even though the vehicle was still covered under the warranty. This incident seemed to be a mechanical malfunction that occurred that almost took my life and could be a potential safely concern for other Honda CR-V drivers if not properly investigated.

- College Point, NY, USA

problem #61

May 122019

CR-V

  • 53,000 miles
I've been to the dealership 5 times now for the same issues: Road departure mitigation system failure, adaptive cruise control problem, collision mitigation system problem. I have also been driving the vehicle and with no one in front of me, the car will beep, flash brake, and then the brake system will activate. When this happens the seat belts lock up from the sudden braking. I was told there is an update, and they installed it, supposedly, and the problem should be fixed. I am still having all these problems, and I am now being told there is a software update that is coming out next month. Let me reiterate that while driving on the highway the vehicle will randomly brake with no one in front of me. I also had my gear shifter button pop out and brake while shifting to drive the other day. I had to drive to Honda, and get that replaced, and was told that it is a common problem.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

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