10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,747 miles

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problem #163

Jan 292020

CR-V

  • 27,000 miles
When I pulled over my car in the parking lot, put the shift stick to P them try to engage the electronic parking brake. The dashboard showed 'electronic parking brake problem' and the parking wasn't engaged and 'brake' red light flashing on dashboard. And all other systems like adaptative cruise control', 'lane control', etc were reporting malfunction.

- Waltham, MA, USA

problem #162

Jan 222018

CR-V

  • 4,000 miles
During a regular driving, dashboard light up with several systems malfunction and warnings lights. Car is 2year old with 30000 miles but issue is been around since it was 4000 miles several visits to the dealer got replaced battery on 1st and alternator on last visit. And now it is happening again

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #161

Nov 192019

CR-V

  • 36,000 miles
The emissions light came on, started to have an odor of gasoline in the cabin, fuel milage has decreased, rough idle, hesitation in acceleration. Happen in motion, stationary, and when vehicle was off. This vehicle is used mostly on the highway, in the mid-atlantic region.

- Abbottstown, PA, USA

problem #160

Dec 092019

CR-V

  • 22,000 miles
On three recent occasions while driving, the dashboard warning lights indicated multiple system failures including a brake system problem. The car was going about 25-35 mph each time going straight. On all instances, the car seemed fine despite the warnings. In the first two instances the warning lights went out after about one minute and in the third instance it stayed on even when the engine was shut off although it did go out after the car was shut off overnight and restarted. It is very concerning when any warning goes off but especially so when it indicates a brake problem. The dealership was of no help stating they could not do anything unless it was happening when they looked at it. They claimed to have never seen this problem but there are multiple reports online and I know several people who have had the same experience.

- Clarksville, MD, USA

problem #159

Dec 132019

CR-V

  • 36,600 miles
I have had multiple instances where several system alerts pop up on my dashboard for no apparent reason (lane keeping assist problem, road departure mitigation system problem, adaptive cruise control problem, collision mitigation system problem, and brake system light). This has happened intermittently since I first owned my brand new car (the first time it happened was one month after owning it). I have taken it to my dealer several times and they have tried various things, but Honda has yet to come up with a proper solution. This has happened both when turning my car on, as well as when I'm driving.

- Maryland Heights, MO, USA

problem #158

Oct 022019

CR-V

  • 42,000 miles
Driver side seat heater failed at less than 2 years old & under 45,000 miles. Dealer said it's not a covered repair nor manufacturer defect. Honda Corp wouldn't talk to me because vehicle is out of warranty due to high mileage.

- Spencerport, NY, USA

problem #157

Dec 082019

CR-V

  • 5,693 miles
Shift knob button broke during operation resulting in loss of use of vehicle. Battery has been replaced 2 times on vehicle.

- Monsey, NY, USA

problem #156

Dec 132019

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. while driving approximately 45 mph, all the warning indicators on the instrument cluster started to flash. The brakes were applied without the brake pedal being depressed. The contact stated that the failure occurred sporadically for the past year. The vehicle was taken to frank leta Honda (500 auto mall dr, O'fallon, mo 63368) five times and they repaired the vehicle, according to their records. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and contact was asked to submit all the records and bills. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

- O'falloon, MO, USA

problem #155

Feb 022018

CR-V

  • 3,000 miles
Sometimes, autobreak kicks off when driving approaching a bridge on a sunny day or in a construction area where the lanes have been modified or narrower with construction cones. This is super scary and may result in unexpected collisions with car behind, who is not anticipating any abrupt break/stoppage

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #154

Nov 152019

CR-V

  • 39,000 miles
Display monitor goes completely dark. Have to turn vehicle off and restart for it to come back.

- Walnut, CA, USA

problem #153

Aug 182019

CR-V

  • miles
This past summer, I was driving by myself when all of the sudden, the infotainment center (the screen that controls everything and is at the center of it all) started beeping uncontrollably and the screen's brightness setting started going from full brightness to full darkness. I had no idea what was going on. I was terrified and almost got into a car accident, rear ending the car in front of me. I became very distracted and startled. I wasn't sure if the car computer or battery was over heating, I wasn't sure if I should pull over across two lanes of traffic to make an emergency stop...it was terrible. I tried everything to get it to stop. Nothing would do it. Luckily, I was a few minutes away from home. I pulled into my driveway in a panic and shut the car off. I turned it back on and it was gone. I chalked this up to maybe a one time computer glitch and let it go. Two days later on the highway, the same thing happened. This continued many more times randomly without any warning or explanation. I never received a notice or warning in the mail. I wish my story ended there, but it doesn't. the random obnoxious beeping and flashing eventually stopped. However, two weeks ago I was driving home from work at night and noticed I could barely see the lines on the road. I almost hit a deer. Confused, I realized the brightness was turned all the way up on the infotainment center and on the screen directly behind the steering wheel. I attempted to turn the brightness down, but quickly realized the screens were frozen on the highest brightness setting. Even when I would press the (-) symbol to turn it down, it would scale down to the lowest setting, yet remain on full brightness. Honda told me they couldn't do anything. Tonight, I almost hit a pedestrian because I couldn't see them until the last minute. I've never been so mortified. Something has to be done. I have videos.

- Duluth, MN, USA

problem #152

Nov 172019

CR-V

  • 16,000 miles
Dead battery - 11-17-2019, 11-18-2019 (2yrs 3months old, 16,000 miles) garage kept. Car won't start. Car parked in garage.

- Manteca, CA, USA

problem #151

Oct 052019

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 60,135 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the rear hatch would not open and the engine was difficult to start. Later, while driving approximately 70 mph, the forward collision avoidance system erroneously activated and caused the vehicle to abruptly stop. The vehicle was taken to flow Honda of burlington (2920 S. church St, burlington, nc) where it was diagnosed that the battery was faulty and the automatic braking system required an update. The battery was replaced and the update was performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,135. The consumer stated the brake warning indicator occasionally illuminates.

- Rougemont, NC, USA

problem #150

Oct 152019

CR-V

  • 15,000 miles
Three potentially serious electrical issues are summarized: Twice in the last month while highway driving the instrument panel quickly flashed the following warning messages: 1) adaptive cruise control (acc) problem; 2) road departure mitigation system problem; 3) collision mitigation system problem; 4) brake system problem. Drivability was not affected at the time, though the messages caused immediate concerns about what caused these to appear for no apparent reason while driving. Weather and roads were clear. I had to pull over and restart the vehicle, which cleared the error displays and instrument panel returned to normal operation. While driving (city and highway) the vehicle brightness control on the info screen will randomly start to beep and flash repeatedly. The screen cycles between dark and various info displays while the audio system keeps playing. The touchscreen controls on the screen are non-responsive when this happens. Stopping and restarting the vehicle restores the display to normal. This occurs while the car is in motion with no particular reasons for the abnormal behavior. This situation with the display has reoccurred more than a dozen times since I purchased the car (Dec 2017). The most recent occurrence happened near the end of a 600-mile driving day. Yesterday the car would not start, battery issue was determined to be the likely problem after placing a service assist call to Honda. A jump start and problem was resolved. Mileage approx. 19,000. This is the second time this occurred since owning the car. The first time it happened within a couple of months of owning the car. In both instances, the car had been parked less than 2 hours. Parking brake was not set in either case.

- Plymouth, WI, USA

problem #149

Oct 082019

CR-V

  • 43,000 miles
At exactly two years old, the battery died. There is a service bulletin for a software update but of course, my vehicle didn't need update, it needed a new battery due to dead cell that happened within six hours. The top sides of the body has ripples down both sides. Was told this is usually cause by roof rack (I don't have roof rack) or by car wash (my car has never been through a car wash. I won't even let dealer wash it when I'm there). The car brakes hard even when there is no obstruction in front of me. The cruise, lane assist, mitigation will all shut off at various times saying radar is off/blocked. On 10/08/19 while driving, the lcd screen started beeping, flashing and going black. Nothing would work. Car is becoming dangerous to be on roadway. Filed complaint with Honda on a couple issues. Sorry for my luck, it's now out of warranty due to mileage.

- Madison, OH, USA

problem #148

Oct 062019

CR-V

  • 60,000 miles
Car windows roll down by themselves without any contact with key fob. This happened when car was not turned on.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #147

Sep 292019

CR-V

  • miles
My 2017 CRV-ex has had its battery drained twice. With only 4600 miles driven. I've had the battery drained after 2 days to less then 24 hours. I'm on my third time now.

- Sylmar, CA, USA

problem #146

Sep 242019

CR-V

  • 29,340 miles
I was driving my Honda CR-V on a city street all off sudden the low tire pressure and brake system failure came on and the car just stalled and won't start. Once I got off the car, the locked and I couldn't unlock the door anymore. I towed it home as the dealership was closed for the day. Now the lights come on and the dash lights up and I can't turn it off.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

problem #145

Sep 222019

CR-V

  • 18,500 miles
2X in 3 months while driving we have had the following error messages: 1) adaptive cruise control (acc) problem. 2) road departure mitigation system problem 3) collision mitigation system problem 4) brake system problem

- Wildwood, MO, USA

problem #144

Sep 122019

CR-V

  • 45,000 miles
Issue with drained battery/ vsa modulator. Vehicle lights won't turn off when shutting off vehicle. Key fob will not work because vehicle battery will die. Once jumped, vehicle will die again. Battery has been checked and it doesn't seem to need replacing yet no active recall reported.

- Statesboro, GA, USA

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