10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,044 miles

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problem #15

Dec 042017

CR-V

  • miles
Faulty windshield glass. My vehicle's windshield cracked due to what appears to be weak oem windshield. When I turned on my vehicle defrost a slight crack appeared which continued on to spread along the bottom, near the defroster. A google search shows multiple complaints about 2017 windshield cracking for a myriad of reasons that don't have to do with an accident. The Honda dealership where the vehicle was purchased refuses to replace the windshield unless I pay over a $1000. Now, in order to avoid my insurance going up, I will have to pay over $500 to safelite to replace it. Again this is not an isolated issue.

- Cherry Hill, NJ, USA

problem #14

Oct 272017

CR-V

  • 6,600 miles
During a recent wet snow fall - the "radar" sensors warning light came on - this is a big distraction - the wet snow had accumulated on the front sensor of the car - why dont these sensors have a heater to keep them de-iced like airplane wings.

- St Paul, MN, USA

problem #13

Oct 062017

CR-V

  • 3,600 miles
The "tire pressure monitoring system problem" light comes on every time I drive the car at highway speeds. The car has only 3600 miles on it. The tires are properly inflated, but the problem occurs repeatedly after only about ten minutes of driving. Recalibration of the TPMS does not fix the problem and the car dealership offers no solutions. The problem has been on going for about a week.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #12

Sep 012017

CR-V

  • 400 miles
Radio does mute when navigation system gives voice commands, forcing driver to look at display and thus distracting driver at critical times, e.g., intersections and exits. Honda states it is aware of condition but no fix appears to be available.

- Rockville, MD, USA

problem #11

Apr 112017

CR-V

  • 2,000 miles
Intermittently the air bag sensor and seat belt warning for front passenger fails to operate for varying lengths of time. The error has self corrected spontaneously after 20 minutes and up to an hour and a half of driving. This has always occurred with an adult in the passenger seat. The Honda dealer has not been able to reproduce the error, but has seen our photo and video showing the problem. Honda usa opened and closed the case because it was not reproducible at our dealer and we were told that video cannot be used as proof. (photos and video are on our phone. If you send an E-mail link we can send them to you from our phone if you walk us through the process.) this has occurred intermittently. It was first noticed on April 11, 2017. Our videos are from August.

- Apple Valley, CA, USA

problem #10

Aug 252017

CR-V

  • 109,000 miles
I bought my car certified preowned from capitol Honda in san jose. I was assured that the car had never been in an accident and it was a lease turn in. I had my airbags replaced last year and last week I rear ended a car and my car was totaled and the airbags never went off. I hit pretty hard. The report from my insurance is where I found out it had been in two accidents and was a rental. I should have been privey to that information when I was a shopper.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #9

Jul 312017

CR-V

  • 211 miles
My car does not give any audio alert when I shut off the car and have it in gear. My car rolled away from parking spot and hit another car when I was not in it. Per again, a traditional key cannot be removed from the ignition until the vehicle is in 'park.' FMVSS 114 is quite clear on this point: Since 1992, the standard has required vehicles with automatic transmissions that have a park position to have a key-locking system that prevented removal of the key unless the transmission was locked in park or became locked in park as the direct result of removing the key. This is a push start and it does not beep or anything letting me know it is not in park. The gear shiftier does not show what gear it is in. NHTSA is purporting to address these problems with a notice of proposed rulemaking, published in December 2011, with a new reliance on audible warnings, based on those already required in FMVSS 403 (wheelchair lifts). The Agency offered no human factors research to demonstrate that these warnings would be effective. I would like to know what happen in the December 2011 regarding cars having the audio able warning to let drivers know. I am happy that no one was hurt only my car and the other car but this could of killed someone walking by and that is why the was was put in place. Honda says it puts a message on the screen when you shut it off, did not see that message as I was exiting the car that is why there should be a audio sound.

- Apple Valley, CA, USA

problem #8

Jun 292017

CR-V

  • 0 miles
Was notified by neighbor that my passenger window behind driver side was broken. Contacted police and they said it was probably a rock on the road that flung and hit the window and shattered it. No scratches on the car, no items were stolen. Did not find any rocks or stones in the car where it could potentially be vandalism. Seems as though this maybe a window defect similar to the other post regarding his sun-roof.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #7

May 282017

CR-V

  • 100 miles
Frequent noxious gas fumes in the cabin of the vehicle. Often when the vehicle is sitting idle, or starting, there is a strong smell of gas in the cabin. This issue began a couple weeks after purchasing the vehicle (February 3) and has happened most recently on May 28. The incident on May 28 was so toxic that I developed a headache and had to open all windows to try to relieve the issue.

- Grafton, WI, USA

problem #6

May 212017

CR-V

  • 5 miles
I drove down the highway 65 miles per hour when suddenly the car computer got stuck and then started again giving different errors. Deactivated brake system, frame missing gasoline, frame road stabilization system deactivated and finally speed control frame speed a fault.

- Waterbury, CT, USA

problem #5

May 192017

CR-V

  • 1,500 miles
Car parked at store. Placed 6 yr old child into car to unload cart without fear of parking lot drivers. Trunk open at that point. Child asked for A/C (94F outside - hotter in car). With the remote, I performed "remote start" sequence. This did not work with trunk open. I closed trunk, performed start sequence, re-opened trunk to load groceries. After done, I closed trunk, moved cart to front of car. Meanwhile, inside car, my child hit the start button. This placed the vehicle into auxiliary power mode (think radio on without engine running). Hazard to life: Once car is in auxiliary mode, if the doors are locked, the car cannot be opened in any way from the outside. The key remote will not work open car (car will beep only once each time). Touching handle to unlock does not work (again one beep). The trunk cannot be opened with remote, with the hands-free feature, or with the normal "open buttons" on trunk. Child was locked in a hot car with no way to get to her!! child could not open windows by herself (don't know if it wouldn't work due to auxiliary mode or if she didn't know how). Ultimately I was able to talk her through manually unlocking door, but if she was experiencing a medical emergency or did not have the intellect, this could have had a very bad ending. I have the top of the line model, with all the optional safety features (mirrors, sensors, everything), yet something like this still happened. There needs to be a fail safe! how many children could climb into the car and inadvertently lock the doors while "play driving" by hitting the start button, placing car into auxiliary and parents cannot get in to them! omg Honda - please fix this asap before someone dies.

- Plainsboro, NJ, USA

problem #4

Mar 072017

CR-V

  • 1,100 miles
Collision mitigation system is malfunctioning when driving over metal plates: During construction, metal plates were put on the road where I work. They do not stick out, area flush with the street, and are about 4 feet wide. Every time I get close to drive straight over them (at probably 20-25 mph), my car slams onto the brakes and comes to a complete stop. If anybody were behind me, they would rear-end me. A colleague of mine bought the same car and has exactly the same problem. I had my car checked out at a Honda dealer and they told me everything is working properly. The system cannot be turned off permanently, so I have to turn it off manually every time I start the car. This is very dangerous, as somebody will get hurt soon if somebody is behind me and there is no reason I would come to such an abrupt stop.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 072017

CR-V

  • 530 miles
While driving @ 35 mph on the parkway I heard a loud pop coming from the roof area of the car. I then open to sunroof screen to find the glass was shattered but did not see any tree branch in site. The roof have no dent or scratch on it with was weird. I did some research and found out it could be "exploding sunroof" issue.

- Copiague, NY, USA

problem #2

Mar 202017

CR-V

  • 200 miles
Weather teck driver floor mat. When passing does not allow acell. Pedal to fully bottom. Thus full power is not available. Bump in mat stops full acell. Pedal travel.

- Lebanon, PA, USA

problem #1

Mar 142017

CR-V

  • 11 miles
Test drove the car and didn't smell due to using A/C. on day of purchase, I changed the air to recirculate in cabin. That is when the inside of vehicle started smelling like gas with recirculating air on. In the first few minutes I did not notice the smell and assumed it was the "brand new" car smell but later after getting on the highway, the smell became very noticeable and caused me to feel dizzy and almost vomit. I pulled over and inspected the car to see where the smell was coming from and noticed the smell was mainly in the second row passenger area, where my 3 month old child and wife were sitting! I opened all the doors and for some reason changed air vent from recirculating to fresh air mode. Was late at night and called salesman but he could not help me with anything other than telling me to bring it in the next morning. I had work in the morning so I decided to just bear with it and open the windows if the smell became too unbearable. After driving for about 5-10 minutes, the smell started to slowly fade away. I have yet to drive the vehicle again and will see if the gas smell comes back with the recirculating mode on. Also, the smell was not noticeable with engine off, since the air vents were also off.

- Crossett, AR, USA