10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,408 miles

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problem #53

May 052019

CR-V

  • 3,710 miles
Accident avoidance system engaged for no reason, locking the brakes momentarily while driving at 40 mph. May 5, 2019, clear day, 4:30P, heading East (sun behind), nothing in front of the vehicle and traffic far behind. Five lane road - two lanes each direction and a middle turn lane -- and straight in this area. Turned right onto the road from an intersection and got up to speed. The warning sound from the accident avoidance system beeped three times while the brakes were harshly applied causing light skidding in dry conditions. Then the brakes were just as suddenly released. Happened very quickly and would have caused an accident if I was in traffic. My foot was still on the gas pedal and the braking force made me push the pedal more. Extremely unsafe incident. Vehicle had about 3,710 miles, 2018 CR-V ex 1.5 turbo AWD with cvt.

- Fair Oaks, CA, USA

problem #52

Dec 012018

CR-V

  • 4,500 miles
In cold weather - below ~15 degrees, the engine fully warms up at highway speeds but temp drops to below the bottom of the gauge if you exit the highway or get into traffic jam. At less than highway speed/bumper to bumper traffic, heat/defroster not warm enough to keep windshield clear. Glass/wipers ice up.

- Blaine, MN, USA

problem #51

Mar 302019

CR-V

  • 6,953 miles
My car has the oil dilution issue. Have had the oil changed 2 times with less than 7000 miles on car. Dealer cannot fix yet because they are not authorized.

- Lexington, VA, USA

problem #50

Mar 292019

CR-V

  • 1,200 miles
Lane departure and collision control often engage without cause. Twice I have been driving and the lane departure sensors go off and vehicle automatically brakes for no obvious reason. It appears that it may be falsely reading shadows or wet roadways. One incident was on a city street at about 40 mph. The other was on the interstate at around 70 mph.

- Wildwood, MO, USA

problem #49

Mar 202019

CR-V

  • miles
The rear center and rear left passenger seatbelt latch requires for the two seatbelts to be entangled together to be latched. It is clearly a safety issue as they cannot be used in tandem, which means that only two occupants can be safely transported in the rear.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #48

Mar 212019

CR-V

  • 2,755 miles
I was driving to get license renewed when my car lost power and began to coast. The engine was on and I had to gun it to pick up speed. I turned around and headed for the Honda dealership. Upon getting there all systems were lit up maintenance wise and smoke was coming out of the underside where the brakes are. The service advisor said when she went around the car that it was so hot it would have burned her. Service tech said left front brakes extremly heated and smoke coming from the area. Found brakes have gotten hot. Cleared code present C0040-12. Brake switch stuck on. I advised never used hold brake unless I was sitting on steep hill. Tech unable to make vehicle do what it was doing to me but, the minute I got it out on the highway, it started doing the same thing. Tech advised brake pads ok and rotors have some heat spots in them but ok. They went ahead and changed the oil!!!!

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #47

Dec 312018

CR-V

  • 45 miles
I purchased a brand new Honda CRV ex on 12/31/18. Please see my letter (attachment.. I first noticed my trunk was not aligned, so I had to bring it back to be realigned. I quickly noticed bluetooth was not functioning properly. People kept telling me they couldn't hear me or I sounded like I was under water or half the words were missing. I took it to the dealer and they changed the microphone and for a day or so it seemed better. However, after that, now I can hardly hear other people and it sounds like a fax machine or breaks off the call so I can't hear anything. If it does function, people state they can barely hear me or understand me. I took it back to Honda and they said their it department stated there was nothing they could do to fix the problem. As you read the letter, you will see that Honda has turned this issue onto the buyers. If you google this problem, there are thousands of people having this problem. I sent a letter to corporate in California and walter(the regional manager of Illinois) called me back again. He said he works in California" we went around and around about the same things he told me per our last call. Please look at the phones they have listed on their website. I have the latest samsung note. The only one they have listed is a note 2 which is from 2012. I cannot believe Honda, with all the technology they have, cannot help all the people that own these new/used vehicles?" I am so astounded that so many people have this problem and have spent a lot of money on these cars. Walter told me to keep checking back on the website because things get updated monthly. I haven't seen any changes. I will be waiting a long time for them to catch up to samsung note newer phones if they are only on 2012 phones. This is very dangerous and there need to be a recall.

- Park Ridge, IL, USA

problem #46

Oct 012018

CR-V

  • 2,000 miles
Honda's sensing system randomly displays invalid warning messages. This is the radar/camera system that monitors cars speed, braking, distances, cruise control, etc. This is a random issue that occurs when driving at highway speeds (45 to 65mph). Warning lights come on stating problems with brakes, speed controls, etc. The main safety concern is that system tells you that you have a problem with your brakes, and you have no way of know if this is true or not. You are forced to pull over in traffic and understand if there is a problem or not. I understand that if it is snowing, heavy rain, heavy dust, or the sensors are blocked in any way, a warning light will come on. The safety concern is that the warnings come on randomly on a sunny or cloudy dry day where there should be nothing that sets the sensors off. To correct the problem, you must stop the car, place it in park and then the alarms clear. This system is not reliable and can not be trusted, plus has not been able to be repaired by the dealer, and per Honda information, could randomly stop the car when there is not real problem (I.e. set the brakes as I am driving down the road at highway speeds for no reason). False warning lights distract the driver and could lead to a collision while driving or on the side of the road trying to determine if there is truly a problem with the vehicle. Should system stop the car for no reason, it could cause a collision. This continues to occur with this vehicle.

- Eagle River, WI, USA

problem #45

Mar 172019

CR-V

  • miles
Cmbs faulty. It thinks there is N object on an empty road and hard brakes it's very hazardous to drive you never know when it's gonna happen dealer can't find the isssue

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #44

Mar 132019

CR-V

  • 2,640 miles
Driving vehicle home from work, on interstate highway at 65 mph speed limit. Suddenly heard a loud sound in direction above my head. I glanced up and found the sunroof glass above my head to be shattered and the wind created by driving at that speed took some of the glass off and I believe showered the roadway behind me. I now have a large hole in the sunroof glass and what glass remains is completely shattered. What caused the glass to shatter is unknown at this time.

- Yorktown, VA, USA

problem #43

Mar 092019

CR-V

  • miles
My 2018 Honda CR-V is have a problem with overfilled oil levels with a gas mixed with engine oil and gas smell, this is due to gas leak into oil reservoirs. This is a cause for concern of longevity of the engine and health risk cause from gas smell in the cabin of vehicle. NHTSA to required Honda to recall this vehicle to get it fix. My vehicle only have 6100 miles on it.

- Maple Valley, WA, USA

problem #42

Feb 202019

CR-V

  • 5,000 miles
Oil dilution problem - I smell gas from exhaust, oil dip stick, cabin and when I opened the oil cap, also vehicle is not maintaining the proper temperature while driving with the heat on. This maybe be potentially dangerous to occupants as well as vehicle and engine.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

problem #41

Feb 142019

CR-V

  • 9,700 miles
After having a mandatory update done by Honda January 3 2019 I no longer have heat in my vehicle when its below freezing. My windows cannot stay defrosted or safe to see out of. I have to keep pulling over to scrape windows during storms. Also February 14 I noticed my engine rapping badly. I had it towed to the Honda dealer. My engine oil was 1 inch over the high fill line. Honda corporate told the dealership to tell me that it's 100% normal and fine, and oil dilution is normal and fine. My engine is rapping badly, I have had coworkers who are ase certified look at the vehicle and they said that's engine damage and the engine will fail and probably soon. My oil was last changed 1600 miles ago, and in that time it got 1 inch over filled, gasoline is in my oil now. Honda denies the heat and the oil dilution. You must intervene and help Honda CRV customers! there are thousands of U S experiencing this and Honda refuses to help!! please help! I have a video of my engine rapping, compared it to other Honda CRV's and mine is definitely got something wrong!

- Ware, MA, USA

problem #40

Feb 062019

CR-V

  • 2,400 miles
Car temperature gauge was not heating up properly. In cold weather when ideling would not move from cold position, therefore produce no heat. When driving it at 35miles an hour gauge would go up some, and when slowing to 25 miles gauge would drop back down to cold, with no heat. Car would also stall after it was started and left in park when I would get in to put it in drive. This would all happen during cold weather. Honda did the recall because they found the gas and oil mixture problem. Did an oil change and did the recall update on control panel and software.got the car back and it is still having the same problem with the temperature gauge dropping down to cold and loss of heat, when driving short trips. Honda said they could not figure out how to fix it.

- Gibsonia, PA, USA

problem #39

Dec 272018

CR-V

  • 11,000 miles
Have a 2018 Honda CRV with the 2.4L engine, I keep getting a gas/ exhuast smell inside the passenger cab while it is idling (statioary) and fuel smell in engine oil. Took it to the dealer they said they were unable to duplicate customers concern and thos motor does not have a recall on it. Mybe it should. The promblem just happened again, I am going to take it in again. This is my family car, this should not be happening it is supposed to be safe. If my county L live in, had emission testing, it probably wouldn't pass, the tail pipe has black carbon on it.

- Wheatfield, IN, USA

problem #38

Jan 152019

CR-V

  • 1,475 miles
Sometimes would need repeated attempt to start. Vehicle stalled, most often while moving slowly, but once while driving between 30 & 40 mph. No codes showed according to clawsen Honda. Honda performed an software update for PCM & tcm (1/18/19). Vehicle stalled once since service 10 days later. 1st incident at 72mi odom

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #37

Feb 012019

CR-V

  • 5,017 miles
Driving in winter conditions. Car lost power. Engine light came on. Was able to coast about a quarter mile to a safe place on the side of the road. By the time I parked the car smoke was coming out of the front and back of the vehicle. There was a strong smell like something burning. When I restarted the car to get heat while waiting for roadside assistance the dash lights were flashing and multiple system failure messages. Car unable to drive over bout 5 miles per hour. Had to tow to dealership.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

problem #36

May 142018

CR-V

  • 16 miles
Cmbs system not working from day of purchase 5/14/18. Although not operative during test drives 2 dealers stated nothing they could do.

- North Syracuse, NY, USA

problem #35

Nov 012018

CR-V

  • miles
Smell of gas every time I enter the vehicle after a few hours gap. Especially overnight.

- Issaquah, WA, USA

problem #34

Nov 222018

CR-V

  • miles
When you pull dipstick oil smells like gas, also strong odor of gas in cabin while driving! it makes me sick so you have to pull over sometimes on busy highway for smell to stop. You can open window while driving. I know it is software issue in Honda computer, china and Canada already recall 650.000 Honda crvs heat doesn't work proper either, going from warm to cold really fast, took my 11 months old to Honda they said is normal smell gas in oil. I have their official statement on paper. Not sure why nothing is done. It has to be hard on engine all this gas in oil chamber.

- Ballard, WV, USA

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