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Honda generally makes great vehicles, but even the best cars are imperfect human-made machines. Take, for example, the troublesome 2018 Honda CRV. According to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the main problem areas for this SUV are the engine, fuel system, and electrical system.
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Engine and fuel system
Many modern engines – including those found in the 2018 CR-V – are direct injected. What this means is fuel is squirted directly into the combustion chambers, instead of into the intake manifold. While this design improves gas mileage, it can also lead to problems, such as fuel entering the engine oil. Because the fuel is shot right into the cylinder, it’s more likely to wash past the piston rings and into the oil pan.
Honda CR-V owners are all too familiar with this problem. What they find is that fuel ends up in the oil, creating an overfull level and obnoxious odor.
On the NHTSA website, one owner from Jamestown, NY, complains, “Just bought a new 2018 CRV EXL. I’ve had it less than two weeks and put 600 miles on it. There was a smell of gas in the cabin when my wife and child were driving in town. When they got home, I realized it was from gas getting into the oil. When the dipstick was checked, a strong smell of gas was noticeable, and the oil level read high on the dipstick.”
Another says on the Kelly Blue Book website, “Wow….Major oil dilution is occurring. No, I don’t take short trips, 15-mile highway commute. Honda said they are looking into it but wouldn’t do anything else. I said they had a major recall in China for the same reason and had offered extended warranties. The reply was, they are studying the problem. Ok, study Honda…but the fact is anyone whom has a quart of gas in their oil is having their engine compromised. I don’t think any study is necessary on that fact. So dragging your feet is not being upfront or valuing your customers.”
More than one lawsuit has been filed against Honda because of the problem.But so far, the automaker has not issued a recall in North America, though it did recall 350,000 vehicles in China. To fix vehicles abroad, dealers have been instructed to reprogram the SUV’s onboard computer, the engine control module.
Honda’s advice to U.S. consumers? Avoid cold climates and short trips, as these (normal) driving habits can exacerbate the issue. Customers are also told the problem won’t affect the longevity of their engine. But since fuel doesn’t have the same lubricating characteristics as oil, that statement is dead wrong.
Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Honda CRV Engine Problems
JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2018 CRV EXL I’VE HAD IT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND PUT 600 MILES ON IT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN WHEN MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE DRIVING IN TOWN. WHEN THEY GOT HOME I REALIZED IT WAS FROM GAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. WHEN THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS CHECKED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTICEABLE AND THE OIL LEVEL READ HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK. TOOK IT TO HONDA THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HONDA DEALER CONTACTED HONDA TECH SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE, 5 DAYS LATER DEALER CALLED AND SAID CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. ONCE THERE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX FOR THE CAR AND HONDA WAS WORKING ON A TSB TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY DID CHANGE THE OIL, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS I ALREADY SMELL GAS IN THE OIL AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERS HANDS ARE TIED WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE, I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM. CASE MANAGER HAS YET TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY NEWS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FROM SMELLING GAS IN THE CABIN, BUT ALSO FROM GAS IN THE OIL AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF THE GAS OIL LEVEL BECOMES TO DILUTED.
AT ABOUT 810 MILES ON ODOMETER, I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND LEFT CAR THERE FOR 3 DAYS THE SECOND TIME. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS GAS SMELL IS NORMAL IN THE ENGINE OIL. I ALSO NOTICED OIL IS TURNING BLACK AND THE LEVEL IS RISING (DUE TO GASOLINE ENTERING THE CRANKCASE. DEALER DROVE IT ABOUT 200 MILES AND WHEN I GOT CAR HOME, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OIL WAS WORSE AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS ABOVE THE FULL MARK (DUE TO GASOLINE ENTERING INTO ENGINE OIL. THIS POSES A VERY DANGEROUS THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE OR THE GASOLINE IN OIL COULD START A FIRE. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL.
2018 HONDA CRV-EX – STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN OIL – TOTAL MILEAGE 1600. TOOK CRV TO DEALER TODAY TO CHECK GAS SMELL IN OIL. TECH CONFIRMED STRONG GAS SMELL IN OIL AND VERY BLACK AND RUNNY (THIN WATERY LIKE). THE TECH INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT HIS FIRST LIKE EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW CRV – HE SAID HE’D EXPERIENCED OTHER ONES. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER WITH FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A SAMPLE OF MY OLD OIL ALONG WITH DOCUMENTATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT HE HADN’T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ANYWAY, WE WILL CHANGE OUR OIL VERY OFTEN UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS HOPEFULLY, SAFELY RESOLVED. WE’RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE “FUEL IN OIL” ISSUE.
Electrical problems
Once only found on high-end cars, advanced driver assistance technologies are now offered on moderately priced vehicles, like the CR-V. The Honda Sensing suite is Honda’s name for its bundle of such features. Functions such as collision mitigation braking, road departure warning, and adaptive cruise control are included in the package.
The Honda Sensing suite depends on a lot of high-tech sensors and computers, which can, unfortunately, go awry. When this happens, an alarming array of warning lights illuminate the dash, and in some cases, certain safety functions may not work.
On the NHTSA website, an owner from Dayton, OH, complains, “Driving down the highway when all dash warning lights concerning the Honda Sensing system came on with malfunction warnings. Pulled over to the side of the highway and restarted the motor and the warnings went off.”
Another from Springboro, OH, states, “Honda Sensing Problem with amber warning light on dash. The system all locked up while on I75 on the way home from work. When I exited at the light, I turned the car off, and it cleared the error message. Cruise control was not engaged.”
Much like the oil-in-gas problem, Honda has not issued a recall or service bulletin for the Sensing suite concern. Instead, the car company chooses to leave owners driving substandard, potentially dangerous vehicles.
Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2018 Honda CR-V Electrical Issues
WHILE ON VACATION, I HAD MY 2018 HONDA, CRV-EXL PARKED FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS. ON OUR RETURN, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT START AS THE NEW BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AND DEAD. LUCKILY I HAD A CHARGER AND CHARGED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 HOURS. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND IDLE IT. DURING IDLE THE DISPLAY INDICATED PROBLEMS IN ALL OPERABLE FUNCTIONS. DURING A 45 MIN DRIVE THE SYSTEM MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY, THIS CONDITION REPEATED ITSELF ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM SCHEDULE TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK OF THE CRV SOON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I HOPE THEY DISCIVER THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM.
LEFT HOUSE TO FIND ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE SUN ROOF PARTIALLY OPENED. THE KEY FOB WAS ON THE DRESSER IN THE HOUSE. CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE.
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CONCERNING THE HONDA SENSING SYSTEM CAME ON WITH MALFUNCTION WARNINGS, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF, THEN RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND THE WARNINGS WENT OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER FOR CODES, THERE WERE NONE. MY QUESTION, IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AND IS HONDA MOTOR COMPANY WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. WHEN LOOKING AT THE HONDA FORUMS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF THE 2017 AND 2018 CRV’S. I DON’T LIKE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT. MY HONDA SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT WE WOULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY NEXT OIL CHANGE THAT I’D DUE IN OCTOBER 2018. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HONDA MOTOR IS AWARE OF AN ISSUE THAT IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A FAMILY TO BE PUT IN.
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Complaint Data
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 17, 2023 |
| State | NC |
| Description | All the warning lights started displaying on the dashboard over the course of six months. One day they would all start coming up one at time, then when I would turn off the vehicle for an extended amount of time, they were no longer there. Finally at my oil change appointment I brought up the issue and I was told it was a fuel injector issue. Apparently they've had many cr-v owners come in with the same problems…over 00 to repair! |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Mar 17, 2023 |
| State | CT |
| Description | On february 5 2023, I attempted to buckle the front passenger seat belt on the referenced vehicle. The buckle would not latch in the assembly. We brought the vehicle to our local mechanic and it was determined that the latch mechanism was defective. I heard on the news that a recall was issued for 2018 honda crv's for a defective seat belt latching mechanism on march 9. 2023. I was informed that my vin was not included in the recall and honda stated they would not cover the repair. Either this is a striking coincidence or the recall class is not complete and needs to be expanded. I read the reason for the recall was that the parts were not made to specification. Has it been determined specifically whether the defective parts were n |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Mar 17, 2023 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver's side seat belt inadvertently unlatched. The failure had occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 23v158000 (seat belts) however, the vin was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, without incidence, the vehicle abruptly stopped. During the failure no vehicle nor objects were nearby. There were no warning lights illuminated nor messages displayed. The contact stated that the failure occurred a second time and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed a software update on the braking mitigation system. The contact was advised to turn the braking mitigation system off after starting the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,700. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. Additionally, the rpm was fluctuating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 09, 2023 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On two separate occasions when driving, my vehicle slammed on the brakes by itself with no obstructions or vehicles in front of me. When it happens the instrument cluster says brake. Luckily no one was behind me or I would have been rear-ended. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 08, 2023 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle experienced unintended braking. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he had experienced the failure twice while driving the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 06, 2023 |
| State | IL |
| Description | On at least 5+ occassions the dashboard warning lights all start flashing. I have tried to reboot & it doesn't correct the problem. Usually after a few days it just stops flashing only to happen again days or months later. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 06, 2023 |
| State | IL |
| Description | At 57000 miles, our suv suddenly displayed a warning of “emission control problemâ€. Within a few miles of that, the car displayed virtually every warning message it has… something in the range of 20 different alarms. The onboard computer showed the problem to be 1 cylinder running too lean. The fix was to replace the fuel injector on that cylinder, but honda now only sells the injector in sets of 4 for their 4 cyl engines. I ended up paying 38 to have all the injectors replaced in a car that is not even 5 yrs old. This follows the replacement of a faulty a/c compressor for 00 a year ago when the car had around 45000 miles. These kinds of premature failures are more and more common in honda's , and it's clear honda is doing nothing to address the issues if a car is out of the 36k mile warranty. Outrageous!!!! |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 26, 2023 |
| State | NC |
| Description | 18 honda crv, 40k miles now. All of my warning lights just came on at once last week. I took my car to the dealer, they charged 7 for inspection and said I needed new fuel injectors with 00 estimate. |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 24, 2023 |
| State | MA |
| Description | I am so disppointed and frustrated. Exactly one year ago my 2018 crv had power issues. Loss power, excessive and unsafe deceleration when driving on state highway 20. Every warning light and driver assist notification light up on the dash. My car was jerking and I had to pull to the side of the road. Thankfully not to far from home and able to drive to the house but could not get over 20mph. Took to the dealer, fuel pump replaced at my cost. Here we are one yeat later and all dash board lights on again in similar fashion. Car is currently at dealer ship with noted need for fuel injectors. I find it peculiar and upsetting as having done research 2022 and now again 2023: there have been issues with fuel pump and fuel injectors reported on nhtsa, forums, to honda and articles about the recurrent issues with the 2018 crv and honda does not want to be responsible. There were some recalls of the 2018 crv but my vin# did not identify as one. The 2018 crv has recurrent issues in this department. My car was part of the s/b 18-114 campaign to "fix" and issue reguarding the oil/fuel mixture and here my car is having issues that I feel are a result. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 23, 2023 |
| State | NV |
| Description | Stopped at a red light then proceeded to drive through the intersection on the green light. No cars or pedestrians in front of the car. Driving about 15 - 20 mph when the automatic braking system engaged and slammed on the brakes for no reason. The jeep behind me rear-ended me then drove off. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Component: body control module (vehicle is sitting at the deanship). Safety of driver and 2 small children (6 year old and 18 month old) in back seat. First the remote start didn't work - that was okay, but driving down the highway 75south going home after pick up children the door locks kept going off and on, the windows kept going up and down (all windows). No warning whatsoever. However upon reading on internet the first sign of the body control module failure was when the battery kept dying and we replaced that at a cost of 0. Now we are told we can still drive the car while we wait for the part - which we are told could be 9 months to a year for the part, we would need to unhook the battery and hook it back up. Is this really what you tell a single mom, nursing student with two small children to do. What could happen if the wires a crossed and the car goes up in flames with children inside? Cannot afford to have a rental car for 9 months or more. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 18, 2023 |
| State | NV |
| Description | I was driving around 50 mph there was no car in front of me then all of a sudden the car braked very hard. My son got scared so did I. I'm glad there was no one behind me cause if it did they would have hit me. I did not put my foot on the brakes, it did it automatically. Like I said I was driving regular at 50 mph. There should be a recall on this issue and see if the emergency braking sensor can be deactivated. I'm scared driving my honda cr-v cause of that incident. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 15, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Fuel injectors, sending too much fuel into spark plugs. Accelerated and nothing happened. Except jumping and bucking motions. Drifted to side of road. Every single light on the dashboard came on, and the vehicle was not drivable. Towed to honda where this was diagnosed. text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",200 plus repair bill to replace fuel injectors and spark plugs. 2018 crv 1. 5 engine, 138,000 miles. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Power Train |
| Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While driving all dash lights warning started flashing disabling forward crash avoidance power steering stability control tire pressure everything is blinking and flashing. Had to pull to side of road and almost got run over |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | On multiple occasions, I have turned off my car and exited my car. The car would then turn back on by itself. Initially the dash would light up and an error message would appear saying key not found. I thought it was my key fob battery, so I replaced the battery and still received the message. I was unable to do anything with my car. This happened on several occasions, but each time it would eventually work. I then noticed that the dash kept coming on. When I would get home, I would park the car in the garage and turn the car off and go inside. I came out and noticed the lights were on and the dash lit up. I turned it off again and then sometimes it would stay off and other times it would come back on and I could not get it to turn off right away. Several times I would go to my car in the morning and my car battery was dead and I had to have my son-in-law jump my car or aaa had to come out so I could go to work. This went on for weeks until I realized it was because the car keeps turning back on on its own until the battery dies. After back and forth at the dealership and replacing other parts they thought were the issue, I am now told it is a faulty body control module which caused my car to turn on in accessory mode. The part is on backorder, so I have had to borrow a car for the past couple months. My daughter has been researching the issue and found this to be a common problem with the car. Battery drain, car alarms going off, not able to start the car, etc. All due to the faulty bcm. I see honda has had issues with this part on their other cars, but has not issued a recall for the crv yet. The part is expensive, but because I have 41,000 miles on my car it is now out of warranty. This should be investigated further, as I know I am not the only one experiencing this issue. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Driving to work this morning approximately 6:40am, it was pretty dark out. Road conditions were fine (dry, no rain or snow, etc.). My cr-v automatically slammed on the brakes without warning for maybe 1/2 of a second and then released them as the screen flashed bright and then immediately kicked to an error about the auto-high beam detection system. Luckily there was no one behind me. There was one vehicle approaching me from the other side of the road but they did not have their high beams on. I was looking ahead the whole time and did not see any other errors before or after it happened, and I was applying the gas pedal the whole time as well. In case it's a contributing factor, my car is fairly dirty from road salt spray (dry) and I was going run it through the car wash this afternoon. |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System |
| Date | Feb 08, 2023 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there were several unknown warning lights and other symbols illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed, it was determined that the fuel injectors had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 06, 2023 |
| State | CA |
| Description | We had just gotten off the freeway and were sitting at a stoplight. When the light turned green, all of a sudden several of the yellow warning lights on the dashboard started to flash: emergency braking, electronic parking break, tire pressure, lane-keep assist, and others. The car became sluggish and moved forward haltingly and slowly. It feels like the breaks or the parking break are cycling on and off. We pulled over as soon as we could. Turning the car off didn't clear the warning lights. We called aaa and they came and checked the battery -- which was at 100% and working fine. The parking break works fine; we can hear it turn on and off using the lever. We had it towed to a honda dealer nearby and are having it evaluated. It is undriveable in this state, and we are concerned that even if the dealer gets the warning lights to shut off, it could happen again at any time. There are reports all over the nhtsa website that this is a common issue -- please investigate! |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Feb 02, 2023 |
| State | IN |
| Description | A multitude of cracks forming with in 2 years. First one happened with zero contact to the windshield. Others when ice landed on windshield. Another when barely moving and a small cack noise and a small crack appeared. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 01, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the steering wheel was making an abnormal creaking sound while driving at various speeds. Over time, the steering wheel started to seize while turning. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with steering rack failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering) and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and she was provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Lane Departure: Warning |
| Date | Jan 29, 2023 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While in line to park the car in the del mar fairgrounds, (san diego, ca) after a 25-minute ride and 59 f degrees outside, main display start sending all type of 'problem' messages, one after another, as follow: - brake hold system problem, - power steering system (eps) problem, - vehicule stability assist (vsa), - hill start assist, - adaptative cruise control, - collision mitigation system, - road departure mitigation system, - electric parking brake, - tire pressure monitor, - emissions system, brake system. Despite all messages, the car keeps running and is able to go off and start again. Perhaps, the electric parking brake may prevent you to go if connected, since you have no control of it (happened once). This is the second time in two weeks that this failure occurs. It may or may not be related to another consistent issue regarding the side display (the one used for radio control, brightness, car setup, etc.) which becomes unstable and change/beep with no control from one screen to another, starting with the brightness control. This case requires the car to turn off and restart, solving the issue for a couple of weeks, and up to two months. I'm writing down this complaint because other owners express the same issue in forums, with no official statement from honda so far. Countermeasures recommended by other users are: exchange the battery for new one drive around and apply brakes firmly. The above fixed the issue for me. A cell video of this issue is available. Attached picture shows all warning alerts with car engine idle. Thank you. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jan 26, 2023 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Collision mitigation braking system malfunctioned. We noticed alerts from the system when strong shadows appeared across the road such as from an overpass, heavy trees, etc. At first it was the "brake" alert indicator only, on three known occasions. A couple weeks later, the car activated the collision mitigation braking system for no reason. We were travelling at 55 mph on a country road with no vehicles, pedestrians, nor animals nearby. As we approached shadows from tall trees, the emergency braking activated suddenly, bringing the car to a complete stop. Thankfully no vehicles were behind us. Vehicle was brought to honda dealership for service. Inspected the system and told us all components were properly aligned to manufacturer specifications. They were unable to determine why system malfunctioned. They advised "honda is aware of the problem and working to find a solution." that was in october 2022. I checked with honda service most recently on january 25, 2023 and they still have no solution. For our safety, we have been deactivating the system each time we drive the vehicle. This safety system not working is a problem, as is having to deactivate it on each drive. They need pressure to issue a recall and identify a solution. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| State | WA |
| Description | The high pressure fuel pump (16790-5pc-h02) failed on january 1, 2023 at approximately 11:10am in seattle, wa. We were taking the interchange from wb sr 520 to sb I-5, which includes a short uphill section, when the engine lost power and completely stalled at the top of the ramp. No warning lamps or other symptoms appeared prior to failure. We were able to push the car and roll it through a gap in the concrete barrier into a vacant road construction site. Had the stall happened one minute later, my wife, our daughters aged 2 and 4, and I would have been stranded in heavy traffic in the number 1 lane of I-5 in an area with no safe shoulder. I cannot imagine how we would have avoided a serious collision in that case. We were not able to restart the car at that time and all repair shops appeared to be closed for new year's day, so we had the vehicle towed to our home. The vehicle started without apparent issue several days later, and we brought it to sa-go auto repair in bellevue. The mechanic at sa-go was not able to immediately reproduce and advised us of fuel pump issues with the 2018 honda cr-v. He directed us to have a dealer evaluate for recall repair. Honda of bellevue was not able to reproduce the issue and suggested the stall may have been due to a dirty air filter, which they did not replace before returning the car to us. We returned to sa-go auto repair where the mechanic conducted an extended test drive with scan tool in sync and confirmed the high pressure fuel pump fell off when the vehicle had been running for more than one hour. High pressure fuel pump and low pressure fuel module assembly were replaced by sa-go on 1/18/2023 and proper function confirmed on test drive. Old parts, including pumps and air filter, were retained by us and are available for inspection. No parts have been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or others. Invoices and photos attached. Thank you for your consideration. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Parking Brake |
| Date | Jan 21, 2023 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The parking brake could not be released. Driver was stranded and had to get the car towed to the dealer. Cost $ 470 to repair. The vehicle is less than 5 years old - and brake parts should be in drive train warranty - but dealer denied coverage. My car has had problems in the past with electronic components - related to the automatic driver assist system - specifically the sensors. The automatic brake engages when a normal driver wouldn't slam on the brakes. |
| Category | Engine And Engine Cooling, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jan 14, 2023 |
| State | TN |
| Description | - when I was switching lanes on the highway my dashboard started flashing brake system problem, steering wheel system problem, tire pressure system problem, etc. The engine light, breaker system light, battery light, steering wheel light, and a few others turned on. After coming to a complete stop my car would not turn off. After pushing the “power button†multiple times it turned off completely. - my safety and the safety of others on the road were put at risk when my car started slowing down as if the break was being pushed on its own on a 55mph highway. My car automatically slowed down to 35mph on its own causing me to park it on a solitary road next to the highway. - unknown - no - the car has shown on the dashboard to “brake†when no cars are in front of it a few times before. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jan 12, 2023 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I was driving approx. 35, no one in front of me on road and car slammed on brakes as if I was going to hit something. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jan 11, 2023 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The braking system slowed the car first then came to a complete stop and there was nothing in front of me . Luckily, I was able to really get out in front of the car behind me or it would have hit me in the rear. I took it to the honda dealership right away & of course since they had no "error code" there was nothing to report I was told but what if I had really been hurt, what then ?? Honda has a serious problem with the brakes on the 2018 crv. I purchased this vehicle new and I really expect better from honda but they are not living up to the reputation they've had in the past. I don't trust the vehicle as I never know when it'll do it again. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jan 03, 2023 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Driving at a speed of approximately 30-35 mph over a railroad track, the automatic emergency braking system was erroneously triggered. The vehicle came to an extremely abrupt stop in the middle of the railroad track. The vehicle behind us proceeded to rear-ended us. This is the second time the vehicle has stopped abruptly at a railroad track. The warning messages only appeared at the exact same moment the car stopped, not providing any warning as to what was about to happen. I'm awaiting an appointment for the car to be seen by the dealership for the aeb system, but because this caused a collision I filed a claim on my insurance and the car had to be repaired. This was a safety issue for multiple reasons, including that it caused injury for both the driver and the passenger. It also was a safety issue because it occurred on a railroad track and if the car had not been drivable, or if we had been incapacitated, we could have been killed by the train. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 03, 2023 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the steering wheel was firm while turning to the right. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be inspected to determine the cause of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jan 02, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Every component was flashing malfunctioning. Will be taking it to dealer tomorrow. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Dec 30, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Warning lights for multiple (possibly all) systems begin appearing and all adas including traction control is deactivated. The condition clears eventually in its own after fuel up, possibly several days later. Dealership attributes conditions to bad fuel injector with no other fuel related symptoms because the condition includes and engine code for either a faulty fuel injector or fault ac control module. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Dec 30, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | While driving (road trip 500 miles round trip), all the dashboard lights turned with no real indication of what the issues was. I pulled over to see if there was anything noticeable and did not see anything exteriorly nor once I opened the hood of the car. I continued my drive home (remaining 100 miles or so) and once I parked my car in driveway, I noticed a strong smell with black smoke coming from exhaust pipe with black oil at the end of my tailpipes. My car is currently at dealers getting looked at and they recommended changing my fuel injector and spark plugs, which they completed ( text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",000) and I am still having issues.!!! Doing my research online I noticed that there was a recall of this vehicle in china but not in the us, which is unacceptable. Something needs to be done asap! |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. The tpms and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a fuel system malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| State | ID |
| Description | Https://youtube. Com/shorts/9i5_n8vrjbo? Feature=share inside door handle / lever will not open door if outside handle / lever is slightly pulled or stuck. Outside debree or ice will prevent the opening of doors preventing escape. In case of accident or debree the door may fail to operate if the outside lever is slightly engaged. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Inside door lever how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Yes has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| State | GA |
| Description | Auto accident drive side struck guardrail driver's head hit side window then airbag deployed trapping driver's head between the airbag and door window. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| State | IA |
| Description | I recently bought a 2018 honda crv and have had ongoing issues with the touch display going on and off by itself. I took a video of it. It will randomly start blinking and beeping changing the brightness on the display. There is no way to shut it off or stop it without turning off the vehicle. I have also had issues with the automatic braking system. It is braking when it should not be. It has happened to me twice on the freeway now and once in town thankfully no one was behind me, or I would've been rearended badly and possibly been flipped in my vehicle. I was going 75 miles per hour, and it started flashing brake and then braked for no reason there was nobody in front of me. Another time it said I was skidding but I was not until it braked than I began to skid at which point it did nothing to stop the skid. I have recently skid on ice, in town and it did not do anything to stop it, nor did it respond. I have not taken the vehicle in yet. I was researching the issues to see if they were known issues with my vehicle. To my dismay they are. I bought this vehicle due to its safety features as I have my grandkids with me frequently. My audi did not have the winter safety features I needed. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | While driving at about 53 mph on the highway, the collision braking system suddenly beeped, and the â€brake†indicator on the dashboard came on by itself. There was no car in front of me for at least 100 feet, nor was there any car on the sides. It was a false positive. While the brake was not otherwise activated, and the car did not stop, it was quite disconcerting. This should be checked out. It was a clear evening, around 8pm. |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | I had buckled in my seat belt, and then started my car. The “seat belt unfastened†indicator turned off. After driving a few yards, the seat belt spontaneously popped out of its socket. The seat belt warning light and alert sound then turned on and I stopped and clicked my seat belt back in the socket. It appears that I may not have “clicked†my seat belt into the socket the first time. There may be a defect here with the seat belt warning light. If the seat belt “male†makes sufficient contact with the seat belt “femaleâ€, the warning light turns off. But really, the warning light should only go off if the male clicks and locks into the female. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 26, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | This has happened about 3 times since I purchased the vehicle in end of 2018. While I was driving out of no where the car will just brake, there is nothing in front of me or blocking me and one time I was going about 40 mph and the others were when I was going about 30 and 50 so it's been a range. Luckily every time I've been driving there has not been anyone behind me but for sure if someone was behind me, I possibly would've gotten rear ended with how fast the car stopped. Other times the car will beep the brake indicator at me, but not stop the car just telling me I need to apply the brakes but there's nothing in front of me or around me. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Dec 24, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | I have a 2018 honda cr-v touring , with a 1. 5 turbo engine. It seems that as my oil usage (mileage) increases, between oil changes, I have been losing miles per gallon. After an oil change my mpg is around 34 to 35 mpg. My car now is at 60% oil usage before an oil change is needed. I am due for an oil change now. The last oil change the mechanic noticed there was a thinning of the oil and the smell of gas in the oil was present, as well as the oil quantity was higher. We assumed the higher oil quantity is due to gas in the oil. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | I was going through an intersection on my way home when the crv suddenly applied significant braking force, flashed the brake message on the dash display, and abruptly slowed the vehicle down. Thankfully there was no other vehicles behind me or there likely would have been a collision. There were no other vehicles in front of me. I can't recall the exact details of what other vehicles may have been around, but there was definitely no reason to be slamming on the brakes. This incident occurred at roughly 11:30am est on a clear day with sun shining. This is a major safety issue and needs to be addressed immediately. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. |
| Category | Engine, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 15, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The car does not get up to operating temperature at idle during cold climates. If the car is started and left to idle and warm up, the heat will not blow and the front window will not defrost. If the car is driven on short trips through town, it will not heat up at all. Also, if the car is driven around and gets up to operating temperature and then left to idle, the car's temperature will slowly edge down and cause no heat to blow from the vents. I have brought the car in to the dealer twice for the same issue only for them to tell me that this is a normal characteristic of the car and that nothing is wrong. I have never had this issue on any other vehicle. Additionally, the car suffers from oil dilution in the engine which cases poor performance and thinned oil. The oil level gradually increases over time after being driven because of gasoline entering the engine oil. I believe that this will eventually lead to premature wear in my engine. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | My 2018 honda crv has flashed brake on dashboard about 8 times since the last 2-1/2 years. Please note that the vehicle never actually stopped. On november 20, 2022 it even beeped for the first time. And of course all of the 8 or so times that the break appeared on my dashboard, there was no one or anything in front of the vehicle. I took vehicle to honda of essex nj on 11/21/2022 and according to the tech the radar was misaligned (but who knows) I was told to pay a diagnostic fee of 4. 19. I have not been in any accident, nor have bumped into anything since I've owned the vehicle. I am also aware of the cnn article dated 02/24/2022 involving the same issue and is under investigation by nhtsa. I tried to get reimbursement of the 4. 19 from honda usa but because vehicle is no longer under warranty, I've been denied. This is a major safety issue and hoping it will become a recall. Is there anything the nhtsa can do for me?? Please advise. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection |
| Date | Dec 09, 2022 |
| State | WV |
| Description | Sep 25, 2022, en route from columbus, oh to wv our 2018 honda crv started flashing a plethora of warnings regarding braking problems, blind spot failure, lane assist failure, collision mitigation failure, and many other driver assistance failures. We pulled off the interstate, into a service station, at the nearest exit. Once the car was stopped, the rear wheels locked and the electronic emergency brake would not release. We had the car towed to the local honda dealership in zanesville, oh. On oct 3, 2022 the zanesville dealership contacted us to pick up the car; they had replaced a wiring harness and control module over the rear view mirror. They said the wiring had “meltedâ€; they said they did not have the expertise to resolve all the warnings but that the car could be driven. We picked up the car on oct 8, 2022. Within 20 miles, the car was not only flashing warnings but also constantly beeping. We made it to bruceton mills, wv before stopping for gas. Again, once stopped, the rear wheels locked and the electronic parking brake refused to release. The car was towed to the I-79 honda dealership in morgantown,wv. That dealership has master electronic technicians. That was 2 months ago and the car is still there. The dealership has been in contact with honda, inc but they simply cannot resolve the electrical problems and are awaiting a honda field technician to troubleshoot. This was a systemic electronics failure that incapacitated all of the electronic safety features — making the vehicle unsafe to drive. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 09, 2022 |
| State | ME |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the brake warning light illuminated, causing the automatic braking system to intermittently activate and the vehicle decelerated. The contact was able to continue driving to her destination. The contact stated that she experienced the failure several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Dec 09, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Complaint I was traveling southbound on sunnybrook where it turns to w. Amherst around 9 o'clock on wednesday morning, november 23rd. I was prepared to slow down for the traffic light since I have been to that location so many times. My speed was between 30-35mph. Surprisingly, there was no resistance when I stepped on the brake. I released the brake and stepped on it again. It still didn't work. My car started sliding and wavering and it hit the right-side curb. It didn't stop after hitting the curb and I repeated the step-and-release action a couple of times. After the brake failed, I pulled up the parking brake and my car eventually stopped. The brake failed. Luckily, there was no car in the intersection while my car was out of control and sliding. I was in total shock and desperate fear. I was afraid I was going to crash or even worse situation. That extreme short time of emotional rollercoaster was super distressing and I don't feel safe driving after the accident. I felt even more horrified thinking what could have happened if there were other drivers or pedestrians involved. I was in tears and all shaking. There is a police report for the accident. The police office also stated that “ was able to easily push the brake pedal to the floorâ€. One more note is that my car past the state inspection on november 17th. My car was later towed to a honda-certified body shop. The body shop technician also mentioned the brake didn't pass the test while diagnosing the car. Also, I asked for a copy of the diagnostic report which will be forthcoming as a hard copy. It was a terrifying accident putting my life and potentially other people's lives in danger. I hope that this report will bring awareness to honda manufacturers and public safety agent. It should not happen to another driver. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 08, 2022 |
| State | NH |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the forward collision avoidance: emergency automatic braking system engaged while there was no object or vehicle nearby. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who calibrated the brakes. While driving, the brake warning light illuminated. The driver depressed the brake pedal and the warning light turned off. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who informed her that the brake calibration was working as designed. The contact stated she turned off the automatic braking feature. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000. The vin was not available. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 08, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | I'm driving on the highway approx 70-75mph. As I am slowing down and moving over to the exit ramp all of a sudden the automatic emergency braking system starts braking! This almost caused a rear end collision from the car behind me. He had to swerve a little to miss me. He was pretty angry and most likely thought it was my intention to brake that hard. It was extremely frightening and I am wondering if I should just turn off this safety feature until honda figures this out? |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Dec 07, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Car starting throwing all error codes at once. No issues driving, took to mechanic, could not find any issues. Did this 3 times, was advised to see honda dealer for possible computer system update. Honda said it needs all fuel injectors and fuel joint pipe replaced, due to clogged injectors. No indication of this problem, no fuel loss or engine issues. This is a 2018 with 60,000 miles. Have looked this issue up, found that it is a known issue with honda. They will not warranty the fix, wanting to charge 23. 08 to correct. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection |
| Date | Dec 06, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Turn my car on and every light on my car is currently flashing saying nothing safety wise is working. Googled it and it seems to be a major problem that honda isn't fixing. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 03, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | On december 1, 2022, I was driving my 2018 honda crv on an expressway at 45-50 mph when the car's automatic braking system activated the brakes unexpectedly while the vehicle was moving forward. I was driving in the middle lane on an expressway with nothing close in front of me and it happened without reason or warning. My passenger and I were lurched forward. Fortunately, no one was driving close behind me. The dealer has not been notified at the time of writing this complaint. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 02, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle independently applied the brakes. There was an audible sound heard during the failure. The vehicle returned to normal operation after several seconds. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but only an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was sent an email documenting the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Dec 01, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On 11/30/22 my wife was driving at 32 mph with no vehicles in front, when suddenly, cr-v brake warning light flashed and came to a complete stop. Approx. 20 minutes later vehicle did it again but, this time not a complete stop. Concerned about this happening at higher rate of speed and getting rear ended. Called dealer and no recalls. I have read on internet, other drivers having similar experience with these models. This would be the third time in 6 months that it has happened. No warnings prior to incident happening, just flashing brake warning light with tone. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I was in a parking lot leaving from my job in am. Clear weather 65° as I was driving 7mph the car slammed on the brakea if an object or vehicle was in front of me. No advanced warning s. There was nothing in front of me. This is the 2nd time this has happened to me and twice when my son was driving. His speed was approx40mph and the brakes slammed on with nothing crossing or in front of his path. I currently have an appointment at 1030 this am to take to honda dealership to get an assessment. This is extremely troubling and dangerous. My daughter is driving with her learners permit in this vehicle. Please fix immediately!!!! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The brake light came on , the seatbelt tightened around my neck and the car just came to a stop throwing my neck forward but there was no car in front of me and no cars on the side of me. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Nov 23, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Hello nhts, I have been dealing with my vehicle stalling & losing power while driving on the freeway. This is a very dangerous issue with my honda crv. I have had this happen several times now and it was reported to honda. Honda has not yet placed this issue on recall status. This needs to get looked at before someone gets injured or killed. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 21, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The automatic emergency braking system engaged without warning, stopping the car abruptly while I was traveling at 25 + mph without any hazard ahead and no imminent collision. I was nearly rear ended and have suffered a strain of left thumb which was on steering wheel and will now need to be seen by medical personnel. The red brake signal came on but the car immediately braked to a dead stop within a second. I am calling the dealer next. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 19, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Driving on a highway at approximately 50 mph at night. No other vehicles in front for a very long distance. Our cars brakes automatically engaged (cmbs system) causing an abrupt stop in the middle of the road. Vehicle behind almost rear-ended us, but did not. Luckily, there was no collision or injuries. Do not trust the cmbs system anymore and disable it when driving now. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 19, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was driving slowly down the street in my 2018 honda crv with no traffic or people in the street in front of or in back of my car. Suddenly, the automatic emergency braking system engaged and stopped my car. I began driving again and about a minute later the same thing happened again even though there was no traffic or people in the street in front of or in back of my car. This is a serious safety issue and I am having my honda dealer inspect the car. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 19, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Abs activated on icy road. Brakes failed at next attempt to stop on dry road. No brake response at all. Had to go over curb on grass to avoid hitting car in front of me. No brake warning lights came on. Scared to drive car. Have grandchildren I drive to school. Their safety and those of others concern me if this should occur again. I feel lucky that I did not hit a car,pole, or tree when I went over curb and into yard to stop. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 16, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I was driving around 45-55 mph and the automatic brake indicator flashed and my car slowed to around 5-10mph. There were no cars in front of me and thankfully no cars behind me. Only one car to the left that was passing. Weather was foggy but could still see clearly about a mile ahead. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 16, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | I was driving to the ferry in seattle wa about 6pm pst and crossing railroad tracks on south holgate road going west between 3rd and 2nd avenue when the emergency braking systems engaged (phantom braking) and immediately stopped the car on top of the railroad tracks. I was moving at relatively slow speed because of the bumpiness of the railroad tracks. I disengaged the transmission from drive to neutral, put my foot on the brake and was able to get the car moving again. Fortunately the car behind me was able to stop and did not run into me. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Nov 12, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | All warning lights for all systems go off on dash disabling all systems when driving. This has happened about 15 times in the past 2 years. Never know if the car will react badly when driving due to the warnings. Tried to have dealer look at it but as others have stated in blogs, suddenly goes off the day before you have to take it in and can't reproduce it. Dealer laughed a bit as they said they have not seen it before even though there are hundreds of people online complaining about it since 2017. Showed them video, pictures, etc. They have checked the car over, reloaded software, etc. Couldn't find anything wrong or any error codes. This car has been a lemon since I bought it. At 10k miles, dash started flashing, beeping and wouldn't stop. Had to pull off hwy and restart to get it to go away. Dash goes blank, radio won't work, sirius xm is not on when I get in car 3 out of 7 days a week. Overnight switches to am. I never listen to am. Read the blogs and so many people are experiencing this with no resolution or response from honda corp. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 08, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The contact's wife owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while his wife was driving 35 mph, the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) engaged inadvertently, and the vehicle came to a complete stop; however, there were no vehicles nearby. An audible chime was heard, and the message "brakes" was displayed. The contact's wife depressed the accelerator pedal and was able to continue driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 03, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | 3 incidences of random braking & car suddenly slowing from aeb when riding down roadway & highway. There was no reason because nothing in front of vehicle & no speeding. It could have resulted in a car hitting me in rear. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 27, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Aeb has engaged suddenly multiple times, most recently today, without any risk of collision in front of the vehicle causing extreme hard stops. It has happen both while braking and accelerating causing accelerator to slam to the floor as the braking was unexpected. |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | My vehicle computer started indicating that there was a critical brake failure and other related safety issues, this started after a brake repair at middletown honda. I returned to the dealer and they indicated that it's the fuel injectors misfiring and need replacement. They also indicated that the spark plugs need replacement. I gave approval to replace the spark plugs and the vehicle ran well until I added fuel to the vehicle. Then the problem returned. There's currently a recall on honda models 2014-2016 for the fuel injectors and I want this vehicle year to be included. Thank you |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 24, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The automatic emergency breaking system stopped my car two times when traveling over a steel plate in the road that is there during road maintenance. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal |
| Date | Oct 24, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving into the garage at his condominium, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly, and the front driver's side of the vehicle crashed into the wall of the garage. The contact stated that the garage was damaged. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags deployed. The contact had pain and swelling to the thumb of his right hand. The contact's wife had pain in the chest but no physical injury. Both the contact and his wife were examined at the scene by emergency units. The contact did not seek further medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle remained in the garage. The homeowner's insurance and the vehicle insurance provider were notified of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle would be towed in the next couple days. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 21, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | On october 10, 2022 I had brake work done and the computer system starting indicating failures. The computer electrical system continues indicating major failures while driving and the messages indicate critical failures throughout the vehicle. The brake fluid was lower than normal and once filled the lights went out. Then on october 20, 2022 the computer began indicating problems once again. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | 2018 crv repeatedly had emergency brake amber light go on in the center of the dashboard. It goes on for a few seconds then shuts back off. This has been happening intermittently for the last two months. It has happened in the past(years ago) but there is no documentation of that complaint. Took vehicle to honda dealership last week. Initially could not find what was wrong. Finally after hours of running tests? It came down to one code and that the issue was the electronic brake booster. The vehicle stayed overnight. After paying a large sum of money, 5 days later, the light turned on amber on the dash again. I called honda service repeatedly but could not reach the service personnel that had assisted me 5 days previously. Finally talked to another service manager last evening at 6:00 p. M. Bringing car in first thing friday morning october 21st. One service manager stated that she had not seen this problem before. There are a few incidences that can be found on the internet with what appear to be simple fixes I. E. Low brake fluid, air in line, problem with software, problem with a line to the display and still others. The end all was the issue was treated as a safety issue by one ,while another person stated something alluding to if it was a serious safety issue the warning light on the dash would have been red and not amber. In addition, yesterday when the light came on.(after the problem was purportedly repaired) I was doing about 40. There was a brief pause/resistance to the brake as I was slowing. This happened on a main thoroughfare at 0915 a. M. None of this has made any sense and I stated as such. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 20, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While driving with no one around me the vehicle slams on the brakes by itself causing items to slide off seat. Other times the collision light engages with no traffic in front or obstruction. Afraid to get rear ended on highway as there is no way to tell when this will happen. This has happened multiple times with lite, but first for the emergency braking initiated by the vehicle |
| Category | Engine, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 19, 2022 |
| State | PR |
| Description | Toda la seguridad relacioada al sistema de frenos y la emisión de gases es un problema persistente en el panel del vehÃculo. Al parecer es un problema común de éstos vehÃculos según las reseñas que he escuchado y leÃdo de por parte de otros propietarios de éstos vehÃculos. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | About 2 weeks ago on my way home from picking up my son from football practice there were some metal plates on the road where they were doing construction. It was getting dark and when we got to the plates the "brake" light started flashing and beeping then my car automatically slammed on the breaks scaring both of us. Thankfully there wasn't a car behind us or it would have definitely caused a collision. Last night again on my way to pick up my son (on another rd) I was driving and another metal plate and the same incident happened. This time my dog was in the back sleeping and she flew out of the back seat. Brake light going on/off and beeping and slammed on brakes. Praise him there was no car behind me this time either. The 2nd was worse than the 1st. I bought my crv new in 2018. Several times all the dash lights come on but eventually they go off and I have problems with the navigation but this is too dangerous to not address. I'm not sure what to do I've no other car. I'm in a big city. Construction is everywhere and I beginning to become fearful to drive. This is too dangerous and I definitely don't anything to happen to anyone. Thank you for taking your time looking into this. Looking foward to having answers. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 17, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Driving at night, in the mist, approx 40 mph on city roads, my collision system flashed and brakes automatically applied. No obstacles were in front of me, and the nearest car was in the left lane (I was in the right lane), about 50 feet ahead. Four lane divided city road, speed limit 40. Not near an intersection. In the nearly 5 years of ownership, I have experienced about two dozen routine flashes of the warning without cause I could see, but never had the car automatically apply the brakes. It has happened particularly in the mist and dark, when the roads reflect lights. I have also had it happen when descending into the I-664 tunnel in the mist. This is the first instance where the car also applied the brakes. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 17, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | On 3 occasions my crv has implemented the automatic break system when there is nothing in front of me and no reason to break. Today it happened when traveling 40+ mile an hour and the sudden break caused a near rear collision. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | While driving all of the dash warning lights concerning the honda sensing system came on with malfunction warnings. This has happened multiple times since that first occasion but mostly occurs the first time the car is used that day. Sometimes turning the car off and on resets the problem. I have a video of the warning lights, and the malfunction was witnessed by my local mechanic. The dealership looked at the car at a time when the warning lights were not on and couldn't identify anything wrong with the vehicle. They assured me the car is safe to drive, but the honda sensing package is deactivated. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | After work I was on my way home. I was stopped at a traffic light when the light turned green. I came off the brake and began to step on the gas when the car stopped suddenly and a "brake" light showed on my dashboard. There was nothing in front of my car at the time as I was the first in line. After the car stopped suddenly it immediatly started rolling again and I was able to continue driving as normal and got home safely. Thankfully the car behind me did not crash into me. There was no warning/lights/messages before to signal a problem. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 10, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | All safety lights are showing on dash. This is not due to low battery power as it happened before and after replacement. I have reset the infotainment and even disconnected and reconnected the battery. The problem always comes back. I have been to two mechanics and spoken with a honda dealer. No one has been able to fix the problem. Hill assist, cruise control, awd, and other electronic safety systems no longer work. I have seen multiple discussion boards where crv owners are experiencing this major safety issue. There needs to be a recall and honda needs to take ownership of this problem. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 08, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | While on the highway, the car suddenly slammed on the brakes and stiffened the steering wheel. Was a sunny day, passing under a bridge. There was a dark shadow cast horizontally across the road by the bridge. I turned on my blinker to change lanes. A second vehicle approached quickly from the back left hand side. The car suddenly hit the brakes. If there was a car following closely, we would have been rear ended. If my new-driver son had been driving, it could have resulted in a (further and more dangerous) loss of control. The braking was shocking, unnecessary and dangerous and it happened on a fast, narrow, twisting highway through a city. At a minimum, it seems the owner should have the ability to turn this collision mitigation system off permanently. This system is dangerous in its current state. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 07, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | I was driving along a road when I was suddenly out of nowhere thrown forward as my car beeped and the automatic breaking system kicked in. There was nothing there! No one was driving in front of me. I now have some whiplash which is really unfortunate and I do not trust my car not doing this again with my 10 month daughter in the car. All honda crv's should be recalled. It's horrific and dangerous! Had this happened on a motorway we would have had someone coming through our back window! |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Oct 06, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Both driver and passenger day time running lights have burned out. The honda cr v has 19000 miles on it. Honda did a recall on the accords for the same issue, why not the cr v and civic that have the same problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 05, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle veered into the right lane. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed of an unknown recall for the steering. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vin was not included in a steering recall. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 03, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The car's automatic emergency braking (aeb) system unexpectedly applied brakes while the vehicle was in motion on the freeway and almost caused a crash. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 02, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Honda cr-v 2018. Faulty camshaft. About august 7. While driving I had car act sluggish. Noticed my dashboard lights on. About a few weeks later about sept 17 my car changed gears on me while driving. Sept 30 2022 had diagnostics done at dealer. I have a text. Per mcdavid honda of plano tx. “we're done with the diagnostics, your vehicle had an intermediate failure on your camshaft position sensor.†avail for inspection. The sensor can cause safety risks as the car stalling while driving. Engine misfire. Transmission shifting issues. Car may not start. Car can jerk forward while driving as a result of an improper amount of fuel being injected into cylinders. Poor acceleration. First appeared in august. Had dealer review on about 8/25/22. Said they fixed it but it wasn't fixed. 9/30/22 had dealer do diagnostics testing. Again they said it was fixed. It was not fixed. Having dealer look at it again 10/3/22. Warning signs include sensor lights on dashboard: engine light, emission system problem, brake system fail, parking sensor fail, tire pressure system problem, electric parking brake problem, auto high beam problem, road departure system problem, adaptive cruise control problem, collision mitigation system problem, hill start assist problem, vehicle stability problem, power steering system problem, brake hold system problem, |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | My vehicle activated the brakes hard on its own with no cars close in front of it. This happened twice in the last month. Fortunately, no one was close behind me! I took my car to my local honda dealership today. They checked it out and reported that the radar cover was dirty and that possibly caused the problem. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 26, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | On september 21, 2022, was pulling into a parking space at my doctor's office, had my foot on the brake, and the vehicle accelerated, jumped the curb, and hit a tree. No injuries, no other vehicles, people, or objects involved. Afterwards, the vehicle was driven without incident to the repair shop. Three days before this incident, on september 18th, the brake warning light engaged while I was driving on the freeway. At that time, there were no other vehicles in front of me in my lane. It was an early sunny sunday morning. I had one other incident during the first year as the owner of this vehicle where the computer screen turned blue and flickered. I had to pull over, turn off my vehicle, wait a few moments, then restart. Everything was fine after that up until this last incident. Vehicle was purchased new, standard maintenance schedule has been followed, and I am the original owner. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 21, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Three times now my car has activated the emergency braking system when there was nothing in front of me. Below the speed on the odometer will show an orange "brake" flashing box and it will beep until the car slams on the breaks itself. This has happened when I have been going 40-60 mph and the car behind me is not expecting a harsh breaking since there was nothing in front of me. This has not been inspected by anyone. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while slightly depressing the brake pedal while driving at 50 mph, several messages appeared on the instrument panel. The contact immediately exited the highway and parked the vehicle in a parking lot. The contact attempted to shut the vehicle off; however, the vehicle failed to turn off upon depression of the start/stop button. Since the vehicle would not shut off, the contact managed to drive the vehicle to his residence. A message to double tap the start/stop button on the instrument panel and the contact was able to turn off the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. |
| Category | Electrical System:body Control Module/bcm |
| Date | Sep 15, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that he pulled over and removed the negative battery terminal. The contact stated that after he reconnected the battery the warning lights were no longer illuminated. The contact then stated that days later while driving at an unknown speed, the malfunction indicator lamp and the check emission system warning light illuminated. The vehicle then lost motive power. The contact stated the vehicle was able to restart but would not exceed 5 mph while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact then pulled over and removed the negative battery terminal. The contact stated that he reconnected the battery and the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing to replace all fuel injectors. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. |
| Category | Air Bags, Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 10, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | I was having multiple electrical issues with the car, malfunctioning radio, flashing etc. I had it checked out at mahwah honda and they stated no issues. Last week I was in an accident in which my car was deemed totaled. As I was crossing the intersection a car sped through a red light traveling at a high speed hitting my passenger side. This caused the passenger air bags to deploy (I was traveling alone) and the impact caused me to hit another car across the roadway. The driver side air bags did not deploy even though I hit another car. I do not understand why my air bags did not go off and do not recall if the on star worked as well. I do not know if this is all related to the electrical issues I reported which honda dismissed. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 09, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact's father owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that on separate occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake pads and the fuel injector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact then stated that the same day while his father was driving, the vehicle stalled and was towed back to the dealer where it was then diagnosed that the software needed to be updated however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where it remained. The vehicle was diagnosed and it was determined that the engine need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact left a voicemail however, there was no response. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | Sep 08, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the braking system erroneously activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop in the middle of the roadway. During the failure, there were no other vehicles or objects nearby to cause the forward collision avoidance emergency automatic braking system to be activated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact stated that a similar failure had previously occurred and the vehicle had erroneously slowed down with the "brake" message displayed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 63,600. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 02, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Responses to bullet questions above: - steering wheel started sticking, especially noticeable at low speeds, kept getting worse - we were afraid that the steering would eventually lock up while we were driving - many people complaining about the same problem online, but no dealer recall (yet) - dealer had to replace the electronic rack & pinion assembly (00) - there were no warning lamps or indicators of a problem |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Sep 01, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While driving the car on 8/17/2022 at 35-40 mph suddenly the emergency braking system turned on and stopped the car. There were no cars in front, in back or on the sides of me and the road was flat with no obstructions. At the time I was accelerating slightly with my foot only on the gas pedal. The car braked to a stop under heavy braking and luckily no-one was behind me or there could have been a serious accident. I made an appointment 2 days later with my local honda dealership and they checked the car and found no problems with the emergency braking system and said it might be a software glitch. At this point I want to register the problem so hopefully a recall will be available to fix this dangerous situation but, in the meantime, I don't feel comfortable driving the car. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 01, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Multiple times my car has applied emergency brakes on its own with nothing to cause it. Passing a vehicle with my turn signal the car applied brakes and almost caused the car behind me to rear end me. On the highway car randomly applies brakes when cars pass. After making a quick break myself due to the car in front of me braking, I released the brake pedal to continue moving since the car was far away. My vehicle immediately applied emergency brakes and skidded to almost a full stop on a state road. Almost causing me to be rear ended. |
| Category | Equipment:electrical:infotainment |
| Date | Aug 31, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Had long standing problems with audio display screen backlighting & audio button backlighting and flickering while driving on a high way. It is very dangerous situation in multiple times. The touch screen problem is because of the defect from honda end and might needs software update or a change of the touch screen. There is a class action going on with this system issue. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I have been driving on a regular street at about 25-30 m/hour. There were no cars in front of me and the road was straight and clear. Suddenly emergency breaking system turned on and car has stopped. Another similar incident occurred several weeks ago when I was driving on a highway on hov lane at about 70 m/hour and had cruise control on. These instances did not cause any accident but if there was another car behind me, it certainly would. I did not have any issues with car besides this. I have not contacted the dealer yet but if there will be another instance, I definitely would. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 27, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | When driving down the highway or street, making a turn large or small the steering catches and seems to stick at any speed from15 to 75. Then it will act normal. I was doing 25 mph on a left turn corner and the steering wheel stuck turning left. I was able to turn back to right and get it to unstick but it was scary. At least I was not going real fast when it totally stuck. I called superstion honda in mesa and have made an appointment to have them check it out. I did look up about what may cause this and found a recall on the steering but my vin says no recalls on it. I definetly have a problem and hope to find out what it is. It was suggested to me to file a report on this as it could be a serious safety problem. We went on a road trip this summer july 2022 and really noticed it when we were on the freeways. And last week it actually stuck on the left turn. So we decided this is more than our imagination. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 24, 2022 |
| State | UT |
| Description | On four occasions the aeb engaged for no reason. Three times we were on residential of city streets under 40 mph. There were no cars or obstacles for several hundred feet. One time was driving into the morning sun, the other times the sun was higher in the sky. The warning indicator engaged and the brakes engaged on three occurrences with hard braking. The fourth incident was on a freeway travelling 65 mph with no cars to the front for about 300 feet. On this incident the warning light flashed about t4 times but brakes were not applied. The date listed was the most recent. The other three were within 3 months of this date. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | While using adaptive cruise control, driving down a clear road with no obstacles, vehicles, or road imperfections, the car flashed "brake" on the screen, played an alarm, and moderately hit the brakes as if there were an object in front of the car, which there was not. I pressed the gas pedal and it stopped. If there was a car behind me, there would be a high risk of accident. The vehicle had no prior warning lights or issues. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Aug 19, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Recently while driving home in a residential area, I came upon a road construction area. The part of the road being worked on was covered with a steel plate when I got to that area my car suddenly completely stopped and the seat belt snapped tight. Luckily there was no one behind me. Now I am scared to drive this car at all. What if this happens when I'm on the highway? |
| Category | Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/panel |
| Date | Aug 14, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | All of a sudden my dashboard lighted like a christmas tree. I got a brake system, adaptive cruise control problem, road departure mitigation system problem lights turned on. I can't use the cruise control. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Aug 12, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I am making this report because I am shocked that my honda's crv ac hose from compressor to condensor needed to be replaced. All of my ac leaked out from compressor. My honda is a 2018 and it only has 60,000 freeway miles. I went online and saw that many other honda crv 2018 owners have had the same issue. Honda should have repaired it. It took almost a week to get it repaired. Difficulty finding the hoses. I called both my dealer and honda customer support and they didn't offer any type of extended warranty for this. |
| Category | Electrical System:body Control Module/bcm |
| Date | Aug 11, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The contact's husband owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that her husband was driving at an unknown speed when the vehicle stalled. The battery warning light illuminated. However, the battery was replaced but the failure recurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the body control module (bcm) needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that no parts were available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The vin was not available |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 10, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Traveling at 45mph 4 lane divided road, no traffic in front of me, 1 car behind at reasonable distance. Without warning, automatic brakes slammed on, throwing me forward. Fortunately the car behind me was able to change lanes and pass. This was terrifying. This incident happened around 9:15 am july 31, 2022 on dry sunny roads. I took it to the honda dealership. They kept the car, did diagnostics and returned it saying they could not replicate, therefor unable to repair. I have turned off the automatic braking system. Its a safety feature I wanted on the vehicle, but am no longer comfortable driving with it on. The technician at honda said the unwarranted braking would not occur with it off. I have a photo of the billing of but can't seem to download. The consumer added that on another occasion while driving on the highway at 45mph the brake light flashed and the alarm sounded. The automatic braking system is turned off and the consumer was assured by the dealer service department that they would not have an issue with it being turned off. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Aug 09, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | All of the warning lights on the dashboard turn on. There is nothing wrong with any of the components. The lights eventually all go off but then will randomly come back on. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Aug 09, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | After attempting to start the vehicle after being parked for a short time the vehicle failed to start. The electronics, flashed, the horn seemed to work, and the brake pushed back when depressed to start. Pushback on the brake pedal was unexpected and extremly powerful. It was later determined that the vehicle battery had failed with no warning. This is the second time in just over four years that the mamufacturers battery has failed without any warning. *** had the battery failed (either time) while the vehicle was in montion the result could have been catestrophic with the possible loss of life or serious injury*** research online indicates that this is a systemic problem in this model year, however, the manufacturer has not contacted me to remedy the situation. There are apparently no recalls on this specific problem. |
| Category | Electrical System:body Control Module/bcm |
| Date | Aug 09, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | There is an electrical issue with the car. On 07/14/2022, I took the car to the dealer for diagnosis of an electrical issue. The result of the diagnosis was a faulty body control module. When the vehicle is shut off, the ignition spontaneously turns on and off and ultimately stays on. This kills the battery within a couple of hours. I have my own scan tool and plugged it to the obd2 port. I attached the codes reported when I scanned it. I cannot drive it because the battery is currently dead and will go dead if I do drive it and shut it off for any considerable length of time. This has been such an inconvenience. The dealer couldn't even give me a rental while I wait for the parts to come in. I tried jumping the car to start it, but the problem still persists. I also have video documentation of the problem but couldn't upload it here. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 09, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was traveling up a rural road on sunday, august 7 around 1 pm. There was nothing in front of me and the automatic brakes system activated. I was traveling approximately 40 mph at the time. There was no one in front of me or in back of me. There was no damage or incident. I continued home without any issues. I have not taken it to a dealer. I did an internet search and saw that this organization was/is conducting and investigation. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 08, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel began to turn left and right independently. The contact stated that the failure occurred at various speeds. The contact stated that the failure was more frequent. The contact stated that to keep the vehicle in the correct lane, continuous corrections had to be made to the steering wheel. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering gear box and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 05, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While driving in town going about 45 miles per hour, my 2018 honda cr-v automatically and fully applied the brakes causing the car to skid to a complete stop. Immediately before braking, the brake alert display and audible alert came on just as it would if there were an obstacle in front of the car. In this case, there was nothing in front of me at all. The car behind me was forced to brake and take evasive action to avoid hitting me. After the stop, the car returned to normal operation. I contacted honda and they referred me to a dealer. I will schedule an appointment in the next week. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Assist, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Aug 01, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | Emergency braking system is activated while the car is on road in 30+ miles speed and the car lost it control. Managed to stop it after driving a car for almost a mile long and then applying the break with hard attempt. This happened twice one around 10:30 pm on jul 29th, 2022 and the subsequent day when I try to pull my car out of drive way. I decided to call my insurance for towing the car and sent it to my regular service provider battison honda, (address) 8700 northwest expy, oklahoma city, ok 73162. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 29, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Ac compressor broke after 25k miles |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jul 28, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | While traveling on I-95n my car started braking on its own, I was in the middle lane of I-95 north in maryland traveling about 75 mph when the car started braking for no reason, all the indicator lights lit up on the dashboard, I had no idea what was going on but somehow safely made it to the shoulder without incident. I was informed today that it was an "engine failure" that caused my car to brake/stall; I inquired why there was no warning, when you need an oil change you get a warning, when your battery is dying you get a warning, when your tire pressure is low you get a warning, all things that do not require immediate attention but there is no warning when your engine is going to fail -- that does require immediate attention especially when you are traveling on I-95 north with trucks and cars traveling at speeds of 70-plus miles per hour. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 28, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | 2018 honda crv with 31,690 miles, while driving home on city arterial at the posted speed of 35 mph, vehicle made a sudden, unexpected hard braking application which was very frightening to myself, the driver and my wife, the passenger. We had just gotten the vehicle back the day before from the dealer after they had replaced the rack & pinion steering box for intermittent sticking or binding during turning. The vehicle had about 10 miles on it since the repair, we where returning from a local errand, I was operating using the foot feed only with no cruise or any other driver assist options turned on, when it made a completely random and hard brake application coming to a near stop. The dash instrument cluster illuminated a large brake warning with a possible audible warning also, but not totally sure on that because of the panic it caused. Fortunately we were traveling in light traffic at the time with no other vehicles following close or near in front to initiate such an automatic brake application. I called the dealer to report the issue immediately after returning home and have another upcoming appointment to have it inspected for this new issue. We have lost complete confidence in the safety of this vehicle and will not drive until after it is inspected and repaired! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 28, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | I would like to report an instance of failure of my 2018 honda crv exl automated emergency braking system. I was on interstate 80 in indiana traveling west on july 22, 2022. Traveling at 75 mph with no cars ahead of me and suddenly the automated braking system engaged by itself slamming on the brakes. Slowing the car to almost an immediate stop. Throwing myself and my wife forward into our seat belts. Thankfully there were no cars following closely behind ours. I understand there is currently an investigation into this automated braking system. Please add me to the list of concerned consumers. I would expect this failure is causing more accidents than preventing. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 27, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while using the remote start feature to start the vehicle, he became aware of smoke coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact attempted to unlock the vehicle with the key fob however, the vehicle failed to unlock. The contact also attempted to unlock the door using the sensor on the door handle however, the vehicle failed to unlock. The contact was able to manually unlock the door using the spare key to be able to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the started and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the warranty had expired and that he had to pay out-of-pocket for the repair. The failure mileage was 36,000. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Assist, Steering |
| Date | Jul 27, 2022 |
| State | NE |
| Description | Steering wheel feels like it almost locks up and driver must give a slight jerk to turn wheels! Makes a clicking or rattling noise when car is stopped when starting to turn the steering wheel. Very scary and dangerous when driver has to jerk the steering wheel traveling on the highway to keep vehicle in the safe lane. A wreck will happen which is what I told our local honda dealership! |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | All warning lights are on and honda dealer said I need to replace the fuel injectors. My car is a 2018 model with just 60k miles. I searched online and there are many consumers reporting the same issue. Please help us resolve this problem. Thank you. |
| Category | Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/panel |
| Date | Jul 24, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | I put my car in park after driving a short trip of approximately 12 miles. Every single system alarm warning was activated. The critical engine failure, brake failure, fluid level warning, acc/lane assist warning, etc all alarmed during the same incident. The warnings I listed are not all inclusive. There were several others that I don't recall at this time. Basically every system warning was activated. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jul 24, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The forward collusion warning and “brake†alert have activated several times at random intervals when no vehicles or pedestrians were ahead of me in the roadway. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Automatic Steering, Lane Departure: Warning |
| Date | Jul 24, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | Lane departure warning activated when I was trying to change lanes. I believe I forgot to activate directional signal. Car suddenly braked hard and steering wheel jerked severely causing me to lose grip on the wheel. Vehicle was forced back into lane I was leaving. This hasn't been duplicated because I turned off the lane departure warning system and I haven't used it since this incident. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jul 21, 2022 |
| State | NM |
| Description | While driving down a highway exit ramp at about 40 mph, my car suddenly slammed on the brakes for no reason -- on its own -- and came to a complete stop. The road was completely clear in front of me. I was nearly rear-ended by a driver directly behind me, who had to slam on his brakes and swerve to avoid hitting me. A car behind that driver also had to brake sharply. It's very, very lucky that none of us got in a crash. The items in my backseat flew forward and some framed paintings in my front passenger seat flew toward the dashboard, which nearly caused them to shatter -- I threw out my arm to hold them back. My arm was bruised in the process. I drove to the side of the road and parked, totally shaken. I had no idea whether it was safe to drive the car anymore. But I was in the middle of nowhere (near gold creek, montana). There were no services for miles. So I had to get back on the road. This happened at about 5 pm, june 18, 2022. It was sunny. There was no water on the road. The pavement was clear except for a metal plate over a bit of road construction, completely flush with the road. The plate did not pose any hazard at all. I called american honda when I got back home. A representative told me to take my car to a honda dealer and get a software update to fix things. But when I called a local honda dealer, they said there was no software update to fix a cmb issue. They also said it could cost hundreds of dollars to run diagnostics that would likely turn up nothing. So I didn't bring the car in. I did, however, find out that scores of other people have had this same problem. One online complaint described my situation exactly: "the collision mitigation braking system is malfunctioning when driving over metal construction plates. Every time I get close to them, my car slams on the brakes. If anybody were behind me, they would rear-end me. This is very dangerous, as somebody will get hurt soon." |
| Category | Engine, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 20, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Ac compressor leaking freon. 23243 miles. Cost 84. 20 to repair. Numerous complaints concerning ac, compressor should not have failed at this juncture. Believe honda installed defective part during production. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 20, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Automatic emergency braking - the car abruptly stopped while screaming brake on the dash although in this particular incident I was driving under 25 mph and there were no vehicles behind me, it could have been a much more serious incident if I was driving on a highway, say. I was pulled out of my seat and almost hit my head to the steering wheel. All loose items in the car pretty much fell to the floor. I have not gone to the dealer to check this out. I looked up the problem on the internet and it seems like model year vehicle is affected by this problem. |
| Category | Equipment Adaptive/mobility:vehicle Controls:steering |
| Date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v. Consumer writes in regard steering wheel jerks and stiffens while driving. The consumer stated the gear box failed and was repaired. The consumer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall due to it being built in canada. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control:software, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph with the forward collision avoidance system activated, the vehicle independently stopped. The contact stated that the lane departure assist feature was inoperable. The contact was informed to manually select forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control for the collision mitigation system to work properly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was then taken to several dealers who were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | When turning right, heard popping noise from wheel and right front wheel stuttering action. Upon inspection found right front cv axle joint to be blown apart and boots torn. This could result in loss of steering power and result in a crash. Mechanic said had 3 other 2018 honda cr-v's with approximately all the same mileage with the same exact problem. Clearly this is a mechanical defect. What are the odds of the same mechanic having multiple incidents of the same problem in the same model car within the same week? How many other exact incidents across the country is this occurring? |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 16, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | This has happened several times since I've owned this vehicle, which I purchased new. Yesterday, july 15, 2022, it happened again. I was driving at approximately 50mph and with no other cars or obstacles near me, the brake light flashed as if I should brake because something was in front of me. Each time this has happened, there is no other vehicle in front of me and no obstacle in the road. It's terrifying because I fear if the automatic braking system kicks in at that speed my car will flip. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 16, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | * electric steering rack malfunctioned; the replaced part is not available. * I felt unsafe driving the vehicle at highway speed. The steering was very stiff, requiring extra effort to allow lane correction. After enough pressure was applied the vehicle would abruptly move in the direction input by approximately one to two feet. * the problem was diagnosed and confirmed by my local honda dealership as a failed electric steering rack. The dealership replaced the rack outside of manufacturer warranty. I paid for a new honda rack and labor to install. * because there was not an accident, the vehicle was not inspected by the police or insurance. I am not aware if the manufacturer inspected the part that was left at the honda dealership. * there were no warning lights or messages. Symptoms appeared gradually in march 2022. Driving locally at lower speeds was noticeable but not unsafe. A trip at interstate highway speeds was unsafe and required correction. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 16, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Air conditioner stopped working in july 2021. Sent to dealer to check as car was under warranty. Dealer performed system diagnostic test. Performed all dtc check: found code p0441, p04f1 evap system purge flow malfunction. Performed dtc troubleshooting. Visual inspect purge hoses. No damage. Check evaporation hose no block inside. Holding vacuum. Due to gas tank full. Recommended replace purge valve and recheck. When completed air conditioner worked. Less than a year later air conditioner stopped working again. Same dealer states now is air coolant replacement issue and would cost 5. 00 to repair. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 14, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | First incident, after driving over a pothole the car engaged the automatic braking system and came to a sudden stop. Second incident (same day) after driving over an uneven surface on the freeway the car once again engaged the automatic braking system. |
| Category | Tires |
| Date | Jul 14, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Purchased brand new honda 2018 and it came with hankook 235/60r18 kinergy gt h436 bw at 30,000 miles all 4 tires need to be replaced. Honda manufacturer and dealer confirmed that this is a known issue. I contacted hankook manufacturer and was told that although the 235/60r18 kinergy gt h436 have a 70,000 mile warranty, the 235/60r18 kinergy gt h436 tires that come with the new car are designed to only last 30,000 miles out of the usual 70,000. Hankook deliberately engineered their tires to fail at 30,000 putting my life and the life of my family in danger in order to generate a profit. When purchasing my new car I was under the impression (based on the hankook manufacturer's website) that my new tires would be covered by the 70,000 mile warranty and would thus last more than just 30,000. All my other new cars, the tires lasted well over the warranty that they initially came with. This is the first time that I have ever experienced this. This clearly has nothing do to with my driving pattern, considering that the manufacturer confirmed that they engineer new car tires to fail at 30,000 miles. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 13, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Ebs (automatic emergency braking system) warning had flashed and sounded briefly and intermittently without breaking in the last several months with no obstruction in front of the car.! One time, a short time ago the car did break briefly on its own. Again with no obstruction in front! Yesterday the vehicle at 45mph broke on its own with the brake warning flashing and warning sounds blaring. Again no vehicles or obstructions near by. Vehicle is going to the dealership tomorrow, july 24,2022 for diagnostic inspection. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 13, 2022 |
| State | LA |
| Description | Tight spot in the steering , very scary going down the road ! Steering sticks to the left and you have to pull it back to the right . Progressively getting worse . Warranty has expired ,according to dealership ! I live on a fixed income and need some help . Thank you ! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The screen of my vehicle shows brake system problem. I couldn't turn on my car. It was totally stuck. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| State | NV |
| Description | Saturday, july 9 while driving on a mountain road the road departure, collision and braking system alert came on and said not operational. My car shows no recall but apparently honda is being investigated for this. This is highly dangerous as the car can brake without warning and we could have gone off the road! This is unacceptable!!! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 11, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My honda crv has experienced "phantom braking" four times now. In each case the automatic emergency braking system activated while I was driving, even though there was no other car or object in my car's path. On two of the occasions, the brake warning appeared but the break system did not engage. More concerning was the other two times when the brake warning appeared and the car actually started to brake for a moment. One of these times, I was on the freeway; it was very disconcerting and potentially dangerous. I mentioned this to the honda dealer when my car was in for maintenance. They said they had never heard of this issue before. Additionally they said unless they could re-create the issue, there was nothing they could do. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 11, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | 2018 honda crv with approximately 29,000 miles when I started to notice a slight sticking in the steering that required extra manual effort to overcome. Situation only seemed to occur on longer extended driving trips. When steering is held in a constant, short momentary position, whether from a neutral straight center wheel position or a turning position required for a sweeping corner, the steering sticks and requires extra steering effort to overcome, it's a little frightening to experience. Took it to the local honda selling dealer where all of our maintenance is performed 6-10-22, 29,369 miles for this complaint. Dealer could not recreate during short road test, said the newer tires were lower rolling resistance and were slightly over inflated to 40 psi, although tires were warm at time of testing? Ask us to take the car and return if condition continued. We made another multi-day trip and the steering is intermittently much worse depending on the miles driven during each leg. Feels like the steering gets stuck in a detent position and extra force must be applied to override. At one point after about 4 hours of nearly continuous driving and after pulling off to refuel, the steering motion became very erratic at low speed operation, sticky & audibly popping up through the column. Enough so that it could be heard and witnessed from the passenger seat. Both my wife and I have experienced this defect. We made another appointment with our local dealer and took it back on 7-9-22, it now's has slightly over 30,000 miles. We told the dealer this steering malfunction is dangerous and we don't want anyone getting hurt. Of course, during the short trip to the dealer it did not act up. I did some research & found a recall (18v-663000) in which the manufacturers suppling vendor identified 4 crv's with an internal defect but there are many more similar complaints logged with the nhtsa that are not covered in the recall. We need some honda intervention. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 11, 2022 |
| State | MS |
| Description | My 2018 honda crv has become very hard to steer, making it very hard to stay in my lane. It makes a clicking popping sound when steering wheel is turning. It has locked completly once while driving, almost causing me to wreck before I could get it to turn loose. This started about 2 months ago, less than 50,ooo miles on it. Of course warranty is out and there seems to be alot of people with same issues even a recall on same problem just not on my vin# |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 10, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | 7/8/22: driving at 20-25mph in a residential neighborhood, no cars were in front of me, the car beeped, the dashboard brake light came on and the car did a hard brake. I did not press on my brakes and there was nothing in front of me to trigger the emergency brakes. Fortunately, nothing was behind me. If something was behind me, I would have most likely been rear ended and my 12 and 13 year old as well as myself would have been injured. My car was inspected on 5/3/22 and as part of that inspection new brakes were installed. Right after the incident, the maintenance light came on with code b. I already have an appointment scheduled for 8/10 to have the turn signal and brake light fixed. I immediately called to see if I could move up the appointment but they didn't have any earlier openings. They suggested I just take it to the service center if it occurred again. 7/10/22: about 10 minutes after leaving home, driving about 20-25mph nothing in front of me or behind me, the car beeped, the dashboard brake light came on and the car did a hard brake. Again, no reason for the car's emergency brake system to engage. I will be taking it to the service center on monday. I am now afraid to drive this car or take it on any highways or major routes. |
| Category | Power Train, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 07, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while the vehicle was in park(p) and attempting to shift into reverse(r), the gear was difficult to move. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to start the vehicle but accidentally drove onto the sidewalk. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective rearview mirror wiring harness. The dealer replaced the wiring harness. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,500. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 06, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and came to a stop. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic but was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated on 7/6/2022 while his daughter was driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle seized causing the vehicle behind her to rear-end the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to restart the vehicle but stated the center electric pad was black. A police report was filed. The contact stated no one was injured nor sought medical attention. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 06, 2022 |
| State | GA |
| Description | When driving the 2018 crv, all dashboard warning lights appeared. This happened on three occasions and the honda dealership indicated it was a known issue with this generation crv where the fuel injectors would fail and trigger all warning lights. Honda has extended the warranty on a number of crv's from 2018 to cover the fuel injector failure, but the extension does not (at this time) apply to my particular crv. I have asked the dealership and honda corporate for assistance with no success. This is a dangerous known problem and honda is not willing to recall the fuel injectors. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 06, 2022 |
| State | LA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle stopped independently with several unknown warning lights flashing on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the failure violently shifted he and his wife forward. No injuries were sustained. The contact also experienced various electrical failures with the liftgate, power windows, and power door locks. The dealer had been notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was unable to speak with a representative. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 05, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | On several occasions and even after bring the vehicle to the dealership. The cr-v will automatically break with no car in front it. I have noticed this on the highway and streets as well. The dealership stated the sensor was dirty, but even after they "cleaned" it, the issue persist. This put me and my wife at risk for an accident since the car behind us does not expect us to brake suddenly for no reason. It also puts us at risk for losing control of the car if we turn and the car is braking. I have tried when these issues occur to override the braking by accelerating and that does not appear to work. This has occurred over 10 times since ownership of the vehicle. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 03, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I get glitching electrical problem where it seems to be struggling to turn off. After several more attempts it finally goes off. Also the crv has turned itself on in accessory mode. And then one day alarm we t off. Go to the dealership and said that it's bmc needs to change, and now it's almost 4 months they said part is in back order and with in 2 months this issue goes too much that now my car is not started and useless seating in to the corner. No action or called recall because lot of crv people facing this issue and still not replying helping us, I have faith on you and this is my truly last hope for getting my car started and I can go work. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jul 02, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | I was driving down a straight 4 lane road, no vehicles around me or in front of me, going 45mph, and my vehicle emergency braked for no reason. It didn't even give me the normal braking warning on my dash it should, it just braked out of no where. I had my hand on the shift stick and the braking whiplashed and I accidentally hit my car out of drive into neutral, and that appeared to stop the emergency braking. As soon as I put the car back in drive it was like the vehicle hadn't even emergency braked in the first place. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Vehicle has a history of stumbling at low speed, especially once it stops. This stumble has stalled four times now. This happens from a cold start at random times. First noticed at 25, 213 miles, then 35,422 miles, 48,391, and most recently 49,908 miles. The first time it was taken to a dealer, nothing was found. Most recently I took it to the dealer and they immediately said corporate told them to change the fuel pump relays. This sounds like an ongoing issue with the crv. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jun 27, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | There have been two situations in which the forward collision warning system has caused my vehicle to brake incorrectly. 1) with adaptive cruise control enabled, on the highway this has happened 4 times in 3 years. This seems to happen when the lane curves to the left. The car will brake unnecessarily. This has happened at different speeds between 50 - 70. I believe that the acc is sensing the vehicle in the lane to the right of me. The sudden unexpected decrease in speed is a dangerous situation. When this has occurred, I have put my foot on the accelerator to speed as quick as possible. 2) this recently happened driving on a straight upward inclined rural road. The acc was not on, traveling 35 mph. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| State | NH |
| Description | At around 6:45pm on june 23, 2022, the emergency braking system activated as I was traveling at about 35 mph. This occurred without warning and brought the vehicle to nearly a full stop before disengaging. Fortunately, the car behind me was able to stop before hitting me. I've reported this to the dealer and am waiting for a response. I had my seat belt on and was not on the highway, nor in a lot of traffic. This could have been a much more serious event. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Part affected is the electronic steering gearbox assembly. Vehicle has been diagnosed by bob lindsay honda of peoria illinois. This also shows up as a recall #p20 nhtsa 18v663000, but does not list my vin. Steering wheel sticking has happened multiple times but never could reproduce when taken in. Finally 6/22/2022 it was diagnosed as a complete replacement of the electronic steering gearbox and rack assembly for a 53. 95 repair for a vehicle with only 48026 miles and the same recall that is out there for other vehicles in the 2018 crv models. This has not caused any incidents yet, but as steering gets worse it may. The problem started showing up in june 2020 shortly after I purchased it but the dealer could never get it to reproduce when taken in. Finally they did in june 2022 with the above mentioned repair. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Jun 23, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | My vehicle was marked salvage without me as the owner knowing until recently informed by a carfax report at toyota. I was wondering why it was marked salvage and if it was done by carfax or insurance. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| State | NM |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 40-45 mph the collision mitigation braking system engaged inadvertently and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. The brake warning light was displayed. The contact stated that there were no vehicles in front of the vehicle at the time of the failure. However, there were two vehicles behind the vehicle during the failure. The contact then turned off the engine and restarted the vehicle driving slowly to a secure location. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a known failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer for an unknown software update. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. |
| Category | Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls |
| Date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact called on behalf of parents who owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while parked she was pulling up the rear passenger window, from the driver's side control window panel. The contact stated the nephew had his head out the window at the time she pulled the switch. The nephew's head got caught, but there were no injuries; however, the contact stated the window should have an auto-sensor detecting feature for when items were in the way of the window before completely rolling up. The contact recreated the issues with the driver's rear window and the same issue reoccurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of this failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000 |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 16, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I was driving on a clear flat surface street and all of a sudden the brake warning started to flash and then my vehicle shook a little and then automatically stopped. There were no cars in front of me. Fortunately the car behind me was able to swerve to prevent a catastrophic accident. The car behind was a large utility van with metal in the front - he would have completely smashed my car. My son was in the backseat and slightly injured. In the past, this brake warning has come on numerous times without any cars in front but has not stop automatically. This was the first time. I'm scared to drive the car now. We took the car in today for inspection. I heard this has happened for 2018 crv's. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Suddenly, without any warning or signals, my steering wheel turns itself right and left and I have to give it a tug to get it straight. At higher speeds, on a highway, it is terrifying, pulling me left and right in the lane. I took it to the dealer I bought it from, braman honda of palm beach, to have it checked out. They told me I must replace the rack and pinion steering unit because it's bad. It is not under warranty because the car is 4 years old although it only has 26,000 miles on it. They can only estimate the cost at text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",700 plus a wheel alignment. Steering shouldn't go bad at 26,000 miles. There is a recall on this car for this exact problem, but my vin number doesn't come up on the recall list. Clearly this car has the bad component also and should be subject to the recall. Can't drive the car because it's unsafe, can't afford to fix it. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 11, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | There is a dead spot in the power steering assist near the center position. It is intermittent. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Lane Departure: Warning |
| Date | Jun 09, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | All warning lights in addition to items checked above keep flashing and associated systems are not working placing me and my passengers in grave danger having become reliant on these systems to keeping safe. Also, the car will not shut downs unless I press the power button twice on hold it down for the car to shut off. Basically every system controlled buy the computer is not working suddenly. Checked the internet and many car owners are facing the same issues. Taking the car to the dealership tomorrow for diagnostics since I gave extended warranty. This is not the first time this has happened and previously it was blamed on a 2 years old battery. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 09, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | My 2018 honda cr-v ex-l slammed on brakes for no apparent reason while I was driving down the local city road with all 3 lanes clear ahead. No vehicle or object was in sight ahead for as far as I could see. The aeb (automatic emergency brake) system detected a false positive and applied brake when it should not have as the road ahead was clear. Fortunately there was no vehicle behind me, otherwise they would have likely hit me from behind. The aeb system slammed the brake for a good fraction of a second without any application of force from my end. The gauge cluster repeatedly flashed brake message before applying brake itself for no apparent reason. |
| Category | Engine And Engine Cooling |
| Date | Jun 08, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and making a right turn, there was a squealing rattling sound coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The message check oil pressure was displayed. Upon inspection, the contact noticed an odor of fuel was present in the engine oil. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine and turbocharger were faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer later determined that only the high-pressure fuel pump and lifter pump were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 61,000. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 05, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Steering wheel feels sticky when turning right or left from center position. I can hear/feel a small click/jerk when moving the steering wheel a little to the left or right. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes, Air:antilock:abs Warning Light |
| Date | Jun 04, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The car has automatically braked even if there is no traffic around me. Last week I was going 70 mph with no a car in the road in either direction near me and the abs light flashed and my car lurched and brakes. The abs is triggering min 2x a week at this point when it shouldn't and the dealership is telling me “that's normal and I don't understand†|
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jun 04, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Was driving my 2018 honda crv at about 50 mph notice car ahead stopped about 8 car lengths tap brake to slow down brake light start flashing and would not slow down seat belts locked 84 year old mother and myself almost thrown thur windshield and came within inches of of rear ending a stopped truck. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jun 03, 2022 |
| State | MT |
| Description | I was accelerating up a hill and all of the warning lights in the instrument panel came on. I had difficulty gaining speed. I was afraid another vehicle was going to hit me from behind or the car was going to stall. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 03, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | While driving on interstate 90 in very light traffic, the vehicle suddenly experienced "phantom braking". There were no vehicles in front of me and no vehicles next to me, and the cruise control was active. The brakes suddenly applied very hard reducing vehicle's speed significantly. I am not sure what may have activated it as there was no collision danger near me. This has only happened once. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 03, 2022 |
| State | KS |
| Description | On 6/3/22 a few minutes after I got on the interstate, the brakes automatically did a hard brake with no warning. There was not a vehicle in front of me & no obstacles. It almost caused me an incident, but thankfully the brakes let go & I was able to proceed as normal. No injuries or collision. Vehicle would be available for inspection. There were no safety issues. I have not had vehicle checked out at the dealership yet. No one has inspected my vehicle as of yet. This is the first time this has happened, & it happened suddenly without warning or warning lights. |
| Category | Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery, Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator |
| Date | Jun 02, 2022 |
| State | DE |
| Description | Car has been through at least 3 batteries in 4 years, 2 in the 10 months I've had it. It did not have the original honda battery in it when it was sold to me. It had 20,00 miles so the battery shouldn't of failed so soon. The alternator isn't charging it correctly at times and is most likely the reason for the battery failure. Ive had it tested twice at other shops and it came up as low output from the alternator but a good battery. I've provided the dealership with tons of videos and the test results, but they aren't interested and just say it's a defective battery. It's the 3rd battery and the current one is only a few months old. There is a class action lawsuit for my vehicle stating that honda used underpowered batteries in 2017 to 2019 crvs and has done nothing to rectify the issue. I've had it to 2 different dealerships and both seem to find no issue or blame it solely on the battery which isn't covered under my warranty. A battery should last years and not months. It's left us stranded no less than 6 times. I've had this car less than a year. Lawsuit claims honda has known about the issues and has not disclosed then when selling the vehicles. I was never made aware of the issue. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | May 27, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Automatic braking system engaged when no obstacles were in front of car and foot was on gas pedal. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 27, 2022 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while merging onto the highway at approximately 30 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from the steering. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with steering failure associated with nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering). The contact was informed that the steering gear box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,058. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 27, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | When driving on the freeway for a longer distance the steering wheel will stick when attempting to stay in my lane. It will come loose after a little harder pull, but an over correction could cause an accident. Also, the inability to properly stay in my own lane could endanger others. My husband drove the car on a recent trip and experienced it for the first time himself. We have had the vehicle to the dealer 3 times. They still have the car right now, but say they have been unable to reproduce the event and that nothing is showing up on their testing. This issue may not be enough to trigger the computer as an issue, but I can assure you my inability to stay in my lane is scary. This problem (at this time) is not a lock up of the steering wheel, but rather a stiffing and a temporal slight stick of the steering wheel. At one point in slow traffic after the car had been drive. For about 5 hours on a trip, you could hear a click when I had to pull a little harder to get it to unstick. The problem initially started a few years ago, but the dealership was able to calibrate the car and possibly oiled something and it was fine from that time forward; until recently. I took it to the dealer. They said they could not duplicate the issue, but recalculated the car. Told me to drive it and see if the problem was fixed. I had left my car overnight. It seemed to be okay, so we went out of town. The problem came back and was more prevalent than before and my husband experienced it. We took the car in and left it overnight again. This brings us to today. They still have my car and can't (according to them) duplicate the problem. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | May 25, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle inadvertently started braking. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that she started to pull over however, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an unknown honda dealer in las vegas who was unable to diagnose a failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred 6 months later. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer. The contact stated that the failure continued and the vehicle was taken to sierra honda of monrovia (721 e central ave, monrovia, ca 91016, (626) 739-2200), who advised the contact to turn off the collision mitigation feature each time the vehicle was restarted. The contact stated that with the feature disabled, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the experience was frightening because she felt that she would be rear-ended driving on the freeway at high speeds. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised her to take the vehicle to a dealer to be diagnosed for the mechanic to retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was taken to the dealer norm reeves honda superstore west covina (1840 e garvey ave s, west covina, ca 91791) who test drove the vehicle, however, was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that a case was opened with the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 23, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | A/c failure in may, 2021 and repeated in may, 2022: prior to june 1, 2021, when the crv was about 33 months old, the air conditioner stopped providing cool or cold air when was set as low as 65 degrees. The dealer checked it and found it was leaking (code 06001) and replaced the compressor, coil set, and clutch, then recharged it. It worked fine in 2021, but in the spring of 2022 it stopped cooling again (only about 10,000 miles in 3 1/2 yrs).. Dealer said the a/c is covered under its one year warranty, so it will be returned to the dealer in 2 days. Total mileage now is about 13, 200 miles. This is an engineering disaster and in warm weather can cause accidents. This problem is a long standing issue since early in 2000 and should be repaired permanently, |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | May 22, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | My car has automatic sensing braking and it has braked on my with absolutely no cars around. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | May 20, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I was driving about 40 mph and all of the sudden my cr-v just stopped my foot was on the gas and my husband and grandchild were scared and wondering what was going on |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | May 17, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Driving at freeway speeds with nothing in my path, the automatic braking system engaged with flashing lights, beeping and sudden braking. There was no other vehicle in front of me in line of sight. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | May 16, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the brake was independently activated. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she had experienced the failure twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | May 13, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | As I have been driving on roads which have construction my car has been stopping out of nowhere and saying it was out of the lane, this has almost resulted in near 2 collisions. I fear one day I will actually be hurt or hurt other drivers as sometimes instead of stopping it jolts to the other lane. The camera in the back sometimes pops up on the screen as I'm driving and it makes it incredibly hard to focus on driving. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | May 12, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving through a construction zone at 15 mph, the vehicle independently came to an abrupt stop upon approaching a large piece of sheet metal on the roadway. The contact also stated that the brake warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The contact was able to resume normal driving soon after the failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 34,409. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | May 12, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Today, the automatic emergency braking system on my 2018 honda cr-v misfired. It is available for inspection upon request. My safety was put at risk as well as the driver's safety in the car behind me. There was a group of two adults and two children on the sidewalk about ten to twelve feet to the right of the spot where my car suddenly braked. I had slowed the car with the foot brake right before the car suddenly stopped. The car behind me almost hit my car. My phone flew off of the passenger front seat and landed on the floor, and my neck was jarred. I was so stunned and upset that I pulled my car over to the side to let the car behind me pass. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. The automatic emergency breaking system has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representative or any others. The word brake appeared at the same time the car stopped but not prior. I did not push the brake pedal to stop the car. |
| Category | Engine, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | May 07, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | In early april 2022 the body control module went bad. A replacement was ordered, and is still unavailable (honda pn: 38809-tmm-a21). This rendered the car unable to be started, unless the battery was first disconnected and then reconnected (as advised by honda service). However, this results in several error lights, including emergency braking, hill start assist, lane keeping assist, collision warning systems, blind spot systems, as well as non-driving systems like operation of the windows, and the associated symptom of these systems working intermittently, or not at all. Honda still has not provided a reliable estimate for the part to be made available, despite escalating the situation to their corporate level. I am aware of other honda models of the same year having bcm (body control module) issues and a recall being current and active. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 06, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Shortly after 3 yrs of ownership, problem lights on the dashboard for the entire system turned on (road departure mitigation system problem, brake hold system problem, vehicle stability assist problem, hill start assist problem, adaptive cruise control problem, brake system problem, emergency brakes, emission system problem, tire pressure monitor problem, lane assist, etc). That was in august 2021. We were told a new battery was needed, so we changed it. The lights went off. Eventually it happened again. The battery was readjusted, so it reset everything. It has happened several other times. It happened again recently (april 2022) while driving. The safety issue took place during this incident when the vehicle started to decelerate (from 45 mph) on a busy road. We barely made it to the shoulder, turned off the car, and restarted it. This keeps happening with no repair solution yet. |
| Category | Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner |
| Date | May 05, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v. Consumer writes in regard to defective ac unit. The consumer stated the a/c compressor had a leak. After some research, the consumer believed this faiure should be a recall. The consumer learned the failure may recur after a few years. The vehicle was out of warranty. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 28, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Approximately 10 times over the past 3 years the automatic braking system has engaged the brakes inappropriately. Half of these episodes occurred when no other vehicles were around my vehicle. The others occurred when other vehicles were next to mine but not in front of mine. The most recent episode occurred as I was driving in the right lane on a 3-lane road with no one in front of me. I approached a red light and slowed but the light turned green ahead of me so I continued. As I passed some of the cars that were going about 10mph slower than me, as they had left the light from a complete stop, the car slammed on the brakes and my car came to an almost complete stop in the road. My tires screeched and my children and I were thrown forward due to the violent braking. Cars behind me had to change their trajectory quickly to avoid hitting me. I have taken my car into the dealership on several occasions and asked for this system to be disabled but they said that there was no way to do that without causing damage to other systems. There is a button on the lower left of the steering wheel, not an obvious place, that will disable the system when held down but this is something that has to happen every time I get in the car. There are no lights or reminders that the system is on so it is difficult to remember every time. The safety of me and my passengers as well as everyone on the road around us is at risk every time I drive the car. There were no commonalities to these episodes so there is no rhyme or reason as to when this will happen. Although I would like the dealer to be able to replicate the problem, this entails putting them and the public at risk. I would welcome anyone who would like to inspect the car to ascertain a cause. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | As I was driving home from work, I tried to accelerate to merge onto the highway and my car would not go over 30-40 mph. It felt like it was going to stall. This could have caused a major accident. I was able to make it home. I took the 2018 honda crv to the dealer that night and was told that turbocharger was broke. During this whole ordeal, the engine light did not come on once, nor leading up to this event. The dealer ran computer diagnostics and nothing came up. They had to take the car apart to find out what was wrong. Because the turbocharger had been broken, this also caused damage to the fuel injectors and they needed replaced. 25 days later, again on my way home from work, every single light and warning message is flashing on my dash, as if there is a battery problem. There was no warning appear prior to this event. Took it back to the dealer and was told that there is blown head gasket, coolant leaking into the cylinder, no compression in cylinder. Luckily, nothing happened while I was driving. This now requires my whole engine to be replaced. Seems due to driving with the malfunctioning turbo, the original problem, which I had no idea or warning light, damaged my car further. Very disappointed with the honda crv 2018 safety onboard diagnostics and in my opinion malfunctioned. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Apr 19, 2022 |
| State | OR |
| Description | All the warning lights come on and the vehicle starts to drive slowly and brakes on its own. This has happened 3 times now. I recently took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure out the problem. They reset something and the lights turned off. Here I am one week later dealing with the same issue. If honda cant figure it out who do I turn to. This is a hazardous condition created by this car. It could result in someone being injured or killed. Driving on the freeway when your car applies the brakes for no reason is dangerous. When all the warning lights come on its a scary issue that nobody seems to be able to address. This has happened to multiple honda crv and hrv owners. It's time to have this problem resolved before I end up dead or injuring or killing someone else. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Apr 14, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | On multiple occasions, with no vehicle in front of me while traveling approximately 30 to 40 miles an hour the automatic braking system has engaged heavily to an almost immediate stop with no cars pedestrians or anything in front of me. The warning brake light flashes and it came to a very sudden stop almost causing a rear-end collision on one occasion. I have turned off this feature, because I'm afraid of it causing an accident or injury to myself or family. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 10, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | When I was turning into a parking lot, all of the dashboard warning lights came on and the vehicle lost power. I was able to safely park the vehicle, but I was unable to get the vehicle to maintain power. The vehicle was towed to the nearest honda dealership. It was determined the fuel injectors failed, causing the spark plugs to fail and fuel to leak into the oil. The dealership said that they had seen this previously in certain years and models. After researching the issue on the internet, it appears that this is a known issue for certain honda vehicles. Honda agreed to reimburse me for the spark plugs and labor for the spark plugs because it is a known issue. I'm just very lucky that I wasn't on a freeway traveling at higher speeds when this happened. I believe there is a pending class action lawsuit that is trying to force honda to issue a recall for this problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 09, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Update to reported problem from 2/14/2022 - after coggin honda said that I should have the 2018 cr-v rack and pinion steering box replaced at a cost of ,000. 00, I considered selling the car but I tried to fix the problem myself. I found that the steering column has a bushing behind the steering wheel that I thought was causing the steering to be stiff and be unsafe and made a noise as the steering wheel was moved from a stationary position. All of this I showed to a service writer at the dealership. So I removed the cowl under the steering wheel and used wd-40 to lubricate the bushing as much as I could access it and then turning the wheel several turns to work in the lube. The unsafe steering problem was fixed and the dealer was very willing to charge me for an expensive replacement repair that would not have fixed it! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 08, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Automatic aeb brake system comes on and car slows down, on highway doing 65 mph. With no one in front |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 08, 2022 |
| State | SD |
| Description | All warning dash lights came on. Took for service they say it is the fuel injector is bad and gas running too rich. There is a recall for fuel injector on 2018 honda crv but not this one? |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 06, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | While driving on a residential street at approximately 25 mph with no traffic, my 2018 honda crv-ex activated a stage 3 collision mitigation braking system event. The car came to a sudden, complete stop throwing loose items out of the seats. Honda says if the cmbs system determines that a collision is unavoidable, it will continue the visual and audible alerts, and apply strong braking to help mitigate the forces of the collision. This sudden stop could have caused an accident if another car had been following closely behind. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 05, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact used excessive force to steer the vehicle off the highway and immediately called for roadside assistance. The contact had the vehicle initially towed to her home where her son inspected the vehicle. The contact's son informed her that there was an issue with the engine and the vehicle needed to be towed to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed with a defective cylinder head. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. |
| Category | Engine And Engine Cooling |
| Date | Apr 04, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing a software glitch. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was sludge in the engine and the engine and turbo needed to be replaced. The dtc: p0299 was displayed regarding the turbo under boost. Additionally, there was an abnormally strong oil odor inside and outside the vehicle. The contact declined the repair. The engine oil was drained and refilled. The manufacturer was notified of the but no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Apr 04, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently abruptly stopped. The contact stated that the brake warning light intermittently flashed on the instrument panel while driving. The contact stated that during one failure, the vehicle stopped abruptly and her left shoulder struck the steering column. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled to have a diagnostic test performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 30, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | When I applied the brake, it accelerated in very high speed and hit a solid object. Me and my wife who was the passenger got injured very badly and this suv was a total loss |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 26, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | I was driving about 30 mph across several railroad tracks when the car suddenly braked very hard, without my foot on the brake pedal. I saw the orange “brake†sign on the dash, and the car just suddenly slammed on the brakes. Fortunately, no one was behind us. It was scary - if a car had been following us, they could have hit me. I don't trust this car anymore. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The contact's wife owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) engaged inadvertently while there were no vehicles or objects around the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed speed independently. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving at nighttime also. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that no issues were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | While traveling on rt 29 in maryland at normal highway speed, heard a beeping sound and then saw that the emergency brake warning was flashing on the instrument cluster. Beeping and light were active for several seconds. There were no cars within several hundred feet of my vehicle. This is the second time this has happened in the last 60 days. |
| Category | Engine, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 20, 2022 |
| State | AR |
| Description | My vehicle stops going down the road. It starts slowing down quickly and is very hard to drive like the power steering is going out. Hopefully I can get to a shoulder to turn it off. I let it sit for a few minutes and it will restart. Close to my home, there are curves where there is no shoulder and it has happened multiple times there. It is not consistent and usually occurs within the first 30 minutes of your drive. This has happened since I bought brand new but is occurring more frequently now. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 20, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While traveling on a roadway unoccupied by another vehicle, the honda's emergency braking system engaged and brought the car to a sudden stop. The roadway was clear and weather was dry and sunny. This incident occurred in the middle of the afternoon. The vehicle was clean with no obstruction around any of the sensors. If there would have been a vehicle traveling close behind, there may have been a rear end collision. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 19, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | While driving through town at approximately 30-35 mpr the red brake light flashed on and the brakes slammed hard. There was nothing in front of me or approaching from the sides. My child and I were jolted as if in an accident. Luckily the car behind me did not rear end me. I did call and report it to my dealer and have scheduled an appointment for diagnosis. I once had the brake light flash on while on the highway but the brakes only slightly gripped. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Additional info related to complaint number 11454465. While driving on I-74, the car in front of me moved over to the exit ramp then slowed down because there was a sharp curve on the ramp. My brakes engaged unexpectedly but my lane was now clear. I looked down at the dashboard and noticed that my car was still sensing that there was a car in front of me. Then sensor turned off and the brakes released. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The automatic emergency break is applying when no obstacles found and all of a sudden it was stopping. Recent incident is when I was returning from costco, neither object nor vehicle exists on my road, it was small bridge and is clean out of any obstacles, but suddenly the warning is appeared on the dashboard and automatic break was applied by vehicle. I was on the speed limit of 15-20 miles/hour and there were no vehicles behind my car otherwise it would be a major accident. Luckily I didn't bring my wife and new born kid (day's old), else they would hit the driver seat and passenger seat due to this sudden break and I may need to rush to hospital as there is newborn inside the vehicle. And I was totally blank when this was happened. I stopped my vehicle sometime on the shoulder and started later. Earlier to this incident, good no of times, my vehicle was forecasting the warning messages on dashboard though nothing was there, I thought may be sensor is covering the objects with broader angle but suddenly stopping the vehicle for the first time. As honda is providing the major safety features, I was purchased this cr-v particularly and thinking I am safe on long drives, but this incident is changed my mindset and now worrying in future if it happens what to do? For a speed limit of 15-20 itself it was trouble me, if it is in a highway with a speed limit of 70, I can't imaging what would have happen? Please take this as a complaint do a investigation as required. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Traveling a city street about twenty to twenty five mph when the vehicle abruptly stopped/braked. It stopped so hard I thought I hit something. The brake warning did not flash before the stop. I think it flashed when the car stopped. I put the car in park, got to see if I did hit something. Nothing. No animals, children, balls etc in front of the vehicle. There was a steel street plate. I do not recall if the vehicle was on top of it or just before it. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 16, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Driving down road at approximately 30mph, no obstructions in road or vehicles in front of me and the car suddenly slowed down to approximately 10mph due to automatic braking system engaging. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 16, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Bought car end of november used 10o18 crv breaks have come on hard without me applying them was in cruise control. Frist time other cars were nearby by not in danger plenty of distance between us. However third time no cars were in front, coming from the front in opposite lane and none to my rear, thank god for set belts! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the collision mitigation braking system engaged abruptly and the vehicle almost came to a complete stop. The collision mitigation braking system warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle resumed speed independently after the failure. The contact stated that there were no vehicles around the vehicle at the time the failure occurred. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no open recalls associated to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,757. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | New jersey: while driving to work (I am a healthcare worker) at 5:30 am on route 9 north in manalapan nj, at a speed of approximately 50 miles per hour, the brake warning light went on and the car unexpectedly slammed to a full stop. No car was immediately behind me or they would have crashed into me. My purse, coffee and book on front seat went flying to the dashboard. Prior to this event happening, the brake warning light would go off even if no one was in front of me or anywhere around me. The honda dealership in freehold nj dismissed my concern and said there is nothing they can do without recreating the problem. I called the freehold dealership and was told the service manager was out for a month, no one is covering for him. I asked to speak to someone else in the service department and they told me to drive down and they will have a technician drive with me to see the problem. I told them it was random and never happened before, but to no avail. I asked if I could turn off the collusion mitigation braking system (cmbs) and they said no. Just to adjust the acc (low speed follow) to long. I insisted on being seen today, but am concerned that this will happen again. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 13, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The automatic braking system engaged without warning and without reason as I was not within close proximity to any other vehicles or obstructions. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 11, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. Ty56the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control |
| Date | Mar 09, 2022 |
| State | MS |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while his wife was driving 45 mph, the brakes applied independently. The contact stated that the adaptive cruise control and the lane departure warning lights were illuminated. The driver was able to continue driving to her destination. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 08, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I was driving on lower level on manhattan bridge toward manhattan, new york. It was about 10:30am. The car experienced a hard brake while I was driving with no obvious obstacle ahead or sides. The most closest vehicle was in front, on my right side lane, which had at least 5 car distance. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 06, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Vehicle randomly slammed on brakes without driver touching the brake. There were no obstacles or other cars in front of the vehicle at the time. Automatic emergency braking was on. The only warning that came up was theâ€brake†warning as the vehicle was slamming on the brakes. Luckily the car behind the vehicle was able to move to another lane to avoid a collision. The vehicle was taken to the honda dealer and inspected. They were unable to find the cause of the random braking or to reproduce it. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 05, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The brake warning system beeped and forcefully applied the brakes when I was driving approximately 30mph. The only "obstacle" was a flat steel plate on the road. Thankfully no one was behind me. Everything in my car slide forward and off the seats due to the force of the braking. I also regularly get the beep warning when I am driving up a steep hill near where I live. Thankfully the brakes do not engage. I never had anything inspected. I also get beeping when backing up with nothing in the way. And recently backed into a truck bumper and there was no beeping. I just assume that the systems are irritating and don't work properly. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Mar 04, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Driving on parkway at 50 mph, our vehicle began braking on its own. There was no vehicle in front of our vehicle. This occurred twice in past month. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 03, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Was driving yesterday (2018 honda crv) and the brakes suddenly engaged and the big orange brake warning light appeared on the dash. We came to a jarring stop. Nothing in front of us, no rain. Luckily, we were only going about 10 mph and no car behind us. This has happened before but didn't result in such a jarring stop. Other times it was on residential streets but also on freeway. In those incidents it was a quick engagement like a brake pump. The big orange warning light came on in all of those instances. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 03, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | On multiple occasions while driving at highway speeds with the cruise control on the vehicle has slowed down on it's own for no reason. There were no cars immediately in front of me and nothing in the road, but the car just suddenly slowed down. Thankfully there have not been instances of the vehicle braking hard, but is definitely slows abruptly for no reason. This has been noted to happen 3 or 4 times so far in the last month. I took it to the dealership and made them aware of the issue. They were not able to replicate it or find any issues. After I had this happen to me I saw an article on cnn noting that there have been several complaints over this same issue in similar vehicles, so I wanted to make sure it was reported. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 02, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | The automated braking system activation when there was no car in the lane I was traveling in. I pressed on the gas pedal in attempt to override the automated braking system. I don't know if that help but soon enough the braking system release. I was on a freeway in a city and feel lucky to have avoided a collision. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 02, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Will automatically brake at some point on highway, I notice at some part of the highway exact point the brake will automatically trigger. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | MN |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 70 mph with the cruise control engaged, the brakes were applied inadvertently. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, there was an audible warning buzzer alert. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated to 30 mph. The unknown warning lights then deactivated and the vehicle resumed the preset cruise control speed. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed; however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The dealer confirmed to the contact that there were no associated recalls under the vin. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure had occurred five times while the cruise control was engaged. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | IN |
| Description | I was driving inside the steel mill where I work at approximately 25mph when the automatic braking light came on and the vehicle came to a sudden stop, hurting my neck and scaring me. There were no other vehicles in sight in front of me or (thankfully) behind me. The only thing I could think of that triggered it was a steel plate that is embedded in the roadway. I have to cross several of them to get to my office and they have not triggered the automatic braking before or since, but I travel about 20 miles each way day on a highway with heavy traffic and a 70mph speed limit. I am extremely concerned that this will happen while traveling at a high rate of speed with a semi truck behind me. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | I was driving through a green light at 40mph with no vehicles in front of me or next to me and in the middle of the intersection, my dash flashed with the warning to "brake" as it "detected" something in front of me. Within less than 2 seconds my vehicle lurched to a complete stop with the brakes totally locking up the vehicle. The brakes thudded to stop my vehicle entirely in the middle of the intersection. Within a couple more seconds the vehicle was totally fine and let me proceed. I was lucky I wasn't rear-ended and I'm very glad the light wasn't red by the time I was able to go through it. I was carrying my entire family in the car and everyone was so worried about riding with me that I automatically pulled over and disabled the automatic emergency braking system altogether. I've not turned it back on for fear of the vehicle getting me into an accident. I have also received blind spot warnings with nothing in my blind spots. Most specifically, I was in the right hand lane and put on my turn signal to switch into the left hand lane, and my car audibly beeped and flashed its lights. There was not a vehicle or even a barrier to my left that it could have sensed. The sensor just totally gave out. It's at the point where I do not trust anything about the car. I won't even use cruise control because I don't trust that the car's "safety features" are actually safe enough to protect me. I have not had the vehicle inspected due to the fact that this seems to be an issue with other vehicles and I can't afford a mechanic to tell me there is nothing that they can do. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | My car slows down significantly. It feels like I pressed the brake but haven't. This has happened multiple times. Its disconcerting and I feel like I'm scrambling to make the car go. I think I just press on the gas to make the car go but am not sure this helped or the braking system let go. I believe sometimes I have had cruise on when this happened. The last time I took my car to the dealer I told the mechanic about this occurring and he was confused about what it might be. He did not check anything to evaluate the problem. There were no warning lamps or problems to indicate it was about to happen. I will enter a date below but I don't know the exact dates it has happened. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I have experienced my car braking when it shouldn't (beeps and says brake but there is no vehicle or obstacle around) but today was scary. I had just left the highway and was going about 30 mph when suddenly the car stopped throwing me and everything in my car forward. The car beeped but the hard brake had already been applied. There wasn't anything in front of me or in the oncoming lane. Fortunately the car behind me was able to swerve into the other lane. I have never stomped on the brakes as hard as my car stopped. There were no warning lights or symptoms that this was about to happen - just a beep after the fact. I will call honda tomorrow to see what needs to be replaced. This could have caused a very bad accident and now I'm scared it will happen again. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Driving on i95 my brakes unexpectedly engaged automatically while there were no obstuctions in the road ahead of me. I was traveling about 75-80 mph with cruise control activated. This happened to me on about 4 different occasions. Brakes engaged for about 1-2 seconds then released. Problem did not occur more than once on the same trip, nor did it happen every trip. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| State | NE |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the forward collision avoidance feature would activate without incident, causing the vehicle to brake independently. The contact stated that a brake warning light would flash on the instrument panel during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where she was informed that prior damage to her front bumper had caused the failure despite the bumper being repaired. The dealer recalibrated the front sensor; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | On multiple occasions since purchasing this certified used vehicle in april 2021, the "brake" warning of the aeb will randomly begin flashing when there are no cars or other obstacles in front of me. On one occasion, while I was traveling over 55mph on a highway, the "brake" warning began flashing and the brakes were engaged by the vehicle causing me to lunge forward into the steering wheel. Thankfully, there was no car immediately behind me that had to use their brakes. The incident occurred quickly and then the car began to accelerate back to the speed I was originally travelling. I reported this to my local honda dealership, but no report was filed by them and the vehicle was not inspected. I made inquiries after that to find out if and how to disable the aeb since it is faulty. If I forget to disengage the system (it has to be done every time the car is started) the random "brake" flashing continues to occur without reason. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v ex, especially in colder weather the forward collision mitigation system will malfunction and phantom brake randomly. When I turn on the active cruise control, sometimes it'll stop working due to the collision mitigation system malfunctioning. There were multiple incidents where it'll start braking in the high way almost causing collisions, and I would have to manually disable the mitigation system. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 28, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced phantom braking. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 27, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Emergency automatic breaking yes you may come any time to look at it for no reason the car brakes locked up while I was driving. The car behind me almost hit me. This could have caused damage to cars and injury to people in the cars. This has happened twice, my wife refuses to drive the car. I took it into the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong. The brake light went on then it stopped. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The collision mitigation braking system is malfunctioning when driving over metal plates. It has happened when I get close to drive straight over the metal plate (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. This is very dangerous and needs to be corrected to save lives and property. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I have had multiple incidents when the vehicle has braked when no vehicle of obstruction was in front of me. Many times this has occurred on us 15 south at the overpass of the pa turnpike. A recent incident happened on interstate 83 south where the only thing that I could see for the reason for braking, was the skid marks from a locked up trailer wheels. No vehicles were close to me. It also has happened on a rural road where mud from a farm tractor was on the road. It has also occurred in construction zones. It is quite scary as I have been honked and probably cursed by drivers behind me. I bought this vehicle for it's safety features but wish this feature could be deactivated before being hit from behind or assaulted by an aggressive driver for braking for no reason. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | In the time I have owned this car I have experienced phantom braking 3-4 times. The most recent was about a month ago when merging on an ramp entering a highway. No cars were around me or in front of me but the brake warning flashed several times. It did not actually engage the brakes at this time but about a year ago the same thing happened and the brakes suddenly came on slowing me down. I am concerned about losing control or being rear ended if this occurs. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | This is a report (with dash cam footage) I filed with honda in march 4, 2019, (case 09395155) and now that I know your office is investigating this same issue I wanted to make sure I sent it to you as well: as I was slowing down to approach a red light my car suddenly beeped and slammed on the brakes to a complete halt. I believe it detected a car that was making a lefthand turn into the lane next to me but there was no danger of it hitting me. The sudden brake lock jolted my passenger and me and we're lucky neither of us were hurt except for some soreness and that no other car was behind as they would have certainly rear-ended us. This has happened before when I was on the freeway going 50mph a few weeks after I purchased the car, though instead of stopping it just suddenly slowed down; I had thought it misjudged the shadow of an overpass I was driving through as a solid object so disregarded the incident as a fluke until now. I'm worried this will happen again and hurt me or someone else. I was able to get the recording of this most recent incident from my dash camera; see here: https://drive. Google. Com/open? Id=11eyswjcjtk4teoblvyddwjx9xow8pswb honda's investigators later determined the car acted appropriately, but I think the system really misjudged the situation and could have caused an accident. Since then, I've had a few issues with the automatic brake system enabling for a brief second to slow the car in reaction to nothing — and I'm still nervous this will happen again! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On at least two separate occasions, my car's automatic braking system has activated in the absence of another vehicle or obstacle in front of me. One incident was in fall 2021, I was driving on a bridge in southern oklahoma and rounding a slight curve when the car's brakes suddenly pressed hard - startling me and forcing me to quickly react. I put my foot on the brake and slowed while I scanned for any obstacles, but there weren't any. The second event was in december 2021 and occurred on a city street in arlington, tx. Again, my vehicle braked suddenly while there was nothing close enough to account for needing a hard braking. Fortunately in both cases I was alert and managed to press down on the brake to override and then accelerate, and thus prevented being rear-ended by another car. There have also been a few smaller incidents of this issue, but ones in which I cannot recall specific detail. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The cmbs (collision mitigation braking system) activated and suddenly locked up my brakes as I started to accelerate the car on the street after being the first car at a standstill at the metro tracks. Two or three seconds after accelerating, just as I had gotten over two sets of tracks, it happened. The car even jerked when it stopped at the somewhat low speed that I was going. No metro train went by at the time and no safety arm had come down while I was at the standstill at the tracks. No metro train lights ever flashed either. I could have easily been rear-ended by the car behind me because there was a long line of cars waiting along with me. I felt very unsafe driving the car to my next stop as I was in a very high --traffic area. This is why I called the dealer immediately and made an appointment for two days later. I felt even more unsafe driving the car back through the same area. It did not happen again upon my return as I went over the tracks. The problem has not happened again because I now know how to turn off the cmbs system every single time I get into the car. I do not want to chance going even a bit faster or being on the freeway and having the car come to a sudden halt. There would most certainly be grave injuries at freeway speeds on such crowded l. A. Freeways. I am so afraid of this happening that I must drive without the cmbs from now on. The dealer said that they did code checks and a dtc ? Check. On my honda service papers, they said that the possible cause could be my dash cam position. They drove my car to test it but nothing happened. In fact, I bought my dash cam for this car specifically and have driven with it in the same general position for 3 years and this never happened before. The dealer found that there were no problems with the car. No police nor insurance were ever involved since I luckily did not cause any accidents. I noticed a brake warning on the dashboard after the car had stopped by itself. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Assist |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Car will drift towards the left, when correcting this the car resists a bit then release, like it was stuck and it jerks to the right. This will happen over and over. |
| Category | Seats |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | During a motor vehicle accident I was hit from behind while stopped by a vehicle going 40-45 miles per hour. I was pushed into another stopped vehicle in front of me. My drivers seat fully reclined and twisted as a result of the impact, and I was not secured into the seat properly as a result. I have multiple injuries from the accident due to the way my body was able to be thrown around the vehicle. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The contact owns 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 65-70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | While driving on the interstate, the automatic braking system has engaged without warning or reason. This occurs both when adaptive cruise control is engaged and when it is not. This occurs when there are no vehicles within at least four car lengths in front of my vehicle. Occasionally there has been a vehicle in a parallel lane that is well within its lane markers and has not entered my lane when this occurs. This has drastically reduced the vehicle's speed in a way that is dangerous not only to myself and my passengers, but also to those in vehicles behind me. There is no warning message regarding a failure with the automatic braking system or any other automated safety features. The car has been regularly maintained according to the manufacturer's recommendations. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I have had two instances where the automatic braking engaged when there was no traffic that was near me. The scariest was when I was exiting the highway and my car suddenly stopped on the off-ramp. I could have easily been rear ended as there was no reason to stop the vehicle. Luckily no accident or injury occurred. There has been no attempt to have the issue examined or recreated because it has not been a frequent issue. The brake indicator light had illuminated although there was no traffic and then the car stopped. There was no other indication that this would occur. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Driving down a street at about 30 miles per hour just after a rain event and the sun was now shining. Approached a railroad crossing that had a dip in the road before going over the crossing, when I went through the dip the car auto braked and brought us to a dead stop. Fortunately no one was behind us. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | I've had a dozen or so instances of false forward collision warnings. These have largely been on clear, sunny days with no other vehicles nearby. I've also had 3 instances of automatic emergency braking engaging in similar circumstances- no vehicles with 100 feet and clear weather. I've reported these to my honda dealer but they were unable to identify the root cause. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Unknown while driving with the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) activated the vehicle will brake even though nothing is in front of the vehicle. We had to depress the cmbs system because it was braking spontaneously while on the highway or side roads. Even though the system is not in use the brake light will flash on the dash while the vehicle is in use even if there is nothing in front of the vehicle. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | The vehicle automatically braked without warning. Simultneously the braking notification warning light came on as the vehicle braked. Feared I would be rear ended. The vehicle has not been inspected. The dealer offered diagnostic services but had no guidance from honda. I thought this was a one-off until I read other owers of this model had the same experience. Dealer was unaware of on-going problem with model and told me to call honda. Honda told me to register here. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced phantom braking. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,500. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | The car hard brakes unexpectedly. It has done it on the highway and city streets. It has happened multiple times and has done it randomly since I bought the car new. The date below is the most recent. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at 20-25 mph, the brakes applied inadvertently. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped and the steering wheel locked temporarily. The contact did not recall whether there was a warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that it was a normal activation of the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) due to something in the road; however, the contact stated that there was nothing around the vehicle at the time the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) being activated. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer - honda of princeton (987 us-206, princeton, nj 08540) who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to page 24 of the vehicle manual for information on how to deactivate the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) as necessary. The failure mileage was approximately 18150. The first incident happened on 9/24/19. There was a second incident date right around 3/16/20. Again, there was nothing in the road that would account for the braking system to be activated. Consumer reported this to honda of princeton took the car in for regular maintenance the following month (may 2020 )– they were unable to duplicate the failure. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle experienced phantom braking. After the vehicle had stopped, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle started operating as designed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 60 mph, the automatic braking system engaged inadvertently. The brake warning light was illuminated. The contact's husband continued to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer who informed the contact that the automatic braking system applied due to an unknown object on the roadway; however, the contact stated that there was no vehicle or object around. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | While driving on a highway, the car suddenly braked. The orange brake light came on. There was no objects or cars around me. There was no reason it should have braked. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | “brake system failure†shown on dashboard 2/25/22. Honda 2018 crv would not start. Aaa towed to honda world dealership. I called honda corporate office and was given a case number; and dealership know of problem as they have vehicle at the honda service dept. Honda world changed brake fluid and recalibrated the brakes on 9/24/21 per service requirements at 7823 miles. The vehicle currently has less than 10,000 miles. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While on a trip of about 600 miles noticed that the steering felt "sticky"; there was a miniscule hesitation in the steering when turning or changing lanes. Upon arrival at destination I took vehicle to nearest honda dealership where they diagnosed "a problem with the electronic steering" and advised that the vehicle not be driven until repaired. Part to repair was not available. After 0 spent on rental car to get home and flight back 2 weeks later the car seems fine with the replaced rack and pinion assembly. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The forward collision sensor basically completely freaked out for no reason at all and when I applied the brakes to try to slow down and get off the road, the anti lock braking system activated and I could not slow the car down. Thankfully I was not near any other cars or obstacles or I would have been involved in an accident. I took the car to the dealer to be checked out and they were not able to replicate the issue. There were no prior warnings or messages before this happened, it was completely random and has happened several times. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was driving in town going 35 and my brake light went on and the car almost came to a complete stop. Than it released and I applied the gas to continue driving. There were no cars around me. Also was on the interstate and the brake light came on and slowed the car almost to a complete stop. No cars were around. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While driving, my vehicle suddenly braked, this has happened at least twice. The first time there was construction and a platform on the road. My vehicle detected it and suddenly forcefully breaked. The second time, a vehicle breaked in front of me, but not completely, my vehicle forcefully breaked and stopped. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Numerous times the automatic braking has applied. Sometimes, only a “brake “ indicator light flashing on the dash. Other times hard braking has occurred. This has typically occurred when passing under a bridge, and the shadow of the roadway above has fooled the car into thinking it is an obstruction in the road. It does not have to be an exceptionally sunny day for this to occur. I have taken the car to the dealer on several occasions and complained about this. They claim that it is from an obstruction on the windshield. This is not true. The windshield was exceptionally clean the last time I took it to the dealer, immediately after one of these instances. I am afraid I'm going to get rear ended, or provoke someone into a road rage, thinking that I brake checked them. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | I was driving and my abs engaged without any one or anything in front of my vehicle. I was traveling at 40mph, suddenly the "brake" visual illuminated on my dashboard and before I even knew what was happening my vehicle came to a complete stop. Thankful no injuries and no one was behind me. I took it to the dealership for inspection, and they said there was nothing they could do to address the 'fluke' issue and that no errors would be found on a diagnostic scan. There wouldn't be any error codes if the suv's automatic breaking system engaged, because the car must of 'seen something' that caused it to react this way. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | IA |
| Description | August 6, 2021 at approximately 8:00 am, 2018 honda cr-v was being driven in right lane of an in-town divided 4-lane road in des moines, ia, at approximately 30 mph when the vehicle's automatic braking system slammed on the brakes resulting in a collision with the vehicle following too close behind. The lane was clear for driving, but had previous construction where a large steel plate was placed over an excavated section of the lane, and several cones approximately 3 feet tall were on the side of the road but next to the traveled portion of the lane. The dash cam in the vehicle recorded the incident. The net cost of repairs to our vehicle was text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",735. The front of the following vehicle appeared to have received more extensive damage. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | My vehicle randomly slams on the brakes without the driver touching the brake pedal. My vehicle automatically applies the brakes without any vehicle stopping in front of it or a pedestrian in the vehicle's path. It happened a couple of times, fortunately, it did not culminate into a crash so far. I took my vehicle to the dealership after these incidents, they explained to me that the sensor was loose. But I am not convinced that they fixed the problem. I am afraid that this may happen in the future unless honda comes up with a permanent fix. I can deactivate this feature, but once I turn the vehicle off and turn it back on it gets activated again. Please look into this matter seriously before it turns catastrophic. Thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | OR |
| Description | Suv braked hard and almost came to complete stop more than 5 times since owning suv new. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | While driving on highway the car suddenly braked without any obstacles in front or on the sides of it. (2/22/2022) |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | When the road departure mitigation (rdm) system is engaged, the automatic emergency braking (aeb) system will engage without cause. The braking primarily occurs in construction zones where traffic is being routed off the main traffic lanes onto shoulders or temporary lanes. The braking increases the risk of a rear end crash. It has occurred numerous times since the vehicle was purchased in dec of 2018. I rarely used the rdm system anymore. If I do, I disengage it when I drive through construction zones. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Air:antilock:abs Warning Light |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The contact owns the 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that during the failure, the warning light would flash and the vehicle would inadvertently come to a stop before returning to normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000. Vin is invalid. Although the dealer knew about the issue, dealer could do nothing about it. Vehicle was taken to another dealer, they wanted 0. 00 for repairs, but consumer refused to pay stating it is there fault. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Air:antilock:control Unit/module |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph on local streets, the accelerator pedal was slightly released, however, the vehicle instantly stopped. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to drive to the destination safely. Upon taking the vehicle to an unknown dealer for routine maintenance, the contact notified the dealer of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. It was unknown whether the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000 |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | In december 2021, my kids and I were in the car waiting outside the restaurant for our food. The car was on and in less than 10 minutes all the warning lights flashed on the dashboard. I turned the engine off and on but all the warning lights were still flashing. Called the dealership and was advised to have it towed. They couldn't find any problem. On february 16, four days after our car was serviced, on the way to work the vehicle was slowing down and running rough. I turned it off and on, same thing, foot on accelerator but it only slowed me down. Called the dealership and was advised to have it towed. They couldn't find any problem. On the afternoon of february 21, every warning lights came flashing on the dashboard again. Every time you turn it on, the warning lights are still there. I'm on my way to have it checked to the dealership again. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Feb 21, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The radio info system keeps turning off and on when driving. Also the brightness switch keeps doing the same thing. It is hard to drive when this hapens. Have to pull over and turn off the car and reboot the system. Service at dealship said honda knows about this but cannot come up with a fix. At times it is unsafe to drive when this happens. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 17, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | Traveling on I-20 my wife reported the car just quit working with no warning between atlanta and birmingham about 90 miles from home. She was able to get to the side of the interstate and called me. She said all the lights on the display were showing as failed systems. Internet search lead me to believe it was the battery. On arrival I installed new battery but symptoms remained car would not start and just shuddered when attempting to start. I called the dealership we purchased from to talk to a tech. I was asked if she was low on gas below 1/2 tank. Yes the gauge shows 1/4 tank remains. I was told to get gas and it should be fine, some of the crv's run out of gas but read that gas remains. I did get gas and car cranked we drove home. At 63 we don't need this kind of dangerous situation to happen. Think how easily this could have gone from bad to worse. She did call the state patrol and asked for the roadside assistance truck to come. This would at least have some flashing lights. They never made it. The dealership told me on the phone that this was not a recall or covered but they knew about it occurring. They would be glad to fix it at my expense. Money for maintenance is one thing but I might as well let my wife drive a junker if this is what I get when I buy a honda. This occurred 02/16/22 so I have not been to the dealer for their evaluation, just to the gas station. |
| Category | Engine, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 14, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space and depressing on the brake pedal, she heard an abnormal noise and the vehicle began to vibrate. The contact stated an unknown green brake hold warning light was illuminated and then turned off a second later. The contact stated she was able to park the vehicle. The contact stated that a week later while starting the vehicle, she experienced the same failure. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where she was informed that the engine was overfilled by one quart of oil. The contact was informed that the extra oil needed to be drained. The repairs were completed. The contact stated on 2/9/2022, she started to smell fuel fumes inside the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer and was informed there was no leak and no failure found with the vehicle. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 14, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The steering wheel sticks or has some resistance when returning to straight position from a right turn position. It has been doing this for several months. I have to give it a pull to center which is enough to swerve into the left lane of traffic. This happens at any speed but at high speed this is dangerous! I went to the dealer coggin honda in ft pierce, fl to have the service dept. Confirm this symptom. A service writer told me that the rack and pinion steering unit is malfunctioning and should be replaced. This car has 11,000 miles on it and the steering unit can't be worn out so it must be defective and will be very unsafe as it seems that it is getting worse. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Feb 08, 2022 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Engine oil diluted. 2/8/2022 engine oil was diluted by 55mm. This happened within 400 miles of the last oil change. That's a lot of gasoline in the oil and oil viscosity is significantly decreased. All updates/recalls have been completed on the vehicle. The updates that are specific to this issue have been completed. Talking to honda dealership, this is extremely unnormal and results in premature engine wear. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Fuel/propulsion System, Lane Departure: Assist |
| Date | Feb 07, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I have a 2018 honda cr-v purchased 12/4/2017. During the fall/winter of 2018, the warning lights and bells came on for apparently no reason and the vehicle would barely move down the road. Turning off the vehicle and restarting it fixed the issue with the vehicle moving however the lights remained on. I took the vehicle in to be checked by the dealer at least twice, but they were unable to find any problem. At this time the only possible solution that I found from searching the problem on google was a possible loose battery connection or low voltage in batter. They reset the computer and it has continued to occur multiple times since then. Once again on friday, february 4, 2022, I took the vehicle in for a service with the warning lights all on again. They fixed some extended warranty issues which they thought fixed the problem. However, within less than 5 minutes after starting the vehicle all the lights were on again. At this time, I again did a google search for this issue and now I am finding that 4 years later with hundreds of people continuing to have the same problem repeatedly the fix that seems to be the actual solution is to replace the fuel injectors. Yet, honda is refusing to recognize this as their problem and forcing their customers to foot the bill for this repair that has obviously been an issue since the vehicle was purchased. When all the warning lights are on none of the vehicle safety features work and all the flashing lights and dinging bells are a major driver distraction. Nevermind when start your car and attempt to pull onto the road and the vehicle will not run over 5 miles an hour with the gas pedal to the floor. I had to pull over on the side of the road which was not wide enough for me to get out of the road and turn off my ignition and restart my car. Thankfully it would accelerate at a normal speed afterwards and I was able to get home safely. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 05, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | 10 warning messages appear on the dashboard simultaneously. This has happened about 10 times now and has been viewed by an independent repair shop. The failures involve the breaking system, tpms, power steering, vehicle stability assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation and road departure. All of the 10 failures occurred when the temperature was below 40 degrees. They all were cleared after warming up in my garage overnight. When the warning messages appear, none of the systems are operational causing major safety concerns. I have a log of each occurrence and a video of the dashboard when the vehicle is started with the failures. Also, I am writing to alert you of this because there are many others who have experienced the same problems as I found after doing some on-line research. Please feel free to contact me about any other details. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Feb 03, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I have experienced the effects of a parasitic drain on the vehicle's battery which caused a premature failure. It's a known issue as the vehicle stability assist unit runs when the vehicle is off, which caused the premature failure. The dealer just shrugs and honda is in denial. Https://www. Crvownersclub. Com/threads/2018-crv-battery-problem. 195207/ |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Date | Jan 31, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, several warning lights were displayed including the brakes, hill assist, and check engine. In addition, the contact indicated that an excessive amount of fuel was present coming from the rear exhaust pipes. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the failure was due to faulty fuel injectors. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000. The vin was not available. |
| Category | Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/panel, Power Train |
| Date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the instrument cluster turned black and the driver was unable to read the speedometer, fuel gauge, engine temperature, and several other gauges. After turning off and restarting the vehicle, the transmission shifter could not be shifted out of park. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving on a local street at approximately 40 mph, her vehicle had intermittently slammed on the brakes. The contact stated that the brake light had illuminated for about 3 seconds, and the brakes had released themselves. The contact stated that there was not a crash and no one was hurt because there was no other vehicle behind or in front of her when the failure occurred. The contact stated that she then drove her vehicle to the dealer who performed a terminal reset on her vehicle, and advised her that there was nothing wrong with her vehicle. The contact stated that in the past the brake light would illuminate, however it never caused her vehicle to slam on the brakes. The contact stated that she contacted the manufacturer, and they were not able to assist. The contact stated that upon doing her own research, she found many complaints concerning the same year, make, and model experiencing the same failure as she experienced with her vehicle. The mileage failure was 40,000. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | My crv touring 2018 has a little over 23,000 miles. I started the car and all of the safety lights come on as malfunctioning. I could not get the vehicle to back up out of the garage. I never put the brakes on. I finally was able to get it out of the garage and to the dealership. Two of the personnel at the dealership said they had never seen that many lights on the dash come on and some they had never seen. This is the second battery that has been put into the car and the charge was good. The car was looked at for several hours. They did not know what was wrong and reset the system some how and I went home. The paperwork said I told them the car was hard to start which I never said. Three days later upon starting the car all of the same lights and warnings came on. This time I was able to back up with no issues. I went straight to the dealer and asked them to do an ecu check. They said it could be the fuel injectors; however could not guarantee that would solve the problem with all the lights coming on. Had the car all day and came back with about 7 codes. I had to ask what the codes were as they had not been written down on my statement. I wrote them down and looked them up that night. Two of them were under warranty. The mechanic did not know the two codes were under warranty and did not look into it further. I took the car in for the third time and had the codes updated and checked. One was for the injectors which they said failed. The other was a check for spark plugs, etc. To help eliminate the source of problem. Again, they said the problem was the injectors and the cost to repair would be text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",200. 00. I have requested a good will repair which was over three weeks ago. Honda north america said the district manager would be handling it and then I was told that the district manager would let the service manager at honda dealership handle it. That person has not returned my calls. I am not driving my car much and really need it badly. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 23, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The audio display screen will occasionally start dimming, changing functions, and continually beeping. There are no warning messages or lamps connected with this failure; it just happens randomly. This can be very dangerous if one is using gps as a navigational aid as I often do and the audio display screen fails at a critical time. This problem has been reported by many cr-v owners. Examples of the failure are on youtube. I have reported the problem to my dealer and will be taking it in to see if they can fix it soon. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 19, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The sunroof exploded on november 22, 2021. It happened as I drove under an overpass, so I thought it was the result of something falling on to it. But when the repairman couldn't find anything within the glass, I didn't know what to think. Then I saw a story, that was done in 2012, about exploding sunroofs on the news. My experience was similar to that of the people interviewed. The sunroof has been replaced by my insurance. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Online you can see everyone seems to have this problem to the point there's a class action suit going on I think. My battery died several times while still under warranty but the dealer said this is normal for it to die after sitting for a week and some / many die after 3 days!! I feel this is very dangerous! What if it dies after say a trip and you're off site parked in a bad area? Or in bad weather? They did not replace and of course as soon as the warranty ran out it died for good and I had to replace it. I feel this should be looked into as a serious problem. Jim ps - I had reported a problem w/ the collision system a year or two ago.... It's still fluky. Just this week it auto slammed on the brakes when I truck was on a bend in front of me so it thought I was going to hit him?? Then it happened on an interstate! A vehicle coming on via the onramp triggered it at 70 mph! Not a slam though but scary. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other, Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jan 14, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The driver's side sun visor will not stay up in the correct position it keeps falling down causing visibility issues. When I'm going down the interstate at 70 miles an hour and the driver side sun visor decides to just go from the correct position and fall down into my line of view especially at night there's a couple of seconds there where my eyes get taken off the road to deal with it and that shouldn't happen. I consider this to say the issue it's no different than your phone ringing and looking down to see who's calling because when it just falls down in front of your face those couple of seconds something could happen. I get my honda crv serviced regularly at the dealership and I've mentioned it to them and they've offered to let me order one and pay for it and they would put it home but I'm still paying the car off. So I guess my only option is just to take it off completely not replace it and then just hope that the sun isn't really bright one day and calls me to get an accident because I'm blinded because I don't have a sun visor anymore |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 08, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The driver side sun visor does not fully engage to its upright position. It hangs too low and partially obstructing my view while driving. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 05, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Sun visor will not go back to its upright position. It is set about 5 to 6 inches below where it should be. Leading edge is at about forehead level and has a hard frame (would not be fun in an accident). Issue was first noticed after a few months of use. I recently mentioned the condition to the dealer and they indicated that others have experienced the same condition. They are ordering a replacement visor. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 04, 2022 |
| State | IN |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle several unknown warning lights would remain illuminated, including the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel injectors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact also indicated that fuel had mixed into the engine oil causing a heavy fuel odor to be present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed a computer re-flash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 03, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My son and I entered my car that was parked in my driveway. We heard a noise. Upon getting out of my car and checking to see what happened, my sunroof had shattered. I immediately called the police because I thought maybe it was a stray bullet. The police did not see a bullet. My sunroof shattered for no reason. Had I been driving and the panel had not been closed, glass would have gone everywhere and my son and I could have been injured |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 29, 2021 |
| State | MS |
| Description | The vehicle has a "feature" which rolls down the windows automatically upon pressing the unlock button on the keyfob twice and then holding the button. On multiple occasions the windows have rolled down without the owner's knowledge when keys are carried in pockets, purses, etc. This is considered a safety issue due to risk of windows unrolling in inclement weather and damaging the interior, or due to risk of an unauthorized person obtaining access to the car by reaching through the now opened window and simply depressing the interior unlock button. There is no way to disable this capability. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Dec 22, 2021 |
| State | AL |
| Description | While driving on a busy interstate in the rain my car completely lost power and started sputtering. It felt like it was out of gas, however, the gas light was not on and I had about 1/4 tank of gas. I was only able to make it to the on ramp and not completely off of the interstate. Once the car was shut off it would not restart. We had it towed to the dealership where we still have an extended performance warranty. It was a saturday night so I did not hear from the until monday morning. The service tech said they believed it was out of gas but I explained there was no warning and shouldnt have been out of gas. When the tech called back he again said it was out of gas and that was it so I pushed to do more. The manager called back the next day and stated since I have an extended warranty they will run diagnostics. That came back it was the fuel pump module. This has been recalled on other 2018 honda crv's but my vin was not included. The tech acted like he was not even aware there had been a recall. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Dec 13, 2021 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The oil leak from oil pan seal and timing chain tensioner seal area. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 08, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | At times when I press down on the accelerator, the car tries to cut off! I have had times where I have come close to getting hit by another car. Don't know if anyone else is having this problem but I really like my car. I am scared that I am going to get hit when the car tries to stall when I push down on gas pedal. Thank you for taking the time to hear about my situation! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 04, 2021 |
| State | UT |
| Description | I have had my car immediately stop with a hard brake when there isn't a car in front of me. It has happened four times in the past quarter. The last time was this past week when my car braked suddenly gong 40 miles per hour on a busy street. Luckily there wasn't a car in front of me or to the back of me. It would have resulted in an accident. The car also did the same thing on I-15 highway a month ago when my husband was driving. It stopped suddenly with no obstruction or car ahead of him. It was frightening. Luckily there was not car to the back of him or there would have been an accident. I called the dealership and talked to my service advisor. He said there's nothing they can do unless they can get the problem to replicate. It will be difficult to replicate the issue in a 10-minute look of the car when it happens so intermittently. I am pleading with honda to take this seriously. There will be an accident, death or injury. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Dec 02, 2021 |
| State | UT |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the automatic braking system activated randomly which caused the vehicle to brake suddenly. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be inspected. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 44,661. |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes, Steering |
| Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | All the alerts are going off on the car. Brakes, safety, transmission you name it. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Nov 24, 2021 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The bcm module of the vehicle can fail unexpectedly and cause a complete drain of the vehicle battery overnight. Specific part number of the component: 38809-tmm-a21 |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | My car dashboard went crazy, all lights lit up and various problems flashing. Took my car in and today they are telling me a fuel injector problem will cost text="Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm" smalltext="Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win." img="balance" color="green",500 to repair. That they have never seen this. However, when doing research the 2017-2018 honda crvs are having issues with this and yet a safety recall hasn't been issued.? This is my 3rd honda and will probably be my last. Very disappointed in this one. Nothing but issues. Tire pressure monitor system is screwed up as well that started after it was a week old. If a vehicle is having issues, why isn't a recall been made? |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Nov 11, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Battery failures. Experience battery failures twice within a 3 year period. First incident the vehicle was parked in out garage and required to be towed to dealership and battery replaced and second incident was able to drive to dealership to have battery replaced. Had the electronic system tested at the dealership and tested within operating specifications. When the battery is failing the driver and infotainment displays starts to glitch/malfunction. In both cased there were not any battery messages to alert the driver. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 04, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I had been running errands, driving, made 2 stops. When I cranked the car at the 3rd stop, the dashboard warning system lights all come on and won't go off. This includes the tpms system, brake failure warning light, emergency brake light, lane assist, vsa warning, etc. The car was drivable, so I took it to the dealer in december 2020. They said battery was low and I bought a new one. October, 2021, it happened again. The battery was under warranty, so they changed it out for a new one. Today, 2 weeks later, november 2021, it happened again. The dealer is keeping it for diagnostics. No resolution yet. The vehicle has less than 25k miles, but of course not under warranty because it was purchased more than 3 years ago. |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings |
| Date | Nov 01, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, he detected a fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he scheduled an appointment for a diagnostic test with the dealer. The failure was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,000. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Oct 28, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | All warning lights come on as a result of this issue. Vehicle has under 100k miles on it. As a result, when operating vehicle, many safety features are unable to be used: tire pressure monitoring system adaptive cruise control braking system failure power steering failure vehicle stability assist and a myriad of other warning lights. This makes this vehicle, purchased for many of these safety features, unsafe and a hazard. Fuel injectors should not be failing so early in the life cycle of a vehicle. Speaking with service advisors at the dealership this is a manufacturing issue with other models, but not with this model. Research on the internet and honda forums indicates this is a known issue which honda refuses to make right. Instead consumers are forced to pay outrageous repair fees and usually only at their dealerships due to the specialty of the parts involved. Honda should be addressing this manufacturing issue rather than forcing consumers to pay for their mistakes with a virtually brand new car. |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Oct 24, 2021 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Vehicle stalled when accelerating to overtake another vehicle. No errors/warnings, displays were working but speed suddenly dropped and does not increase no matter what. It was scary. Luckily I was able to come back to a shoulder lane and stop the vehicle. Vehicle ran normally after powering off and starting again. I've been driving the vehicle for couple of hours on freeway by then. This happened 4 times over the summer. Dealers are asking for 0 to diagnose but not promising that they will be able to find the problem since the issue does not happen consistently. I suspect it is due to oil dilution problem for which honda performed repair last year. |
| Category | Steering:electric Power Assist System |
| Date | Oct 23, 2021 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While driving the error warnings lit up the dashboard display to include brakes, power steering, and other sensors. Lost electrical power steering and had to park the vehicle and have it towed to a honda service repair shop. Less than 38,000 miles right after 36 months of a lease. Service repair estimate 00 dollars to replace the electric power steering box. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Oct 21, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | We were driving across florida on 1-10 on final leg of a 3-day trip. At 73 miles per hour the center display went crazy. We got in short order an acc warning and numerous other alarms in the driver information center under the speedometer. This continued for a minute. After slowing down and pulling off the road and shutting down car, the problem went away. The following wednesday , the center vehicle display in city traffic went crazy beeping and flashing brighter then darker. The brightness setting slider bar came on and would not go away. The radio signal changed channels and volumes. A loud beeping similiar to the verification tone when inputting settings was going off repeatedly. Nothing stopped the above warnings until my wife arrived home and we shut down the engine. The only way to stop all was to shutdown the center display completely |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection, Lane Departure: Warning |
| Date | Oct 20, 2021 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Believe fuel mixing with oil. Information center on car keeps rolling thru system saying things aren't working. Happened initially spring 2021 and again now oct 20 2021. Changed oil and problem went away. Initially took it to a shop for service and had code p0172 which the air fuel mixture has too much fuel or not enough air. Took to dealer and since service had already done oil change dealer could not find problem. Happened again today oct 20 2021. At dealer now and did not turn car off so they can see code. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Oct 18, 2021 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, multiple unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated an independent mechanic came to her residence and informed her that the engine needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on 10/17/2021, while driving 45 mph, the engine experienced a misfire and the vehicle started to decelerate. The contact stated that multiple warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. The contact stated she was able to drive back to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 18, 2021 |
| State | WA |
| Description | This has happened several times in my vehicle now. On city streets I have had the collision avoidance system activate when there is no obstruction whatever. I was traveling 35-40 mph once and the system slammed the brakes on with with little or no warning. There was no obstruction ahead and the car behind me nearly rear ended my vehicle. This has literally made me scared to drive my vehicle as it seems to be totally random as where and when it may occur. I sometime get the brake light and audible notification, but again this comes on with no obstruction ahead of me including other cars. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | Oct 14, 2021 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Car suddenly lost power and dash lights came on while I was passing a large truck, legally, on rural highway. Was unable to pass truck and had to fall back and thankfully no vehicles were coming in opposite direction. Was a pass with caution area with dotted line. Had to have towed to dealership, found to be issue with turbo. Research shows know issue with vehicle, see nhtsa service bulletin 19-032, but honda states does not involve my vin number, though exact issue, model, and year. I think this issue should be expand to include all vehicles of same make, model and year. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 14, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Driving on a clear day at 9:30 am no other cars on road the brake warning light and sound came on and the car came to a sudden complete stop. Bags flew off the seat and my seat belt kept me from being thrown forward. I am glad this did not happen on a highway at highway speeds. Fyi I have had this happen in the past however it was just a quick blip of the brake and the car did not come to a complete stop. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure, Steering |
| Date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| State | CT |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would automatically brake with the braking warning light illuminating. The contact stated that there are no objects on the road when the failure occurred. The contact stated that there would be a shadow on the roadway or a change on the pavement. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there were no error codes and the failure was unable to be duplicated. The contact stated that the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer stated that she would need to duplicate the failure on her own. The contact also stated that the lane departure system fails as it attempted to take oversteer turning the vehicle to the left. The contact stated that the steering assist warning was displayed. The dealer was contacted however, the vehicle was not taken in for diagnoses or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and added it to her open case. The contact stated that this was an ongoing issue that the vehicle would either brake or display the automatic braking message. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 11, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | On 10-8-21 at approximately 1:00 p. M. My wife and I were driving on a main suburban street at roughly 30 to 35 mph when the brakes suddenly engaged by themselves. I did not have the cruise control on at the time. Out of the corner of my eye I think I saw the "brake" message flash on the dashboard display. There was no vehicle in front of us, or any other kind of object. Luckily, the cars behind us were not close enough to cause a collision. Occasionally in the past the "brake" warning light has come on at lower speeds when there didn't seem to be any reason for it. This is obviously a safety issue. I called the honda dealership where I bought the car to make an appointment to have the problem checked out. The service rep said there is "usually a reason when this happens, such as reflection". He said there are no recalls as a result of this problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 11, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I was advised by the honda dealer, and had confirmed by a third party repair shop, that the rack and pinion system needs to be replaced. My car is 47 months old and has only 29,595 miles on it. This system should not fail like this. I am also told that the part is on national back-order, and only 15 are available anywhere in the united states. My car is unsafe to drive. Please help. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 08, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the contact heard a beeping sound coming from the vehicle. A message appeared on the instrument panel to apply the brake and the brake was applied independently of driver input. After several seconds, the vehicle started operating normally. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 05, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Grinding noises were heard in the car twice, before the engine stalled. The car was stopped in the middle of the intersection. Could not restart the car at all, and check engine lights were lit on the dashboard. After 5 minutes passed and after multiple tries to restart the car, the engine started and I was able to get to safety. Upon dealer inspection, the cause was the air condition compressor locking up, possibly due to a leak in the refrigerant. This is confirmed by the car blowing hot air even in ac mode. The lock up caused the engine to stall and go into fail safe mode. This meant the car was stopped and unable to restart in the middle of a busy intersection. Because the car's engine was stopped, it was not possible to get the car moving again. It was incredibly dangerous for me and my passengers, as well as other cars on the road. Even when the lights changed, I was still stuck. There were cars driving around my car, causing more potential traffic incidents. The engine was not able to be immediately restarted, which put multiple cars in traffic in danger for longer than necessary. The car is being serviced by roush honda (100 w schrock rd, westerville, oh 43081). Prior to the failure, there were no warning signs and no other issues. This was a sudden and completely unexpected engine stall due to the ac compressor failure. This issue is common among crv (2017 to 2020). Https://www. Cargurus. Com/cars/discussion-t72370_ds1082603. There is also another ntsha notice on this car related to the ac compressor leak. Https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2021/mc-10189868-0001. Pdf please recall this car. This issue puts everyone in an incredibly dangerous situation. |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Oct 02, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | My 2018 honda cr-v loses power and acceleration when driving, sometimes on the freeway. In addition, the computer system goes haywire and lights up all the engine failure lights. I've taken the vehicle to a mechanic four times for this problem, twice to a honda dealership; the diagnosis each time has been a faulty fuel injector that spews gasoline into the oil. According to consumer reports, this problem has been common with the 2017 and 2018 models of this vehicle, and the honda co. Agreed to extend the warranty on these models to cover the repair of a common problem among the models in these years. However, this visit to honda of bedford, ohio, the dealership has kept the vehicle for four weeks because the honda corporation refuses to repair a fuel injector that spews gasoline into the oil pan. The fuel injector was faulty but honda won't take responsibility. It's a fire hazard as well as it could cause an accident when it loses power. Especially in a high traffic area. My request is to compel the honda corporation to cover the cost of this repair in that the fuel injector in may of the 2017/2018 models were faulty from the factory. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 01, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Our 2018 honda cr-v suv ex 2wd is a very good vehicle except we can't rely on it to start. Since buying it new in april, 2018 we have had to have it towed or jump-started six times because the battery has been drained. Many other owners seem to have similar problems; online it has become known as a "parasitic battery drain" problem. There are at least two class-action suits at present we know of concerning the same problem, one in iowa, and another in florida. Also on three different occasions we experienced the advanced driver assistance systems display flashing indicating some features are not working while driving -- for no apparent reason. However, the systems gradually return to normal after the vehicle has been stopped, re-started, and driven again for several miles. We don't know if the two issues are related (see nhtsa complaint 11361514). Not being able to start in an out of cell-phone area or an unpopulated area is a serious safety concern. Additionally, I carry a portable, battery-powered oxygen concentrator that can't be recharged when the cr-v won't start and the battery is dead. We have records and documentation to support our crv problems. We are on our third suv battery - a top-of-the-line from aaa - and have been doing such obvious things as checking our garage nightly to make sure a dome light isn't on, etc. There are no preliminary cues that we have noted such as lights become dimmer, etc. Prior to the non-starting times. Four of six times have been during daylight hours. On one occasion we were able to restart the vehicle using a portable lithium battery power pack; on another this booster failed to start the suv and we had to call aaa. Our "home" honda service center has sincerely tried but failed to diagnose the problem and neither was the major honda garage in albuquerque, nm able to this past summer. Two different complaints with honda motors of america remain unanswered as of today. Honda isn't supporting their dealerships. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the collision mitigation sensor was malfunctioning. The forward collision-avoidance automatic braking would inadvertently activate without a vehicle in proximity and the vehicle would stop. The contact would depress the brake pedal and then the accelerator pedal and the vehicle would operate as designed. The failure occurred at various speeds. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the failure might be due to dirt covering the sensor. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 27,183. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I have a 2018 honda crv ex-l (certified preowned). On june 16th 2021 while on the way to get an oil change a few warning lights came on the dashboard, (lkas, brake system, acc, collision mitigation), the cruse control and driver assist stopped working also a brake light came on. My mechanic ran a diagnosis and the codes that showed on the report were code u30006-16 and code p2583-76 he advised that I take the car to the honda dealer to get it fixed. The next day june 17th when I started the car the warning lights were all off. I called the honda dealer in forth pierce florida later that day to make an appointment to have the car looked at but was told that unless the lights are on that they would not be able to run a diagnosis for the problem and to call again if the lights came back on. On september 4th while in tampa florida the warning lights all came on again for the 2nd time. I called the honda dealer in tampa and was able to make an appointment for september 9th 2021. On september 6th 2021 when I started the car, the warning lights were all off again. I went in to the honda dealer in tampa on september 9th. Hoping that they would be able to fix the problem even though the warning lights were now all off again. I told them of the codes that showed when my mechanic ran the diagnosis on june 16th. (code u30006-16 and code p2583-76). I left the car with them and went off to school. Later that day they ( tampa honda) called to inform me that my wave radar had been misaligned because something like a rock must have hit it while I was driving. I was also told that the replacements are back ordered so I needed to come get my car. I was also told that honda would not cover the cost of the repair because the radar being hit causes it to no longer be under warranty. I personally feel that if something as a little rock is going to disable the whole honda |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Sep 26, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Was driving on a city road on a sunny day with no obstructions in the road (approximately 10:20 am, 9-26-21) and my car engaged the automatic braking (collision mitigating braking system) briefly for no reason while my foot was on the gas. It disengaged quickly after and luckily the car behind me did not rear-end me. I pulled off the road to disengage the cmbs shortly after. I filed a similar report for my other honda car, a 2016 civic (incident report 11366753 in october 2020), and have not heard anything back. At the time I took that to multiple honda dealers and they all said there was not an issue with the system. I find this to be a huge issue that the braking system will engage with no warning when there is no obstruction in the road. For the last incident, it had to do with a steel plate that was on the road in a construction zone. This time there was nothing whatsoever. The system is supposed to have 3 levels of warning. The first is just a flashed warning on the dash telling you to brake. This happens all the time with our cars, most of the time for no valid reason, however the car does not engage the brakes. The second level is when the brakes start to engage and that appears to be what happened today. The third level is when the car engages the brakes and brings it to a complete stop which is what happened last october to me, causing another car to rear-end me. A quick internet search shows I am certainly not alone in this and I feel this needs to be addressed via a recall or software update. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 23, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | All the warning feature message show up on the dashboard, then all the safety feature is disable |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Turned on vehicle and all warning lights come on as a result of this issue. Vehicle has under 100k miles on it. As a result, when operating vehicle, many safety features are unable to be used: tire pressure monitoring system adaptive cruise control braking system failure power steering failure vehicle stability assist and a myriad of other warning lights. This makes this vehicle, purchased for many of these safety features, unsafe and a hazard. Fuel injectors should not be failing so early in the life cycle of a vehicle. I"ve had many vehicles and have never had this type of issue and especially not so few miles. Research on the internet and honda forums indicates this is a known issue which honda refuses to make right. Instead consumers are forced to pay outrageous repair fees and usually only at their dealerships due to the specialty of the parts involved. Because they are sold in a kit and all must be replaced essentially this smells like a money grab by honda. Its deceit and makes one question if honda should continue to receive ones business going forward. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 17, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering mechanism was faulty and needed to be repaired. No further information was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in the nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 38,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Sep 15, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | On september 15, 2021, my car suddenly went into a hard brake for no reason. I was driving on a residential road mid-day, no other cars, people or animals were on or near the road. It braked hard enough to throw me forward. I was going 25 miles an hour. 5 minutes before, I was driving on a busy urban street and 10 minutes before, I was on a freeway. If the braking action had happened earlier, there would have been at least one collision. I have not taken it into honda yet after this incident because I am leaving town, but will take it in when I return. This same vehicle performed a soft break on a freeway a few months ago. Once again, no other vehicles around I have taken the car into honda and complained about the braking mitigation warnings coming on for no reason in the past. They told me there is nothing they can do about the automatic safety features malfunctioning. I have tried turning the cmbs off, because of prior problems. The car is available for inspection. The problem with the cmbs malfunctioning started within a few months of purchasing the car. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 10, 2021 |
| State | OR |
| Description | On 9/7/2021 at 10am, my car (housed in a garage) would not start. It unlocked electronically, but when I put my foot on the brake pedal it felt soft and when I depressed the start button, nothing happened. Everything on the car was locked/frozen and would not respond. There were some alerts (related to brake failure) showing on the dashboard and the headlights and taillights were on. I was able to lock the car manually but the lights stayed on. I had it towed to the repair service, they found that the battery had only 8 volts. Nothing else looked unusual on the diagnostic. They had no explanation for the occurrence. The battery was original, honda factory installed, 3 years old and the car has |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 09, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway and waited for a few minutes before attempting to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated that the vehicle was jump started and the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was informed to disconnect and reconnect the battery for the vehicle to resume normal operation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 500. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Sep 03, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | As we headed down the hill approaching dark metal plates in the road covering a hole, the car braked violently. We were nearly hit from behind because of the quick stop. My apple watch alerted me that I had fallen and asked to call 911. This is the second incidence of this kind since owning this car. The other incident was a year or so ago. Our aeb should not be causing us to nearly have an accident from a rear end collision. We are concerned. |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Date | Aug 25, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that shortly after purchasing the vehicle, it was discovered that there was an odor of fuel present inside the cabin. While operating the vehicle, the occupants had experienced headaches and nausea due to the fuel odor. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who indicated that the failure did not exist, and no repairs were performed. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the issue. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 53,000. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Aug 09, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | After an accident, the honda dealership failed to replace all required components necessary to ensure the safe operation of the vehicle. They said it is okay that the airbag light still comes up and that I should ignore it. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Aug 06, 2021 |
| State | MA |
| Description | 40,000 miles a/c not working properly - blowing hot air honda service evaluation: ac system is blowing at 62. 9 degrees nhtsa id: 10197656 |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Date | Jul 22, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired however, the repair was pending. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 21v215000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,500. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | When driving about 25 mph, the dashboard lit up with "brake", gave a warning sound then the brakes applied automatically very hard. There was nothing in front of me that I needed to brake for. It was frightening for me and the front side passenger that this happened without warning, and we both lurched forward. Luckily we both had seatbelts on. I called the dealer and they said I need to have the sensors adjusted. I declined in that the car is out of the 3 year warranty (only 33k miles) by 2 mos and I would have to pay to have this "safety feature" fixed. I can't figure out how to turn this "feature" off permanently but can push a button upon each start up to turn it off. Disappointed in honda that they don't address this. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 19, 2021 |
| State | OK |
| Description | Malfunctioning a/c unit - july 2020 noticed no cool air coming through while a/c was on. Had a dealer in wa look at it and they found a/c discharge hose leaking. They couldn't fix it since the part was not in stock and I was in the process of moving out of state. Then took it to a different honda dealer in ok in august 2020 and they tested it and also said discharge hose was leaking, they replaced hose - evac and charge system - a/c working as intended. This was within warranty so no charge, mileage 24,675. Then once it got hot again and tried to use the a/c, it wasn't blowing cold air again. Took it to the honda dealer again june 2021, mileage 28,428 and they said now it's the receiver pipe is leaking, the other pipe. Per their notes, the service recommended is to replace 1 line and perform a/c service (looks like the a/c line from compressor to the condenser is leaking and needs replaced.) but now it's out of warranty by a couple of months. This seems to be an issue with 2017 - 2019 honda crv's from seeing it on multiple posts from other honda owners. I haven't had the work done on this yet so it can be inspected again or I can send you the invoice that states this information. Please help with this known issue with crv's. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 16, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Air conditioning failure after manufacturer warranty expires, it seems like common problem for 2018 honda cr-v. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 14, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel would vibrate. The contact stated that the steering warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering) however, the vin was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and the contact was informed that the vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 23,500 |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The air condition of the car does not work properly. There has been multiple complaints about the ac not cooling properly making it a safety hazard for people in the car in hot weather. The ac compressor seems to always have a leak or the condessor. I believe they should make a recall the the ac compressor of this year of the honda crv. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jul 05, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Sun visor is not staying up. Already replaced once under warranty but it is happening again about 1. 5 years later. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 27, 2021 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Driving on secondary road. Going approx 30 mph. No vehicle in front or behind. No oncoming traffic in other lane. Car on it's own engaged automatic collison braking system almost throwing me through window. Brought car to dealer. They claim they hooked up to computer and said system was good. Week later driving on highway, every mitigation systems warning lights started flashing on screen indicating they were not working. Also brake system warning light appeared. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jun 25, 2021 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated even though consumer was not depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that the touch screen display would not engage and allow the contact to use the screen. The contact also stated that the high beam headlights would independently flicker on and off. Additionally, the automatic cruise control warning light was illuminated on the control panel. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with nothing needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,466. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jun 25, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | I was driving and then the car wouldn't go, seems like a fuel pump issue. There is a recall on fuel pumps for this year but according to honda and this site mine is not effected. I disagree. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 23, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at 10-15 mph, going uphill the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer informed the contact that they were not aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,700. |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, whether going uphill or accelerating on the freeway, the vehicle loss motive power without warning. The vehicle was taken twice to the dealer and two of the fuel injectors were replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer for the third time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would contact the dealer. The failure mileage was 31,000. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 18, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | From 4/12/21 till 6/18/21 have had intermittently, all safety warnings lights on dash roll constantly while driving. Usually for 1-3 days, then it stops. Brought into dealership 3 times. First time, 4/12/21 battery changed at 41,525 miles. Second time, 5/1/21, they said warning light not on when they turn the car on, but they checked it out anyway. Third time 6/14-15/21, 43,293 miles, they kept my car, said last software update wasn't completed. On 6/18/21 the safety warning lights came back on. They have not answered my question, because this is happening, is my car safe to drive? My concern is, the warnings lights are telling me there is a problem, but the dealership is not. So are these safety features working, or disabled while they stay on. |
| Category | Equipment:electrical:infotainment:video (touch)screen/monitor/unit |
| Date | Jun 05, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | the infotainment display screen on my 2018 honda cr-v with 10,000 miles is prone to “regularly and unexpectedly†malfunction while a vehicle is in motion. It will spontaneously freeze, dim or go dark and start beeping. Or go into full-brightness mode all on its own, which can be particularly dangerously distracting to a driver. The beeping was constant and a "brightness" bar kept popping up and it would self adjust than go dark again. It is intermittent, so you never know when it will happen. It is a safety issue. I went to capitol honda in san jose,ca and talked to an adviser to ask if there has been a recall on the touch screen and they said no and that they have never heard of this problem. I also went to victory honda in morgan hill, ca and they also said no recall on the touch screen and they have not heard of any problems with the touch screen, the advisor said that they could run a diagnostic test for 0. 00,but I declined. If you do a search on the web for this problem you will see many other people also have this same problem, but honda will not acknowledge that there is a problem. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 31, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | While driving on the highway the service engine soon light started blinking and the engine lost power effecting my ability to keep up with traffic. After coming to a stop the light stopped. When I started the engine back up there was a lot of white smoke from the exhaust. I checked the oil level and it was at least 1/2 inch above full and smelled strongly of gas. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 24, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Awaiting notification letter to repair 2 recalls for practically new vehicle & should provide extended warranty for only 11,461 miles driven & already need to replace a/c compressor. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 17, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Glass sunroof spontaneously shattered while on highway. Glass shards flew off the roof of the vehicle causing unsafe road hazards to those behind us. Glass shards will fall into vehicle if screen is pulled back under sunroof. Contacted dealer and was told this is a insurance issue. No impact to sunroof by debris. No warning before it shattered. Has not been inspected yet by dealer, manufacturer or insurance. |
| Category | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Date | May 13, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 65-70 mph, the vehicle loss motive power, jerked and then stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the coils and spark plugs however, the failure recurred. On another occasion, while driving 20 mph, the vehicle jerked and loss motive power. The vehicle was then taken to another independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle with a failure to the fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. Primo honda (777 industrial rd, san carlos, ca 94070) was made aware of the failure however, the contact was informed that the vin was not under recall. The dealer declined to sell the contact the fuel pump part due to a possible liability issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed to the contact that the vin was not under recall. The manufacturer declined to provide information on which fuel pump part was needed. The contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 21v215000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 92,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 12, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Driving on city street and interstate the infotainment system in the vehicle will randomly go out. This has happened in the past but has progressively gotten worse. The infotainment system houses the gps and climate control (defrost) system along with the car settings (adas) and entertainment system. When you are dependent on the gps for navigation and you loose the directions you go into a panic situation trying to figure things out. When the windshield fogs and you can't use the defrost system it becomes a visibility issue. Dealership has updated the software but still continues to happen. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | May 12, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I was driving on the san mateo bridge , car began hesitating and jerking up and down and lost power engine light came up. Took it to pep boys they diagnosed it and said it needed coils and spark plugs , about $ 1000 later took the car home and continued to do the same thing, took it back to pep boys and said there was a recall on that car for that problem . Took it to primo honda and they say there is no recall on my vin # even though is clear that is the reason they are having a recall on those cars for that very same reason. Vin:[xxx]year:2018make:hondamodel:cr-vlast updated:may 11, 2021number of open recalls:0...... Year:2018make:hondamodel:cr-vlast updated:may 11, 2021number of open recalls:1 open/close allprint 2018-19 cr-v fuel pump motor safety recall expansion took it to another better qualified mechanic and he says is a problem with the fuel pump. Is very unsafe the car simply loses all power and died on the freeway. I've been car less , renting since may first 2021, it is immoral what honda does. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | May 11, 2021 |
| State | WI |
| Description | While driving at 5-10 mph in a grocery store parking lot the vehicle suddenly flashed a brake warning light and came to a jarring stop. There were no obstacles in the path of travel. It was taken to schlossman honda and no problems could be found. American honda has since asked us to sign a consent form to collect the radar and camera for study. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 10, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Tl* the contact owned a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that she does not remember how the vehicle ended in a ditch. No air bags deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the right side of her body, laceration to the forearm, fractured l1, and a concussion. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The contact mentioned nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering) as a possible solution to the failure however the vin was not included. Parker hondaparker honda (5327 highway 70 w, morehead city (252) 247-2488) was contacted and confirmed no recalls were under the vin. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by nationwide auto insurance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however no further assistance was provied. The failure mileage was approximately 36,277. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 09, 2021 |
| State | MO |
| Description | For no apparent reason all dash warning lights (forward collision warning, etc.) begin flashing when the vehicle is being driven (one right after the other). The first time this happened the warning lights stopped eventually. About one month later the same thing occurred but the warning lights would not quit. Took it to the dealer and they replaced the fuel injectors and fuel pipe at a cost of 29. 00. This car only has 32,746 miles on it. From what I understand fuel injectors should last between 50,000 and 100,000 miles. We also had to replace the tires. Of course it was not covered under warranty. |
| Category | Visibility:sun/moon Roof Assembly |
| Date | Apr 30, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the sun roof glass fractured without impact. The vehicle was taken to cma's valley honda (296 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va 24401) to be inspected. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the fracture. The dealer replaced the sun roof glass. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 25, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I purchased my 2018 honda cr-v ex 2wd in florida april 2018. I have approximately 15,000 miles on it now. I travel through indiana and ohio during the year, including winter months. I have smelled gasoline fumes in the car and have smelled gasoline in the oil especially in winter months when I am traveling north. I called honda corp about the oil dilution problem and the tsb 18-114 and tsb 18-124 that were addressed to fix the problem. They told me that it only covers northern states. I explained that I travel through northern states during the year and have experienced gasoline fumes in the cabin and also in the oil. They told me to take it in to a dealer when I am in indiana and ohio during the winter. The problem with that is I am at work and unable to take the time off to go to a dealer, not until I get home to florida and then the problem appears to be gone. So I am only requesting that tsb 18-114 and 18-124 be applied to my vehicle also. The "fix" to oil dilution should not just be applied to northern states when many of us travel through northern states in the winter. I am going to pursue this if I don't hear back from honda corp after their previous call to me did not do anything to address my problem. I just want the tib's applied to my vehicle. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 23, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | All of the warning lights are lighting up in the instrument panel. The car was parked and turned on (idle) in driveway when all the instrument panel lights turned on. 2 days later, they all turned off. Then 2 days later they all turned on again when the car was idle in driveway. Multiple warning lights are on, including power steering problem, however, the power steering is fine. Car runs normally. I read online this is an issue with multiple honda 2017-2018 cr-v's. Most people have spent a lot of money at dealerships and never fixed the problem. I replaced the battery 1 yr ago because the factory battery died. Not sure if the 2 are related. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 21, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2019 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the vehicle abruptly stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was experienced twice. The vehicle was coasted to the shoulder, restarted, and the vehicle resumed normal functionality. The vehicle was taken to mansfield motor group (1493 park avenue w, ontario, oh 44907, (888) 577-2689. The vehicle was not diagnosed. While the contact was inspecting the vehicle, he became aware that the engine oil level was much higher than normal. The contact stated that there was gasoline mixed in with the engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. It was also revealed that in january 2019, honda sent a recall to adjust the software and make a change in the ac unit and this car had that done. Honda also extended the warranty for these vehicles by one year. It is known that honda made engine changes in their 2019 modesa. It is speculated that the injector system is causing the issue in the 2017 and 2018 crv turbo changed engine. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | I am interested in obtaining additional records related to 2 complaints for this 2018 honda cr-v. The prior nhtsa id numbers are 1185601; incident date 1/5/19 and nhtsa id number: 11283193, incident date 11/29/19. I checked the bos for "request research" but no option was provided to get the research. I am interested in obtaining any additional records relates to these complaints. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 10, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | 2018 cr-v all warning light came on after starting car in preparation to go to work. As I was pulling out of driveway car was not getting any power car fluttered and I smelled gas. I turned it off then restarted it was ok. I took it to the dealership. They performed: (93760 tech verified concern. Pulled codes p0300; p0301; p0302; p0303; p0304 and p0172. Found warranty extension open for vehicle. 19-032. 1245b6a 110 reset the maintenance minder. Updated the pgm-fi and tcu software. Replaced the oil;ac control unit and throttle position reset and pcm idle learn procedure. Inspected spark plugs. 1245b6/. 8 1245b6a/. 3 03217/03214 fpn:37805-5pa-a85 and software update that they said the car needed and the lights went off. Few days later light came back on went back to dealership then was told I needed the 4 fuel injectors 00 to replace them. Did some research online to find that several people are having the same issue. While these lights are on there is no cruise control, lane assist or anything. Called honda and there was no known issue. Dealership suggested maybe honda will pay to fix issue... Well, of course no such luck. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 05, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Since new, engine intermittently stalls for a several seconds and then recovers with a burst of acceleration. Happens mainly at intersections when stopped or rolling at a very slow speed and turning either left or right. Dealer cannot diagnose the problem, and I cannot purposely duplicate the problem at will. However, it averages happening every approximately once per week. It happened 4/2/2021, on a heavy traffic loop and caused a fender bender accident. This could have been a major accident resulting in serious injury or death. After investigation, I find engine stalling is a common problem with this model honda. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Apr 05, 2021 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Tl* the contact called on behalf of his sister who owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while his sister was driving 50 mph, the vehicle stopped inadvertently with the brake warning light illuminated. The contact believed that the forward collision sensor failed since there were no other vehicles in close proximity at the time of the failure. The contact called floyd traylor honda service & sales (3200 s zero st, fort smith, ar 72908, (479) 434-5975) and frank fletcher honda (2921 moberly ln, bentonville, ar 72712, (479) 715-8622) and was informed to have the vehicle taken in to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 51,500. The vin was not available. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 04, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | After running the vehicle for more than 10-15 miles from start the steering sticks and jerky while making a curve and won't move back out of this catch without applying an extra force. This could cause the vehicle to cut the lane unintentionally and is dangerous. I had taken it to the dealer on 3/16/21 and they couldn't recreate the problem as they won't drive more than 5miles. I am getting this problem every time I drive more than 10-15 miles. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 31, 2021 |
| State | IA |
| Description | The touchscreen on the main infotainment display failed to work immediately on startup of the vehicle. In addition the mechanical volume/power button on the display would not work either. Radio control (source/station/volume) was available thru steering wheel controls but no other functions of the display were available. A normal key cycle did not resolve the issue. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other, Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Mar 31, 2021 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The heating/ cooling system does not function very well in cold temperatures. I live in michigan and it takes a long time for the cabin to heat up in the winter, and on short trips it does not heat up sufficiently, even when I let the car "warm up" in the driveway for a long time before I drive away. While this may seem like a minor inconvenience, it is also a safety hazard as the windows keep fogging up, making it difficult to see. The rear windows are hard to keep defrosted and visibility is very limited when making a lane change and having to check my blind spot. I sometimes have to lower my back windows in order to check my blind spot, but that is also limited because the windows do not go down all the way. I always have to do this when they fog up because I almost side swiped another vehicle due to limited visibility due being unable to defrost the windows properly. From all of the complaints that I have read online, I am not the only one having this problem, and one would think that the manufacturer would address this issue as it is a safety concern. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving up hill at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decelerated and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to thelen honda (1020 n. Euclid ave, bay city, mi 48706, (989) 402-0532) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The vin was not available. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| State | MT |
| Description | Dilution of the engine oil with gasoline, causing level to rise. Smell of gasoline outside vehicle. Dealer says honda techline told them this is normal. My vin is not part of honda's extended warranty as an answer to this issue. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Driving on highway car brakes for no reason car in back almost hit me happens more than once |
| Category | Tires |
| Date | Mar 21, 2021 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The tire was purchased 3/18 and with less than 50 miles on the tire the sidewall failed and blew out at 70 mph. Tire was less than a day old and no object was hit to cause the failure. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Mar 20, 2021 |
| State | MA |
| Description | I was driving straight in an open street, no obstacles at all. However, my vehicle started beeping and slammed the brakes to a complete stop. I was almost thrown out of my seat but thank god I had my seatbelt on. I checked my dash camera footage aswell no sign of obstacle, nothing at all. I believe its the collision mitigation braking system that got activated for no reason. I have my dash cam footage to support my claim. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | When I star the car and drive the yellow warning light stay on and the red light blink and not go off. All warning light. (tps, collision mitigation problem, emisin syst. Problem, electric brake problem, etc.). Aslo this happen already 4 times before. Couple times I use my brakes when I was drive and I felt that the car no stop righ at time and almost hit the other car. Also I change my motor oil and the old one is mix with gasoline and is more volume that I put in. Also some time when I drive the car star to stalling. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | When I star on and drive, the yellow warning stay on , red brake light blink, all computer safety system malfuncion , electric brakes, tires pressure, collision, a. C , power stering, etc. Car drive but feel lighs the brake is on. This is a dangerus trash car. Brakes problem "the main safety divice for recall. " |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 14, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Unintended acceleration from stop. With the engine at normal operating temperature, transmission in drive, and the vehicle stopped at a stop sign or traffic light, when I remove my foot from the brake pedal, the engine rpm instantly and abruptly increases from 700 rpm to approximately 1000 rpm. The vehicle moves ahead suddenly with no pressure on the accelerator pedal, and can reach a speed of 7 mph on level pavement. The same acceleration occurs when I am moving very slowly into a parking space or garage and my foot is pressing lightly on the brake pedal -- the engine rpm increases suddenly and the vehicle "jumps" ahead, requiring increased pressure on the brake pedal to prevent acceleration. I believe that this condition constitutes a safety hazard because the driver does not expect the vehicle to move ahead with no pressure on the accelerator pedal, and therefore the vehicle could impact the vehicle ahead of it, a wall or parking barrier ahead of it, or a pedestrian crossing in front of it. I have taken the vehicle to two honda dealers for this condition (september 25, 2020 and march 12, 2021). The first service report stated "system scan found no dtcs, road tested and found all normal." the report from the second dealer stated "check and found normal/proper operation." this condition has existed since we bought the vehicle (new) on september 18, 2018. I firmly believe that this condition is not normal and has the definite potential to cause damage to the vehicle, other vehicles, property, or pedestrians. Honda should be required to fix this problem. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 13, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I would like to report a potential safety issue that exists in my 2018 honda cr-v. The infotainment system on my honda will, arbitrarily, cycle through various menus and start beeping loudly. This is extremely distracting and diverts the driver's attention away from the road. It is unbelievably annoying and it completely destroys a driver's situational awareness. After doing some research, I have found that this is an endemic problem with the 2017-2019 cr-v as well as other honda models. It can occur at any time while driving and numerous examples of this failure mode can be found on youtube. Honda, has suggested that the software is at fault and issued an update, but this has done nothing to solve the problem. In the interest of safety, I write this letter in the hope that the national highway safety administration takes action and investigates this recurring problem. There are countless stories on honda forums of drivers being distracted and removing their attention from the road as the center infotainment screen starts flashing and beeping incessantly. Ref:https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=hu60q1cb5k4 |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 12, 2021 |
| State | GA |
| Description | When steering far to right or left while traveling on a highway or street and then straightening up there is a jerk or catch as if something is caught in the steering mechanism. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Mar 11, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Many times I start and drive the car and the yellow warning lights stay on and and also the red light brake keep blinking. When this hapen cruise, presure tires malfuncion. One the las time I parked and turn off and when I tried to star again the brakes stay engaged and no go any wheare. I have to disconect the batery 2 times for reset the alarms. Also when I drive low speed the motor start to stalling. When I changed motor oil I smelled gas and old oil is mix with gas and is more volume that the original |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 11, 2021 |
| State | IA |
| Description | While driving all warning lights on the dash came on and the car shut down. Honda diagnosed the intercooler and turbocharger assemblies needed to be replaced. Car is undriveable. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 09, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I was driving 40mph up beach blvd. No traffic immediately near me. The forward collision avoidance system beeped and flashed brake brake brake. Without cause the car stopped suddenly. This is the second reported incident with this same car in less than a year. I immediately called honda dealership. No recalls or probable cause. After last incident, there were some new updates installed on the car. Told I would never have any more issues - a freak occurrence. My fear is that it will happen again with a semi behind me. This safety feature may very well be deadly. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 07, 2021 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | 3wks feb23, 2021 I purchased a 2018 honda crv I was looking at some customers that complaining about oil deletion in the engine, I'm very worried because I do get a gas smell inside my car, from the exhaust and when I check the engine oil dipstick. It doesn't show as a recall but it is very concerning and I'm worried the vehicle would burst into flames. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 06, 2021 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Without warning numerous dash warning lights spontaneously deployed and vehicle slowed to 10 miles per hour. Warning lights included lane departure, emissions, emergency brake, brake hold, adaptive cruise, such as the brake system, acc & forward collision warning illuminated on the dash. Second time this occurred in two years. Car was in motion. |
| Category | Tires |
| Date | Mar 06, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | My car skidded and failed to stop in acceptable distance/time in one inch of snow nearly causing me to collide with pedestrian in roadway. I was alarmed that this had happened and asked my mechanic to evaluate any braking defects. I was informed my tires were worn to 4/32nd and thus had little tread left to grip road surface. Mechanic noted all alignments and rotations were timely performed by owner of vehicle . I was shocked because vehicle is a 2018 honda crv with 18000 miles . These tires are rated for 50000 miles or 6 years. You can image my shock that tires wore out so fast and driving vehicle in security is now questionable. Tier manufacturer hankook is denying tire defectiveness even though honda dealership has proved hankook liable as no vehicle defect is discovered. I ask your organization to examine this tire for faulty manufacture and notify consumers that tire is unreliable. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Driving along and car starts beeping and all the dash lights start blinking. I mean all. Brakes, engine, cruise, etc. Car was in motion. I had it to honda in october they said they replaced a/c control unit, update pcm and tcm and changed oil. Also said valve cover leaking replace valve cover gasket set. This was in october 2020 and was gratis. The same thing happened in feb. 2021. They tell me now that the fuel injectors are bad and they are not covered under warranty and it will cost 77 + to repair. I took it to another repair shop and they said nothing is wrong with fuel injectors and that it is a software problem. This scares you so bad when the car beeps all the way home and all the lights are flashing on the dash. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Feb 22, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel injectors to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Lane Departure: Warning |
| Date | Feb 21, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Intermittingly all malfunction lights in dash display malfunctions, battery drains abnormally, sunroof opens without warning, and windows open. Charged battery and malfunction lights went off for a week; however, after driving periodically all warning lights came back on. Checked and it had partially drained. Have taken to the honda dealer and no codes displayed issues with the electrical system. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 18, 2021 |
| State | MN |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v with 44000 miles on it. All the warning lights started scrolling across the dash screen while idling in a parking lot. Restarted the car, and the warnings continued to scroll. Brought to honda dealer, and diagnostic showed that all four fuel injectors needed to be replaced, not covered by warranty, cost |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 13, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | This is the 3d time multiple sensor warnings have appeared: tpms/acc/brake/downhill assist/lane departure/etc.. Warnings. The dealer (brandon hinda) just resets codes with no reason for recurring problem. Reserach shows many have similar problems reported to hinda and there is a class action lawsuit pending alleging 2016-2019 honda cr-v safety systems are defective; filed in us district court for the central district of california; ward, et al., vs. American honda motor co., inc. Et al. Vehicle was stationary when problem noticed. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Feb 11, 2021 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway and turn the ignition to the off position. The vehicle failed to start and was left on the shoulder of the roadway. The following day the vehicle was towed to ashland honda (2301 lake shore dr. E, ashland, wi 54806, (715) 682-5252) where it was diagnosed that the turbocharger was under boosting and needed to be replaced. Additionally, there was an issue with oil consumption. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The vin was not available. ## vin failed ## 2018 honda cr-v ## |
| Category | Visibility:sun/moon Roof Assembly |
| Date | Jan 28, 2021 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated while driving on the expressway, an abnormally loud sound was detected and he became aware that the sunroof had exploded without an impact. There were no reported injuries. The insurance company was notified. The vehicle was taken to superior collision shop for the repair of the sunroof. The contact called serra honda brighton (8294 grand river ave, brighton, mi 48114) and informed them of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 25, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | On three occasions I have returned to my parked car which was locked and had all the windows and power sunroof closed when I left it, to find all four windows half way down and the power sunroof three inches open. On two of these occasions it had rained before or was beginning to rain upon my return to the car and significant damage to the vehicle could have occurred if the rain storm had been worse. The third time this happened, my car was parked in a public parking lot and this malfunction created a safety and security risk for my family and property. The honda cr-v manual indicates that there is a "feature" where if a person presses the unlock button on the key fob once and then presses it again and holds it for a minimum of 10 seconds, all the windows will be lowered half way and partially opens the sunroof. My key fob however was not in a place where the unlock button could be pushed twice in this pattern and these instances were not due to operator errors. Honda currently denies knowledge of any such issue in spite of the fact that my web search found numerous complaints by other cr-v and certain acura owners about exactly the same issue. The honda dealership says unless the service department can reproduce the problem they are advised by american honda the problem does not exist and they cannot file anything with honda america regarding the issue. Since this is a low occurrence rate intermittent problem, customers will fruitlessly pay honda to troubleshoot the problem with no resolution of it unless honda is forced to acknowledge and address it by the nhtsa. I respectfully request you do whatever is in your power to make honda resolve this issue as at a minimum, an unlocked vehicle allows for the possibility of a criminal gaining access and being present inside the car when the owner returns. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 24, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While driving a short distance, driving slow as I was in my subdivision my vehicle started jerking, it felt like it was going to stall, the engine light came on and started flashing repeatedly. I noticed a bad odor. I was only a minute or so from home and driving slowly, maybe 10 or 15 mph. The sputtering, jerking and flashing engine light continued the rest of the way home. I got half way up my driveway and it felt like it was stalling so I stopped and shut vehicle off. A strong burning smell continued and I noticed smoke coming out of the passenger side exhaust pipe. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 22, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I was on highway i35 heading to dallas driving 70mph. Suddenly my check engine light started blinking and my car completely shut down automatically when I was in the middle of 18 wheelers and other traffic zooming by me honking due to my speed drastically dropping. I had to coast across 3 lanes of heavy traffic to get over to the shoulder. I was terrified I was going to get slam into by one of the many semi-trucks. It was terrifying. Called and had my car towed. Cleo bay honda (kileen, tx) said it was a misfire of one of the fuel injectors. When I picked it up the following week, I got back on the freeway to head back to georgetown and the samething happened again. I again was forced to cross 2-3 lanes by coasting to get over to the shoulder. They now are going to replace all 4 fuel injectors, but I have lost all confidence in this car's safety. I do not want to take it on the freeway again, fearing the 3rd time I will be killed. I dodged two bullets with this car, why should I be forced to dodge anymore? Very scary! This car was programed to shut down when a misfire occurs but they fail to consider where the driver might be when it happens. Twice it happened when I was on a busy freeway and I lost all speed with cars/semi-trucks going 70-75mph past me and I am forced to cross 3 lanes of traffic to get to a safe location. The fear that happened the first time was still frightening and to have it happen a second time was terrifying and I don't feel safe anymore driving it. If not me someone will be killed or seriously injured due to this defect! |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Jan 17, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | After leaving out of car wash I parked the car to vacuum. Left the car running in park and all of the sudden all warning lights came on dash. Car still drives normally. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 11, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Our 2018 honda crv has a dead battery at 21,000 miles. On the internet, I see many other examples of this battery losing charge. Is this a common problem? We were lucky, as the crv battery died in our garage. But, it could have died in a less friendly location. From what I read, this battery is prone to parasitic current loss at any time. Thank you. Jim bromwell carolina shores, nc |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 03, 2021 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Ll systems lights are flashing on my dashboard going on and off since the time of purchase, I took the car to the dealer and they said no issues found, this is happening frequently. I was going through car gurus and so many people who bought honda crv during 2018 got impacted with the same issues |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 02, 2021 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Have issues sometimes the on board radio, dimming light on display etc will go crazy flipping from bright to dark. Cant use any controls like navigation, gps, use radio and it's happened maybe 6 times. Have to shut off engine then restart then it seems to take care of issue. This occurred while driving. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 02, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I have a 2018 honda crv ex. The check engine light came on with the emissions system problem warning at times, and at other times, all warning lights came on simultaneously. At times it drives fine while one or all these lights are on, but twice when I was driving 30-40 mph, I have lost power, having to pull off to the side of the road. |
| Category | Power Train, Service Brakes, Steering |
| Date | Dec 26, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Loss of steering control while making a left turn at low speeed |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Dec 17, 2020 |
| State | OR |
| Description | Driving car on slight uphill grade a a misfire occurred causing a flashing check engine light. Throttle control was defeated by design and the car came to a stop in a lane with no shoulder and semi trucks behind me. Was able to cycle key a few times and throttle control was restored until car misfired again and same thing happened again. Talked to local honda service department and was told that what happened is by design, to protect the catalytic converter in the event of a misfire.. This is a dangerous design flaw. There are other ways to protect the catalytic converter and still leave the car running with at least partial power. Many manufacturers simply cut fuel delivery to the cylinder that is misfiring, leaving you less power but still safe to drive.. This problem is a simple fix for honda with a reflash. This dangerous situation was created by a simple spark plug issue on one cylinder. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Dec 14, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 2018 honda crv touring purchase september 8, 2018. Currently has 16,400 miles. On thursday, december 10, I went out to start my honda crv touring in the garage. It would not start. I called the helpline to have a towing company come to take the car to bob brady honda dealership in decatur illinois. I called bob brady honda service center they told me to just have the towing company jumpstart my car and drive it into the dealership service department. Note, the towing company driver informed me that this is about the 13th honda 2018 2020 that he has had to jumpstart. Some of the vehicles he's had to revisit to jumpstart. I didn't drive the car after coming home the rest of the day on thursday. The car started on friday, december 18, at 11:30 am. The honda started on friday, december 18 at 3:30 pm. Saturday, december 19, the car started at 10:00 am. That same day the car started at 1:00 pm. On sunday, december 13, I went out to try to start my car at 7:00 am. My car would not start! It is my understanding at the honda dealership in the service department they will not just flip out the battery until they first try to charge it again to see if that helps the problem. It is now december 14, 2020 and I am going to call the honda dealership to have my car towed in today for the exact same problem of the battery being dead! Both times that the car battery died as well it was sitting in my heated garage. I'm not able to take any photographs on a dead battery. But, I have made a video of exactly how the procedure takes place when I have tried to start my car in the garage. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Power Train |
| Date | Nov 30, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While driving, all of the warning lights come on. A few days after resetting the computer, this recurred. In one occasion, engine power went to a minimum (10 mph on a level road) while driving. Parking brakes engaged lights flashing while driving. This happened on city streets and was reported by others (https://www. Cargurus. Com/cars/discussion-t76546_ds1113654). Honda dealer admitted they saw this with others but neither they nor corporate honda will take responsibility for addressing this issue. The first time this happened, I almost got into an accident pulling to the side of a busy road thinking there were engine problems. My car battery is quite new and has been checked before this issue happened so this is not a battery issue. The reported date is the latest - this has recurred about 4 times now. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 30, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The car braked and stopped suddenly and completely in front of a a speedbump on a a bridge. The last one was on october 2, 2020. In all three cases it was either early evening (6:30 pm, no rain or foul weather) or at later at night ( around 10:00 pm, one time was raining, the other case it was clear). I all e three cases I was driving with speeds of 10-15 miles/hr and there was not a car close in front of me near me. After the first two incidents I took the car to the dealership and they said they did not see anything wrong. I called honda and they they said there is nothing they can do as this is an assisting system. I am very concerned with my safety and the safety f my family. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure: Assist, Steering |
| Date | Nov 25, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Was driving on the highway and it started to lightly rain and I received the following error on my dashboard "some driver assist systems cannot operate : radar obstructed" and my truck started to brake by itself. I pulled over on the side of the highway and didn't see anything obstructing the sensors. The error stayed on until I got home and parked my truck. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Steering |
| Date | Nov 20, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Entered the vehicle and began to drive. The problem lights all appeared as driving: steering, tire pressure, emergency brake, engine. The car stalled as driving and steering was made difficult, did the der der der noises. I felt endangered with my children and puppy in the vehicle. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Nov 19, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Recently after purchased 1/2019 noticed oil level was 3/8" over high mark. Reported to local honda dealer and they said its normal to have gas in the oil. Also car emits smell of raw gasoline both in cabin when stopped. Also smell raw gas in garage and sometimes in our house while car is parked. After more investigation found that others were having problems tool |
| Category | Engine, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | About a month ago, I was parking my crv and all of my dashboard warning lights came on. My cruise. Lane keep assist other features are completely disabled when this happens. My dealership states I need fuel injectors. I have done research on this problem, and honda is very aware of this fuel injector problem. They actually put an extended warranty in place on the powertrain to remedy this . Unfortunately the powertrain warranty does not cover fuel injectors. On one occasion. Nov. 3 2020, my car stalled while going 70 miles per hour on the highway. Afterwards I smelled a strong fuel smell in my car. I have smelled this odor several times, however honda says this is not a safety issue. I bought the car jan. 2020. It had 89k miles on it. I did not think this new car would need an extended warranty. So honda wants over 00 to put fuel injectors in. I have read online about the many issues with the 2017 and 2018 crvs. The dream motor is a problem and honda knows it. I guess it will take someone dying before anyone will pay me any attention. Honda says this is not a safety problem therefore I am assuming it is safe to drive, as I have to have my car. I am a nurse and travel on my job. I have no cruise, lane keep assist, lane stability or any of those features. I dont know how this car will pass inspection like this. Please help me. Google problems with 2018 crv. ..... Honda knows all about it. I have already filed a complaint with them. Please advise if seeking legal counsel will be beneficial to me. Thank you. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 13, 2020 |
| State | MO |
| Description | I was driving on a city street under repairing with steel plates putting on street. While my car just about 15 feet from a big steel a plate (1 inch above ground) , speeding 30 miles. Suddenly, it braked so hard, left skids on street and stop right on the street and then it released brake. Luckily the car behind was far away; therefore no collision from the back |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | 2 problems, when vehicle is moving, audio display panel glicthes in/out, brightness goes from bright to dim to completely blacked out display without being touched. Glitches out like that for several minutes, completely uncontrollable and cannot use your audio display/radio nothing. While stationary car would not start. When you attempt to start car display says brake problem, and then parking brake problem, no audio display lights up nothing, engine start button blinks red and car goes off completely, smelled gas during this attempt to start car. Jumped started the car took it to local auto parts store to check car battery, battery has more than enough charge. Attached pics and video. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | While driving in town, multiple warning lights were displayed repeatedly. They reset when the engine is turned off. We took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not find a problem, and no action was taken. This happened already four times, and we are concerned that it could become worse, and cause a more serious outcome. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Apparently defective tire with tread/belt separation which resulted in a sudden loss of tire pressure. My daughter was driving the vehicle on us23 northbound at posted speed. She felt what she thought was minor tire unbalance, but suddenly the tire lost air pressure and she pulled over to the side of the road and had the spare tire mounted. The next day, I had all four tires replaced for safety since they had moderate tread wear at 50,000 miles and we are going into winter. I kept the defective bridgestone tire. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 26, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The closed sunroof of my 2018 cr-v honda, exploded while driving on highway at about 65mph on a cloudy 57 degree evening about 5:00pm 10/26/2020. Loud and scary sound, thought maybe gunshot, but no! I was nowhere near overpasses or other vehicles! Nothing hit my sunroof! Glass defect? |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | It was a clear day with no other cars around and I was driving 75mph on the interstate when my car slammed on the brakes while my foot was still on the gas pedal. Nothing was around to trigger the sensor, yet the aeb went into full effect. The car beeped, flashed the brake sign on the dashboard and slammed on the brakes. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 11, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Florida arbitration claim in progress: after the first year of purchasing this vehicle, the crv navigation display system has begun to malfunction. This includes freezing, change in brightness, loss of functions such as navigation control, radio control and camera control. Additionally, this is a safety hazard for myself and those around me as the system will lock up and if the hands free is in use a screeching noise will occur until the car has been stopped and completely restarted as this occurs only while the car is in operation and moving.. The only temporary fix has been to restart the car until it occurs again. Also when this occurs, the a/c will cease functioning. Honda has repeatedly sated that the issue is an isolated issue and that it was due to my phone saying that my samsung is not compatible with the car. However, the car is feature specifically with android audio. |
| Category | Engine, Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control, Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac System:heater Core |
| Date | Oct 05, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v. Consumer writes in regards to engine shutting off, defective heater, gas in the oil. *ld *js |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Oct 05, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot and in a building, a bystander noticed the vehicle began to rollback in revers independently and the bystander noticed the gear shifter was in drive. As a result, the vehicle crashed into another parked vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to troy honda, 1835 maplelawn dr, troy, mi 48084, but was not diagnosed or repaired and informed the contact that if the vehicle was in drive it normally would rollback if it was incline. The contact informed the dealer, the vehicle was not in a incline. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| State | KY |
| Description | Hands free tailgate opener does not work when foot is kicked under rear of car |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | I keep smelling gasoline and having to get oil changes well before 5,000 miles. I believe that gas is getting into the oil. I have complained to the dealership service department and have been told that there is no fix available. I fear that the engine is going to give out soon. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 28, 2020 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | For no apparent reason the dash warning lights (forward collision warning, etc.) begin flashing when the vehicle is being driven. When the vehicle is stopped and engine turned off for a brief period and then restarted the dash display returns to normal with the warning lights correctly working again. Has happened 3 times. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Power Train |
| Date | Sep 23, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | All of the lights came on for my vehicle indicating that I have problem in all areas of the car. This is a 2018 honda crv. This car is 2 years old and the relay module is malfunctioning. This car is too young to be malfunctioning at this point. Because I am at 37,000 miles, honda is telling me that I am out of warranty of the car and I would be responsible for repairing the relay module which is a major expense. Again this car is too young to be malfunctioning. Honda needs to repair this car or give me my money back. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | I was driving to the store I pulled up and parked reached over to get a mask out and the chime went off. So I looked at the dash and found that the display was saying power steering was disable then the vehicle stability control then the tire pressure monitor then the engine then the brakes and it just keeps chiming in displaying each message for all listed above. I restarted the car hoping it would clear the problem but it did not. Hope the warranty covers it and towing. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Was packing my cr v and noticed very tiny rust spots all over the tailgate. Then when opening the tailgate noticed 3 bigger rust spots. I called honda 104 where I bought the car and they told me too bad. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | When the temperature is below 25 the heater does not heat unless you drive above 50 mph you can let the car idle for 30 min and no heat. I think the thermostat is stuck open. Have taken it to honda 104 and federal in westminster where the car was bought and they said too bad. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 11, 2020 |
| State | TN |
| Description | I was driving the car in town on a clear day approximately 25-30 mph when the collision mitigation braking system engaged and stopped the car. There were no cars in front of me or behind me (luckily escaping being rear ended). There was nothing in the road in front of me that warranted this system engaging. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 10, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | On two occasions the engine lost power and there was a strong smell of gasoline inside the car. The vehicle was in forward motion on a busy highway. This occurred on two occasions within the past two weeks. Symptoms are indicative of an abnormal oil dilution problem with this vehicle. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 08, 2020 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Driving 35mph on main road brakes automatically functioned. No traffic around me. Passengers lurched forward. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Sep 08, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | On friday, august 28, 2020 I purchased a certified used honda crv from honda of joliet. After driving the vehicle for a few days, I noticed this sound coming from the rear driver's side. To be sure, I had my brother in law drive the vehicle. He mentioned that there may be something wrong with the wheel bearing or the brakes. On monday, august 31, I dropped the vehicle off for service. When I purchased the vehicle, I had new bridgestone tires. I was confused and steve could not explain why the service dept. Recommended new tires. I go to pick up my vehicle on thursday, september 3rd. When I picked up the vehicle, I noticed that the tires were different. The brand was advanta tires. Looking online consumer reports found the advanta had an average tread life of 44,500 miles compared with an average of 71,000 miles for all the tires. In addition, these tires have poor performance in winter conditions. After surveying the dealer lot, I am very confused as to why these tires were chosen as the other vehicles all have better tires (e. G. Continental, bridgestone, and michelin). Please see the attached photos. Even more frustrating, my vehicle now drives worse than before.. On friday, I emailed the owners of the dealership, mike, horst, and rick korallus. Of the three, mike korallus responded and gave me the impression that the vehicle would be repaired. Today, the vehicle was picked up by service. After work I drove back to joliet to pick up my vehicle, hoping the tires had been ordered and replaced and the noise fixed. Unfortunately, this was not the case and javier once again gave me an inadequate explanation. There is no way these tires are making it through the winter. Now, I must make another appointment with a different dealer to make sure that my initial issue is resolved. In further research, no other tire retailer including walmart carries these tires. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 31, 2020 |
| State | MT |
| Description | I was driving 40mph on a city street it was a sunny 83 degree day with no one in front of me when my crv slammed on the brakes by itself. The speedometer turned orange and said "brake". The collision mitigation braking system falsely detected something in front of me when there was nothing. We jerked to a stop, the vehicle behind almost hitting us. My son, dog, and I were extremely scared. I brought my vehicle into my honda dealership and they said the sensor was a little off but they could not find any other reason that the cmbs would malfunction? I've read online that this has been a huge issue with 2017 and 2018 honda crv's equipped with this feature and honda has not done a recall but there is a class action lawsuit out of california. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 27, 2020 |
| State | UT |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the brakes suddenly activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | On 8-24-2020, the 4 windows and sunroof opened spontaneously. No on in car or near car with key fob (which has nothing to do with windows and sunroof). |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | My windshield cracked at the bottom of the passanger side on 02/02/2020 when it was parked. No signs of any chips. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Aug 15, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | 2018 parked honda crv - back window shatter while car stationary |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Engine |
| Date | Aug 12, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Vehicle dashboard gave multiple warnings while in motion on the highway; the honda sensing system no longer functioned at this time. Took to nearby independent mechanic who narrowed malfunction to ecm. Took car to dealer who replaced vsa modulator. After approximately 30 days, vehicle would not start; engine starts but shuts back off immediately. Vehicle was towed to dealer; body control module was replaced. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| State | NV |
| Description | 2018 cr-v (~38,200 miles) unexpectedly halted (loss of power - engine kept running) going ~35 mph on lakeville hwy/116 in busy traffic and showed engine/emissions check light and other warning lights. Towed to dealer where diagnostic codes p061b ecm/pcm internal malfunction (torgue calculation), c1870-00, u0401-68, u3003-s6 were seen. Per american honda motors (ahm), dealer was to clear codes and try and replicate malfunction which they were unable to do having driven it 60 miles. Ahm would not replace ecm/pcm as dealer was not able to replicate. I had safety concern so after speaking with lead service technician at dealer paid $~441 to have ecm/pcm replaced. I was not comfortable driving the vehicle with nothing being done. I believe that such codes should mandate car company to ensure safety of owner with paid replacement of faulty part. I hope others have not experienced this, not replaced the part and subsequently gotten into an accident as a result. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Aug 07, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | This the third incident, where I was driving the vehicle and the car lost power, stalled, shut down, and all the sensors on the vehicle went off. The vacaville honda dealership on the second time refuse to document my issue or look at the battery without me paying for a service. I brought the car in for service. I feel really unsafe in this vehicle and vacaville honda has a history of not documenting my concerns. The vehicle was in motion and I came to a stop sign where I turned right and noticed the car was not moving when I pressed the gas. The car turned off and then turned on and all the sensors came on. I was able to get the car rolling by going down hill going about 2 mph, even though the speedometer said 16 mph. There was not way I was going at that speed. I had to have the car towed locally to another honda where I lived and they were unable to tell me why all the sensors went off. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Aug 04, 2020 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at 58 mph, the vehicle independently made an abrupt stop while switching lanes on the highway. The contact also stated that the brake system failure, road departure mitigation system failure and the adaptive cruise control failure was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle resumed normal operation without driver input. The contact stated that while in line at a drive thru, the vehicle started buzzing and the display screen blacked out and started buffering. After leaving the drive thru, the vehicle failed to accelerate properly with the accelerator pedal depressed. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there were defects related to the messages displayed on the instrument panel. The mechanic took the vehicle to jim coleman honda (12441 auto dr, clarksville, md 21029) to have the vehicle serviced under warranty however, the dealer refused to service the vehicle without explanation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 11,760. *ln consumer says that on 08/22/2020 vehicle braked on its on while exiting an interstate highway at 45 mph. After the car braked on its own, the car started to wobble as though the wheels are about to unbuckle, and the brake light started to flash. Consumer experienced whiplash from the sudden braking. Consumer says that there were no other vehicles around at the time of the incident. On 08/25/2020 consumer took vehicle to jim coleman honda to be diagnosed and repaired. *dl*ln *tr |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Aug 03, 2020 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate to higher speeds. The contact stated that there was a leak coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to umansky honda (960 hilton heights rd, charlottesville, va 22901, (888) 686-9143) where the transmission was replaced, the oil pan was replaced and resealed, and the bell housing was repaired. The contact stated that after the repairs were performed, there was an abnormal rattling sound underneath the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Aug 02, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While traveling straight through an intersection my cr-v was t-boned on the passenger front door by a super duty large truck traveling approx 55-60mph. The front side curtain deployed saving my daughter. The impact pushed our cr-v across the intersection into a metal power pole sustaining a more significant, secondary impact. Neither front airbags deployed leaving myself with multiple severe injuries requiring surgery and a week hospitalization therafter. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 31, 2020 |
| State | MS |
| Description | I had just turned on highway and was accelerating to speed - at about 45 mph the auto braking engaged fairly sharply and something flashed on dash and beeped (too fast for me to read) and then it stopped. Acc & lkas were on but not engaged at the time. Sunny day and no vehicles around anywhere |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jul 30, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | I parked my car in my garage with half a tank of gas on sunday. On wednesday I went to start my car to no avail. I called roadside assistance to jump start my vehicle. This worked, however my gas was now on empty. The vehicle had been locked, no lights on in an enclosed garage for 3 days. I have only used it for short drives since march due to covid-19. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 29, 2020 |
| State | VA |
| Description | I bought the vehicle in december 2018. About 6 month ago, the battery was bad and replaced by the car dealer. About 3 weeks ago, the air conditioning system was not functioning. The dealer stated it was due to defective return hose. The car stay at dealer for 7 days in order to get the new part in. Honda refused to pay for a rental car as it was too hot to drive. I believe I bought a defective car. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 26, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | The safety system (honda sensing) that detects a car or pedestrian in your path and engages the brake warning light and automatic braking mechanism will sometimes engage at highway speeds when there is no object any where near the car. If this engages that could cause the car to stop on the highway causing a collision. I have had this happen 6 times and 2 of those 6 times the warning light came on and and braking occurred. The other 4 times the warning light with the brake indicator came on which was distracting. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 24, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Traffic was light. I was on the expressway going 65 mph. No vehicles were close to me. All of a sudden I hear a boom. I could tell my sunroof just exploded. Glass went all over the highway. Lucky the inside roof was closed. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | On two occasions, the car has unexpectedly and without any reason, braked to a virtual stop, as though there were a vehicle directly in front of me, while driving in the city on a road going about 40mph. However, there were no cars anywhere near my vehicle. In addition, my car will also unexpectedly beep and signal to me that I must brake, again, without a car being in front of me, again, while in motion at approximately 35mph. The honda dealer claims they have looked into my complaints, which I see as potentially life threatening, particularly if the car brakes on a fast moving interstate, and they are "unable to replicate the issue or find any sensor issues." the fact that this vehicle is operating correctly is patently untrue and the occurances regarding the sensor "brake" messaging is becoming more and more frequent. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jul 20, 2020 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Occasionally, there is a strong gasoline smell in the cabin when driving. Also, when engine oil is changed, it emits a strong gas smell. I took it to criswell honda in germantown, md, and I was told that it is normal. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 20, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was driving on route 80 in new jersey at 70 mph. No traffic around me or in front of me the car applied automatic braking system. Car came almost to a complete stop causing me neck and back pain. There was no warning there was absolutely no reasoni was using cruise control. Dealer find nothing wrong with the car. Very nervous about driving this car now. It was a clear sunny day. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 15, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | On monday, june 29, 2020, I was driving home from target in college point. I was driving on 20th avenue, a two-way local street, and all of a sudden my car braked. The white van behind me stopped in time to avoid rear-ending me. Stepped on the gas, and the car didn't move, the engine just revved a little. Then all of a sudden the car jerked forward a little, and then began driving again. I made a left-hand turn and pulled over to make sure that nothing was stuck in the wheels, or under the car. There was nothing. I took it to my regular service station, to have them look at the brakes, and they said that there was nothing wrong with the brakes, that they were fine. The technician recommended that I take it to the nearest honda dealer, and have them check the collision mitigation brake system. The first time I had brake problems was in an accident I was in 9 months after I purchased the vehicle. This incident occurred 8 months after the accident. I am concerned that we will be having braking problems every 8-9 months with the vehicle. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 15, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | On september 25, 2019, I was approaching an intersection going 25 mph. I applied the brakes to stop at the light, and the car kept moving. We collided with a car coming from the opposite direction, that was turning left. I stepped on the brakes and the car would not stop. We ended up driving over a sidewalk, into a parking lot. The car only stopped when I turned it off. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 15, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Safety breaking feature has stopped my car 3 times when there was no hazard in front of the car. Resulted in near collisions with cars behind me due to unexpected and abrupt stop of the car. Had happened on local roads while driving straight on city streets |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 06, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The infotainment center goes blank or starts to change screens on its own. Also, it starts to beep as it is doing this and won't stop. In addition, the system has made phone calls on its own. Honda said they know about the problem but as of july 6, 2020, they do not have a fix. I have to stop the car and then restart the car to "fix" the problem. As of this writing, the problem is getting worse. This problem happens when I am driving and will not stop even when the car is not in motion. I have reported this problem in 2019 and 2020 to the dealership but there is nothing they can do. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 01, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While driving on a level street around 40 mph with no cars directly in front of me for 6+ car lengths, a car behind me, and cars next to me, the automatic braking system tapped my breaks and issued warnings on the driver's display. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jun 26, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | A bunch of sensors including the radar, lane departure, collision detection was stolen from my 2018 honda crv without the central alarm getting triggered. The black box below the honda logo was broken, and the sensor/connectors were pulled out. The vehicle was parking in my driveway. Bridgewater nj police complain no: #[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *tr |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Multiple times while the key fob was nowhere near the vehicle, the windows and sunroof would roll down by themselves. One time I had to crawl out the back of the car with honda service on the phone as proof because every time I opened the driver door the windows and sunroof would go down. The problem repeated itself at the dealership but the witness denied it. Eventually the bcm was replaced. Everything was fine for a few weeks. Today when I turned the car on, it appeared that the software reset itself. The odometer screen said it was 1 am when it was 8:52 am. It took several restarts for that screen to reset. However, the infotainment screen would not reset. It states "anti-theft system - this system has lost power. Push and hold the power button for more than two seconds to enable to system." then it kept going dark. I tried with the car power button and the radio power button. Neither resolved the issue. I restarted the car several times. The same thing happened. I finally got it to restart hours later by holding down the radio power button. I am limited to a specific date on this form, but the windows/sunroof problems began around april/may 2020 and the infotainment screen issue in june 2020. I bought this car new in may/june of 2019. *tr |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jun 19, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I was riding on a 4 lane highway, going straight, not another car, animal or stoplight in sight and the automated braking system slammed on brakes so hard it brought me to a stop - if I had not had a seatbelt on it would have thrown me into the windshield and if another vehicle had been behind me I would have probably been killed. Nothing was in sight to make this happen. I called my dealership and they never heard of such but when I google it I find there's a class action lawsuit for this same problem. This is a deadly problem, what if I had been on a busy interstate hwy? *tr |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While driving on a city boulevard at about 35 mph, the navigation screen went blank. Seconds later, the following message was displayed: "anti theft system. This system has lost power. Push and hold the power button for more than two seconds to enable the system." I assumed that the vehicle was directing me to hold the radio power button, so I did and held it for two seconds, but it made no difference. I then pulled over when safe, turned the vehicle off, waited for 1 minute and then turned the vehicle back on. The navigation screen was back on to normal. The incident occurred on june 10, 2020 and this is a 2018 model. The battery that initially came with the vehicle died on february, 2020 after requiring a jump start. *tr |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 06, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was traveling approximately 45 mph and approached a green light. The light was green and there were no cars traveling in front of me. There was a car sitting in the turning lane facing me waiting to turn. The car was not moving. All of a sudden an alarm went off in the crv and the brakes were applied hard for no reason. The crv almost came to a complete stop throwing me forward. I quickly evaluated the situation. The light was green, no vehicles in front of me except the car facing me in the turning lane. I am afraid the car will do it again for no reason to me or my partner. No damage occured. 05 *tr |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 04, 2020 |
| State | TN |
| Description | I have a 2018 honda cr-v. The front end and steering is noisy, clicks, knocks bangs while turning the wheel. While driving on a street, highway or interstate, around curves the steering and front end jerks. It is hard to keep it on the road. Car has approximately 42,000 miles. I took it in to be checked when it first started doing this and the honda service department diagnosed it as a bad steering box/rack. But because the warranty is out they would not fix it. I was quoted a price for me to pay around 00. There are recalls on other 2018 models with the same issue. *tr |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Jun 03, 2020 |
| State | OK |
| Description | I purchased the vehicle with 16 miles on it; I bought it brand new. It leaked oil and transmission fluid all over my garage and while driving the car. I had a significant oil and transmission leak. Had to tow the car to be repaired. The same issue happened again where it dumped all the oil out of the engine, and they had to fix it for a second time. They informed me there wasn't any oil left in my engine and this was right after an oil change. They said this never happens, but it did twice. My 36,000-mile warranty is almost up, and I have a feeling this is an ongoing issue. Last time it leaked, it took them three months to fix it. I paid a lot of money when I bought my first new car ever. It's a shame I bought a lemon, and I'm paying monthly for it. This issue needs to be addressed because my car start light always blinks on and off also, and they can't figure it out. Also, my touchscreen has frozen and let the radio on full blast while I was driving and wouldn't shut off on more than one occasion. *tr |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 02, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | At approximately 5:45 pm on june 2, 2020 while traveling on route 30 westbound near coatesville, pa after the route 82 exit the honda cr-v lost power. The cr-v slowed to under 15 miles per hour while rush hour traffic passed. I estimate that some passing vehicles were traveling in excess of 70 mph. The cr-v finally made it to the airport road exit - a distance of nearly three miles. Note: in two places rt. 30's narrow shoulder was not usable and I was briefly forced back onto the roadway continuing in the slow lane. Once on airport road I found a safe place to pull over, turned off the cr-v and inspected the engine. I restarted the engine and drove to reedman toll honda. The cr-v has 35,762 miles and has been serviced at all recommended service intervals. My wife was the sole passenger. I was the driver. The unsafe condition presented by the honda cr-v ended with frayed nerves, but no other injury. However, this is unsafe condition could have easily had a tragic ending. *tr |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jun 02, 2020 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Front windshield crack developed on its own. Dealer refused to inspect and referred to nearby glass company for repair. *tr |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 28, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While in motion in a city street with foot on accelerator the vehicle automatically braked for no reason. There were no other vehicles around to warrant brake system to initiate. This has happen several times and could cause me an accident. *tr |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 24, 2020 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Driving rural city road at approx 25mph when car cmbs engaged. No vehicles in front or objects. There was a vehicle following me. Cmbs applied the brakes and vehicle in back of me came within inches of hitting my car. *tr |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 19, 2020 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while attempting to steer the vehicle to the right, the steering wheel independently drifted back to the left which made it difficult to operate the vehicle safely. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v663000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 66,000. *dt the consumer stated the vehicle was diagnosed and repaired at balise honda. The back rack and pinion were replaced. *js |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | May 18, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | While driving north on route 43 approaching route 60 in lake forrest, illinois on november 5, 2019 my honda cr-v suddenly stopped. And, I mean completely stopped. For no apparent reason. Fortunately there were no vehicles behind me. I was only traveling at 35 mph. I believe this occurrence would be classified as a false positive error. It was raining lightly at the time. My only witness is my wife. I bought this car primarily to drive my grandchildren to school and now have lost confidence in it's ability for safety. This problem hasn't occurred again since november 2019 but I don't know if I can trust our lives to a computer in charge of this car. This is a computer programming error that will ultimately be responsible for the loss of life. Other computer assisted driving vehicles don't have this problem and they must have tested and overcome this specific performance issue. Does tesla or mobileye have this issue? Is it only honda? *tr |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 14, 2020 |
| State | TN |
| Description | While in motion, front end makes a noise when he steering wheel is turned. Steering wheel and car jerk while making a right turn or curve. Honda service found that the rack/steering box is defective. Other 18 models have recalls. My warranty is out and honda wants me to pay to have it fixed. *tr |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | May 08, 2020 |
| State | NV |
| Description | I bought my car-used (5-4-20) with 18250 miles on it 3 days later (5-7-20) took a short road trip. While on the highway, all of a sudden low tire pressure light went on and about 2 minutes later the sidewall went out... Thankfully I was already slowing down. It was the rear drivers side tire. A nice person stopped to help me change the tire. When he removed it the entire inside side wall looked like someone took a knife to it all the way around. *tr |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 05, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Honda crv-2018 suddenly stops while driving; also the brake light is flashing; no car is in front. *tr |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | May 02, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Windshield cracked while vehicle was parked and cases a 6inch+ crack in the passenger's field of view. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 01, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that that gasoline leaked into the engine oil and caused engine oil dilution. The contact stated that there was evidence of gasoline on the dipstick. The vehicle was taken to honda motor work (1475 south barrington road, barrington, il 60010, (847)-381-8900), where the contact was informed to monitor the oil level and to have the vehicle inspected every 1,000 miles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Apr 04, 2020 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Windshield crack from drivers side edge toward the middle. Crack is now over 18 inches. No apparent rock chip at origin of crack. Now a second crack has formed. Crack was discovered in morning after parking car in garage over night. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| State | ME |
| Description | The engine or something that controls the fuel to the engine causes fuel dilution of the engine oil. This was easily identified when I checked the oil level. The car was at home on a level concrete floor and the oil level was above the normal full level and the oil strongly smelled of gasoline. This results in decreased oil viscosity causing premature wear of engine parts and engine failure leading to increased maintenance costs. |
| Category | Tires |
| Date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v. Consumer writes in regards to defective tires on vehicle. *ld consumer states that since purchasing vehicle, that they have had several instances of low tire pressure. Each time the vehicle was taken to honda of princeton (princeton, nj) for repairs. On 2/9/2020 consumer replaced the tires. Manufacturer was made aware of the failures. *dl |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | There is a very strong gasoline smell in the engine oil. The oil level is much higher on the dipstick than at the last oil change, indicating gasoline is somehow making its way into the oil. There is a gasoline smell in the cabin on every trip. Car is owned and operated in atlanta, ga. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 14, 2020 |
| State | WV |
| Description | This is the third time in past three weeks. Car starts and and all lights come on blinking on dashboard including brake, brake system, and continue blinking. Blinking lights continue when car is stationary or moving and on gravel road and paved roads. The first trip to local honda and report was bad battery. Second trip and I was told connector box. This is third time and its weekend and local honda closed. This is a huge safety concern. The date below is third time date. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at speeds above 45 mph the forward collision avoidance system braking feature activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. Planet honda located at (2285 us highway 22, union nj) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,500. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| State | WA |
| Description | I smell gasoline inside the car after I start the engine. The gasoline smell is not present on initial start up but happens when I run errands which requires many stops. It usually happens when the temperature is below 40 degrees. It is necessary to open windows to ventilate the cabin. I have also lost the sensors three times and my screen has gone black requiring me to reboot. I have talked to technician three times since owning this vehicle and they have had it in the shop twice for diagnostic testing. They are unable to determine the cause. I have gone online and this is a common and known problem with 2017 and 2018 crvs. Why haven't I received a recall notice to have the gas dilution fixed? |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| State | SC |
| Description | On occasion in the past couple of months when going extremely slow speed and turning the wheel ever so slightly it's making a very loud humming type noise and then goes away it seems to only happen at a very slow speed with a slight turn |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Stalling while driving when stopped the fuel level is high, known honda oil dilution problem checked by east coast honda myrtle beach s c they replaced the fuel injectors pipes and oil again for 3rd time. Continually overfull crankcas. Honda has an open case also #10008784 and dealership is working on the solution but it still exists! I already have a nhtsa case # 11277446 but I can not locate it and telephone clerk was snotty about me giving her the info and me asking for specific instructions. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 05, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | I was away for 17 days and my battery died. Went to dealer and he said this is normal. How is this normal? It's dangerous and should not happen! Car is 18 months old! This is dangerous too. Last year we were gone 2 months and wife's car started right up. Neighbors winter in florida - come home and cars start up. My last car sat 3 months and started right up. This needs to be fixed! We travel and car sits at the airport / train. What happens when we come back and it's dead and it's late / snow / ice / bad area. Worse - I could not get into the rear hatch (dealer said nope - can't - no bypass) to get my jumper cables! And car was in a garage (50+ degrees). Garage also made it hard to jump as was pulled in forward! This is all scary and must be fixed but dealer says normal. He said some die in a couple / few days and it's normal. This is normal? After jumping it I had to reset so much / dash was lit up - radio didn't work. 17 days is nothing for a car to sit and dealer said it may have died the first week. Then what - no alarm - nothing. I looked online and many have this issue. For all I know my honda battery died day 2 or 3 as many online say theirs dies after sitting just a few days. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 03, 2020 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Twice at the same 4 stop intersection, I have come to a complete stop and when clear attempted proceed through the intersection and the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) has engaged unexpectedly. Both times I entered the intersection and when a third of the way through dash board warning lights came on and the brakes engaged, halting me in the intersection. |
| Category | Electrical System, Structure:body |
| Date | Mar 02, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On saturday 2/29/2020 I was traveling southbound on highway 183 here in austin texas at 68 mph when my driver door opened. It didn't fly all the way open but it was ajar about 4 to 5 inches. I held the door as close to closed as I could while driving with the other hand to reach a save stop in order to close my door. I've had the vehicle for a year and 8 months and this is the first time this has happened but it is scary nonetheless. I was about 19 miles into my trip to work that day. There were no lights on the dash and that was no alert that my door was opened prior to it opening. There wasn't even a alert once it became open and I noticed because I could hear the air and the door was moving. The door lock mechanism still showed the door locked before I unlocked it and closed the door. While it hasn't happened again. I would still appreciate this to be looked into. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Mar 02, 2020 |
| State | SC |
| Description | From the date I purchased (so honda already knew of problem) my vehicle oil is being over filled (and diluted) with gasoline. It dilutes and overfills to the point of pcv valve burn off. Now 33000 miles on auto, honda wants to change injectors to "see" if this solves problem. One: it's happened since new. Injectors or doubtfully the problem. Two: 33000 miles of gas/oil dilution has undoubtedly caused wear to crank and cylinders. How is injectors being replaced going to "solve" the wear that they have allowed, since my continued concerns at every single oil change for 33000 miles were ignored? I have read this is not an uncommon problem, but very common with this engine. One: why haven't they addressed my concerns for 33000 miles? Two: with a known problem, and the customer complaining from the start of dilution, why haven't they addressed the wear to my engine? An extended warranty does not stop the damage caused by honda ignoring my complaints for 33000 miles to start a repair. Note, I have addressed overfilling with gasoline at every oil change (garage visit) to the point of argument just to get it documented that I raised the issue! It dilutes to pcv valve burnoff before 1000 miles (as tested and verified by honda dealership!) and goes for at least 5000 miles between oil changes. Every day more gas and oil are burnt through exhaust as more gas is added. I will comply with the injector "fix" by the garage, but want my wear to the engine addressed. This is gross overfilling and dilution, known by honda, and sold to me anyways, with no repair as of yet to wear. What happens when warranty runs out and they have allowed such gross dilution and wear? They are claiming a "cold climate" problem, but my does it in the heat of the south carolina summer! Honda is covering up. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 27, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Approximately 2,200 miles. Driving normally at about 35mph. Car started severely misfiring. And quickly started losing power. Car would not accelerate over 9 mph.. Warning lights came on. Pulled over immediately. Visually checked motor including oil dipstick. Strong smell of gas and oil level was above normal. Gas in the oil. Had to be towed to dealership. I was informed by the honda service tech there was gas in the oil and plugs were fouled. Oil dillution problem. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 21, 2020 |
| State | NM |
| Description | While driving on 45 mph road on 2020 feb 18 morning, the vehicle came to sudden stop after I crossed a signal intersection. There were no vehicles in the front or back luckily and I did not get damaged. I took the cr-v to perfection honda in rio rancho, after holding the vehicle for check up for 24 hrs, they did not give a meaningful reason and only given irrelevant answer. I found 380,000 similar honda cr-v have been recalled in china. Below is the website link for the consumer reports article. Https://www. Consumerreports. Org/car-repair-maintenance/honda-cr-v-affected-by-engine-trouble/ |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 19, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | 12:00 noon 02/19/2020. Was driving approximately 35 mph on hilltop road in greensboro, nc when I applied my brakes to slow for a rough railroad crossing. The brakes were abruptly applied without any warning sliding the tires. If anyone had been close behind me I would have probably been rear-ended. Will report this problem to the service manager at my local vann york service dealer in high point, nc. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Engine oil dilution continues after honda fix with reprogramming engine computer and ac control module replacement. Honda has extended the powertrain warranty to 6 years unlimited mileage from the original sale date. Current mileage 14,000. Engine oil and filter has been changed 8 times due to this problem. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Collision mitigation system failed to deploy resulting in a collision with a parked vehicle. Vehicle was traveling on a city street at about 25-30 mph. Accident resulted in minor injuries to the driver- broken finger. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Feb 17, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | There is a hesitation problem due to the turbocharger the dealer says this is normal but it can be dangerous pulling into traffic this happens when accelerating |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 15, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Intermittently the "safety system" items stop working- adaptive cruise, lane assist, etc. This happens even when there is no rain/ fog/ physical obstruction, etc. After few hours it starts working. Happens every few weeks. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 14, 2020 |
| State | NH |
| Description | While driving at about 55mph on rt. 28 south epsom, nh the car just stopped no cars in front of me. It stopped for no reason |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Feb 12, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The ignition is keyless. I pressed to turn off the engine and it shut off. But I forgot to shift into park. I exited the car. The car started rolling backward. I ran back to it, jumped in and shifted to park, stopping the car. If I hadn't noticed and stopped the car, someone might have been hurt. When you stop the engine, there should be an automatic shift to park or an automatic activation of the emergency brake. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 12, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 60-65 mph with cruise control engaged and the brakes activated independently. Additionally, while driving the cruise control became inoperable and the speed decreased. The adapted cruise control and collision warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to preston honda 3249 wilmington rd, new castle, pa 16105 (724) 498-4944 where the contact was informed there was a radar obstruction and software update was needed. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was 19,000. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Steering |
| Date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| State | AR |
| Description | While in motion the cr-v continues to bright light oncoming traffic, as well as the steering wheel pull towards oncoming traffic abruptly while the volume of the stereo goes constantly from loud to mute, and the door lock/ unlocks being continual. Vehicle has stalled out on different occasions. There is odor of gasoline while inside the vehicle, usage of fuel drastically increased, noticed our throats hurting/ voice hoarseness/ coughing/ passenger pass out until windows are cracked open (carbon monoxide?). Constant sputtering, no horsepower, can't stay with the flow of traffic on interstate, brakes do not want to work on different occasions, vehicle abruptly slams on the brakes at times saying road departure (clearly we are not departing the roadway). Doors to the back have not allowed the passengers in the back to open them, causing the children to panic in fear of being trapped in the vehicle. The remote start has only worked (2) times in a years time. There has been a buzzing/ humming motor sound coming from the rear axle area after the vehicle has been stationary for over (5) hours. Gasoline has now been noticed in the oil. The dash periodically goes completely black unable to see anything. The automatic lights (dimming/ bright lights) does not work, and has only worked (1) time. A couple of occasions it has smoked, like large clouds of smoke from the exhaust anytime the accelerator was pushed. Fearful of traveling in the cr-v, we do not use after dark, the amount spent on fuel has more than doubled and we do drastically less driving in the cr-v since the increasing fuel usage. At times it feels as if the vehicle is controlled by someone else, it's difficult correcting the steering when it is pulling towards oncoming traffic. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| State | AR |
| Description | 09/2019- traveling the interstate in fast lane in rush hour traffic approx. 79mph vehicles in front of & numerous vehicles behind me. A vehicle in the right lane switched lanes in front of me causing mine to hit the brakes, locking up, smoke coming from the rear of vehicle. The vehicle behind me was in the median the 2nd vehicle was inches from me. My passenger (child in back) safely strapped, had a whelp & burn on right side of neck/chest from seatbelt. Solution do not use cruise control. 11/2019 on vacation the vehicle showed low tire pressure light on the dash, pulled over to check the pressure, all tires were okay. Traveling on a 3 lane busy highway,in the mountains the brake would engage along with the steering, jerk to the left, "lane departure" on the dash. It took all of my strength to pull against the vehicle keeping it on the road. No guard rail on the road. Pulling against the steering prevented my crv from going over the mountain. I could not have the econ on, if on, the highest speed I could reach in the crv was 35mph. With the econ off 45 mph was the highest speed the travel speed of the other vehicles was between 65-70mph. This continued throughout the trip. I took the crv to the honda dealership once I was home it was kept for a week. They feel like a software update solved the issue. I later contacted the dealership to let them be aware the issue was not resolved. Said they made honda aware, but did not. I had a case with honda, but nothing has been done. My emails not replied and the messages left on the voicemails, not returned. I have contacted numerous times, spoken with service representatives and assured my call would be returned, nothing. Dealership stated they no longer will be able to help with any issues. This is frustrating. My life as well as my children are important although honda isn't thinking the same. Major defects in the 2018 cr-v |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Feb 03, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Issues with charger under radio. I've brought it in. The fuze blew. Issues with pandora not syncing and brought it in more than once. Major issues with my screen bugging out with levels of the screen brightens but it makes a noise like the screen is being tapped and it's not. Only way to stop it is turn car on and off. Had to stop on parkway yo fix, not safe. Brought it in for that more than once too and still not fixed. Issues with pic uploads too |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Feb 01, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The windshield developed a crack on its own while the car was parked in a covered parking. There was no impact/damage. The crack seems to be caused by pool design/workmanship |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 31, 2020 |
| State | VA |
| Description | While driving on an interstate with no vehicles or obstacles stopped in front of me my car automatically braked hard. It came to a complete stop on the interstate which resulted in me getting rear ended. I took it to honda to try to get the information from the black box but they refused to try to pull anything. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 30, 2020 |
| State | OH |
| Description | My engines crankcase is filling up with gasoline. I'am afraid of a fire. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 30, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Yesterday, while driving at 68mph, with no vehicles directly in front of me or beside me, and no other obstructions in the roadway at all, the vehicle self-applied the brakes firmly. This wasn't a gradual slow down, it was immediate and thankfully the large bobtail truck behind had an attentive driver, otherwise I would have been rear-ended and the results would not have been positive. This has happened at least 3 other times, but at slower speeds. Again, there was nothing in front of the cr-v... Except air and concrete. This event got my attention and this is a very serious issue. I called honda of tomball and explained what happened. They hadn't heard of this issue, but aside from that, honda motor company is aware. The cr-v is there for diagnosis and nothing against honda of tomball, as they are great, but there is no solution. Apparently, honda hasn't even sent this down to the dealers? We purchased 2 honda vehicles a month apart, due to their advertised reliability and safety ratings. We absolutely want the added electronic safety features, as they are designed to minimize accidents and injury. This obvious defect in the honda sensing is going to kill someone if admission to the issue isn't stated and a real resolution isn't presented by honda. It was almost me yesterday. This is in no way an exaggeration. Honda, you have a problem. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 25, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Gas was found in the oil. Noticed at 7,000 miles and at 10,000 mile oil change |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 23, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I have had numerous problems with my crv, most recently a complete malfunction where car did not go over 10 mph and dashboard lights all flashing on alert. Honda mechanics told me this was my fault for overfilling my oil tank. Wanted to charge me 00 for a new catalytic converter. After much negotiating they lowered cost. However I have since seen this is a common problem with this model and should have been recognized as such. *tr |
| Category | Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jan 19, 2020 |
| State | ND |
| Description | From 3,500 to now 9,500mi 5 seperate occasions sensor suite has quit functioning for from 10mi to a 100mi till come back on. In all but 1 time (which recurred going to dealer) by coming to stop or restarting engine has returned to normal. Still have throttle, brake, gas guage, lights etc but no functions that require pushbutton or sensing functions. All happened while at hyw speeds. 1 time car totally quit (like shut off with switch) for a sec free rolling at 65mph then came on where left off. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jan 19, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Whenever I start my car in the morning or after being parked for hours, the car does not move past 10-15mph even when I step harder on the accelerator. The car will sometimes come to a complete stop in the middle of the road when I step on the accelerator. I have to turn the engine on and off a couple of times as well as drive around slowly before the accelerator will respond. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 17, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr*v. While changing the oil, the contact noticed there was fuel in the oil. There was an abnormal of odor of fuel detected. The contact called capital honda: 2651 jolly rd, okemos, mi 48864 517) 337-8383, however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 10,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 17, 2020 |
| State | NM |
| Description | While driving on an unobstructed city street, at night, I drove under pedestrian bridge that was casting a shadow on the road. The collision mitigation system beeped and alerted to brake. The car then began braking very hard to a near full stop in the middle of the street. I had to pull off the side of the road to avoid obstructing traffic. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 16, 2020 |
| State | MN |
| Description | 2018 honda crv. Consumer writes in regards to whirling noise from engine. *ld *js |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 16, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While either driving vehicle or the vehicle is stationary, infotainment system while using navigation, music, etcetera from infotainment screen, will either reboot or go blank. This has happened intermittently since we have taken possession of the car in april 2018. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| State | IA |
| Description | While driving at a slow speed in a parking lot vehicle misfired and all electrical components became nonfunctional. Lost some control of the vehicle. Parked car immediately and car started to rev itself while in park without pushing the pedal. All system alert indicators came on indicating issues with multiple electrical & engine components. Turned car off for a minute. Turned car back on and all indicator lights remained. Called local honda dealership immediately and had towed to dealership. Honda dealership indicated that they noticed misfires as well when testing and car was not performing well. Dealership indicated the following in diagnostic report: "found engine oil to be over filled. Code p0300 randam misfire. There was gas in the fuel - performed oil change and updated the pgm - fi system" after conducting research we found that this is a known issue with honda crv 2018 models, but there is not an official recall. It is a known issue by honda that gas gets in to the oil panel and dilutes the oil with gas. This is both a safety and mechanical issue that needs fixed. This is a safety issue as had our car misfired at higher speed this could have easily caused an accident with the amount of lost control of the vehicle. This will also assuredly effect the life of the vehicles engine as oil is diluted by gas. The dealership was not forthcoming with information regarding this known issue by honda of gas getting into the oil tank and causing stalling and misfires issues just as what happened to us. It was not until we told them we found information on it ourselves did they recognize it. We were informed by the dealership that our particular vin had already had the update and fix that was suggested by honda for this issue. If that is the case, then it did not remedy our vehicle, and this is still a safety issue honda needs to rectify with its customers. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 09, 2020 |
| State | AL |
| Description | On december 22, 2019 I was headed to church on a four-lane highway and heard the sound coming from the engine, a loud metal to metal sound and the vehicle died. I was able to restart the car and pulled off the road and had car hauled to dealership where I purchased the vehicle and where I had it maintained. I had the vehicle hauled over to dealership on a trailer to avoid driving it. After the dealership investigated, they found that the oil to the engine was blocked but couldn't determine what blocked the oil. Hearing metal to metal it could have been shavings from the metal rubbing together. It is january 9, 2020 and I am still without a my car. They replaced the engine and had it ready on saturday, january 5, 2020. However, when I drove off in it, the engine was roaring. So, I took it right back and left it once again. They called me on monday, january 6, 2020 and said my car was ready once again. I went back to dealership in which I work in 53 mile away. I test drove it and the roaring sound was still there. They (the service department) thought it was the tires so they rotated the tires and still heard the roaring sound. They decided it was the wheel bearing. Wheel bearings should not go out in a 2018 vehicle. I felt the roaring was still in the engine. I will hopefully pick my car up on friday, january 10, 2020 in hopes the roaring sound is gone. I believe this issue is related to the issue the 2017 and 2018 honda crv owners are experiencing with the oil. Nevertheless, a 2018 honda touring should not have all these issues. I am an unhappy customer and now I feel the value of my car is depreciated. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Steering |
| Date | Jan 06, 2020 |
| State | KS |
| Description | Honda 2018 cr v touring awd has steering issues on 3 separate occasion. Sept 2019, oct 2019, dec 2019 when making a right turn the power steering pulled to the left into the wrong lane & the 3rd time almost into a ditch it took two or us to over ride that. During that 3rd time we also had 4 warnings: acc, lkas, cmbs and rdm. I had amber and red warning lights showing the brake system, lane departure, acc & forward collision warning illuminated on the dash. I pulled over and shut the engine off for 30 mins. Each problem taken into the dealer we could not duplicate, and your vin # is not on the recall list. I also notified honda still no answer. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jan 03, 2020 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Adaptive cruise control "on". Two incidents in the past year the car's braking sytem activated as if I were going to hit something. I was on the interstate and no cars were within 500 to 1000 feet and no other objects were observed. Then twice in the past month the flashing "brake" light appeared on the dash panel indicating I should slow down as I may hit something. Again, this occurred on the nterstate and no cars or objects were anywhere near me. This last incident occurred on 01/01/2020. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 26, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Happens shortly after starting the car and commonly when the vehicle is in motion. If you use a usb stick to play audio through the car stereo will temporarily freeze and requires you to press the screen again to resume the music playing. This isn't much of a safety concern except if this happens when you are using the rear camera to back up. The screen will stop showing a live feed and just show what is showing when it froze. People may not notice that the picture isn't live and continue thinking that everything is clear behind them. Thanks to gov't rear cameras are being required. This issue I've been experiencing sadly lessens the safety of a car rated as a top safety pick by your organization (not blaming you for not noticing it) 7/26/19 I made an appointment with honda of princeton who wasn't able to resolve the issue nor did they instill confidence that they'd be able to fix the problem. This explains the delay in reporting to you. I spoke with honda 12/26/19 (case 10111741) and they said that this is a known issue and didn't have a fix at the time. This has been a problem ever since we got the car. We have tried different usb drives without success. I would like your help in applying pressure for a fix to be issued. Thank you for your time! |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Dec 25, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Purchased honda 2018 crv touring in october of 2018. In december received letter from honda regarding a fix for the oil dilution issue. Oil change 12/27/18 and again 5/30/19 at 3544 miles as oil above full on dipstick. Oil change again 8/21/19 at 7,386 miles for same issue. Now at 10,971 needing oil change again because of excess oil/fuel mixture. Also, still getting gas smell in the cabin of the vehicle. On going problem with this engine. ## vin passed ## ## |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While the contact's wife was driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal seemed to be pumping on its own. The driver had to apply excessive pressure when depressing the brake pedal. The contact experienced the same failure when driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Dec 22, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The turn signals are defective. The turn signals flashing lights work, but there is no clicking sound. This causes a safety problem when changing lanes on a highway. I am often unaware that the turn signals are still engaged. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Dec 20, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Constant fuel odor inside the passenger cabin. This is noticed whenever, the climate control is set to have exterior air circulation. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Dec 18, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Noticed a line at the bottom of the windshield when getting out of the car last week. Got out to investigate and saw a thin line running the length of both windshield wipers. The crack was in the black part of the windshield at the defrost line. The crack seemed to spread after cold nights. I have informed my honda dealership and am waiting to hear from them. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control |
| Date | Dec 16, 2019 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Was parked in a parking garage and as soon as I started the engine I received 4 warnings: acc, lkas, cmbs and rdm. I had amber warning lights showing the brake system, lane departure, acc & forward collision warning illuminated on the dash. I shut the engine off, waited a second then restarted it. All 4 warnings and warning lights popped up automatically. Was a clear dry day so I knew nothing was blocking sensors so I started my hour drive home thinking they would go away while driving. They never did. When I arrived home I turned the engine off, waited again a few seconds then restarted it to no avail as all lights and warning returned instantly. |
| Category | Structure:body, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 12, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I own a 2018 crv purchased new in august 2018. While sitting at a stop light on a slightly drizzly, approximately 45-ish degree morning this week, I heard a loud bang/explosion followed by a slight crackling noise right over my head. I immediately pulled my sunroof shade shut and when I arrived at work (about a 1/2 mile down the road), I discovered that my sunroof had completely shattered. Because I pulled the shade closed, the glass did not fall in to the vehicle so there was no injury sustained. My route is one I do daily and does not include an overpass or overhangs. There was no indication that anything had been thrown/fallen on my roof. There is no other damage to the body/roof. I believe the sunroof spontaneously shattered. When I spoke with my honda dealer's service department, they transferred me to an outside body shop to repair out of pocket. When I spoke to the dealer's finance office about my warranty, they informed me that no glass repair is covered under my warranty or extended warranty and that I needed to submit under my comprehensive car insurance. My insurance did ultimately cover the damage although they were reluctant as they felt it was a manufacturers defect. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Dec 09, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While the contact's spouse was driving, the brake pedal was released and the vehicle struck the rear of another vehicle. The driver's frontal air bag deployed. The contact was concerned that there was a defect with the air bags. Neither vehicle was damaged. The contact's spouse sustained some scratches to the left arm, but did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven to the contact's home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control |
| Date | Dec 09, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My windows and doors are open and unlocked, including hatchback. Has happened at least 4x's in last two weeks in chicago during holiday season! *mp |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Dec 06, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Tl* the contact owned a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 40 mph through an intersection, the contact crashed into the passenger side of another vehicle. The contact's vehicle sustained front end damage and the front passenger door failed to completely open after the crash. In addition, the driver's side was more damaged than the passenger side. The passenger sustained a fractured chest bone, a hematoma in the chest, and was in icu for two days. The passenger was transported by ambulance to the hospital and then transported to another hospital that could treat major chest injuries. The contact sustained chest bruises and was also taken to the hospital via ambulance. A police report was filed. The insurance adjuster informed the contact that 1 or more air bags of the passenger front failed to deploy during the impact. The vehicle was totaled and deemed destroyed. The failure mileage was 16,000. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 01, 2019 |
| State | OR |
| Description | I experienced unintended sudden acceleration of the vehicle on 11/29/2019 around 1pm. I was slowing to a stop a a stop sign when the engine suddenly revved up to above 3000rpm. I immediately applied the brakes with more force and stopped the vehicle while the engine continued to rev between 3000 and 5000rpm. While holding the brakes firmly, I shut off the engine and then confirmed that my foot was only on the brake pedals and not touching the accelerator. There happens to be a police officer behind me at the time and he came up to my vehicle to see what the problem was. I explained the issue and he suggested I start the vehicle again to see if the problem still persists. I did so and immediately the engine revved up again above 3000 rpms. The police officer concurred that this was not normal and I shut off the engine again. By this time a second officer arrived on the scene. After consulting briefly, they were about to call a tow truck for me when the second officer suggested that I try starting the vehicle one more time. When I did, the vehicle returned to normal operations. I took my vehicle to the honda dealership immediately upon returning home. However, after inspection, the technician was not able to identify any problems. This is the second time I have taken this vehicle to the dealership for this issue because I have experienced the same problem multiple times in the past under similar conditions. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Lights, windows and sunroof all opened spontaneously overnight while parked in the downstairs garage of my home. Remote not touched. Read online of many cases not so lucky that opened during rain storm resulting in a soaking wet car. Apparently there is no option to turn off control that might trigger this. Will take photo for documentation if it happens again |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving on the highway with no vehicles around, the emrgency braking system activated and the vehicle slowed down. The instrument panel flashed the brake sign. The vehicle was traveling approximately 65 mph and then slowed down to a much slower speed. The entire failure lasted approximately ten seconds and then resumed normal speed. The contact was able to resume her trip. This was the second time the failure occured. Venice honda (985 us-41 byp, venice, fl 34285, (941) 486-8888) scheduled an appoinment to perform diagnostic testing under warranty. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 9,300. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Our sunroof glass exploded outwards while driving on a clear expressway. We had been traveling for about 4 hrs, and the sunroof glass bubbled outwards and exploded in many many small fragments. There was no impact with an outside object and the glass was clearly blown outward. We suspect the heat buildup between the glass and the moon pressurized the air and the glass failed, exploding. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While driving leisurely on a winding road called sullivan trail, scotrun pa we received an alert on the vehicle dashboard: "brake system road departure mitigation system problem" (rdms). The rdms button was not on at the time. We were about 2 minutes from home so the vehicle was driven home and parked. At home, we pressed the rdms button and it did not light to engage. Through google search, we found out other honda owners have experienced similar problems at the approximate 5000 mile mark. Our vehicle was purchase brand new at ray price honda in stroudsburg pa in november 2018. It has had one oil service change at the same dealership at the 5000 mile mark. Currently, it has 5570 miles. We understand from an article online that honda does not give warrant on this issue which could cost 3000 to repair. The vehicle is driven mainly for short and careful drives around stroudsburg -- food shopping and the like for our home. With such limited drives, it should surely be more reliable. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While approaching a railroad track at 20 mph, the vehicle stopped forcefully on its own without warning. The contact was able to continue driving to her destination. The contact called steve padgett's danville honda (located at 4050 riverside dr, danville, va 24541, (434) 710-4019) and informed them of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,806. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 10, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The message brake appears while driving even without any cars in front. It happens irregularly but often enough that it is unsettling and mostly traveling at around 50 m/h. Reported twice to honda technician who said it happens with other 18 crv. I have had the car since december and nothing has been done. Collision mitigation braking system' (cmbs')* |
| Category | Engine, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 06, 2019 |
| State | NE |
| Description | Driving in town going to store smelled something like dead animal or some hair burning horrible smell almost got sick and or passed out. Next couple of times I drove it the smell got better but I told my son. I couldn't drive it anymore cause I was getting sick. Then the smell went away and oil light came on saying I had 15% oil life left. Me and my son smelled oil stick and it smelled like gasoline. Tires were worn on the inside on all four at 11,940. Miles. I had to pay my own money to balance them again |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 06, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I was driving on the highway, approximately 65 mph, travelling straight east with no turns. Traffic was moderate, time was 5:40 pm. For no apparent reason, my moonroof exploded, I was very startled and swerved barely missing the car beside me. The sunscreen was closed, and I was not injured, but shattered glass would have rained on the car behind me. Incident occurred on 11/01/2019 |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 04, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Problems first presented: auto door lock malfunction, auto- rain sensing wiper malfunction would come on when dry, not come on when wet; navigation system went crazy on the highway flashing on and off when using it; twice the auto breaking system came on when on the highway with nothing in front of me.... Going 50 mph! I very well could have been rear ended. I saw no obstruction on the road. I have had the vehicle in twice to the dealer only to be told it does not happen and they have no bulletins regarding these issues. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Steering, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 04, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | On many occasions my crv auto brakes hard and lane keep follows the wrong lines. 2 examples of braking: 1 - a pickup truck was making a right hand turn in front on me. As a human I started to go around him to the left as he turned but my auto brakes locked up and the person behind me came within inches from rear ending me then got road rage and chased me for something I did not do! Could have been killed! 2nd was on a bend in the road - a white moving truck coming the other way on the bend made my auto brakes lock up hard / near a full stop! This happens often but not usually to these extremes. Lane keep - while on a major highway with cruise and lk on I went thru a recent construction area and my honda started to follow old lines and painted over w/ black paint lines - not the new lines from after the repairs! It was scary - almost drove me into a barrier! On 1200 mile trip to florida my car often would hit the brakes for reasons I could not tell or go out of the normal road lines or the acc would slow the car to a crawl for trucks in the other lane. Took it to the dealer - they say npf. One guy did say to adjust the sensitivity which I did but it still brakes when it should not. My wifes car does not react this way. |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Nov 03, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | 3 time while driving on the fwy 65 mph with the cruise control activated, lane control activated, and the distance set to minimum, with no one in front of me, the car detected the car to the right of me and slammed on the brakes, and causing the person behind me to slam on their brake almost causing an accident. This happened between april of 2019 and oct of 2019. When I brought it into the dealership they said that there was dirt on the milliwave radar, found code p2583-97, I found this to be highly unlikely because the car was spotless. The second time I took the car to the dealership, they said the could not duplicate the problem. When asked how they diagnosed the car they said they drove it 10 miles down a bolsa chica rd. I told the sevice person that that was not the same conditions as I was driving and that they could not have gotten the car up to 65 mph when the speed limit was 45 mph and it wasn't a fwy. Her response was we are not allowed to drive cars on the fwy. I said then how are you do duplicate the condition of the problem. This car has been into the dealership for multable electronic issue, none of which have been solved yet. All I get is the same answer, cant duplicate the problem. I believe this car has had these problems since it was sold new and the person before me turned this car in with only 8000 miles on it for a new car that they could trust. This is a safety issue ad could cause me to get into an accident thats not my fault. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Nov 02, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Hi every time lately at the lights or when I left my car on my driveway or at parking lot a very strong gasoline odor comes most likely from the front/engine. Please advise. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Nov 01, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | While driving on slick roads I was using blueooth to have a telephone conversation. A car swerved in front of me causing me to swerve to avoid an accident. The bluetooth disengaged and I heard the doors automatically click to lock (they were already locked). I assume these are built in safety features. When I came to a stop, the electronic door lock overrode the manual lock for the driver side door and would not unlock; I could not exit through the driver side door. I tried many times to use the fob or to manually unlock the driver side door to no avail. I had to exit using the passenger door. The driver side door lock refused to work until I used the physical key to open the door from the outside. Using the physical key appeared to re-set the electronic door lock system and it then worked normally. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Nov 01, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Had issues with electrical such as warning lights in the past, 38,000 miles had fuel injectors replaced. Mention when I got the car that it did not heat properly, they said it was normal. Does not heat when idling . So I started checking it out and everybody else is having the same issue. Idling. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Nov 01, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Stalling while I was traveling in traffic. Oil dip stick smells like gasoline is "overfull" on oil mark. *ln vehicle hesitated and stalled because ok had been drained to a lower level once and replaced 2 times. Consumer stated fuel injectors were replaced. *jb |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Nov 01, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | I purchased my 2018 crv exl in late november 2018. Since then the windshield has been chipped twice (repaired both times) and cracked two other times - requiring windshield replacement at Who are we? We are Lemberg Law, a Consumer Law Firm Lemberg Law is a consumer law firm helping victims of bad manufacturing and run-arounds from auto companies. We are ranked A+ by the BBB. Call our Helpline today! There is no charge unless we win. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Oct 31, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving various speeds, the engine misfired and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The contact also noticed fuel leaking into the engine oil. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer and the cpu assembly was reprogrammed, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: case 09652318. The failure mileage was 2,500. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control |
| Date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | While I was driving today the car system got jammed. I got a message brake system failed and I was not able to apply brakes. The brake pedal is hard to press. Then the tire pressure monitor,vehicle stability system,lane assist shows failed message. Luckily no one is in front of me so I was able to turn off the engine and steer the vehicle to side. I was on local road with my family and luckily no one got hurt. I reported this incident to honda customer service and they asked me to contact local dealership to evaluate and report says an issue with failure electronic braking system |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The sunroof exploded on my cr-v due to a tweaked frame out of the factory while I was driving down the highway on wednesday october 23rd. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Oct 25, 2019 |
| State | SC |
| Description | I bought a 2018 honda cr-v in may 2018, it was new, with 717 dealer miles on it. It came with bridgestone ecopia hl 422 plus tires in size 235 65r17 as standard equipment. At 9,292 miles on september 11th I had an oil change and service which included checking tire pressures. On september 28th I went on vacation and came back october 5th. On a perfectly clear day, no hazards in the road, on interstate 26 north of florence, sc, I heard a loud bang, and at first I thought it was the car next to me backfiring. But then I heard the dreaded flapping sound of a flat tire on my vehicle. I pulled off the extremely busy interstate and proceeded to change the tire which was on the left rear. I then searched on my phone for the closest honda dealership to try to get a new tire because I still had about 140 miles to get home, and did not want to risk it on the 'doughnut' spare tire. I found one in sumter, sc, about 25 miles off the interstate and went there. They put on a new tire which cost me 7. 52. I told the manager that I believed it was a defective tire. He said 'let's look on the inside to see if there is any metal or other debris'. There was none. Just an inner sidewall blowout. And no damage to the tread. He bagged the tire up for me. And I continued home. Monday october 7th I went to my honda dealership and explained to the parts manager what had happened and he took the tire. He agreed that it looked suspicious. He got no positive response at all from bridgestone, and I called bridgestone myself. I got stonewalled and got no satisfaction. But he kept digging and finally got someone to offer what they said was half of the value - - but he told them no, let's send the tire in and make a determination after you receive and inspect it. I got a check today . 01 for my defective tire. The tire sells online for 9. They know these tires are dangerous. *js |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Oct 24, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | My 2018 cr v has been in for service with the same problem 5 times. Basically on my morning commute from norco to los angeles I sporadically get an error message, road mitigation system problem, adaptive cruise control problem, collision mitigation system problem, road departure system problem along with a brake light cycle through my dashboard and all these systems fail to work. This will last the rest of my commute and all lights are off when I drive home later on in the day. The first couple of times I brought the car in, they sent it home with me because they could not find error codes, problem still present. Finally this last time the technician adjusted some cameras to see if that could fix the problem, it did not. My car is still in your shop at penske ontario and the technician who called me yesterday said this is a normal feature of this car, and the honda hotline does not have this problem reported. He informed me that the car is picking up something that is causing it to fail. My commute is at 4am on a non busy freeway, I have not noticed construction nor major road damage when this happens. If the road conditions were the problem, I drive this commute a lot and this does not happen then. This sounds like their is no solution to my problem and I am given a generic answer. I have done my research and I am not the only person experiencing this with the cr v. The dealer has informed me they will be doing nothing further for my problem. This happens multiple times |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 24, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I was going about 25 miles per hour at about 6:00 pm on 10/21/2019 in my 2018 honda crv exl in pittsburgh, pa. When the car's automatic braking system kicked in and slammed on my breaks abruptly for absolutely no reason at all. It was a very clear day, no rain, very well paved, maintained, and marked 2 lane city street. There were absolutely no cars in front of me or coming in the other direction. This came out of no where and I was shocked and confused as to why this happened. I own 3 crvs!!! I have always loved hondas and now I'm fearful of them. I'm afraid to let my teenage daughter drive it. Thank god I was only going 25 miles per hour and no one was behind me ! Please honda! This is real!!!! This is dangerous!! Fix this problem!!! Our lives depend on it! |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 18, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | I was driving my 2018 honda crv on a city street between 25 and 30 mph when the brakes suddenly applied themselves and the car jerked forward very hard. My foot was on the acclerator. There was no car, pedestrian of object in front of my car nor behind my car. The weather was clear, no rain for several days. I think it was the automatic braking system. I called the dealer as soon as I got home. They are closed. I will be taking my car to the dealer first thing in the morning |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Oct 17, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | I bought car used from gm dealership 3/16/19, wasn't aware of problem until first scheduled oil change. Gas mixing in with oil causing oil level to rise significantly over short period of time, about a quart high with around 2,000 miles driven,mostly highway. Honda service had me bring in vehicle after oil change to check level, then again after 1,000 miles to recheck. Brought in in after about 1700 miles and oil was up about a quart according to service manager. Honda dealer performed software "fix" to alleviate problem, but after 1,500 miles, oil level up significantly again. Dealer contends honda doesn't have protocols in place to take care of issue yet. Car in honda dealership today again for assessment, third oil change in 2 months. Difficult to evaluate cars performance since I bought used and never had normal baseline to compare to. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Oct 16, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Traveling 45 mph on secondary road and car suddenly hit brake mode for no reason. No other traffic on road. Vehicle skidded and threw everything in vehicle to floor including pet. Whipped neck very hard. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 65 mph, there was a beeping noise coming from the screen and the screen went blank. The vehicle was taken to autonation honda fremont (5780 cushing pkwy, fremont, ca 94538, (510) 224-4801), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they informed the contact that there was a software failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,063. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The gear shift button on my 2018 crv broke off as I was shifting from drive to park. I was parked at the time, however, once it falls out the only way to shift gears again is to shove it back in place. It dangles and doesn't stay situated in the gear shift and sometimes doesn't go back in easily. This is unsafe and needs to be recalled with a better solution than replacing the button with the same button. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Oct 13, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The engine oil keeps increasing in volume causing me to drain about 1/2 qt about every 1000-1500 miles. If you do not keep a check on this it will degrade or cause engine failure. I live in georgia which has a mild climate. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 10, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Started vehicle while parked in parking lot to drive home, and all vehicle assist and other warning systems went off, also received warning all systems unable to initialize. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Dealer replaced steering angle sensor. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Oct 08, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | I had the oil changed today and the mechanic said I had gas mixed in with the oil. He said this could cause engine problems and stalling. I am an 80 year old lady, and I don't want to get stranded. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 07, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | When driving, the collision mitigation system (auto braking) will slam on the brakes when there is no threat. I may be cruising down the highway with no vehicles around and suddenly the car is braking hard. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Oct 04, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 65 mph, the cruise control and road departure warning indicators illuminated. There was also a mitigation system failure and a beeping noise was heard. The driver coasted into a parking lot and depressed the brake pedal, and all the warning indicators turned off. The contact called buerkle honda (3360 hey 61 n vadnais heights, mn 55110, (651) 490-6600) where an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,500. |
| Category | Electrical System, Structure:body, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 02, 2019 |
| State | MA |
| Description | On 9/23/19 parked the vehicle. Shut off vehicle while still in drive. The vehicle did not alert me that the car was not in park. Got out of car and door locked like everything was okay - no other beeps or notifications. Vehicle rolled out of driveway and hit a tree causing significant rear damage (thankfully did not hit any other vehicle or pedestrian). Brought to honda dealership and they could not find anything although I explained that the warning indicators work intermittently. Finally on 10/2/19 I videotaped an incident where it did not alert me in anyway when I shut the car off and left in the drive gear (images from video attached). Honda states emergency parking brake should always be engaged; however, this does not fix the fact that the safety notifications are not working as expected. Definitely a vehicle safety issue. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Oct 01, 2019 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Vehicle was traveling westbound on I-90 in massachusetts in the travel lane at between 65-68 mph. The cruise control was not engaged; the lane keeping assist feature was not active. It was around 7:00 pm. No cars in the passing lane. A tractor trailer was about 200-300 feet in front. The dashboard chimed and displayed the following three warning messages: collision mitigation braking system, adaptive cruise control, and lane keeping assist system. The first time each message was displayed a chime sounded; the messages continued to rotate through the display for the next thirty minutes. The messages stopped when we got home and put the car in the garage in park. Additionally, the light for 'brake system' (near the temperature gauge) came on. I brought the car in today for service (it just happened that it was scheduled for an oil change); I told the service advisor about what had happened; the technician working on the vehicle said no codes were being displayed. He took it for a ride but could not get the messages to come up (it only happened one time). The service advisor said it was probably 'just a glitch'. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 01, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | I was travelling approximately 50 mph on local highway. No cars directly in front of me for a 1/4 mile. It had rained overnight and the road conditions were slightly damp but no puddles. I was crossing through an intersection and the car's 'brake' alarm (forward collision system) falsely triggered on the dashboard and instantly slammed on my brakes and brought my 2018 crv to a dead stop. My cargo went flying forward and my head jerked forward hard. I was wearing my seat belt. No car was immediately behind me otherwise they would have for sure crashed into my car. I contacted my local honda dealer and brought the vehicle in that afternoon. They said they would run diagnostics on it. They called me back the next day and said that there "were no trouble codes stored in the vehicle". They said they "contacted honda and there were 'no known issues' and there was nothing else they could do for me". They suggested I turn off the forward collision system if I was concerned. This is crazy and hazardous. The vehicle should not put me (and others) in danger like this. Thank god my wife and kids were not in the vehicle when this happened. Thank god no one was behind me. I pray they aren't when this happens again. There needs to be some sort of recall or warning regarding this. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | No heat when outside temperature is below 20 degrees |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 29, 2019 |
| State | OK |
| Description | My 2018 honda cr v has the 1. 5 litre turbo engine. I have reviewed several hundred complaints that have been filed regarding the mixing of the fuel/gas with the engine oil. The issue seems to be more prevalent in the north, however, I have the same issue here in oklahoma. Upon engine start there is a strong odor of gasoline coming from the rear passenger seating. I have also noted increase oil levels in the engine crankcase. Also the smell of gasoline coming from the oil dipstick. I am writing to inquire if honda motor company intends to do something to remedy this issue. The smell starts at the moment the engine is started.. The car can be stationary and I can still notice the smell of fuel. Prolonged exposure of fuel in the crankcase will certainly reduce the life of these engines. Please advise me as to how I can resolve this matter with honda? Thank you. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 27, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact noticed a fuel odor coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was dark oil in the crank case. The mechanic changed the oil, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to honda of el cerrito (866)-414-9404, located at 11755 san pablo ave, el cerrito, ca 94530)where the technician changed the oil and stated that there was no failure with the vehicle. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer who performed a diagnostic test and kept the vehicle for more tests. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 26, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | While driving on a main road, I went through an intersection with no cars in front or to the side of me, but 2 cars close behind me. When I went through the intersection, my brake lights began flashing and then my car stopped itself on impact. The 2 cars behind me swerved around me almost causing an accident. There were no vehicles that should have set off the automatic breaking and the weather conditions were fine. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I bought a honda cr-v 2018 last year in may. The vehicle only have 8000 miles on it. Now I recently notice that when I am starting the car when pressing on the brake and pressing the start button. It will try to start but fails. It seems you need to do this numerous times to start the vehicle. This have been happening to me in the last 3 days. I called the honda dealer about it and schedule an appointment with them tomorrow. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control |
| Date | Sep 23, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Reoccurring issue of the infotainment screen either freezing or going bazerk while driving. Either nothing works, including the power button to turn the whole display off, or the button works, cuts the display off and the radio continues to play, or the display starts flashing between screens, adjusting the brightness, beeping continuously and sometimes making phone calls all while driving down the road. The only way to get it to stop is to pull off the road and cut the car off. This seems to be an issue with multiple people posting here..... Who knows how many people aren't going thru this process to report. Isn't this distraction while driving dangerous enough to be investigated and provide for a recall. I have a video but don't know how to load it. It has happened multiple times before and after the video I took, but I'll use the date of the video. Hoping that posting to this site will bring some action. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 16, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Oil dilution bad gas smell from oil can cause a fire car only has 3750 miles |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 16, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | 2018 honda crv was suddenly flashed 'brake message' on dash and brake applied by themself with my foot on acceleration pedal during about 65 miles per hour driving on freeway, there was no cars in front of this vehicle. I dropped this car to honda dealer on same day this malfunction happened (sep. 13, 2019), and picked up sep 16, 2019. They found error code, checked battery, hard reset the associated system. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Sep 14, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Gas leaks into the engine while I'm driving, which will inevitably engine failure and the car will stall while driving, this poses a risk for motor vehicle collision.. The honda dealer where I purchased the vehicle is aware of this and recommended an oil change. 48 hours later my oil is completely diluted with gasoline again. There is a strong gas odor in the cabin of my car which is a health hazard to myself and my 2 small children, one with asthma. I've contacted honda of america several times regarding this issue with no solution. |
| Category | Electrical System, Steering |
| Date | Sep 12, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | All electronics started to fail, steering jammed, lost control of vehicle. Service center diagnosed problem to broken power steering motor. Vehicle was in motion entering a highway. Aug 24th 2019. Electronic brake failure and car wouldn't start - sep 11, 2019. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 12, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | At various speeds and different roads my car seems to brake for no reason no cars in front of me and no obstructions of radar or camera. The screen starts flashing brake brake brake and then proceeds to stop the vehicle, even on the middle of the freeway. Have been to the dealer multiple times and they claim there's nothing wrong with my car. This is obviously dangerous, and I fear for my own safety |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | My recent encounter was on a two lane road traveling at 40 mph. No cars were in front of me and a car was about 2 car lengths behind me. A mini school bus was heading in the other direction about 2 car lengths on the other side of the road. I had my two grandchildren in the car with me, when all of a sudden the car breaked hard sending all my things on the floor and scarring my granddaughters. I was shaken myself being nearly rear ended by the car behind me. I took it in to atlantic honda, and was told ' no problems were found on the computer and could not duplicate the issue'. 'never had anyone complain of this'. I also advised them, the break light flashes 'out of the blue' while driving on the highway with no other cars around. I was told to bring it in if it happens again. I feel on edge driving the car not knowing if it will break unexpectedly! |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| State | KY |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with a crash mitigation system. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle approached two steel plates in the road. The contact started to brake near a construction zone; however, the crash mitigation system suddenly stopped the vehicle. The failure almost caused the contact's vehicle to be rear ended. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact believed that the failure was due to a design flaw since the same failure occurred with his son who had the same model vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 15,700. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 09, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Gasoline is leaking into the engine oil. A warranty repair was done jan 2019 to resolve the problem but in sept 2019 the engine oil was noted to be above full and smell of gasoline. The car was brought in for further repair but no further repair is available and because honda claims this to be "a normal characteristic" of the car, no oil change was done either. However, the honda 2018 cr-v manual clearly points out that over filling the oil may lead to leaks or engine damage. Copies of the repair receipt and honda oil overfill warning are attached. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Sep 09, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Safety latch of the hood failed and the hood came up while driving in the middle of the road. This happened while accelerating and reaching approximately 45 mph. Thanks to low speed and no traffic I could manage to stop the vehicle without fatal consequences. I have gone to revision in the dealership and I have contacted american honda, they argued the vehicle passed the mechanical test and they refused any responsibility for the unsafe, poor design of the latching system. It worth to mention that: 1- this vehicle has the hood release inside, accessible for example to kids, but there is no warning indicator at all when the safety latch is activated, or the hood is not fully closed. 2- this vehicle does not have dashboard light warnings similar to the alert for lateral doors or rear door ajar, even though the latter can be significantly less dangerous than a hood opening incident. 3- the hood safety latch clearly functions properly when lifted up under normal circumstances with the car stopped. However, the safety latch fails due to continuous changes in the direction and magnitude of the resultant forces due to vibrations, wind load, etc. This latch cannot be considered a 'safety' device, if it doesn't not function properly under all reasonable conditions. 4- this 2018 year vehicle was purchased new by the current owner, and all maintenance care is updated and always completed by official (I. E. Licensed) honda service centers. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Sep 04, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My windshield developed a crack in the front passenger side just above one of the air vents (in march 2019) overnight while parked in the parking lot to my apartment complex. No other cars were near it for the crack to occur, and there were no signs of impact. I took it into honda (honda of lisle) the next day to have them inspect it and the dealership deemed it "non-impact" caused based on their investigation. However, since it was windshield damage, they told me they had to submit it to their regional director who would make the final call and determine whether it would be covered by the honda as a special circumstance under the warrantee (the car was only two months old). After submitting it to him, customer relations informed me, several days later, that the regional director deemed the crack "impact caused" based on his visual inspection of the pictures that the honda dealership had sent him, contradicting their decision. I appealed and got a second opinion from safelite, who deemed the crack non-impact caused as well. American honda rejected my appeal. I also discovered a forum discussing similar cracks occurring on the same make and model. I relayed this information and honda still refused to cover the windshield under the warrantee. I wrote a letter to corporate, and honda again, refused. I asked customer relations under what conditions honda would cover windshield damage and was informed that the dealership alone would have to rule it a defect. I spoke with the dealership about this and they told me that they could not deem the crack a defect because it was glass related, and required upper management approval. After speaking with honda representatives at other dealerships, they informed me that when it came to glass and similar non-standard warranty claim, there was a hole in the warranty and review process that put other customers in similar position as me |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 31, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | The automatic braking system engages when there is no imminent danger. Sometimes it occurs when the vehicle in front exits onto an off-ramp and slows down. Even though they are not in front of my car, the auto braking triggers. In other situations there has been no discernable reason for the brakes to trigger, creating a significant danger of being rear-ended by the car following me. In the latter case, it happens more frequently when there there is a commercial-size truck in the right lane - usually not slowing down or maneuvering in any apparent way. |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Aug 29, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | 2018 honda crv ex: mileage 20,165. Upon accelerating while pulling the car on main roadway, the car dropped from 50mph to 25mph and then wouldn't reach past 35mph, the engine light appeared and started to blink. Pushing the gas pedal only aggravated the situation. About a mile later the car stopped/stalled trying to go up a hill. I turned off car, waited 10 min and restarted. Was able to go another 1 mile to home, I did not attempt to go over 25 mph, because engine light was still blinking. The next morning, I drove the car to the dealer, but made sure I did not go over 30mph, as I did not want it to stall. During the drive the engine light was still blinking. Waiting to hear back. From the dealer. I believe this is a powertrain issue that has been documented by honda and all 2017/2018 crvs have been recalled in china and europe, but not the us. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 28, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The automatic brakes deployed suddenly when there was no evidence of danger, twice at highway speeds of about 45 to 50 mph and on two occasions at residential speeds have about 20 to 25 mph. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Aug 16, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Afraid this car will catch on fire! Engine oil is getting diluted with fuel due to the turbo engines on the 2017 -2018 honda crvs. I notified stevenson hendrick honda in december 2018 of a fuel smell in cabin of car while driving and an mil (malfunction error came up & all safety features were disabled until I cut car off at next stop and restarted. Dealership checked the car on 12/24/18 and said nothing was wrong. Contacted dealership again due to fuel smell in cabin & we had checked oil & the dipstick reaked of fuel & was way over the high mark. Took car on 8/10/19 and I made service manager tony check oil in front of me to verify fuel was in it. They said they changed computer module and did some updates to fix & told me to bring it back on 8/1/717 at 8;00 for install of spark plugs they ordered. Drove 40 miles back home and fuel was already in the oil again! Called dealership back to let them know I want the oil/oil filter changed again on 8/17/19 when they do spark plugs and that we will continue to check oil in car. I contacted honda as well & spoke to "cat". She wasn't helpful at all and refused to tell me why the software update notice they sent didn't say anything about fuel dilution in the oil. It only referred to error codes & whirling noise in engine. The dealership said this problem has only been happening in "cold weather regions" and that I am the first they have heard of. I told them that if people don't check their oil or if the dealership doesn't tell the consumer when they change their oil that they wouldn't know they had a problem since it has not been disclosed to the consumers. This car scares me me & I'm afraid my engine will catch on fire from this issue! |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Aug 14, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | I continue to get random "lane departure" when driving down a normal road. Have taken to the dealer twice and they can not repeat the problem. Today I was driving on a one way street in city traffic with nobody in front of me and several behind me, as I was going through a signal light intersection the crv went into collision alert with a warning on the dash and beeping, it slammed on the brakes and I was almost rear ended. There was nobody in front of me or coming from either side of the cross street. This has happen one time before when I was passing through a construction zone and one lane had cones cutting a two lane down to one lane. It again slammed an the brakes as if I was leaving the road. I also have problems with the auto dimming headlights that dim when they should not and go to bright sometimes when meeting traffic and should be dim. I have taken to the dealer for this also more than one time and they could not repeat the problem. I also get random messages that power has been lost to my information center (pictures included). I do not feel safe in this honda crv and the dealer seems they are just wanting me to be out of warranty or don't care. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper, Visibility:sun/moon Roof Assembly |
| Date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 75 mph, the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries. Tamaroff honda (28585 telegraph rd, southfield, mi 48034, (248) 327-4881) was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 23,500.*jb |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Aug 10, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Car purchased new from west hills honda, bremerton wa, in december 2017. Equipped with 1. 5 liter engine. Gasoline is getting into the engine oil; high oil levels in crankcase. Gasoline fumes. Stationary and in motion; car is driven daily. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Aug 08, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The collision mitigation system part of honda sensing will automatically and randomly engage while driving, causing the breaks to be self applied abruptly even when there is nothing in front of the car. This is extremely dangerous and almost caused multiple accidents. Honda doesn't believe there is a problem. This has happened multiple times already. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Aug 07, 2019 |
| State | OR |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact suspected that fuel and oil were in the oil tank, leaking past the cylinders and entering the oil tank. The vehicle was taken to lithia honda (4095 crater lake hwy, medford, or 97504, (541) 930-3021) where an oil dilution for the fuel odor was performed, but no failure was found. The contact stated that the dipstick showed that the oil was above the full mark. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 10,864. *bf *jb |
| Category | Parking Brake, Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 07, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 15 mph, the brakes failed. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, it would not depress and the entire electrical system went out. The instrument panel gauges lit up and flashed. The vehicle drove through a stop sign and over railroad tracks. The emergency brake did not engage. The contact let the vehicle roll to a stop. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle several times, but the failure recurred. After three attempts, the contact was able to pull the vehicle to the middle of the road and had it towed to a dealer. Airport honda (3069 alcoa hwy, alcoa, tn 37701, (865) 970-2300) instructed the contact to have honda roadside service tow the vehicle to them for diagnostic testing. The contact informed the dealer that she felt unsafe in the vehicle and did not want it back. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,000. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 07, 2019 |
| State | MS |
| Description | Computer break system and applied brakes failed to stop our honda crv 2018 as we were exiting the santa fe opera in a slow moving line of cars down an incline. The brakes were applied at least three times and would not engage. Car began to accelerate. At this time we made the decision to "select a pine tree" as a way to stop the crv. This was done to prevent a possible chain reaction of rear end collisions to a dozen or more cars and possible injury to the occupants. The air bags deployed. Car was totaled by the insurance company. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Aug 06, 2019 |
| State | OR |
| Description | Fluid level was above full mark, 8/3. 19. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Aug 05, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Driving on the street about 50 mph and check engine light turned on then engine went limp with a maximum speed of g 20mph. Had to pull to the side turned engine off and let it rest for about 5 minutes and restarted the car and it drive fine. Went to honda dealership had it check and they said can not find anything wrong with the cr v |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Aug 04, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | On june 24, 2019, I was approaching an area on a chicago, il, residential city street where a crew had placed metal plates in the road to cover up a hole or something similar. It was a straight stretch of road on a slight downhill slope on a sunny early evening, with the sun behind the vehicle. I was probably traveling about 20 mph. As I approached the metal plates, the vehicle's automatic breaking kicked in and brought the vehicle to an abrupt, immediate stop. The breaks squealed and you could smell rubber from the tires burning. Luckily, there was no car behind me. Once we came to a complete stop, I tapped the brake and the car started rolling forward. There were no further incidents since then. A similar incident had occurred a few months ago but in that case the vehicle did not come to a complete stop. The brakes activated but disengaged before the car came to a stop. That was on a slight uphill slope, however., going through an intersection. I didn't think much of it until this second incident happened. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While changing oil and filter at 30,000 miles 1) oil appeared highly diluted and watery 2) there was a strong gasoline smell coming from the used oil I took vehicle in for service and was told gas in oil is normal for these type engines but honda had extended warranty for these engines. I asked about the software 'fix' I had read about being performed and dealer said they could not make the update to my car since it wasnot showing any diagnostic trouble codes at this point. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Driving down a country road doing about 55mph on july 28,19 my vehicle suddenly came to a dead stop for no reason. Closest vehicle in front was 9-10 car lengths ahead. Nothing on the side of the road or directly in front of me. If a vehicle was behind me I would have been rear ended. A malfunction such as this could cause a deadly unavoidable accident. At the time I did not have the adaptive cruise control set and had no control of gas pedal when this collision mitigation braking assist system activated. This vehicle is a time bomb for anyone driving it. This is clearly a safety hazard. And one which needs to be investigated. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | I was driving saturday 27, 2019 about 9:00 am in the pulaski skyway in new jersey then all of the sudden all the display warning lights went on and off until the car stall and the engine just stop working but the warning lights( every single one) just kept going on and off. I couldn't do anything as you may know the pulaski skyway has not place to pull over, you can imagine the traffic jam that my broke down car cause. The weekend of the 07/21/2019 I had a strong smell of gasoline in the cabin and when I check the oil dipstick it was overfill and had the strong smell of gasoline I called the dealer planet honda and they told me to bring my car to check on 07/25/2019, the same day the dealer called me and said that is nothing wrong with the car and the smell of gasoline and the overfill engine oil was normal. I have no confidence on driving my honda crv anymore. I bought the car on 06/15/2019 with 5,300 miles on it. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System, Steering, Wheels |
| Date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | According to blackstone labs. Oil analysis using oil from the first oil change at 5k miles on 1/2019 oil contaminated with gas from direct fuel injection system problem. Driveability problem due to sticking acceleration pedal. This hesitation has almost caused accidents. My wife is reluctant to drive this vehicle. This fuel contamination of crankcase oil can cause serious damage to internal engine parts. This is a major problem regarding city & highway driving that acceleration is needed to maintain traffic flow. I have to be careful to avoid having to need to accelerate causing major hesitation (flat) & accelerator pedal stuck in down ( to floorboard) position. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 26, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | The audio control panel (radio, heat, light brightness, etc) has a mind of it's own and at times will get into a mode where it cycles all the controls on-off-changing volume-brightness-switching radio stations and other things. It had been reported several times to the dealership with no faults found. I finall managed to capture this on my camera and sent it to the dealer. They then replaced the panel. No issues for a couple months and then it started again. I returned to the dealer who told me honda would not try to do anything to fix the issue. The subcontractor who made these panels was aware it had problems and "were working on a fix". In the mean time I have to try to drive with it making all these changes while it blinks, changes intensity and volume. This is a very substandard situation. I have movies of the panel doing this but no pictures. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 26, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Central console malfunctioning (brightness setting) affecting safety while driving or using gps, audio, navigation systems |
| Category | Electrical System, Steering, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 18, 2019 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Driving down the hwy with cruise control on suddenly get errors listed below, has happened twice. Errors automatically clear after car is turned off and back on. Cruise control and other sensing features unavailable while errors show on dashboard. Errors: brake system, adaptive cruise control problem, road departure mitigation system problem, collision mitigation system problem. Car has approximately 22k miles. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 18, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | This is about my 2018 honda cr-v ex with around 14,700 miles at present. My whole family and a friend went to yakima,wa for cherry picking. On our way there from seattle,wa while driving using adaptive cruise control (acc) and lane keeping assist system (lakas) suddenly a warning from the screen appeared that says..."power reduced - power grille problem" and then we can not accelerate the speed. Luckily we made it to the shoulder of the highway for emergency park and wait for 5 to 10 minutes until the warning goes out from the screen. When it goes out we start the engine and start driving again and after 7 to 10 minutes the warning goes on again ,stop and goes again for the third time and we decided to turn off the acc and lkas and drive in a lower speed 60 to 65 mph in a 70 mph speed limit zone. The next morning I checked the engine oil fill compartment and the engine oil dipstick and found out they have a strong gasoline smell. Gasoline leaks to the engine oil compartment. When I checked the dipstick , the oil is dripping like water with blackish color because of the gasoline mixed to the oil. I reported it to the dealership for service and told me not to drive the car going to them instead the towing company (aaa) do the job to take it to the dealership. And the day when I picked up the car they told me that the gasoline I smell from the compartment is normal due to combustion. I asked them to check the engine oil dipstick to prove to them that it smells gasoline and dripping like water with blackish color (this is a newly changed pure synthetic engine oil /90% remaining). They did not check the dipstick and told me they can do nothing about it and told me to it's normal. They said it's safe to drive my car. I'm just hoping this problem be resolved very soon. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jul 15, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | My 2018 honda cr-v 1. 5t engine is "making oil". I change my own oil and monitor the level weekly. The dealer told me that the oil dilution issue that I read about in consume reports would not affect me because I am in a warm climate (florida) but that is not true. The oil level on my dip stick rose about 3/8 of an inch in 5000 miles. I changed the oil and we took a trip to tennessee in the winter and the oil level rose so much in the cold weather I was concerned that it would cause too much pressure on the seals so I drained some oil out. I would think that gas in the oil would severely effect engine life. The dealer denies that I have a problem saying the this is a cold weather issue. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 11, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | During interstate driving using the adaptive cruise control, the vehicle warning lights for the adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist system, braking warning indicators illuminated and the adaptive cruise control stopped working causing the vehicle to decelerate. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | Jul 06, 2019 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | This vehicle after having 4500 miles, began to smell terribly of gasoline inside and outside of the vehicle. The vehicle sputtered , did not want to run, and stalled a few times before I wound up at the dealership. I also noticed that when the little wrench came on, for a notification of the first oil change, that the vehicle made a loud growling noise. The vehicle is sitting in the dealership right now waiting a hopeful repair. Here I am with no vehicle, and a 0 per month payment. This is absolutely unacceptable in today's world. This problem should have been fixed, before the vehicle was allowed to be put up for sale . A vehicle is deemed not safe, when it's stalls on you in the middle of traffic. |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 05, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Warning lights flashing then had software update ac control all that was on the bulletin , lights flashing again warning lights so at 38,000 had to have fuel injectors, one warning light came on since then after cutting car off hasn't come back on yet both stationary, and in motion . |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jul 02, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving various speeds, an abnormal beeping noise was heard and the radio lighting and instrument panel indicators flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to jenkins honda of leesburg (8865 us-441, leesburg, fl 34788, (352) 815-2482) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was undetermined. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted four more times. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 29, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Oil dilution cause engine wear in short time |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jun 27, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The navigation/infotainment display works intermittently while driving the vehicle, it becomes unusable and also just blacks out so if you are using the navigation while driving it becomes inoperable and the only way to correct it is to pull over turn the car off and restart it which is dangerous. Honda has stated that they are aware of the problem but have no solution yet. |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Jun 27, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The back seatbelts cross, making it very dangerous to have a passenger in the middle seat. The back driver side passenger belt has to cross over the middle belt in order to buckle. Those presents a huge hazard. Honda has offered no fix. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 26, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Raw fuel smell inside cabin and outside of vehicle . Engine oil diluted and oil level increased . Fuel mixed in with oil . |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | In the winter, I noticed a reduction in power from the vehicle. The engine began to run rough and stalled a few times in parking lots. There was the smell of gas and sulfates coming through the vents. The oil level was very high. I took the car to the dealer and they changed the oil. Four months later with normal use of the vehicle, the smell of gas is again coming through the vents, the engine seems to be running rough again, and the oil level is high. I fear the vehicle will stall in a dangerous situation, and the fumes in the cabin make me feel sick. |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The left, rear (behind driver) seat belt latch is in the wrong position creating a safety hazard. When three (3) passengers are on the rear seat, the belt from the center crosses over the belt from the left at the latching points; thereby creating a point of double load where the belts cross. In an accident this could be catastrophic. The problem is a design flaw that I noticed on the day specified on this form. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 24, 2019 |
| State | OR |
| Description | Cr-v with now 6000 miles on it gets oil in gas. Oil changed at dealer twice. Dealer says honda knows about this problem, but my car vin not included in recall. Have contacted american honda but was unable to get fix authorized. This car is defective and under warranty. Getting fix should not be a problem! Gas in oil may also be a fire hazard. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 21, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | I was driving from virginia beach, va to midlothian, va on state 288 north (wwii veterans memorial highway traveling at approximately 50-60 mph far left lane. I was using cruise control. Suddenly smoke started to appear from what I thought was another vehicle however, I quickly realized it was from my vehicle what appeared from under my hood. I immediately slowed down, put on my hazards and moved to the far-right shoulder just short of mile marker 10. I was traveling with a coworker and we both existed the vehicle and white smoke immediately started to fill the interior from the smoke under the hood. We closed both door and started to move away from the front of the vehicle along the shoulder. We both knelt down to see what appeared to be fire dripping from the underside to the asphalt. At this point in time we started to see flames come out from under the hood and begin to engulf the care in less than 10 min. I immediately called 911 from my coworkers' phone because left mine in the vehicle and dared not to reenter it. A passerby who happened to be a volunteer fireman stopped and attempted to use his vehicles fire extinguisher to put out the flame but it was too large a fire. The state troopers arrived in about 10 min then the fire trucks arrived about 10 min after. By then the entire care was in dark black smoke with flames all around it. We heard several explosions which the firefighters said were my tires and air bag deployment canisters. The firefighters put out the fire with a foam agent and proceeded to check for remaining heat. No indicators were illuminated prior to us stopping due to seeing the smoke. This vehicle is serviced at the normal intervals by priority honda in chesapeake, va where it was purchased and I've no issues prior to this incident. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jun 20, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The sunroof keep leaking water to the trunk. I got it repaired 3 time. The issues happen during a rainstorm or going to a carwash: |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jun 19, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Fuel mixing in oil system, loosing power that can cause an acident. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I purchased this 1. 5 turbo and found out later the gasoline flows into the oil pan mixing together. Honda says this is a common occurrence and I disagree . While purchasing this honda , the dealership never mentioned this situation. I feel that I purchased this honda cr-v , 1. 5 turbo under fraudulent terms. Everyone knows that when gasoline is mixed with oil, the oil protection is reduced proportionately. Respectfully submitted, (xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control |
| Date | Jun 17, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving between 55 and 60 mph, the brake warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle decelerated independently. In addition, while driving with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle decelerated from 58 to 45 mph independently. Don ayres honda (4740 lima rd, fort wayne, in 46808, (260) 484-0551) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,700. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 14, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The engine oil level increases as the car is driven. Changed oil after 7500 mile interval, and the used oil was 1. 2 quarts more than when first installed. Oil is being diluted |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jun 14, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | While traveling down a 2 lane road at about 35 mp/hr I noticed a large metal plate that a utility company had used to cover a hole in the road. As the car approached the plate, the collision mitigation braking system activated unexpectedly, throwing me violently forward in the seat. There were 2 cars behind me that almost rear ended me. I reported this incident to the car dealership and to american honda client services within a couple of days and asked that the cmbs feature be disabled because I fear it will activate again unexpectedly at some point, causing a loss of control of the vehicle and, or, a rear end collision. They said that the feature could not be disabled. It could only be shut down by an on/off button on the dash. However, it automatically resets when you start the engine. Because of this unexpected and violent experience, I feel that the cmbs is a dangerous feature and that it could cause a very serious accident. I'm asking that the nhtsa get honda to fix the cmbs issue before someone is seriously injured. Thank you. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Jun 12, 2019 |
| State | UT |
| Description | While driving our 2017 honda crv today with our young grandchildren in the vehicle on a busy highway the gear shift button on the shifter and a spring suddenly popped out and fell on the floor. I pulled off the road and obviously could not shift the vehicle into park or reverse. Luckily I was able to leave the vehicle in drive and make it back to our house. I consider this a serious issue. I have read of several instances of this happening and the crv requiring to be towed to a dealership. Honda needs to issue a recall on this issue as well as the serious gas in oil issue with this vehicle. We live in an area with severe winter weather and the possibility of being stranded because of this defect is dangerous. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I was driving on the interstate and heard a loud bang that sounded like a gunshot. Once pulled over, I inspected the vehicle and found that the bang occurred when my sunroof had spontaneously exploded. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 09, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Engine oil dilution. Smells gas. Oil level higher than max. Some loss of engine power. All happened before 5k miles. Less than 700 miles another oil change for the same reason. Dealer said nothing wrong. After driving 100 miles still same problems. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 09, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While changing the oil myself at 14,00 miles I noticed the oil level was more than a half inch above the full line and smelled of strongly of gasoline I checked online to see if other crv oweners were experiencing the same issue. This appears to be a widespread problem with honas 1. 5 turbo engine. After reading about the issue I was reminded of two instances this past winter when the vehicle cabin smelled strongly of gasoline, both times while stopped in traffic. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jun 08, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Vehicle was at approximately 45 mph on a local street when the collision avoidance braking automatically engaged. Not a single vehicle or object was in front of the car. Car came to a screeching halt. Had to veer off onto center of the road onto left turn only lane to avoid rear car crash. Dangerous condition. Lost control of the vehicle. Stepping on the brakes or accelerator could not override the event till car came to a screeching halt. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jun 06, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | There are recurring problems with the infotainment system display: 1. Numerous times the display has gone full freak-out while the car was in motion. The display turns itself on and off, attempts to adjust its own brightness and repeatedly beeps. The only way to stop the madness is to pull over and shut the car off. This is a totally uncool thing to happen when one is trying to pay attention to the traffic around them. Please also reference nhtsa complaint #11132814 for this same vehicle. 2. Even though the touch screen sensitivity is set the highest level, sometimes you must press the 'cyber buttons' repeatedly before the unit registers that you have pressed a button. While I am motoring down the road pressing faux buttons 10-15 times to try to get the unit to do something guess where my eyes are not'yeah, on the road in front of me where my eyes should be paying attention. The manufacturer states that my infotainment system display/control unit is working per spec. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Jun 06, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The headlights and taillights of this vehicle are not weather-tight and accumulate moisture from washing the car or from rain. At night when using the headlights, the interior of the headlight lens fogs up from the collected moisture and reduces the effectiveness of the lights. I purchased this vehicle brand new and there was already a layer of dust on the interior of the headlight lenses when I took possession of it. As the vehicle ages, the light output of the headlights will just continue to diminish as more and more dust collects. Obviously, the manufacturer cannot figure out how to make a decent headlight. This is a continuing problem starting from day of purchase. I have put the date of purchase as a date of occurrence. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Jun 06, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The design of the bottom of the front passenger door is a safety hazard. There is a sharp edge that can cause injury to passengers when entering and exiting the vehicle. My elderly mother received a minor laceration on her leg from this door. The door tried to get my brother's leg numerous times, but he was wearing jeans so no laceration. These occurrences happened in jan & feb of 2019 when the vehicle was being used to carry passengers. The vehicle is normally just used for the driver without having passengers. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jun 01, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Engine stalled after more than 2 hours highway drive; after 20 minutes break the engines ran again; this problem happened twice over last 2 weeks. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 31, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. Several weeks after an oil change was performed on the vehicle, the contact checked the engine oil dipstick and noticed that the engine oil was extremely dirty. The vehicle was taken to luther brookdale honda (located at 6800 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, (612) 424-7830) where fuel was found on the oil dipstick. The contact was informed that it was a normal occurrence. The contact was concerned about the fuel and oil dilution. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 09533542. The approximate failure mileage was 4,495. *bf *tr |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 30, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | At random times while driving the infotainment screen randomly starts flashing and beeping. With the brightness control bar popping up at the bottom of the screen. This is very distracting to the driver while operating the vehicle. This has happened three time while the vehicle was in motion on at highway speeds and while driving in traffic. The only way to stop this is to turn the car off. This is a big saftey issue for safe operation of the vehicle and it will cause an accident for someone. It seems to happen randomly I belive it may happen when the navigation system is activated and the car has an android phone attached however I am unable to replicate it. It has happened 4 times. My vehicle has 8000 miles on it. Additionally there are report on the internet that this has happend to other drivers as well. I reported this by telephone to customer service at honda as well 0n 05/30/2019 . I also had an issue that onetime this winter I started the car and the sunroof automatically opened and could not be closed for about 1 hour. Luckily it was not raining or snowing that day. There seems to be a number of issues with the electronic control system on this vehicle. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 30, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | My vehicle was in motion traveling at 30 mph on a city street. My vehicle suddenly flashed the brake warning and the brakes were engaged automatically until the vehicle reached a full stop. There was no reason for this as there were no cars in front of me or any other obstacle in my path. No car was in the oncoming lane either. This is the 2nd time this has happened in this vehicle under the same conditions. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | May 28, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Radio screen randomly starts adjusting its brightness. The first time this happened was 4/32/19, but it has happened to me multiple times since then all while driving and there is nothing I could do to make it stop other then restarting the car. It is very distracting because it is constantly beeping while it is trying to make this adjustment. I tried turning the radio off, this did not help. I was told by the honda dealership to hit the dim button on the screen, but this did not work either. The only way that I have been able to resolve this is to pull off the highway/road turn the car off and back on. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | May 28, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Tailgate window shattered for no reason. My vehicle was parked in a parking lot. I opened the backseat driver side door to get something from the backseat and within seconds heard a loud pop. I looked up and out the back window and it was completely shattered. It was still all in tact, just shattered. I looked at the window and there was no apparent reason why it would have shattered. When I shut the door a large chunk from the middle fell into the car. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 27, 2019 |
| State | OR |
| Description | While driving on a city street, the engine of our 2018 honda cr-v (1. 5 l turbo) suddenly lost power and smoke began pouring out of the exhaust, this happened during rush hour on a busy portland, oregon, street on a dark and rainy october evening. Thankfully, the driver of the cr-v managed to get off the street and roll into a gas station without getting rear-ended. The cr-v was towed to a honda dealer's service department, where the cause of the problem was identified as "oil level above spec." rising oil level is a common problem in 2017-18 honda cr-vs, caused by dilution of crankcase oil with unburned gasoline due to an engine design flaw well known to honda. Driving a vehicle with an engine that could fail at any time/place is definitely a safety issue, and the affected honda vehicles should immediately be recalled in the u. S. They already been recalled in china! |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | May 27, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | We purchased the 2018 cr-v and july of last year. At that time we had two children and expecting a third. We knew all three kiddos would fit in the crv's backseat. What we came to find out after needing all three seat belts, we realized that there cannot be three people safely buckled at the same time. Making our 5 passenger car really only a four passenger car. The buckles on the left side and the middle side are criss-crossed making it impossible to safely transport all three of our children at the same time. I've contacted honda and our dealership with no help whatsoever. They expect me to keep driving an unsafe car. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | May 25, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | While driving my 2018 crv-ex the dashboard info display will randomly adjust brightness and turn it on/off. The only way to stop it it is to pull over and restart the car. Very dangerous. Will do it twice in one day and then not happen for several days. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | May 24, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | My vehicle was parked with with no trees or bridges around it. When I got into my car and closed the door the sunroof fell in on me. It's was a spiderweb crack across the entire roof. It was 93 degrees and sunny. There was no damage to the roof when I closed the sun roof about 8 hours earlier when I arrived at work. The car has 7k miles on it and has been parked in a garage for past 6 months while I was deployed. There was no impact to cause the damage. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 20, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Oil being diluted with gas. Honda issued a "service bulletin" about this. There is a youtube video about it: https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=fvdknrgzgt8 we took it in and the "fix" was a software update, but the oil continues to get diluted with gas. We will be taking it in for the 3rd time for this problem. In wisconsin, if they fail to fix the problem in 4 tries, it becomes a lemon. I don't want it to come to that because I am sure that will be a big hassle, but the long term problems caused by gas in the oil may be worse. Not what I expect from honda! |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 17, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | 2018 honda cr-v. Consumer writes in regards to the collision mitigation braking system. (cmbs) malfunction. *ld *js |
| Category | Electrical System, Latches/locks/linkages, Structure:body, Visibility/wiper |
| Date | May 15, 2019 |
| State | LA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. After parking and locking the vehicle, an audible was heard. The contact stated that the alarm sounded even though the vehicle was locked. Additionally, when the vehicle was parked and the door lock button was depressed, the audible sound for the door lock would sound; however, the vehicle was still unlocked. The contact also stated that the display would occasionally flash on and off and then go blank. Also, on several occasions in inclement weather, the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, the windshield wipers ceased to work. Community honda lafayette (located at 1407 la 728-8, lafayette, la 70501, (337) 235-9086) stated that the windshield wiper was programmed to slow down when the vehicle was not moving, which was a feature of the vehicle. An appointment was scheduled with the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000. *bf consumer stated forgot to say as I was going straight on hwy 90- a car was on my right in the turn lane- my car stopped and cops were coming behind- almost slammed are me in the back. Doors not lacking when exited.*jb |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 15, 2019 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Gasoline dilutes engine oil under normal driving conditions. The engine oil level was approximately 1/4 inch above the maximum oil fill line on the dipstick after 5000 miles. Informed dealer and american honda. I was told there is no fix available for my vehicle. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 10, 2019 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Rear passenger side door window glass shattered while driving on the highway. I heard a loud pop before the glass shattered. There were no vehicles to the right of or in front of my car when it happened, since I was in the right-most lane of traffic. Therefore, the glass could not have been shattered by debris. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 09, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Honda sensing auto braking did an emergency stop for no reason. It happen twice on the same location. The car miss interpreted rectangular concrete patch on black asphalt as a hazard. It happen twice in the same location one month apart, each time I came from a different direction. Speed was low, about 15 miles/h. It was in a very big parking lot driving straight. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 08, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | May 07, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 50 mph and exiting a freeway, the forward collision avoidance system independently activated and caused the vehicle to come to an immediate stop. The vehicle also lunged to the right. The contact stated that the failure also occurred on another occasion while driving 30 mph. John eagle honda of dallas (5311 lemmon ave, dallas, tx 75209) was called at (214) 431-5997 and an appointment was made to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,800. *bf*jb |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 06, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While changing the oil and filter at 20, 496 miles, I noticed the following: 1) oil level had risen on the dipstick significantly higher than when originally filled 2) oil appeared highly diluted and watery 3) there was a strong gasoline smell coming from the used oil this situation has been widely documented. Https://www. Consumerreports. Org/car-repair-maintenance/honda-delays-cr-v-turbo-engine-fix-details-rollout-plans/ |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance |
| Date | May 06, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the automatic braking feature activated when there was no object in front of the vehicle. In addition, "brake" displayed on the control panel. The vehicle was taken to round rock honda (2301 n interstate hwy 35, round rock, tx 78664, (512) 942-0939) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,023. |
| Category | Seats |
| Date | May 03, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | The seats are extremely uncomfortable and cause bottom and back pain. After driving for 30-40 minutes the driver's bottom becomes numb. This is a safety issue because the driver cannot attend to the road as effectively while being in extreme discomfort. The seats are not well-designed if they are causing the driver this much pain. Adjusting the seat in many possible positions does not eliminate this discomfort. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 01, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While the vehicle was in operation, fuel mixed with the engine oil. The contact stated that the same failure occurred with his previous cr-v, which ruined the engine. Krenzen honda nissan lincoln (2500 mall dr, duluth, mn 55811, (218) 727-2905) changed the oil, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure occurred mostly in cold weather. The contact stated that he filed a complaint for the lemon law with his state's attorney general's office, but had not heard back. The manufacturer was comprehending oil changes. The dealer stated that the manufacturer would not want to talk to the contact once he filed a complaint with the attorney general's office. The failure mileage was 5,000. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 01, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and the tire pressure warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to hendrick honda woodbridge (14201 jefferson davis hwy, woodbridge, va 22191, (703) 496-4751). The dealer changed the oil, but the failure recurred. The failure occurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | May 01, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Gasoline in the engine oil. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Gas is leaking into oil. Disolution of oil impacts lubrication of engine. The vehicle is parked and engine cold. More fluid is in the crank case than was added at the last oil change. The oil smelss of gas. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 29, 2019 |
| State | VT |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that fuel entered the crank case and mixed with the oil. The oil indicator illuminated as the intermittent failure progressed. In addition, the vent controls were slow to function when the heat and air conditioner were activated. The vehicle was taken to automaster honda (3328 shelburne rd, shelburne, vt 05482, (802) 985-8411) more than three times, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 27, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Could smell gas in the engine oil and have smelled gas fumes in the cabin of car. I took car to dealer after getting a letter about a recall concerning the air conditioner. The dealer told me that this recall was for the gas in oil problem. I still have the smell of gas in the oil. |
| Category | Engine And Engine Cooling |
| Date | Apr 26, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Started smelling an odor of fuel inside the vehicle then noticed the oil level was over the full mark. The dipstick smelled like fuel mixed with the oil. I had taken the same vehicle in for a recall that was supposed to take care of this issue. During the cold months the vehicle never really warmed up the heat guage would hardly warm up with one bar and sometimes the bars would go down as I drove with the heat on full blast. I took it back on april 19. 2019 and found gasoline was in fact mixing in with the oil. The dipstick was a quart over full. According to the dealership there is currently no fix out from honda. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Apr 24, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Traversing thru an intersection, my honda crv was t-boned on the passenger side. The side air bags inflated protecting myself and my wife. The momentum of the collision pushed me into an oncoming vehicle such that the front end of the crv was also crushed. Neither of the front air bags inflated. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 24, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The oil level remains elevated even after the repair/recall to address earth dream engine problems |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| State | MA |
| Description | On multiple occasions, all warning lights and dash warnings come on, all driver assist functions stop working. This has happened both while stationary and while driving at a high rate of speed. I've taken it to the dealer, and they say no errors come up. Additionally, yesterday, my wipers started up on their own after opening the tailgate (the car was off at the time) and I couldn't get it to stop. I tried starting and shutting down the car multiple times, as well as disconnecting the battery. (the wipers stopped when the battery was disconnected, but started back as soon as I reconnected it.) after multiple attempts, with the wipers still on, the problem stopped on its own. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 21, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Gasoline is mixing with oil. Overfilling the dipstick line. The oil has the smell of gasoline. Recall performed at dealership in dec 2018 did not take care of problem. Took to dealership april 19 2019 found to be a quart overfilled mixed with gadoline |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 21, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | We purchased a new 2018 honda cr-v ex in december 2018 from a near-by honda dealer. We live in baltimore county, md, and do most of our driving locally. Within a matter of weeks after driving, we started noticing a strong gas smell in the cabin and outside the car. The issue has persisted, and started to get worse. We researched our issue, and noted many customer complaints regarding oil dilution problems on 2018 cr- v 1. 5l turbo-charged engines. In early april 2019, we had our first service visit to check our cabin gas smell problem with the dealer. Mileage 1,500 miles. On the service report, dealer noted "confirmed oil and gas mixture complaint. Oil level was much higher than normal on dipstick. Honda is aware of this issue but does not have a fix at this time. Please check oil level often". We had the dealer perform an oil and filter change due to strong gas odor in our cabin. The dealer indicated honda will not pay for the oil change, even though it was part of a known unresolved issue. There is no recall in maryland yet, but there should be in our opinion. Since changing the oil three weeks ago, the gas odor is less observable at this time. We consider the oil dilution problem to be a health concern, and a potential safety problem on the cr-v. We are concerned to have a significant issue with no fixes available in maryland. We understand honda has already issued fixes for oil dilution issues in neighboring pennsylvannia and delaware. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 20, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I noticed my oil was overfilled early in april 2019. Honda has a known problem with 2017 & 2018 crvs with the 1. 5 twin turbo engines with gasoline getting into the oil, I called honda corp & they had valley honda look at the car. They removed 1/2 qt oil from the car. You can smell the gasoline in the oil they said the car is safe & drive it. I am concerned about the safety of the car % warranty on the engine... The chinese govt had honda recall all these crvs but I cant find out what the recall involved.. Can u help me... Thank you |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Apr 18, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | There are 3 seat belt assemblies in the back seat. In order to buckle the left rear seatbelt (behind drivers side) the belt has to cross-over the buckle for the center seat belt. This effectively renders one of the 3 seat belts useless. This is a real safety issue, especially if trying to have 2 passengers plus a child seat in the back. I asked the service manager at the honda dealer in wilmington nc to fix it, and he said they are "all like that" and that it cannot be reversed. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 17, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | While driving our 2018 honda cr-v touring car, the instrument-navigation panel randomly started flashing, blinking, and beeping on and off continuously. Reported the problem to honda dealership, who commented that this was a known problem. Honda is awaiting a solution. (but reading comments on line - apparently the problem has been known for a couple of years!). Stopped and turned off car, then restarted. So far problem has not reoccurred, but there are concerns if this is known 2-3 year old problem that hasn't yet been solved. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Apr 15, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Smelled gasoline in and outside the car. Car never warms up. Heat does not work. Engine oil smells like gasoline & significantly over full mark on dipstick. Took vehicle to honda dealer late november 2018. Parts took several weeks. Completed 12/17/18 honda update 18-114. Heat never worked over winter, car never warmed up unless driven in "l" for an extended period of time, smelled of gas & engine oil level exceeded full mark. Took into dealer & dealer measure engine oil over 1 inch above full on dipstick. Honda service advisor consulted with honda who stated this is a "normal" characteristic of this motor. Nothing was done to fix issue & deemed excessive gasoline in the oil as being normal. Engine continues not to provide heat & occassionally smells of gasoline. Dealer states if car is primarily used for short distances the vehicle does not have time to warm up & burn off excess gasoline in the injectors. I have lived in the same house for 15 years & in that time had 7 cars. My commutes & overall use of vehicles has not changed but this is the only car to experience this issue. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 14, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Windows and sunroof open on own a number of times on new 2018 honda crv. I see this is an issue that many people are complaining about. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 14, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Gas smell!!!!! Gas in the oil!!!!! No recall? Are you serious? |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 14, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Driving down road at 30 mph. Nearest car 1 block ahead in front of me. Car braked hard and suddenly with out warning and for no apparent reason). Fortunately no one was behind me of there would have been an accident. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 13, 2019 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Initial oil change on 2018 honda cr-v ex with 1. 5 turbo engine at 2303 miles. One week after changing oil noticed oil level had increased over 1/8" on dipstick and that oil on dipstick smells strongly of gasoline (oil level check was performed several hours after driving). Dilution of oil with gasoline is obviously detrimental to continued engine operation - therefore I can no longer drive my new vehicle. Research of the issue and identical symptoms from numerous owners clearly proves that honda does not accept responsibility for this catastrophic design flaw (not in america anyway). Appears only possible solutions are class action lawsuit, lemon laws or waiting for honda to man up. The obvious misinformation and corruption of the manufacturer toward their customers, concerning this well documented issue, is (imho) disgusting! It is not normal or in anyway safe or ok for engine crankcases to fill up with gasoline.... Ever!!! The fuel in oil issue is not the issue (design flaws happen when manufacturers fail to properly test new designs)... Honda's corrupt treatment of customers with the issue is the real issue and continued similar behavior just might put them out of business permanently. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 13, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Unexpected braking; occurred 2/9/2019m while driving down a straight, level road, with no other cars in front or behind me. Sunny day, no wind, no buildings or shadows of any kind, no debris on road -- perfect driving conditions. Car braked without warning, from 40mph to ~20mph in a fraction of a second, seat belt held me back, then brakes released. Immediately visited dealership (autonation honda 104, 2999 w 104th, westminster, co), reported problem, they did some computer diagnostics, found nothing, tried to blame problem on a blowing leaf. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 13, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | On two occasions the automatic breaking system engaged. On the first occasion, I was driving at a speed of approximately 30 mph and the road was completely clear with no cars in front of me or objects in the road. On the second occasion, I was driving over a railroad track at approximately 10 or 15 mph. There were no cars in front of me. Both times the breaks engaged abruptly and I was lucky there were no cars following closely or it would have caused a collision. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 12, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Gasoline leaking into oil. Checking dipstick gives very strong smell of gas. As yet no stalls. 5000 miles on oil and the oil level is at or above full. Car is driven in moderate climate and for typical mixture of trips. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Apr 11, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I have had an issue with the adaptive cruise control multiple (10-12) times. The cr-v seems to "lose" the car in front causing it to accelerate (if the person in front of you is going slower than your cruise is set for). Then when it "finds" the car again and it brakes suddenly. I took the car into the dealer about a week and a half ago complaining. They could not reproduce the issue and sent me along with no fix. |
| Category | Electrical System, Steering |
| Date | Apr 10, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving, the steering wheel started vibrating and pulled to the right as if the lane assist feature were engaged. The contact stated that the option to use the feature was off at the time of the failure. The dealer (d'ella honda of glens falls, 313 quaker rd, queensbury, ny 12804, (518) 793-3811) stated that they would attempt to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Also, the contact stated that the front console malfunctioned and the back-up camera would appear when the vehicle was not in reverse. The manufacturer stated that there was a software malfunction and they were working on a repair solution. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The failure mileage was 3,900. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Apr 10, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Driving my car. Heard a noise, stopped as soon as I could. Probably about 1. 5 miles. I had a flat. It wasn't one of those big flat tires you get and you know it within 10 seconds. My tire pressure light never came on. As soon as the spare tire was put on, the pressure light came on. I got a new tire at the closest tire place. It wasn't the same manufacturer, but it was the same tire specifications, because they didn't have the exact tire. I've done that many times in the past, with no problem. Well, the tire pressuring system light kept going on. I kept resetting it and it would go on again. I took it to the dealer. They said they reset it. 10 minutes after leaving the dealer as I was driving, the light came back on. I went back to the dealer the next day. They told me it wasn't the exact tire, and I would have to replace my new tire. I did that. Two weeks later, the tire light (tpms) was on again. Went back to the dealer again. They told me that it had to be reset again, and that it should be reset 3 times really fast. (is this in the manual? Is this a real thing?) it hasn't come back on. What concerns me, is the safety of driving with a flat or low tire pressure with no warning. And it's scary driving with the light coming on every 10 minutes. How am I supposed to know when there's a real emergency? If a warning light doesn't come come on with a flat, when is it supposed to come on? When you don't put on an exact matching tire? When you don't reset it 3 times really fast? 10,000 miles on the car and it had to be brought in for service 3 times in a 2 week time span. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Apr 09, 2019 |
| State | ID |
| Description | We are experiencing a smell of gas in the cabin. The has been an ongoing issue since we purchased it brand new. At first we thought we stepped in gas and the smell was from our shoes. After more headaches and research, we are realizing that this is a common problem with the 2017 and 2018 cr-v's. Another related problem we are having is that the engine occasionally stalls upon starting. We park the car in a garage. While at work, the car is parked outside. I went out to the car and tried to start it and the engine was hesitant to start and sounded like I was trying to start a car with a dead battery. It lagged and after three attempts the car started. This has happened to me a total of three times during the winter. Each incident was a separate occasion. Each time was after the car was parked outside for a few hours. |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Apr 07, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Bad design -- the 2nd row middle and left seat belt buckle appear to be reversed. When the middle and left seat belts are attached to the buckles they have to cross over each other. If one passenger is already belted in it becomes very difficult to secure the other passenger in either the middle or left seat position. Numerous complaints on other web sites, such as "procarseatsafety. Com we notice this issue within a month of leasing this vehicle. The dealer was advised and said that's the way honda designed it. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 04, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | When driving down the hwy, multiple times now, all of the dash warning lights come on concerning the sensing systems and brake system. I have taken to the dealership 4 times now with no real answers. It's your toll tag placement - nope. It's an old code that we reset - nope. It isn't happening now - then I leave and it happens the next day. Where do I report a 35k lemon??? |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Apr 04, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Engine |
| Date | Apr 02, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | We were driving from bridgeport,wv to new jersey on 2/9/19. Four hours into the trip carall the lights on dash board came on and car slowed down and accelerator did not work at that point. Car stopped on the high way. We pulled over called aaa service and toyota. We took the car in to honda of turnersville, nj they fix multiple dtc updated po302 related recall, updated pcm/tcu no more misfire. Car now we are having the same problem again. This week its twice. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | Mar 30, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | On 3 different occasions, while driving the car on the interstate highway, it started vibrating, and would not accelerate, burning smell occurred, several warning lights came up on the dashboard. We had to navigate the car from the middle of highway to the shoulder of the highway very abruptly. It was a near death experience as several trucks and cars were traveling on the highway at very fast speeds. Reported the first occurrence to the mcgrath city honda, chicago, il in january 2019 along with the dashboard warning light pictures and they replaced some fuel sensors and informed me that this was a manufacturing issue (defective part). Second incident occurred in february 2019, could not take photos as the problems went away after restarting the engine. Reported the third incident in march 2019 along with the dashboard warning light pictures to the same dealership and I was informed that there is a problem with fuel injector and they placed the order for the part. We are really, really scared of driving this defective, malfunctioning and hazardous vehicle. I searched the internet last night and it seems several other honda crv owners are having these issues. Please investigate this serious issue and save the people. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 29, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | I was driving to work on dry roads with light traffic due to it being spring break in atlanta. I was driving at 48 mph and suddenly it was as if someone had stomped on the brakes hard. The car slowed very quickly to 30 mph. A car that was following me at similar speed had to swerve to avoid running into the back of me. There was no car in front of me that could have triggered a breaking response and I did not deviate from my lane either. This was a completely random event. 10 minutes later as I got closer to work the lane diversion warning came on, again with me being rocky steady in my lane. I think the sensors may have been reading any whites lines in the road, like a crosswalk or white lane turn arrow. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Gasoline odor in cabin, raw fuel going through catalytic converter, gasoline in oil pan |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 27, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Oil diluted by gas. Gas smell in oil. Also causes overfill of crankcase. Gas in oil dilutes oil causing excessive and unnecessary wear and tear. |
| Category | Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control, Engine |
| Date | Mar 24, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Second time this car's warning system has activated since having the recalled a/c part replaced. While driving (hwy speeds 65+ mph)the car is losing acceleration ability in traffic and the dash is reading: power steering system problem road departure mitigation system problem electric parking brake problem tire pressure monitor problem emission system problem all wheel drive system problem brake system problem brake hold system problem. The first time the vehicle was brought to the dealer they could not tell what the problem was, but now this is the second occurrence since feb 2019. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 24, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Fuel in oil |
| Category | Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 23, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | 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!!!! |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 20, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | 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. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Engine (specifically coolant used for heating the windshield defrosting air) does not heat up enough in cold weather for windshield defrosters to work properly until car has been at highway speeds for several miles. When driven less than 40mph in weather below 32f., engine temperature remains cold, therefore providing to heat for defrosting windshield. It does not help to let vehicle "warm up" prior to driving because when idling the engine never gets warm (temperature indicator remains on coldest indicated setting). This creates a safety hazard because windows are not clear for driving. This is a consistent problem that occurs anytime outside temperatures are cold. I live in a northern state where temperatures reach -30f, and the problem is worse as the temperatures get colder. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. While driving various speeds, the contact smelled fuel fumes. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Krenzen honda (4160 haines rd, duluth, mn 55811, (218) 724-6632) diagnosed that fuel was leaking into the oil compartment. The dealer reprogrammed the software, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was repaired a second time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Sensor indicating low tire pressue will come on randomly while driving down the road at any speed. There is no issue with tire pressures when this occurs (I stop and pull off the road and check each tire with a pressure gauge). Dealer states this is a known issue as the "tire sensors" actually work by calculating the rotation of each tire, if they don't match, sensor goes off indicating low pressure. Per dealer, system gets "confused". Only way to fix is to pull over and stop, then use a special "hard reset of the tire pressure system" that is not explained in the vehicle manual. Dealer states honda has no fix. Safety concern is you do not know if you really have a flat tire or not, causing you to pull over and check tires with a pressure gauge in the middle of traffic. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 17, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | 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 |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 15, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Recently bought a 2018 honda cr-v 2018, with each fill up of gas, the car has started spitting,sputtering, worsening with each fill up. Now the car is stalling, this happened twice on a major highway, now every warning light is flashing, roadside service came to pick up my car, took back to dealership who tells us, per honda, the car is safe to drive, you still have the issues, warnings are still flashing, but it's safe to drive until we can get your parts, how am I suppose to know if there is truly an issue with my car if all the warnings are flashing up . How is this safe!! |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 15, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Fuel is leaking into the oil system. Oil has very strong smell of gasoline. Oil dilution is doing untold damage to engine. |
| Category | Electrical System:software, Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to autopark honda (located at 3630 old raleigh rd, cary, nc 27511, (919) 467-4747) for an oil change and the dealer diagnosed that there was an engine oil dilution with fuel due to a software setting. The contact was informed that the vehicle was safe to drive and there would be a software update to repair the failure; however, the remedy was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Gasoline in the engine oil, the engine oil is overfilled, and smell the gasoline. Sent the car to the honda dealer, and they did oil change and told me that honda did not have a solution now. I am wondering if it is still safe to drive the car? |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Oil level on dip stick is about 1 and 1/2 inches above high mark. Oil was changed 6639 miles ago. Current milage is 14200. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 14, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda cr-v. After checking the oil dipstick, the contact observed that the oil level was above the high mark. The contact stated that there was also a fuel odor on the dipstick. The vehicle was taken to rairdon's honda of burien (located at 15026 1st ave s, burien, wa 98148, (206) 489-2608) where the contact was informed that the manufacturer was aware of the oil dilution affecting similar vehicles. An oil change was performed on the vehicle, but the failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,358. |
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2018 Honda CR-V
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | |
| Engine | |
| Electrical System | |
| Service Brakes | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Fuel/propulsion System | |
| Steering | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | |
| Power Train |
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I got a deal on a new 2018 CRV LX AWD back in December ’18, the reason I bought it was because it was the non-turbo, non-dohicky version. No driver asst. to malfunction, no turbo to malfunction, no sunroof to malfunction, trusty 2.4 engine. Haven’t had any problems at all. So if you want a reliable used CRV get an 17, 18, or 19 LX.
Having the fuel entering the crank case issue. Still have the problem after I took it to the dealer and they did the TSB repairs on it. This is documented in my account with Honda. Also Electrical system problems, the display screen switches brightness and switches screens intermittently, took to dealer and they reflashed the system, no help. Drivers Assist is actually scary, driving on the highway, adaptive cruise control on, no vehicles anywhere, broad daylight, sunny day, no obstacles in front of the vehicle, the vehicle intermittently displays apply breaks now and actually stops by itself from going 65mph on an expressway, and goes to a compete stop on its own. Once I was almost rammed in the rear by a cement truck, luckily he swerved and avoided killing me… dealer found no problem. Vehicle was bought new from a Local large Honda dealership. No help from Honda. Iam afraid to drive it, so I leased another car and don’t know what to do with my CRV Touring 2018. Can you help? Thank You
I have a 2018 CRV EX that has run 38K miles so far. The ac on the driver end is not working and throws warm air. I tried switching between both auto mode and manually on/off with no avail .However the cool draft of air doesn’t come from the driver side. I am utterly disappointed. The car is not even driven enough . It’s a shame the AC is not working with just 38k miles on a brand new CRV.
I see tons of complaints all over the internet regarding the issue with AC for the Honda CR V 2018 model.
It is annoying that in spite of this, there was no recall done by Honda
I currently own a 2018 Honda CR-V Touring with only 24, 000 miles on it and have had numerous electrical/entertainment screen issues (as well as other known CR-V repair issues) since purchasing the vehicle, new, in November of 2017. The entertainment screen and the steering wheel display will frequently turn completely blue. This began just weeks after purchasing the vehicle. (I have countless pictures of the blue screens.) The infotainment system will also suddenly become “possessed” with the brightness self adjusting and the radio’s volume cycling silent to loud and also cycling thru radio stations on its own, with me and unable to stop/adjust with the controls. I’ve taken it to the dealer and had it repaired with a “software update” (which I’ve paid for three times) yet the problems continue. Twice after having the dealer apply said software update “fix”, my vehicle has unnessarily applied the auto braking, collision avoidance braking system on its own, slowing my vehicle down to a stop in the middle of traffic almost making my car cause an accident. One of those times was when I was on the highway, returning from picking up car from the dealer for AC repair and infotainment system update. I was driving 60 miles an hour on the highway, in heavy traffic, my car suddenly applied the braking system and slowed my car down to a stop. I was almost rear-ended by the vehicle behind me, and worse, almost caused a chain reaction, multi car collision. VERY DANGEROUS! This makes me very leery of driving the car anywhere, especially on the highway.
My car often locks and unlocks the doors on its own, and beeps and chirps repeatedly after parking the vehicle and turning off the ignition. I replaced the vehicle’s battery when the car was just shy of two years old. (A dead battery stranded my 90-year-old mother and I in a hot parking garage in the middle of August after a medical procedure, unable to roll down the windows or open the trunk to retrieve her wheelchair to go back into an air-conditioned building for comfort while waiting for AAA to replace the battery.)
I had to to repair the AC for failure at only 17,500 miles. (I also experienced an extremely expensive, AC compressor failure “black death” repair on my previous 2010 Honda CR-V. I later learned it was a known issue and that there was a service bulletin for A/C compressor clutch repair but that my vehicle was outside of the years of the vehicles being recalled!)
The vehicle has other issues, but the ones I’ve listed above are the most dangerous (and costly!)
I Have purchased a 2018 Honda CV-R of April 2021 it had 40,000 km. Come June the hottest month of the year my A/C decides not to work, have my baby in there we were on along trip had to keep soaking her with water (stopping every 15 min) to stay cool. Then the fan wont shut off now keeps running even after the vehicle is off.
I have been contacting the dealer telling to come get their piece of crap thinking I will be worried about my credit rating. I d rather be worried about the safety of my children. HEEELLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!!
Terrible to here about everyone’s issues. I own a 2018 EX and have never had any issues whatsoever. It is my 4th CR-V and they have all performed great.
Bought a 2018 Honda CR-V Touring new. Have had problems with the information screen continually since I’ve owned it. The dealership I bought the vehicle from I do not trust. This is the second CR-V I bought from them and the last. The present CR-V has had steering issues where its pulled to one side without me trying and hoping it does not happen again. We are leaving for a long trip in June and I’m worried something may happen.
I have a 2018 CRV and had so many issues and took the vehicle to the dealership due to the terrible smell, issues with the driver seat electric controls that the dealer had to fix. Now experiencing some occasional issues with not being able to lower the volume, the screen where the radio is goes black at times while driving and moving the steering wheel, and
to get me more frustrated I just discovered rust coming out in the tailgate door. The car is hardly used with less than 20,000 and sleeps inside a garage. I am so frustrated.
I also have a 2018 Honda CRV and for the last year have had problems with the Electrical system. All the Sensing dash warning lights flashing and the car continues to drive fine except you can’t use the cruise control are cell phone. Took back to dealer and was told per the computer to put 2 tanks of her gas and see if that corrects the problem, well it didn’t. Had problems again today and loss some power took battery cables off and computer reset. Drive approx 50 miles and started again. Same issues as others are having. Once I get this problem fixed I will move on to another vehicle as I don’t feel I can trust Honda anymore and this is my third one.
So many issues with my 2018 CR-V. I feel this car is a total lemon.
Connection to Bluetooth fails often. Display screen randomly goes black or controls will freeze up, and I must restart the car.
Electric parking brake issue today and now gave to have the car towed to a ship because it clicks, all electronics flicker, and then it won’t start at all.
I’ve had the experience others have mentioned about going outside in the morning to find all windows and sunroof open.
The car often gets a strong gas smell.
Terrible car.
CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE OF GARAGE WITH WINDOWS UP AND SUN ROOF CLOSED. WHEN I WENT TO PULL IT INTO THE GARAGE I FOUND ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND SUN ROOF OPEN. KEY FOB WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE.
I own a 2018 Honda CR-V EX, purchased new in January 2019. Around August 2019, went for a weekend trip as we were leaving town all happening at the same time, the radio volume would continue going loud to mute on it’s own, the door lock/ unlock was like someone was constantly hitting the lock/ unlock button, the CR-V would not get over 50 mph, every oncoming vehicle I met the CR-V automatically bright lighted and the steering pulled towards the vehicle I was meeting on the road when they were approaching the front of my vehicle. It continually did all of this until we reached our destination. Once we arrived the back doors would not open at all, causing my daughter to panic in fear of thinking she was trapped. After having her crawl through the front of the CR-V I noticed the key fob would not work for locking or unlocking the vehicle. Took it to the dealership as soon as we returned, they adjusted sensors and updated software.
The issues still occur, as this did not fix them. At times have noticed clouds of smoke coming from the CR-V whenever the accelerator is pushed. Another trip that was taken had more issues to the point I will not travel in the CR-V any more. It is as if this vehicle is trying to harm my daughter and myself. On this trip the headlights did as before automatically bright lighting every oncoming vehicle, low tire pressure light stayed on, the dash was completely black during the day making it difficult to see anything on it, if the econ mode was on traveling through the mountains the CR-V would only get up to 35 mph, if I turned the econ mode off 45 mph was the fastest speed while the rest of the traffic was traveling at speeds of 70-75 mph. During this trip the CR-V on multiple occasions would jerk with the steering almost causing me to go off the side of a cliff, and other times would slam on the brakes saying I was departing the road. Again I took it to the dealership and left it for a week, they once again adjusted sensors, cameras, and update software. Currently I do not feel safe at all traveling anywhere with my child in it. Now I’m dealing with it wanting to stop running or sputtering. Last week I put gasoline in the CR-V (4) times, keep in mind I was only in town, a small town, driving that week. Typically I could go on a tank of fuel for 2 weeks. Have noticed the gas smell within the cabin. Also the CR-V had been parked for over 5 hours one evening when I noticed a buzzing or humming sound coming from the rear tire area of the CR-V, it paused for a few seconds then started back by sounding similar to when a gas furnace ignites, going into a buzzing/ humming noise afterwards. Once again contacted the dealership only to be told they no longer can help me, after making me feel as if I’m making these things up, since they cannot make it reoccur with them. I’m beyond frustrated. Contacted Honda Services, have a case but can’t seem to get the case manager to return my calls. I’m getting no where with these issues, and seem as if I’m being ignored. Feel like this is not right in many areas, especially for the amount of money I’m paying for this CR-V, Honda is not holding up their end of the agreement.
I have issues with the information display. It will start “jumping around”. I have to shut the car off and restart the car to get the display to quit vacillating. There is also a thermostat problem. The temp. gauge goes up and down at random and the heater will not get hot…only mildly warm.
My dash that controls the radio, blue tooth, navigation, air, heat and any other controls from that screen freezes or is black for a period of time. I just took it in a week ago and the dealership informed me that it can NOT be fix. I have spoken to Honda Corp., the dealership and US Bank who we have our lease through and NO ONE will allow us to get out of our lease even though this problem can’t be fixed. We need your help to solve this problem. I don’t want to pay this amount of money every month($380.82) and not have the car not working to its potential. It is not safe for me or my family.
We noticed that, when checking the oil level, the oil smelled strongly of gasoline (much more so than any other vehicle we have ever owned). Also, the oil level showed above the FULL level. The dealer was informed at the oil change and said what we saw was “normal.” We have continued to notice this, despite having the Honda recall for this performed. After the recall fix, our miles per gallon dropped about 20%, which is odd since that means even more fuel is being wasted somewhere.. For teh past 3 oil changes we have told the dealer’s service advisors about this issue, each time they do NOT write it on the Service Order, yet when we go to pick the vehicle up they say that everything checked out OK!! Honda and its dealers know there is a HUGE issue with the 1.5-liter Turbo engine but they are ignoring it at all levels. Additionally, our dealer wants to change the engine oil and filter very 3000 m iles with synthetic oil, whereas we should be able to drive at least 7500 miles between oil changes. The more frequent oil changes clearly demonstrate there is a concern that the fuel dilution problem is a big issue and that they are trying to mitigate engine damage by changing the diluted/gas contaminated engine oil more frequently than should be needed. This costs the owner more money in maintenance. I want a 2019 that does not have the oil/fuel issue or my money back from Honda for selling a defective product and releasing an unproven and maldesigned auto.
I have a 2017 Honda CRV EX, the electrical issues happen infrequently as far as all alarms going off, happened at least 5-6 times. Then the brightness controls, can not stop or turn off the head unit, saved to video. Very annoying if you’re driving for 2 hours. Only able to turn off if the car is off for a period of time. I have a screen capture of Honda internal status stating to their dealers they’re aware of the problem but to do nothing. Here’s the rub with Honda, I have their 8 year 80,000 mile warranty, they tell me that this head unit may not be covered under my extended warranty AND that they may need to charge me a diagnostic fee. I don’t think I should have to pay any fee if it’s a warranty issue. Imagine a poker game where they’re holding the cards and have final say, would you trust that? Honestly last car I get with Honda unless they can fix this.
There have been several times when I have been driving and the road mitigation system turns off and I can no longer engage the cruise control. It is only reset if I come to a complete stop (which is hard to do when driving on interstate). Recently the infotainment system has been glitching. It has happened twice. The radio won’t turn off but the brightness keeps adjusting and the system beeps. I pulled over and it happens while I am stationary as well. I have taken it to the dealer to have the computer rebooted or whatever they say they do, but it hasn’t fixed the problem. I bought a Honda because of their good reputation but now am having buyers remorse. Yesterday I received notice that the powertrain now has a lifetime warranty due to this engine issue. I wonder how many times I will be taking my Honda to the dealership to work with these known issues?
Electrical problems similar to Tinas much so. All warning lights flashing, three times , first time cut engine off , fixed problem, Second time took to dealership , did the software update ,AC Control everything that was on the bulletin changed oil etc. seem to stop it , then at 38,000 did it again this time Traced it it to the fuel injectors , at a cost of $1,300.00 replace and all the trimmings , my car is still under warranty because I got the extended warranty . Waiting out my warranty so far they been very good to me give me a rental each time . Hopes this solves the problem if not I may take different steps .I enjoy the handling of this car, Plus gas mileage . I don’t have time for all the issues waiting on it to happen again to make a decision if it does .
Tina
Tina I took my 2018 CRV to the shop after I had taken it for an oil change in June 2019. Four days later after parking my car I returned and turned it on only to find the dashboard lit up with problem lights- emergency brake- the parking brake- the lane mitigation- cruise control! I took pictures with my phone of all the problem lights! I took it back to the dealer. The dealer said my fuel injectors needed to be replaced! After 14,000 miles! I showed them the pictures which I took of my dash and they took the car to fix it. This is not the first time I have had problems coming up on my dash-“. The first time the lights went off after turning the car on and off. This time after turning the car off it seemed like even more lights came on the dash. I am fearful of driving this car. There appears to be a real issue with the 2018 Honda CRV.
I bought a 2018 Honda CR-V touring
A couple months after I bought it the whole electrical system and monitor screen started malfunctioning.
The radio can’t be turned off , the brightness button beeps and flashes, the screen goes black.
The phone calls people randomly
It has happened many times.
After the car is turned off and sets for overnight it is normal again.
I have taken it to get it serviced. I was told it can’t be repaired. Honda doesn’t have the parts.
I have reported it to the dealership they can’t replace it I was told.
The dealership wants me to buy a 2019 trading my car in and paying a cash sum.
This seems to me I am taking the loss for a problem not caused by me.
Honda should take the loss and give me a new car.
I bought the car in good faith and they are not living up to their warranty promise.
The car should be replaced under the lemon law.
Electrical glitches with touchscreen. Radio flashes on & off, brightness screen on & off. “freezes” so can’t turn off. Sensors get dust on them and drops speed while on the highway with no warning. When heat is on smells melty hot and then the radio acts up even more.
Took my Crv in to Honda shop because of stalling on road. Found out gas in oil. 2018 Crv has 10.000 miles on it. Gas smells in car. They worked on it for 1 1/2 hours . They say its fixed .. will see
So not happy. Heater does not even get hot.
I just had all dash warning lights come on. I pulled over checked tire pressure sand turned it off and on. All dash warning lights were still on. I called Honda and was told it’s a glitch but safe to drive as it reset itself. Also told to bring it into Honda to get checked. Will do.
We owned a 2018 Honda CRV EXL suddendly, the sound system started to act up. it begin by changing the radio station, then the brightness, all at one time. the beeping sound was unberable. When i arrived at my destination, I turned the car off, after couple hours off it was normal again. but I am concerned it may happen again…
My wife and I bought a 2018 Honda CRV EX . About four months after we owned it she told me she smelled gas.I did some checking. Fuel mileage was absolutely terrible and there was gas in the oil. Took it in they told me that a sensor was bad. Another big issue we have with it is the remote start distance is absolutely terrible. I was told from o’Malley’s Honda in Wausau Wisconsin that the remote will work up to 400 feet. I measured out 50 foot increments in my long driveway up to 400 feet could not get over 200 feet. I tried it five different times got the same result .Took it back to the shop they said they tried it and got 350 feet out of it I took it back home and tried it again the same day and could not get over 200 feet . My 2008 Chevy truck remote starts at 1200 feet