HONDA Complaints

The audio system in my car blares When car is cold and after 5 minutes it turned off, and once it turned off a loud static noise that makes my vehicle unsafe to drive. The only way to get the noise to turn off is to pull over and completely turn off the car, and sometimes that does not even work. This is a driving hazard and could also be damaging long-term to my hearing. I have contacted Honda who says they have no recalls associated with this issue, but there are NUMEROUS complaints from customers online.

When I bought vehicle it came rated with 5000lbs towing. To achieve that towing rating I had to buy and get installed the Honda Transmission Cooler. I got the kit installed and right after install there is a noise when the vehicle shifts from 7-8 gear. It sounds like rumble strips. I did some research and there are others who have the same issue. See link to Honda passport forum. https://www.passportforums.com/threads/noise-when-shifting-from-7th-to-8th-gear.2923/ Took vehicle to dealership and they looked it over. They checked fluid level and spoke to Honda tech support. The dealership told me that Honda knows about this and if they fix it they will let me know. To me this means that this is a known engineering defect and they didn’t say if they have a fix or not. The reason I bought the vehicle was because of the towing capacity. To get the towing capacity I had to install the trans cooler. I paid and had it installed and now the vehicle does not run like it did when I bought it. As for safety risks there could be unforeseen issues. Because the transmission is now making a noise of unknown origins it could get damaged and cause a loss of power/malfunction. The noise (through fluid dynamics) could also cause damage to the cooler causing the transmission fluid to leak out and cause the vehicle to lose power.

COMPLAINT TO NHTSA REF. 2015 HONDA CIVIC-EX (VIN: [XXX]) PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR REFERENCED VEHICLE CONTAINS A DESIGN FLAW AND PRODUCT DEFECT. THE CAR WAS NOT STARTING DUE TO A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS AT A HONDA CERTIFIED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A PRODUCT DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR. ACCORDING TO AN ADVISOR AT HONDA OF ESCONDIDO (CALIFORNIA), THE DOOR HANDLE SENSOR FAILURE CONSTITUTED BOTH A HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION. THE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS PHENOMENON OCCUR WITH RESPECT TO A HONDA CIVIC DURING HIS MANY YEARS AT HONDA OF ESCONDIDO. IT APPEARS THAT THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT (AMP) DRAW WAS THE MAIN CULPRIT IN DEPLETING THE BATTERY?S POWER CAPACITY AND DEGRADING IT TO A POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS A RESULT OF THE PRODUCT DEFECT. IT ALSO CAUSED THE VSA (I.E., THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST) SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY AS WELL. IN OUR ASSESSMENT, THIS SITUATION CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATION AS THE SAFETY, WELL-BEING AND WELFARE OF EVERY OWNER IS AT RISK WHEN DRIVING THE SAME 2015 HONDA CIVIC MODEL. IN OUR JUDGMENT, A RECALL IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT SEVERE ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING AND TO PRECLUDE THIS HIGHLY RISKY AND DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION FROM RECURRING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE NECESSARY CORRECTION ACTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THE 2016 HONDA HRV KEY FOB IS FAULTY. THE KEY FOB BEGAN HAVING ISSUES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UNFORTUNATELY ONLY GETTING WORSE. THE FOB BEGAN NOT CONNECTING TO THE VEHICLES DOOR THEN GOT MUCH WORSE BY DISPLAYING AN ICON ON THE DASHBOARD AND NOW NOT STARTING THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE FOB BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES NOT RECTIFY THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE NOW. VERY DANGEROUS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON AMONG OTHER OWNERS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW MORNING TO OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

2017 HONDA ACCORD SUNROOF EXPLODES AS DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. UPON CONTACTING HONDA, THERE RESPONSE WAS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR THEY REFUSED. I WAS TRAVELLING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I THOUGHT RANDOM SHOTS WERE BEING FIRED AT MY VEHICLE. I AM THANKFUL THIS LOUD EXPLOSION DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ONE THAT HONDA IS IGNORING.

HONDA -CRV -EX AWD 2018 PARTS: CAMERA/RADAR & HARNESS. IN SECURE & FAULTY DESIGN BY HONDA SECURITY FEATURES. IN THE RECENT INCIDENT I CAME ACROSS THE SITUATION, I HAVE PARKED MY CAR IN THE RESIDENCY PARKING. SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THE IMPORTANT CAMERA/RADAR & HARNESS WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE "H" LOGO IN THE FRONT BUMPER. THE CAR WAS NOT ALARMING WHEN THE THIEF WAS REMOVED SENSOR FROM THE CIRCUIT. THIS WAS VERY BAD SECURITY DESIGN WAS IN BUILT BY HONDA, ANYONE CAN EASILY REMOVE AND GO WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. THE DRIVER/OWNER HAS NO CLUE UNTIL THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED. IT IS EASY AND CLOSE THE COVER BACK WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THE FEATURES ARE NOW BIG CONCERN NOT WORKING: LKAS ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ROAD MITIGATION DEPARTURE AUTO HIGH BEAM BASIC CRUISE SYSTEM. LANE DEPARTURE WARNING THIS WAS HAPPENED IN OUR APARTMENT COMMUNITY AROUND 6 CRV-2017,2018 MODELS STOLEN, NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THEM WERE REPORTED TO POLICE DEPARTMENT/INSURANCE COMPANY. NOW HONDA DEALER WILL BE CHARGING $1885 TO REPLACE. I AM STILL DOUBTFUL WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE AFTER REPLACE THE PARTS, THE SAME GUY WILL STEAL IT AGAIN SINCE HE KNEW THAT ALL THE CARS ARE HERE. I AM SURE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FEATURES FOR HONDA WITH NO SECURITY SYSTEM. HONDA SHOULD ANSWER AND TAKE IMMEDIATE REPLACE THIS SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

RECENTLY I PARKED MY VEHICLE ON MY APARTMENT PARKING. SOME ONE STOLE THE HARNESS SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAR. THIS EQUIPMENT IS HELPFUL IN COLLISION DETECTION, LKAS AND AUTO DIM BRIGHT FEATURES LIKE THESE ETC.., THIS IS STOLEN EASILY WITHOUT ENTERING INTO THE CAR. I CAME TO KNOW FROM MY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PART IS REMOVED VERY EASILY WITHOUT ANY ALARM. *TR

HONDA -CRV -EX AWD 2018 PARTS: CAMERA/RADAR & HARNESS. IN SECURE & FAULTY DESIGN BY HONDA SECURITY FEATURES. IN THE RECENT INCIDENT I CAME ACROSS THE SITUATION, I HAVE PARKED MY CAR IN THE RESIDENCY PARKING. SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THE IMPORTANT CAMERA/RADAR & HARNESS WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE "H" LOGO IN THE FRONT BUMPER. THE CAR WAS NOT ALARMING WHEN THE THIEF WAS REMOVED SENSOR FROM THE CIRCUIT. THIS WAS VERY BAD SECURITY DESIGN WAS IN BUILT BY HONDA, ANYONE CAN EASILY REMOVE AND GO WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. THE DRIVER/OWNER HAS NO CLUE UNTIL THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED. IT IS EASY AND CLOSE THE COVER BACK WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THE FEATURES ARE NOW BIG CONCERN NOT WORKING: LKAS ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ROAD MITIGATION DEPARTURE AUTO HIGH BEAM BASIC CRUISE SYSTEM. LANE DEPARTURE WARNING THIS WAS HAPPENED IN OUR APARTMENT COMMUNITY AROUND 6 CRV-2017,2018 MODELS STOLEN, NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THEM WERE REPORTED TO POLICE DEPARTMENT/INSURANCE COMPANY. NOW HONDA DEALER WILL BE CHARGING $1885 TO REPLACE. I AM STILL DOUBTFUL WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE AFTER REPLACE THE PARTS, THE SAME GUY WILL STEAL IT AGAIN SINCE HE KNEW THAT ALL THE CARS ARE HERE. I AM SURE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FEATURES FOR HONDA WITH NO SECURITY SYSTEM. HONDA SHOULD ANSWER AND TAKE IMMEDIATE REPLACE THIS SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L THAT WAS SUBJECT TO 3 RECALLS. TAKIATA AIRBAG INFLATOR, A AIRBAG CONTROL THAT TELLS THE BAG WHEN TO DEPLOY, AND A FULL NOSE MASK. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO THE WORK IN A TIMELY MANNER NOR WOULD THEY AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THEIR LOANER CAR OVER 100 MILES, I LIVE 50 MILES AWAY AND HAD TO RETURN HOME TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL, SO WE WORKED WITH HONDA AFTER BEING BELITTLED AT BROWN HONDA TO FIND A NEW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE, WE WERE INFORMED BENDER HONDA IN CLOVIS WAS CLOSEST AND WENT THERE 156 MILES FROM HOME AT THAT DEALERSHIP THE RECALLS WERE FIXED BUT AS SOON AS I GOT MY CAR BACK IT HAD ALL MY DRS LIGHTS ON THEY WERE NOT ON WHEN WE GOT THERE. THEY SAID MY SEAT BELT FAILED AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $100 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR AND THAT WITH OUT IT THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A SENSOR FOR THE SRS SYSTEM IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THEM IT MAKES MY CAR AS DANGEROUS AS IT WAS BEFOR WITH NO AIRBAG AT ALL I ALSO BELIEVE THAT SINCE IT WAS DAMAGED AT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I'VE TALKED WITH HONDA OF AMERICA COUNTLESS TIMES ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE LESS THAN HELPFUL OR FRIENDLY AND HAVE STOPPED TAKING MY CALLS. I FEEL AS THOUGH HONDA FIXED THE RECAL BY JUST UNHOOKING IT AND IS NOW BLAMING ANOUTHER PEICE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR SEAT BOTS AND ANY PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SO LONG AS IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH MINE HAS NOT. I FEEL LIKE HONDA KNOWINGLY DOES THIS AS I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING AFTER THIS WORK IS PREFORMED. ALL THE REPORTS I'VE SEEM ALL INVOLVE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CYCLING FROM NO LIGHT ON TO BLINKING LIGHT TO ALWAYS ON RANDOMLY AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ABOVE THE HAZARDS BLINKING OR JUST SHOWING AIRBAG OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT. I WISH THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO REPORT THIS I'VE TRIED TO COME TO A SOLUTION WITH THEM TO NO AVAILE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

I HAVE A BIG CONCERN ABOUT NON UNIFORMITY OF STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. IN 1975, ALL MOTORCYCLES IMPORTED INTO THE US HAD TO HAVE LEFT FOOT SHIFT, RIGHT FOOT BRAKE, RIGHT HAND FRONT BRAKE, LEFT HAND CLUTCH CONTROLS. THIS SAME PHILOSOPHY NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. MY WORK HAS ME IN A DIFFERENT MAKE/MODEL RENTAL VEHICLE, ALMOST EVERY WEEK.I SPEND A LOT OF TIME WHEN I GET IN ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES, WITH MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS ARE LOCATED, AND WHAT THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE. IT TAKES ME A COUPLE OF DAYS TO RELEARN EACH CAR. WHY CAN'T THESE CONTROLS BE STANDARDIZED ACROSS ALL MAKES/MODELS? THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE MANY CONTROLS THAT ARE SIMILAR, BUT JUST IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY FIX FOR ALL MAKES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THIS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NEW CARS? MY WIFE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHEN SHE DRIVES MY HONDA, RATHER THAN HER MERCEDES BENZ. MANY PEOPLE WOULD ALSO AGREE, AND IT WOULD MAKE CARS MUCH SAFER. SINCERELY, DLC.