2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

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.

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.

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.

Automatic braking system engaged when no obstacles were in front of car and foot was on gas pedal.

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.

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.

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.

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,

My car has automatic sensing braking and it has braked on my with absolutely no cars around.

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