2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

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.

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.

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.

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 $3,000.00, 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!

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?

Automatic AEB brake system comes on and car slows down, on highway doing 65 mph. With no one in front

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.

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.

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.

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.