2011 HONDA CR-V Complaints

I HAD BOTH AIRBAG INFLATORS REPLACED. HOWEVER I RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM DEALER SAYING THE PASSENGER BAG NEEDED DOING. I THOUGHT THIS WAS WEIRD, AND CHECKED THE HONDA RECALL SITE, AND IT SAYS "NOTHING NEEDS REPLACING". HOWEVER, TODAY I DOUBLED CHECK WITH THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A "BULLETIN" ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENTIAL FAULTY INSTALLATION. I HAVE NO IDEA NOW IF THIS IS DEALER [XXX] OR A LEGIT SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE MAKE SURE HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. 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).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ADVANTAGE HONDA (1260 NORTHERN BLVD, MANHASSET, NY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE HONDA CRV COLLIDED WITH THE BACK OF THE PARKED DODGE RAM GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR. DRIVER BRAKED HARD 15 TO 20 FEET BEFORE IMPACT. AFTER IMPACT THE CAR SMELLED LIKE GUN POWDER BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A FOUR-LANE ROAD, 127TH AND HOMAN IN BLUE ISLAND ILLINOIS.

TAKATA RECALL: IN JULY 2016 MY WIFE AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAG ON OUR 2011 HONDA CR-V VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WAS ALLEGEDLY REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN (AS I WRITE THIS NOTE IN JUNE 2018). I CAN DOCUMENT SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP GIVING VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS, WHILE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. IF YOU INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE, I HAVE 10 SERVICE REPAIR RECORDS OVER 2 YEARS SHOWING THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM OR DEFECT. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR PRIMARILY, TAKING OUR SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. SHE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND WE NOW DO NOT TRUST THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, WHICH HAS PROVIDED OFTEN-CHANGING ANSWERS OR EXPLANATIONS FOR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. WE HOPE YOU CAN HELP US.

UPON TAKING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE SERVICE, THE HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANICS INFORMED US THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID AND WOULD NOT PASS NEW YORK STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE EXACT MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS AT 91653. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK SYSTEM AT A COST TO US OF OVER $1,000.00. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS STAGE OF THE CAR'S LIFE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INITIATED TO SEE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. SOME ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT OTHER 2011 CRV OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

VERY EARLY FAILURE OF POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER/HONDA DID NOT PROVIDE A BETTER MECHANISM TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. I THINK HONDA POWER STEERING IS A VERY DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY ARE SELLING TO CUSTOMERS AND CHARGING HEFTY DOLLARS $1750 TO REPAIR AT THE CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE.

WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM BUYING MY CAR FROM A DEALER IT STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER A REALLY LOUD RUMBLE STRIP AND IT SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAN BE FELT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND TO DATE 4/22/2018 I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS JUST TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS OR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT DOSE NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME SO I DONT KNOW IT THEY HAVE HEARD IT OR NOT THEY HAVE ONLY LET ME GO ON ONE TEST DRIVE WITH THEM. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN. THIS ISNT SAFE AT ALL. IT WILL HAPPEN ON ALL ROAD SURFACES SO IT'S NOT JUST THE TYPE OF ROAD I AM DRIVING ON.

1. WITH AND W/O SNOW TIRES, NO MATTER THE WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS: STRONG HOT RUBBER BURNING SMELL BY BACK RIGHT WHEEL. D/T NO BAFFLE NEAR MUFFLER. THIS HAPPENS WITH SHORT TRIPS, FREE WAY OR CITY TRIPS 2. AT ONE TIME WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN ON HILLS. OR WOULD ENGINE WOULD NEARLY DIE GOING UP HILLS WITH AC RADIO ON, AND LATTERLY CHUGGED UP HILL THIS IS RELATED TO THE GEAR NOT SHIFTING. THIS IS A TERRIBLE FEELING GOING UP HILL WITH NOTHING BUT TWO PASSENGERS AND NO LOAD 3. SEATS MEMORY FOAM FAILS AND FLATTENS OUT , NEARLY 96000 MILES 4. SEAT BELTS FRAY IN TIME, 5. SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT WELL , ESPECIALLY ON DRIVERS SIDE 6. TIRES ROUTINELY HAVE OUTSIDE WEAR, EVEN WITH ROTATION THROUGH DISCOUNT TIRE WHERE THEY CROSS ROTATE. THEY ARE BETTER THAN DEALER 7. DOME LIGHT IN FRONT FAILED 8. TACHOMETER RUNS HIGH LIKE 3-4000 RPM THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE JAN 29, 2011, BUT I WILL PUT TODAYS DATE BELOW RE LAST QUESTION ABOUT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE I WILL PUT TODAYS MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH HAPPENED THROUGH OUT OWNERSHIP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLOW HONDA (2600 PETERS CREEK PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127, (336) 785-3380) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TAKATA RECALL I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND THE AIRBAGS, IF DEPLOYED, COULD DISPERSE SHARP METAL POSSIBLY CAUSING FATALITIES. SHE IS IN SEATTLE, WA AT THIS TIME. IS THERE A DEALERSHIP THERE THAT WOULD REPLACE THE AIR BAGS AT NO CHARGE?