2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

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.

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.

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.

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!!!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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