2005 HONDA CR-V Complaints

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK AND THEN BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WE HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORKING. HAD HEAD LIGHTS AND BATTERY REPLACED AND WORKED UNTIL DEC, 14,2014. AGAIN DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS DIMMED, DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT. AGAIN HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ONLY. AFTER HAVING THE LOW BEAMS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ALL GAUGES FAILED-GAS GAUGE, ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING ALL GAUGES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN HEADLIGHTS BLOW AND FOR OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AS I NEED TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ HONDA HAS RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS OF THE CRV FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT ON 2005. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START ON THE FIRST COLD DAY OF THE SEASON. WHEN CHECKING THE VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE CONNECTION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ORIGINAL CLAMP HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AFTER-MARKET CLAMP. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED CORROSION BACK THROUGH THE CABLE ITSELF WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW CUTTING THE AFFECTED CABLE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO SHORT TO REACH THE BATTERY. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIVE TIMES. RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, BUT SIMPLY REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN VAN HOLLEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WITH RESPECT TO THE REASON WHY HIS 2005 HONDA CR-V WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR UNSAFE AIRBAGS; ATTN: ANN HUMPHREY. *SMD

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY VEHICLE IS ON SAFERCAR WEBSITE CITING THE PROBLEM. HONDA HAS YET TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. A LETTER WAS SENT TO HONDA ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB I NOTICED THE ELEMENT WAS NOT BROKEN INSIDE THE BULB. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE BULB FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PUT IT INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND TOOK THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PUT IT INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. HE DID NOT REPLACE EITHER BULB. THIS APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE BRIGHT WHEN TURNED ON. ABOUT A MONTH LATER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, AGAIN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, THE BULB WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE BUT NOT SHINING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY THE SAME MEANS AS BEFORE (SWITCHING LIGHT BULBS) OR BY REPLACING THEM WITH NEW BULBS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WHICH IS GOING TO COST $1600. *TR

CIRCA NOVEMBER 2011 THE DRIVER'S DOOR ACTUATOR ON MY 2005 HONDA CR/V FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY TWO ADDITIONAL DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED. THE DEALER WANTS CIRCA $300 TO REPAIR EACH OF THESE ACTUATORS. I BELIEVE THESE ARE DESIGN FLAWS AND THAT HONDA SHOULD REPAIR/REPLACE THESE ACTUATORS ON AN EXTENDED/GOODWILL WARRANTY BASIS. *TR

THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 HONDA CR-V BURN OUT AFTER AN UNUSUALLY SHORT TIME. OVER MY YEARS OF OWNING THE 2005 HONDA CR-V WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2004, THE LOW BEAM BULBS BURN OUT ANNUALLY. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM BULB. ALL BULBS I HAVE USED AS REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN OEM BRAND NAMES: EITHER SYLVANIA OR PHILIPS. HEADLIGHTS ARE CRITICAL FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEM ON 2005 HONDA CR-V VEHICLES IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW REPLACED BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS ENTIRELY WITH NEW PARTS. *TR