2012 HONDA CR-V Complaints

I HAVE A 2012 HONDA CRV EXL + NAVI 2WD AND LAST 3-4 YEARS I VISITED HONDA DEALERSHIPS MORE THAN 7 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES AND HONDA PART # 44500-T0A-A00 WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES. THERE IS STILL OIL LEAK FROM PASSENGER SITE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE HALF SHAFT BEARING. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO AT HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE LEAK CAME BACK AGAIN. HONDA REGIONAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. (NO HELP THERE...) THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY (AND ITS RUNNING OUT...) I CALLED LAST HONDA DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY REPLACE THE SAME PART AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL LEAK STOPS. AND FOR HOW LONG REPEAT THE SAME REPAIR? I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND KEEP REPAIRING WRONG THING. I WAS WONDERING IF IS THERE WAS SOMEONE AT "HELPFUL HONDA" THAT IS FAMILIAR WITH IT'S PRODUCTS DESIGN AND CAN DIAGNOSE WHERE THE OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM. THERE IS ALWAYS WET OIL RESIDUE UNDER MY SPLASH GUARD WHICH COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD...I HAVE ALL 6-7 TIMES DEALER REPAIR WORK INVOICES AS A PROOF.

HEATER CORE IS CLOGGED. COOL AIR FLOWS OUT ONTO DRIVER'S SIDE OF CABIN (LEGS AND AIR VENTS) WHILE HOT AIR FLOWS OUT ONTO PASSENGER SIDE OF CABIN. DEALER SAYS THE FIX IS TO EITHER REPLACE HEATER CORE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 TO ME OR TO HAVE IT FLUSHED AT A COST OF $500.00 TO ME. THE FLUSH IS NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK. READING ONLINE VEHICLE WEBSITES IT APPEARS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR 2012 HONDA CR-V'S ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THERE MUST BE A RECALL SO HONDA CAN FIX THIS ISSUE!

THE CAM ACTUATOR GEAR ASSEMBLY" PART #14310R44A01, ACT. ASSY., 46T VTC THIS PART RATTLES FOR A FEW SECONDS ON STARTUP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING (ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER) SINCE THE CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD (IT IS NOW 3 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OLD).

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

STARTER IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT STARTS COLD FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE BLUETOOTH COMPONENT HAS A HORRIBLE BACKGROUND NOISE. THE PERSON YOU'RE SPEAKING WITH IS UNABLE TO HEAR YOU. THIS TOTALLY DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HANDS FREE DRIVING. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAN BE FOUND WITH A BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN CONFIRMED TO ME DIRECTLY THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO. THEY STATED IT IS JUST PART THE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS WITH BLUETOOTH. I HAVE HAD BLUETOOTH EARBUDS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM SO I FIND THAT REASONING UNACCEPTABLE.

PROBLEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM. THE 2012-2016 CR-V MODELS HAVE ISSUES WITH THE HEATER CORE BECOMING CLOGGED, AND NOT GENERATING ENOUGH HEAT FOR PROPER DEFROSTING, DEFOGGING AND CABIN HEATING. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS WIDE-SPREAD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ISSUE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #14-063 (SEE ATTACHED) FOR FLUSHING OF COOLING SYSTEM, AT A COST TO THE CAR OWNER OF APPROXIMATELY $470.00. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY FACTORY-INSTALLED COOLANT (THIS IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 105K MILES). SINCE OUR CR-V STILL HAD THE FACTORY COOLANT AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS, AND COULD BE SAFETY-RELATED DUE TO INEFFECTIVE DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING, SHOULD THESE BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL AT HONDA'S EXPENSE, AND THOSE OWNERS WHO PAID FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED BE REIMBURSED?

DRIVER SIDE HEATING AND AIR IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE ON ALL TEMPERATURE SETTINGS.

CAR VIBRATES OR SHIMMIES AT LOW AND HIGH MPH HONDA SAYS THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS IT WOULD NOT BE VERY SAFE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2015

VERY LOUD RATTLE/GRINDING AT STARTUP. IT HAPPENS ALWAYS WHEN THE ENGIN COLD AND MORE FREQUENTLY JUST SITTING FOR AN HOUR. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IT IS CAUSED BY THE VTC ACTUATOR. THEY HAVE A TSB BUT NO RECALL. EVENTUALLY A SERIOUS INJURY WILL HAPPEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013 AFTER IT WAS TAKEN TO HONDA. THEY DID NOT REPAIR IT, AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT.