2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TRIM PIECES ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT THERE IS A TROUGH OR CHANNEL THAT RUNS UP THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEPTH OF THE CHANNEL VARIES; BEING DEEPER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD AND TAPERING DOWN TO LESS DEEP AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WATER IS DEPOSITED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE CHANNEL BY THE WIPER WHEN THE WIPER COMPLETES ITS UPWARD STROKE. THERE IS NO WHERE FOR THE WATER TO GO. AS THE WIPER BEGINS ITS DOWNWARD STROKE, THE POOLED WATER IS PULLED OUT FROM THE CHANNEL AND TRAVELS HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE RESULT IS THAT 2-3 INCHES OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BECOMES UNUSABLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS ACTUALLY MAKES QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN VISIBILITY ON RAINY DAYS AND SEEMS UNNECESSARY AND UNSAFE. I ATTACHED A PICTURE BECAUSE THIS WAS HARD TO DESCRIBE. THE PICTURE SHOWS A STANDARD MECHANICAL PENCIL STUFFED INTO THE CHANNEL. I ANGLED THE PENCIL SLIGHTLY FOR THE PICTURE SO THAT IT IS VISIBLE, AS THE ENTIRE PENCIL FITS INTO THE CHANNEL.

WITH MY SMARTPHONE CONNECTED TO THE AUDIO/INFORMATION SCREEN (INFOTAINMENT PANEL) VIA USB PORT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE FOR THE USE OF IOS MAPS FOR NAVIGATION, I RECEIVED AN INCOMING PHONE CALL. THE VOLUME OF THE RING THROUGH THE VEHICLE SPEAKERS WAS SO LOUD THAT MY BODY INSTINCTIVELY AND INVOLUNTARILY REMOVED MY HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO PROTECT MY EARS BY COVERING THEM. AT THAT POINT, I HAD COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE MOVING VEHICLE! IT CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM LATER, I FOUND THAT THE VOLUME OF INCOMING CALLS IS A FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE; NOT THE SMART PHONE WHEN USED IN THIS FASHION. THE VOLUME MUST BE ADJUSTED BY USE OF THE INFOTAINMENT PANEL VOLUME KNOB (OR MAYBE STEERING WHEEL VOLUME ADJUST?) WHILE THE CALL IS INCOMING. TO HAVE THE DEFAULT INCOMING CALL SETTING AT A VOLUME LEVEL THAT WOULD CAUSE A DRIVER'S HANDS TO INVOLUNTARILY COVER THEIR EARS WHILE IN MOTION SEEMS TO BE RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. I WAS NOT ADVISED VERBALLY OR IN WRITING THAT THIS VOLUME WOULD NEED TO BE ADJUSTED OR THAT IT COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. MY HEARING HAS NEVER SEEMED OVERLY SENSITIVE TO LOUD NOISE.

ON 08-10-2018 AFTER JUST GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO A MEETING, THE AUDIO/INFORMATION SCREEN (INFOTAINMENT SCREEN) WENT INTO MALFUNCTION. IT WAS TURNING ITSELF ON AND OFF, AND BEEPING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TURN THE SCREEN OFF AND NO WAY TO SILENCE THE BEEPING. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED NON-STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THIS CAUSED AN EXTREME STATE OF DISTRACTED-DRIVER WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WITH MANY OTHER AUTOMOBILES AROUND.

THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS INCORPORATES SEPARATE (FROM LENS) CHROME TRIM PIECES THAT ARE SPEAR-LIKE IN SHAPE. THE POINTED ENDS OF THE SPEARS DO NOT SIT FLUSH IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS AND ARE PROTRUDING. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION EVERY TIME THE CAR IS WASHED & DRIED, AND WHEN USING A 'DUSTER' ON THE VEHICLE. WASH MITTS GET STUCK BEHIND THE SPEARS WHICH PULL THE SPEARS OUT MORE, INCREASING THE HAZARD TO ONE'S HAND. WHILE I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY ACTUAL LACERATIONS FROM THESE SPEARS TO DATE, ON MAY 13, 2018 MY HAND RECEIVED A 'WELT' FROM THE SPEAR. PICTURE ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE.

I LIVE IN A TEMPERATE CLIMATE AND USE THIS VEHICLE PREDOMINANTLY FOR SHORT, SIDE STREET TRIPS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN ECONOMY MODE (ECON BUTTON). WHEN USED SOLELY IN THIS MANOR FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS, THE OIL AND EXHAUST HAVE A STRONG STENCH OF UNBURNED GASOLINE. THE FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN THAT BUILD UP IN BETWEEN VEHICLE USES CAN GET VERY STRONG. SO MUCH SO THAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER GETTING INTO THE CAR I FELT DIZZY, DISORIENTED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH. A VEHICLE THAT CAN BUILD UP NOXIOUS FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN THAT MAKE YOU DISORIENTED AND SICK IS NOT SAFE OR HEALTHY. IF A DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THEIR STATE OF MIND HAS BEEN ALTERED BY THE FUMES (DUI?), IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. NOT ONLY SHOULD NHTSA OPEN AN SAFETY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, BUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND HEALTH STUDIES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED BY THE EPA TO ASCERTAIN WHAT OTHER HAZARDS ARE AT PLAY HERE. DATE OF INCIDENT AND MILEAGE LISTED IS ARBITRARY, AS THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY HAZARD.

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WITH NO VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY, MY CAR ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DIDN'T THINK TO MAKE NOTE OF THE SPEED OR DATE WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, BUT I DID MAKE NOTE OF THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. DURING BOTH OCCURRENCES, ECON MODE WAS TURNED OFF. SPEED WAS 58 MPH AS I HAD MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT TO AN EXIT LANE. I DID CHECK ONLINE FOR ANY RECALLS FOR MY VIN AND/OR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. NO RECALLS WERE ON RECORD. I ALSO CHECKED DIFFERENT FORUMS AND FOUND A COUPLE COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AGO.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAD SAT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT GAVE ME A GREEN ARROW. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE AT FAULT DRIVER RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT ME IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. MY HEAD HIT THE WINDOW AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS I WAS COMING OFF THE WINDOW. I WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEFLATE UNTIL SOMEONE FOUND A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT IT SO I COULD SIT UP. RESULTING INJURIES WERE TO MY HEAD, NECK, AND RIBS.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE,APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WAS ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER.

NOISE HEARD AS CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES. CHATTERING AND WHINING SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AS IT MOVES THROUGH VARIABLE GEARS. NOT RELATED TO ENGINE OR BRAKING. DEALER GETS NO CODES FROM CAR AND TESTING WAS NEGATIVE EVEN AS THEY DROVE CAR AND TOOK DATA IN REAL TIME.

JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2018 CRV EXL I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND PUT 600 MILES ON IT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN WHEN MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE DRIVING IN TOWN. WHEN THEY GOT HOME I REALIZED IT WAS FROM GAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. WHEN THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS CHECKED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTICEABLE AND THE OIL LEVEL READ HIGH ON THE DIPSTICK. TOOK IT TO HONDA THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HONDA DEALER CONTACTED HONDA TECH SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE, 5 DAYS LATER DEALER CALLED AND SAID CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. ONCE THERE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX FOR THE CAR AND HONDA WAS WORKING ON A TSB TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY DID CHANGE THE OIL, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS I ALREADY SMELL GAS IN THE OIL AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERS HANDS ARE TIED WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE, I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM. CASE MANAGER HAS YET TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY NEWS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FROM SMELLING GAS IN THE CABIN, BUT ALSO FROM GAS IN THE OIL AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF THE GAS OIL LEVEL BECOMES TO DILUTED.