2015 HONDA CR-V Complaints

GAS IMPROPERLY LEAKING INTO THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED WITH NO ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT USED ENGINE AND AFTER 2,500 MILES ON OIL INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2018, SENT THE OIL TO A BLACKSTONE LABS FOR TESTING ON FEB 1, 2019. THEY CONFIRMED HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND IT WILL BE REPEATED AGAIN IF WE CANT GET HONDA TO OWN THIS PROBLEM.THEIR RESPONSE SO FAR IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN THE MIDWEST. THE FIRST SIGN IS THE OIL DIPSTICK SHOWING OIL LEVELS RISING OVER WEEKS. THE FINAL RESULT FROM THE LOWERED COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL IS AN EVENT WHICH CONVERTS THE REMAINING OIL TO SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME AFTER THE CAR COOLS DOWN. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW THE HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL CAUSES THE ENGINE FAILURE OR HOW THE OIL CONVERTS TO SLUDGE WITHIN WEEKS.

PURCHASED THIS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALER WITH 11K MILES IN JULY, 2017. SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING AFTER REPEATED STARTS. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND HAD TOWED TO DEALER. FIRST DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN FUEL ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS. SECOND, REPLACED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY . THIRD, FIXED A CONNECTOR'S PIN TO FUEL PUMP. SOMETHING IS EFFECTING THE FUEL PUMP, EG SENSOR OR COMPUTER. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE HONDA FUEL PROBLEM TODAY (2/15/19) ON NATIONAL NEWS IT DESCRIBES MY EXPERIENCE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH 22K MILES.

VEHICLE (WITH 89,000 MILES) EXPERIENCED MISFIRING AND MAJOR LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON REMOVING THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE DEALER NOTICED SIGNIFICANT CARBON BUILDUP ON INTAKE VALVES AND BENT VALVES. OWNER HAD FOLLOWED ALL REQUIRED MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE AND USED TOP TIER GASOLINE, BUT KEPT RPMS LOW WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY INITIALLY WOULD NOT COVER DESPITE KNOWN CARBON BUILDUP ISSUES WITH GDI ENGINES AND LACK OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COVERING INTAKE CLEANING. ULTIMATELY, CYLINDER HEAD AND FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING, MY WATER PUMP SEIZED CAUSING MY DRIVE BELT TO DISENGAGE MY DRIVE TRAIN. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT AS WELL AS THE BELT TO RUB ON THE ENGINE. THE FRICTION FROM THIS CAUSED THE BELT TO START THROWING EMBERS. THE SMOKE FROM THE BURNING BELT IS WHAT INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND EMBERS MADE ME FEAR THAT MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP I WAS INFORMED ABOUT TSB ID #A17-063. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE WATER PUMP SEIZED OR THE DRIVE BELT SHREDDED. THE WATER PUMP BEARING IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME AND PLACE, IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD FAST ENOUGH I FEAR THAT MY CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER WAS FROZEN WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON US HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ROAD SPRAY OF SALT COVERED WINDSHIELD MAKING ZERO VISIBILITY AND WASHER DID NOT WORK, ZERO VISIBILITY.. TERRIFYING ORDEAL TO SAY THE LEAST TRYING TO MAKE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD

MULTIPLE HONDA BATTERIES DIED ON THE SAME CAR. ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING BRAND NEW CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THEN THE REPLACEMENT DID THE SAME THING. THEY REPLACED IT. NOW THE BATTERY IS DYING AGAIN. WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE FOR EVEN 20 MINUTES. WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. DEAD. JUMP IT. DEAD AT THE VERY NEXT STOP. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY STORIES ON HONDA MESSAGE BOARDS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT THING. I'M A SINGLE WOMAN WHO HAS TO BE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I COULD BE MURDERED IN A PARKING LOT TRYING TO JUMP START THE CAR WHEN IT DIES AFTER 10 - 20 MINUTES. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT.

THE REAR LEFT BRAKE ON THE CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS AVERAGE MILES, APPROXIMATELY 44,000. AROUND A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, 11.27.18 THE REAR BRAKE STARTING TO MAKE A RUBBING SOUND SIMILAR TO A LOW PAD. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE SOUND WENT FROM A LOW RUBBING/SQUEAKING SOUND TO A METAL ON METAL GRINDING SOUND. WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED THEN RELEASED YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE SOUND OF THE WORN OUT INTERIOR REAR LEFT PAD RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR. THE CALIPER IS NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY AND IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT TAKES A GOOD 10 SECONDS UNTIL THE CALIPER FULLY RELEASES FROM THE ROTOR AND FOR THE GRINDING SOUND TO DISAPPEAR. THE PADS THEMSELVES ON THE REST OF THE CAR ARE APPROXIMATELY 75% FULL. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 10.22.18 AND WE WERE TOLD THE BRAKES ARE GREAT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PERFECTLY. THE REST OF THE PADS ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE REAR LEFT INTERIOR PAD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED UNTIL THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IF BRAKING OCCURS DURING DRIVING TO SLOW DOWN BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE SOUND OCCURS AND CONTINUES AFTER THE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. SOME TIMES RELEASING THE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE THE CALIPER, IT HAS TO BE USED AGAIN UNTIL IT FULLY RELEASES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AROUND A YOUNG PASSENGER AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS HONDA (2260 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716, (301) 218-3100) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

VIBRATION WHEN IN DRIVE STOPPED AND WHEN GOING 30 MPH. IT VIBRATES BAD WHEN STOPPED IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE.....

WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN I WASH THE CAR, BEADS OF WATER FORM INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES (BOTH SIDES). I WAS TOLD THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IS ACCEPTABLE & NOT TO WORRY THAT LENSES ARE VENTED? IS THIS EXPLANATION VALID? VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.