2012 HONDA CR-V Complaints

THE HEATER CORE IN MY 2012 HONDA CRV FAILED. HONDA KNOWS THE HEATER CORES ARE DEFECTIVE AND ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 14-063 FOR 2012, 2013, AND 2014 CRVS. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEFECTIVE HEATER CORES CAUSE THE DEFROSTER/HEATER TO EMIT COLD AIR ONLY. SHOULD THE HEATER CORE FAIL DURING A SNOW OR ICE STORM IT WOULD LEAD TO SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WOULD SEVERELY COMPROMISE VISIBILITY AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

2012 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON DECEMBER 14, 2014, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE TO THE BATTERY NOT CHARGING. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FROM AUTOZONE. ON DECEMBER 18, 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER CONCERNING THE BATTERY CHARGING DEFECT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND PRESENT THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, DUE TO THE FACT THE CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE BATTERY ISSUE. *JB

HI THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAN THE HEATER JUST WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE IT JUST BLOW COLD AIR I READ LOOKING INTO INTERNET THAN IS NO JUST MY CAR I FOUND A COUPLE COMPLAINT REGARDING DE SAME PROBLEM THIS HAPPEN IN STATIONARY OR BEEN DRIVEN THANK YOU *TR

STARTING CAR SOUND IS A GRINDING SOUND. TENDS TO HAPPEN IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START IT UP FOR THE DAY. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE CAM ACTUATOR GEAR ASSEMBLY. WHAT ELSE IS GETTING RUINED ON MY CAR WHEN NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN PLACE BY HONDA?

BATTERY KEEPS DYING. LOSES CHARGE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR HOURS.

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY BATTERY DIES FOR NO REASON. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE 2 POSITION AND A FEW MINUTES THE CAR BATTERY WAS DRAINED.

I BOUGHT A 2012 "HONDA CERTIFIED" CR-V EX WITH 34,000 MILES ON LABOR DAY. THE NEXT MORNING AND A FEW MORNINGS AFTER THAT, THE CAR MADE A LOUD GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED. AS THE DAYS HAVE GOTTEN COLDER, THE NOISE OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD A FAILING STARTER AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT ISN'T A STARTER ISSUE BUT IS CAUSED BY A VTC ACTUATOR IN THE ENGINE. THE DEVICE CONTROLS VALVE TIMING AS THE ENGINE RUNS. THE DEALER TECH REP EVEN HAD A VTC (A SMALL GEAR) ON HIS DESK WHICH HE SHOWED ME AS WE SPOKE. HE ASSURED ME HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND "IS WORKING ON IT". WELL, IT TURNS OUT HONDA HAS BEEN "WORKING ON IT" SINCE 2008. THEY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # 09-010 ON OCTOBER 21, 2011. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH HONDA OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS AND MODELS AFTER 2011 COMPLAINING ABOUT HONDA'S LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE TO THIS ISSUE. MANY HAVE HAD REPLACEMENT CVT'S INSTALLED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. THE NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN COLD OIL DOESN'T FLOW TO THE GEAR AT START. THE GRINDING IS THE SOUND OF DRY METAL ON METAL. I AM NEITHER A MECHANIC NOR ENGINEER BUT I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT CARS AND ENGINES. IF A DEVICE THAT CONTROLS VALVE TIMING FAILS THE ENGINE CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER OR EVEN SEIZE UP. I THINK THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS THESE GEARS GO THROUGH MORE STARTS WITHOUT PROPER LUBRICATION. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I ALSO ASKED FOR A LETTER VERIFYING THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD COVER ANY ENGINE REPAIR CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED CARS AND MAKE THE REPAIR BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION OR OTHER ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF ENGINE POWER FAILING AT A CRITICAL TIME.

MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING RIGHT AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT ALONG WITH OTHER CARS. UPON STARTING HER RIGHT TURN, SHE COULD NOT INCREASE THE TURN RATE - THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. SHE HIT THE BRAKES WHEN SHE REALIZED SHE COULDN'T TURN AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE LEFT TURN LANE BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. OTHER VEHICLES HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL AND MEDIUM DAMAGE TO FRONT OF 2ND OTHER CAR.

I PURCHASED MY 2012 CRV IN APRIL 2012 BRAND NEW AND SINCE THE WINTER OF 2013 I STARTED NOTICING CRACKLING/RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. I CONTACTED CURRY HONDA AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. FINALLY IN NOVEMBER 2014 WHEN THE TEMPERATURES STARTED DROPPING AGAIN I WASN'T TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER. I BROUGHT IT IN I WAS TOLD THE NOISE HAD TO BE DUPLICATED IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I LEFT THAT AFTERNOON NOT KNOWING WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I STARTED DOING MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND BLOGS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF OTHER 2012 CRV'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO CURRY HONDA ON 12/9/2014 AND WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR ON 12/10 THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR SB-09-010. THE PART WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUED TO HEAR THE NOISE AND WAS ADVISE BY MY CASE MANAGER TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. ON 1/6/15 I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS CALLED ON 1/7/15 THAT AGAIN THE ISSUE IS VTC ACTUATOR BUT THAT PART HAS TO BE REMANUFACTURED WHICH THE ENGINEERS ARE AWARE BUT NO PART YET. THE CASE WAS CLOSED WITH NO RESOLUTION NO COMPENSATION. I CONTACTED THE DEALER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TASHA DAVIS BY EMAIL ON 10/27/15 SINCE THE VEHICLE AT START UP THIS MORNING MADE THE SAME EXACT NOISE. I CONTACTED BY TASHA AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NO ANSWER AND I SHOULD REOPEN THE CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA. I CALLED THEM THIS AFTERNOON AND WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT THERE'S NO ANSWER NO SOLUTION NOR IS HONDA COMPENSATING ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD COREY IS THE DEALERS AMERICAN HONDA REP BUT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM, I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM YET. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CRV I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A BRAND NEW GOOD WORKING CAR BUT WHAT I GOT WAS A NEW CAR WITH A FAULTY ENGINE PART.

THE INSIDE REAR TIRES WEAR OUT IN ABOUT 3000 MILES (THE REST OF THE TIRES ARE OK)YOU CANNOT SEE THE WEAR UNLESS YOUR UNDER THE CAR AND KNOW THEY HAVE A CAMBER PROBLEM THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ITS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WIRES COME THROUGHAND LOOKING MOSTLY AT GOOD TREAD FROM OUTSIDE IN.THEY NEED TO SUPPLY THE CAMBER CONTROL ARM(ADJUSTABLE FIXED)THESE ARE TIRES IN THE REAR OF MY 2012 HONDA CRV EXL AWD. HONDA DEALERS JUST SAY THEY DONT HAVE A PROBLEM. THE FIXED WILL COST AT LEAST 500.00 PLUS ANOTHER SET OF TIRES.