2006 HONDA CR-V Complaints

THIS CRV RUMBLES ALL THE TIME WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 1500 RPM +/- . LETTING OFF THE GAS WILL STOP THE RUMBLE. DEALER COULD NOT HEAR IT. IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND OF COURSE ANNOYING. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING DUAL PUMP FLUID TO TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS BEARING ON THE TRANSMISSION OR THE SEAL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. HAD ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WHILE DRIVING, BOTH LOW-BEAM LIGHTS FAILED IN THE SAME MOMENT. HI-BEAMS REMAINED FUNCTIONING. EARLIER IN THE WEEK THE LOW-BEAMS HAD FLICKED OFF BRIEFLY. BULBS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITHIN PREVIOUS 6-MONTHS. SIMILAR TO HONDA FIT RECALL AND PREVIOUS CRV INVESTIGATION LOW-BEAM INVESTIGATION FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED GASOLINE ESCAPED FROM THE FUEL TANK WHEN FIVE OR MORE GALLONS WERE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11

EXCESSIVE BURNOUTS AND SHORTING OF DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. REPLACING BULBS EVERY SIX MONTHS ON MY 2006 HONDA CRV. OCCASIONALLY, BULB WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REPLACEMENT. NOW, EVEN NEW BULBS DON'T WORK. IN LAST INSTANCE, BOTH LOW BEAMS APPEAR TO HAVE BURNED OUT AT SAME TIME (FORTUNATELY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS). UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY OFTEN HAVE TO SLIGHTLY BEND THE HEAD LIGHT HOUSING WITH THE BULB TO GET THE PROPER METAL TO CONTACT, WHICH WAS THE CASE WITH THE CONSUMERS HEAD LIGHT. UPDATED 08/29/11 *KB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CR-V WILL NOT STAY IN THE PROPER POSITION. IT HAS NEVER STAYED FLUSH AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, BUT RATHER SAGGED DOWN ABOUT 1-2 INCHES; HOWEVER, I JUST TREATED THIS AS AN ANNOYANCE PREVIOUSLY. AS OF APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, IT STARTED SAGGING EVEN FURTHER WHEN "OPENED" AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, AND NOW IT NO LONGER STAYS FLUSH AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE CAR EITHER, OR AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IF I HAVE IT ROTATED 90 DEGREES. IT SAGS DOWN SEVERAL INCHES, NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION IT IS TURNED OR FLIPPED. IT IMPACTS MY VISIBILITY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHIELD THE SUN PROPERLY, AND IT GETS IN MY WAY, BOTH PHYSICALLY, AND BY BLOCKING MORE OF MY FIELD OF VIEW THAN WHAT IS APPROPRIATE. I AM NOT EVEN TALL--5'4". I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (8 YEARS/120,000 MILES) AND AM JUST SHY OF 80,000 MILES NOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FIRST, AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE FIXTURE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEN I CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; THEY SAID, "CALL HONDA AND ASK THEM." MEANWHILE, I ASKED WHAT IT WOULD COST ME TO REPAIR THIS OUT OF POCKET: $151 FOR THE VISOR AND $52 PER HOUR FOR LABOR, SO OVER $200, LIKELY. I CALLED HONDA, AND A VERY UNHELPFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON SAID THE SUN VISOR IS CLASSIFIED AS INTERIOR TRIM AND THEREFORE, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I STRONGLY DISAGREE--THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A COSMETIC IRREGULARITY ON THE DASHBOARD, OR SOMETHING EQUALLY INCONSEQUENTIAL. *KB

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON CAR FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WHEN SWITCHED ON. CHECKED FUSES AND BULBS AND THEY ARE FINE. *TR

VSA/ABS MODULATOR FAILURE. VSA/ABS AND VSA EXCLAMATION POINT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH SHOWED THE MODULATOR FAILURE.....SO ESSENTIALLY A MAJOR COMPONENT OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. A REPLACEMENT COST OF $1500!!!! VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR, I AVOID INCLEMENT WEATHER (IE: SNOW/ICE ETC.) WHEN POSSIBLE AND I CAN COUNT ON TWO HANDS THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THE VSA HAS KICKED ON SINCE FIRST PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2006 (BRAND NEW). AS FOR MY ABS I'M NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER SO MY ABS HAVEN'T BEEN USED AS MUCH EITHER. THE VSA/ABS MODULE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AS IT DID. *TR

BOUGHT CERTIFIED USED 2006 HONDA CRV IN 2009. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS BURNT OUT, REPLACED IT THEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. IT STATED AVERAGING GOING OUT EVERY 4-5 MONTHS, WE JUST KEEP REPLACING THE BULBS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR. HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RETINA WHEN THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE PULLED THE SEAT BELT STRAP AND IT WORKED FINE. THE SUPERVISOR TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT AND PERFORMED SEVERAL EMERGENCY STOPS. THE TECHNICIANS SUPERVISOR, CONFIRMED AND WROTE IN A REPORT THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE UNTIL HE WAS HALFWAY FORWARD. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT HONDA MOTORS HAD BEEN CONTACTED THEY ARE WAITING FOR A CORRECTION AND AN ANSWER REGARDING THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. HE ALSO SPOKE WITH ANOTHER MANAGER WHO ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DENIED THE CONTACT FROM DRIVING ALONG WITH HER AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES SHE SAID THE SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ON JUNE 3, 2011 THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TWICE WHICH RESULTED IN A THREE CAR CRASH. HE WENT COMPLETELY FORWARD WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT SECURING HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE HEAD REST IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS NECK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A PASSENGER IN ONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN INJURED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SUPERVISOR WHO PREVIOUSLY DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT ADVISED HIM ON THE DAY OF THE CRASH THAT THERE WERE CODES THAT WOULD INDICATE ERRORS WITH THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, ANOTHER HONDA DEALER THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT RECORDED A CRASH DID NOT EXIST. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT NONE OF THE TECHNICIANS OPENED THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM TO EXAMINE IT. THE DEALER GAVE HIM AN 800 NUMBER TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE WHERE HE FILED CASE#N012010-03-080148 WHICH HE WAS ADVISED WAS CURRENTLY CLOSED. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER ADVISED HIM TODAY THAT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE A MORE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 3/8/12 *CN