2005 HONDA CR-V Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH AND WHEN HE TOUCHED IT THE SWITCH WAS HOT, CAUSING IT TO MELT THE WIRES TOGETHER. HE OPENED THE DOOR PANEL AND REMOVED THE SWITCH. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE REAR BRAKE WOULD LOCK, CAUSING THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR BRAKE CONTINUED TO LOCK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I BROUGHT MY HONDA CRV IN SEPT. 2005. IT WORKED FINE. BUT SINCE 2008 SUMMER, I OFTEN BE PULLED OFF BY POLICE BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT LIGHT IS OFF. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS SIMPLE, JUST GO TO LOCAL GAS STATION TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB. AFTER I CHANGED THE LEFT FRONT LIGHT 3 TIMES, IN FEB 2011 I WAS PULLED OFF BY POLICE AGAIN, I REALIZED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I WENT TO HONDA, THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING COMPUTER RELATED WRONG. JUST FOR FIX THIS I PAID MORE THAN $200. AND 1 WEEK AFTER, MY FRIEND TOLD ME MY RIGHT SIDE FRONT LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAD TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. WONDERING DOES EVERY CRV OWNER HAS CHANGE HIS OR HER FRONT LIGHT BULBS AS OFTEN AS ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! AS A DRIVER SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT KNOW YOUR FRONT LIGHT BULB IS OFF RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL AT FIRST AND NOW BOTH OF THEM HAVE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHEN WATER WAS ENTERING THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO SHUT ON AND OFF. THE LIGHTS BULBS WERE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,837 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, A 2005 HONDA CRV WITH 56,781 MILES CURRENTLY, AND NO LONGER COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. AT @ 55,500 MILES,THE CAR HAD THE ABS AND VSA LIGHTS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ITS REGULAR SERVICE DEALERSHIP, ECONOMY HONDA IN CHATTANOOGA,TN AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED (FREE OF CHARGE) AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS/VSA MODULATOR (COMPUTER). COST TO REPAIR WAS @ $2,400.00 (@ $1800 FOR THE PART, BALANCE LABOR). THEY SAID IT WAS O.K. TO DRIVE BUT IT HAD NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR VSA. BECAUSE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (CASE # N012011-03-1501146) AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE MOST HELPFUL AND COURTEOUS. THEY RECORDED THE COMPLAINT AND AFTER 3 DAYS HONDA CALLED AND AGREED TO SHARE 50% OF THE COST TO REPAIR. THE CRV WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 29,2011 AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH MY COST SHARE OF $1206.79. IN MY INTERNET SEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND AT LEAST 55 INSTANCES (USA, CA, AND EU) OF THE SAME ABS/VSA PROBLEM AND COST TO REPAIR ON ONE BLOG I FOUND. ALL VEHICLES WERE 2005 AND 2006 HONDA CRVS. *TR

THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD ONLY DIAGNOSE IT WHEN IT WAS LIT. IT CAME ON AGAIN NEAR ANOTHER DEALER SO WE DETOURED THERE. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE CONTROLLER BOARD AND THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIRBAG UNIT ($1300) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR REMAINS THERE WHILE THEY ATTEMPT TO ACTUALLY CORRECT WHATEVER IS TRIGGERING THE WARNING LIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HONDA CRV ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. I COULDN'T FEEL THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER, AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, STOPPING THE ENGINE. I MOVED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACKWARD, GOT DOWN ON THE FLOOR TO LOOK, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FACTORY-EQUIPPED FLOOR MAT HAD SHIFTED SO IT COVERED THE GAS PEDAL. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, RE-STARTED THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. BUT IF THIS PROBLEM STARTS CROPPING UP WITH OTHER '05 CRVS, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

THE CLIP HOLDING MY FLOOR MAT IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING MY MAT TO RIDE UP OVER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS CLIP BREAKING. *TR

HONDA CRV 2005 EX MODEL STARTED LATELY (2010 LATE) TO HAVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING BIG TURNS AT VERY LOW SPEED (STARTING FROM STOP). THIS IS THE DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN WALL AND THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND THREE TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSPECTION STATION WHERE IT WAS RULED DESTROYED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.