2013 HONDA CR-V Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS PROVIDED INADEQUATE LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE LOW OR HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS WERE ENGAGED, THEY WOULD DISTORT THE NIGHT VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN A DESIGN FLAW. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO BE DISMANTLED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED AND THEIR ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASE A PAIR OF BRIGHTEST HALOGEN BULBS AND NOT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING IS ADEQUATE. HOWEVER, THE HIGH BEAM ARE STILL BAD, AS THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION ON THE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 100 FEET, YET DOWN THE ROAD IS FINE.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 2013. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, ETC. IT IS PITCH BLACK AT NIGHT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR AFTER DARK UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. WHEN DRIVING I COULD HARDLY SEE MUCH IN FRONT OF ME AT ALL. THE LOW BEAMS ARE MOST INADEQUATE AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE USELESS. THE ROAD IF FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BARELY LIT UP AT ALL. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. I WENT AROUND A CURVE AND ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD. AND IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT, NO RAIN, FOG ETC. I PAID OVER $30,000.00 FOR THIS CAR AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT!! AS SAFETY CONSCIOUS AS HONDA IS, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS SITUATION IS ACCEPTABLE TO THEM. IT CERTAINLY ISN'T FOR ME. PLEASE, CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM ( CHANGING BULBS, ETC). I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK TO HELP RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

JUST BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AND IS TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *JS

ENGAGED PARKING BRAKE THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAULT (AT TIMES IT WOULD LIGHT OTHER TIMES WOULD NOT) ADJUSTED BY DEALER AND INTERMITTENT FAULT OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING MONTH. DEALER IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE PARKING BRAKE HARNESS/SENSOR. *JS

ENGAGING THE HONDA CR-V HIGH-BEAMS ON A DARK ROAD DRASTICALLY DIMINISHES VISIBILITY IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND OUT ABOUT 25 FEET. WHILE THE HIGH-BEAMS ILLUMINATE STREET SIGNS AND TREE TOPS A GREAT DISTANCE AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE, CLOSE-IN LIGHTING IS DANGEROUSLY LACKING MAKING FOR UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THE HIGH-BEAMS GO ON, THE LOW-BEAMS GO OFF AND THERE IS ALMOST NO ILLUMINATION CLOSE IN. OTHER 2012 / 2013 CR-V OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ON VARIOUS INTERNET WEBSITES INCLUDING WWW.CRVOWNERSCLUB.COM AND WWW.EDMUNDS.COM. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FIX FROM THE DEALER OR HONDA AT THIS TIME. *JS

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISORS WHEN FLIPPED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT STAY THERE BUT MOVE OUT OF POSITION AND DROOP VERTICALLY. BECOMES A REAL ANNOYANCE WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN DURING SUNRISE OR SUNSET. VISITED HONDA DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE.

WHILE TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I WAS FULLY STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. SUDDENLY I HEARD & FELT THE ENGINE OF MY CAR REVVING UP. MY CAR CATAPULTED FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE BUT COULD NOT STOP THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF MY CAR. BOTH CARS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE SHE COMPLAINED OF HEAD, NECK & BACK PAIN. *TR

LOW BEAMS & FOG LIGHTS WORK WELL . BUT THE HIGH BEAMS ARE AWFUL // USING HIGH BEAMS WE HAVE A 30 TO 40 YARD FIELD OF DARKNESS IN FRONT OF US .COULD NOT SEE IF ANYTHING OR ANYONE RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR . VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER SAYS THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING NORMALLY NOTHING CAN BE DONE. HONDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING DUE TO THE SOUND THAT I WAS HEARING. I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AT 10,000 MILES, AND MENTIONED THE NOISE TO THE ADVISER. I TOLD HIM THE SOUND STARTED AT ABOUT 9500 MILES AND APPEARED TO BE GETTING LOUDER AT 10,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS OTHER THAN A WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. NO ONE LOOKED AT THE AREA TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS INDEED THE WHEEL BEARING. MY TIRES WERE ROTATED ALONG WITH THE OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD MY TIRES WERE FINE AND WEARING EVENLY. NOTHING WAS CHECKED OR DONE TO SPECIFICALLY SEE OR KNOW IT WAS/IS A WHEEL BEARING. I HAD TO REMIND THE ADVISER ABOUT THE NOISE I HAD BEEN HEARING. MY CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE FOREMAN TO HEAR THE NOISE. HE DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE CAR. HE STARTED SWERVING THE CAR. HE THEN STATED IT WAS DEFINITELY A WHEEL BEARING. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WHEN I MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OTHER BEARINGS GOING, HE SAID UNLIKELY BUT WOULD CHECK THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING. THE PART WASN'T IN STOCK AND HAS TO BE ORDERED AND I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 09/17/2013 TO HAVE THEM CHECK/REPAIR THE WHEEL BEARING(S). SEEMS ODD FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS TO GO AFTER ONLY ABOUT 9500 MILES. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER 2 WEEKS WHILE DRIVING NEW VEHICLE (JUST PURCHASED NEW) ABOUT 30 MILES. ECO BUTTON IS ON. FROM FULL STOP, WHEN I STEP ON GAS PEDAL GET A 1-2 SEC HESITATION; NO ENGINE REV UP, NO ACCELERATION. FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE AT TIME OF GAS PEDAL HESITATION. IT'S A SAFETY PROBLEM IN TRAFFIC OR ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TRAFFIC. LOCAL HONDA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO HONDA AND HONDA IS WORKING ON SOLUTION AND RECALL REPAIR. *JB