2006 HONDA CR-V Complaints

(1) EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND MY DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DISPITE THE DIRECT CONTACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH BOLTED THE DOOR PERMANTLY SHUT. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CRV, BOUGHT NEW FROM LEESBURG HONDA. ON FEB 18,2007 I LEFT CAR IN THEIR REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. FEB 20 I PICKED UP CAR, NO REPAIR MADE. THEY CLAIM IT NEEDS A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION, THAT NONE ARE AVAILABLE FOR NOW, AND THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ITEM & CALLED HONDA TO COMPLAIN AND WAS GIVEN CASE # N012007-02-2100228. FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL HONDA I STILL DO NOT HAVE A DATE FOR REPAIR OR A DECISION AS TO WHY IT WAS TURNED DOWN FOR WARRANTY CLAIM. *JB

THE FRONT ACC ADAPTOR IN MY 2006 CR-V CONSTANTLY BLEW FUSES. I REQUESTED SERVICE ON MY CAR THREE TIMES, AND ALL THREE TIMES THE FUSES WERE ONLY REPLACED. NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE SURGE. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2006 AND TOLD THEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM, NOT JUST REPLACE THE FUSE. THE HOUSING OF THE ACC ADAPTOR HAD FAULTY CONNECTIONS THAT CAUSED BOTH CONTACTS TO TOUCH AND THUS BLOW THE FUSES. THE MANAGER OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME A PRINTOUT EXPLAINING THAT THE COMPANY HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT SINCE MARCH OF 2006 BUT DID NOT WISH TO DO A RECALL DUE TO THE LIMITED AFFECT THE SURGES HAD ON THE OPERATION OF THE CAR OVERALL. I PERSONALLY TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY WITH MY JOB AND USE MY ACC ADAPTOR DAILY. THIS SPECIFIC DEFECT CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO CHARGE MY PHONE WHILE AWAY FROM MY HOME ON BUSINESS. THE PHONE DIED AND I WAS LEFT WITHOUT A WAY TO CONTACT ANYONE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR HONDA TO PUBLISH THIS DEFECT IN THE ACC ADAPTOR HOUSING TO ALL OWNERS OF 2006 CR-VS. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 CRV EX IN OCTOBER 2006, NOTICEDA NOISE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND WOULD FIX IT. AFTER 3 ADDITIONAL VISITS TO THE SERVICE DEPT. WHERE THEY SWITCHED WHEELS, DID AN ALIGNMENT AND STRAIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL (WHEEL WAS NEVER CROOKED) THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT NOISE AND AWKWARD DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLS DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATED AND IS A DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THIS IS HOW THEY THINK THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR REPUTATION, THEY ARE MISTAKEN. I KNOW I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER, AND AM STILL TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA CR-V SE ON JANUARY 12, 2006. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT (PTTR). IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE WILL CROSS OVER INTO THE ADJACENT LANE IN ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. THE PULL IS MUCH WORSE ON SECONDARY ROADS THAT HAVE A CROWN. IN ADDITION, THE PTTR IS INCREASED BY EVEN MODERATE ACCELERATION. THIS CONDITION WAS APPARENT THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WE WERE ASSURED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. THIS INCLUDED, AN ALIGNMENT, A 5 DAY PERIOD WHERE A HONDA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS CALLED IN TO OVERSEE THE REPAIRS, AND LASTLY A 4 DAY DEALER VISIT WITH REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HONDA TECHNICAL. THE FINAL OUTCOME IS THAT HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PTTR PROBLEM. WE FEEL THAT THE PTTR PROBLEM IS SEVERE AND IT CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE BBB THAT REQUESTS HONDA TO EITHER REPLACE OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS DENIED THE REQUEST. AN ARBITRATION HEARING IS PENDING. *NM

WE HAD A 2006 HONDA CRV. IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD WE EXPERIENCED 2 REAR WHEEL BLOW OUTS. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON A CITY ROAD AFTER DRIVING ON THE TOLL WAY. IT WAS A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. THE SECOND OCCURRED ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL WAY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, HIT A SEMI, AND ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES. MY WIFE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND IS STILL UNABLE TO BE OUT OF BED FOR MORE THAN A SHORT TIME. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AS OF THIS TIME, NO RESULTS ARE IN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. *JB

2006 HONDA CRV CAME WITH A BRITISH DASHBOARD, CANNOT READ INSTRUMENT PANEL. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ONLY COME ON WHEN ITS DARK BUT TURN OFF WITH ANY KIND OF LIGHT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALTERED TO US SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN, AND STARTER AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHEN I HAD COMPLETED MY PASSING, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED AT FULL THROTTLE. AFTER JAMMING DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR IT RELEASE THE THROTTLE BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *NM

I BOUGHT A NEW HONDA 2006 CRV THIS SPRING, AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO TIRES GO BAD. THE FIRST TIRE WENT FLAT IN MAY ON MOTHER'S DAY. A SECOND, DIFFERENT TIRE TOTALLY BLEW OUT TODAY AS I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 65. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. *NM

I PURCHASED A HONDA CRV LX (4WD) IN NOV'06 FROM FAIRFAX HONDA, VA. THE CAR HAD ~ 4400 MILES ON IT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE WERE DRIVING NEAR WHEELING, WV RETURNING BACK TO FAIRFAX, VA. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AS WE WERE NEGOTIATING A MILD CURVE AND SLOPE. JUST OVER THE TOP OF THE SLOPE, THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE WHOLE THING FROM SLOW-DOWN TO ABRUPT HALT WAS 5-10 SECONDS. INITIALLY I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT TO PUT IT ON NEUTRAL TO GET MOVE IT TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER THIS IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY FRUSTRATING TIME WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED (STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHAT CAUSED IT). BEING A NEW CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, I ASKED AMERICAN HONDA AND THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE CASE OFFICER NEVER CALLED ME INSPITE OF DOZENS OF CALLS (FINALLY REACHED HIM ON THURS). HE ACTUALLY GOT AGGRESSIVE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE CAR REPLACEMENT. HE SAID THAT MY REQUEST WOULD NEVER GET APPROVED AND IS A WASTE OF TIME. HE EVEN EXPLICITLY SAID THAT HE WAS GIVING ME AN "ULTIMATUM" - "I'LL GIVE A NEW ENGINE. THEN TAKE THE 7-YR EXTENDED WARRANTY I AM GIVING NOW, OR ELSE I WILL GIVE YOU NOTHING". WHEN I SHOT BACK ASKING IF HE WAS THREATENING ME, HE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD STILL GIVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN IF THE NEW CAR REQUEST WAS DENIED IN A VERY ANGRY TONE AND ENDED THE CONVERSATION. THE CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. THE CASE OFFICER'S NAME IS [XXX]. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR FROM FAIRFAX HONDA [XXX] WAS NOT SO AGGRESSIVE BUT PRETTY MUCH SAID THE SAME THINGS THAT HERBERT WEBB TOLD ([XXX] HAD DISCUSSED THE CASE WITH [XXX] BEFORE THIS). I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THE VEHICLE THAT IT BROKE DOWN SO BAD WITHOUT A WARNING THE FIRST TIME WE TRAVELED MORE THAN 50 MILES. IT IS EVEN PAINFUL WHEN THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE NOT EVEN READY TO CONSIDER MY REQUEST. PLEASE HELP. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S