2006 HONDA CR-V Complaints

NON-DRIVING FAILURE: AT NIGHT, WHEN OPENING CAR THE DOOR, METER NEEDLES KEEP SHAKING REGARDLESS IF KEY IS IN OR OUT. IN-DRIVING FAILURE: FOR EACH DAY FIRST DRIVING, ALL METER NEEDLES SUDDENLY POINT AT 0-POSITION, AND BRAKE & MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON AND DISPLAY KEEPS FLASHING, REGARDLESS IF CAR IS MOVING OR AT A STOP, OR FUEL TANK IS FULL. SUCH PROBLEM KEEPS SEVERAL MINUTES AND AUTOMATICALLY GOES AWAY. THE FAILURE IS REPEATED FOR THE FIRST DRIVING OF EACH DRIVING DAY. DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE BUT SAW ONE SIMILAR CASE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND AFTER REPLACING THE ENTIRE METER PANEL THE CUSTOMER NEVER CAME BACK. DEALER MENTIONED THAT EARLY BUILD OF 2006 HONDA CR-VS HAVE SUCH PROBLEM AND AMERICAN HONDA ALREADY KNEW THE PROBLEM. BUT AMERICAN HONDA CLAIMED TO THE CUSTOMER THAT IT DOES NOT KNOW SUCH FAILURE. THOUGH NOT KNOWING THE ROOT CAUSE, AMERICAN HONDA INSTRUCTED DEALER TO REPLACE ENTIRE METER PANEL, THE CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR AS OF 6/22/2006. WE FOUND ODI ID #10156440 HAS SIMILARITY. *JB

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW HONDA CRV EX LAST APRIL 22, 2006. I NOTICED LAST MAY 8, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THERE WAS A CONTINOUS WARNING SIGN THAT THE HATCH GLASS WAS OPENED. I STOPPED AND CHECKED BUT IT WAS CLOSED. I MADE SURE THAT IT WAS CLOSED BUT THE WARNING SIGN NEVER STOP. THEN, LAST MAY 13, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE SAME TIME AND WHEN WE WERE AT THE PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO LOCK IT USING THE REMOTE CONTROL, IT DIDN'T LOCK ANYMORE. WE DOUBLE CHECKED ALL THE DOORS AND CLOSED THEM ONE BY ONE, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. ON THAT SAME DAY, WE DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO COLONIAL HONDA (WHERE WE PURCHASED) AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO BRING IT DURING WEEKDAYS. MAY 15, I DROVE THE CAR TO COLONIAL HONDA AND HAD THEIR SERVICE DEPT TO CHECK. WHAT THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT MY EXPECTATION TO THE BRAND NEW CAR IS SO HIGH AND ITS ONLY NATURAL TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEM WITH BRAND NEW CAR. THATS THE POINT I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR TO RELEASE ME FROM ANY PROBLEM AND THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 WEEKS OLD. THEY EVEN GAVE US A SERVICE SMALL MANUAL CAR, THAT MAKES ME FEEL MORE DISAPPOINTED TO THE WHOLE THING. THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS A VERY SMALL PROBLEM BUT THE BOTTOM LINE, ITS STILL A PROBLEM AND THEY DONT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF ANY SLIGHT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY MADE BY MAN. THATS WHAT THEY WERE TELLING ME. A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULD BE TESTED BY QUALITY CONTROL BEFORE RELEASE TO THE MARKET? I RECEIVED A VERY POOR SERVICE FROM THIS COMPANY AND THE FACT THAT THEY GAVE US A CAR WITHOUT INSPECTING IF EVERYTHING WAS FREE FROM ANY PROBLEM. *JB

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. FROM THE FIRST MORNING AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE UNTIL WARMER WEATHER CAME. IN COLD WEATHER, BELOW 34 DEGREES, EVEN BEFORE KEY IS PLACED IN IGNITION, THE SPEEDOMETER IS TWITCHING SHOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT GOING THROUGH. ONCE KEY IS PLACED IN IGNITION, FOR THE FIRST 3-8 MINUTES, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. TRIP METER IS RESET, INSIDE DASHBOARD PANEL HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. DEALER HAS SO FAR REPLACED THE FUSE BOX AND THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO HAVE CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE OVER.*JB

I HAD DRIVEN MY CARPOOL FEWER THAN FIVE MILES IN MY 2006 HONDA CRV (WITH FEWER THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT) WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKE. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT I DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK SO I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED TO THE CARPOOL PICK UP SITE. AFTER WORK I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND LEFT IT FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE WRITER FOR THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. THE WHOLE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD SELF-DESTRUCTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHARGES FOR THIS REPAIR WERE NOT GOING TO BE PAID BY HONDA. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AT NORTH AMERICAN HONDA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS GIVEN CASE # [XXX]. THE INVESTIGATOR'S NAME IS [XXX]@ [XXX]. I SPOKE TO [XXX] THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE CASE TO [XXX] HE OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST 50/50. I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS OFFER AND HE SAID HE WOULD RE-CONTACT THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE CONTACTING SOMEONE HIGHER UP AS WELL. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR