2016 HONDA HR-V Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 4:00PM ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 WHEN THE MOONROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE GLASS BLEW OUTWARD AND A LARGE CHUNK FLEW BACK INTO TRAFFIC BEHIND. NO OBJECT STRUCK THE GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA HR-V 2016 VEHICLE AT 70 MPH ON US-175 IN KAUFMAN, TEXAS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPAN OUT OF CONTROL AND TURNED COUNTERCLOCKWISE 360 DEGREES FOR TWO FULL ROTATIONS UNTIL BEING STOPPED BY SLAMMING INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED BY HONDA WITH MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 (DOT B33F 01VX 2116) P215/55 R17 94V TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD EXPLODED DESPITE HAVING BEEN MEASURED TO BE AT NORMAL PRESSURE JUST ONE DAY EARLIER. THE LEFT FRONT RIM AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WERE BADLY DAMAGED.

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. WHEN UNLOCKING THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ALL OTHER DOORS AUTOMATICALLY OPEN ALLOWING SOMEONE TO JUMP INTO THE CAR OR SOMEONE SMALL OR OLD TO JUMP OUT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE PARKED.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2016 HONDA HRV ON OCT.15.2016 FROM TOWNSEND HONDA IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING ON A CONCRETE SLAB IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON DEC.24.2016 (ODOMETER APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES). FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND GOT SO HOT IT MELTED THE VINYL SIDING ON MY HOME (ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY). STILL LOOKS LIKE A NEW CAR EVERYWHERE REAR OF THE ENGINE, THE FRONT SEATS DID NOT EVEN BURN, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION FORWARD OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TUSCALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO OUR HOME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE FIRE WAS SO FAST SPREADING, BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPLODED IN THE FEW MINUTES WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE.

UNDER SLOW SPEED ABOUT 10 MPH CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN BUFFALO,NY IN LATE NOVEMBER AND SLID ON ICE INTO A CURB(PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL) AND RECOVERED. 3 WEEKS PASSED NOTICED THAT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN CAR WAS READING ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO -40 DEGREES AND THEN THE DISPLAY WOULD DISAPPEAR. ALSO DEFROSTER WAS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY SAID THAT TEMPERATURE SENSOR ATTACHED IN THE WHEEL AREA WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE WIRES BEING CORRODED THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE SENSOR. DEALER STATED THAT THIS COULD CAUSES A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS LATER LIKE THE DEFROSTER SHUTTING DOWN ALONG WITH ANY KIND OF CIRCULATION. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN WINTER. ALSO, THEY NOTED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO, MIND YOU IF YOU SLID INTO TO ANYTHING, THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART COULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN A SAFER SPOT TO AVOID THIS KIND OF DAMAGE. WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THIS KIND OF PART SO VULNERABLE TO THE ENVIROMENT.

DRIVING IN STORE PARKING LOT,SUN ROOF EXPLOTED EXPLOTED FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE UPWARD,HEARD A LOAD BOOM WHEN GLASS EXPLOTED,CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIATELY 5 MILES AN HOUR CAR WAS TURNING OFF HWY.444 IN QUICK STOP STORE IN MAURPAS LOUISIANA.

CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER, COGGIN FT. PIERCE, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR BUT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL NEW SENSOR CAME IN. DROVE IT AND WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND TOLD ME THAT WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA USA TO SEE IF A BAD SENSOR COULD SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE CAR, OF IF IT WAS SOMETHING MORE. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 05226970 AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS, 3 DAYS LATER I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CALL BACK. AM VERY, VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T BLAME ME!! NO RESOLUTION FROM COGGIN HONDA OF FT. PIERCE, NO RESOLUTION FROM HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE

OBSERVED HR-V PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT. CAR COMPLETELY DARK. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY, DRL'S APPEARED TO BE ON. I ASSUMED DRIVER FORGOT TO TURN ON LIGHTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, DRIVER PULLED OVER BY POLICE AT NIGHT FOR NO PARKING LIGHTS. TROBLESHOOTING SHOWED NORMAL BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD FLASHERS, AND DASH LIGHTS DIM WHEN PARKING LIGHTS SELECTED. COULD NOT FIND ANY FUSE OR RELAY REFERENCED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS. FOUND A SCHEMATIC ONLINE AND ISOLATED PROBLEM TO A "TAILLIGHT RELAY" BUT COULD NOT FIND THE RELAY REFERENCED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, OR FIND LOCATION ONLINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. RELAY LOCATED IN HIDDEN COMPARTMENT UNDER BATTERY. SAFETY ISSUE - PARKING LIGHTS INOP- ONLY REPAIRABLE BY DEALER- NO REFERENCE IN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR HIDDEN TAILLIGHT RELAY - STOPPED BY POLICE AT NIGHT ON INTESTATE AND GIVEN VERBAL WARNING FOR SAFETY VIOLATION. REFERENCE SCHEMATIC PAGE 1, LEFT SIDE

FOR SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, CAR VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY, SAME THING HAPPENED AT SAME SPEED, SO I CALLED AND DEMANDED THEY PICK UP MY CAR AND BRING ME A RENTAL. LEARNED THE PROPELLER SHAFT HAD ONLY ONE BOLT HALF WAY HOLDING IT IN PLACE. ONLY TWO BOLTS OF 4 WERE EVER INSTALLED.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, AND DISCOVERED THAT I CAN'T BE DRIVING IT, BECAUSE MY BACK AND MY HIP HURTS SO BAD, THAT I CAN ONLY USE THIS CAR IF MY TRIPS ARE NO LONGER THAN FEW MILES. ANYTHING FURTHER THAN THAT, I GET SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I CAN'T MOVE MY LEG FROM GAS TO BRAKES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THIS CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY HIP PROBLEMS AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR SEATS.