2012 Honda CR-V Complaint Log

VTC ACTUATOR MAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP AND CHIP\LOOSE TEETH. ALSO CAUSES LOW OR LACK OF OIL PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES THE DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. LOSE OF OIL PRESSURE HAS CAUSED CRACKS IN THE OIL GASKET AS WELL. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE VTC ACTUATOR IS A DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, HONDA WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBLY FOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE VTC ACTUATOR OR FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND BEGAN WITH MY VEHICLE IN 2016. REPAIRS WERE MADE WHICH ONLY ELIMINATED THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. OIL PRESSURE WAS RESTORED FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME AND THE OIL GASKET BEGAN TO CRACK. WITH EACH OIL CHANGE (COMPLETED AT THE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDED TIMES) THE OIL WAS NOTICEABLY LOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 HONDA CRV. I RECENTLY HAD MY BATTERY CHANGED WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE THE BATTERY JUST TURNED 4 YEARS OLD. THE MECHANIC ALSO TESTED THE CHARGING SYSTEM JUST TO BE SURE EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. THE MECHANIC FOUND LOW READINGS FOR BOTH THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS CONCERNED WHEN FIRST TOLD ABOUT THIS. HOWEVER, NOW I AM READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHY ISN'T HONDA FORCED TO DO SOMETHING SUCH AS A MANDATORY RECALL??

ON COLD STARTUPS THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD USUALLY AFTER THE CAR IS LEFT IDLE OVERNIGHT BUT HAPPENS TO A LESSER EXTENT WHILE THE CAR IS BEING USED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEIR MECHANIC IDENTIFIED IT AS THE VTC ACTUATOR. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON AND THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WILL BE ISSUING A RECALL SOON. HONDA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM (BULLETIN:09-010). THEY SAID THAT IT CAN WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO BE ISSUED. MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY WARRINTY MAY NOW EXPIRE AND A RECALL COULD NOT EVER BE ISSUED.

ON FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. REGARDING A DEFECT PERTAINING TO MY 2011 HONDA CR-V. ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016, I INITIALLY CONTACTED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER (HONDA OF NANUET) WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE MANAGER, DOMINICK INFORMED ME THAT THE PART TO CORRECT THE DEFECT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT UNTIL LATE SUMMER 2016. HE OFFERED ME THE OPTION OF EITHER BRINGING MY CAR TO BE STORED AT THE DEALERSHIP OR STORING IT AT MY HOME UNTIL THE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. HE FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT HONDA OF NANUET WOULD ACCOMMODATE ME WITH A RENTAL FROM AVIS IN NANUET, NEW YORK. I WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO CHOSE FROM THE AVAILABLE COMPACT VEHICLES ON THE LOT AT THE TIME THEY ARRANGE FOR THE RENTAL. I ADVISED DOMINICK THAT I HAVE A TEMPORARY HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT DUE TO KNEE PROBLEMS I HAVE. I INQUIRED ABOUT RENTING A VEHICLE SIMILAR TO THE CR-V HOWEVER DOMINICK INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $15 PER DAY. I THEN CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO ADVISED ME THAT MY POLICY WILL NOT COVER THIS LONG TERM RENTAL, THAT IT IS THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSIBILITY. I THEN CONTACTED DOMINICK TO DISCUSS THE INSURANCE ISSUE AND HE ADVISED ME THAT HONDA WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE COST OF INSURANCE AND FURTHERMORE, I SHOULD LEAVE MY CAR AT HOME AS OPPOSED TO BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TO STORE. I AM UNCLEAR WHY A RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA WOULD COST ME MONEY AND INCONVENIENCE. I WOULD LIKE KNOW MY RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO SUCH A RECALL.

MY WIFE TOOK VEHICLE (2012 CRV EX 2 WD) TO APOSTLAKIS HONDA IN HERMITAGE PA FOR ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. SERVICE PERSONNEL STATED THAT VEHICLE REQUIRED NEW REAR ROTORS/ BRAKE PADS. SERVICE REP STATED THAT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BRAKE FLUID REACHING THE LEFT REAR BRAKES, THE PADS HAD NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS/PADS ON REAR OF VEHICLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION AT A COST OF NEARLY $400. FROM THE EXPLANATION OF THE SERVICE REP, IT APPEARS THAT A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE DISINTEGRATION OF THE LEFT REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH DEFECTIVE AND COMPROMISED BRAKING SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THIS CONCERN NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I BELIEVE HONDA MOTORS NEEDS TO COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VTC ON MANY HONDAS FROM 2008-2014. HONDA IS ONLY COVERING THE ISSUE UNDER THE STANDARD WARRANTY THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

HEATER CORE IS CLOGGED. COOL AIR FLOWS OUT ONTO DRIVER'S SIDE OF CABIN (LEGS AND AIR VENTS) WHILE HOT AIR FLOWS OUT ONTO PASSENGER SIDE OF CABIN. DEALER SAYS THE FIX IS TO EITHER REPLACE HEATER CORE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 TO ME OR TO HAVE IT FLUSHED AT A COST OF $500.00 TO ME. THE FLUSH IS NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK. READING ONLINE VEHICLE WEBSITES IT APPEARS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR 2012 HONDA CR-V'S ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THERE MUST BE A RECALL SO HONDA CAN FIX THIS ISSUE!

WHEN I USE THE HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH ON MY VEHICLE, THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END STATE THEY HEAR A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND CAN'T HEAR ME SPEAK. I TRIED SWITCHING TO MY WORK'S IPHONE AND THE BUZZING NOISE IS STILL THERE. IT'S SOUNDS CLEAR ON MY END BUT NOT ON THE OTHER END. AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T USE MY HANDS FREE DEVICE ON MY VEHICLE WHICH IS NOW A LAW IN MY STATE THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE OUR PHONES WHEN DRIVING UNLESS IT'S CONNECTED TO HANDS FREE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THERE WERE NO BRAKE FAILURES. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

LOW HEAT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE VENT. HAD TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE FLUSHED. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN (14-063) FOR THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO PAY $450 TO HAVE THIS FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *AS

MOONROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. NO IMPACT WITH OBJECT AND NO KNOWN PRIOR DEFECT IN MOONROOF.

HEATER/DEFROSTER ON DRIVER'S SIDE NOT PUTTING OUT WARM AIR. WINDOWS NOT BEING DEFROSTED - SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA HAS LONG RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 14-063 BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT WITH CHARGING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED NO-CHARGE AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

CONCERN ON HONDA LOCK ACTUATOR: ALL DOORS ON THIS 2012 CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 1X IN THE LAST 18 MOS., AND NOW WE ARE ON ROUND TWO OF REPLACING THE ACTUATORS. AS THE CAR BECAME ABOUT 3-YEARS OLD, OUR DOORS BEGAN TO FAIL TO LOCK, FAIL TO OPEN AND DOORS CYCLE BETWEEN UNLOCKED AND LOCKED. THE AUTO-LOCKS JUST KEEP CYCLING AND TRYING TO LOCK - MAKING IT A TERRIBLE, DISTRACTING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO CONTROL WHEN THE DRIVER TRIES TO UNLOCK THE CAR, AND THERE IS JUST ONE KEY SLOT FOR THE CAR. (NOTHING EVEN FOR THE TRUNK). THIS HAS COST US OVER $1200. THIS IS UNSAFE.

GRINDING NOISE AT COLD START.

THE HEATER CORE IN MY 2012 HONDA CRV FAILED. HONDA KNOWS THE HEATER CORES ARE DEFECTIVE AND ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 14-063 FOR 2012, 2013, AND 2014 CRVS. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEFECTIVE HEATER CORES CAUSE THE DEFROSTER/HEATER TO EMIT COLD AIR ONLY. SHOULD THE HEATER CORE FAIL DURING A SNOW OR ICE STORM IT WOULD LEAD TO SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WOULD SEVERELY COMPROMISE VISIBILITY AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

MY 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WIFE GOT STRANDED 200 MILES FROM HOME WHEN HER ALTERNATOR DECIDED TO DIE ON HER RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. WE ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND AN ALTERNATOR SHOULDN'T DIE ON A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG IN ITS LIFE SPAN. LUCKILY A GOOD SEMINARIAN DECIDED TO GIVE HER CAR A JUMP START WHICH GOT HER TO HER DESTINATION SAFELY. SO SINCE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO HAVE THIS FIXED QUICKLY, WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRUSTED SHOP IN THE AREA AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD A FAULTY PART WHICH ENDED UP COSTING US OVER $600 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED. WE ALSO HAVE HAD A LOUD ENGINE RATTLE NOISE THAT OCCURS ON COLD STARTUPS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE 2008 AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND HAS NOT COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX. I BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF HONDA CARS HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY DECLINING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE HONDA BRAND AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN.

GRINDING/RATTLING ENGINE NOISE ON FIRST START-UP ONLY. APPEARS TO BE THE VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM. HAPPENS ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. ALMOST BOUGHT A TOYOTA RAV4 INSTEAD. MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE TOYOTA?

GRINDING NOISE AT STARTUP. TOLD WAS VCT ISSUE BUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE ON INTERNET.

HI THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAN THE HEATER JUST WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE IT JUST BLOW COLD AIR I READ LOOKING INTO INTERNET THAN IS NO JUST MY CAR I FOUND A COUPLE COMPLAINT REGARDING DE SAME PROBLEM THIS HAPPEN IN STATIONARY OR BEEN DRIVEN THANK YOU *TR

BATTERY KEEPS DYING. LOSES CHARGE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR HOURS.

EACH TIME I START AN ENGINE WHEN IT STILL COLD IT HAS A RATTLE LOUDY NOISE. WHEN HONDA IS GOING TO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE?

SUDDEN ACCELERATION: WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE, THE ENGINE SURGES

GRINDING NOISE OCCURS ON 1ST START UP WHEN CAR IS COLD AND OCCASIONALLY DURING THE DAY. WE TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 11/5/2015 AND THEY SAY IT IS THE VTC ACTUATOR AND NO REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT THIS TIME. WE TOOK IT TO PASADENA HONDA ON 1/25/16 AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HONDA WOULD EMAIL US WHEN THEY HAD A FIX. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID HONDA WAS WORKING ON A SECOND SOLUTION.THE NOISE CONTINUES TO WORSEN. THEY SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE OR WOULDN'T HURT THE ENGINE(?)

THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON STARTUP THAT LASTS FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

STARTER IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT STARTS COLD FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE DEFROSTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EMITS AIR THAT IS MUCH COOLER (SOMETIMES COLD) THAN THE AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ABILITY TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR IS GREATLY HAMPERED DURING CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. HONDA TSB 14-063 ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND PLACES AN UNNECESSARY COST ON THE CONSUMER.

MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING RIGHT AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT ALONG WITH OTHER CARS. UPON STARTING HER RIGHT TURN, SHE COULD NOT INCREASE THE TURN RATE - THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. SHE HIT THE BRAKES WHEN SHE REALIZED SHE COULDN'T TURN AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE LEFT TURN LANE BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. OTHER VEHICLES HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL AND MEDIUM DAMAGE TO FRONT OF 2ND OTHER CAR.

STARTING CAR SOUND IS A GRINDING SOUND. TENDS TO HAPPEN IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START IT UP FOR THE DAY. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE CAM ACTUATOR GEAR ASSEMBLY. WHAT ELSE IS GETTING RUINED ON MY CAR WHEN NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN PLACE BY HONDA?

THE INSIDE REAR TIRES WEAR OUT IN ABOUT 3000 MILES (THE REST OF THE TIRES ARE OK)YOU CANNOT SEE THE WEAR UNLESS YOUR UNDER THE CAR AND KNOW THEY HAVE A CAMBER PROBLEM THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ITS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WIRES COME THROUGHAND LOOKING MOSTLY AT GOOD TREAD FROM OUTSIDE IN.THEY NEED TO SUPPLY THE CAMBER CONTROL ARM(ADJUSTABLE FIXED)THESE ARE TIRES IN THE REAR OF MY 2012 HONDA CRV EXL AWD. HONDA DEALERS JUST SAY THEY DONT HAVE A PROBLEM. THE FIXED WILL COST AT LEAST 500.00 PLUS ANOTHER SET OF TIRES.

RATTLE/GRINDING NOISE ON COLD STARTS. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONLY ON VERY COLD MORNINGS, WHICH WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE HERE IN THE SOUTH (ALABAMA); HOWEVER, TODAY, IT DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. IT'S A FRIGHTENING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TEARING UP THE ENGINE. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ SOMETHING ABOUT A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AS WELL, ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THAT.

WHEN I "COLD" START MY CAR (MORNINGS, AFTER 6 HOURS OF NONUSE) THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING/SCREECHING NOISE THAT LASTS A FEW SECONDS (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=V3Z00LN1DD8). THE SCHAUMBURG (IL) DEALERSHIP SAYS HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT PROVIDED A SOLUTION TO THEM YET. I CONTACTED THEM ON MARCH 13, 2015, REGARDING THIS. THEY PROVIDED THE SAME ANSWER TODAY...WHILE THE PROBLEM/NOISE PERSISTS. I AM HOPING THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP FORCE HONDA DEVELOP A (VTC ACTUATOR?) SOLUTION AND PROVIDE IT TO HONDA DRIVERS.

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY BATTERY DIES FOR NO REASON. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE 2 POSITION AND A FEW MINUTES THE CAR BATTERY WAS DRAINED.

A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS UPON STARTING WHICH LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAD ASKED ABOUT IT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHEN BRINGING MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. A SERVICE MANAGER CAPTURED IT ON VIDEO AND SAID THERE WAS NOT ANY EFFECT TO THE VEHICLE. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND I IMAGINE TRYING TO SELL THE VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE WILL BE A PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE HEARS THAT NOISE.

BOUGHT A 2012 HONDA CR-V 8/2015.DEALER SERVICE WAS ON 10/15/2015. ADVISED 2 CHANGE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID (57,000 MI) CHARGED TO CHANGE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, BUT THERE IS A JUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING IN LOW GEARS. IT STOPS WHEN EASING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS BY REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL OR ACCELERATING CAR QUICKLY TO HIGHER SPEED. THE ISSUE AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO SAFELY ACCELERATE TO PROPER SPEED. BEGINS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL CAR REACHES ABOUT 40-45 MILES PER HOUR. OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF ROAD CONDITIONS BUT IS VERY PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE.APPROX.MAY, 2019 I WAS STOPPING 4 A LIGHT-CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN-PUT IN NEUTRAL,BUT RPM SHOT UP AGAIN. BRAKED AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. HONDA DIAGNOSIS FOUND NO DEFECTS .LEARNED OF RECALLS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM& THE COSTLY FIX. ADDRESSED/HONDA UNIVERSE IN TOMS RIVER. RICHARD MOOTZ, SERVICE DIREC. SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP ME. IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED AND JUDDER CONTINUES.I AM UP TO DATE WITH ALL MY OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. AND STILL HAVE APPRX. $4,000. LOAN TO PAY ON CRV.

STARTING PROBLEMS. MANY TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT START WITHOUT JUMPING THE BATTERY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, IKE HONDA, MARION, IL 62959 MANY TIMES. FIRST TIME, NO TROUBLE FOUND, SECOND TIME NO TROUBLE FOUND, BUT WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP AT THE DEALER CR-V WOULD NOT START. DEALER KEPT CAR OVER NIGHT FOR TESTING AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FLOATING CELL. TROUBLE CONTINUED. NEXT TIME DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. STILL NOT FIXED. AFTER JUMPING CAR SEVERAL MORE TIMES, TOOK CAR BACK TO IKE HONDA AND THEY DID A PRODUCT UPDATE 14-071, 12-17-14. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA. STILL NOT FIXED. HAD TROUBLE A COUPLE MORE TIMES, JUMPED CAR OK. LAST TIME I TOOK CAR IN,10-10-15 NO TROUBLE FOUND AGAIN. BATTERY CHECKED OUT GOOD, NO DRAWS ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOFTWARE UP TO DATE. IN ALL CASES CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN OUR GARAGE WHEN IT WOULD NOT START. NO LIGHTS, OR ANYTHING ELSE LEFT ON. ONCE BATTERY IS JUMPED, CAR STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS FOR QUITE SOMETIME BEFORE HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. DRIVING HABITS, MILEAGE SAME AS PREVIOUS TWO SUV'S. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THEM STARTING. I BELIEVE THAT THE IKE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SINCERE ATTEMPTS AT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDING ME WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO DO, WHAT THEY FOUND/DIDN'T FIND. HOWEVER, THE STARTING PROBLEM CONTINUES.

ON COLD STARTS HERE A LOAD SCRAPPING SOUND THAT LASTS FOR 2-3 SECONDS. NEVER HEAR IT ON WARM STARTS.

ON COLD STARTUPS THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD USUALLY AFTER THE CAR IS LEFT IDLE OVERNIGHT & DOES NOT OCCUR ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED IT AS THE VTC ACTUATOR (CAM} & SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE & THEN IT BECOMES AN EXPENSIVE ENGINE OVERHAUL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT.(2 PLACES) & TOLD IT MUST BE VERIFIED TO BE REPLACED. THE TROUBLE IS WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, AS I SAID IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HONDA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM (BULLETIN:09-010) BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART WITHOUT VERIFICATION. I BELIEVE IT'S UNREASONABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE FOR A LONG LENGTH OF TIME & GO WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. I EVEN RECORDED THE SOUND & HONDA WON'T ACCEPT THAT. MY WARRANTY IS RUNNING OUT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR & I'M AFRAID THIS WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED. MY VEHICLE HAS 33340 MILES ON IT, WELL BELOW THE 60000 MILE OF ENDING THE WARRANTY BUT THE 5 YEAR MARK IS APPROACHING. I HAVE READ ON THE HONDA CRV OWNERS CLUB (WWW.CRVOWNERSCLUB.COM) SITE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN MANY VEHICLES WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. THERE IS ALSO A BULLETIN WITH AN IMPROVED PART TO CORRECT THIS BUT VERIFICATION OF EACH VEHICLE IS NECESSARY. PLEASE HELP, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONDITION AS THE CAR CAN SHUT DOWN EVEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER THEN HAS NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER OF THE VEHICLE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KR20BAOXBO8

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND A VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED BY A CAR GOING AT LEAST 40 - 50 MPH. THE CRASH CAUSED MY CAR TO BE PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF MY CAR, PUSHING THE BACK SEATS INTO THE FRONT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND KNOCKING ME OUT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN MY CAR.

I BOUGHT A 2012 "HONDA CERTIFIED" CR-V EX WITH 34,000 MILES ON LABOR DAY. THE NEXT MORNING AND A FEW MORNINGS AFTER THAT, THE CAR MADE A LOUD GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED. AS THE DAYS HAVE GOTTEN COLDER, THE NOISE OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD A FAILING STARTER AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT ISN'T A STARTER ISSUE BUT IS CAUSED BY A VTC ACTUATOR IN THE ENGINE. THE DEVICE CONTROLS VALVE TIMING AS THE ENGINE RUNS. THE DEALER TECH REP EVEN HAD A VTC (A SMALL GEAR) ON HIS DESK WHICH HE SHOWED ME AS WE SPOKE. HE ASSURED ME HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND "IS WORKING ON IT". WELL, IT TURNS OUT HONDA HAS BEEN "WORKING ON IT" SINCE 2008. THEY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # 09-010 ON OCTOBER 21, 2011. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH HONDA OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS AND MODELS AFTER 2011 COMPLAINING ABOUT HONDA'S LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE TO THIS ISSUE. MANY HAVE HAD REPLACEMENT CVT'S INSTALLED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. THE NOISE IS CAUSED WHEN COLD OIL DOESN'T FLOW TO THE GEAR AT START. THE GRINDING IS THE SOUND OF DRY METAL ON METAL. I AM NEITHER A MECHANIC NOR ENGINEER BUT I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT CARS AND ENGINES. IF A DEVICE THAT CONTROLS VALVE TIMING FAILS THE ENGINE CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER OR EVEN SEIZE UP. I THINK THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS THESE GEARS GO THROUGH MORE STARTS WITHOUT PROPER LUBRICATION. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I ALSO ASKED FOR A LETTER VERIFYING THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD COVER ANY ENGINE REPAIR CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED CARS AND MAKE THE REPAIR BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION OR OTHER ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF ENGINE POWER FAILING AT A CRITICAL TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

MY CR-V PRESENTS ITSELF WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AT START, CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE,VTC ACTUATOR WHICH IS REFERENCED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 09-010. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2008, AND IS ON GOING. THIS DEFECT SERIOUSLY AFFECTS RESALE VALUE, AND POTENTIALLY CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA'S 60K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT HONDA SAYS AT THE CURRENT TIME THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND HONDA USA NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION, AS THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF THE PROBLEM WORSENS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I HAVE CONSULTED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY, BUT BECAUSE HONDA MAKES NO EFFORT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, IT DOESN'T QUALIFY.

Premature wear of rear brakes - caliper locks up. First replaced pads at 3 years old, 39000 miles. 2 years later, at 59000 miles, replaced pads rotors and serviced calipers. 2 years after that, at 70000 miles replaced calipers, pads and rotors. 2 years after that, at 90000 miles, replaced rear brake rotors and pads again. 6 months later, at 95000 miles, replaced calipers. 8 months later at 100000, replaced calipers, pads and rotors. The internet forums blame the rear hydraulic hoses for collapsing when warm, locking up the calipers. This time the shop will also replace those hoses. I've only had to replace the front brakes once, pads and rotors, at 90000. Honda has a real problem here and the dealer won't acknowledge it.

REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPER PINS, REAR ROTORS . PINS SEIZED UP. REPLACED BY DEALER WHERE PURCHASED CAR. DEALER FINALLY PICKED UP ALL COST WITH EXCEPTION OF BRAKE PADS $77.00.

HONDA HAS BEEN IN STALLING DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATORS IN THE CRV AND ACCORD MODELS. ON COLD START, THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE FROM THE ENGINE. THERE IS A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. IT CLEARLY STATES THAT IT APPLIES TO ALL 2012 CRV'S. HONDA SUPPORT HOWEVER IS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM BY STATING THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN VINS. THE DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HONDA SINCE AT LEAST 2012. HOWEVER THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO INSTALL THE DEVICE IN MODELS THROUGH 2015 AT LEAST, PERHAPS LATER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

JUST WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND DEALER IS TELLING ME BECAUSE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH MY REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE THE PINS IN THE REAR BRAKES IS FROZEN AND KEEPING THE REAR BRAKE PAD IN USE EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT APPLYING MY BRAKES. FRONT PADS ARE OK. HE SAID I ONLY HAD ABOUT 1/4 INCH PAD LEFT BEFORE IT DUG INTO THE ROOTERS. 7,902 MILES DID NOT LET DEALER DO WORK YET. ...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

PURCHASED A HONDA CRV 2012 FROM A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY BROUGHT THE CAR TO ME FOR A TEST DRIVE WHICH RESULTED IN MY NOT HEARING THE GRINDING NOISE ON STARTUP. THE ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME YOU START IT (COLD STARTS...WHEN I START IT IN THE MORNING IT MAKES THE SOUND AND IF I START IT WITHIN 15-20 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL START IT IS MUCH MILDER OF A NOISE.) THE HONDA MECHANIC SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT (STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME) BECAUSE HONDA HAS NOT DONE A "SOFTWARE UPDATE." I NOW SEE, AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HONDA CRV'S THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED.

LOUD METALLIC RATTLE NOISE ON COLD START-UP. HONDA DEALER FOUND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 09-010 ISSUED, BUT NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DATE.

I WAS IN MY 2012 HONDA CRV PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT TO PARK WHEN I EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD BUT RATHER SPED UP CAUSING ME TO HIT THE SIDE MIRROR OF A PARKED CAR. FINALLY I TURNED TO AVOID ANOTHER COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN THAT WAY.

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING STRUCTURE, AS I PREPARED TO STOP, THE AUTOMOBILE, I THINK, INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. TO SUM UP, I THINK THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF.