2018 Honda CR-V Complaint Log

Vehicle has a history of stumbling at low speed, especially once it stops. This stumble has stalled four times now. This happens from a cold start at random times. First noticed at 25, 213 miles, then 35,422 miles, 48,391, and most recently 49,908 miles. The first time it was taken to a dealer, nothing was found. Most recently I took it to the dealer and they immediately said corporate told them to change the fuel pump relays. This sounds like an ongoing issue with the CRV.

There have been two situations in which the Forward Collision Warning system has caused my vehicle to brake incorrectly. 1) With Adaptive Cruise Control enabled, on the highway this has happened 4 times in 3 years. This seems to happen when the lane curves to the left. The car will brake unnecessarily. This has happened at different speeds between 50 - 70. I believe that the ACC is sensing the vehicle in the lane to the right of me. The sudden unexpected decrease in speed is a dangerous situation. When this has occurred, I have put my foot on the accelerator to speed as quick as possible. 2) This recently happened driving on a straight upward inclined rural road. The ACC was not on, traveling 35 mph.

At around 6:45pm on June 23, 2022, the emergency braking system activated as I was traveling at about 35 MPH. This occurred without warning and brought the vehicle to nearly a full stop before disengaging. Fortunately, the car behind me was able to stop before hitting me. I've reported this to the dealer and am waiting for a response. I had my seat belt on and was not on the highway, nor in a lot of traffic. This could have been a much more serious event.

Part affected is the electronic steering gearbox assembly. Vehicle has been diagnosed by Bob Lindsay Honda of Peoria Illinois. This also shows up as a recall #P20 NHTSA 18v663000, but does not list my VIN. Steering wheel sticking has happened multiple times but never could reproduce when taken in. Finally 6/22/2022 it was diagnosed as a complete replacement of the electronic steering gearbox and rack assembly for a $3053.95 repair for a vehicle with only 48026 miles and the same recall that is out there for other vehicles in the 2018 CRV models. This has not caused any incidents yet, but as steering gets worse it may. The problem started showing up in June 2020 shortly after I purchased it but the dealer could never get it to reproduce when taken in. Finally they did in June 2022 with the above mentioned repair.

When driving the 2018 CRV, all dashboard warning lights appeared. This happened on three occasions and the Honda dealership indicated it was a known issue with this generation CRV where the fuel injectors would fail and trigger all warning lights. Honda has extended the warranty on a number of CRV’s from 2018 to cover the fuel injector failure, but the extension does not (at this time) apply to my particular CRV. I have asked the dealership and Honda corporate for assistance with no success. This is a dangerous known problem and Honda is not willing to recall the fuel injectors.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while the vehicle was in park(P) and attempting to shift into reverse(R), the gear was difficult to move. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to start the vehicle but accidentally drove onto the sidewalk. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective rearview mirror wiring harness. The dealer replaced the wiring harness. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,500.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 40-45 MPH the collision mitigation braking system engaged inadvertently and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. The brake warning light was displayed. The contact stated that there were no vehicles in front of the vehicle at the time of the failure. However, there were two vehicles behind the vehicle during the failure. The contact then turned off the engine and restarted the vehicle driving slowly to a secure location. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a known failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer for an unknown software update. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

While driving down a highway exit ramp at about 40 mph, my car suddenly slammed on the brakes for no reason -- on its own -- and came to a complete stop. The road was completely clear in front of me. I was nearly rear-ended by a driver directly behind me, who had to slam on his brakes and swerve to avoid hitting me. A car behind that driver also had to brake sharply. It's very, very lucky that none of us got in a crash. The items in my backseat flew forward and some framed paintings in my front passenger seat flew toward the dashboard, which nearly caused them to shatter -- I threw out my arm to hold them back. My arm was bruised in the process. I drove to the side of the road and parked, totally shaken. I had no idea whether it was safe to drive the car anymore. But I was in the middle of nowhere (near Gold Creek, Montana). There were no services for miles. So I had to get back on the road. This happened at about 5 pm, June 18, 2022. It was sunny. There was no water on the road. The pavement was clear except for a metal plate over a bit of road construction, completely flush with the road. The plate did not pose any hazard at all. I called American Honda when I got back home. A representative told me to take my car to a Honda dealer and get a software update to fix things. But when I called a local Honda dealer, they said there was no software update to fix a CMB issue. They also said it could cost hundreds of dollars to run diagnostics that would likely turn up nothing. So I didn't bring the car in. I did, however, find out that scores of other people have had this same problem. One online complaint described my situation exactly: "The Collision Mitigation Braking System is malfunctioning when driving over metal construction plates. Every time I get close to them, my car slams on the brakes. If anybody were behind me, they would rear-end me. This is very dangerous, as somebody will get hurt soon."

Vehicle AC is not blowing as cold as it was or should be, was a gradual decline over a 1 - 2 month period.

I was driving on a clear flat surface street and all of a sudden the brake warning started to flash and then my vehicle shook a little and then automatically stopped. There were no cars in front of me. Fortunately the car behind me was able to swerve to prevent a catastrophic accident. The car behind was a large utility van with metal in the front - he would have completely smashed my car. My son was in the backseat and slightly injured. In the past, this brake warning has come on numerous times without any cars in front but has not stop automatically. This was the first time. I'm scared to drive the car now. We took the car in today for inspection. I heard this has happened for 2018 CRV's.

The contact’s husband owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that her husband was driving at an unknown speed when the vehicle stalled. The battery warning light illuminated. However, the battery was replaced but the failure recurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the Body Control Module (BCM) needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that no parts were available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available

My Honda CRV has experienced "phantom braking" four times now. In each case the automatic emergency braking system activated while I was driving, even though there was no other car or object in my car's path. On two of the occasions, the BRAKE warning appeared but the break system did not engage. More concerning was the other two times when the BRAKE warning appeared and the car actually started to brake for a moment. One of these times, I was on the freeway; it was very disconcerting and potentially dangerous. I mentioned this to the Honda dealer when my car was in for maintenance. They said they had never heard of this issue before. Additionally they said unless they could re-create the issue, there was nothing they could do.

The contact called on behalf of parents who owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while parked she was pulling up the rear passenger window, from the driver's side control window panel. The contact stated the nephew had his head out the window at the time she pulled the switch. The nephew's head got caught, but there were no injuries; however, the contact stated the window should have an auto-sensor detecting feature for when items were in the way of the window before completely rolling up. The contact recreated the issues with the driver's rear window and the same issue reoccurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of this failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000

My 2018 Honda CR-V EX-L slammed on brakes for no apparent reason while I was driving down the local city road with all 3 lanes clear ahead. No vehicle or object was in sight ahead for as far as I could see. The AEB (Automatic Emergency Brake) system detected a false positive and applied brake when it should not have as the road ahead was clear. Fortunately there was no vehicle behind me, otherwise they would have likely hit me from behind. The AEB system slammed the brake for a good fraction of a second without any application of force from my end. The gauge cluster repeatedly flashed BRAKE message before applying brake itself for no apparent reason.

All warning lights in addition to items checked above keep flashing and associated systems are not working placing me and my passengers in grave danger having become reliant on these systems to keeping safe. Also, the car will not shut downs unless I press the power button twice on hold it down for the car to shut off. Basically every system controlled buy the computer is not working suddenly. Checked the internet and many car owners are facing the same issues. Taking the car to the dealership tomorrow for diagnostics since I gave extended warranty. This is not the first time this has happened and previously it was blamed on a 2 years old battery.

I was accelerating up a hill and all of the warning lights in the instrument panel came on. I had difficulty gaining speed. I was afraid another vehicle was going to hit me from behind or the car was going to stall.

On 6/3/22 a few minutes after I got on the interstate, the brakes automatically did a hard brake with no warning. There was not a vehicle in front of me & no obstacles. It almost caused me an incident, but thankfully the brakes let go & I was able to proceed as normal. No injuries or collision. Vehicle would be available for inspection. There were no safety issues. I have not had vehicle checked out at the dealership yet. No one has inspected my vehicle as of yet. This is the first time this has happened, & it happened suddenly without warning or warning lights.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that the steering wheel was making an abnormal creaking sound while driving at various speeds. Over time, the steering wheel started to seize while turning. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with steering rack failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V663000 (Steering) and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and she was provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel was jerking and pulling. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the same local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor internal steering gear box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V663000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Was driving my 2018 Honda CRV at about 50 mph notice car ahead stopped about 8 car lengths tap brake to slow down brake light start flashing and would not slow down seat belts locked 84 year old mother and myself almost thrown thur windshield and came within inches of of rear ending a stopped truck.

The car has automatically braked even if there is no traffic around me. Last week I was going 70 mph with no a car in the road in either direction near me and the ABS light flashed and my car lurched and brakes. The ABS is triggering min 2x a week at this point when it shouldn’t and the dealership is telling me “that’s normal and I don’t understand”

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH and making a right turn, there was a squealing rattling sound coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The message check oil pressure was displayed. Upon inspection, the contact noticed an odor of fuel was present in the engine oil. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine and turbocharger were faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer later determined that only the high-pressure fuel pump and lifter pump were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 61,000.

While driving on Interstate 90 in very light traffic, the vehicle suddenly experienced "Phantom Braking". There were no vehicles in front of me and no vehicles next to me, and the cruise control was active. The brakes suddenly applied very hard reducing vehicle's speed significantly. I am not sure what may have activated it as there was no collision danger near me. This has only happened once.

Suddenly, without any warning or signals, my steering wheel turns itself right and left and I have to give it a tug to get it straight. At higher speeds, on a highway, it is terrifying, pulling me left and right in the lane. I took it to the dealer I bought it from, Braman Honda of Palm Beach, to have it checked out. They told me I must replace the rack and pinion steering unit because it’s bad. It is not under warranty because the car is 4 years old although it only has 26,000 miles on it. They can only estimate the cost at $2,700 plus a wheel alignment. Steering shouldn’t go bad at 26,000 miles. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, but my vin number doesn’t come up on the recall list. Clearly this car has the bad component also and should be subject to the recall. Can’t drive the car because IT’S UNSAFE, can’t afford to fix it.

My car has automatic sensing braking and it has braked on my with absolutely no cars around.

Automatic braking system engaged when no obstacles were in front of car and foot was on gas pedal.

I was driving about 40 mph and all of the sudden my CR-V just stopped my foot was on the gas and my husband and grandchild were scared and wondering what was going on

MY 2018 HONDA CRV HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STAY IN MY LANE. IT MAKES A CLICKING POPPING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNING. IT HAS LOCKED COMPLETLY ONCE WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO TURN LOOSE. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, LESS THAN 50,OOO MILES ON IT. OF COURSE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUES EVEN A RECALL ON SAME PROBLEM JUST NOT ON MY VIN#

There is a dead spot in the power steering assist near the center position. It is intermittent.

* Electric steering rack malfunctioned; the replaced part is not available. * I felt unsafe driving the vehicle at highway speed. The steering was very stiff, requiring extra effort to allow lane correction. After enough pressure was applied the vehicle would abruptly move in the direction input by approximately one to two feet. * The problem was diagnosed and confirmed by my local Honda dealership as a failed electric steering rack. The dealership replaced the rack outside of manufacturer warranty. I paid for a new Honda rack and labor to install. * Because there was not an accident, the vehicle was not inspected by the police or insurance. I am not aware if the manufacturer inspected the part that was left at the Honda dealership. * There were no warning lights or messages. Symptoms appeared gradually in March 2022. Driving locally at lower speeds was noticeable but not unsafe. A trip at interstate highway speeds was unsafe and required correction.

Driving at freeway speeds with nothing in my path, the automatic braking system engaged with flashing lights, beeping and sudden braking. There was no other vehicle in front of me in line of sight.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brake was independently activated. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she had experienced the failure twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

Today, the Automatic Emergency Braking system on my 2018 Honda CR-V misfired. It is available for inspection upon request. My safety was put at risk as well as the driver's safety in the car behind me. There was a group of two adults and two children on the sidewalk about ten to twelve feet to the right of the spot where my car suddenly braked. I had slowed the car with the foot brake right before the car suddenly stopped. The car behind me almost hit my car. My phone flew off of the passenger front seat and landed on the floor, and my neck was jarred. I was so stunned and upset that I pulled my car over to the side to let the car behind me pass. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. The Automatic Emergency Breaking system has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representative or any others. The word BRAKE appeared at the same time the car stopped but not prior. I did not push the brake pedal to stop the car.

As I have been driving on roads which have construction my car has been stopping out of nowhere and saying it was out of the lane, this has almost resulted in near 2 collisions. I fear one day I will actually be hurt or hurt other drivers as sometimes instead of stopping it jolts to the other lane. The camera in the back sometimes pops up on the screen as I’m driving and it makes it incredibly hard to focus on driving.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving through a construction zone at 15 MPH, the vehicle independently came to an abrupt stop upon approaching a large piece of sheet metal on the roadway. The contact also stated that the brake warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The contact was able to resume normal driving soon after the failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 34,409.

2018 Honda CRV with approximately 29,000 miles when I started to notice a slight sticking in the steering that required extra manual effort to overcome. Situation only seemed to occur on longer extended driving trips. When steering is held in a constant, short momentary position, whether from a neutral straight center wheel position or a turning position required for a sweeping corner, the steering sticks and requires extra steering effort to overcome, it’s a little frightening to experience. Took it to the local Honda selling dealer where all of our maintenance is performed 6-10-22, 29,369 miles for this complaint. Dealer could not recreate during short road test, said the newer tires were lower rolling resistance and were slightly over inflated to 40 psi, although tires were warm at time of testing? Ask us to take the car and return if condition continued. We made another multi-day trip and the steering is intermittently much worse depending on the miles driven during each leg. Feels like the steering gets stuck in a detent position and extra force must be applied to override. At one point after about 4 hours of nearly continuous driving and after pulling off to refuel, the steering motion became very erratic at low speed operation, sticky & audibly popping up through the column. Enough so that it could be heard and witnessed from the passenger seat. Both my wife and I have experienced this defect. We made another appointment with our local dealer and took it back on 7-9-22, it now’s has slightly over 30,000 miles. We told the dealer this steering malfunction is dangerous and we don’t want anyone getting hurt. Of course, during the short trip to the dealer it did not act up. I did some research & found a recall (18V-663000) in which the manufacturers suppling vendor identified 4 CRV’s with an internal defect but there are many more similar complaints logged with the NHTSA that are not covered in the recall. We need some Honda intervention.

Vehicle has suddenly severely braked twice for no reason. Rear end collisions are a big risk factor. No warnings, both incidents occurred in dry, clear road conditions. It has not been inspected. Now when starting the car, I always turn the system off.

2018 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE AC UNIT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD A LEAK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS FAIURE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE FAILURE MAY RECUR AFTER A FEW YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

All warning lights are on and Honda dealer said I need to replace the fuel injectors. My car is a 2018 model with just 60k miles. I searched online and there are many consumers reporting the same issue. Please help us resolve this problem. Thank you.

On several occasions and even after bring the vehicle to the dealership. The Cr-V will automatically break with no car in front it. I have noticed this on the highway and streets as well. The dealership stated the sensor was dirty, but even after they "cleaned" it, the issue persist. This put me and my wife at risk for an accident since the car behind us does not expect us to brake suddenly for no reason. It also puts us at risk for losing control of the car if we turn and the car is braking. I have tried when these issues occur to override the braking by accelerating and that does not appear to work. This has occurred over 10 times since ownership of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while merging onto the highway at approximately 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the steering. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with steering failure associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V663000 (Steering). The contact was informed that the steering gear box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,058.

Shortly after 3 yrs of ownership, problem lights on the dashboard for the entire system turned on (Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, Brake Hold System Problem, Vehicle Stability Assist Problem, Hill Start Assist Problem, Adaptive Cruise Control Problem, Brake System Problem, Emergency Brakes, Emission System Problem, Tire Pressure Monitor Problem, Lane Assist, etc). That was in August 2021. We were told a new battery was needed, so we changed it. The lights went off. Eventually it happened again. The battery was readjusted, so it reset everything. It has happened several other times. It happened again recently (April 2022) while driving. The safety issue took place during this incident when the vehicle started to decelerate (from 45 MPH) on a busy road. We barely made it to the shoulder, turned off the car, and restarted it. This keeps happening with no repair solution yet.

Hi I had issue with the car before my car had the recall.And I had fixed issue.I would like get reimburse from automaker.I have documents and receipts describing what has been fixed and what was wrong.They told my wife saying we don't have part and inform us when they have the part available and later we got mail says our car is not equipped with that part which I fixed (fuel injector) already.I don't see my VIN number under recall anymore.I need assistance to get my money back.Thank you.

All the warning lights come on and the vehicle starts to drive slowly and brakes on its own. This has happened 3 times now. I recently took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure out the problem. They reset something and the lights turned off. Here i am one week later dealing with the same issue. If HONDA cant figure it out who do i turn to. This is a hazardous condition created by this car. It could result in someone being injured or killed. Driving on the freeway when your car applies the brakes for no reason is dangerous. When ALL the warning lights come on its a scary issue that nobody seems to be able to address. This has happened to multiple Honda CRV and HRV owners. It's time to have this problem resolved before I end up dead or injuring or killing someone else.

On multiple occasions, with no vehicle in front of me while traveling approximately 30 to 40 miles an hour the automatic braking system has engaged heavily to an almost immediate stop with no cars pedestrians or anything in front of me. The warning brake light flashes and it came to a very sudden stop almost causing a rear-end collision on one occasion. I have turned off this feature, because I'm afraid of it causing an accident or injury to myself or family.

Approximately 10 times over the past 3 years the Automatic Braking System has engaged the brakes inappropriately. Half of these episodes occurred when no other vehicles were around my vehicle. The others occurred when other vehicles were next to mine but not in front of mine. The most recent episode occurred as I was driving in the right lane on a 3-lane road with no one in front of me. I approached a red light and slowed but the light turned green ahead of me so I continued. As I passed some of the cars that were going about 10mph slower than me, as they had left the light from a complete stop, the car slammed on the brakes and my car came to an almost complete stop in the road. My tires screeched and my children and I were thrown forward due to the violent braking. Cars behind me had to change their trajectory quickly to avoid hitting me. I have taken my car into the dealership on several occasions and asked for this system to be disabled but they said that there was no way to do that without causing damage to other systems. There is a button on the lower left of the steering wheel, not an obvious place, that will disable the system when held down but this is something that has to happen every time I get in the car. There are no lights or reminders that the system is on so it is difficult to remember every time. The safety of me and my passengers as well as everyone on the road around us is at risk every time I drive the car. There were no commonalities to these episodes so there is no rhyme or reason as to when this will happen. Although I would like the dealer to be able to replicate the problem, this entails putting them and the public at risk. I would welcome anyone who would like to inspect the car to ascertain a cause.

The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated independently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while the vehicle in front was slowing down, the vehicle failed to slow down as designed. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal, and the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 115,000.

In early April 2022 the Body Control Module went bad. A replacement was ordered, and is still unavailable (Honda PN: 38809-TMM-A21). This rendered the car unable to be started, unless the battery was first disconnected and then reconnected (as advised by Honda Service). However, this results in several error lights, including emergency braking, hill start assist, lane keeping assist, collision warning systems, blind spot systems, as well as non-driving systems like operation of the windows, and the associated symptom of these systems working intermittently, or not at all. Honda still has not provided a reliable estimate for the part to be made available, despite escalating the situation to their corporate level. I am aware of other Honda models of the same year having BCM (Body Control Module) issues and a recall being current and active.

While driving on a residential street at approximately 25 Mph with no traffic, my 2018 Honda CRV-EX activated a Stage 3 Collision Mitigation Braking System event. The car came to a sudden, complete stop throwing loose items out of the seats. Honda says if the CMBS system determines that a collision is unavoidable, it will continue the visual and audible alerts, and apply strong braking to help mitigate the forces of the collision. This sudden stop could have caused an accident if another car had been following closely behind.

All warning dash lights came on. Took for service they say it is the fuel injector is bad and gas running too rich. There is a recall for fuel injector on 2018 Honda CRV but not this one?