2015 Honda CR-V UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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VIBRATION WHILE AT IDLE OR 2200 RPM WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TRY TO FIX AND IT WAS A NO FIX. BRAND NEW CAR RUNNING LIKE A WORN-OUT VEHICLE. HONDA SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, FIRMLY DISAGREE, EVENTUALLY CONSISTENT VIBRATIONS WILL CAUSE PARTS TO LOOSEN. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN BEFORE HONDA AND THE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? IT IS A DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING AND A SAFETY CONCERN. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. BATTERY ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACE ALSO THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN. HEATER/ DEFROSTER MOTOR THING HAD TO BE REPLACE ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH 2015
I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND NOW THE TPMS WILL NOT GO OFF. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVEN AFTER I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE.
1.)STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60 2.)SEVERE VIBRATION FOR DRIVER (WHOLE BODY VIBRATES) WHILE STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. -DRIVING MODE.
HONDA 2015 CRV L PURCHASED 09/24/2015,TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE START TO HAVE RUFF IDLING IN DRIVE SHAKES AND VIBRATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE ONLY THING IS THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SAYING THAT CORPORATE ARE WORKING ON IT. I SPENT 30,000 DOLLARS ON THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO RUN GOOD.
TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON THIS DATE. TOLD SERVICE TECH ABOUT VIBRATION, WINDOWS RATTLING WHEN HALF WAY DOWN, AND HOW MUCH AIR TO PUT IN TIRES. THE TIRES WERE TESTING FOR 37 POUNDS BUT DOOR SAID 32. TECH CAME BACK AND STATED THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE VIBRATION ISSUE. HE STATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE WINDOWS ON OTHER VEHICLES AND ALL OF THEM WERE DOING THE SAME THING. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT HAD JUST CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER THAT HONDA COULD NOW FIX THE VIBRATION ISSUE AND HE WOULD CALL ABOUT WEDNESDAY (9TH) TO LET ME KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE THERE. HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE. CR-V STILL HAS VIBRATION ISSUE. TIRES LOOK LOW WITH 32 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP, THE VIBRATION IS REALLY BAD.
VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT (BOTTOM AND SEATBACK) BOTH WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN DRIVING. VIBRATION IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IS STOPPED. WE HAVE CONCERNS OVER THE SAFE CONTROL OF THE CAR, GIVEN THIS VIBRATION. IN ADDITION, THE REAL ANNOYANCE OF THE VIBRATION MEANS WE TAKE OUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, EXASCERBATING SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS CONDITION WAS THERE WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SERVICE CONSULTANT AT CURRY HONDA, ATLANTA.
BOUGHT THE CRV 2015 A MONTH AGO, STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN IDLE, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHEN PARKED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL, THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA NOT HAVING A SOLUTION FOR IT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. NO HELP AT THE DEALER, TREATED ME AS IF I WAS CRAZY.
I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AS THE ROAD MADE A JOG TO THE RIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TOWARD ME WAS MOMENTARILY IN FRONT OF MY CAR DUE TO THE JOG IN THE ROAD. MY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM EVIDENTLY DETECTED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND MOMENTARILY APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY CAR. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME AT THE TIME, THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. THERE IS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM I RECENTLY READ ABOUT WHICH AFFECTS SIMILAR ACURA SUV'S. THE ACURAS AFFECTED ARE BEING RECALLED. I DON'T SEE A RECALL NOTICE ON SIMILAR HONDA CRV'S.
MY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE IDLING. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS UNDER 6,000 MILES (PURCHASED MAY 2015).
THERE'S ANNOYING VIBRATION ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN I STOPPED IN A RED LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY IN VERY NICE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH . MY 24 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE BACK SEAT TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS SO BOUNCY AND ASKED ME IF IT NEEDS TIRE ROTATION. I'M SO WORRIED AND MAD THAT DON'T HAVE A TIME TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM SINCE I BROUGHT IT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING IN 65 MPH 2 WEEKS AGO. CAN I GET MY $ 34,000 .00 PLUS BACK? PLEASE HELP ME !!!
THE CAR HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION ISSUE WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IN DRIVE. THIS VIBRATION IS FELT ON THE INSIDE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. HAVING TO PLACE CAR IN N, AT STOPLIGHTS (MANY ARE NOW DOING IT, AND SOME HONDA DEALERS ARE ADVOCATING IT ! THEY ALSO SUGGEST TURNING THE AC ON HIGH, TURN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO ON, ETC.) ALL OF THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING. IF ONE FORGETS TO PUT THE CAR INTO D IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, HE COULD GET REAR ENDED, OR GET STRANDED UNDER A LIGHT; DRIVING IN S, HOWEVER, ONE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL DOING THIS IN TRAFFIC, AS THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY, AND IT TENDS TO LUNGE A BIT ! IN THIS INSTANCE, IT IS VERY EASY TO REAR-END A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. IN ADDITION, DRIVING IN S CUTS FUEL ECONOMY (I HAVE LEARNED ) ABOUT 25-30%. WHERE DID I LEARN TO TRY S INSTEAD OF D ? A HONDA DEALER !! SO, THIS IDEA THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN IS NOT TRUE FOR ALL DRIVERS WHO ARE TRYING TO REDUCE THE FATIGUING, ANNOYING EFFECTS OF THESE VIBES, SHUDDERS, AND SHAKES.
MY NEW 2015 HONDA CRV IS VIBRATING WHEN STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. VIBRATION IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND NAUSEATING. THE VIBRATION GET WORST EVERYDAY. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IT.
I HAVE OWNED TWO PREVIOUS CR-V'S AND HONDA IS KNOWN AS SMOOTH, QUIET VEHICLES. SINCE OWNING THIS CAR IN LATE MARCH, I HAVE HAD VIBRATION NOISES WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER TWICE, AND DURING THE LAST VISIT IN MID-AUGUST, I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HASN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FIX IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, HEARING THIS NOISE EVERY TIME I DRIVE, DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A HAPPY HONDA OWNER, AND HAVING REMORSE ON TRADING IN MY 2012 CRV FOR THIS CAR.
CAR VIBRATES AT STOP AND/OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VIBRATIONS COVER DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AND DASHBOARD. IDLE IS ROUGH. HONDA CLAIMS A SOFTWARE FIX IS UPCOMING BUT NO EVIDENCE IS TO WHETHER THAT'S TRUE OR WHEN IT WILL BE DONE. NO INFORMATION ON WHAT THE SAFETY AND STABILITY RAMIFICATIONS TO THE CAR ARE COMING FROM THE VIBRATIONS.
BOUGHT THE CRV 2015 2 WEEKS AGO AND FROM DAY 1 FELT THE VIBRATION WHEN ON RED LIGHTS AT FULL STOP. NEVER BOTHERED UNTILL COLD WEATHER CAME IN FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I OPERATED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT TURNING THE A/C ON. IT VIBRATES WITHIN FEW SECONDS OF PUTTING IT AT A FULL STOP FOR TRAFFIC/ RED SIGNALS. THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR CLASS DIFFERENT BRANDED SUVS BUT NONE SHOWED SUCH BEHAVIOR. THE CAR FEELS LIKE A SPARK PLUG IS GONE WHEN IT SHAKES. ITS AN ABNORMAL ISSUE AND THE VIBRATION ALSO CAUSES THE SURPENTINE BELT PULLEY TO MAKE A LITTLE NOISE USUALLY WHICH WE SEE IN VERY OLD CARS HAVING WORN OUT PULLIES.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IDLING AND WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 - 55 MILES PER HOUR. HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME AND THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. IN SPITE OF THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WITH THE CRV, HONDA CONTINUES TO SELL THE CRV WITHOUT DISCLOSING THIS KNOWN DEFECT TO THE BUYING PUBLIC. WHILE HONDA SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, HOW CAN A BUYER KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
MY NEW HONDA 2015 CR-V LX IS VIBRATING BADLY. IT VIBRATES IN ANY SPEED AND ON PARKING. IT STARTED ON THE 5 DAY AND GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL NAUSEOUS. IT CREATES VERY UNSAFE DRIVING FOR ME. MY BODY SHAKES. DRIVER SEAT SHAKES. AND VIBRATION IS VERY LOUD. HONDA DEALERSHIP KNEW THE PROBLEM BUT STILL SOLD ME DEFECTIVE CAR. DRIVING THIS CAR CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANE, TRANSMISSION STARTS MAKING LOUD SOUNDS.
VIBRATION AT OR ABOUT 2000 RPM FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE ARM REST. REPORTED TO HONDA 3 TIMES WITH NO FIXED RESULT.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED, IN DRIVE AND ENGINE IDLING. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEB 2015. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID "...IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". NOT HAPPY WITH THIS.
OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR,
I BACK UP THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT DIES.
WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND ENGINE STOPS.
WAS BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND ENGINE QUITS.
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUDDERS WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR AND IDLING. THE SHUDDER DECREASES CONSIDERABLY IF THE CAR IS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE VIBRATION HAPPENS IN BOTH REGULAR DRIVE AND ECO MODE, AND NOW OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHILE AT IDLE SPEEDS (AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT). BOTH FRONT SEATS SHAKE QUITE A BIT - THE PROBLEM IS REDUCED CONSIDERABLY IF YOU SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN A VIDEO POSTED IN APRIL, BUT NO SOLUTIONS/REMEDIES HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO OWNERS. IT BEGAN AS A LESS NOTICEABLE SHAKE/VIBRATION (I DROVE A DIESEL BEFORE SO WAS ACCUSTOMED TO SOME VIBRATIONS- AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST), BUT AS I HAVE PUT MORE MILES ON THE CAR (I NOW HAVE 1,800 MILES) - THE VIBRATIONS HAVE BECOME CONSIDERABLY MORE NOTICEABLE, AND RECENTLY PASSENGERS ARE COMMENTING ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VIBRATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND MAY CAUSE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPROMISED. ITS NOT A MINOR VIBRATION/SHUDDER- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE GEAR IS VERY PRONOUNCED.
WAS BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND IT SHOOK AND THEN DIED.
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The 2015 Honda CR-V has 93 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.