2019 Honda CR-V UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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Sunroof shattered while driving on highway. Nothing hit it. It just shattered
I was opening the hatch to my CRV, and it just slammed shut. The hatch strut started leaking fluid, and it almost slam down on my head which would’ve been a pretty serious injury had it hit me. My vehicles only three years old and I don’t even use my hatch that often so I believe that it is gone bad
While driving, when using the radio or GPS, the display on the center console will intermittently go haywire. Display will turn on and off, loudly beep, screen will go blank and then turn back on unexpectedly, brightness adjustment bar appears on screen. There is no control over these problems except having to stop the car and turn it off fo a couple of minutes. Very distracting and dangerous while driving.
I’m have problems with all the warning lights coming up on the dashboard. First time it happened I thought it was the brakes. They fixed the brakes. It happened a couple more times I turn it off and on and it was no problem. But one time it came on again but this time the car went slow I took it to the shop they fixed fuel pump and fuel filter set. I thought everything was good until it the warning lights came up again, so I went to get a new battery. New battery is in but a few hours later the warning lights popped up again. Luckily I haven’t been in a accident. But sometimes it’s scary driving the car and the warning lights pop up again. Every time I go to the dealership they said it a good to go.
The engine lid cover is faulty and fell while driving on an extremely hot day. The clips are plastic and fail easily.
ON 4/6/2021 WE WERE TRAVELING ON 580 IN RENO APROX. 60MPH NO CARS IN FRONT OR SIDES OF US BUT ONE TRUCK BEHIND US. NOTHING SUCH AS A SIGN OR BRIDGE OVER US AND NO ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA. THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND AND GLASS RAINING DOWN ON BOTH SIDES OF OUR CRV. WE FIRST THOUGHT WAS THERE A PLANE FLYING OVER THAT LOST SOMETHING? OUR SUNROOF LITERALLY EXPLODED. GLASS FLEW OUT LIKE AN EXPLOSION HITTING THE TRUCK BEHIND US. IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE INTERIOR SUNSHADE OPEN WE WOULD HAVE WRECKED THE CAR DUE TO THE GLASS THAT FLEW ABOUT. WE THEN WENT TO HONDA TO SEE ABOUT IT. THEY SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE GLASS. NOTHING HIT THE GLASS. THE GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD. THE SUNROOF ON THIS VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE PLACED A CLAIM WITH OUR INSURANCE AND ARE HAVING IT FIXED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT I HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED BUT THE CAR COMPANIES DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO. I'M HOPING THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WILL BE LOOKED IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
RADAR OBSTRUCTED - WARNING INDICATORS CAME ON WITH JUST SNOW FLURRIES THAT OBSTRUCTED THE RADAR. APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE 2017 ISSUE FIXED WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE 17-064. REPORTED TO JONES HONDA IN LANCASTER PA BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE SPEND $35K FOR SAFETY FEATURES THAT DO NOT WORK.
Driving on the freeway and sunroof glass spontaneously exploded. Was not going under an underpass and there were no other cars around. Moderate temperature outside and I was not running the heater or air conditioning (if that matters). Shade was pulled back, so I was showered with glass from the explosion. It is available for inspection upon request. Glass went everywhere. Luckily my family wasn't in the car with me, including my 4-year-old son. His car seat had a bunch of glass in it which would have hit him had he been with me. I am still waiting for a call back from the dealer. No, it has not been inspected yet. This happened yesterday, which was a Sunday, so nobody was open. I did call my insurance and am waiting to hear back. There was absolutely no warning before the glass exploded.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CLOSE ENOUGH TO HAVE TOSSED UP A ROCK. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND DISCOVERED A LARGE PART OF THE SUNROOF WAS MISSING. A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLASS FELL ONTO THE SUNSHADE WHICH KEPT IT FROM HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THE REST OF THE GLASS SCATTERED IN THE WIND AS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY NO MOTORCYCLES WERE BEHIND ME OR SOMEONE WOULD LIKELY HAVE GOTTEN HURT. NO GLASS IN AN AUTOMOBILE SHOULD SHATTER THIS WAY IT IS DANGEROUS BOTH FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND FOR THOSE FOLLOWING.
Overview: On July 4, 2020 my SUV rolled backwards on a slight incline when the start button was pressed to turn it off while in drive position causing a broken ankle, multiple abrasions and back pain. Details: I drove my SUV onto a driveway with a slight incline. The SUV did not roll forward because of the incline but after stepping out of the vehicle I realized that I had not turned it off. I turned back around while standing next to the SUV and pressed the button to turn it off not realizing the car was in drive. It immediately started rolling backwards (downhill), knocking me to the ground and dragging me since I was caught under the door. The driver's side wheel either went over my foot or dragged it (not sure which since at that point I was afraid for my life). It broke my ankle and tore away the skin in the ankle area. When it finally stopped, I was able to roll away and cry for help. This incident caused a broken ankle, multiple abrasions on my body and damage to the muscles in my back causing a very painful rib cage. These injuries required immediate and ongoing physician care and physical therapy. I truly believe that there should be a safety feature that does NOT allow us to turn the car off while the vehicle is in drive. It was something that was part of the older key start/stop vehicles. I believe that I read that some of the other manufacturers were dealing with this problem so don't know why Honda hasn't addressed it. Why is it not standard on all the new keyless push button vehicles? I know I'm not the only one who had this problem because my orthopedic doctor told me another of her patients sustained injuries with a roll back. Thank you for your time.
I PURCHASE THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 2018. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE THAN 15K MILES. STARTED TO GET THIS BRAKE SYSTEM ERROR
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS TURNING RIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON A CITY STREET. WAS GOING 5 MILES PER HOUR AND SPEED WENT UP. EASED OFF BRAKE AND BRAKED AGAIN AND IT SLOWED. WENT HOME SLOWLY WHICH WAS A BLOCK AWAY
WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AFTER OWNING IT FOR TWO MONTHS AND NOTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD. HONDA TRIED TO SAY THERE WAS A PUCK WHICH THERE WASN'T. HAD MY WINDSHIELD REPLACED BY SAFE LITE AND THEY USED AN AFTER MARKET WINDSHIELD. I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE DROPPING 5-6 MPH WHEN GOING FROM ONE LANE TO THE NEXT.HONDA DUPLICATED THE ISSUE AND NOW HONDA IS TRYING TO SAY MY VEHICLE IS DROPPING SPEED BECAUSE OF AN AFTER MARKET WINDSHIELD AND I NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A HONDA WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
MY WINDOWS AND SUNROOF OPENED ON THEIR OWN. I HAD BEEN IN A PLACE OF BUSINESS. WHEN I WENT IN, THE CAR WAS LOCKED AND WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED. WHEN I CAME OUT, THEY WERE OPEN BUT THE CAR WAS STILL LOCKED. NO ONE AND NO PETS WERE IN THE CAR WHICH WAS PARKED.
ISSUE WITH SCREEN BRIGHTNESS STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO, INITIALLY I THOUGHT MAY BE I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED SCREEN AND NOW I REALIZED IT IS PROBLEM WITH SCREEN ITSELF. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY INFOTAINMENT SCREEN BRIGHTNESS LOWERS AND HIGHS AND BLACKOUT BY ITSELF AND 3 TO 4 TIMES SCREEN WAS BLACKED OUT ON REVERSING WHICH I CONSIDER AS SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE WILL START IF YOU ARE DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. DEALERS FAILED TO INFORM ABOUT THE ISSUE WHEN I BOUGHT CAR.
I BOUGHT MY HONDA CRV EX ON 7/19/2019 AND MILEAGE IS 3,760 MILES. ON THE WAY TO WORK ALONG A CITY STREET ROAD IN THE MORNING ON 2/2/7/2020 I HEARD LOUD POP AND CRACK FORMED TWO SPONTANEOUS CRACKS COMING FROM EDGE OF WINDSHIELD ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSAGE SIDE.
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH (CRUISE CONTROL SET) WITH NO VEHICLES AHEAD, THE ACCIDENT MITIGATION SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO AGGRESSIVELY BRAKE ON ITS OWN.
WHEN AUTO IS ON A HILL FACING DOWNWARD AND THEN IS PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR MOVES FORWARD. THERE IS NO "HOLD ON A HILL" PROTECTION. THIS IS HORRIBLE AFTER THE CAR IS IN A PARKING SPACE & YOU REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN UP AND IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU!!!
THE CAR WOULDN'T START UNTIL I MESSED WITH IT A LOT. I'VE READ IT'S A BATTERY DRAIN AND SOFTWARE UPDATE ISSUE ON MESSAGE BOARDS- SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I'VE ONLY HAD MY 2019 HONDA CRV SINCE SEPTEMBER 2019.
DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH WITH CRUISE SET. CAR SUDDENLY BRAKED, LANE DEPARTURE ACTIVATED STEERING WHEEL CONTROL, LANE ASSIST WARNING DISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AS WAS THE HIGHWAY. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY BEGAN TO SHOW THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGES:COLLISION MITIGATION, ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH LOW SPEED FOLLOW ERROR, LANE KEEPING ASSIST AND BRAKE ERROR ICON DISPLAYED IN CLUSTER GROUP. TRYING TO DISENGAGE SYSTEMS USING CANCEL ON STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND ALL ERROR CODES DISAPPEARED. CONTACTED HONDA SERVICE AND WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON THIS HAPPENED. I DID FIND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAS FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN/OR ABOUT JANUARY 2020. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE DEFECTIVE IN THE 2016-2019 HONDA CR-V, CR-V EX, CR-V EX-L, AND CR-V TOURING SUV'S. I HAVE ATTACHED A PDF COPY OF ARTICLE REGARDING LAWSUIT. *TR
IN COLD WEATHER, WITH A NORMAL CITY DRIVING HABIT, FUEL AND OIL SMELL IS CONSISTENTLY PRESENT DURING THE DRIVING, IN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY, CAUSING NAUSEOUSNESS AND DIZZINESS. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF TURING, STOPPING, OR ANOTHER CAR DRIVING INFRONT OF US, THE FUEL AND BURNED OIL SMELL IS PRESENT. OIL WAS CHANGED, THE AIR FILTER WAS CHANGED, THE PAN UNDER THE ENGINE WAS CLEANED, THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS SECURED, AND NO LEAKAGE; NEVERTHELESS, THE FUEL AND BURNED OIL SMELL IS STILL PRESENT IN THE CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 3/30/2019, AND THE ISSUE STARTED SHOWING UP WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER.
MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING THRU AN INTERSECTION WITH A RAILROAD TRACK RUNNING ACROSS THE FAR SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE HONDA SENSING SYSTEM CAUSED THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP. THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY AND SHE STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN TRAVELING CLOSE BEHIND HER, A COLLISION MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING EVERY FEW MOMENTS I HEAR A SINGLE WHISTLE OR WHINE NOISE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS AUDIO FEEDBACK FROM OUR PHONES OR RADIO FEEDBACK BUT IT'S NOT AS EVERYTHING IS OFF AND IT STILL HAPPENS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CR-V.
DRIVING AND THE ANTI-COLLISION ACTIVATED AND STOPPED THE CAR. NO CARS AROUND AND NO OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD. THE DISPLAY SCREEN INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOTHING WAS IN THE COMPUTER THAT INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG (SEE PIC). EVEN AFTER THE PIC WAS SHOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THEY SAID THE SAME THING- NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED ON AN ON-RAMP WITH NO CAR OR OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF IT. WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WITH TRAFFIC OR GOING DOWN A CURVED HILL.
RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON MY CR-V - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V-383 BACK IN MAY, 2019. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE. IT'S BEEN OVER 3 MONTHS - I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS THEN TOLD I SHOULD COME IN AND AT LEAST GET THE SOFTWARE UPDATE - NO WHERE ON THE RECALL LETTER DOES IT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED ON 9/13 - A 3-4 HOUR WAIT TIME. NOT HAPPY WITH HONDA RIGHT NOW. PLEASE HELP
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The 2019 Honda CR-V has 53 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.