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"The rear caliper rusted and froze needing replacement along with rotors and pads"

"Left rear caliper stuck in the breaking position causing the break pads to prematurely wear out."

"From day one, the brakes were making a shifting/clunking/rubbing noise. The Rotors & Brake Pads were changed out. Mechanic said it was a regular complaint with the the CRV that year. We also had a blown Water Pump @ 25,000 miles and a blown Serpentine Belt too."

"The calipers were hanging up and they wore out the brake pad this was replaced under warranty less then a year after we got the vehicle"

"Calipers caused the brake/wheel to seize"

"rear calipers froze with the brakes semi-engaged causing pad and rotor failure"

"replaced back brakes"

"Normal wear and tear"

"Parking brake is located such that it hits my shin every time I get in and out of the car, and could easily inflict serious damage in the event of an accident. Not adjustable according to dealer"

"Rear breaks callipors frozen up"

"Deep scoring and wear at 15,000 miles."

"rear brake pads were gone in 14 months"

"My rear brakes had to be changed complete with rotors. The vehicule had 39000 km. I believe my driving is good and this is earliest in my life as a driver."

"Unable to drive car suddenly. No warning system"

"The right rear brake experienced very excessive wear because the brake was stuck in the "on" position for quite a while. repair cost $500. Mileage at that time was only 30,000"

"After 24000 km the rear pads were gone"

"Brake pads had to be replace after 120,00 miles"

"Both front and rear brakes needed replacing at roughly 40,000 miles. I have owned several new vehicles and the brakes on this Honda wore out faster than any other car/truck I have owned"

"This is my husband's car. He uses his brakes frequently."

"Had to replace all the brake pads from hard pads to soft pads."

"My brakes were squealing and took them in for a checkup. 3 of the brake pads were in good condition but the 4th brake pad had fully worn down and needed replacement. I thought that the calipers might be sticking and that this might have been covered under warranty but honda did not even consider it to be a warranty item. 3 months after this inspection it I took the car to a different dealer and they found an issue with the parking brake had siezed. it was only after the second fix that the car noticiply drove better."

"Rear pads dragging on pins causing premature brake wear. Repaired at 40,000, same problem, and replaced again at 80,000."

"Rotors rusted while car sat unused for three months. Three rotors cleared up through normal use. The fourth (rear passenger) did not. It is the source of the vibration."

"While on vacation for 5 weeks, my car was idle in the driveway without the parking break on. The rotors rusted causing a rough spot of the rotors when braking."

"Pulsation from one rotor. Abnormal wear."

"From day one, we had a rubbing/clunking noise coming from our Brakes. Dealership changed out the Brake Pads and Rotors, but noise continued to occur. Mechanic said it was a commone complaint with CRV's that year."

"The repeated noise from the breaks engaging and disengaging ONLY when you first move the vehicle forward or reverse"

"replaced as they warped"

"We put a lot of miles on our car mostly country driving. The calipers hanging up caused all the wear problems that meant we had deplacement parts put on Honda did the work under warranty though they said we had to pay for the brakes as they viewed it as wear due to the mileage"

"Rusting breaks and rotors"

"The rotors warped due to being hot than being exposed to rainwater on the road. Disappointed for cheap metal in the rotor. Will replace with aftermarket rotors to prevent from happening again. Being able to stop safely is important."

"bolts were missing from brake pads."

"Right rear brake squeaks usually when it rains or humid for North Phoenix. Dealer states Manufacturer considers this is normal"

"When you would put the car in gear and start to move, you would hear a noise from the breaks disengaging according to the dealership mechanic. They said it was normal to hear the noise when you engage and disengage the breaks with the calipers and rotors. I disagree"

"Squeak at low speed and low pedal application"

"Squeaking is what led me to the dealer"

"Replaced rear pads"

"The back brakes have squeaked nearly since I bought it and the Honda dealerships keep telling me that there were no problems. I had to replace the back brakes and cylinders prematurely due to a problem that they did not want to address."

"More annoying than disabling-just a squeaking noise from the other brake it seems [not the frozen caliper on the other side]"

"CV Transmission shifts roughly has vibration. Had it in 5 times and they didn't fix it. They said they did not know what to do next. I gave up. Still has vibration."

"CVT Transmission vibration when shifting between 1900 and 200 RPM"

"Recalled by Honda and Fixed"

"Oil leak caused transmission failure"

"transmission is such that if you go down a steep grade the vehicle attempts to switch to a high gear on the way down as you are slowing down"

"This was an issue with the software. Supposedly there was a recall but we were NOT notified."

"the car would reach about 40 mph, then VERY roughly shift."

"Outrageous Transmission grind upon cold start. Honda recognized actuator issue, but repeatedly failed to provide a repair to resolve issue. Had to escalate multiple times to corporate for a resolution."

"It may not be a slipping transmission, but I want to register a known complaint. After the car is warmed up and the AC is not on. The car vibrates excessively when stopped. Took to dealer on 4-14-15, no fix"

"vibration at 2000 rpms Apparently this is the way the CVT transmission operates. It is distracting and sure leaves me regretting that I traded in the 2008 CRV which had no unusual transmission related vibrations"

"Transmission hesitates and slips and seems to take much time to decide what I am asking it to do. Going down a 5% or higher grade, the transmission over-revs"

"The 2015 Honda CRV is a terrible car! It lunges unexpectedly while driving and after putting it into park. I was scared to drive it in the winter because I never felt fully in control. I was afraid it would lunge and hit the car in front of me after I parked! The braking system makes very strange clunking noises when brakes are applied. The car also has a terrible inconsistent vibration while idling. Sometimes it's fine but sometimes it is so bad it shakes and makes me feel nauseous. One morning the car was making really horrible noises which sounded like the transmission or U-joint was falling out, especially when I braked. I was unable to drive it so I had to have it towed to the dealership for repair. A service bulletin had been issued for repairs but the Honda dealership did not let me know even though I had taken my car to them previously with all my concerns! Lucky for me, it was still under warranty. They checked it out completely and did the work suggested in the bulletin. The service which was done changed the mileage for the worse. I was required to sign paperwork prior to the work being done saying I was OK with the reduced mileage. I am able to drive it and some of the problems seem much better but I don't really trust that it is reliable. The brakes still clunk sometimes but not as badly. I plan to change to a Subaru or Toyota as soon as my lease is up. Honda corporation was NOT helpful in any way with my concerns and while the car was being serviced (it took a week)! This vehicle had great reviews from everyone when I leased it. Now there are thousands of reviews online which corroborate these problems. Some drivers report a big improvement after the service was done and others do not. It made my car better than it was. It's a shame because my previous Honda (2012 CRV) was a dream to drive and I loved it!"

"cvt transmission did not shift correctly since car was new. it was slipping very bad and engine was going to red line when you try to pull out in traffic. Dealer said they could not fix it because all the CRV's were like that. I traded it in and took a $7500 loss. The next month I got a recall letter saying they had to reprogram the computer because it was damaging the transmissions"

"The transmission would shift going down hill into a lower gear and cause the engine RPMs to increase. When accelerating on flat terrain the engine RPMs would increase but the car would not accelerate"

"When at idle at a stop, the car vibrates. If I turn on the AC, the engine RPM increases and the vibration stops. This issue has become much more noticeable since the last recall to reprogram the transmission"

"Issue with slipping. Mine had it. There was a recall to address"

"My car has a CVT (continuously variable transmission) and what is called hesitant acceleration. When gas pedal is pushed, the transmission hesitates to engage, tach drops out, and causes a lack of response from the engine. This varies in degree and time length making it difficult to adjust to. Dealer says nothing is wrong, but online search finds many others with the same problems."

"Computer isn't talking to the transmission correctly and it's causing vibrations while driving at lower speeds, idles like it's going to die at stoplights, and huge lag time occurs while waiting for it to go into drive. Honda doesn't have a fix"

"In idle the car shakes. Dealership stated they are aware of the problem, but no solution yet"

"Transmission software recall, repaired for free"

"slight vibration with CVT"

"The ratio changes in the transmission would cause vibration when driving. This would happen mostly at low speeds. A reprogramming of the computer controller seems to have corrected the issue."

"Idle became rougher and rougher. Drove to dealer for analysis. A reflash seemed to take care of 80% of the rough idle problem. Soon afterward the problem returned, rough idle. It again grew worse and taken to dealer. Again computer was reflashed for a fix. Finally car was just about undriveable. Had it towed to dealer and parked overnight. Next day I received a letter in mail detailing a recall for my year/model. Called dealer to inform them. They reflashed again with recall update and that seemed to take care of 95% of the idle problem, which still persists today."

"CRV transmission needed to be fine tuned by the dealer for smoother ride"

"There was a recall required for a software upgrade."

"The new CVT transmission has caused there to be a shuddering during light acceleration. This is most obvious when under load. There is also a very rough idle. This was addressed under a recall which partially fixed the problem"

"Was causing vibrating, fixed by warranty covered software update"

"Recall: software upgrade"

"Car was reving on decline of hill after incline. And reving during quick stops. Programming update necessary but am finding the engine reving again recently. Programming fix then caused engine to stall or idle roughly. Honda had to install a kit to reduce vibration & shimmy"

"had a recall to reset transmission computer which was covered by warranty that's the only problem I have had actually never had the problem they said was expected"

"I did not actually experience a problem. Honda notified me for a recall campaign to update the software of the CVT in Sept. of 2016 It was 2015-2016 CR-V DTC P1890. I have had no problems of any kind with my CR-V"

"dealer perform an update on the trans comp"

"the rough shifting was partly due to a needed update for the transmission computer."

"Transmission seems to hesitate while the computer decides what to do. Slow response sometimes"

"Transmission had to be replaced. Currently experiencing vibration when idling, also vibration occurs 0-40 MPH!!"

"Very minor seal leak, dealer repaired and provided new loaner CRV while replacing the seal - very pleased with Honda service and this is the first time I had an issue with a new Honda (I own three CRVs and one Odyssey)"

"Recall"

"The same software problem. we were NOT notified of the recall."

"Left rear taillight went out"

"Had a loud noise from rear, it turned out to be a wheel bearing and was replaced under warranty. AC relay failed and had to be replaced, as did battery. Also replaced rear tail light myself."

"Some of the dashboard gauges were affected by the water leak but were OK after the leak was repaired"

"On occasion,the lights on the dashboard would go out and headlights go out. Sometimes, on and off, a few times. Dealer could find nothing amiss"

"nope"

"Got cut off found horn does nto work!"

"second key fob failed two days after purchasing car"

"Can't open door"

"The keyless entry and alarm system seemed to both be related to a bad car battery. That was the diagnostic conclusion ran by the dealership service department. We have not had an issue with either after replacing the battery"

"When I pushed the starter button it did not always start. At the 60,000 mile service I asked that it be checked. I was told it was okay. Over the next 7 days it took longer and longer to start the car. Returned to the dealer and was told the starter motor was going and needed to be replaced. It cost $717 to replace it. The starter alone was $485. I have been driving for 56 years and have owned many cars. In all those years I only replaced one starter in a Dodge dart. I put 230,000 miles on my 2004 CR V and never had a starter problem. Am disappointed in the quality of the starter on this CR V."

"continued to register low tire pressure - we were not aware there is a reset button"

"This happened a few times and was easily corrected by dealer"

"tire monitor doesn't reset after adding air to tire"

"Tire pressure monitor is on continuously, even after pressure is fixed. Despite using internet and manual, can not figure out how to turn off."

"Ever since the purchase of the vehicle the tire pressure light activates even when the tire pressure is correct. After resetting it reactivates within 10 minutes. This has been brought to the attention of the dealer with no resolve."

"We recently had to buy one new tire due to road damage with the other 3 tires still being "good". When tires are not paired, the pressure monitor continually issues warnings, and this in NOT in the owners manual. Honda service staff (2 places) could not fix it or turn totally off the tire monitor"

"To sensitive. Minor temperature changes activates tire pressure light"

"Light continues to come on, even through dealer has tried to fix the problem."

"After getting new tires, I have had to reset the tire pressure monitor light multiple times even though an air gauge shows the tires are properly inflated."

"Very common issue with light coming on with no change in tire pressure. 3 trips to dealer with no help, Honda Customer Service claimed no problem throughout vehicle model despite hundreds of on-line complains about TPS coming on, and nothing they could do. Cant disable, covered with tape."

"Both USB ports in the console stopped working for no reason. They have been repaired during the warranty period."

"While driving three warning lights came on within a few seconds then one started flashing"

"Multiple warning lights indicated an issue when there was none"

"Tire pressure light always on even when pressure was okay"

"Selector lever would not go into lo/hi because of a defective cover on the lever box. Fog lights were installed and cover was not put back on correctly"

"Washer quit working and dealer wrongly said it was due to fluid being too low."

"after about an hour it would stop working. turning it iff then on corrected the problem for about five minutes then I would have to turn it off and on again"

"Wiper motor just stopped. Don't know why but had not had the car less than 4 years."

"Hose delivering washer fluid to the windshield hardened and failed allowing fluid to leak in the engine compartment."

"Wipers would stop running if on for more than an hour but would restart by turning off then on again and this would repeat every ten to fifteen minutes"

"Vibration at 2000 RPM Dealer said computer problem. Honda is working on problem. Big problem in 2015 CRV"

"The engine idles too low when stopped and idling. This causes the car to rough idle feeling like it's almost ready to stall. I was told it was a computer firmware issue by the dealership maintenance group. They were awaiting a fix from the factory"

"The CR-V had an incident once where it failed to start. It happened when the car had only been off for about 20 minutes and was operating normally prior to being shut off. The starter made a clicking noise (starter solenoid I suppose) and the dashboard lights all flashed on and off repeatedly when the starter button was pressed. The engine would not turn over. It felt like what would happen if the battery was almost dead. There were no other symptoms of a dead battery. The lights all worked and were very bright. I tried boosting it, but it made no difference. I left it over night. The next morning it was the same. I had it towed to the dealer that morning. They off loaded it from the tow truck and the dealer tried it and it started right up! The dealer spent an hour of my money looking it over and could not replicate the failure or find anything wrong. Very odd I thought, so out of curiosity I googled 2015 CRV won't start and I found a reasonable sized list of people who have had the same experience. Sometime their dealer sold them a new battery that they probably did not need, but most often the vehicle magically fixed itself and the dealer admitted that they had no idea why it failed. Of course, I do not know for sure if this is a computer glitch but it sure feels like it to me."

"The engine computer required a software upgrade in order to control the coils properly"

"Car vibrated at 2000 RPM - was corrected with computer up grade. Also, occasionally, the car will hesitate bur will recover after several taps on the accelerator. This remains a problem"

"The rough idle has not been fixed although there were two attempts by the dealer to reduce the rough idle and noisy engine apparently related to the attempt to improve fuel economy. The fixes have resulted in poorer fuel economy compared to the period before the recall and adjustments.."

"Bad fuel injector, they replaced all four and then a valve problem"

"Valve gap was off"

"It was a sensor in the engine that had failed and needed to be replaced at dealer cost."

"The Honda recall for the serious vibration problem included Engine mount replacements, The replacements did not fix the issue."

"Engine vibration at idle"

"they put a bigger engine in the 2015 CRV for the first time and they did not have all the vibration problems worked out. There was a lot of vibration and noise when sitting at a red light in drive. Some one said they needed better motor mounts"

"Car began idling very low (700 rpm) in February after well warmed up and then the shaking of the car began. Passenger side window would bang as the car shook . I had to gently nudge the accelerator to bring the revs up but you can't do that in all circumstances. Took car in, they mumbled and found nothing. Problem came back and took car into same dealership. This time they found a cracked, faulty engine mount. They took four hours and seven hundred and eighty dollars in labor to fix the ca"

"had to replace the engine mounts. repairman said they were defective-had less than 50000 miles on car."

"Described as an oil seep at what may have been the CV joint. They applied sealant that took 3 hours to set up"

"The air conditioning stopped working. Had to spend nearly $1000.00 to get it corrected. I've had Honda since the '70's and never had the air conditioning go out."

"High speed blower did not work"

"Have to turn temp all the way up to get proper heat and way down to get proper cooling. vents on far left and far right don't have enough adjustments"

"The fan makes a clicking noise when it is first started, but then quiets after 1-2 minutes and this is why we haven't taken it to the dealer yet for repair. I intend to have it checked while still under the extended warrenty"

"Similar to an issue I had with my 2010 Honda Element, less than a year into owning the car, the A/C started working intermittently. After several trips to the dealership and them not fully listening to what I was telling them, they discovered the blower motor was burning out. It was an easy fix once discovered, but seems to be a recurring issue in Honda vehicles"

"High speed fan did not work"

"Fan does not come on immediately when air conditioning is requested."

"The blower (fan) motor was the 1st thing that went out on the car in the 1st year of owning it. It was constantly going out and being fixed/replaced."

"The temperature control does not work very well"

"Heat output is weak and slow to warm up in cold weather"

"wrong unit installed at factory had to be replaced the unit installed was for a duel temp modlel which our was not"

"There was a slow leak that caused refrigerant to leak out over time and the air conditioner would only blow hot air. Initially, dealer said that they could not find leak and replaced refrigerant. They recently claim to have the leak behind the dashboard and repaired it. There has not been sufficient time to determine whether this is so"

"Concerned this is may also be part of a trend given past history with earlier CRV."

"Dealer refused to fix, Honda left it up to the dealer, did not want any involvement Had to write the States Attorney General office to satisfy the compliant."

"Within a couple of weeks of purchasing the vehicle, we found a crack in a plastic panel on the interior of the front passenger-side door"

"The paint seems to be to easy to chip on area around rear hatch door when loading or unloading anything."

"The paint seems to be lighter in some spots"

"Chrome trim is beginning to pit"

"The paint was fading and chipping near the latch area on the rear lift gate. This was repaired at Honda's expense by dealer"

"All of these problems were caused by a hailstorm--not Honda's fault. Did result in significant down time (six weeks)"

"Too many paint chips have been happening, along the side of the car, and at the bottom of the open tail door"

"Paint peeled off a small point on the hood. There was a small defect in the paint I noticed a few weeks after we purchased the vehicle, and this peeled off about a month ago"

"Bare bone Thin painting, no base coat just like my 14 Honda odyssey"

"NE driving conditions during the winter includes slush with road salt. The Honda seems to weather/rust faster than other cars I have had."

"Never had a rust problem till 9 yrs. down the road with any of my cars. Rust popping up on passenger side door of my Touring model '15 CRV. Very upsetting; won't purchase another Honda."

"The stops at the top of the rear struts came unglued so that at lower speeds the suspension made a noise on bumps. New stops were glued in"

"The rear struts were replaced at manufacture expense at dealer where CR-V was purchased. CR-V was riding with rear end making noise and upon taking to dealer strut replacement was done"

"The steering is the worst I every had ,it vibrates and hard to steer,the dealer ship states it how the 2015 are"

"Clicking noise in steering column. Technician ordered replacement steering column; $900. Just 2 months out of 36-month warranty, but only 32.000 miles driven. (Dealer appealed to Honda; willing to reduce my cost to $300) Waiting for resolution; replacement part coming from west coast..."

"When driving and accelerating/maintaining speed above 65 mph and let up on gas pedal vibration occurred' not extreme but enough to kinda bug you Honda tried about 3 diff things to fix to no avail."

"Resolved about 90% of vibration with manufacturer fix"

"Loose, noisy, replaced under warranty."

"The auto had to have wheel balance at only 30 miles helpers some with steering,but did not fix problem"

"Left front bearing went bad at about 5,000 miles"

"MY CAR DID NOT START 3 TIMES FIRST TIME I GOT A BOOST 2ND TIME I GOT A BOOST AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THE SAID IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY DROVE OUR FROMTHE DEALER SHIP AND IN ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER I COULD NOT RESTART I AGAIN HAD TO GET A BOOST WENT BACK TO THE DEALER LEFT IT OVER THE WEEKEND AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED A NEW BATTERY NOW ITS ALLGOOD BUT IT TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLOM"

"Recently could not start the car. I got a jump start and drove it to the dealer where they had to replace the battery. They did so without any cost to me but I don't think that a battery should be bad after only a little over 12,000 miles and 1 year and 5 months worth of use"

"I've had NEW cars' batteries for at least 6 years in all my vehicles; couldn't believe battery was dead in 3.6 years! Jumped it and took it to Honda dealership(which I love), couldn't take a charge so I bought a new one. RUST coming up on pass. door!!! Never had that happen till 9yrs. old!!! Looking at Subaru Forester purchase within next 3 months (NEW, Touring model). No more HONDA's for me."

"The coils were not working properly, causing the engine to lose power and fail to respond to the gas pedal"

"My wife got into the car at eleven p.m. to come home from a very short trip to the all night store. Pressed the starter and literally nothing happened for three seconds. Took car into shop and they tried to laugh it off. I pressed them to find the problem and magically it got fixed although no one told me how or what the problem was"

"Intermittent problems starting vehicle. Push the button and nothing happens. Occasionally it may take 3 or 4 times pushing the button for it to start. Dealer is unable to determine actual problem."

"Intermittent starter issues at 200000km, replaced under warranty at 210000km"

"Left me stranded on a major highway, alone and several miles from home. My mechanic told me that it is well known that this model is having problem with its transmission"

"At 33000 miles, transmission (CVT) started slipping and surging. After several attempts to discover the problem, and leaving vehicle for a week, it was determined the transmission and torque converter had to be replaced Since replacement, the car has run fine"

"car quit on the road after about 60,000 miles. transmission replaced"

"The transmission had to be replaced"

"Vibration when shifting at 2000 RPM"

"Bought new 2015 in Aug 2016. In Aug 2019, reported problem that after engine warmed up from cold start, car would lug when shifted to reverse; or, it would shudder and engine would shut down. Honda is replacing the CVT tranny on their dime. Since then I've discovered that most new vehicles post 2014 have CVT transmissions that often have significant problems."

"Rear Magic seat on the drivers side has trouble catching when put back to the seating configuration. Bottom cushion"

"Leak in sunroof during car wash"

"Tailgate has not opened or closed properly"

"The spring in the button to release the rear hatch failed 3 times. The dealership says its a known problem that they didn't have a permanent fix for. Now it is no longer covered by warranty so its very annoying."

"seal around drivers side cargo window was distorted"

"When passenger sits on the seat, Message reads: Passenger Air Bag is off. The Dealers says that it is normal, but if my wife gets killed in an accident, that could have been prevented, If it can be predicted, it can be prevented. Honda is Very Liable."

"It steers back in lane only when the rubbers are on the line - that scares the drivers. Besides, it only works when I'm driving in the center lanes, it seemed to have difficulty recognizing shoulders."

"When I use the brake to slow the car rather than allowing the system to slow the and push The button to resume speed, there is significant lag time. Speed can drop as much as 20 mph before the system kicks in. This is a safety hazard. Cars behind me swerve into the right lane to pass or follow inches behind me. If I use the gas pedal to move more quickly, the whole procedure begins again when I release the gas pedal unless the car is going down hill and picking up speed on its own."