CarComplaints.com Notes: 2011 Honda CR-V owners are reporting problems where the engine revs when braking.

Our data is showing early signs of a defect trend, so that's why we've flagged the 2011 CR-V with our "Beware of the Clunker" rating. Time will tell whether this continues to be a problem, & if so, whether Honda will be able to identify the problem & fix it.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,031 miles

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2011 Honda CR-V engine problems

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2011 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #36

Feb 012020

CR-V

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Oil consumption is exaggerated with to obvious observed signs, I.e, no visible leaks, no blue smoke from tailpipe, no smell behind vehicle. Oil needs to be added every ~70 miles as per the dipstick. Engine light will illuminate when oil too low. Car running fine otherwise. Is this happening to others? Respectfully, Careful Driver

- Brick, NJ, USA

problem #35

Feb 012021

CR-V

  • miles
I bought my car in 2021, and starting immediately I had issues with my tires going flat, my suspension jolting any time a bump was hit, my gear shift does not fully shift into park which makes it nearly impossible to get my key out of the ignition, I was given a spare key to someone else-??s car and was never issued a new one, and dealership (CarMax) has not made an attempt to help with repair on current safety recall.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #34

Aug 162017

CR-V

  • miles
The oil consumption of this vehicle is extremely high and has progressively gotten worse to the point it has become undrivable. I have to put oil in every other day. It's completely not okay to make and sell faulty vehicles

- New Brighton, MN, USA

problem #33

Jun 052023

CR-V 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving down a road on the way to take my son to his swim team training. I got about f 5 min away from our home and I felt a large clunk, almost as if I ran something over that was large. I had difficulty steering my vehicle, had a loud weird noise coming from the vehicle, and pulled over. I inspected the vehicle outside, I hit nothing. wheels looked fine. I popped open the hood and started to inspect, it was getting dark so it was difficult to see. I found that the engine mount bolts had sheared clean off of the engine, causing the engine to drop, cracking the engine bracket and the engine almost falling out of the vehicle onto the ground. It it was not for the cross member below it may have completely fallen out.. the vehicle had to be towed as it was not drivable at this point. I had the vehicle towed to Schlossmanns Honda in Greenfield WI for repair. Currently my vehicle is at a Honda dealer being inspected for corrosion as I live in the rust belt and there is a recall for corrosion on this vehicle.

- Waukesha, WI, USA

problem #32

Jul 012021

CR-V

  • 170,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to lock or unlock while using the key fob from outside the vehicle, or while pushing the unlock button inside the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle would repeatedly lock and unlock independently while driving. The contact attempted to notify the dealer but was unable to reach a representative. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was not available.

- Porterville, CA, USA

problem #31

Feb 092021

CR-V

  • 185,000 miles
I was driving the vehicle on my town's streets around 35 mph as usual when my vehicle's check engine light started flashing and I was unable to accelerate past 20 mph. I immediately took the vehicle to the autozone in town and they stated it was an engine misfire. The vehicle was taken to the nearest car repair shop as a Honda dealership was over 25 miles away and I was told that it was an engine misfire in cylinder 1. they are still trying to find out what caused the misfire. Why was CRV's not included under the class lawsuit with Honda?

- Wytheville, VA, USA

problem #30

Nov 022020

CR-V

  • 74,745 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Poor acceleration and pickup when applying gas. Worse in hotter weather. There is a Honda service bulletin for thus problem on same year vehicle for computer firmware update to fix the problem, 10-077 tsb, but my local Honda dealer refuses to do it. Says my VIN doesn't fall into it, even know the symptoms are exactly what it fixes. Frustrated. No pickup is really dangerous when trying to get on interstate and it is my daughter's car.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

problem #29

Feb 062019

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 38,512 miles
Interstate highway driving at highway speed 70mph up an incline or hilly area would cause the 2011 CRV engine to hesitate accelerating, causing a high RPM rev but no speed increase, I.e. the engine would struggle to keep the same speed requiring the driver to drive at lower speeds like 60mph to avoid the excessive RPM. This potentially is a danger to other vehicles on the highway interstate. Honda is already aware of this and has issued a technical service bulletin #10-077 for dealers to update the PCM pgm-fi software to the latest version. However given 2011 vehicles are no longer in warranty, the owner is often forced to pay dealers 1 full hour of diagnostics fee instead of the 0.3 hour flat rate labor outlined in Honda's tsb for in-warranty vehicles.

- Ashland, MA, USA

problem #28

Mar 062020

CR-V

  • 129,000 miles
The vehicle has been running rough in the highway and rough when idling. We have chosen to keep it because we have trust in Honda's reliability. Five days ago, the car was running and the whole family was in it. All of a sudden, its engine sounded like 'junk' which never happened before. We were all nervous and confused and we were about 20 miles away from home. Our safety in the car was uncertain and the roads going home had varying speeds between 30 to 65 mi/hr. We know today that the engine has severe problem due to high oil consumption which is extremely disappointing.

- Albany, NY, USA

problem #27

Jul 132019

CR-V

  • 55,000 miles
Compressor not working for air conditioning.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

problem #26

Apr 302019

CR-V

  • 89,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-V. while driving approximately 15 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact checked the oil and discovered that there was none in the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to heritage Honda belair (1800 belair rd, suite a, fallston, md 21047, (410) 343-5644) where it was diagnosed that the piston rings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Bel Air, MD, USA

problem #25

May 012018

CR-V

  • 82,000 miles
Tamara recall my car has started burning oil at about 82,000 miles. I am putting a quart in about every 1500 miles. It seams like it is gradually burning more oil I just had to add 2 quarts and this is the second time adding between its last oils change. I have oil changed at dealership every 4-5 thousand miles. I have seen this is a problem with this year cars but mine has not fallen under any recalls I am wondering why? this car is in Michigan I warm the engine up before driving. I have had the car in and looked at it is not leaking oil it is burning it.

- Copemish, MI, USA

problem #24

Mar 142017

CR-V

  • 96,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-V. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. While in traffic, the contact powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and the contact was able to drive; however, the failure recurred several times. In addition, while at a stop light and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to flow Honda (2600 peters creek pkwy, winston-salem, nc 27127, (336) 785-3380) where a diagnostic testing was completed, but no failure code was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

problem #23

Mar 112018

CR-V

  • 99,900 miles
On March 11, 2018 I backed into my driveway, turned off the engine and parked next to my porch. Before going into the house, my grandson told me to look at the car which was smoking under the hood. Within seconds the smoke turned dark gray. The fire department arrived in 3 minutes. I could see fire underneath the engine on the bottom at the driveway. The front door windows were busted to put out the fire on the dashboard, too.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #22

Oct 102017

CR-V

  • 84,000 miles
I have a Honda CR-V 2011. In October of 2016 I took my car to the dealership because the oil light had come on. They told me my car was 4 1/2 quarts low. They told me to come back after a bit and have them check the oil again. When I took it back they told me my car was using oil with no leaks. They have two options to rebuild existing motor with new pistons and rings or a rebuilt motor. I have talked with mike who is a rep from Honda. He has told me that I am out of warranty and that there are no recalls for my VIN number. I came across a recall from an article in consumer reports back in 2015. This article describes exactly what my car is doing and says Honda is extending the warranty for eight years or 125,000 miles from the original purchase. I bought my car brand new in November of 2011. It has 85,000 miles on it. This article also sites Honda service bulletin 12-089 for Cr-vs (12-087 for Accord).

- Hastings, NE, USA

problem #21

Dec 042017

CR-V

  • 0 miles
Liberty Honda is refusing to perform work under a warranty extension notice titled "sticking piston rings resulting in high engine oil consumption." I received the notice in August of 2015. Since then I have been given the runaround by Liberty Honda employees over and over about why they won't fix the problem. Despite proven oil loss, and a lit up oil light Liberty Honda service crew continues to fabricate reasons why they cannot perform the work in the warranty extension. Today, the service manager luis/louis was very unsympathetic to my 2-year long ordea. He said, " you haven't dealt with me yet" which not only sounded like a threat, but also sounded like code for: "I'm just going to put you through more never-ending tests and not fix the problem." That proved true. Despite a svc rep named shanice arce promising me (on 10/26/17) that they would implement the warrantyext/pison ring fix, this proved to be another lie. When I contacted them today, after driving another 1,000 - per Liberty's neverending test demands, Liberty Honda's service dept. Once again told me I would have to undergo more tests. It never ends! when problems surface pertaining to oil consumption, Liberty's service people always come up with an excuse why they won't do the work required under the sticking ring warranty extension. On 7/13/17, another svc rep (in a very perfunctory, unfriendly manner - wish I had his name) told me that Liberty would not perform the work - even though my CRV was at least two qts down. Additionally, they seem to be bringing me in just to charge me for something else. I've had to needlessly take off time from work for Liberty's runaround. And their shuttle service once did not pick up me up at the end of the dayhttps://www-ODI.NHTSA.dot.gov/vehiclecomplaint/# - - until I spoke with sales 2 hours later (8pm).

- West Hartford, CT, USA

problem #20

Dec 152013

CR-V

  • miles
My Honda is rapidly burning oil daily. I am obligated to check and fill my oil daily to avoid any damage to my engine.

- New Berlin, WI, USA

problem #19

Mar 212016

CR-V

  • 96,662 miles
Oil consumption problem - took my car in for routine oil change. 96662 miles. Oil life at 15% per manual oil maintenance. Exclusive Honda (not a dealer) found no oil in my car. Sent me to a Honda dealer immediately to take care of. Since they are not a Honda dealer they cannot do anything to my car or may negate the extended warranty. The Honda dealer found a seal oil leak stated it was probably due to the high miles. I went back after 1000 miles per the requirements for oil consumption problem. They told me that the oil level & use was correct for 1000 miles. Oil life was at 80%. I planned to change my oil every 5000 to avoid this problem. However I am on my 3rd time to have the Honda dealer to check for oil consumption problems. I will be sending all the complaints separately. I am notifying all that I can in hopes to have this problem fixed by Honda.

- Omaha, NE, USA

problem #18

Oct 182016

CR-V

  • 78,102 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-V. while driving various speeds, the wrench warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the sloane Honda dealer located in philadelphia pa, for a third oil consumption test. The contact was informed that the levels were perfect and did not need rings. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician used a dipstick and informed the contact that there was no oil in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that she needed to provide a two year history of the oil consumption. The approximate failure mileage was 78,102.

- Lang Horne, PA, USA

problem #17

May 202017

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 94,000 miles
Hi. I have a 2011 Honda CRV. VIN # [xxx]. it has a little over 98,500 miles on it. I bought it from schlossmann Honda city 3450 S 108th St, milwaukee, wi 53227. It was a leased vehicle before I purchased it. I have noticed since owning it that it consumes oil. I have been doing some researching on this problem and have found out that Honda Motors have been reported with this such problem. My question to Honda; 1.how long is this warranty on my vehicle for motor and drivetrain" 2.how do I prove that it consumes oil, since I have no prior records of service from the past" I do all my own work on vehicles, ie; oil changes, air filter changes, brakes & rotors replacement, spark plugs, and even adding air to the tires and pumping gas. You don't need to be a certified mechanic to do any of this work. I'm not saying that everyone is capable of doing this kind of work, but I feel I am. I have always worked my own vehicles since I was 16 years old. I have 42 years of experience with maintenance of vehicles. I have proof that it consumes oil, as I have been documenting it myself. It is (1) quart of oil down in 500 miles since I just changed it. I usually have to add (3) quarts before my oil change is even at 50% life left on the oil life maintenance display on the dash. I end up changing the oil early, (before 3000 miles or 0% oil life) of recommended schedule oil change. I use quality valvoline or mobil 1 oil, sae 0 ? 20W full synthetic oil. I also use fran oil filters PH7317. I don't use cheap oil, oil filters, air filters or inferior products in my vehicles. The same goes for my harley davidson. I look forward to your response on this matter. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Jefferson, WI, USA

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