CarComplaints.com Notes: It's rare when a newer vehicle has defect trends. Judging from the identical 2017 model year, the 2018 Honda CR-V is likely to have at least two — overfilled oil levels with a gas smell, & heat not working.
Both problems affecting the Honda CR-V's 1.5L "Earth Dreams" engine appear to be related to cold-climate regions.
CR-V owners also report no heat even after warming up their CR-Vs for 30 minutes — not even enough to defrost the windshield. So far, there has been no fix from Honda for this issue.
The driving sensors stopped working during a recent winter storm. It turns out the radar sensor in the front of the car was damaged and needs to be replaced at the cost of $1000. The technician said if I don't fix it, the computer on the car could then shut everything down. The placement of a fragile sensor at the front of the car is an extremely poor design, since any sand or salt on the road will get kicked up and can break the sensor. Extremely poor engineering and design.
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The driving sensors stopped working during a recent winter storm. It turns out the radar sensor in the front of the car was damaged and needs to be replaced at the cost of $1000. The technician said if I don't fix it, the computer on the car could then shut everything down. The placement of a fragile sensor at the front of the car is an extremely poor design, since any sand or salt on the road will get kicked up and can break the sensor. Extremely poor engineering and design.
- Marc P., Jamaica Plain, MA, US