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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,108 miles
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The cruise control is hypervariable - when combined with a lane warning system, it dropped us out of cruise (at 70mph) when passing a large truck in the right lane. Very unsafe to be all of a sudden in the left lane slowing down when we we trying to speed past the 18-wheeler. Dealer said the 'sensitivity' of the lane warning system 'caught the truck creeping close' to the line -- we didn't see that at all. Also, the lane warning system is quite intermittent - only about 2 out of 5 times does the right hand warning signal something (like drifting near a shoulder) as designed.
I was first in line in the left lane on a cross over to a one way street that goes from right to left. I was at a stop waiting for a time I could turn and try to get over 4 lanes of traffic. There are 4 lanes on the one way street which is M-59 also know as hall road and I was going to have to go fast as I was going to have to first get in the far left lane and then cross over the other 3 lanes to the right and exit at a drive to where I was trying to get to. I knew it was going to take maximum acceleration and a deft touch to get over there safely. As I tried to do this and as I made my first move into the left lane, my car hesitated and did not give me the full acceleration I was expecting. This caused all the timing I needed to make this maneuver safely go out the window and put me in a precarious situation. I had to make in my opinion a very dangerous movement to the right to avoid a car that was closing in fast from behind because I could not get the speed up. This is the first time this has happened on this car. I was able to get where I wanted to go but now have no confidence in the reliability of trying to make this maneuver again.
I purchased my first Honda cr-B 2018 at the end of Sept. 2018 and today is Nov 4, 2018 and this car has been out of order for @4 weeks. The cruise control system, lane departure system, vehicle distant control system, and the brake system lights are all lit up and flashing. None of the systems that are supposed to aid in driving safety is working. The systems stopped working while driving. Two trips to two different dealerships and the issue has not been resolved. I will make a third trip on the next business day.
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was parked, the gear shifter failed to fully engage and the vehicle suddenly surged at a high rate of speed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the garage door, a wall, and into the steps near the mud room of the house. The driver was unable to slow down the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The driver sustained injuries to the left side of the body, including the arms, hips, back, and minor bruising. Medical treatment was not received. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the crash. The dealer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000.
Fatal acc/lkas "Honda sensing problem" with "amber warning light" on dash, and system all locked up while on I75 on the way home from work. When I exited at the light, I turned-the-car off and it cleared the error message. Cruise control was not engaged. New car. Only 1-day old. Called and reported to dealer but not response yet. Appears to be a serious safety violation based on internet search of other customers with same problem. Recommend priority assignment with Honda.
- Springboro, OH, USA
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I was pulling my Honda CRV into a short driveway to park in front of a closed garage door. My speed was less than 5 mph. As I was in the driveway within 5-6 feet of the closed garage door, the engine revved and car suddenly accelerated. I could no longer feel the accelerator directly under my foot and applying the brake did nothing to stop the car. Acceleration continued, car went through garage door and crashed into concrete wall at the back of the garage. Not sure what speed the car was traveling when crash occurred. Given the short distance, maybe 20-30 mph. Airbags deployed. No issue with floor mats or other objects near the accelerator.
Sudden acceleration. Had foot on the brake in a parking spot, the car suddenly accelerated. The engine raced and the car propelled forward, jumped the curb and stopped when hitting a tree. The accelerator pedal was not touched, and the braked did not hold it. Luckily, no one was in front of the car. Honda has denied any responsibility, and the dealer could not duplicate the problem. Have had the car for 3 months, and 1800 miles. Obviously, the first time this has happened. Now we are afraid to get the car, since someone may be killed the next time the car decides to act up. Please help
Returning to Maryland from Indiana in several locations along I-70, I-79, I-68 auto braking engaged for no reason at all. Road crews plow with blade slightly above pavement possibly avoiding damage to rumble strip so we can't see lane divider lines or edge of road solid line when accidently touch the rumble strip brakes engage immediately when beeps alone should suffice. Other times it appeared the system thought we were about to have a head on collision and again braked suddenly and often. We think the headlights of cars way off in the distance where trees near them created a kind of strobe effect fooled the sensors where ever they are. I had to cancel all safety systems to avoid more problems like this. Solution recommended: Require Honda to allow us to turn off auto braking in bad weather so sensors don't cause panic to drivers not understanding what's happening. When roads are slick as ours were you really don't want vehicles sliding out of control because of a system intended to keep us safe. I can tell you drivers around us thought we were intentionally trying to cause mischief and I'm certain the only reason we did not have an accidental is because I put blizzac snow tires on my 2018 CRV touring and kept my thumb over the cancel button so I could recover quickly but eventually had to disable all that because it happened too often. I get cramps in my leg when I can't use cruise control and I paid a lot of money so I would be able to use adaptive cruise and other safety systems that simply made this car more dangerous. I'm angry, frustrated and want something done about this!!! yes roads were sloppy, slick and traveling below speed limit of 70 because of conditions. Only when we got to Maryland did conditions improve. Had to drive 1/3 of our 550 mile trip with these problems happening disengaging entirely after hagaarstown md. Can't trust it.
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- Cedar Falls, IA, USA