I purchased new a honda crv in june, 2005. On august 15, 2007 with 24,064 miles the rear brakes and rotors had to be replaced at a cost of $275.54 which being under warranty honda paid for. On february 16, 2009 with 39,477 miles again the rear brakes and rotors had to be replaced at a cost of $342.12 which the dealership paid for as they knew I was very upset. I have called honda customer service about this each time and all they do is note it on my record. I feel that there has to be a problem somewhere that they aren't acknowledging or don't care to. Granted I have had no out of pocket expenses but don't feel this should be happening. I feel honda's engineers need to look at this and if necessary change the whole system so I'm not changing rear brakes and rotors every 15,000 to 20,000 miles. I know of several other people who have the same vehicle and have had the same problem.
2005 Honda CR-V brakes complaints
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The brake rotor on my honda crv 2005 is defective. It looks like steel is not carbonated evenly and there a some pieces that do not wear off. Those peaces are beating on the break pads and are the reason for a safety concern. I took car to honda, but was given some absurd diagnoses, I.e. Rear disks have rust marks on them, due to low mileage. Fyi: my car has 16,000 miles on it. I spoke with the management, but they refused to take a closer look at it. I have a picture of the defect for your review. You can view them by clicking on the following 4 links. Http://picasaweb.google.com/vovkakenator/honda_dispute/photo?authkey=dwbejzeinik#s5118647922556598322 http://picasaweb.google.com/vovkakenator/honda_dispute/photo?authkey=dwbejzeinik#s5118647952621369442 http://picasaweb.google.com/vovkakenator/honda_dispute/photo?authkey=dwbejzeinik#s5118647939736467538 http://picasaweb.google.com/vovkakenator/honda_dispute/photo?authkey=dwbejzeinik#s5118647931146532930. *tr updated 07/102012
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. While driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. The vehicle stopped approximately 1 to 2 car lengths away from the original braking point. The failure has occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer three times, but they could not duplicate the failure. As of july 24, 2007, the failure still persists. The current mileage was 36,332 and failure mileage was 10.
Vsa diagnostic trouble code. Vsa light comes on and off at will. Sometimes the vsa light is preceded by a loud banging noise when braking and turning. Car jerks and screeches. Vsa light goes off when restarting car. Dealership will only diagnose and work on under warranty if vsa light is on. After persistent visits to dealership, they were able to diagnose and order a part even though vsa light was off.
On several occasions, my ABS and vsa light would come on and you would hear the brake making rattling noise. Then the light would shut off and it would be good for a couple of days or a few hours. The lights came on for the last time and stayed on. Also the brake went all though way to the floor and it felt like the steering wasn't controllable. The car went to the dealership ct and they found out that it needed a new yaw sensor. Since I have had it back fixed it has not happened since. I suggest that anyone who has these issues call your dealership and have them run the computer diag. Test on the car. The service manager at the ct dealership said that some of the earlier '05's needed new modulars, to fix this problem...
Complete brake failure twice-- pedal to floor. Problem not identified because dealer could not duplicate failure. Car not repaired and still dangerous.
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