2005 Honda CR-V: pulls to one side

Filed May 19, 2015 · Steering · 20,000 miles · FL

Under acceleration,... And only under acceleration,... The 2005 cr-v... "torque-steers"... To the right! The harder the acceleration,... The harder it pulls to the right!... If this car was being driven by a person that was not paying proper attention to their driving... They would definitely have an accident!... The car would go to the right and go off the road,.. Or hit anything that was to their right!.. I.e. Another car, pedestrian,... Tree,... Etc. This problem may very well have existed from day one,... However it has virtually always been driven... "gently"... For best fuel mileage.. It was only after a mechanic replaced a faulty "anti-lock braking-system module" that this was discovered. After the ABS module was replaced, it was test-driven. (I.e.) accelerate, then brake,... Repeat. Under this harder than normal acceleration, the torque-steer was discovered. Note: (1.) vehicle wheel alignment is good... (2.) tires are all properly inflated... (3.) at a constant/ steady speed,... And during braking... The car always goes straight! (4.) it only pulls hard to the right during acceleration... The greater the acceleration... The harder it pulls to the right! (5.) this car has not been involved in any sort of accident.. Attacked any curbs,... Hit any serious potholes... Etc.

Filed Oct 18, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · FL

My husband was on the way home after a visit to georgia,he was just west of tallahassee when thee car started acting like it was out of gas, jumping and bucking. He managed to get it off the interstate and that was it no pulling no nothing. We called our insurance because, back in april we had a accident and the car had to go back into the shop several for different reasons, each time my husband said "the transmission is not acting right, there is slack action even on the day he left which believe was 29th of september he stopped at the honda dealership here in pensacola and was told "you have a little water but should be ok. Well by the end of the week, in the middle of the night the car is on the side of the road and undrivable. Towed back to tallahassee and found a motel (only room available 200$ a night. I got my car back yesterday to the tune $4607.00 wow!!!!! Is there any information on transmission problems? We think it was caused by the accident or at the least the accident helped the demise of the transmission. In your opinion is this possible? Still very hard to steer. For several months there was severe pulling to the left, they finally found the front strut was pulled out of the arms that holds it in place, just lying on top, I believe the force of the other car hitting ours caused this problem, and the insurance paid this but they are saying the accident did not cause the transmission problems.

Filed Apr 30, 2008 · Suspension · VA

2005 honda cr-v two problems since new: 1) camber wear on both rear tires (wears outside treads), but cr-v has no camber adjustment--caused by lashing the rear axle down when new on car transporter truck. 2) car pulls to the right when accelerating from a stop.

Filed Sep 11, 2007 · Steering · 47,477 miles · NE

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began pulling to the right and then flipped over onto the driver's side without warning. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report. The contact believed that the tie rod assembly caused the failure. The weather was dry and clear. The contact has not spoken to the dealer as of yet. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 47,477.

Filed Jul 6, 2006 · Suspension · PA

2005 honda crv pulls to the right under normal driving and acceleration conditions. Noticed within first couple of days of leasing the vehicle. I was told this was normal.

Filed Mar 2, 2006 · Steering · LA

We purchased a 2005 honda crv in january 2005 and noticed the vehicle pulls to the right, which has caused the right front tire to blow out on one occasion after conducting a right hand turn around a curb. No injuries were sustained; however, the vehicle continues pulling to the right.

Filed Jan 19, 2006 · Steering, Suspension · VA

I have a honda cr-v ex purchased 4/14/2005. It has pulled hard to the right, especially during acceleration, since the first day. I have taken it back to the dealership four times to have the problem corrected and they have failed to do so. The most recent time was at the request of american honda motor after I recently wrote the company a letter demanding that the car be made to comply with warrant, or that I be given another vehicle that does, or that the company buy back the vehicle. During normal driving there is a constant pull to the right. On a flat asphalt surface (no tilt or crowning) when I push the accelerator to the floor from a stop the vehicle moves to a 45-degree angle and halfway into the next lane in the right after just 20 feet. Once when my wife accelerated from a stop light for a right turn, the strong pull caused her to hit the curb.

Filed Jan 6, 2006 · Suspension, Transmission · 1 miles · OH

2005 honda crv VIN # [xxx] pulls to right, excessive torque steer. 5 service reports out of aligment. Struts relocated in front end. *nm updated 07/17/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Suspension · 10 miles · NJ

Dt: the contact purchased a new 2005 honda crv lx and it was pulling to the right while driving. She did not think that the vehicle iwas out of alignment. When she accelerated and pulled onto a road the vehicle pulled to the right. The vehicle has not been to the dealership yet, but will be taken to dealer on 10-18-2005.there was no indication as to what the problem may be. There was no certain speed that it affected. The cktact has contacted honda, and they stated that a case manager would call her in one to two days.

Filed Oct 10, 2005 · Steering, Suspension · 200 miles · NY

Cr-v purchased was different from cr-v tested. After taking title noticed car pulling to right. Dealer aligned according to bulletin. Cr-v still pulls to right. Could go off road if steering wheel not held tightly.

Filed Sep 16, 2005 · Steering · 100 miles · MD

Honda crv 2005 pulls to the right//correct tire pressure and alignment/not torque steer/requires constant left pressure on steering wheel.

Filed Sep 16, 2005 · Suspension · 23 miles · FL

My honda 2005 cr-v ex has a problem with pull to the right (pttr) from day one (may 31, 2005). The faster I drive, the harder it pulls. It doesn't matter of I accelerate or drive at a steady speed, the pttr is there. For example, when I drove at 70 MPH on I-10, which is a 4-lane road, 2 lanes on each direction (north of tallahassee), I was on the left lane, then took my hands off the steering wheel. It started to drift to the right after two seconds. And then between 2 to 3 seconds later, my v was on the right lane. I had to grab the wheel and pulled it straight back to the road otherwise it would go into a ditch or hit a tree. Did the same test as above, except I took my foot off the gas pedal (let the v cruise on its inertia) at the same time I took my hands off the steering wheel. The pttr reduced significantly, after 7-8 seconds it started to drift to the right. This is should be considered normal. 3 trips to honda dealer in tallahassee but they could not fix it. On the fourth trip, they said there is no pttr. I insisted the problem did not go away, and they said they tried everything (swap front tires, alignment, tsb, sub frame) within alignment and nothing they can do any more. They admitted there was pttr the first time I brought it in, but now they said it is normal. I checked in cr-v forums of edmunds.com (and some other site) and I found that some people have the same problem, and other people don't have. One vehicle even had 2 front suspension replaced from an unaffected cr-v to get the problem solved. Honda did issued a tsb for this problem, but it did not fix it, or just temporally fixed for a few months (according to some people in the forums). I think this is a defect and it has a dangerous potential to lead to a crash. It should be investigated thoroughly to come up with a real fix. Nick nguyen