The back passenger's side wheel had a "hot" smell coming from it. Honda service determined I had a brake pad that had gotten stuck. Brake pad was replaced, as well as fixing the rotor. The smell continued. Took the car back in and they cannot find one thing "rubbing" that would cause this "hot" smell. They are stumped. I am afraid to drive the car due to the strong smell, wondering if something is going to wear out or catch on fire. Many internet blogs have shown many, many honda owners to be experiencing the same thing. No other tires/wheel wells smell hot - some owners believe it is due to the exhaust system next to the tire.
2007 Honda CR-V brakes complaints
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I bought a 2007 honda crv and was almost run over by it today. It appears there might be a defect with the car. I had pulled into my driveway and put the car in park. I left it on so that my 2 year old daughter would have air conditioning while I was unloading the car and putting things in the garage (this process took approx. 5 minutes). I then went to the back seat on the passenger side and got my daughter out of her car seat. I then shut the back door and opened the passenger door to get something out of the passenger seat and grab the car keys which were in the ignition. I took the keys out of the ignition and the car started rolling back wards dragging me with it...as I was stuck behind the passenger side door. I was holding the keys in my hand and scrambling to make sure the car was in park...it was and the car kept rolling. It eventually stopped after it jumped up on the curb, backed into several trees and hit a street sign. My question is how does this happen when the car is in park? I was holding the keys in my hand as the car was rolling backwards and I doubled check to make sure it was in park as I was getting dragged with the car. Although my leg is now badly bruised and my bumper is messed up; all in all I consider myself to be very lucky. Had my daughter started walking behind the car vs. Walking towards the garage she would have been killed. I'm now terrified of my car.. I also believe that honda corporate should be notified of this issue to ensure it doesn't happen with someone else and result in a far worse outcome.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle pulls to the right and makes a loud grinding noise when driving in reverse. He took the vehicle to the dealer three times for the failure and they changed the brake oil differential and suggested that the oil be changed every three to four thousand miles. This corrected the failure temporarily, but the grinding noise recurred a week later and the vehicle began pulling to the left again. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that a representative will inspect the vehicle. The vehicle has not yet been inspected. The failure mileage was 21,804 and current mileage was 92,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the antilock brake system engaged when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact rear ended another vehicle. As a result, the bumper completely detached from the front end of the vehicle and the radiator was damaged. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained major injuries because the seat belt locked and would not unlatch. The passenger in the other vehicle was uninjured. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. Prior to the failure, the contact heard a grinding sound while driving in reverse, but there was no failure at that time. The current and failure mileages were 14,000.
Purchased a new honda crv from bob barbour honda in greenville nc. In july. After 2,300 miles the rear parking brake was destroyed. Honda refused to fix it under warranty claiming that it was towed with the brake on. It was not, as I checked the brake light and foot pedal when I left. After replacing all the brake pads, rotor and bearings it was still not working right and they determined the cable was bad. When I asked them if that was the cause or effect, they said they were not sure. There was no way to tell. To me this was exculpate, and my dealer was willing to pay for the repair, but one person at north american honda would not change her mind. The appeal process is a joke. I made sure they gave me all the parts back. I was lucky my car did not catch fire.
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