The contact owns a 2009 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle overheated and the engine seized. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.
2009 Honda CR-V engine problems
15 complaints (4% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 65,312. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 65,312
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine2
- Exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor1
- Exhaust system1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda CR-V engine problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2009 Honda CR-V owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Car suddenly slows down to about 18 mph. Cannot speed back up. Has happened several times in traffic. Left overnight one time and started next morning. Second time, left overnight and would not start next morning. Turned off and on, off and on, finally ran normally. Then, same day, while driving in traffic, same thing happened. Slowed down to about 18 mph and barely made it back home. Honda dealer says no open recall for this car?????? Have a recall no.: 19E068000 given to me by my mechanic.
The car started to leak oil at about 55000 miles. The oil leaks between engine and transmission. The honda dealer checked and said it may be caused by the gallery bolt and seal, the part numbers are 12208-p8c-a01 and 90401-pr4-000 and the transmission has to be removed to replace them, it's 16 hours' work. It's so unreliable and costly to fix.
On 1/28/2017 my daughter's 2009 honda crv caught on fire in our driveway and burned until it was a total loss. It only had 87,000 miles on it and seemed to be running perfectly that day. I had driven her car for one hour (a 44 mile trip), returned home, turned off the car, took the keys out of the ignition and went inside the house. About ten minutes later, one of my daughters heard a car alarm, we looked outside and saw flames shooting out of the front of the car. The fire department came and put out the fire, but it was a total loss. The firemen said that it started near the battery area, but we do not know what caused it there was no sign of any problem while I was driving it. No indicator lights on and it was running great. This was a very frightening experience as I could have parked the car in our garage or it could have caught on fire while I was driving it home on the massachusetts turnpike, which is isolated. The driver's side airbag was replaced in june 2016 as required by the major airbag recall and the car was well maintained.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud banging noise under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bolts securing the catalytic converter rusted and failed. Also, the shield holding the converter and bolts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
On july 31, 2015, while exiting I-95 northbound crossing from the florida to georgia state line from high density high speed vacation traffic, my 2009 honda cr-v serpentine (drive) belt snapped. I immediately lost power steering and other functions associated with the drive serpentine belt. I was traveling at least 45 MPH as I had just exited the highway; my knuckles were white I was grabbing the steering wheel so hard trying to assess, at high speed and with vehicles in front and behind me going the same speeds, how to bring the vehicle to a safe stop. My wife and two young girls were with me and I feared that me and my entire family were be seriously injured or killed. Subsequent inspection clearly identified a failed air-conditioning compressor clutch, that is the subject of honda tsb 12-072 (service bulletin sb-10056005-7115), that my VIN is the subject of honda's extended warranty associated with tsb 12-072. The compressor clutch caused the compressor to wind-up/damage the belt when it could not travel over the drive wheel of the compressor. The only warning we had, in hindsight, was we lost air conditioning earlier in our trip to florida and the AC was blowing warm air and there was a noise coming from the compressor area. My entire family was terrified by what happened here - this seems like a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety and should be a recall, not an extended warranty. I could have been killed. Had this happened on the highway 1 minute earlier, I could have been rear ended at high speed by car or, worse, truck. Given the numerous blog posts about this problem, and the honda dealer service tech who said he said this is a common problem that can result in the drive belt getting destroyed by a failed AC compressor clutch, it seems that it should be a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda cr-v. The contact stated that there was oil leaking from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the seal plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Upon turning engine on and even when the fan/AC is turned off and #35 fuse removed, AC line is cold and loud sound coming from AC compressor clutch along with smoke.
Gradually slowly and slowly air condition unit stop working.
Check engine light problem indicator 4 times in a row. Supposedly fixed by honda dealer in sept and oct, 2013. Supposedly fixed under extended warranty...still a problem and now not under extended warranty.
Questions about the 2009 Honda CR-V engine
Does the 2009 Honda CR-V have engine problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the engine of the 2009 Honda CR-V, 4% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2009 Honda CR-V engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 65,312 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Honda CR-V engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda CR-V have bad engine?
The Honda CR-V model years with the most engine complaints are 2018 (545 complaints), 2017 (541 complaints) and 2015 (254 complaints).
Other 2009 Honda CR-V problems
Airbags 176Electrical 44Body 38Locks 17Steering 15Suspension 15Tires 14Brakes 13Acceleration 12Transmission 11Visibility 11Wheels 7Seats 5Driver assistance 4Fuel system 3Lights 3Seat belts 3
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