The contact owns a 2009 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at 8 MPH, the driver’s side rear wheel assembly detached from the vehicle without warning. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to his home. Upon inspection, the contact discovered severe corrosion on the frame of the vehicle which he linked to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were both notified of the failure and both informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
2009 Honda CR-V suspension complaints
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The driver's side rear frame stiffener is extremely corroded and looks to becoming loose! In CANADA, there is a recall for my year CR-V for this very defect!!! Why doesn't the federal safety agency do the same thing? I live less than 2 hours from Canada, yet my car there would have been recalled! This could potentially be devastating if the assembly becomes loose from the vehicle. Please address this problem! Thank you.
I recently brought my 10 year old car in for its yearly state safety inspection and I was informed that corrosion on the left rear underside of the car was irreparable. This included corrosion between the uni body and undercarriage, compromising the integrity of the control arms. After doing research online, I noted that honda has an active recall in canada for a similar defect, but not in the us. I contacted honda of north america and asked if they could provide any assistance or compensation for this issue, which essentially renders the car unusable, and they told me they could not.
While being driven at 55-60 MPH on a 4 lane highway the driver side rear suspension control arm broke free from the unibody causing the rear tire to twist sideways and lodge in the wheel well. The driver side rear axle pulled free from the rear differential due to detachment. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, but used both lanes and the vehicle width shoulder of the road to due so. Had another vehicle been close by an accident would have resulted. The crv had been nys inspected 2 months prior with no signs of an impending problem. Pictures are attached showing the detached driver side and also the intact passenger side. After taking pics showing an intact mount on the passenger side a hammer was used to check the structure and it was possible to open up a hole on that side as well. The vehicle was driven in ny during the winter, thus road salt was encountered. The only part of the crv affected by rust was the mounting location of both rear control arms due to an area where moisture and salt can enter, but not escape. The rest of the undercarriage and exterior body were rust free. Honda was contacted, but unwilling to take any action due to age and miles on vehicle. The case# and last correspondence with honda is included--no response from honda.
I bought a new 2009 honda cr-v in dec 2008. After around 30k miles or so, I noticed the car pulling to the left at highway speeds. I took the car in to a local mechanic for an alignment and tire rotation but nothing they did fixed the issue. I then brought it to the honda dealership since it was still under warranty and they conducted their own alignment and tire rotation (at my expense since alignments are not covered under warranty). This still did not fix the issue and the dealership told me there was nothing else they could do. My car still pulls to the left at highway speeds. I am concerned that this issue may get worse and cause an accident.
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