First off when driving the vehicle the side air bag light comes on then goes off. This is random it does not do it all the time but I have noticed it more when I turn a curve it seems to do it more. The other issue is the left blinker goes back and forth from blinking fast like there is a bad bulb to blinking normal this happens every time I drive it. I've check the bulbs and even replaced them thinking maybe im just not seeing a bad bulb and it still doing it. Im not to concerned with the blinker problem but I am with the air bags light. The two maybe related im not sure. I do know both could be dangerous.
2012 Honda CR-V electrical complaints
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I bought this car in january 2015 replaced battery bought new on november 2015 and have had to replace the battery 4 times since. Last time new battery installed august of 2019 battery dead again in april 2020.
Low beam headlight switch failed and lost both low beam headlights at exactly same moment. Clearly a safety risk for night driving. I see honda has recalled this switch in past models. Failure occurred while driving at night.
There is a battery drain issue. The electrical system will not keep it charged. The alternator has also been replaced early. Battery light comes on because it just can't keep charged. This is a safety issue. My wife called me from a parking lot miles away from my location with a dead battery. I don't like her driving with a vehicle that has electrical issues. Multiple batteries have been replaced on this vehicle. There is supposedly a "fix" from the dealership, but some online report that it does not work. I realize honda doesn't want to do a recall unless this is a safety issue; however, if my wife is stranded somewhere by herself in this vehicle that is a safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. When the contact attempted to re-enter the vehicle, the driver's side door failed to open. In addition, the key fob failed to electronically open the door. The dealer (lundgren honda of auburn, 163 washington st, auburn, ma 01501, (855) 230-0305) diagnosed that the latch assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer did not mention if the key fob and a second key needed to be reprogrammed. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. .*bf
This chronic issue started with a slow crank and then a no start and aaa replaced the battery on 3/6/16. Two weeks ago on august 23rd the car would not start in the parking lot after sitting for 10 minutes with the engine turned off. I jumped the battery and then had aaa test the battery and charging system. They diagnosed the issue as the charging system, likely the alternator as it was charging the battery intermittently. They jumped the vehicle and it was taken in for service at bill page honda. They replaced the alternator in warranty and said the problem was fixed. On september 6th the car had a slow crank and then on september 7th the car would not start. I jumped the vehicle and took it directly to honda and they are presently insisting that the issue is a dead battery. However, if the battery was fine two weeks ago and the issue is known to be with the charging system, it is fair to say that the concern is not the battery, but the system that regulates the alternator's charging of the battery itself. The vehicle is in warranty, however, my concern is that the vehicle will no longer be in warranty when this issue occurs again if the battery is just replaced (I average about 2 years on a battery). Additionally, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and all other things must be ruled out before you can determine the actual cause.
Vtc actuator: loud rattling noise upon cold start-up started at approx 75k miles. Car is stationary. Took car to dealership for regular maintenance and given a clean bill of health each time. In fact dealer told me it may have been my imagination because they could not duplicate the sound in shop. The extended warranty expires 2 months ago. Because the sound persisted and seems louder in fact, I left my cr-v at dealer's overnight, sound was heard and duplicated first thing in the am. Then I get a diagnosis of the vtc actuator failure at a replacement cost of $849. In addition, my timing chain cover is now mysteriously leaking oil, costing $748 for repair. I wonder if the constant rattling of the variable valve timing control actuator aided in this issue. According to published tsb and online complaints, honda has known of vtc actuator problem/safety issue since 2012 which means the honda technicians were aware prior to my constant complaining about it, my warranty expiring, and an enormous cost for repairs. Anything less than an official recall forcing honda to replace part for working one at no cost to vehicle owner is a lack of integrity, deceitful dealings and unfair to honda loyal consumers.
Battery charging system recall. Battery dead left light on 3 minutes, ignition off. Nothing else on.
Engine- purchased car in aug 2013 in winter that year I heard a loud grinding noise at morning starts when it was cold. Took to honda dealer service who said it was probably vtc actuator. Had to bring it back and leave over nght so they could hear it in am. Of course the night I took it wasnt cold enough next am to make noise. Took it 3 other times since all to honda dealer plus reported it each time I took in for service. Never able to hear noise because too warm. Still making noise today, 5 years later. Warranty expired. Very aggravating. Electrical- battery has been replaced 3 times in 5 years, this year it was in janurary. Something is draining it when the vehicle is even turned off and not running. Lights have never been left on to run battery down. Each time I have to get a new battery the sales person says the battery is too new to be drained already and there must be something draining it. Honda dealer says they would need to have the vehicle there when the problem happened to find the problem. They said that the first 2 times I took it there the third time I didnt waste my time going there.
3/31/12 cr-v purchased 2/6//13 defective batter replaced under warrantee 1/12/14 recalled for software for battery management system 12/1/14 recalled for software for battery life 11/24/14 replaced battery not under warrantee $139.84 5/5/17 replaced defective battery under battery warrantee 4 batteries in 5 years of ownership this car is not dependable! One never knows when it might not start.
Battery does not get recharged properly, it requires replacement about once a year or every 2 years. Also if car sits for a few days battery has a harder time starting car. This has been going on since car was bought, and is the same for multiple batteries so the problem lies in the car's system.
Concern on honda lock actuator: all doors on this 2012 car have been replaced 1x in the last 18 mos., and now we are on round two of replacing the actuators. As the car became about 3-years old, our doors began to fail to lock, fail to open and doors cycle between unlocked and locked. The auto-locks just keep cycling and trying to lock - making it a terrible, distracting sound while driving. There is no control when the driver tries to unlock the car, and there is just one key slot for the car. (nothing even for the trunk). This has cost us over $1200. This is unsafe.
Vehicle continues to have electrical problem after several batteries have been replaced. In interval of 4 years of purchasing the car (brand new), we have insulted 4 batteries. The continues to leave my wife and kids stranded many times. Have contacted both the manufacturer and my local honda dealer , but have had no luck.
Starter is making a loud noise when it starts cold for the past couple of years.
The bluetooth component has a horrible background noise. The person you're speaking with is unable to hear you. This totally defeats the purpose of hands free driving. This complaint has been reported numerous times and can be found with a basic google search. The dealership has even confirmed to me directly that this is an ongoing complaint and problem, which they don't have a solution to. They stated it is just part the technology problems with bluetooth. I have had bluetooth earbuds in the past and have never had this problem so I find that reasoning unacceptable.
Ref: the federal safety agency id #10084343 surge,vibration or judder may be felt while driving under light acceleration. (honda service bulletin 15-086 and a15086) .honda claims my VIN number is not on recall list.vehicle still under drive train warranty. Dealer will evaluate condition on jan 9 2017 to see if warranty will cover sb 15.086.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. While operating the vehicle, it experienced unintended acceleration. Also, the doors would randomly lock and unlock and the instrument panel gauges displayed false readings. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 73,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was compromised by a cyber-stalker/hacker for over 2 years. The radio station randomly changes, the compass display was incorrect, the climate controls would not operate, and the clock switched to military time.
Cold start -make metal to metal grinding sound. Replaced starter with no remedy.
Vehicle failed to start once in first year gradually increased to 1 weekly. Dealer check could find 0 twice-can't find,can't fix. Now w/60400 mi must jump for any start since dealer tested it this week. Dlr wants to do full diagnostic 2nd time at my expense. Waste of time going nowhere. Honda inc says work w/ dealer which says can't find problem and it's your problem. I can't trade it like it is. Have had 9 new accords since 1978 w/ no major problems. Established loyalty to honda not considered.in my case. Disappointed!
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the alternator was defective. The engine failed to start numerous times and the battery was replaced several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who performed diagnostic testing that located a failure code at the alternator. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 40,400.
I have a 2012 honda crv. I recently had my battery changed when the car would not turn over. Luckily this happened while parked in front of my home. I didn't think anything of it because the battery just turned 4 years old. The mechanic also tested the charging system just to be sure everything was alright. The mechanic found low readings for both the starter and alternator. The car is 4 years old with only 30,000 miles on it. I was concerned when first told about this. However, now I am reading multiple complaints regarding this same issue. With so many complaints on the electrical system, why isn't honda forced to do something such as a mandatory recall??
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. While attempting to start the vehicle, there was an abnormal grinding noise coming from the front end. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the starter actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.
My 7 months pregnant wife got stranded 200 miles from home when her alternator decided to die on her resulting in a dead battery. We only have 50,000 miles on this vehicle and an alternator shouldn't die on a vehicle this young in its life span. Luckily a good seminarian decided to give her car a jump start which got her to her destination safely. So since we are out of warranty and needed to have this fixed quickly, we took it to a local trusted shop in the area and the alternator had a faulty part which ended up costing us over $600 dollars to get fixed. We also have had a loud engine rattle noise that occurs on cold startups for the past year and honda has been aware of this issue since 2008 and has not issued a recall and has not come up with a permanent fix. I believe the quality of honda cars has been drastically declining over the past couple of years and I have lost faith in the honda brand and will never buy another honda again.
2012 honda crv. Consumer requests reimbursement for a defective battery. *smd the consumer stated on december 14, 2014, while driving, the vehicle suddenly stopped due to the battery not charging. The consumer purchased a new battery from autozone. On december 18, 2014, the consumer received a letter concerning the battery charging defect. The consumer contacted customer service and was instructed to contact the dealer and present the receipt of payment for reimbursement. The dealer denied the consumer's request for reimbursement, due to the fact the consumer did not take the vehicle to the dealer when he experienced the battery issue.
Battery keeps dying. Loses charge every once in a while even after car has been running for hours.
I'm the original owner and my battery dies for no reason. I turned the ignition to the 2 position and a few minutes the car battery was drained.
Starting problems. Many times the car would not start without jumping the battery. Took car to dealer, ike honda, marion, il 62959 many times. First time, no trouble found, second time no trouble found, but when I picked the car up at the dealer cr-v would not start. Dealer kept car over night for testing and replaced the battery. Said it may have been a floating cell. Trouble continued. Next time dealer replaced the alternator. Still not fixed. After jumping car several more times, took car back to ike honda and they did a product update 14-071, 12-17-14. Never received a recall notice from honda. Still not fixed. Had trouble a couple more times, jumped car ok. Last time I took car in,10-10-15 no trouble found again. Battery checked out good, no draws on electrical system. Software up to date. In all cases car was parked overnight in our garage when it would not start. No lights, or anything else left on. Once battery is jumped, car starts without any problems for quite sometime before having problems again. Driving habits, mileage same as previous two SUV's. Never had a problem with either of them starting. I believe that the ike service department has made sincere attempts at resolving this issue and providing me with detailed information on what they have tried to do, what they found/didn't find. However, the starting problem continues.
Shortly after purchasing vehicle brand-new the car would not start. No lights had been on. Had vehicle towed to the dealership for a "fix." now this has happened again- battery completely dead without warning leaving me and my young children stranded for hours. I just had the vehicle serviced at the end of may (about 5 weeks ago) and everything passed inspection then. Also like other reports I see, my engine sometimes makes a loud grinding sound when starting. My dealership said that "this just sometimes happens." I'm not convinced- I've driven some very old cars that don't even do this! This was my first brand new car and I'm not pleased.
Loud metallic rattle noise on cold start-up. Honda dealer found honda service bulletin 09-010 issued, but no fix for this problem has been issued to date.
This cr-v sometimes hesitates to crank. It will crank after the 2nd try. It also has a very high pitch sound at 55 MPH that is very annoying.
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