2012 Honda CR-V: won't start

Filed Sep 11, 2018 · Electrical · 93,750 miles · VA

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.

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NY

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??

Filed Oct 21, 2015 · Electrical · 17,066 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 3,600 miles · WI

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.

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · NY

Engine cranked but vehicle would not start. Towed to service station. Analyzed and fixed by shorting battery cables. I was told that there was a honda service bulletin on this. I was also told that no repair was possible to prevent this from happening again. Called a "glitch" in the computer system. My concern is that if this engine failure happened in traffic, a rear end collision could have happened. I do not know what other systems on the car like airbags etc. Were inoperative because of this problem.

Filed Oct 9, 2014 · Electrical · 20,000 miles · CA

Car wouldn't start required jump.

Filed May 15, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 16,400 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and would also stall intermittently. The steering wheel was difficult to turn and the contact had to apply force in order to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the battery four times and the alternator however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 16,400.

Filed Jan 23, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · 5,000 miles · MI

I paid cash for a new 2012 cr-v ex l with nav. Within a few months of purchase, the car broke down. I stopped for gas and it would not start. I am a single female and had to walk in the dark to walmart, buy jumper cables and flash someone down for a boost. Took the car to the dealer and they stated nothing was wrong with the car. It keeps happening over and over again. It has broken down several times and each time I take it to the dealer, they say nothing is wrong with it. I've had to pay out of pocket for a tow truck and repairs that still did not fix the problem. I took it to another honda dealership and it broke down while at the dealer. It would not start. Was completely dead. They ran several test and like the other dealer stated they can not find anything wrong with it. Less than three weeks later, it broke down again. It is still in the shop. Been there for 2 weeks and they still have no clue whats wrong with the car. Honda tried to start the car yesterday and it would not start, completely dead. They have checked everything (battery, alternator, recalls, electoral, etc.) several times and it comes back saying good condition. Something is wrong with this car and honda won't admit it or take responsibility. It is obviously something wrong with this vehicle.

Filed Jan 16, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 20,700 miles · OH

Vehicle did not start on a cold morning (tuesday 07th january, 2014, 9:30 am est). Outside temperature was around -10f (as indicated by cars dash). I do not have a garage. So car was parked outside. I cleared snow on top of car and I tried starting, but it wont start. I gave the starter, 10-12 minutes recovery time between trying subsequent starts. But, car would make clicking noise. Geico emergency roadside was backed up and they said it will take 6 hours to send some one. I had to get it jump started later that evening. Additional facts: (I use the car everyday. I did not leave any electrical appliance/lights on on the above day).

Filed Mar 7, 2013 · Electrical · 9,600 miles · IN

Vehicle stalled, and would not start. Battery was dead. Had the vehicle checked by honda, january 29, 2012, they said no problems were found. Feb. 4, would not start.