2012 Honda CR-V visibility problems

Filed Jan 10, 2025 · Visibility · 117,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2012 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed that the heating system and defroster were inoperable. The contact stated that both the heater and defroster would not function properly as no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the water pump may have failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for further assistance. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2024 · Visibility · OR

2012 to 2014 honda crv's have a "blockage problem" on the driver's side of the heater core and the driver's side of the heater does not put out any heat. this is a safety issue as condensation builds up on driver's side of the windshield and snow/ice can build up on driver's side of the windshield due to no heat. honda has known of this problem (defect in heater driver side heater core) since at least 2014, see their service bulletin 14-063 dated november 20, 2014. our local honda dealer service department doesn't feel the heater flush produces worthwhile results on an ongoing basis and recommends heater core replacement at $1500-$2000. the service department at our local honda dealer was rather evasive about the cause of the driver's side heater core blockage/failure. my internet research leads me to believe the heater core has a defective design that throws off particles that accumulate in heater core and and gradually block driver's side of heater core and then no heat for driver's side including windshield. i'm using incident date of 11/29/23 because honda service department diagnosed heater core problem that date but driver's side had been gradually losing heat output for some month's. i attempted to resolve heater core issue with honda customer service but got nowhere.

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Visibility · 180,000 miles · MI

I went through two windshields made by honda for this car. I get a chip or crack in the windshield almost monthly. I've also owned a honda element and honda civic. Every single windshield made by honda is exactly the same. The chips are a danger to visibility and to the structural integrity of the windshield during an accident. For the latest windshield, I went to henderson glass and they installed an aftermarket windshield not made by honda. I've had the new windshield for 6 months now and not one single chip for crack. I'm finding blogs all over the internet with hundreds of honda owners all in the same boat. Somebody please do something about honda windshields. There was a class action lawsuit against honda when I owned the honda element. I had sent in receipts for 3 windshields and multiple chip repairs on all of them and was awarded over $1000 from that. But, honda never fixed the problem with the windshields. I bought a new one after that the chips persisted every single month. The chips happen on the expressway, on regular roads, dirt roads and and anywhere and any time the car is in motion. I'm begging someone to do something, please!!!!!!

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Visibility · 62,400 miles · NH

Rear window shattered following use of electric rear window defogger. Outside air temperature was about 30 degrees f, active freezing drizzle. Started the engine and without delay began driving and then turned on rear window electric heat switch to improve rear visibility, which worked. I left the switch on until we reached our destination about 8 to 10 minutes later, parked the car inside a garage, shut off the engine, exited, all vehicle windows seemed intact when we departed the car. We did not come in contact with any object or experience any impact. We went inside the house, then by remote control closed the garage door. Next morning I went into the garage and discovered a large hole in the rear window, broken glass throughout the interior rear of the crv, on the floor of the garage around the rear of the car, and when I opened the overhead garage door, discovered broken glass all over the ground as much as six feet outside the garage door, as though the forceful window breakage had occurred in the few minutes after we left the car and before the garage door had closed. Honda service representative stated they do not work on window glass. The commercial window glass technician who replaced the window stated that this window had been replaced before.

Filed Feb 3, 2019 · Visibility · 114,000 miles · IL

The driver side defroster will not blow hot air. This makes it difficult to defrost the windshield in order to have proper visibility during winter driving conditions. This is especially true when the weather suddenly changes while driving and the windshield starts to frost over. The local authorized honda dealer performed tsb 14-063 which flushed the heater core with clr and fresh water. This did not solve the problem. Again, the passenger side is blowing extremely hot air, but the driver side is cool. This tsb was issued in november of 2014 for a 2012 vehicle. Obviously a heater core should not be clogged with contaminants after 2 years while running approved honda antifreeze in the cooling/heating system. The tsb also explains to the technician how to check for proper movement of the mixture door for fresh air. Honda says that the only recourse is to pay for a heater core replacement with a cost of over $1200. If this has been a long-term well-known issue by honda they should pay to fix the issue since it is a manufacturering issue and is a safety issue which greatly affects visibility in winter, which can also make the vehicle unusable if the windshield cannot be defrosted. Even when the vehicle has been running for hours, the driver side still blows cooler air unlike the passenger side.

Filed Feb 3, 2018 · Visibility · 42,000 miles · IL

The defroster on the driver's side emits air that is much cooler (sometimes cold) than the air on the passenger side. The ability to keep the windshield clear is greatly hampered during changing weather conditions. Honda tsb 14-063 attempts to address the problem, but it is not effective and places an unnecessary cost on the consumer.

Filed Dec 16, 2017 · Visibility · NC

No heat on driver side vents. Will not defrost driver side windshield. Very difficult and dangerous driving conditions for my wife. Honda dealership where vehicle was purchased quoted $1,450 for repair of heater core on a 5 year old vehicle with 80,000 miles. This is not acceptable. Dealership offered no help in the matter and referred me to corporate. If no help from corporate, this will be the last honda my family will buy. We are, or were a complete honda family as every member of our family, (6) all drive honda's. Has their quality of vehicles declined this much. Any help much appreciated!

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Visibility · 40,000 miles · CO

The car is a 2012 honda cr-v lx awd. The driver's side heat is significantly lower than the passenger side heat. This is a know issue, honda tsb 14-063, low driver's side heat. The low driver's side heat makes driving in the snow dangerous as there is not enough heat to adequately defrost the windshield. The driver's side windshield wiper will also start to ice up the passenger side is fine. I measured a 40 - 50 degree f temperature differential between the far passenger and driver side vents using a thermocouple display device. This occurs while the vehicle is in motion or stationary and on city streets and highways.

Filed Feb 6, 2017 · Engine, Visibility · 73,000 miles · OH

Problem with cooling system. The 2012-2016 cr-v models have issues with the heater core becoming clogged, and not generating enough heat for proper defrosting, defogging and cabin heating. Honda is aware of this problem and it is wide-spread enough for them to issue technical service bulletin #14-063 (see attached) for flushing of cooling system, at a cost to the car owner of approximately $470.00. This problem seems to be caused by factory-installed coolant (this is not scheduled to be replaced until 105k miles). Since our cr-v still had the factory coolant and all related components, and could be safety-related due to ineffective defrosting and defogging, should these be subject to a recall at honda's expense, and those owners who paid for this to be corrected be reimbursed?

Filed Jan 5, 2017 · Visibility · 61,000 miles · ID

Tsb 14-063 failure or plugging of the heater core. Not allowing the driver side vents to defrost my windshield. It is 5 degrees outside and there is little/no heat coming from the drivers side vents, but the passenger side is warm. Continually happening.