The windshield wiper speed are very inadequate. When set to the fastest speed the wipers don't work well. The wipers tend to move faster the faster you are driving. Sitting still wipers don't move. When it is raining hard and fast the wipers do such a poor job it's impossible to see.
2012 Honda CR-V visibility complaints
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Heater/defroster on driver's side not putting out warm air. Windows not being defrosted - safety issue. Honda has long recognized this problem and issued a service bulletin 14-063 but refused to correct with charging several hundred dollars. This should be fixed no-charge as it is a safety issue.
It is well documented by honda that there is an issue with heater cores on these cars. Heater will eventually become plugged and not work. Heat is significantly cooler on drivers side vents than passenger side. My complaint is without heat to defrost windshield in winter conditions it will become a visibility issue due to not having the ability to defrost the windshield. And potentially cause a crash. Honda is very much aware of this issue, yet is charging customers that are out of warranty to rectify the issue. I have 46k miles on my car and am having heater core issues? I noticed the issue early on and it has gotten progressively worse. Had I of known what it was I would have had it fixed under warranty. Honda tsb number is 14-063. Temperature differential from passenger side to driver side in my car is 40+ degrees.
Hi the problem with the vehicle is than the heater just work on the passenger side and driver side it just blow cold air I read looking into internet than is no just my car I found a couple complaint regarding de same problem this happen in stationary or been driven thank you
This has now happened twice, in early 2014 and early 2015. Driving on the highway in a snowstorm, the windshield wipers work fine for a while, and then rather suddenly the windshield ices up to a point that visibility is extremely poor. The wipers themselves fail, and no amount of defrosting/heat directed at the windshield will help. The only thing that helps is pulling off the highway and manually de-icing them. The problem with that, of course, is that one is not always in the position to be able to do this, and certainly not immediately once the problem starts. The first time this occurred was in awful traffic in a snowstorm with my two daughters in the car. There were accidents all along our route, so even with visibility the driving was hairy. There was nowhere to pull over for a long period in order to fix the problem. It was without a doubt the worst and most frightening driving experience I've ever had. After that experience, I purchased and installed brand new wipers. They work great in the rain, and I was hopeful about their performance in snow. But then I encountered the problem again the following winter. Happily, on the second occasion I was able to pull off the highway relatively soon after the problem started. My guess is that it has something to do with the shape of the windshield, or with the depth of the well at the base of the windshield.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. While driving at an unknown speed, the sun roof shattered without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician stated the sun roof needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.
I. Headlights are terrible. I only drive occasionally at night. The high beam points too high and the low beam too low. I asked rep in service dept. At don jacobs, lexington, ky and he advised the headlights are set at factory. They could not do anything to adjust them. I don't think he even made out a report. But the more I think about it, honda should have a "fix" for this problem. 2. Battery. Local temps have been -/+ zero outside. My honda is parked in garage and temps in this cold weather in my garage is 34 degrees, average.. My honda "groans" when starting, but so far has managed to get started. I have not mentioned this to don jacobs as I didn't think they would do anything about it. They would probably say "it was set at factory".
The heater/defroster failed to operate as it had in the past on december 6, 2013. Previous to that date the air conditioner failed to cool properly starting in august, 2013. Hazy white material coated the inside of the windshield requiring constant wiping so we ceased using the air. Over a several week period in fall 2013 the left side heater/defroster failed to heat the left side of the car and the windshield defroster failed requiring us to stop the car and wipe the outside of the left side of the windshield. The right side of the cabin heater blew some hot air and some hot air reached the inside of the windshield. The dealer service manager at schaumburg honda listened to my complaint and after several minutes returned to tell me all operations were normal and I needed to use the recirculation to equalize cabin temperature. I immediately traded the car since the windshield was unable to defrost and cabin to heat. Search google under " heater on cr-v doesn't work" to see multiple stories of same an videos of attempts like mine to work heater/defroster complaints.
On the driver side, cold air blows close to the driver side door. Unable to make it warm. Very uncomfortable in the winter. I see that this is happening to someone else.
I was driving on the freeway with no cars around and I heard a loud sound like a gunshot then my sunroof exploded and glass showered down on me. When I reviewed the damage, the glass was pushed outwards and there was no sign something had impacted it.
Driver side does not blow hot air, the car blows hot air on the passenger side but cold air on the driver side, its difficult to drive car in cold weather conditions due to this issue, as legs and hands become numb due to cold air blow on drivers side, which will potentially lead to pull over many times while driving or may lead t crash in the future, many 2012 crv models have this issue. A recall should be called and the issue fixed immediately, thanks
I am writing to see the issue I am facing with my car is a safety concern or not. I contacted honda and they indicated all of their honda crv 2012 models are designed the same way to protect the interior electric mechanism of the car. I have a visibility problem when it is raining or there is moisture on the side windows (all four sides including driver side) of my honda crv. So when it rains or there is moisture on the side window while the car was sitting their overnight, I am having difficulty to wipe off any water droplets or moisture by sliding my side window down. I have tested many other cars. All of them squeezes off the water on the window by just sliding the window. My honda crv doesn't allow me to do that. I brought this to attention back in 2012 to honda. I was advised to always to properly wipe off my windows with a clean cloth before driving. I understand that it my responsibility to ensure I have clear visibility before starting to drive. I have been doing this since 2011. My question was what if it raining heavy and I am driving. There is an urgent need to see cars behind me using my side-view mirror. I slide my window to have a clear visibility and close my window back again. Again their a need to do so? Should I keep doing these over and over?
Driving down the interstate, all windows rolled up. Ac powered on and the passenger side window exploded. Nothing hit window, nothing even in close to vehicle. Very small child rides in this car.
The windshield sprayer on the honda cr-v 2012 freezes under 30 degrees and does not work to clean the windshield. I can not drive my cr -v in the snow because visibility could be zero and I would not be able to clear the snow from my car. I just can not see out my windshield.you would think honda would have a better design for there new cr-v. In the snow storm, I had to open my driver's side window and drive home looking out that window to get home safely. I can not believe that in 2014 we can not have a car whose windshield sprayer worked properly in the snow!!!that is a safety issue.
Windshield sprayer freezes at any temp under 30 degrees. Either there is a flaw in the design of the spray or the slope of the hood which allows the sprayers to freeze temps under 30 degrees. This make driving in snow weather very dangerous. I have seen many complaints about this online.
Upon leaving work, wife heard a wind noise coming from the sunroof, as if it was open. Upon sliding back the cover (slightly), she noticed the glass was shattered (with a big hole), and bulging outward or toward the interior. She was not around any other vehicles so it is unlikely the cause was a bouncing rock or pebble. Upon calling the dealership where the car was purchased, they referred us to a local auto glass shop. Upon calling honda of america, they referred us to our insurance company. By the way, the car is still under full warranty. What can we do? It should be under warranty, shouldn't it?
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while traveling 65 MPH, the driver's side windshield wiper blade pulled rain into the contact's field of vision, decreasing her visibility of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was advised that the entire driver's side windshield wiper needed to be replaced. The windshield wiper was replaced but did not rectify the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximately failure mileage was 1,200 and the current mileage was 18,000.
Sun visor will not stay up. Replaced once and only worked for one day. Honda dealership ordered a second one and we were told that it would not work either, that it was an american honda issue. We were told that it was no use to replace it that it would just happen again.
While going north on I-35, 2 miles south of austin, texas a very loud noise was felt and heard. The sunroof had cracked into thousands of small pieces and a large hole formed as I drove with glass flying behind me. The hole in the center of the sunroof had edges sloping upwards indicating the force went out of the car bending the glass outwards. There is no evidence any object hit the sunroof from the outside. The outside temperature was 64f degrees. I believe the factory installed sunroof glass is defective causing a very unsafe driving condition. I have pictures of the sunroof.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the passenger side windshield wiper blade failed which caused water to accumulate and obstructed the drivers view. The failure was recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact how the windshield was designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 3,000. Updated 10/16/12 *cn the consumer stated the passenger side blade throws water to the driver's side impairing the driver's vision. This occurs when the wipers are on medium or high speed. When on low the wipers leave streaks on the driver's side. Updated 11/09/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the sun visor only covered two-thirds of the side window, leaving a large portion of the window unblocked and making it difficult for him to see as the sun glared through the window while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were both notified of the failure but neither offered any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH the driver side windshield wiper blade pulled rain into her field of vision decreasing visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 5,102. Updated 11/14/12
I was driving my honda cr-v approx 60 miles an hour on the highway in fort smith, arkansas. I heard a loud pop and the drivers side window exploded and collapsed. I immediately drove to the dealership which was close by to have the auto examined. I contacted honda to notify them of the issue and neither honda or the dealership had any thoughts on what may have caused the window to explode other than a foreign object hitting the window. This type of repair was not covered under warranty according to honda. I was not close to any other vehicles at the time the window exploded. I was also not near a large truck or a mowing vehicle that would have thrown up debris that could have hit the side window. I want to make sure that there is not any underlying issue that caused this problem such as any pressure on the window mechanism or problems related to excessive temperatures such as our area has been having. This potentially could have caused a dangerous accident and or a fatality.
Tl* the contact owns a 21012 honda crv. The contact stated that he rear lift gate window was struck by a rock and caused the wiper blade to separate from the window as the glass exploded and shattered into several pieces. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 115. ...updated 10/03/12 *bf updated 10/09/2012
When I attempted to move the sun visor to block the sun coming in the drivers side window, it fell out of the overhead. I had to pull over and stop the car while holding the visor. With luck, I was on a rural road with no traffic. I was able to put it up in place and lock it into the clip to hold it. I contacted my local dealer and took it in to have them look at it. They said that they would order a new one. After a couple weeks when they didn't call, I called them and found out that the visor was on backorder. It took about five weeks before they got the new visor. I took the car in to have it fixed and after a couple of hours the service rep told me that the new part didn't work and that they didn't know why. They said that they were going to contact honda technical for a resolution, and they would have an answer in about two days. The next day I found out the passenger side sun visor was doing the same thing. When they didn't call, I called them and got the two day story again. After the third time that they didn't have an answer, I called honda's main customer service and registered a complaint. I got a complaint number and was told an investigator would contact me. She did, and we discussed the problem. The next morning the local honda dealer service manager called and wanted me to bring the car in, and they would give me a loaner. It took them about four more days to fix the problem. When I picked the car up I discussed what they had done to fix the visor, and found out that they had to get eight new units before they got two good ones. I feel that this is a safety hazard as the driver could easily become distracted and have an accident. Honda must realize by now that their sun visors are a piece of junk. I suspected that when I first heard that the sun visors were on back order. You need to make them fix this problem before someone gets hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v . The contact stated that there was a line on the driver's side mirror that caused dizziness while operating the vehicle. The line in the mirror was part of the mirror's design. The manufacturer was not contacted in regard to the issue. There were no repairs and the VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 150 and the current mileage was 400.
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