2012 Honda CR-V: windshield wiper failure

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 Aug 27, 2016 · Visibility · 55,000 miles · AL

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.

Filed Jun 12, 2015 · Visibility · 12,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Nov 19, 2013 · Visibility · 1,200 miles · MI

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.

Filed Sep 27, 2012 · Visibility · 1,000 miles · FL

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

Filed Sep 11, 2012 · Visibility · 1,000 miles · MO

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

Filed Apr 11, 2012 · Visibility · 115 miles · TX

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