2013 Honda CR-V visibility problems

Filed Jan 5, 2018 · Visibility · 60,000 miles · MI

The heater core is clogged and needs to be flushed in accordance with tsb 14-063. Getting the crv to operating temperature and driving hundreds of miles has no affect getting heat. The lack of heat poses a significant safety hazard due to extreme freezing temperatures and windshield defrosting. It makes it near impossible to defrost the windshield while leaving all occupants inside the vehicle frozen. This known heater core problem is not covered under honda new vehicle limited warranty.

Filed Oct 16, 2017 · Visibility · 7,967 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the sun roof shattered without warning. The contact stated that the sun roof's glass exploded into the shade of the sun roof. The vehicle was taken to dch gardina honda in gardina, california (15541 western avenue, 90249). The dealer stated that a rock may have been the source of the failure and they were not responsible for the repair. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,967.

Filed Jan 26, 2017 · Engine, Visibility · KS

Passenger side has heat, while no heat on driver side of vehicle. The 2013 honda crv has less than 24k miles and is already having a plugged/faulty heating core. These problems should not be manifesting till much later in a cars life. The biggest problem is that I live in a cool state during the winter and the windshield is frosting up while driving causing significant visibility loss.

Filed Jan 26, 2017 · Visibility · 2 miles · GA

Defroster and vent heat does not heat properly on the drivers side, passenger side works normally. Lack of proper function causes wind shield to fog and obstruct vision. Honda dealer says heater core is partially blocked causing this issue. Dealer says there is a tech bulletin about this issue. There is not a recall on this model, but it is a know problem on some cr-vs.

Filed Jan 8, 2017 · Visibility · 40 miles · UT

Re: tsb 14-063 the heating/defrost system in my honda will only blow hot air on the passenger side. This makes it unsafe to drive as I cannot keep my windshield clear. I live in a cold environment and commute. I also cannot stay warm as the operator of the vehicle especially now (january) we frequently experience temperatures of -8 or lower. I have also learned that this isa common honda problem and has occurred in my vehicle at 40k miles. This is definitely a safety issue that honda needs to resolve. Yesterday while driving only 60 miles my feet became so cold they became numb and made operating the vehicle difficult.

Filed Apr 13, 2016 · Engine, Visibility · 23,000 miles · WI

Bought car fall 2015 w/21000 miles. First very cold day (below 0 f), I noticed the heating system as well as defrost barely worked after driving 8 miles on a country road. This repeated itself several more times before I discovered tsb 14-063 where they discovered sand had been inadequately washed from the blocks after the casting process was completed. It then settled in the heater core blocking the system from adequate defrost and heat. My dealer app't was disappointing in that they essentially told me I was lying and nothing was wrong with the system. They claimed the temp probes showed a 1/10 degree between the 2 vents - of course, I never saw the results. My warranty expires in less than a month when it will then be my responsibility to flush it myself or pay them to do it !! It's now spring so I feel that waiting for a recall could possibly put me in jeopardy as visibility during cold weather will be and has been an issue. I have a copy of the tsb and see it's supposedly a 3 12 hr obligation, but the flat rate they show is 1.1 hours which encourages their techs to do haphazard work. Dealer was buerkle honda, st paul,mn and my app't was in early january 2016.

Filed Feb 11, 2016 · Visibility · 15,600 miles · IL

The weather turned frigid after a unusual warm spell. As we were driving down the road we started to get some precipitation on the wind shield that the drivers side defroster was unable to keep the driver side windshield safely clear. Had to pull over several times to manually clear the windshield. Also there was virtually no heat on the driver side of the vehicle. We took the vehicle into the dealer we bought it from new. They told us the driver side heater core was plugged. I was astonished as to the low mileage on the vehicle (15,659), and it being out of warranty by 2 weeks. I believe this is a dangerous condition because of the rapid rate at which it occurs. Imagine this happening every 12-15k miles. Apparently after searching on line I found this to be an ongoing problem with certain 2012-2013 models. Honda also has a bulletin out on how to temporarily repair this design flaw. (bulletin #14-063). I know heater cores can plug up without the proper maintenance and considerable mileage on the vehicle. This in my opinion is a safety hazard due to the few miles driven before this can occur.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 22,000 miles · MD

A rodent built a nest in the blower motor of our 2013 honda cr-v. The rodent nest affected the operation of the motor, and caused rodent contaminated air to be circulated throughout the cabin. This health hazard could have been avoided by installing screening that would prevent rodents from entering the blower motor. The screening is technologically and economically feasible for honda motor company, ltd. ("honda"). In addition to the safety hazard, honda refuses to cover, under warranty, service and repairs for blower motor damage caused by infiltrating rodents despite the design defect. After reviewing complaints available on the internet, it appears that there are many consumers that have been similarly affecting by the design defect, and by honda's unwillingness to take responsibility for the defect.

Filed Apr 18, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · 19,000 miles · TX

The heater seems to be overheating and melting my vents. I have taken it to honda, and they stated that it was impossible for a heater to get that hot. The heater is so hot that you cannot touch the vents if the heater is turned on, you have to wait 2-4 minutes after turning it off before you can touch the vents. I complained about the vents melting, and they said that it must have been something I did to make it happen, and will not replace the vents or check the heater until I figure out what happened to the vents.

Filed Jan 26, 2014 · Visibility · 20,000 miles · MD

Driving the car day after snow storm. Wind shield/rear window covered with heavy layer of salt/dirt. No fluid would come out of windshield washer nozzles/rear window nozzles. Windshield was covered with so much salt that driving visibility was very limited. The nozzles worked briefly after the car was exposed to sunlight. Once the sun went down, the nozzles no longer worked. The windshield washer fluid/line appeared to be frozen. It has been very cold where we live and 5 days later no windshield/rear window washer fluid will spray out of nozzles.this is very unsafe and makes driving visibility very dangerous. The amount of salt on both the wind shield and rear window is excessive. The windows are white. How does honda plan to fix this problem??? I plan to contact honda dealer ship this week.