general problems of the 2011 Honda CR-V - part 1

We bought this vehicle for our grandson for a great price, so we signed an "as is"agreement, knowing the dealer didn't inspect it. We were unaware that the rear axle housing was completely rusted. On 1/1/2026, he was driving and the rear axle housing broke off and the car is disabled. We had it towed to our home. Is this expensive to repair and if so, where do we begin. It seems the recall was ignored. Is it worth repairing?.

Yes had it inspected rear frame is rusting out affecting the sway bars which I will also need a new exhaust due to the rust. I did see Honda has a recall but not in my state.

The glass pane of my sunroof imploded while driving on the highway. The damage sounded like an explosion or something falling through the sunroof. The glass exploded “up” instead of down into the cavity between the glass and roof visor. There was no projectile. I took plenty of photographs. The failure happened suddenly without any indication of glass failure. I feel that my safety was impacted because it thoroughly startled myself and my passenger. The road was full of cars and the explosions could easily have put me in an unsafe position. Furthermore the glass pieces exploded out onto the highway which could have startled the driver behind me. As of writing, the car is being inspected by a mechanic and a glass replacement company. I called Honda corporate and they said they were not aware of any such malfunctions. The event occurred on [xxx] at roughly noon on [xxx] . It was very cold outside but quite sunny. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Endurance refusal to pay for a/c compressor! a/c was not working took to mechanic! brian the mechanic at larsons auto repair informed me it was compressor failure called endurance, they called auto repair, said they talked to ladies in office, they say no. I called talked to tech he said compressor not seal! endurance told auto repair it was seal, not covered! I called talked to brian! he said compressor! endurance not willing to pay! I pay $190 per month! I believe it’s a scam!.

I've had 2 a/c compressor failures.

Car makes horrible sound when cranking. I work with three other people that have Honda crv cars that are having this exact same noise occurring every time they crank their cars as well. Google search indicates it may be a cam actuator gear assembly gone bad.

There appears to be a defect in the body part of vehicle. Please note that I have uploaded pictures of the rhea body of the vehicle to show where the defect is protruding from the vehicle.

I am the owner of 2011 hond VIN# jhlre4h38bc029846. That was purchase in 04/16/2021. I was parking my vehicle in a parking lot at 34 denisson st I placed my foot on the brakes as I attempted to park. The car accelerated and hit a vehicle in fron of me. I was startled by this occurrence. I then put the car in reverse and again stepped on my brakes while trying to back off from the struck car. The car again accelerated and hit the car behind me causing substantial damage to that car and my vehicle. I believe the car has a manufacturing defect. I request that the agency investigate this incident for safety reasons. The car is in really bad condition right now after the incident.

Driver side actuator has failed. The driver door won't open at all. Other doors must remain unlocked or I can not get into the car at all. The door lock won't move either.

On Saturday, August 26, 2023 we were locked out of our 2011 Honda Cr-v and had to call for assistance to get into the car. Neither of the key fobs worked and even attempting to unlock the drivers side door with the key did not work. Everything worked perfectly fine the day before. There were no issues whatsoever with the door locks prior to this. We called aaa, they got us in the car from the passenger side door. Drivers side door still would not open from the inside or outside of the car. Took it to the Honda dealer and was told it was the door lock actuator. We did a little digging and discovered that there was a class action lawsuit regarding this that was filed in January 2013 and a recall on this part in this particular model in 2014. At that time, our door lock actuator was working, so they did nothing with it. But, many years later, here we are, it malfunctioned, and we are now out $853. 30 to have the door lock actuator fixed as well as the master window switch, which was broken by the dealer while attempting to get the drivers side door open. (there were no problems with windows prior to this either. ) I have found many people online who have had to pay for this repair because Honda said nothing was wrong with this on their cars back when the recall was in place. My husband could have been trapped in the car had something happened on the road affecting the passenger side of the car. (since he had to climb thru from the passenger side to get into the drivers side of the car. ) and I don't feel it is right that all of the Hondas involved were not fixed back when they discovered a problem in 2013. There are a lot of these cars on the road right now, and this is not safe.

The car is subject to a safety recall. I have contacted 2 Honda dealers to inspect this car. They will not schedule an inspection because the parts to repair it are on back order. The national Honda rep has told me not to drive the car and that the dealers should give me a loaner since the car will either need to be repaired or totally scrapped. The dealers will not even look at the car until they have the parts and I have explained that it is possible that the car will not be reparable--in which case Honda will buy it back from me. I think they are refusing to inspect the car because they don't want to give anyone a loaner while waiting for the back ordered parts. I've asked the national Honda people to contact the local dealers to explain the correct process for dealing with this recall but they say they don't have any control over independently owned Honda dealers.

Received recall notice from Honda, attempted to make an appointment in may 2023 with lia Honda in enfield. Lia Honda failed to return multiple calls and set up an appointment, telling me “we will call you when we have the parts for this recall”. Once it reached September, I called a Honda dealership and repair center in manchester and have an appointment with them in November 2023. This is completely unacceptable as the recall states that failure to make this appointment can cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle and crash.

Faulty actuator in front passenger door, door remains locked shut and as a result the hatch is also locked shut due to connection between doors. Honda has quoted me $900 to repair including needing to destroy interior panel and pay to replace part due to issue that was recalled in 2007-09 Cr-v's. Approximately mileage is 160,000.

Driver's door actuator failed. It gives a buzzing sound when the door is manually locked or when the auto lock engages when driving. I have contacted a Honda dealer in bloomington, indiana to find the information on recall replacement. Thank you for your help and guidance in this matter.

I do not own this car. A dealer is selling this recalled car online. You need to know. This car isn't safe.

Tpms light comes off and on even though tires are fine. Back of vehicle shakes, and feels unstable especially on highway when speeds are higher. And you can hear a sound clicking that comes from the rear end of the vehicle.

Severe erosion under framing and exhaust of vehicle. Safety risk of the frame falling off and injuring myself or others on the road. Car could easily result in a major accident. Problem has been confirmed by a Honda dealer, that is how I found out the entire frame is eroded. No inspection has been done by manufacturer. No warning lights or messages, only very loud exhaust sound.

Doors keep locking and unlocking while driving. Could be lock actuators defected.

The rear driver's side door remains unlocked unless physically locked. Locking with the fob or with buttons in the front of the vehicle does not work. This is dangerous for children as child lock does not function. A child could open the door intentionally or unintentionally and create a serious hazard for themselves as aell as other drivers. It is also dangerous as it allows criminals entry into the vehicle if the driver is not aware that this lock isn't functioning or merely forgets.

The back passenger door on the driver side keeps unlocking itself. Well driving and when parked. The key fob locks it but within seconds it's unlocked again.

When the year changed to 2022, the time display on the radio/navigation control unit changed to 1jan 2002. Honda is aware of the problem, per phone conversation, however, they have never sent out a notification to owners. I believe this affects 2007-2012 Honda's.

I replaced my rear wheel hubs with new driveworks hub assemblys from advance auto parts. The car fell apart driving down the interstate. Both rear hubs snapped and my tires came off with half of the hub attached to the car and half attached to the tires. Pueblo colorado police department responded and my case number is 21-018947.

Doors are not unlocking on my 2011 Honda Cr-v. This is very dangerous. I parked the car overnight and the doors won't unlock. On further investigation, I saw that driver side door lock is stuck. It won't unlock with key fob nor with the key. Very very dangerous. Meaning, now I either I have to keep the windows down and fear the car being stolen or fear I won't be able to come out of the car in the event of an crash. I saw online that there are countless complaints about lock actuators being faulty but Honda still did not issue a recall.

No heat when vehicle is operational (stationary and in motion) and heating controls are engaged. Thought at first it was the authorized operator having an issue with it on 8/15/2020, but when the owner tried it on 9/8/2020, problem was confirmed.

I have a crv that I purchased new in 2011. During the warranty period and several years after that I had all the maintenance work done at the dealership. Recently I had two doors that I cannot open with the remote or key, the passenger side rear door and the hatch back door. Honda wants to charge me over $800 to solve the problem. What if all doors lock up and I cannot get into my car; will I have to pay over $3000 to get into my car? even if had extended insurance with 3rd parties, this is not covered, I checked. Isn't this on Honda?.

My car locked from the inside so I could not get out of the drivers side of the car. I had to crawl through and exit the passenger side. Then after locking from the outside, I could not unlock my car again on any door to get back in. I had my child in the car and had I locked the doors after I got out before getting him out, I would not have been able to get to him.

The a/c compressor and condensor has known defects and should be replace my Honda.

Passenger side doesn't open from the inside or outside.

Vehicle shudders and rpm jumps erractically at approximately 25mph and 42mph.

The a/c has worked fine until now. Its spring 2018, and I have tried the a/c a few times, and I dont hear the compressor turn on and its blowing warm/hot air. I've read online this is a common issue in Cr-v's. There needs to be a recall!!.

On March 11, 2018 I backed into my driveway, turned off the engine and parked next to my porch. Before going into the house, my grandson told me to look at the car which was smoking under the hood. Within seconds the smoke turned dark gray. The fire department arrived in 3 minutes. I could see fire underneath the engine on the bottom at the driveway. The front door windows were busted to put out the fire on the dashboard, too.

Within 30 days from buying my car from a dealer it started making a sound like it was going over a really loud rumble strip and it shakes the steering wheel and can be felt in the passenger seat. I bought this car in September 2017 and to date 4/22/2018 I have had it back to the dealer 6 times with the same issue. I have been told it is just trying to shift between gears or there is nothing wrong with it. It dose not do it all the time so I dont know it they have heard it or not they have only let me go on one test drive with them. The only way to make it stop is to speed up or slow down. This isnt safe at all. It will happen on all road surfaces so it's not just the type of road I am driving on.

The locks on the driver's side passenger's door and the back hatch have seized. I contacted Honda regarding their campaign to replace faulty actuators and was told although my model and year does fall within the warranty extension, my VIN is not included in the campaign. My problem is consistent with the complaints leading to the settlement and subsequent campaign. I was told by one representative that unfortunately my neighbor with same make/model may be included in the campaign, as if it was some sort of lottery. The locks seized when I started the car and my children were in the back seat, posing a significant safety threat.

I drove with my husband to a grocery store. After stopping the car in the parking lot and turning off the engine, I was unable to open the driver side door. We were able to open the passenger side door, so I slid out over to that side and exited the vehicle. We locked the car and went into the store. When we returned to the car, none of the doors would open. I went back into the store to call aaa while my husband continued trying to get the doors open. He was eventually able to unlock a passenger door, so I entered on that side, slid over to the driver seat, started the car and drove home. This was on Sunday 8/20/2017. On Monday we took the car to the Honda dealer to have this problem fixed. Again, the driver's door wouldn't open. We went inside to talk to the desk people. The Honda service man wanted to see this for himself, so he took a key out to the car and started trying to lock and unlock doors. He ended up getting all the doors locked and none would open. The Honda people worked on the car. They were eventually able to get a passenger side door open, but could not get the driver side door open until they removed that door panel while working on the inside of the car. The got it fixed. Their "labor and parts" description says "driver door lock actuator failure. " this is a very dangerous situation. Fortunately we were not locked inside the car, like we were on 8/6/2015 (see complaint number 11018955).

When starting vehicle car turns on with no problem sometimes and will run with little to no problem. When all of a sudden vehicle begins to lose power and all lights on instrument panel lights up car shuts off. This can happen randomly at any given time, weather condition, speed, parking or pulling out of parking space on the highway or multi-lane streets within city limits; and or one-way streets, back roads or country roads with inclines and higher elevations or not. Incidents have been happening since March 15, 2017, April 2, April 15, April 18, April 20, may 2, may 4, 2017. All maintenance work done on vehicle was done by Honda dealership where purchased. All inspections including may 2017 inspection have received passing grades, done by Honda dealership as well. Took vehicle to dealership twice and was informed they could not find a problem. Diagnostic test was not done because check engine light would need to be on and shut off needed to occur while at dealerships service centers. Car was purchased April of 2015 as a pre-owned / pre-certified vehicle. Manufacturer warranty for power train will end November 2017. All other warranties have ended.