general problems of the 2012 Honda CR-V

Windshield defrost on drivers side produces no air or heat. Windshield became frosty and had to pull car over because of lack of visibility. Also heat on driver's side does not work, which is not a safety issue but may be related. Took it to the dealer where purchased. They flushed the heatcore. Which did nothing to fix the problem .

In July of this year, I took a 20 minute drive with my kids and then went to a bagel shop. I tried to turn on the car and it acted like the battery had been drained. I got a jump, had my battery tested, and it was fine. A week later, it started happening nearly any time I took a short trip, and I needed to purchase a portable jump starter. I then had my alternator and battery tested again, and both were in working condition and passed. On September 12th, 2023, as I was pulling into my driveway, my power steering locked up on and off and I could not turn my car once it was in my driveway. I turned it off and it would not restart again (like I had left my lights on all night). I jumped it and let it run for an hour. I rode it around the block and it seemed fine, but I took it to a shop that I trust. They informed me that my alternator was only charging my battery when my high beam lights were on and that there was a service bulletin by Honda regarding a software update to the pcm if this occurred. Honda charged me $189 to have the software updated, and I needed a new battery because the faulty charging circuit fried a battery that I got this year. This should be a mandatory recall because if my kids and I were driving and my power steering locked like that on a highway, we could have been killed. If you had an actual recall on this, you could actually possibly save many lives on this popular vehicle!!!.

While I was driving the car, an indicator with "battery" symbol showed up on the monitor. All off a sudden I see all the lights went on/off and I couldn't steer the wheel. The power steering stopped working and the car was running. Since I was near a 4-way stop sign, I managed to pull my car on the side without an accident. Then I got roadside assistance to tow my car to a mechanic shop. They said the "alternator" need to be replaced. I did that and went for a "battery" checkup based on the indicator. The battery was good. It would have been a life threatening incident if I were somewhere on a highway. I wanted to make sure this is taken care seriously by the manufacturer and find a fix. Because it just impacts all electrical things and we can't steer the car!.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that overnight a fire started in the garage where the vehicle was located, and majority of the fire was centered around the vehicle. Most of the house was burned. No one was injured. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire department. The contact was awaiting for the fire department report. The contact believed that the vehicle was experiencing similar failure to NHTSA campaign number: 12v486000 (electrical system, visibility). The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

My Honda crv 2012 rear and trunk doors will not lock. This is creating a safety hazard for me and my family as it leaves my car unsecured when I am away from my vehicle.

2012 Honda Cr-v has 70,000 miles on it. I am now on the 4th battery, which is dead, and I may have to buy a 5th battery. I am replacing batteries at an average of every 2. 5 years. Honda keeps telling me nothing is wrong with the electrical system, and that my battery keeps going bad for no reason. I am aware of a technical service bulletin for the problem (12-041), but Honda tells me to implement the fix, I have to buy a new battery. I am getting frustrated by getting stranded.

The car doors keep clicking locking and the light shows a door open. Can be turning or just driving highway and clicks. My mechanic says it’s an actuator and looked it up and seems that there was a safety recall, 2 service bulletins and a safety class action suit on this. I never received a thing on this. I called my Honda dealer and they show nothing. They just have an air bag recall which never received a letter on either.

In the middle of a turn, the radio had a pop sound. The dash screen blanked out and the steering wheel stiffened and became hard to move. Thankfully there was no vehicular traffic on the street I was turning onto because I would have hit oncoming traffic. The issue resolved in less than a minute and driving resumed back to normal.

First off when driving the vehicle the side air bag light comes on then goes off. This is random it does not do it all the time but I have noticed it more when I turn a curve it seems to do it more. The other issue is the left blinker goes back and forth from blinking fast like there is a bad bulb to blinking normal this happens every time I drive it. I've check the bulbs and even replaced them thinking maybe im just not seeing a bad bulb and it still doing it. Im not to concerned with the blinker problem but I am with the air bags light. The two maybe related im not sure. I do know both could be dangerous.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. When the contact attempted to re-enter the vehicle, the driver's side door failed to open. In addition, the key fob failed to electronically open the door. The dealer (lundgren Honda of auburn, 163 washington st, auburn, MA 01501, (855) 230-0305) diagnosed that the latch assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer did not mention if the key fob and a second key needed to be reprogrammed. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.

Vtc actuator: loud rattling noise upon cold start-up started at approx 75k miles. Car is stationary. Took car to dealership for regular maintenance and given a clean bill of health each time. In fact dealer told me it may have been my imagination because they could not duplicate the sound in shop. The extended warranty expires 2 months ago. Because the sound persisted and seems louder in fact, I left my Cr-v at dealer's overnight, sound was heard and duplicated first thing in the am. Then I get a diagnosis of the vtc actuator failure at a replacement cost of $849. In addition, my timing chain cover is now mysteriously leaking oil, costing $748 for repair. I wonder if the constant rattling of the variable valve timing control actuator aided in this issue. According to published TSB and online complaints, Honda has known of vtc actuator problem/safety issue since 2012 which means the Honda technicians were aware prior to my constant complaining about it, my warranty expiring, and an enormous cost for repairs. Anything less than an official recall forcing Honda to replace part for working one at no cost to vehicle owner is a lack of integrity, deceitful dealings and unfair to Honda loyal consumers.

Details can be found in service bulletin 15-086. Shudder in vehicle steering wheel would make it harder to control. Metal shavings in atf fluid from transmission grinding. Software update required to repair issue at the cost of owner.

Engine- purchased car in Aug 2013 in winter that year I heard a loud grinding noise at morning starts when it was cold. Took to Honda dealer service who said it was probably vtc actuator. Had to bring it back and leave over nght so they could hear it in am. Of course the night I took it wasnt cold enough next am to make noise. Took it 3 other times since all to Honda dealer plus reported it each time I took in for service. Never able to hear noise because too warm. Still making noise today, 5 years later. Warranty expired. Very aggravating. Electrical- battery has been replaced 3 times in 5 years, this year it was in janurary. Something is draining it when the vehicle is even turned off and not running. Lights have never been left on to run battery down. Each time I have to get a new battery the sales person says the battery is too new to be drained already and there must be something draining it. Honda dealer says they would need to have the vehicle there when the problem happened to find the problem. They said that the first 2 times I took it there the third time I didnt waste my time going there.

Vehicle continues to have electrical problem after several batteries have been replaced. In interval of 4 years of purchasing the car (brand new), we have insulted 4 batteries. The continues to leave my wife and kids stranded many times. Have contacted both the manufacturer and my local Honda dealer , but have had no luck.

The bluetooth component has a horrible background noise. The person you're speaking with is unable to hear you. This totally defeats the purpose of hands free driving. This complaint has been reported numerous times and can be found with a basic google search. The dealership has even confirmed to me directly that this is an ongoing complaint and problem, which they don't have a solution to. They stated it is just part the technology problems with bluetooth. I have had bluetooth earbuds in the past and have never had this problem so I find that reasoning unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. While operating the vehicle, it experienced unintended acceleration. Also, the doors would randomly lock and unlock and the instrument panel gauges displayed false readings. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 73,000.

Ref: nhsta id #10084343 surge,vibration or judder may be felt while driving under light acceleration. (. Honda service bulletin 15-086 and a15086) . Honda claims my VIN number is not on recall list. Vehicle still under drive train warranty. Dealer will evaluate condition on Jan. 9 2017 to see if warranty will cover sb 15. 086.

Concern on Honda lock actuator: all doors on this 2012 car have been replaced 1x in the last 18 mos. , and now we are on round two of replacing the actuators. As the car became about 3-years old, our doors began to fail to lock, fail to open and doors cycle between unlocked and locked. The auto-locks just keep cycling and trying to lock - making it a terrible, distracting sound while driving. There is no control when the driver tries to unlock the car, and there is just one key slot for the car. (nothing even for the trunk). This has cost us over $1200. This is unsafe.

Battery keeps dying. Loses charge every once in a while even after car has been running for hours.

Loud metallic rattle noise on cold start-up. Honda dealer found Honda service bulletin 09-010 issued, but no fix for this problem has been issued to date.

Window switch on drivers side for front passenger window stopped working. The vehicle is only to drive to and from work and the window is hardly used.

2012 Honda crv. Consumer requests reimbursement for a defective battery. The consumer stated on December 14, 2014, while driving, the vehicle suddenly stopped due to the battery not charging. The consumer purchased a new battery from autozone. On December 18, 2014, the consumer received a letter concerning the battery charging defect. The consumer contacted customer service and was instructed to contact the dealer and present the receipt of payment for reimbursement. The dealer denied the consumer's request for reimbursement, due to the fact the consumer did not take the vehicle to the dealer when he experienced the battery issue.

The heater in this car blows cold air and it is nearly impossible to warm up during long commutes even when the fan and heat adjustments are on high. It has not improved during the past three months of cold weather and it doesn't do any good to purchase an awd vehicle when the heat doesn't even work.

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 num 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.

The battery keeps going dead. The green light in the battery- is green showing fully charged, but it won't turn the motor over. It appears it is under charged, have been stalled 6-8 times. I have to carry a jump battery now. Found out Honda has a service bulletin 12-041 on this problem. It needs to be escalated, too many people getting stranded. There needs to be a recall on this.

While driving less than 30 mph, the power steering failed on two occasions with my 2012 Honda crv. It became very difficult to turn the wheel and the power steering indicator light was on, and the only thing I could really do is stop in the middle of the street. When I turned off the vehicle and restarted it, the steering worked fine again. The same thing happened again about one week later. I took it to my Honda dealer in inver grove heights, mn, to have it checked. They could see from the two codes that something happened but could not find anything wrong. They contacted Honda, who indicated it could have something to do with the battery connection so they checked/replaced the grounding wire to the battery and also checked all of the connections. I previously had problems with the battery about 6 months after getting the new vehicle. I had trouble with the vehicle starting even in the garage. I had it into the dealership at least three different times when they determined I had a bad battery. After they replace the battery, I did not have any problems with it starting again. It makes me wonder if the previous battery issue and the steering issue could be related I have only been driving it a few days, but it has not happened again as yet. If it happens again, I will take the vehicle to my Honda dealer and update this complaint. Having steering failure is obviously a very serious safety issue, which I am very concerned about.

On 4/9/14 I was driving my vehicle in heavy traffic during rush hour (stop and go) traffic. Suddenly eps indicator light came on, the vehicles steering became difficult to manuever. I was unable to turn steering wheel without extreme effort, was a very dangerous situation. Upon arrival home, I turned off vehicle and restarted immediatly, issue dissapeared, vehicle's steering was normal. . On 4/12/14 vehicle taken to burns Honda, marlton, NJ for an inspection of the vehicle steering issue as recommended by Honda America. Honda dealer inspected vehicle for which they indicated that diagnosis of vehicle computer showed eps code came on previously,but all codes are clear and no fault present at time. On 4/14/14 while driving vehicle to work in the early hours of the morning, eps light indicator came on at 8:13 a. M. , same situation, heavy traffic, stop and go traffic. Eps (electronic power steering) light indicator returned, I pulled over (as referenced in the manual) turned engine off engine, then re-started, system seemed to reset itself. A few minutes later eps light came on again, steering wheel very difficult to navigate as previously stated. I pulled over, turned engine off and restarted. The same problem/issue continued to persist approx. Eight more times; I was slowly capable to guide vehicle directly to the same dealer (burns Honda). Honda America has been notified of this problem from the first incident of 4/9/14 and most recent incident today 4/14/14. Awaiting response of service procedure from dealer and Honda America to adress problem, this is a serious safety issue. Eps system failure.

Cars awd orange lights were on, on cold days (6th and 7th January, 2014, est). Outside temperature was between -5f to -10f (as indicated by cars dash). I do not have a garage. Felt cars front wheels were the only ones getting power. I don't think awd was working.

Battery does not get recharged properly, it requires replacement about once a year or every 2 years. Also if car sits for a few days battery has a harder time starting car. This has been going on since car was bought, and is the same for multiple batteries so the problem lies in the car's system.

This Cr-v sometimes hesitates to crank. It will crank after the 2nd try. It also has a very high pitch sound at 55 mph that is very annoying.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda crv. The contact stated that by pushing the lock buttons on the inside of the driver's side door, the engine could be started. The dealer was notified of the issue but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 400. . . . . Updated 08-24-12 the consumer stated the dealer replaced the vehicle on 7/28/2012.

Submission from constituent re 2012 Honda Cr-v intermittent problem. The consumer stated the vehicle would pause, when she attempted to accelerate after the vehicle, had been idling. There was zero response for 3-4 seconds, then the vehicle would uncontrollably surge forward. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The dealer informed the consumer, the problem was her using her left foot to brake. The problem has since been resolved. Updated 01/30/14.

I have had 3 batteries in my Cr-v since purchase and was told it was due to a bad cell (car would require a jump after sitting 3-5 days without being started). Just had it in the shop and was told a service bulletin had been issued by Honda that certain Cr-v's with certain VIN's needed a softwear update (pgm-f1) that regulates battery charging/discharge. I realize that this is not a safety hazard but is a definite hassle and wonder why Honda has not issued a general recall to address the problem. I am also unsure if this has fixed the problem. Thank you.

Electrical wires and sensors are made of soy base which attacks critters to chew on them. On several occasions car was not able to start or failed shortly after. Car was in for repairs twice in a one week period. Repair cost was $500 the first time and over $1500 the second. There is no reason to believe that there will not be more incidents. Honda's customer service department offers no help and does not have any advise to stop this from happening again. Honda needs to recall these vehicles and replace them with plastic coated wires.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated after jumpstarting the vehicle, it resumed normal operation. The failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer issued a voluntary recall related to the battery management system. The vehicle was serviced under the recall; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The recall number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 3,666.