Engine Grinding Noise problems of the 2012 Honda CR-V

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle made a grinding noise coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of failure and informed the contact that since the vehicle was out of warranty, there would be no assistance provided. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Grinding noise when cold starting and it has begun to stall the engine.

Faulty vtc actuator, grinding noise on starting the car everyday in the mornings. Dealer have a $600. 00 estimate to have it fixed and not covered under standard warranty. Honda is aware of this issue and no recall has been issued.

Grinding noise upon cold start. This issue started at least two years ago. Did not happen on every start. Asked dealership what it might be and I was told it was nothing. Over the past year, noise happens religiously every time there is a cold start. Dealership now says it's the vtc actuator and I am now past my warranty. It appears that a TSB was issued March 2016. Why has no recall been made since this is a widespread issue?.

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.

Grinding noise upon cold start. This issue started at least two years ago. Did not happen on every start. Asked dealership what it might be and I was told it was nothing. Over the past year, noise happens religiously every time there is a cold start. Dealership now says it's the vtc actuator and I am now past my warranty. It appears that a TSB was issued March 2016. Why has no recall been made since this is a widespread issue? class action settlement 3/ 2018 did not include the crv's.

Every time I start a car I hear a grinding sound that lasts for 1-2 seconds and then stops. . Read more...

2012 Honda Cr-v vtc actuator recall. . . . . Whenever I start my car I hear a grinding noise which I have been told is the vtc actuator. The noise is very annoying it makes loud loud noise every time the car is started.

There's a grinding noise that follows the start of the engine. This issue began 2 years ago during the winter months. Took it to Honda to see what was wrong. They weren't able to recreate the sound and sent me on my way. It's now doing it all of the time. I haven't taken it to Honda again, but I will when I have the time and money to fix it. Initial viewing of this site shows a lot of the same issue. Haven't done any further research to see if the issue has been resolved or handled by hond. I will once I finish this post. Hopefully, Honda is doing or will do the right thing and recall vehicles affected by this issue.

On cold startups there is a grinding noise coming from the engine compartment which lasts for a few seconds. The grinding noise is heard usually after the car is left idle overnight but happens to a lesser extent while the car is being used. I took it to the dealer. Their mechanic identified it as the vtc actuator. They said that this is common and that Honda has issued a service bulletin and will be issuing a recall soon. Honda knows of this problem (bulletin:09-010). They said that it can wait for the recall to be issued. My problem is that my warrinty may now expire and a recall could not ever be issued.

Grinding noise at cold start.

Grinding noise at startup. Told was vct issue but hundreds of other complaints for same issue on internet.

Grinding noise occurs on 1st start up when car is cold and occasionally during the day. We took it to Honda dealership on 11/5/2015 and they say it is the vtc actuator and no repairs will be done at this time. We took it to pasadena Honda on 1/25/16 and the service manager said they Honda would email us when they had a fix. I called Honda customer service and filed a complaint. They said Honda was working on a second solution. The noise continues to worsen. They said it wasn't a safety issue or wouldn't hurt the engine(?).

Starting car sound is a grinding sound. Tends to happen in the morning when I first start it up for the day. I think Honda should replace the cam actuator gear assembly. What else is getting ruined on my car when no action has been taken place by Honda?.

Rattle/grinding noise on cold starts. At first, it was only on very cold mornings, which we don't usually have here in the south (alabama); however, today, it does it every time you start the car. It's a frightening noise that sounds like it's tearing up the engine. There are videos and hundreds of complaints online about this issue. I have read something about a class-action lawsuit, as well, although I was never notified of that.

A grinding noise occurs upon starting which lasts for a few seconds. I had asked about it on more than one occasion when bringing my car to the Honda dealership for service. A service manager captured it on video and said there was not any effect to the vehicle. My warranty is now expired and I imagine trying to sell the vehicle in the future will be a problem when someone hears that noise.

Purchased a Honda crv 2012 from a dealership but they brought the car to me for a test drive which resulted in my not hearing the grinding noise on startup. The engine makes a grinding sound every time you start it (cold starts. . . When I start it in the morning it makes the sound and if I start it within 15-20 minutes after the initial start it is much milder of a noise. ) the Honda mechanic said they could not fix it (still under warranty at the time) because Honda has not done a "software update. " I now see, after researching the issue, that this is an ongoing problem with Honda crv's that has not been rectified.

Engine makes rattling or grinding noise on startup, usually in the morning or when the car has set for at least 6 to 8 hours.

Cold start of engine causes loud grinding noise only 2 and a half years of ownership 50,000 miles looking online it is not a unique problem and is an engine design flaw. Honda only says it's working on the problem but doesn't have a fix yet. They say the official problem is that the vtec actuator is defective. Given the number of posts asking about this problem I would assume the company would work on it especially if it is a problem with the engine.

This is in reference to sb-09-010 that hundreds if not thousands of Cr-v owners are experiencing spanning from 2012-2014 model years (other Honda's such as the accord are also experiencing this issue all the back to 2008). Starting around 40,000 miles (after our 3 year/36k warranty expired of course) our vehicle makes a loud grinding noise on cold startups (after vehicle has been sitting for 2 or more hours). The longer the vehicle sits the louder the grinding noise is for the first startup. Honda has known about this problem for many years now (research it and you'll see for yourself) and has been complacent in coming up with a fix. How am I supposed to sell a vehicle that sounds like this? no one in their right mind would buy a vehicle that sounds like the engine is knocking or rattling. Where are the fixes for this Honda? Honda, you're rapidly losing faith in your brand and your customer base is diminishing. You've already lost me as a customer (my wife is still being loyal since this Cr-v is hers) and I've jumped ship to another brand of car that starts with an "s" and ends in a "ubaru". . At 50,000 miles my 7 months pregnant wife got stranded 200 miles from home because the alternator decided to crap out on her which resulted in the battery dying. Luckily a good samaritan gave her car a jump start and she reached her destination. Getting the alternator fixed which was diagnosed as something internal in the alternator, cost us over $600 to fix on a 3 year old car. An alternator should not be dying on a 50,000 mile or 3 year old car. We will be filing formal complaints with Honda customer service in regards to the alternator and the loud engine rattle. Honda's quality in workmanship has drastically declined. I am through with buying any more Honda's. Goodbye Honda!.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. When the vehicle was started, a loud grinding sound emitted from the front of the vehicle. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was started if it had been parked for over four hours. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that they were aware of the failure and the contact would be placed on a waiting list. The contact stated that the vtc actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

During cold weather (winter) when vehicle is started first time in the morning there is a one time grinding noise? dealer indicated that the issue was with the variable timing control valve, dealer replaced vtc, noise didn't go away. Dealer now indicates that Honda is working on permanent solution but it has been close to a year and no permanent solution so far.

This is similar to the complaint on the 2013 I saw posted which is. . . " the contact owns a 2013 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, a grinding noise was heard from the front end. The failure was recurring and intermittent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 19,000. Kmj . . . . . On my 2012, it has been in to service for this problem twice- they replaced an actuator for the starter- but now admit that is not the problem. It usually occurs in colder weather and it is a heck of a loud grinding noise when starting that continues after the key has been returned to normal. . For up to about 20 seconds. I was told that Honda knows about this problem and admits to it. . And is working on a fix-- but that was a few months ago now- and I have not heard from them what to do. . . We do not trust this car to start- and will be worried more as winter approaches. . The primary reason we buy Honda's to be dependable.

Shortly after purchasing vehicle brand-new the car would not start. No lights had been on. Had vehicle towed to the dealership for a "fix. " now this has happened again- battery completely dead without warning leaving me and my young children stranded for hours. I just had the vehicle serviced at the end of may (about 5 weeks ago) and everything passed inspection then. Also like other reports I see, my engine sometimes makes a loud grinding sound when starting. My dealership said that "this just sometimes happens. " I'm not convinced- I've driven some very old cars that don't even do this! this was my first brand new car and I'm not pleased.