general problems of the 2012 Honda CR-V - part 1

Complete rear tire assembly came loose from the unibody frame from rust. Not a drop of rust on the body of the car. Thank god we weren’t on the highway. They told me it was unfixable. Thank you Honda. And the recall stopped at 2011? Honda obviously doesn’t care about safety and human life.

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 an abnormal grinding was coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that after coming to a complete stop, the vehicle would hesitate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact's husband spoke with the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

I was at a corner waiting for traffic to clear so I could make a turn left. When I started to accelerate the vehicle started to hesitate and continued. The on coming car had to slam on their brakes and swerve to avoid hitting my passenger side. Since that time I had found out there was a service bulletin relating to this problem. Honda service bulletin 17-040. This is my granddaughters car and now I am reluctant to let her drive the vehicle. It is a very serious safety issue!! my frustration is that when I have discussed the issue with 2 different Honda dealers they didn't disclose there was a bulleting but rather recommended changing the transmission fluid and the information was confusing. One dealer recommended changing the fluid once and another recommended I change it three times at the same appointment. Since the incident I have had an opportunity to drive my other granddaughters 2011 Honda crv and it is displaying the same shudder issue on acceleration and when you are at 40 miles and try to accelerate which she noticed. Obviously, if you were trying to pass another vehicle on a two lane highway and it started the shudder you would be involved in a head on crash resulting in serious injury or death. I believe there should be a recall to correct this problem. The cost to replace the torque converter is $3,000 +. The bulletin 17-040 states the affect vehicles are 2012-14. It needs to be revised to include 2011 Honda crv vehicle. I found the bulletin myself through a group that shares information regarding Honda crv vehicles. The bulletin was issued on may 20, 2017 06492 version 1. The vehicle number for the 2011 Honda crv is 5j6re4h72bl017198.

Engine rattles at cold start since 2016. Car was stationary. Finally diagnosed in 2020, the variable valve timing control (vtc) actuator is defective.

Expering the exact same problem of Honda TSB number a09-010. Car only has 79k on it. Am getting no where with local dealers. This is a known problem to Honda! can I get a goodwill repair, as this is my sixth Honda I have bought and I certainly do not expect this from Honda.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. While driving between 25-30 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and hesitated to move. When fuel was added, the vehicle would accelerate and drive normally. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Honda kingsport (located at 2217 e stone dr, kingsport, TN 37660, (423) 358-2519) where the technician changed the automatic transmission fluid and performed an update; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to Honda kingsport and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,500.

At 40 mph vehicle rumbles. It also feels rough ride, feels bumpy on a smooth road. Also gives at idle. After doing some research there are a ton of complaints just like this for this same vehicle. There was a recall at one time but it has been rescinded. Ross seems to be a defect that Honda needs to address.

Prior to accident, vehicle had no issues and was serviced routinely. There were 2 individuals in the car and accident took place on a two lane state road approximately 2 miles from residence. The weather was hot and sunny on the mid-afternoon of the accident. Driver noticed sputtering in the car and decided to u-turn to return to residence. As driver continued, sputtering worsened and somebody drove alongside and yelled that the vehicle appeared to be leaking gas. Very soon after, while car was driving at 5mph, the car had an explosion and flames came through the passenger window. Both driver and passenger were burned and medevac'd to local burn center. Passenger received severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns on upper half of body. Driver also received burns but not as severe. Each managed to exit vehicle before the being engulfed by flames. Vehicle is completely unrepairable and destroyed. Fire marshal report as further details on possible origins of the car fire.

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.

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?.

Bad vibration in power train when accelerating slowly, around 25-30 mph and again around 42mph.

Car in motion at approximately 45 mph on city street, when suddenly all power is lost. Engine still running but no power when pushing accelerator pedal. This lasts from 5 to 10 seconds. Then suddenly kicks in again. No check engine light appears. Talked to Honda about this and they said they have never heard of this happening. This has happened four times in this vehicle.

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.

Very loud rattle/grinding at startup. It happens always when the engin cold and more frequently just sitting for an hour. Honda knows about the problem. It is caused by the vtc actuator. They have a TSB but no recall. Eventually a serious injury will happen. This has been happening since 2013 after it was taken to Honda. They did not repair it, after that the warranty ran out.

My wife pulled her 2012 Honda Cr-v into a residential driveway, putting the car in park, leaving the engine running. She exited the car briefly then returned, opening the door to turn off the ignition. Standing outside the car but inside the open door on the driver's side, she reached in and switched off the ignition. The car started to roll backward, knocking her to the ground, and dragging her about 30 feet down the driveway and across the street. Car came to a stop when it hit the curb across the street. A fireman who arrived first on the scene verified the car was still in park. Wife was transported to the hospital by ambulance and suffered a broken shoulder, severe road rash injuries to her torso, and other bruises. The Cr-v driver side door has damage, not being able to close properly, and has a piece of black plastic molding torn away from the lower section of the frame.

The gear shift allows the car to be shifted from drive mode to neutral or "2" without pressing the gear release button. This created a safety hazard when driving and removing a bottled beverage and the gear shift was "bumped" while driving pushing the handle up to the neutral position while the vehicle was in motion at high speeds.

Engine rattles on cold start. Ties to their service bulletin 09-010 issue. This was reported to suburban Honda novi 7/18/2016 when car mileage was 59716. Car was returned indicating this issue could not be replicated. Service buletin dates back to March 17 2016. How did suburban Honda not recognize this as the issue when I first reported to them on 7/18/2016? today 8/16/17 this issue has coumponded. Every time car is started after kept idle of more than an hour the rattle sound is real lud. Local technician, paul's automotive said yesterday, it is real impoartant it be looked at by Honda. So takin it to suburban Honda today 8/16/17.

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.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Cr-v. While pulling into the driveway, the vehicle shifted into park. A few minutes later, the contact was altered by the child occupant that the vehicle had rolled back. The contact attempted to get into the vehicle, but the vehicle rolled back too quickly. The child occupant jumped out the vehicle before it crashed into another parked vehicle across the street from their residence. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. There were three injuries that required medical attention. The contact suffered from a hairline fracture on the arm. The contact also went into early labor due to the incident and had an emergency c-section to a child born nine weeks early. The contact stated that the newborn child suffered from disabilities. The child occupant suffered from a foot injury. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 13v143000 (power train) as a possible reason for the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

Vtc actuator makes an extremely loud noise and vibrates when starting vehicle. This is causing the timing chain to slip and chip\loose teeth. Also causes low or lack of oil pressure which causes the damage to the timing chain. Lose of oil pressure has caused cracks in the oil gasket as well. Honda has admitted that the vtc actuator is a defective part. However, Honda will not accept responsibly for replacement or repair of the vtc actuator or for any damage caused due to the defective part. This problem is wide spread and began with my vehicle in 2016. Repairs were made which only eliminated the noise and vibration. Oil pressure was restored for a very limited time and the oil gasket began to crack. With each oil change (completed at the appropriate recommended times) the oil was noticeably low.

There is a known issue with the vtc on many Hondas from 2008-2014. Honda is only covering the issue under the standard warranty though it is a known issue.

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.

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 & does not occur on an everyday basis. My mechanic identified it as the vtc actuator (cam} & should be taken care of before it shuts down the engine & then it becomes an expensive engine overhaul. I have taken it to the Honda service dept. (2 places) & told it must be verified to be replaced. The trouble is when I leave the car it doesn't happen, as I said it happens randomly. Honda knows of this problem (bulletin:09-010) but refuses to replace the part without verification. I believe it's unreasonable to leave my vehicle for a long length of time & go without transportation. I even recorded the sound & Honda won't accept that. My warranty is running out by the end of this year & I'm afraid this will not be addressed. My vehicle has 33340 miles on it, well below the 60000 mile of ending the warranty but the 5 year mark is approaching. . Read more...

Honda has been in stalling defective vtc actuators in the crv and accord models. On cold start, there is a loud rattle from the engine. There is a bulletin on this problem. It clearly states that it applies to all 2012 crv's. Honda support however is attempting to avoid repair of the problem by stating that it only applies to certain vins. The defective vtc actuator has been known to Honda since at least 2012. However they have continued to install the device in models through 2015 at least, perhaps later. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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.

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.

I have a 2012 Honda crv exl + navi 2wd and last 3-4 years I visited Honda dealerships more than 7 times for the problem. Vehicle has currently approximately 30k miles and Honda part # 44500-t0a-a00 was replaced under warranty 3 times. There is still oil leak from passenger site intermediate drive half shaft bearing. Last time vehicle was repaired about 14 months ago at Honda dealership and the leak came back again. Honda regional mechanic looked at it and couldn't identify the root cause of the problem. (no help there. . . ) the vehicle is still under power train warranty (and its running out. . . ) I called last Honda dealer again and they told me that they would probably replace the same part again and again until leak stops. And for how long repeat the same repair? I strongly believe that they are not able accurately diagnose the root cause of the problem and keep repairing wrong thing. I was wondering if is there was someone at "helpful Honda" that is familiar with it's products design and can diagnose where the oil leak is coming from. There is always wet oil residue under my splash guard which could be a potential fire hazard. . . I have all 6-7 times dealer repair work invoices as a proof.

When you start to drive and reach 30 mph car will shutter if I let of gas and than accelerate it will stop been doing this since car reached over 30,000 miles.

Bought this car new about a month ago. The only problem I have been having is that at certain times, usually at slower speeds, when I step on the gas there is a 2-3 second delay before the car accelerates. During this hesitation period, the engine does not rev, and the car just coasts. This has happened 10-12 time this past month. This is very dangerous when I am trying to merge into faster moving traffic. I took my car to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the condition nor find anything wrong. They told me they reported the issue to Honda national.

I was driving on interstate 95 at 65 mph. I accidentally lightly bumped the gear shift and it changed from drive to neutral. My speed decreased abruptly/unexpectedly with vehicles traveling 70 mph and above behind and beside me. It took a few seconds to determine what was wrong with my car and why it was slowing down. Thank god no one was too close! this is a life threatening situation. The dealership in orange city, florida, didn't know the answer but said that the other Honda crv's do the same thing. There is a button on the side of the gear shift which I thought you must depress to change gears. From my experience, it is not necessary to use this button.

2012 Honda crv. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle gas pedal. The consumer stated, when he stepped on the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would bogged down. He would have to pump the accelerator pedal, in order to get the vehicle to move. The dealer was unable to find a problem.

This has occurred multiple times. I was driving, came to a stop and was unable to accelerate to 25 mph. The car hesitated upon acceleration and then suddenly accelerated. Normally when it occurs it has happened after a stop at a light, stop sign or corner. However, it has also happened while I've been on the highway, let off the gas and then attempted to accelerate. I brought it to my Honda dealer for repair and they cannot duplicate the circumstances. I reported it to Honda headquarters and they can do nothing if the dealer the can not find the problem and had no other complaints about this problem which seems unlikely. This is very scary and could lead to a collision.

Whenever I placed my car on parking an the e-brake if it was on a slope the car would keep going as if it was on drive or reverse. It happened a couple of times. I took it to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong. When I took it to another shop they saw that the brake pads were worn out already with barely a couple of miles from new.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda crv. The contact stated that he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10. Updated 05/19/14 MA.