Table 1 shows one common power train related problems of the 2024 Honda CR-V.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Power Train problems |
My 2024 Honda Cr-v ex is experiencing a premature head gasket failure at approximately one year of ownership. A head gasket is a long-life component designed to maintain proper combustion sealing and prevent coolant/oil cross-contamination. This type of failure should not occur on a new vehicle and suggests a potential manufacturing or engineering defect in the powertrain. Before diagnosis, the vehicle displayed symptoms consistent with gasket integrity loss, including rough running, shaking during acceleration, reduced power output, inconsistent engine temperature, and abnormal vibration. These issues indicate possible combustion leakage, coolant intrusion into the cylinders, or compromised cooling system performance. Given the low age and mileage of the vehicle, the failure does not align with normal wear. Possible causes include improper factory installation, uneven torque application, defective gasket materials, engine block or cylinder-head surface irregularities, or thermal management issues that could cause localized overheating or warpage. Any of these would point to a systemic defect rather than owner misuse. A failing head gasket can lead to engine overheating, stalling, power loss, oil/coolant contamination, and eventual engine failure. These conditions present clear safety risks if they occur while the vehicle is in motion. Because this is a major powertrain failure occurring far earlier than expected, I believe this issue may affect other 2024 Cr-v models and warrants investigation. I am submitting this complaint so NHTSA can review whether a potential defect exists that could require further action to protect consumers.
Driver of the vehicle was traveling about 50 miles per hour, multiple warning notices appeared on the dashboard ranging from vehicle stability assist system problem, collision mitigation braking system problem, all wheel drive system problem, electronic power steering problem, electric parking brake system problem, brake system problem, etc. , approximately 16 error messages. The front end wobbled, brakes were mushy, steering was difficult as if the power steering ceased working. Was able to safely pull off the road. Vehicle was towed to dealer for diagnosis and repair. Dealer pulled codes from the odb port and it displayed multiple warnings. See attached list of codes from the dealer dealer checked multiple systems but was unable to diagnose the cause. Dealer re-set the codes and sent the car home. This could have been a significant safety issue if the event had occurred under different circumstances. Request investigation into Honda to determine if this issue has occurred elsewhere, determined a root cause, and if the manufacturer needs to issue a recall for all affected vehicles.
I purchased a 2024 Honda Cr-v hybrid (VIN [xxx] ) that was represented as having only an airbag replacement. A certified Honda dealer inspection has revealed multiple serious safety defects: •driver seat belt buckle malfunction (dtc b0050-f0): the seat belt does not function properly and cannot be repaired without replacing the floor harness. This violates fmvss 209 (seat belt safety standards). •rear differential/esc fault (dtc c1851-18): the differential shows signs of prior impact damage, metal shavings were found in the fluid, and the gearbox must be replaced. This affects awd and electronic stability control (esc), which is federally required under fmvss 126. These issues were not disclosed by the selling dealer. The vehicle was sold “as-is,” but selling a car with a defective seat belt and esc system creates a major safety hazard. Repairs are estimated at $8,692. 92 on a vehicle with less than 2,000 miles. This vehicle is unsafe to drive and should never have been sold in this condition. The vehicle was purchased from central autohaus, dallas, TX, on [xxx]. The dealer only disclosed an airbag replacement but did not disclose the seat belt defect or impact damage to the power train/esc. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while attempting to park while the vehicle was in drive (d), she collided with bushes, and while she depressed the accelerator pedal, the gears inadvertently changed from drive (d) to reverse (r), causing the vehicle to reverse at a high speed. The brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle did not slow down as intended. The vehicle continued to accelerate in reverse, crossed a roadway, went down a slight incline, and the rear of the vehicle collided with a tree, stopping the vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop, where the physical damage would be assessed and repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
The system’s hybrid lithium ion battery froze and initially would not communicate the Smart key to the vehicle. Then when it finally did, the system power was cut in half due to safety emissions problems. Unknown at this time if Honda will have a fix for this situation. I fear this could result in a safety situation if power were to be cut unannounced. The vehicle has been brought to dealer. And 4 exact vehicles had the same problem on January 23 2025, at bedard bros. Honda cheshire, MA.
On 1/21/25 I had multiple warning lights appear while driving along the highway @ 60 mph. The error messaging included “transmission failure, loss of power, emissions control…”. I had not seen alerts prior to this incident, and was not aware of changes in performance other than a recent, minor, decrease in fuel efficiency. Fortunately, I was able to safely exit the freeway & park in a nearby shopping center. My vehicle was towed to the local dealer, marin Honda. After a week of evaluation, and consulting with Honda America tech support, the dealer reports difficulty isolating the problem and determining appropriate repair. At this time a cracked piston has been identified, and the plan is for a technician to use a barescope to evaluate the cylinder for damage, and the potential need to replace the engine. I am concerned that multiple owners of this model & year have reported the same problem, including loss of power while traveling at high speed (see crv owners club) their vehicles were also determined to have cracked pistons, with and without cylinder damage. It has also been noted that when the fuel injector remains open it may be a contributing factor to a cracked piston. Could this be relevant to the current recall issued for the fuel pump on the 2024 crv? whatever the cause, the potential for catastrophic engine failure places drivers and their passengers, as well as other drivers, at great risk of a serious accident.
I have a 2024 Honda Cr-v hybrid awd sport model. On two occasions within the past 3 months, I have attempted to start the car, but when I did so, the dashboard lights, including all the error indicators lit up and flashed, the alarm went off, and I couldn't drive the car. In both cases, I called roadside assistance. While waiting for the tow truck, we were able to shut off the car and alarm by putting the car into "accessory mode," (pushing the ignition button without a foot on the brake. ) but when we then tried to start the car normally (pushing start button with foot on brake) the electrical light show resumed and alarm started up all over again. Both times this happened, by the time the tow truck arrived (1-2. 5 hours) the car had "rebooted" so we just drove home. The first time this occurred, the Honda dealer had just performed the recall repair to the steering gear box 2 days before the first electrical failure.
This is a complaint that both american Honda and my local dealer, dick brooks Honda (of greer, south carolina) have failed to provide remedy for recall 24v-744 in the 60 day timeframe.
This car does not seem fuel efficient it goes through gas like candy. The gas is not filling up correctly - no matter which gas station I use. The ac lets out puddles of water. The suspension is slightly off it acts like an row boat on waves so like an s in certain rain situations like it has a loose slippery power steering suspension. My tires are not the issue because they are brand new from when I got the car last year in November. I only have a little over 10k miles on the car. Next the electrical keeps glitching. The night driving lights do not work correctly after Honda did the recall repair. I am taking it back to hendricks Honda for the next oil change on 12/27 and to try and get it fixed under warranty but I think they did not disclose a defect on the car when I bought it used with very low miles.
After running errands, the car was parked in the driveway without the emergency brake applied but with the engine running. After unloading a few items, the driver sat in the driver’s seat with the door still open and feet outside the vehicle. At that point the car rolled backward, narrowly missing a truck parked on the street. The momentum caused the drivers feet to become trapped between the door jam and the door. The car rolled back uncontrollably until it crossed the street hit and jumped the curb striking a neighborhood stacked mailbox on the rear passenger door. The impact then continued as the car’s backward momentum took the car back along the mailbox where the front driver door was opened and impacted the interior of the door stopping the momentum of the vehicle. Rear impact with the curb to the tires and lower bumper. Small dent just below the gas door. There are scratches and scuffs to the rear passenger door and door handle. The driver-side front door interior control cluster broken. Interior driver-side front door panel including the door handle door pull and arm rest all marred, dented, and out the door is now miss aligned. A claim was filed with Honda national corporation but they have become unresponsive and our vehicle is still with the service department awaiting the direction from national Honda CO. The service department's evaluation was that a pin in the transmission failed. We have been without our vehicle and have not been offered a loaner for nearly 2 months. The service department could not reproduce the failure but promised to replace the transmission. There were no warnings before the failure.
This 2024 Honda crv only had 24k miles and experienced total transmission failure. I was traveling and started experiencing problems. Two factory Honda dealers (dahl Honda rhinelander and a duluth Honda dealer) turned me away for repairs, even though they said it was the cvt. The cvt would make loud clunking and clanging noise. During driving it would hesitate and then surge creating a drivability safety hazard. Finally omalleys in wausau said cvt needed to be replaced. Dahl and duluth Honda had me continue driving despite have factory original warranty and extended bumper to bumper 100k which covered car rental. Disappointed in Honda quality and potential safety issue,.
I took my vehicle in for its' first service. The code displayed was a 1 6 indicating the new to change the oil and change the transmission fluid. I thought it was strange that I needed to change the transmission fluid so soon. After the dealer inspected my vehicle, they found that the manufacturer improperly routed/attached a hose that caused the transmission to leak fluid. The transmission fluid level was low on a brand new vehicle with only 10,000 miles at first service. I am curious if this is a common assembly issue.
My 2024 Honda Cr-v hybrid regarding the vehicle's stability when shifted into "park. " upon selecting "park" and releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle exhibits an excessive rocking motion, surging forward and backward approximately four times before coming to a rest. This is not the standard "settling" common in automatic transmissions; it is a repeated oscillatory movement that suggests a failure in the parking engagement or a lack of coordination with the brake system. This creates a safety hazard, as the vehicle does not feel securely anchored, increasing the risk of a roll-away or injury to passengers exiting the vehicle.
I had the vehicle parked, when I returned and started the vehicle the steering wheel wouldn’t move to either direction it was locked. When I placed the vehicle in drive it started to back up. I still could not move the steering wheel. I placed the vehicle back into park, waited 3 to 4 seconds to analize the situation. I again placed the vehicle in drive and it would go in reverse altho in drive. I shut the car off waited a few seconds & I restart it. Now the steering wheel moved normally and when put in drive it went forward. My concerns are the vehicle steering wheel would not move & when placed in drive it would go in reverse.
Fuel injectors failed on all 4 cylinders. They replaced them, still having issue. Blown head gasket was what they diagnosed next and repaired. Picked up vehicle, when driving it down the interstate (70 mph speed limit) the check engine light started flashing. An error came up indicating a critical failure. Vehicle stopped accelerating and would not move, luckily I was able to coast to the emergency lane. American Honda states they want to replace the cylinder head now.
Car was only a couple months old. Started shuttering and losing power while driving on freeway, all wheel drive function cut out also. No lights or indication of a problem until a couple of days later. Took to dealer, turns out the fuel injectors failed. Mostly with the 2024 crv hybrids, but seems that other 6th gen years are affected also. Contacted Honda corporate office and they are pretending to not know of any issues, even though a simple google search will show many other people are reporting the same thing.
All driving assistance features (lane departure, adaptive cruse control, abs and other sensing components) , warning flashing on dashboard and within a second of this message speed drastically reduced to 20mph from whatever speed on running. It does not allow me to escalate but after some time it escalates on its own. Due to reduce of speed suddenly puts me, CO- passengers and other vehicles behind on risk of collision or even risk of life and same time unexpected escalation makes driver lose control. These incidents happen thrice even after service center says it fixed. This problem is reported to service center and Honda customer care. Currently the vehicle is with dealer service center.
Car was parked on flat ground, and I turned on the car and put it into reverse. The reverse sound started and the reverse camera displayed on the screen as normal, but when I pressed the accelerator, the car drove forward instead of back. I put the car in park then back to reverse, but the same thing happened. I turned the car off, then started again, and after that it reversed normally again.
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that there was a loud rattling sound coming from the vehicle. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a failure with injectors. The contact was informed that the fuel injectors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure the failure mileage was approximately 5,000. The VIN was not available.
When car is idle and hybrid battery switches to gasoline engine the engine shakes violently and warning lamps and messages for engine and transmission error come on. It's becoming more of a problem and dealerships do not know how to correctly diagnosis it. I've taken my car to the dealership twice and still the problems occur. I believe that the fuel injectors are faulty straight from the manufacture. In some cases the car can shut off on its own.
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph on the highway, the vehicle lost automotive power. The vehicle failed to properly accelerate but remained running. The vehicle was restarted and returned to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be inspected; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure or determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v588000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000.
When starting the vehicle engine shakes and rattles, when motor is idling and charging the ev battery and also when going from ev to gas and gas to ev engine shakes and rattles. When accelerating the engine shakes and rattles. Engine feels sluggish and a loud ticking noise can be heard. Seems the engine is struggling and accelerating it feels the engine rocks back and forth. When transmission is changing gears I also feel the engine rock back and forth.
My vehicle had about 5,000 kms on it. I was driving back home from work where suddenly as I was driving the car started popping up a whole bunch of error messages saying power reduced go see your dealer, electric power steering assist problem go see your dealer, emissions system problem go see your dealer and much more. The care went into a limp mode where I couldn’t go faster than 30-40km/h if I recall correctly. This was very dangerous as I was on the highway and this was during winter. My drive to work in the morning there was no problem at all.
The car makes loud noise when the speed was about 50-60 mph on a highway, the rpm went above 50 - 75. It wouldn't accelerate as I pushed the gas pedal. It's not moving as required. It was scary. It's dangerous. Something is wrong with the system, or transmission. Please fix it. Thanks.