Wiper Problems of Honda CR-V - part 2

The driver's side mirror is distorted and vibrates on freeway. Has already been replaced once.

The back up camera is in black and white with low contrast. It occasionally flashes in color, but it makes it nearly impossible to use safely.

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When driving in heavy the front wipers do not move fast enough to clear the rain. The passenger side wiper also pushes a ‘puddle’ of water right into the driver’s view. I couldn’t see anything for that second. I could get video if I have a passenger when it happens again.

On driving to the other side of the state from my home to visit family on [xxx] in michigan, I was driving 70-75 miles per hour. It takes close to 3 hours of driving one way. There was a lot of insects hitting my windshield and when I used the wipers the water just flew over the windshield, not getting my window wet to enable the wipers to clean my windshield. If I am driving 30-50 miles per hour that doesn't happen. I could not get my windshield clean of the bugs which inpaired my vision. I talked with the service department and they said it is the way the wipers are made and they can not do anything about it. I did call Honda customer care line and I have a case #[xxx]. They told me to contact you because it can be a hazard when traveling, which I do often to see my family. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The driver's side side view mirror shakes while driving at highway speeds. This makes using the mirror extremely difficult and dangerous when attempting to merge or switch lanes as it it difficult to clearly see. I brought this to the dealership to get it fixed, but they said that "all Honda crv side view mirrors shake that much. ".

The wiper system stops working at times. The arms just stop mostly in the delay wiper setting. This makes it extremely hard to see in rainy conditions. No lights on the dash, have not brought the car to the dealership yet. I am quite frustrated that a 4 year old vehicle has an issue like this. We bought a new car to avoid fixing problems as cars age. Thankfully no one was hurt. This has happened a few times. I told my wife I would drive the car in the rain to see what happens to better describe it to the dealership.

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The driver side visor will not remain in the full upright position. When driving the vehicle I have hit my head several times due to the visor falling to a 45 degree position instead of remaining in the flat against the headliner. This requires constant adjustment while driving by moving to the side window, or moving back to the front windshield to avoid constant nuisance while driving. We have hit our head on the visor many times looking for traffic at a stop sign or when merging. After taking the vehicle for services, this issue has been brought up to several service personnel at the dealer and stated the owner is responsible for this common defect. There are numerous issues listed on the complaint list that have been reported. Just yesterday, I spotted a crv of simmilar year model in costco parking lot, and stopped to look in the vehicle to notice that they had a loose driver side visor hanging down about 3-4 inches as well. This shows that this is very common. The replacment part is in excess of $150 to replace, and there are numorous comments about replacing this part due to same reason only to encounter the same result after a few months of use. Since this has become such a nuisance for the driver and a safety issue of constantly adjusting to ensure a clear field of view driving, we have opted to just remove the visor knowing that the replacement will likely be a waste of time and money to only encounter the same issues again at a later date. It is disappointing to see that Honda is not taken serious concern for the customers encountering this issue that is such a common safety distraction and nuisance to the drivers of these year model crv's. I read reports that have been entered from a 2018-2020 for more than a dozen vehicles just on here that have reported the issue. This visor is a vehicle safety feature that the customer should not have to remove in efforts to minimize safety risks that are more often a nuisance than assisting in safety and visibility.

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The driver's side mirror repeatedly shakes at speeds above 40 mph and is very prolific at highway speeds (especially 70 mph). It is extremely disorientating and makes it difficult when trying to get an accurate read of surroundings when changing lanes. I had the mirror glass replaced at a dealer, which only made the issue worse. Another dealer replaced the entire mirror assembly, which seemed to solve the problem temporarily. However, it resumed less than a month later and may even be getting worse.

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When the windshield wipers are in use they fail to remove water in heavy rain reducing visibility to the point I have had to put on hazard lights and drive much more slowly which on the interstate or on two lane roads is not safe. Also when attempting to clean the windshield with the wiper and solution the design has the cleaning solution coming out of the wiper blades themselves causing most of the cleaner to be sent down the passenger side windows also the blades don’t make good contact with the windshield which leaves a lot of the “bug guts” either in place or smeared making it very very difficult to see especially when the sun hits the windowshield often to the point of almost blinding. I have had the blades replaced twice and this has not solved the problem. This design change is not a good one and is creating what could be a dangerous situation. My previous Honda did not have any problems with windshield wipers like this.

The driver side sun visor became very difficult to operate and when trying to place in back in the stored / upright position it will not go into place and hangs down 2-4" that can cause visibility problems especially for taller drivers. This is a very common defect on several Honda vehicles as seen on Honda forums or a google search of Honda sunvisor problem.

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From the day I drove my brand new 2025 Honda Cr-v off the lot after purchasing it, in the driver's side rear view mirror, the mirror vibrates terribly as soon as you are going 35/45+mph. The faster the speed, the worse the vibration is. You can visible see the mirror glass shaking. It is very dangerous at all times to not be able to see with this side mirror. It is especially dangerous on the highways because it distorts the view so greatly and also makes me feel disoriented and dizzy when I try to use it to safely navigate the roads. If the mirror glass were to fly off, this would lead to an even greater danger. Yes, this problem has been confirmed by a dealer. It has been brought to saratoga Honda and they replaced the entire mirror unit. The second unit had the same defect, and did the same thing. They stated if they replaced it a third time, it would not make a difference. They also drove another crv just like mine off the lot and the mirror did the same thing. This is an issue that needs to be turned into a recall. It is not okay that Honda produced vehicles with something so unsafe, with no ability to fix it.

The windshield washer is placed on the wiper blade. When you try to get water on the windshield it blows off before the wiper blade can actually touch it to clean the windshield. Without water, the debris on the windshield will only smear. I had this happen on the interstate and tried to clean the windshield and the windshield became impossible to see through. I had to stop on the side of the interstate and pour water from my water bottle on the windshield so that I could drive the car. I spoke to a worker in the service department at the Honda dealership in murfreesboro, TN. He agreed that the design was a problem but said there was nothing he could do to fix it.

The backup camera image is shown as black and white, not color, and has poor resolution. With the black and white image and poor resolution, it is hard to determine exactly what is behind the vehicle when backing up, particularly in conditions of reduced lighting. The backup camera system was inspected by Honda dealership service and confirmed to have an issue. The display screen unit was replaced, but the backup camera image is still shown as black and white and has poor resolution. Another service appointment has been made.

When putting the car in reverse, the rear camera image is usually black and white instead of color, which is unsafe because of the lack of contrast. It will also strobe between black and white and color, which is also unsafe and annoying. I took it to the dealer today (all star Honda in abilene TX) and they said Honda knows about the problem but doesn't have a fix yet. I've looked online at the Honda Cr-v owners group and redditt and see many complaints posted. . . So I'm guessing NHTSA knows about it, but just wanted to make sure. . . . And I want my brand new car defect fixed. . . . And I want Honda to stop manufacturing cars with this known defect.

The 2024 Honda crv windshield wiper do not fully wipe rain water on the driver side, leaving 3" 1/2 on driver pillar that is untouched by the windshield wiper. This reduces driver visibility during rain. Due to this concerns my wife do not feel safe driving this vehicle in the rain or snow.

After driving a car through a rainstorm, and trying to back up into a parking space on a city street, big blobs of water drops appeared on the rear camera making it impossible to see backing up. Many people report this on social media sites.

Failed component: the windshield washer system is faulty – particularly the passenger side. Honda refers to it as a “wet arm wiper” system. More specifically, the washer fluid is emitted from the wiper arm instead of a more direct spraying method. As such, it does not spray out evenly across the windshield. It basically dribbles onto the windshield, with a delay, and winds up getting dumped onto the bottom of the windshield and the outer edge of the wiper blade. The small amount of washer fluid that does get onto the windshield simply gets mixed with the debris on the windshield and dirties and obscures the windshield even more and makes it even harder to see out of. This is particularly dangerous when the vehicle in operation when the windshield washer is used and the windshield become smeared and obscured in traffic. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request safety risk: upon utilizing the windshield washer system while driving in traffic, the windshield becomes smeared and obscured to a point where the operator cannot see very well out of the windshield. Reproduction by dealer: the issue was reported to the dealer on 1/28/2025 and dismissed as “normal wet arm operation”. Inspections: as stated above, the issue was reported to the dealer on 1/28/2025 and dismissed as “normal wet arm operation”. Warning / messages / symptoms / first appeared: there were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. The issue first appeared shortly after the purchase date of 4/26/2024; the first time I used the windshield washer system.

-the windshield wipers will not properly clean the windshield. - when driving in heavy rain the wipers do not clear the rain completely there seems to be a film of water left behind, the wipers will not clean the windshield of debris completely, I drove through a heavy swarm of bugs and the wipers would not clean windshield completely. Has been reported to dealership and Honda America. - no, I have taken to the dealership, they state that there is no issue, but they did not drive the vehicle in the conditions that I reported. I dropped the vehicle at the dealership with 8,172 miles on odometer and picked it up with 8,172 miles on odometer. - the vehicle has not been inspected by any entity other than the dealership. - no warning lamps, or messages.

Driver side mirror. The mirror looks very distorted and shakes significantly when driving. The view from my driver side mirror looks worse at night, which is when I do most of my driving. Headlights from other cars affect the view from my driver side mirror and give off a terrible reflection. I have taken my vehicle to Honda dealer and they stated they did not notice any distorted images or shaking. I have had this vehicle for barely 2 weeks and have had no luck in finding the a solution.

Drivers side mirror shakes. Dealer indicates common problem. Would not fix.

I was driving down a road with no traffic when the sunroof shattered. I pulled over and there was a hole in the middle and it was completely cracked. No damage to any other component of the sunroof just the glass. There was nothing that impacted or fell on the sunroof. There was no prior damage to the sunroof or surrounding area. The sunroof was closed not in use at time of incident. Dealership could not find a reason for the damage but did say they had someone else go in for a sun roof randomly exploding as well.

A crack appeared on the passenger side mirror for no obvious reason. It might have been caused by the temperature change from -2°c at night to 7°c in the morning, but I'm not sure. No impact signs, crack has curved u shape form.

On March 09, 2024 as I was backing into a parking space, the rear vehicle wheels came into contact with the parking curb at which point the rear window shattered. The pieces of the window flew in many directions approximately up to 5 to 10 feet outside and into the rear cargo area of the vehicle where I had my dogs. Fortunately, there were no other persons around the vehicle at the time and my dogs were not harmed. Immediately after this incident, I called the car dealer where I originally purchased the vehicle, and was advised to bring it in. I thereafter brought the vehicle to the car dealer service center where they removed some of the remaining pieces still attached to the window area and covered the window with plastic. Thereafter I drove the vehicle home, returned with the vehicle to the dealer on March 12, 2024, and the dealer replaced the window on March 13, 2024 at which time I retrieved my vehicle and returned the loaner car to the dealer. The window appeared to be replaced with a different type of window than the original. I asked the dealer why this occurred, the response was that they did not know why and further stated that this issue of shattering rear windows occurred in the 2023 hr-v models, but they were not aware of an issue in the Cr-v models. I purchased the vehicle on February 7, 2024 and prior to this incident I had no problems with the vehicle to include the rear window. The invoice from the car service center states that there were no signs of impact on the vehicle.

Shaky & distorted side mirror (driver side). Feels unsafe when viewing cars behind.

I had my cargo door up loading some things into the back of the car when the back window broke and pieces fell everywhere- on me, in the car and on the ground. Nothing came into contact with the window when it happened.

Driver side mirror got cracked itself . Car was parked in driveway and there was no crack in mirror until previous night. 2 days ago there was snow and temperature was around 30f. This seems to be safely hazard considering it’s now distracting while driving .

Went to sleep with car parked on driveway woke up with passenger side view mirror cracked. No nicks or dings. Overnight temps dropped to 20s.

Day #4 of ownership of brand new 2024 Honda Cr-v sport touring, passenger side mirror cracked on a cold morning, approximately 18 degrees. Suspect heating element was too hot and the transition from cold to hot too rapidly caused a vertical crack from top to bottom that impairs vision. Called the dealer, part is on back order and they have no clue when it'll come in. Would not commit to tell me if it was under warranty or not.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? - the drivers side mirror is vibrating noticeably more than the passenger side mirror in my new crv sport-l how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? - the shaky mirror is distracting when trying to merge and to view traffic, especially at night with headlights involved has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? - there are numerous online forums of other users experience the same issues in their 2023-24 crv's has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? - no were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? - it has been vibrating since it was purchased new.

The driver side mirror cracked. No impact to mirror; it happened overnight while vehicle was parked in my garage.

Side view mirror cracked without any impact. I started backing up, looked away and when I looked back the mirror was cracked. Nothing hit it or was even near it.

Passenger side mirror on door cracked after getting into freezing temperatures. No impact caused damage.

Windshield wipers throw out fluid when wipers are up. Windshield not cleaned properly from snow and dirt causing not to see the road. Snow is coming again.

Rear view mirror crashed without any outside impact. Car was in standing and rear view mirror cracked without no external reason in a new car just withing 30 days. Honda probably used low quality mirror or assembly was not proper.

Newer crv’s windshield wash fluid is delivered through a rubber hose /nozzle that ends on the metal wiper arm, and is exposed to extreme cold temperatures. Other vehicles hoses terminate in the hood, where they are kept warm by the heat radiating from the engine. We just drove cross country, experiencing below zero temps, on highways with heavy traffic and precipitation, with often frozen lines, resulting in really constant, poor visibility. , the fluid being used is rated for -30, yet the lines still froze up.