general problems of the 2016 Honda HR-V - part 2

When driving on the highway, my vehicle accelerated very suddenly despite me not having put additional pressure on the gas pedal, as I was at a cruising speed of about 65 mph. Immediately after accelerating, my vehicle began to quickly decelerate, so much so that I had to veer over to the shoulder so as not to cause a collision with other vehicles on the road. It decelerated despite my foot still pressing on the gas pedal. In addition, the lights on my dash lit up and some began flashing. I took my vehicle into the dealership to discover that the computer system required an update and my transmission belt had deteriorated so much that it needed to be replaced. I was assured by the dealership that I would not experience this issue again after these repairs had been made. Since then, I have taken my vehicle to the dealership with this same issue an additional 3 times. Even after these multiple attempts at repair, this issue still has not been resolved. I am no longer comfortable driving this vehicle as it has shut down on the highway on more than one occasion now. I cannot in good faith be on the road knowing that this could occur again at any moment, causing a safety risk not only to myself, but to others around me as well.

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Hr-v. The contact stated that while driving up an incline an abnormal scraping sound was coming from the vehicle while depressing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted about the issue and the contact was informed of an unknown recall on the transmission. The VIN tool showed no recalls on her vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving on the highway and my dash lights all lit and my car stopped working. I checked under the hood and a plug had been blown off my transmission and spilled fluid all on the inside of the car. Got a tow to the closer Honda dealer and they said my transmission was destroyed with bits of metal all inside and my start/stop switch went out.

2016 Honda Hr-v 117,000 miles. I was on my way to work when suddenly I went to accelerate from a stop light and the car just revved as if it were in neutral, and lots of service lights turned on the instrument cluster. I was left in the middle of an intersection in the dark, trying to push my car to the shoulder. Very dangerous for the car to just stop working like that with no signs. Once I got the car home, I drained the cvt transmission fluid and noticed a lot of metal on the drain plug magnet. I also noticed the transmission fill plug was also popped out ( which Honda is aware of, just fails to inform customer's ) Honda customer service has been very hard to find someone to talk too. Very disappointed in quality of parts coming from a supposed reputable/reliable brand.

So I bought my Honda hrv 2016 about 3 weeks ago and it seems and I just started feeling today that every time I stop at a stop light and I then proceed to accelerate, the engine starts vibrating at around 1,500 rpm. Im pretty sure this is not normal as I have owned 3 vehicles and none have acted like this. Ive also noticed that a lot of people have reported these transmission issues I feel that this is really dangerous and should be recalled by Honda to avoid accidents or anything worse from happening. Im very disappointed in how such a great company like Honda doesnt handle something so serious like these transmission issues.

While driving 40-45 mph, the cvt transmission ceased all functions. There was nothing leading up to this. The engine was fine, but the transmission stopped moving the car. The vehicle was just about to merge into the highway! the dealership found "metal pieces" in the transmission fluid (which has been changed with oem fluid at every recommend interval).

8/1/2020: at 65 mph the engine started vibrating, when accelerated to 75mph engine stalls, rpm rapidly increased to ~5000 and collapsed. Lost forward momentum and output from the engine. Multiple dash lights came on (power steering, tire pressure warning, break system lights, traction control light, check engine lights etc. Came on). Vehicle was on the active lane, put in neutral and steered to the shoulder. Unable to get the car moving again after turning off and on. Afraid that I was going to lose ac in the 108f heat if the vehicle does not turn on again so I left it at that until the tow truck arrives. The car had to be left overnight because dealership close Sunday. 8/2/2020: the next day I received a voicemail from superstition Honda regarding the vehicle's diagnosis. Was informed that the diagnosis code observed was related to the ignition start push button that needed replacing. I gave consent to the service to replace the ignition button. 8/3/2020: after I went to superstition Honda to pick up the car. I then proceeded to take the car onto highway 60 and got up to the stated speed limit of 65 mph when the same symptoms appeared. Vehicle stalled at speed, rpm rapidly increased to ~5000 before collapsing. I was in an extremely dangerous situation because there was no shoulder at the area where I came to a stop on the highway, therefore I was stationary partially in the active lane. There was no warning lights that gave any indication there was a problem with the car. The catastrophic failure happened out of no where. After returning to superstition Honda, I left the vehicle on and had it diagnose before turning the car off. Was eventually informed that there are multiple metal fragments in the transmission fluid, and that the metal fragments also damaged a pressure sensor in the transmission system. The transmission will need to be replaced.

I was driving my car on a busy neighborhood street when all of a sudden the car stopped and didn't want to accelerate anymore. There were no warning signs or lights . So with the momentum left in the car I was able to pull over. This was a very stressful and dangerous situation because the car just stopped and cars were coming full speed behind me. Thankfully I was able to pull over with no major injuries. I had to tow my car home and then to the dealer where they made me pay for looking into the transmission fluid . They found metal shavings and determined the transmission was no longer good. Important to note, that all maintenance had been done and multipoint inspections up to date. I have now done research and found that this is a known issue with the transmission . Various Hr-v forums are reporting this issue and Honda is not owning up to it. My car has $78k miles and only owned it for 3. 5 years. They want to charge me up to $8000 to replace the transmission. Honda needs to address this issue for safety reasons and make right to their loyal customers.

(transmission replacement with metal shavings, estimated cost to repair: $6,800) mileage 65,297 purchased less than 4 years ago VIN: 3czru5h36gm752651 my son was driving down a busy highway in downtown nashville when the car suddenly and without warning (no longer accelerated) and he was very luckily able to pull to the side of the highway. It has been towed to the gallatin, TN Honda, (though I purchased it originally in louisville, ky). I have been notified by 2 service reps (and specifically service manager, dale gratehouse in louisville, ky) that this is a known problem with the specific make and model (2016 hrv), and that there have been others to come into the shop in the 60-80,000 mile range needing this exact repair. Please note that all required and scheduled maintenance has been performed at Honda dealerships. I am a lifelong Honda owner. At this point, my main concern is making sure that anyone who purchased a 2016 Honda hrv is made aware of this defective product to prevent a harmful or potentially catastrophic event. Because it is clear that Honda is not interested in their duty and obligation to warn customers of the potential problem with their product, I plan to put every effort forth/due diligence to make sure this does not happen to anyone else. In contrast to Honda's most basic courtesy to me, Honda has now been warned that this will occur again and that someone will be seriously injured and/or killed. And now, I would like NHTSA to be formally notified.

3/6/2020 on the way home from work the vehicle started making a very subtle sound upon acceleration, the sound only occurred while in motion and appeared to become less obvious after reaching speeds above 30 mph. After almost two weeks (in which the sound became more obvious and increased in intensity) and taking the car three different places including the closest Honda dealership (not where the car was purchased due to moving), I ultimately ended up finding out my transmission is "destroyed" at under 73,000 miles. The issue was addressed right away and immediately taken 3/7/2020 to the nearest reputable mechanic who recommended I take it to Honda due to it being a relatively new model, and they had never worked on this specific model. The vehicle was then taken to the nearest Honda dealership where the customer service representative who I had been in contact with was not entirely helpful and had to clarify details regarding what the mechanic said was wrong with the car many times, as she was often inflating the information. The process of having the transmission replaced has been exhausting and due to the customer service received at Honda, the replacement is being completed by a transmission specialist elsewhere.

Transmission was blown in the city while being driven.

On 2/12/20, was accelerating to get onto highway when my car jerked and started losing speed. All kinds of lights started flashing on the dash. I was not in a safe place to pull over so I drove it until I could pull over safely. I could only go 40 mph and the car was jerking. It was pouring down rain when this happened and it was extremely dangerous and scary. Once I pulled over, turned the car off and back on. Dash lights were still all flashing. I ended up getting back on the highway and driving to a shopping area close by. Had to have aaa tow car to my house (45 minutes) and then the following morning, 11/13, have the dealership tow from my house to the them (another 45 minutes) . Dealership told me my transmission was full of metal shavings, which was due to the transmission coming apart from the inside. I bought this car new in March 2016 and only have 101k miles on it, it is no longer covered under the service contract (75k). Was told it would cost $6,340 to fix. Called Honda customer service (800-999-5901) on 2/13 at 3:56 pm to complain and told them they needed to fix my transmission as this was manufacturing defect. Had the worst customer person ever! (misha) she stated she didn't know what I was asking Honda to do for me and then implied it was my fault noting she "took" into consideration maintenance done on car, if transmission fluid had been changed, mileage and no recalls on the car. All of this was based without even calling the service manager at the dealership. Informed her I had all the maintenance required, including 2 transmission fluid changes at Honda's recommended mileage. After arguing with her for almost 35 minutes I told her to give me a case number. A supervisor is "suppose" to reach out to me within 24 hours. Hopefully Honda will do the right thing. My family has owned 14 Honda's and never had any issues with them.

Cvt fill plug popped out on its own; waxy smell in vehicle starting in November, 2019 post roadtrip from los angeles to arizona. Honda dealership claims this was neglect on behalf of oil change in June, 2019. . Read more...

Belt in cvt transmission broke at 80,000 miles, requiring complete replacement of transmission. Vehicle was driving down interstate when it occurred, and began jerking left and right.

While driving the vehicle began to rev and acted as if it was no in gear, no power, it began to slow and when I stopped it would not change into any gear except park. The vehicle has 85,112 miles.

I was driving my 2016 Honda hrv and started to lose power. Warning lights for brake system and engine, along with other lights came on. I was able to safely pull over. I was able to turn off and turn car on and warning lights on dashboard were still on, however I was not able to engage the car in either drive or reverse position. When tow truck driver arrived, he was able to engage car to drive. Honda dealership ran diagnostic test and speed sensor came out, but it was ruled out. Only thing wrong, was a loose battery cable on positive side. Car is running fine. However two weeks later, I am 150 miles from home and just got off freeway, when my car loses all power. I immediately had to pull over and luckily car behind me was able to stop in time and did not rear end me. There were no warning lights on the dashboard. I am able to turn car off and on. However will not engaged in drive or reverse position. I had it towed to Honda dealership (again). I was told transmission is completely out and its due to metal shavings in my transmission oil. I only have 101k miles in my car however it is not longer covered under the manufacturer powertrain warranty, so it will cost me $6,500 to repair. I have read other reports on hrv forums from drivers who own 2016-2017 Honda hrv who have had the same exact symptoms and problems with transmission.

It first started out by what I thought was just a issue with me having three new tires bc it would drive as if it was scrubbing. One day I was on my way back from a hair appointment and came to a complete stop and the car went from being in drive to neutral and flashing with the brake light so from that moment on I pulled the car over and put it in park and turned it off and hit the electrical park brake to make sure that was not the issue. Crunk back up and was on my way. So today 11/30 which is a week later I was at the red light stopped and once the light turned green I released my foot off the break and gently pressed the gas and the car acted as if it didn't want to go. So after still lightly hitting the gas praying it would move enough to get out of the road for me to park it in front of a store; I made it directly off the highway into the store parking lot. Once I got it there I put the car in park turned it off and back on. I then ried to put it in drive and reverse and it wouldn't move. Assuming it could have been a transmission problem but none of the lights on the dahs came on. Another issue that has been occuring a year after I purchased the car new, the monitor shuts off and on in the car and goes back to the original Honda link screen every time it restarts.

2016 Honda hrv with 70,900 miles suddenly lost power at 55mph on highway. Accelerator wouldn't work. Driver was able to control vehicle to shoulder and stop.

Vehicle was in driving motion at 50mph then started to slowly decelerate while on drive. Accelerator was increased but the engine was still wiring down. All indicators lights appeared on the dash board. Brakes seemed to lock and could not come to a complete stop until the car finally stopped from it slowly wiring down. Car stopped moving while on drive and would not budge. The speed indicator kept moving from 0 to 120 yet the car was not moving. Took it to a mechanic to run a diagnostic and it appears to be an internal transmission problem, everything else looks good yet the transmission is having issues. The car has always been kept up to date. The vehicle has about 75,000 miles.

I bought the car brand new in April of 2016, it has 70k miles on it, and I've never had an issue with it. Last week I was going about 40-50 mph and my dash said the gear was in neutral, and all the warning lights came on. Took it to a few places and it was determined that the transmission was totally shot.

The car has just passed the 80 000 miles mark, as I use the car to travel between portland and san francisco. I missed 60 000 miles service and instead had it done at the 80 000 miles mark. Two weeks after the service the transmission has fallen apart.

While driving 80 mph with the cruise set I noticed the vehicle start to heavily accelerate. I immediately turned the cruise off and applied the brake. The brake did no stop the car from accelerating. I managed to slow down enough to shut the vehicle off. All dash board lights came on. I started the car up again and it started jerking as if the brake and gas were being pressed at the same time. The car was towed via Honda care.