Transmission Solenoid problems of the 2016 Honda HR-V

One problem related to transmission solenoid has been reported for the 2016 Honda HR-V. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Honda HR-V based on all problems reported for the 2016 HR-V.

1 Transmission Solenoid problem

Failure Date: 11/25/2018

2016 hrv on the third transmission - first one failed in late Nov 2018 at 108k miles, second one failed in April 2019 after only 11k miles. Both times it failed while driving on the interstate - very dangerous. Details: all dashboard lights came on suddenly and the hrv went into limp mode (wouldn't go above 35-40mph) and finally went into total transmission failure. I have photos and video of the dashboard lights from the second failure. The first time, in November 2018, I was driving through the mountains on the interstate with my cruise control on. The hrv was traveling up a large hill and trying to maintain a steady speed. That's when the transmission failed. The engine revved really hard (I assume because the transmission stopped working properly with the cruise control still on, so I tapped the break to release the cc) and then it would barely accelerate, so I pulled over, turned on my hazards, and coasted down the mountain trying to gain speed because I was only able to go 35 mph. After a few minutes, I gave up realizing I could not drive like that as it was a danger to both myself and other drivers. Called a tow truck. I was able to drive it both onto and off of the tow truck. The next day when I tried to drive it to my mechanic, the hrv got to the stop sign at the end of my street and would go no further. Had it towed - again. The second failure began on the interstate as well. The dashboard lit up like before. I immediately went to an advance auto at a nearby exit and they pulled the code - it was for the transmission solenoid. It seemed to be driving fine but the dashboard lights were all blinking, so I took the hrv to my mechanic. They confirmed it was a solenoid that was not working properly, but had not "failed entirely", so that is why it kept on driving. Honda knows all about my transmission problems. They have it documented.




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