Transmission Failure Problems of Honda HR-V

Vehicle was in motion on interstate, all of a sudden, wheels will not respond to acceleration or reverse, engine will rev, but wheels do not spin. Catastrophic transmission failure with no warning lights and no information to know what it was as vehicle died on interstate.

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I was leaving work and driving down a busy, high speed road when the car experienced a total transmission failure. There were no warning lights or change in performance prior to the incident. Car has been dealer maintained and up until that moment had performed well. Police had to stop traffic and assist me out of busy intersection.

In month leading up to transmission failure noticed car my Honda hrv 2016 sounded different on acceleration. Was taken to Honda dealer where it was purchased and was told it was one of the belt pulleys. Dealership replaced it and I had to pay for it. Cost approximately $500. The abnormal sound continued. Was returned to dealership and was told that I possibly had mice or rats causing the problem and asked me if I lived in the country or in town. Or if I parked car in garage or outside. About month later was on interstate and had all warning and check engine lights come on at once and car was unable to transmit power from engine to drive train. Had to pull over from interstate traffic and call tow truck. It was towed to dealer and they stated there was metal fragments in the transmission, and it would have to be repaired at my expense. Problem started and about 90000 miles and transmission failed at 120000. Total repairs including wrongly replaced belt pully were over $6500.

2016 Honda Hr-v automatic transmission failed at 68,982 miles. The transmission was replaced at my cost. The vehicle was purchased new and all manufacturer recommended maintenance was performed. The dealer included a lifetime powertrain warranty at no extra charge. Honda and the dealer did not offer any financial assistance.

The cv transmission on my 2018 Hr-v exhibits an oscillatory increasing and decreasing speed behavior at around 2500 engine rpm when under minimal load, I. E. ; going up a small hill. This is prominent on the highway when going up a very slight grade under steady state throttle, but also noticeable at low speed, like 15 mph, when going up a little bit steeper hill, like my driveway. I had complained repeatedly to Honda dealers and the factory about this, but the techs were just driving the vehicle around the neighborhood and didn't notice the issue because they weren't in the regime where it happens. This will cause excessive wear in the transmission components due to the sliding of the connecting chain across the variable diameter drums it rides on, eventually leading to premature transmission failure which can easily be a major safety issue from multiple considerations. The case number that american Honda generated for this transmission "hunting" issue was 09398275 reported to Honda on 3/5/19 (I used that date below because the condition has been constant with no specific failure point).

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