2012 Honda CR-V problems and owner complaints

I WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT INTO PARK. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. VERY FRUSTRATED IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I TRIED WIGGLING THE KEY. I COULD TURN CAR OFF BUT SO IT WASN'T RUNNING BUT IT WAS ON ENOUGH FOR AUDIO TO STAY ON. I DROVE AROUND HOPING I COULD RESET WHAT PROBLEM WAS BUT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I PARKED. I HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION TILL THE BATTERY DIED, WHICH TOOK TILL THE NEXT DAY. WE PUT KEY IN AGAIN AFTER IT CAME OUT AND IT DID THE SAME THING AND GOT STUCK AGAIN AND GOT HOT WHEN WE DID GET IT OUT. WE J…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,550 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461398 at NHTSA ↗

FEB 2012 : PURCHASED MY 2012 HONDA CRV BECAUSE IT WAS FLAT TOWABLE. SEPT 1 :LEFT FOR A TWO MONTH TRIP TOWING SAID CAR AND USING THE BLUE OX PATRIOT BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL THE DIRECTIONS FOR BLUE OX AND HONDAS DIRECTIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE.WITH EXCEPTION OF THE BATTERY GOING DEAD EVERY 3-4 HRS OF DRIVING. OCT 6: THE BACK BRAKE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SCRAPING.HONDA DEALER SAID THE PADS WERE RUBBING BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE OKAY TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. OCT 16: IN TEXAS TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485081 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A VERY YELLOW LARGE SPIDER CRAWLING ACROSS MY DASHBOARD. I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD FINDING A NAPKIN TO KILL IT SO IT DIDN'T GET ON ME AS IT WAS MAKING IT'S WAY TO ME VERY QUICKLY FROM THE DASH TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL!!! THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER, ANOTHER SPIDER. (ME THINKING I DIDN'T GET THE FIRST ONE!?) THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER ANOTHER SPIDER AND THIS MORNING WHILE AT THE DUNKIN DONUTS DRIVE-THRU, ANOTHER SPIDER!!!!! ALL OF THESE I HAVE MANAGED TO KILL WHICH ONLY TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE A BUNCH OF S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10457778 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND COULD NOT BE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,795. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN

Owner-reported narrative. 1,795 miles reported. Look up ODI 10467193 at NHTSA ↗

THIS INCIDENT CONCERNS THE HORN. IT IS A JOKE AND A DANGEROUS ON AT THAT. AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-20 OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA I WAS DRIVING ALONE SIDE A PICK-UP TRUCK TO MY RIGHT. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS ABOUT EVEN WITH THE TRUCK'S WINDOWS POST. THE TRUCK STARTED MOVING OVER INTO MY LANE AND SINCE THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR BESIDE ME (ON MY LEFT) I COULD NOT MOVE OVER SO I STARTED BLOWING THE HORN. I COULD BARELY HEAR IT SO I KNOW DRIVER OF THE TRUCK COULD NOT HEAR IT SO HE CONTINUED TO MOVE OVER INTO MY LANE. MY ONLY CHOICE WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND LET THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 3,045 miles reported. Look up ODI 10467243 at NHTSA ↗

WHENEVER I PLACED MY CAR ON PARKING AN THE E-BRAKE IF IT WAS ON A SLOPE THE CAR WOULD KEEP GOING AS IF IT WAS ON DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THEY SAW THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT ALREADY WITH BARELY A COUPLE OF MILES FROM NEW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,047 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478862 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT A 2012 "HONDA CERTIFIED" CR-V EX WITH 34,000 MILES ON LABOR DAY. THE NEXT MORNING AND A FEW MORNINGS AFTER THAT, THE CAR MADE A LOUD GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED. AS THE DAYS HAVE GOTTEN COLDER, THE NOISE OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD A FAILING STARTER AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT ISN'T A STARTER ISSUE BUT IS CAUSED BY A VTC ACTUATOR IN THE ENGINE. THE DEVICE CONTROLS VALVE TIMING AS THE ENGINE RUNS. THE DEALER TECH REP EVEN HAD A VTC (A S…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10790038 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482788 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE STALLED, AND WOULD NOT START. BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY HONDA, JANUARY 29, 2012, THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. FEB. 4, WOULD NOT START. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 9,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10501940 at NHTSA ↗