2009 Honda CR-V

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NYS THRUWAY SOUTHBOUND ON A CLEAR, DRY DAY, WE WERE ABOUT TO EXIT ONTO EXIT 13N WHEN A SPEEDING SEDAN CUT US OFF BEFORE WE COULD EXIT AND WE HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE THRUWAY. THE 2009 HONDA CR-V WENT OUT-OF-CONTROL AND WE WEAVED OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN, BOUNCED OFF AND HIT IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER FRONT SAFETY BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND SIDE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE AMBULANCED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I SUFFERED NUMEROUS BRUISING AND ABRASIONS TO THE CHEST. HE SUFFERED MASSIVE BRUISING AND 4 BROKEN RIBS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A STEERING ISSUE WITH THE 2009 HONDA CR-V AND SHOULD NOT BE RATED A SAFE VEHICLE. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY LEASED A 2006 AND HAD NO ISSUES WITH THAT MODEL.

MY HONDA CRV 2009 WITH 15,300 MILES BEGAN DEVELOPING A ROAR IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ROAR MOVED TO LEFT FRONT. I TOLD THE DEALER IT SOUNDS LIKE A TREAD SEPARATING, AND HIS MECHANIC AGREED. WE WERE GOING ON A LONG TRIP AND (I WAS A MECHANIC FOR 40 YEARS) I DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS TO REPLACED ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE DULLERS WITH GOODYEAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 HONDA CR-V IN DEC 2008. AFTER AROUND 30K MILES OR SO, I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION BUT NOTHING THEY DID FIXED THE ISSUE. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CONDUCTED THEIR OWN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION (AT MY EXPENSE SINCE ALIGNMENTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. MY CAR STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE MAY GET WORSE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A SUNSHINE KIDS JUVENILE PRODUCTS BRAND RADIAN XTSL. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR OCCURRENCES, INCLUDING TODAY SPECIFICALLY, THE LATCH CONNECTOR STRAPS HAVE LOOSENED ON THEIR OWN AFTER PROPER, CORRECT AND TIGHT INSTALLATION THROUGH NORMAL USE. THIS POSES A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD TO MY DAUGHTER AND THIS PRODUCT IS A DANGER WHEN USED WITH LATCH. THIS SEAT IS UNDER 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN IN USE FOR UNDER 1 YEAR, THE SEAT IS IN GOOD SHAPE, AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS INSTALLED REAR FACING AND IS BEING USED WITH A CHILD THAT IS 30 LBS AND 37 INCHES TALL, WELL WITHIN GUIDELINES FOR USE OF LATCH AND FOR REAR FACING FOR THIS SEAT ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. THERE IS NO REASON THE LATCH SHOULD BE LOOSENING ON ITS OWN WITH CAREFUL AND CORRECT USE AND INSTALLATION, AND IS HIGHLY CONCERNING THAT IT WOULD POSE THIS KIND OF DANGER. THE INFORMATION OFF OF OUR SEAT IS AS FOLLOWS: MODEL NUMBER: 19500, DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 12/2009, DATE OF PURCHASE: MARCH 2010. THE ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HAVE BEEN TO RE-TIGHTEN THE STRAPS, HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, AS THE STRAPS ARE NOT CORRECTLY RETAINED IN A TIGHT OR LOCKED POSITION (AS SEEN BY THE SELF-LOOSENING ACTION). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE FORCE OF AN ACCIDENT WOULD CAUSE THE STRAPS TO LOOSEN MID-IMPACT ON THEIR OWN AND NOT RESTRAIN A CHILD. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2009, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=CR-V). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V. THAT CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE OFF THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WAS NOT A FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIFE WAS LOW, IT WAS SENDING A FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE REMOTE CAUSING THE DOORS TO LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE KEYS COULD BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,913.

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VSA LIGHT (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE MIDDLE) CAME ON. SHE THEN STARTED TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE TIRES. THE LIGHT AND THE NOISE CAUSED HER TO REDUCE HER SPEED TO ABOUT 55. SHE DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE NEAREST PULL-OFF RAMP. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER TO STOP THE CAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, SHE ROLLED UP ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. SHE DOES NOT NECESSARILY RECALL THE ENGINE REVVING OR ACCELERATING AS OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE REPORTED, BUT THE BRAKES CLEARLY DID NOT WORK AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME UNDETECTED ACCELERATION AS THE CAR CLEARLY NEEDED ENOUGH SPEED TO GO OVER THE CURB. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 3500 MILES. SHE HAS HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH BRAKING. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES BODY WORK DUE TO THE COLLISION. HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETECTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. CLEARLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE AS A CURSORY SEARCH OF COMPLAINTS ON THE CR-V SHOW AT LEAST 2-3 COMPLAINTS PER YEAR ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER HONDA VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

PURCHASED NEW HONDA 2009 CRV IN JULY 2009. ON MAY 2010 AT 15K MILES HAD TO REPLACE 2 REAR TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR (AT MY COST). WEAR WAS NOT DUE TO MY NEGLECT. DEALER TECH CLAIMED BAD TIRES. AGAIN ON AUGUST 2010 AT 20K MILES(ONLY 5K MILES ON NEW TIRE) HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE BRAND NEW TIRES!! . SERVICE TECH AT DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TIRE WAS BAD AND HAD CAUSED THE SHIMMYING AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT OF VEHICLE. TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER THESE TIRE WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELLERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEEN NOTED BY OTHER CRV OWNERS AND CONFIRMED BY SEVERAL DEALERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO HONOR HIS WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A ROAD HAZARD THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A ROCK PUNCTURED THE CONDENSER IN THE A/C SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE FREON TO LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000.