NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine complaints
101 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Jul 5, 2020
Electrical SystemEngine
THE AC SYSTEM HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. GOING INTO THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS THE AC SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY BLOWS COLD AIR BUT QUICKLY SWITCHES TO HOT AIR WHEN DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (OVER 10 MINUTES). THIS IS NOT ONLY A HUGE INCONVENIENCE IN 80+ DEGREE WEATHER, BUT ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT CIRCULATING IN THE …
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THE AC SYSTEM HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. GOING INTO THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS THE AC SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY BLOWS COLD AIR BUT QUICKLY SWITCHES TO HOT AIR WHEN DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (OVER 10 MINUTES). THIS IS NOT ONLY A HUGE INCONVENIENCE IN 80+ DEGREE WEATHER, BUT ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT CIRCULATING IN THE CAR IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. I HAVE TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CHECKING FREON COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER BUT NOTHING GIVES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE ON 2016 MANUFACTURING FOR CIVICS AND CRV'S.
NHTSA ODI #11337544
9,248 miles · Jul 1, 2020
EngineCrash
I PURCHASED A HONDA CRV IN SEPTEMBER 2016.THE TRANSMISSION /GEARBOX HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED. 1. I DRIVED MY CRV AT 8/18/2018,IT WAS THE CASE AT THAT TIME, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY JUMPED TO THE "N-GEAR" POSITION DURING FORWARD MOVEMENT, AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE TO INERTIA DURING THE FORWARD PROCESS , AND THEN THE OI…
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I PURCHASED A HONDA CRV IN SEPTEMBER 2016.THE TRANSMISSION /GEARBOX HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED. 1. I DRIVED MY CRV AT 8/18/2018,IT WAS THE CASE AT THAT TIME, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY JUMPED TO THE "N-GEAR" POSITION DURING FORWARD MOVEMENT, AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE TO INERTIA DURING THE FORWARD PROCESS , AND THEN THE OIL PAN CRACKED. SO I I TOLD THIS TO THE PERSON WHO PICKED UP THE CAR IN DIAMOND HONDA, BUT THE PERSON WHO PICKED UP THE CAR AT THAT TIME SAID THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE GEARBOX TO SUDDENLY JUMP INTO GEAR. SO I HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIR FEE $469.89. 2.THE ENGINE FAULT CODE P0741 AT 5/23/2020, I HAVE BEEN TO DIAMOND HONDA FOR REPAIR 5/23/2020. THE ENGINE IS LIGHTING UP.ONLY DRIVED 20000 MILE, WHY LIGHTING UP? DIAMOND HONDA CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HASDEFECTED. SO THEY CHANGED AREMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO ME AT 6/2/2020. A REMANUFACTURED OR REFURBISHED PRODUCT IS ONE WHICH IS NOT NEW BUT HAS BEEN TESTED, OFTEN REPACKAGED AND SOLD WITH A "REMANUFACTURED" OR "REFURBISHED" LABEL. A REMANUFACTURED OR REFURBISHED PRODUCT MAY NOT LOOK NEW, BUT IT WILL SHOW ONLY LIMITED WEAR AND IT SHOULD PERFORM AS NEW. THESE DEVICES MIGHT HAVE BEEN OPENED AND RETURNED, OR THEY COULD BE DEMO MODELS, TRADE-INS OR ITEMS RETURNED AT THE END OF A LEASE PERIOD. 3. I PICKED UP MY CRV ON 6/2/2020. BUT IT DID NOT REPAIR AND COULD NOT WORK SINCEDIAMOND HONDA CHANGED AREMANUFACTUREDTRANSMISSION, NOT A NEWTRANSMISSION.WHEN I DRIVE, I CAN'T ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, AND EVERY TIME I NEED TO INCREASE THE THROTTLE FOR A LONG TIME TO SPEED UP. AND WHEN DRIVING, THERE WILL BE A SERIOUS SENSE OF FRUSTRATION, THE BODY WILL INVOLUNTARILY LEAN FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. 1.I REQUEST TO CHANGE A NEW ENTIRE TRANSMISSION 2. REFUND THE REPAIR FEE $469.89 TO ME. 3.I REQUEST TO EXTEND THE ENGINE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS.
NHTSA ODI #11332009
20,000 miles · May 24, 2020
Engine
I PURCHASED HONDA CRV IN SEPTEMBER 2016, THE ENGINE FAULT CODE P0741 TODAY, I HAVE BEEN TO DIAMOND HONDA FOR REPAIR TODAY, I CHECKED THE WARRANTY PLAN: POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY, YOUR POWERTRAIN IS COVERED FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. VIN: [XXX] VEHICLE MILEAGE: 20,000…
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I PURCHASED HONDA CRV IN SEPTEMBER 2016, THE ENGINE FAULT CODE P0741 TODAY, I HAVE BEEN TO DIAMOND HONDA FOR REPAIR TODAY, I CHECKED THE WARRANTY PLAN: POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY, YOUR POWERTRAIN IS COVERED FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. VIN: [XXX] VEHICLE MILEAGE: 20,000 DESCRIPTION: ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE ALREADY LEFT MY CAR TO 17525 GALE AVE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748. THE ENGINE IS LIGHTING UP. ONLY DROVE 20000 MILE, WHY LIGHTING UP? I REQUEST TO WAIVE ALL OF REPAIR THE ENGINE FEE. ALSO I REQUEST TO EXTEND THE ENGINE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS. PLEASE HELP ASAP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #11325685
13,500 miles · May 22, 2020
EngineVehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE RPM REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED TO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIEN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE RPM REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED TO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TONY HONDA HILO (124 WIWOOLE ST, HILO, HI 96720, (808) 961-5505), HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500.
NHTSA ODI #11325570
Mileage unknown · May 18, 2020
Engine
ENGINE OIL LEVEL INCREASED BY 1/8 IN ON ONLY 20% OIL LIFE USED (APPROX 2200 MILES USED). THE DIPSTICK SMELLS AS IF FUEL IS IN THE OIL. ENGINE COMPONENTS INCREASINGLY ARE GETTING LOUDER-- THE RATTLE OF THE CAMS ATOP THE ENGINE. OIL USED WAS SYNTHETIC MOBIL ONE + NEW WIK FILTER. THE CAR HAD THE PCV VALVE REPLACED, BY OWNER, ON A M…
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ENGINE OIL LEVEL INCREASED BY 1/8 IN ON ONLY 20% OIL LIFE USED (APPROX 2200 MILES USED). THE DIPSTICK SMELLS AS IF FUEL IS IN THE OIL. ENGINE COMPONENTS INCREASINGLY ARE GETTING LOUDER-- THE RATTLE OF THE CAMS ATOP THE ENGINE. OIL USED WAS SYNTHETIC MOBIL ONE + NEW WIK FILTER. THE CAR HAD THE PCV VALVE REPLACED, BY OWNER, ON A MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION AT 30,000 MI. CAR HAS 57,879 MI. CAR WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY DEALER ON MAY 19. CAR STILL UNDER FULL POWER TRAIN GUARANTEE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #11325045
120,000 miles · Mar 16, 2020
Engine
PERFORMED NORMAL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE, OIL USE LIGHT IS AT 30 PERCENT, 120K MILES, WHEN COMING TO A HARD STOP CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON. CHECKED OIL LEVEL, LOW, SMELL OF FUEL ON DIP STICK.
NHTSA ODI #11318189
83,500 miles · Feb 23, 2020
Engine
I OWN A 2016 HONDA CR V WITH THE 2.4L EARTH DREAMS ENGINE.. I TOOK A LONG TRIP AND DO SOME CITY DRIVING HOWEVER CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES OF MIXED CIRY AND HIGHWAY AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS WAY OVER THE FULL MARK AND SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. THE CAR HAS 83,500 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS QUITE CONCERNING TO ME...
NHTSA ODI #11310929
Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2020
Engine
I CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE SEVERE VIBRATION FELT IN BOTH FRONT SEATS WHEN THE CAR IDLES. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE RPM IS ABOUT 750 OR LESS. IT OCCURS ANY TIME I COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.
NHTSA ODI #11310835
22,000 miles · Feb 14, 2020
Engine
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS EVIDENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CULVER CITY HONDA L…
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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS EVIDENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CULVER CITY HONDA LOCATED AT 9055 W WASHINGTON BLVD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
NHTSA ODI #11309257
11,875 miles · Jan 31, 2020
EnginePower Train
AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, IDLI NG (AT STOPS), THE WHOLE BODY/ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ARE VIBRATING REALLY HARD. SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 15-046, DRIVING MODE 1: THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, BUT IN GEAR.
NHTSA ODI #11306372
Official recalls
3Dec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
May 4, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Honda CR-V vehicles that recently received a replacement engine. The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The reduced performance may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engines and replace the incorrect components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KF6.
Oct 29, 2015
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began in November 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda'a number for this recall is JV9.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA19001 · Electrical Overstress
Opened Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Sep 19, 2024
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications. The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU. In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment. FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle. Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW. These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes. An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time. In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU. This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners. Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW. The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation. The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage. There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation. The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU. If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC. Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC. All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled. In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024. With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.