NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine complaints
101 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Jan 19, 2020
EnginePower TrainStructure
WHEN THE GEAR IS IN DRIVING MODE, D, MY VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING SO MUCH THAT ALL PASSENGERS CAN FEEL IT. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO 2015 CRV (HTTP://OWNERS.HONDA.COM/VEHICLE-INFORMATION/CR-V-2015-VIBRATION-SETTLEMENT.HTML). HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2016 CRV. ACCORDING TO HON…
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WHEN THE GEAR IS IN DRIVING MODE, D, MY VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING SO MUCH THAT ALL PASSENGERS CAN FEEL IT. ACCORDING TO HONDA, IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO 2015 CRV (HTTP://OWNERS.HONDA.COM/VEHICLE-INFORMATION/CR-V-2015-VIBRATION-SETTLEMENT.HTML). HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 2016 CRV. ACCORDING TO HONDA, MY PROBLEM IS VERY OBVIOUS AT DRIVING MODE 1, WHICH MEANS THAT VIBRATIONS MAY BE PRESENT WHEN STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR, FOR EXAMPLE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT COMES MORE SERIOUS NOWADAYS.
NHTSA ODI #11300347
30,377 miles · Nov 18, 2019
Engine
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT IDLE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND CAR GETS TO AROUND 600 RPMS AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM. YOU CAN INCREASE IDLE SPEED AND VIBRATION IS NOT FELT. VERY ANNOYING FOR A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. DON'T AGREE THIS SHOULD BE A NORMAL IDLE VIBRATION CONDITION. FIRST NOTICED THIS CONDITION IN JANUARY 2019 AND ASKED DE…
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EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT IDLE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND CAR GETS TO AROUND 600 RPMS AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM. YOU CAN INCREASE IDLE SPEED AND VIBRATION IS NOT FELT. VERY ANNOYING FOR A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. DON'T AGREE THIS SHOULD BE A NORMAL IDLE VIBRATION CONDITION. FIRST NOTICED THIS CONDITION IN JANUARY 2019 AND ASKED DEALER TO CHECK OUT THIS ISSUE. AT THE TIME MY CAR HAD 30,377 MILES. SINCE THEN THIS ISSUE IS WORSE. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #11280866
25,800 miles · Nov 11, 2019
EngineSeatsUnknown Or Other
SEATS HAVE SEVERE VIBRATION AT IDLE. MOST PRONOUNCED AFTER WARMING UP, OR, HIGHWAY DRIVE. (THAT'S WHY TEST DRIVES DON'T SHOW IT!). ALSO, DOOR ARMRESTS VIBRATE. MOST INTOLERABLE; MAKES ONE NAUSEATED. ALSO, GAS MIXED IN WITH OIL! GAS FUME SMELLS NOTED IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #11279401
Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 2019
Electrical SystemEnginePower Train
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR, THIS CAR HAS STALLED WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. YOU PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR "CHUGS," AND EITHER SLOWS DOWN AND HAS TO CATCH UP TO ITSELF, OR IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AT STOP SIGNS, AND INTERSECTIONS. WE'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPL…
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ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR, THIS CAR HAS STALLED WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. YOU PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR "CHUGS," AND EITHER SLOWS DOWN AND HAS TO CATCH UP TO ITSELF, OR IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AT STOP SIGNS, AND INTERSECTIONS. WE'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT EVEN STALLED ON THEIR TECH ONCE, BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE BATTERY, SO WE DID, AND NOTHING CHANGED. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND NOBODY AT THE DEALERSHIP OR THE CORPORATE OFFICE DID ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY.
NHTSA ODI #11278066
37,976 miles · Oct 25, 2019
Engine
CAR ENGINE **UNDER WARRANTY** IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL WHICH CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. [WARRANTY: 5 YR/60K MILES; HAVE OWNED JUST OVER 3 YRS W/ 38K MILES] 1) HAVING WORKED ON MY OWN CARS 30+ YEARS I NOTED IT WAS BURNING FAR TOO MUCH OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR 'ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION T…
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CAR ENGINE **UNDER WARRANTY** IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL WHICH CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. [WARRANTY: 5 YR/60K MILES; HAVE OWNED JUST OVER 3 YRS W/ 38K MILES] 1) HAVING WORKED ON MY OWN CARS 30+ YEARS I NOTED IT WAS BURNING FAR TOO MUCH OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR 'ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST' 6/29/19; DEALER DENIED CAR HAD BURNED ANY OIL DESPITE STICK SHOWING ENGINE HAD IN FACT BURNED OIL DURING DURATION OF TEST. 2) SENT EMAIL TO HONDA REPORTING THIS ISSUE ('HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # 09925699 DATED 10/3/19'). HONDA REPLIED THAT I SHOULD TALK TO THE VERY SAME SERVICE MANAGER WHO DENIED THE ENGINE WAS BURNING ANY OIL LET ALONE EXCESSIVE OIL; IN THE ALTERNATIVE THEY SUGGESTED GOING TO 'ANOTHER CERTIFIED HONDA DEALERSHIP'. SINCE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED THE DEFECT & INTERNAL DAMAGE IS ONGOING. I AM CONCERNED THAT DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT APPROPRIATE REPAIR IS DANGEROUS. A SIMPLE 'GOOGLE SEARCH' REVEALS MINE IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE IN THIS MODEL YEAR WITH THIS ISSUE. I NOTE THAT FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT & AT LEAST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OR EFFECTED REPAIRS. (SEE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 12-089) CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS 'IT'S NORMAL FOR CARS TO BURN A LITTLE OIL AS THEY AGE TOWARD 100,000 MILES AND BEYOND. BUT CONSUMER REPORTS BELIEVES THAT FOR AN ALMOST NEW CAR TO BURN THAT EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL IS UNACCEPTABLE.' ('EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISN'T NORMAL: AUTOMAKERS SAY ADDING OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED CHANGES IS ACCEPTABLE. IT'S NOT.' CONSUMER REPORTS 6/30/15 HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/MAGAZINE/2015/06/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/INDEX.HTM)
NHTSA ODI #11271014
Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 2019
Engine
2016 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE FAILURE TO START THEN STALLS, AND ALSO INTERMITTENT ENGINE HESITATION. *AS *JS
NHTSA ODI #11269657
68,000 miles · Oct 15, 2019
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other
UPON ENTERING AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE SUV, AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR AND BUCKLING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. STRANDING THE PASSENGERS AND REQUIRING A BOOST FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE OR TOW TRUCK. THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE ONLY CLICKS AND FAILES TO START. A CERTIFIED…
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UPON ENTERING AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE SUV, AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR AND BUCKLING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. STRANDING THE PASSENGERS AND REQUIRING A BOOST FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE OR TOW TRUCK. THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE ONLY CLICKS AND FAILES TO START. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS INVESTIGATE THE ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY, BOTH WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #11268726
23,000 miles · Oct 4, 2019
EnginePower Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO DEFECTS WERE DETECTED. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES, THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE R…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO DEFECTS WERE DETECTED. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES, THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT COMPLETELY DIED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NOT TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ATTACH A COMPONENT TO THE VEHICLE, PROVIDED BY THE MECHANIC, THAT WOULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.
NHTSA ODI #11266144
77,500 miles · Sep 23, 2019
EnginePower Train
CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. IF IT DOES NOT FULLY STALL THEN IT PAUSES AND ACCELERATES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO CODE PROBLEMS WITH IT AT ALL. I NEED ASSISTANCE AS I FEEL IT IS A RECALL ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #11257510
8,000 miles · Aug 19, 2019
EngineSeatsWheels
2016 HONDA CRV VEHICLE SHAKES/VIBRATES WHEN IDLE. VIBRATION IS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, SEATS, FLOOR BOARD ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. IMPROVEMENT WHEN YOU MOVE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, BUT ANNOYING.
NHTSA ODI #11245064
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.