2014 Honda CR-V
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 587 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 CR-V model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 36 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 34 people were injured and 3 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 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.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Feb 18, 2016, crash, fire
MY ELDERLY MOTHER DIED IN A FIRE IN HER 2014 HONDA CR-V. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS FIRST SEEN WHEN FULLY ENGULFED BY FLAME, 10 TO 20 MINUTES AFTER MY MOTHER WAS SEEN GETTING INTO HER CAR. UNKNOWN IF SHE LET IT IDLE BEFORE DRIVING. SHE DROVE ABOUT 1200 FEET. HER CAR WAS FOUND IN WET IVY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HER KEY WAS IN HER HAND, AND SHE WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, APPARENTLY TRYING TO ESCAPE THE FIRE. (BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ON A HILL, LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE, FLAMES FROM BENEATH THE CAR WERE STRONGEST ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WOULD HAVE BLOCKED HER EXIT. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT COMPLETELY BURNED.) IT IS IMPROBABLE THAT THE IVY IGNITED BECAUSE IT WAS LATE FALL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE WEATHER HAD BEEN VERY WET FOR DAYS. I BELIEVE THAT A FIRE IGNITED SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE AND THIS FIRE CAUSED MY MOTHER TO GO OFF THE ROAD. AN AUTOPSY SHOWED SHE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION AND BURNS. THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH RECENT SERVICING. NO SIGNS OF RECENT OIL LEAKAGE IN GARAGE. WE HAVE LOCATED OTHER 2012-2014 CR-V FIRES THAT BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY. SOME BLAMED ON LEAVES TRAPPED IN VEHICLE, ANOTHER ON FLUID LEAKS, INCLUDING TWO ON SAFERCAR.GOV. (NHTSA NOS. 10654938 AND 10546273). I RETAIN THE VEHICLE. ## VIN PASSED ## HONDA CRV 2014 ##
Engine, Feb 10, 2016
COLD WEATHER ENGINE STARTS WITH RATTLE SOUND VTC ACTUATOR ISSUE.
Wheels, Engine, Feb 4, 2016
AFTER STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT TURNS GREEN HAD NO ACCELERATION UNTIL PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN TWICE. THIS HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN. IT SEEMS THE ENGINE STAYS AT IDLE. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TPS LIGHT GOING ON FOR NO REASON AND NOW A GROWLING SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND IT IS COLD OUTSIDE BELOW 20 DEGREES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURE NOT NOTIFIED. THESE ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM OTHER CR-V OWNERS NUMEROUS TIMES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED GET A BEFORE SOMEONE LOSSES THERE LIFE OR CAUSES OTHER TO LOOSE THEIRS.
Engine, Feb 4, 2016
COLD WEATHER STARTUP, GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS.
Engine, Feb 3, 2016
GRINDING SOUND AT ENGINE START UP IN COLD WEATHER. IT HAPPENS EVERY WINTER.
Engine, Jan 27, 2016
GRINDING SOUND AT START UP ON COLD MORNINGS,PROBABLY FAULTY VTC ACTUATOR WHICH HONDA WILL OR CANNOT FIX. THIS GRINDING HAS TO BE DOING SOME KIND OF DAMAGE THAT WILL BE MORE SERIOUS LATER TO MY VEHICLE.
Engine, Jan 26, 2016
WITH COLD STARTS (STARTING THE ENGINE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING) THERE IS A GRINDING RUMBLE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR THAT LASTS A SECOND OR TWO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE SERVICE DEPT HAS SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT EXAMINED AND REPAIRED, AND THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM A DEFECTIVE VTC ACTUATOR. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HONDA IS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE THE SAME DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR THEY HAVE PRODUCED FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS AND THAT THE HONDA CORPORATION WILL NOT ALLOW DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO REPLACE THEM. "THEY'RE ALL FAULTY, SO IT WOULDN'T MATTER." THIS DEFECT IN A CRITICAL ENGINE PART MUST BE ADDRESSED AND THE PART REPLACED.
Engine, Jan 3, 2016
WHEN STARTING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER IT SITTING FOR A WHILE, IT WILL MAKE A RATCHETING SOUND AFTER STARTING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED FROM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR. WAS TOLD THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND WOULD HAVE A FIX IN FEBRUARY.
Engine, Dec 31, 2015
MY VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIBLE SOUND UNDER THE HOOD UPON STARTING WHEN IT IS COLD. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED IT IS THE VTC ACTUATOR VALVE (MOST LIKELY). TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, LET IT OVERNIGHT SO THEY WOULD HEAR IT AFTER SETTING. THEY CLAIM NO NOISE UPON STARTING IT. I AM CONCERNED AT SOME POINT ENGINE PARTS ARE BEING DAMAGED. THE NOISE BEGAN WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WENT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER, THEY SAID "HONDA PROBABLY DOES KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT THERE IS NO REPAIR/RECALL ORDER ISSUED SO THEY WON'T REPAIR IT. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW.
Engine, Dec 7, 2015
WHEN STARTING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER IT SITTING FOR A WHILE, IT WILL MAKE A RATCHETING SOUND AFTER STARTING. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED FROM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR. WAS TOLD THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND WOULD HAVE A FIX IN FEBRUARY. LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SAW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S SINCE 2008 ALONG WITH NUMEROUS VIDEOS OF THE SAME SOUND.
Engine, Dec 1, 2015
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND THEN MY FOOT WHEN BACK ON THE GAS, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN BACK ON TO RECOVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND HAVE COME CLOSE TO TWO ACCIDENTS FROM ONCOMING CARS. THE ANSWER I GET FROM MY DEALER IS THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND SUGGESTED TURNING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I DID THIS BUT STILL HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE CORRECTED IN A RECALL. I ALSO, LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS, EXPERIENCE THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER SAYS NO FIX FOR THIS.
Engine, Nov 21, 2015
ENGINE HAS A COLD START RATTLE, HONDA SAYS IT IS THE VTC ACTUATOR. HONDA HAS CHANGED IT ONCE AND IT STILL MAKES THE NOISE. HONDA SAYS THAT ARE WORKING ON A FIX, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE WORKING ON IT SINCE 2012.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Nov 9, 2015
TPMS TPMS SYSTEM WOULD COME ON WHEN I DROVE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. BUT ONLY WHEN I DROVE FOR OVER AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THERE WOULD BE NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY I ASKED A MECHANIC AND HE RECALIBRATED/REBOOTED THE SYSTEM AND IT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. ENGINE GRINDING WHEN I START THE CAR UP AFTER IT BEING IN THE COLD OVERNIGHT THERE IS AN INITIAL GRINDING SOUND.
Engine, Oct 27, 2015
TOOK VEHICLE TO GET B1 SERVICE AT HONDA DEALER. WAS NOTIFIED THAT OIL SEEPAGE WAS VISIBLE IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, SERVICE NOTES STATE WILL INSPECT AT NEXT SERVICE. THE CAR HAS 19,245 MILES.
Power train, Engine, Jun 26, 2015
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOW SPEED STALL. I'VE REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIM ITS A GEARING PROBLEM. WHEN YOU ARE AT A STOP OR MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T ENGAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO MOVE. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN THAT YOU MAY BE IN HARMS WAY WITH NO WAY OF GETTING OUT OF THE SITUATION. I DID TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AFTER I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ.....UPDATED 09/11/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED, IT TOOK AT LEAST 10 SECONDS FOR A RESPONSE. HONDA STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN ECONOMY MODE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ECONOMY MODE. UPDATED 10/28/15. *JB UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN
Seat belts, Wheels, Engine, Jun 23, 2015
HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE, TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I RESET IT PER THE OWNERS MANUAL AND WOULD HAPPEN A FEW MORE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN FINE UNTIL THE MOST RECENT BASIC SERVICE AT HONDA OF SERRAMONTE. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I RESET IT, SO FAR IT'S BEEN FINE. HAPPENED EARLY THIS YEAR, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD ALMOST EVERY MORNING WHILE STARTING THE CAR. DOES NOT HAPPEN LATER ON IN THE DAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA OF SERRAMONTE AND LEFT VEHICLE THERE SO THEY COULD TEST IT IN THE MORNING. NEXT DAY IN THE AFTERNOON I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, SERVICE REP WAI WONG WHO ASSISTED ME SAID TECHNICIAN DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND. SHE TOLD ME THERE ARE A FEW CASES OF THIS PROBLEM SO FAR. I ASKED HER FOR A SERVICE REPORT FOR MY RECORDS, SHE SAID IT IS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. SO I ASKED IF THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD DAMAGE THE ENGINE, SHE PROMISED VERY CONFIDENTLY THAT SHE IS POSITIVE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED BY THE GRINDING NOISE. IT HAS STILL BEEN MAKING THIS GRINDING NOISE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE MORNINGS ONLY. ALSO, WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WOULD TURN ON FROM TIME TO TIME. I'VE CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE ABOVE THREE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT SO FAR NONE TO DATE.
Engine, Jun 15, 2015
MY NEW 2014 HONDA CR-V IS GARAGED IN NW OHIO. ON COLD DECEMBER MORNINGS WHERE GARAGE IS COOLER THAN 40 DEGREES, A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD AT START UP. IT LASTS 1-2 SECONDS. NOT EVERY TIME BUT AT MOST STARTS. THIS HAPPENED UNTIL APRIL.
Engine, Jun 4, 2015
THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE/SOUND AT COLD START. VEHICLE IS GARAGED BUT DURING THE COLDER WEATHER MONTHS, THE STARTER HAS A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY ABOUT 1200 MILES PUT ON THE CAR. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MID-DECEMBER, 2013 (2014 MODEL) AND THE GRINDING SOUND FIRST OCCURRED IN LATE FEBRUARY, 2014. WAITED A FEW MORE MONTHS AND THEN CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP TO BRING IN THE CAR TO HAVE THEM DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE ON JANUARY 9TH, 2015. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF SOME OTHER 2014 CRV'S HAVING SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MINE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A VTC-ACTUATOR AND THAT HONDA HAD BEEN AWARE OF IT FOR SOME TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAS TO RE-ENGINEER THE PART AND THAT IT HOPEFULLY BE READY BY THE SUMMER OF 2015. STILL NO WORD FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON THE STATUS OF THE RE-ENGINEERED PART BEING AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TODAY.
Exterior lighting, Wheels, Engine, May 21, 2015
I WILL ALWAYS READ THIS SIGHT BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE HAD CRV 2014 18 MONTHS AND BEGAN PROBLEMS AFTER 2 WEEKS. TPMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVERY FEW WEEKS. LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BAD AND HIGH BEAMS ARE RIDICULOUSLY TOO FAR AHEAD AND CAN'T SEE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE HEAD REST LEANS SO FAR FORWARD ITS UNCOMFORTABLE AND AWKWARD. MY ENGINE MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WHEN STARTING THE CAR. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE I HAVEN'T HAD ACCELERATION UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES OR NO THROTTLE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I WILL BE CAUTIOUS OF THOSE PROBLEMS NOW SINCE I'VE HAD SO MANY OF THE OTHERS LISTED HERE.
Engine, May 13, 2015
WHEN DOING THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK AROUND TIMING CHAIN COVER.
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 6, 2015
I'M HAVING THE SAME VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING. STARTED AFTER FIRST OIL CHANGE. SEVERAL TIMES IN WEATHER BELOW 40 BUT HAS NOW MADE SAME GRINDING NOISE FROM 60 DEGREE DOWN. JUST NOT AS MUCH AND NOT AS BAD SOUNDING LIKE WHEN BELOW 40. ALSO HEARD IT WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP FOR 3 HOURS AT 75MPH. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ( I RECORDED CALLS )SAID THEIR JOB IS TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY . BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX AND ONLY TRIED ONCE. I WAS TOLD NOT ALL DO IT, SOMETIMES REPLACING THE PART WILL FIX IT. THEY ONLY TRIED ONCE. I TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES AND MENTION IT MORE THAN 3 TIMES BUT THEY WILL NOT EVEN TRY. MY GUESS , THEY DON'T WANT 4 FAILED ATTEMPTS ON FIXING IT. THEN YOU COULD FILE LEMON LAW ETC. THEY HAVE FOUND AWAY TO WORK THE LAWS IN THEIR FAVOR. SO NOW OWNERS ARE SCREWED. A QUOTE FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINT I READ PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP FOR ME EXCEPT, I BOUGHT CRV IN LONGVIEW TEXAS. LITTLE OVER 5K MILES WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE A LIFE TIME WARRANT ON THE VTCA AND ANY PROBLEM IT CAUSES THE MOTOR. BTW. I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FIND A FIX AND OR FOR THEM TO TAKE THE CRV BACK ETC. ALL THE TIME I WASTED TALKING TO DIFFERENT FOLKS ETC. NO ACCOUNTABILITY TO BIG BUSINESS. ". HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT, HONDA, CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS TO QUIT REPLACING VTC ACTUATORS BECAUSE IT IS NOT HELPING FIX THE PROBLEM. IT'S AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM . IT IS NOT HURTING MY CAR IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. " "WE ARE AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND ARE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO REDUCE IT"."THE NOISE DOESN'T AFFECT THE DRIVEABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE OR VALUE. WE APOLOGIZE BUT CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO REPAIRS FOR THIS." *TR
Engine, Mar 17, 2015
WHEN YOU COLD START THE CAR IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE NOISE. I TAKE IT HOME AND IT DOES IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY EACH TIME. I RECORDED THE NOISE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY CLAIMED HONDA AMERICA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE WORKING ON IT. AFTER WAITING 6 WEEKS FOR RESOLUTION, I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I REQUESTED THE NUMBER TO HONDA AMERICA AND CALLED. I WAS TOLD BY HONDA AMERICA THAT THEY DIDN'T DEEM THIS PROBLEM A DEFECT AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE. IF YOU LOOK ON THE DIFFERENT BLOGS AND SITES ONLINE...THEY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IS APPRECIATED. *TR
Engine, Mar 9, 2015
I GET A HARSH GRINDING 'METAL-ON-METAL' SOUND FROM THE CAM/TIMING CHAIN, TOP OF THE ENGINE WHEN TEMPS BELOW 40 DEGREES. VISITED WITH THE DEALER I PURCHASED AT, DIDN'T EVEN START A WORK TICKET WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT IT WAS DOING. STATED IT WAS THE VTC ACTUATOR PROBLEM ,THEY ALL HAVE IT, REPLACING THE PART WON'T FIX IT, JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. WENT TO 2ND DEALER, SAID SAME THING BUT STARTED A WORK TICKET. GAVE ME A COPY OF A HONDA "TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE" ENGINE RATTLES AFTER COLD SOAK STARTUP. AFFECTED VEHICLES, 2008-12 ACCORD, 2012-15 CROSSTOUR, 2012-14 CR-V, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT HAVE NO RECOMMENDED DEALER REPAIR AT THIS TIME. CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR CO. TO FILE A COMPLAINT, WE WOULD LIKE TO FIX YOUR CAR, HOW? YOU DON'T HAVE A FIX, PROBLEM SINCE 2008. ASKED FOR MY PURCHASE PRICE TO BE REIMBURSED MINUS USAGE. WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM HONDA. WILL PURSUE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/ARBITRATION IF NEEDED. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Feb 28, 2015
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE,THEN CAR JUMPS FORWARD. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. AM GOING TO MY DEALER TOMORROW. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET,SO ITS NOT MY IMAGINATION. *TR
Other or unspecified, Engine, Feb 28, 2015
MORE THAN 5 TIMES WHEN STARTING THE CRV, FROM A COLD START AND 2 WARM STARTS, I GET A HARSH GRINDING 'METAL-ON-METAL' SOUND FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS HAPPENING ALSO WITH WARMS STARTS (2X THIS WEEK). CALLED HONDA DEALER , ROCHESTER NY WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 6 MONTHS AGO. SPOKE TO A SENIOR SERVICE ADVISOR AND TOLD ME OUT RIGHT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM/DEFECT (HIS WORDS) AND HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF IT AND THERE IS NO FIX KNOWN. I ASKED FOR A DATE TO BRING MY 2014 CR-V IN AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO REASON TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND TO WAIT FOR THE COLD WEATHER TO GO AWAY. HE ALLOWED ME TO QUOTE HIM THAT "THERE IS NO PROBLEM, IT'S THE VTEC ACTUATOR, NOTHING TO FIX PER HONDA USA AND ASSURED ME THAT NO, NONE DAMAGE IS ACCRUING WHEN I HEAR THE GRINDING ENGINE START NOISE." HE SUGGESTED THAT I TURN THE KEY TO THE 'ON' POSITION FOR 20 SECONDS, TURN OFF THE KEY, AND RESTART THE CAR AND I SHOULD HAVE NO ISSUES. I TRIED THAT 2X TODAY 2/28/2015 AND STILL GOT THE SAME HARSH GRINDING NOISE. THE FACT THE DEALER WON'T EVEN LET ME MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THIS CAR, AND WITH MUCH RESEARCH BY MYSELF, THERE IS 100'S OF THESE SAME REPORTS VIA GOOGLE, YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH EXACT SOUNDS. I DEMAND THIS CAR TO BE FIXED, IT IS NOT STARTING CORRECTLY, AND I AM GETTING ZERO ASSISTANCE FROM THE HONDA DEALER HERE IN ROCHESTER, NY. BY THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME, THIS IS A KNOWN, ON-GOING DEFECT IN MANY HONDA ENGINES, AND WHEN I ASK MORE THAN 50+ PRE-SALE QUESTIONS, AT NO TIME WAS I GIVEN THIS INFORMATION UPFRONT. THE DEALER AND HONDA ARE SIMPLY HIDING A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ARE USING HORRID CUSTOMER SERVICE TACTICS TO GT AROUND IT. *TR