There are 4 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1997 Honda CR-V in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL FLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR, SOMETIMES COULD GO ON TO HIGH GEAR OR LOW GEAR. WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
SQEAKING OR GRINDING IN REAR END WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS IN ANY DIRECTION, WILL IT FALL APART AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT?
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT KEEP THE ENGINE UP TO SPEEED WHEN GOING UP A HILL. ALSO, AT SPEEDS ABOVE 52 MPH, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWSHIFT.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.