There are 15 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2015 Honda CR-Vin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE FAILURE CAUSEDTHE CONTACT TO STRIKE TWO VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE ENDED UP STOPPING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A WOODED AREA. THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND LATER TOWED TO SOUTHERN MOTORS HONDA (10300 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31406, (866) 353-8259) TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE ITS DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,200.
WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. JUST AS THE FRONT WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO TOUCH THE CURB THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS, JUMPING THE CEMENT CURB AND RUNNING OVER ABOUT 40 FEET OF SIDEWALK, TAKING DOWN 2 HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS. THE ENGINE RACED UNTIL THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF.
VEHICLE ACCELERATES SELF AND CAUSE ACCIDENT, FLIP OVER WHILE DRIVING *BF *TR
WHEN DRIVING AND CHANGING LANES, CAR DECELERATES AND LOSES SPEED. ALMOST WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT REGISTER FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECS, DURING WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. *JS
CAR HAS BEEN STALLING IN MOTION (ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER SPEED) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN NOT STARTING UP. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATES WHEN THE CAR HAS GONE FROM 60 MPH TO STOP ALL AT ONCE...ALMOST KILLING US. IN REGARDS TO THE START UP ISSUE, THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT. THE BATTERY WAS JUST REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THESE SAFETY ISSUES. IN FACT, THE MANAGING PARTNER TELLS HIS STAFF TO IGNORE OUR COMMUNICATION ATTEMPTS AND WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS HIMSELF. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER DRIVING IT AROUND THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT ONCE. HONDA CORPORATE WILL NOT FIX ANY ISSUES EITHER. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND HAS BEEN SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY 2015. THESE STALLING AND STARTUP ISSUES HAVE SPECIFICALLY BEEN GOING ON SINCE JANUARY 5, 2017. *TR
ENGINE ACCELERATES AUTOMATICALLY WHILE LEG ON BRAKE, WHICH HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHT AND THEN AT HOME WHILE PARKING.
WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED TO 50 MPH ON ITS OWN, ALTHOUGH I NEVER REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND PULL BACK AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DIE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DID NOT INCREASE SPEED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONCE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GIVING MISFIRE CODES AND THEY WANT TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT TO RUN TESTS ON IT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE GONE INTO "LIMP" MODE, WHAT THAT IS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE EXTRA FLOOR MAT WAS SLIDING AND BLOCKING THE ACCELERATOR. THE FLOOR MAT, HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. UPDATED 04/13/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,188.
MY CAR IS 8 DAYS OLD, STARTED TO VIBRATING ON DAY 4TH. ALSO LACKS OF POWER BACKING UP. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE APPROACHING A PARKING LOT AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RAN OVER A CONCRETE CURB, STRUCK A SAFETY SIGN, AND LANDED INTO TWO BUSHES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
THE TRUCK VIBRATES ALOT WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP,AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.
BRAND NEW VEHICLE ON THE THIRD TRIP FROM HOME. THE HESITATION/VIBRATION PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE (INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING AS IF A WHEEL IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND/OR THE VEHICLE HAS JUST HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, BUT RELATED TO THE NEWLY DESIGNED CRV TRANSMISSION, A PROBLEM COMMON TO ALL CRV 2015 THAT DOES NOT YET HAVE A FIX) BUT WHAT REALLY STUNNED ME WAS A SUDDEN EXTREMELY HIGH REV WHEN GOING DOWN A SMALL HILL. I WAS BRAKING LIGHTLY AT THE TIME. (SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ON HILLS, SO, USING THE BRAKE CAUSED THIS. ??!!) IT DIDN'T LAST LONG, BUT THE ENGINE RACED SO COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FEEL SAFE, AND ONE HAD THE SENSE THAT MOTION HAD SEIZED UP, ALTHOUGH IT KEPT MOVING. THE NOISE WAS INCREDIBLE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE, AND I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO USING THE BRAKE ON A HILL (!!??). I STOPPED USING THE BRAKE ON HILLS AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ALWAYS DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES IT SHIFTED UP AS THE VEHICLE GAINED SPEED! WHAT TO DO... I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE ABOUT THE VIBRATION ISSUE, ON THE 28TH JAN, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL CRV 2015 HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THERE'S NO FIX YET. I LEFT CHEERFULLY ENOUGH, AND DRIVING HOME, THE SURGE/REV HAPPENED AGAIN, GOING UP A HILL, WITH NO USE OF THE BRAKE. I CALLED MY SALESMAN, AND THE NEXT MORNING RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK, BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE WOULDN'T GIVE MY MONEY BACK UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS PROVEN BY A HONDA CANADA ENGINEER ON THIS OR ON ANOTHER CRV 2015 VEHICLE. I LEFT THE CAR THERE. CANADIANS-- I NEED YOUR HELP IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM! SEE THE CRV LIST AND FIND ME THERE. I OWNED IT FOR 20 DAYS, A LITTLE OVER 1000K (50 MILES). THE SURGE/REV PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED TWICE, ON WINDING HILLY ROADS. THE VIBRATION/HESITATION PROBLEM HAPPENS ANYWHERE, BUT IS MORE PRONOUNCED ON WINDING HILLY RDS. *TR
MY 2015 HONDA CRV TOURING HAD SURGED DURING INITIAL START THE PAST FEW DAYS. I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR DURING START UP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE SURGING STOPPED. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WAITED FOR MY SPOUSE TO ARRIVE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN IT SURGED TO 4000 RPM THEN STOPPED. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. I AGAIN STARTED THE CAR TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE RPMS NORMAL, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE I COULD STOP IT AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR WAS AT THIS TIME SURGING AND PULSING AROUND 4000 RPM AND WOULD NOT STOP. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HONDA DEALER SINCE I COULD NOT DRIVE IT. *TR
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