2015 Honda CR-V Engine

I have had this car for 3 years and have needed to replace the alternator twice. This is a safety concern, as I am ansi for parent and this could leave anyone stranded with the inability to start the vehicle under any conditions. This is a know problem with this specific year CRV, and is frequently discussed in the CRV community as well as at the dealership, by repair staff. There should be a required recall to fix whatever is causing alternators needing to be replaced every 18 months.

So I went to my Honda dealership (Doylestown, PA) today with issues of my oil lamp going on (for a few days). The oil was low (it seemed to burn real quick) and adding additional oil was the item that was performed on my vehicle. However the service representative told me to come back after I have driven for 1000 additional miles for them to check and see if the issue is the Piston Rings. Which he stated may run at least $3000. So I did some research and noticed that a recall (recall number KF6) was created for engines issues for Honda CRV 2015 (mgr Feb. 8 2015 - July 28, 2016). My SUV was mgr on April 2015. I wanted to see if it's possible that there is an issue with my vehicle and this recall.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR VIBRATES AND IDLES LOW TO WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE IN GEAR. THE SHOP CHANGED OUT THE VALVE GASKET AND DID AN OIL CHANGE PAID $260.00 THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOW IDLE AND VIBRATE AT THE STOP LIGHTS AND AND STOP SIGNS FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. A WEEK LATER I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS ALSO CLEANED THE BODY THROTTLE WHICH COST ME $820 LEFT THERE AND STILL MY CAR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS WHILE IN GEAR VIBRATES AND IDLES LOW AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THAT SHOP 3 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEAL SHIP WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND STILL MY CAR VIBRATES AND IDLE LOWS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN IN GEAR AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. HONDA DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

LOUD RATTLING NOISES WITH ASSOCIATED STRONG UNSETTLING VIBRATIONS COME INTO THE CABIN. THESE VIBRATIONS AND RATTLING NOISES HAVE BEEN VERY DISTRACTING. THE RATTLING NOISES BEGIN AT A LOW VOLUME AND BECOME QUITE LOUD. THE ASSOCIATED VIBRATIONS MAKE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THESE DISTRACTIONS CERTAINLY DISTRACT ME FROM DRIVING SAFELY AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.

CAR HAD LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT COME ON. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND SUGGESTED PISTON RINGS REPLACEMENT, ESTIMATED COST $3000. THE MILEAGE ON CAR WAS 84,155 AND ALWAYS HAD TIMELY OIL CHANGE DONE AT SAME DEALERSHIP. SIMILAR ISSUE WAS APPARENTLY FOR CRV 08-11 MODELS (HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2018/MC-10152429-0001.PDF).

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR A WHILE AND I'M WAITING AT A LIGHT MY CAR STARS TO VIBRATE AND SOMETIMES IT'S STRONGER THAN OTHERS.

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AT JUST OVER 38,000 MILES. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF I95, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH , NOTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENING. UPON BREAKING TO SLOW DOWN, THERE WAS A BAD SMELL AND THEN SMOKE. THIS WAS IN LESS THAN 1 BLOCK FROM THE EXIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARRELL WALTRIP HONDA (1430 MURFREESBORO RD, FRANKLIN, TN 37067) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WORKING ON THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER INSTALLED A RADIATOR CUSHION MOUNT, TRANSMISSION MOUNT, FRONT HEADREST, AND A TAILGATE DAMPER KIT. THE DEALER ALSO UPDATED THE PCM AND TCM SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. *LN*DT *TR Consumer stated engine loses power and vibrates when engaged in reverse.

WHEN I AM GOING UP ROADS TOWARDS ANY DOWN ROADS, THAT MEANS ANY UP POSITION TO DOWN POSITION THEN MY CAR STOPPING AND NOT MOVING FORWARD AND THE ENGINE MAKING BIG NOISE. I FEEL THE ENGINE TRYING TO SHUT OFF ITSELF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME ALSO FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON ROAD. OTHER DRIVERS THINKING I PRESSED MY BRAKE BUT NOT. I AM NOT PRESSING BRAKE. MY VEHICLE IS HONDA CRV 2015 AND MILEAGE IS 62000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I'M HAVING CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE'S VTC RATTLING AND RANDOM ENGINE SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE BUT THE RATTLE AHAS RETURNED AND IS WORSE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS ARE PRESENT.

IN EARLY 2018, AROUND THE 80K MILEAGE MARK THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS DUE FOR IT'S OIL TO BE CHANGED, CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT APPEARED DRY. PURCHASED A 5 QT BOTTLE AND EMPTIED ALMOST ALL 5 QUARTS INTO THE OIL TANK. THE CAR HAD BEEN SOUNDING FUNNY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT NEVER CONSIDERED THE OIL LEVEL AN ISSUE OR THE CAUSE OF THE FUNNY SOUNDS. ONCE I FILLED THE TANK THE SOUND DISAPPEARED. HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER AND COMMENTED ON THE ISSUE. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. WENT BACK AT 1000 MILES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD ALL WAS FINE. SKIPPED FURTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING AT THIS POINT. AT THE NEXT OIL CHANGE (5K MILES LATER) WAS TOLD MY TANK WAS DOWN NEARLY 4 QUARTS. DECIDED TO GO THROUGH THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN. 1ST TEST, DOWN 1 QUART 2ND TEST DOWN 3/4 QUART 3RD TEST DOWN 3/4 QUART. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT 1 QUART/1000 MILES, IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE MY HONDA STANDARDS/POLICY. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2015 HONDA CRV OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO RESOLUTION/SATISFACTION BY HONDA. THIS ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR ON ENGINE PARTS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE SINCE DEALERSHIP CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THERE IS EXCESSIVE OIL BEING CONSUMED OR POSSIBLY LEAKING WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE MOTOR STALLS WHEN MAKING PULLING AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE NOTICED THIS IN PARTICULAR WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A DEAD STOP. IT HAS ALMOST GOT ME HIT A FEW TIMES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH THEY DID, IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME AS IT IS SPORADIC BUT WHEN IT DOES DO IT IT MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A TURN AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS COMING TOWARDS ME. HONDA WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR ME.

WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE CAR, ENGINE SHUTS OFF.THE RPM DROPS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF.

MY PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA CRV HAPPENS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING BUT INTERMITTENT. SO WHEN BACKING THE CAR OUT OF GARAGE IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA TO STALL OR SHAKE SOMETIMES STALLS CAR OR ALMOST STALLS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MY FIRST TIME TO DEALER AND TOLD THEM OF PROBLEM WAS TOLD HONDA WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE THEY HAD A FIX. I'M STILL WAITING. I ALSO BOUGHT TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND NO LUCK. I STILL HAVE VEHICLE WARRANTY AND HOPING TO GET PROBLEM FIXED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, COREY

MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING. WAS TOWED TO HONDA, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, FIXED A RECALL AND SENT ME BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. IT THEN HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, CAR STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY ALMOST KILLING MYSELF AND OTHERS. TOWED TO HONDA AGAIN AND THEY SAID A GASKET SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WASN'T VIEWABLE TO THE EYE, ENGINE NOW NEEDS REPLACED. I SEE OTHER ENGINE RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND WONDER IF THIS IS A PART OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ITS SUCH A SHAME THAT I NOW HAVE TO EITHER PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE OR SELL MY VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN BATTLING THAT HONDA SHOP FOR MONTHS NOW

TAKATA RECALL 2.4L VTC ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT I HAVE HAD A FEW HONDAS WITH THIS ENGINE IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS ENGINE THE VTC SYSTEM RELIES ON PROPER OIL PRESSURE AND ALLOWS THE VTC ACTUATOR TO MAKE CONTINUOUS INTAKE VALVE TIMING CHANGES BASED ON OPERATING CONDITIONS. INTAKE VALVE TIMING IS OPTIMIZED TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM POWER. IF AN ERROR OCCURS, THE VTC SYSTEM CONTROL IS DISABLED AND THE VALVE TIMING IS NO LONGER VARIABLE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED WITH ROUGH IDLE AND/OR LACK OF POWER OR STALLING

GAS IMPROPERLY LEAKING INTO THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED WITH NO ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT USED ENGINE AND AFTER 2,500 MILES ON OIL INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2018, SENT THE OIL TO A BLACKSTONE LABS FOR TESTING ON FEB 1, 2019. THEY CONFIRMED HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL. MY ORIGINAL ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND IT WILL BE REPEATED AGAIN IF WE CANT GET HONDA TO OWN THIS PROBLEM.THEIR RESPONSE SO FAR IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN THE MIDWEST. THE FIRST SIGN IS THE OIL DIPSTICK SHOWING OIL LEVELS RISING OVER WEEKS. THE FINAL RESULT FROM THE LOWERED COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL IS AN EVENT WHICH CONVERTS THE REMAINING OIL TO SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME AFTER THE CAR COOLS DOWN. IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW THE HIGH LEVELS OF GAS IN THE OIL CAUSES THE ENGINE FAILURE OR HOW THE OIL CONVERTS TO SLUDGE WITHIN WEEKS.

VEHICLE (WITH 89,000 MILES) EXPERIENCED MISFIRING AND MAJOR LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON REMOVING THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE DEALER NOTICED SIGNIFICANT CARBON BUILDUP ON INTAKE VALVES AND BENT VALVES. OWNER HAD FOLLOWED ALL REQUIRED MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE AND USED TOP TIER GASOLINE, BUT KEPT RPMS LOW WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY INITIALLY WOULD NOT COVER DESPITE KNOWN CARBON BUILDUP ISSUES WITH GDI ENGINES AND LACK OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COVERING INTAKE CLEANING. ULTIMATELY, CYLINDER HEAD AND FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

DURING LAST FEW YEARS, THE CAR WENT INTO A STALE (ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED) WHILE MOVING.

THE PROBLEM I AM FACING WITH MY VEHICLE IS WHEN IT IS MOTION, SOMETIMES IT LOSES STRENGTH IN THE ENGINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO CLIMB HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. LOOKING ON THE WEB I FOUND MY ISSUE IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL "17V305000" AND THE DESCRIPTION IS THE FOLLOWING: "THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TRIANGLE HONDA, AND I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL ITS RECOMMENDATIONS OF ARRANGEMENT WHICH HAVE BEEN THE FOLLOWING: REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER, REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS, REPLACEMENT OF INJECTORS, CHANGE OF ENGINE OIL, ETC ... NONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTHING THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED AND REPAIRED HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I ASK YOU WITH FAVOR AND WITH GREAT RESPECT THAT DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION, WHICH CAN LEAD ME TO AN ACCIDENT, CONSIDER ADDING MY VEHICLE TO THE RECALL "17V305000" BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY OF IT NEEDS A REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ZIMBRICK HONDA, 1601 W BELTLINE HWY, MADISON, WI 53713) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT FOR PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN "DRIVE" GEAR HARSH ENGINE VIBRATION "ROUGH IDLE" OCCURS

CAR HAS A RIDICULOUS SHAKE ON IDLE, LITERALLY FEELS AS IF THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE GOING ON OUTSIDE, I FOUND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT SOMEHOW HONDA IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT AND EVERYONE IN MOST BLOGS I'VE FOUND WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR HELP / POSSIBLE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HONDA. I REALLY HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US ALL OUT AS IT'S A HORRIBLE FEELING TO BUY A CAR THEN HAVE IT DO THIS TO YOU... I FEEL STUCK. I FEEL SAD & BAD & DEPRESSED. I AM KEEPING MYSELF BUSY BY RANTING ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT I WOULD STRONGLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP FOR THIS UNJUST ISSUE THAT HONDA IS APPARENTLY IGNORING AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT.

2015 HONDA CR-V HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM IN GEAR ONLY AT AN IDLE. ENGINE RPM DROPS BY 100 TO 200 RPM AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IS FELT. HAVING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS OCCURS DOES NOT PRODUCE THE DROP IN RPM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE AGAIN, THE RPM DROP CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED. RELEASING THE BRAKE MOMENTARILY OR MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL RESTORES THE ENGINE RPM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. A HESITATION OFF IDLE WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST DIES IN TRAFFIC HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. DEALERSHIP HAS NO AUTHORIZED CORRECTIVE REPAIRS TO PERFORM. TECH MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND DEEMED ACCEPTABLE. HAVE SCHEDULED TWO MEETINGS WITH THE HONDA DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND SHE HAS BEEN A "NO SHOW" BOTH TIMES. TODAY I WAITED FOR 70 MINUTES AFTER OUR APPOINTMENT TIME AND THEN LEFT THE DEALERSHIP EXTREMELY FRIUTRATED. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINE MANAGEMENT ISSUE. WHY ISN'T HONDA TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN?