2015 Honda CR-V POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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I BOUGHT HONDA 2015 CRV-LX AT MAR 23 2015, AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE VIBRATION WHEN I DROVE TO HOME AFTER THE CAR IS WARM AND STOP AT STOP-SIGH IN D GEAR. YOU CAN SEE THE VIBRATION IN OPEN WINDOWS, SEATS,ETC AND ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT MAR 24 AND THE SERVICE GUY DROVE ANOTHER NEW CRV TO COMPARE WITH MINE AND ALSO GOT THE TOTALLY SAME PROBLEM AND THEN HE SAID IT IS MANUFACTURER PROBLEM SO THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT. AND THEN WENT BACK TO ASK THE SALES, SALES SAID ALL CRV HAS SUCH PROBLEM AND THIS PURCHASE WAS DONE ALREADY SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME EVEN THIS IS A REALLY SUPER ANNOYING PROBLEM FOR ME AND ALL THE CRV'S OWNER. *TR
A STRONG VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. THE VIBRATION RATTLES THE WHOLE CAR- YOU CAN SEE THE VIBRATION IN OPEN WINDOWS, THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE GEAR SHIFT. UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVE AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON LONG DISTANCES. FIRST HONDA- PROBABLY LAST. *TR
TOOK DELIVERY OF 2015 CRV EXL ON 04-09-15. FOUND PRONOUNCED DRIVE TRAIN SHUDDER WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS FROM IDLE TO 30MPH AT 1000-1250 RPM. RETURNED VEH. TO LIA HONDA IN NORTHAMPTON MASS. WHERE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DOCUMENT COMPLAINT. SERVICE WRITER STATES THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT HAS NO FIX. MY 2011 CRV RAN SMOOTH AS GLASS. HONDA HAS BEEN THE BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY VEHICLES BUT HAS REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THE 2015 CRV. IF A MACHINE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES WHEN IN OPERATION THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT IT WAS MIS-DESIGNED, SOMETHING IS BROKEN OR WILL BREAK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. REAL SHAME THAT HONDA RELEASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. WILL CERTAINLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMETHING COMES APART IN THE POWERTRAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT SPEED. *TR
. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN "DRIVE" MODE AND TACHOMETER AT 800 RPM, THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL AND PASSENGER SEAT VIBRATE. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CAMBRIDGE HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR THIS DEFECT AND THAT THEY ARE HOPING THAT HONDA MOTORS WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOLUTION TO THIS DEFECT AT SOME POINT.....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN IDLING AT 800 RPMS. UPDATED 2/23/2016*JS *TR
2015 HONDA CR-V: UNUSUAL VIBRATION AT STOP WITH GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE MODE AND LOUD MUM SOUND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH SIMILAR TO ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS 2015 MODEL.
MY VEHICLE IS A 2015HONDA CRV EXL WHEN YOU ARE AT 30-45 MPH AND YOU TRY TO INCREASE SPEED SLIGHTLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATES LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING OR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER NOT SURE BUT IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE RPM SETTING AT TIMES IT SHUDDERS QUIT BAD. TOOK IT IN TO HONDA SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND AT THAT TIME NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT SUBMIT IT TO HONDA ENGINEERING . I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE FUTURE IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS COULD BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE SAME CVT AND POWERTRAIN AND THE ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION SINCE PURCHASING NEW CRV2015 WITH AWD. WHEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, ENGINE RPM DROPS BELOW 1000 AND VIBRATION STARTS TO OCCUR. AS SOON AS CAR STARTS MOVING, VIBRATIONS DISAPPEAR. THEY ARE QUITE PRONOUNCED AT THESE LOWER RPM'S. I ALSO OWN A JEEP COMPASS WITH CVT AND THIS NEVER HAPPENED WITH THAT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREA BUT INTEND TO DO SO SHORTLY. SINCE SO MANY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, HONDA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION. *TR
PURCHASED NEW 2015 HONDA CRV ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2014. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHUDDERING DURING IDLE, WHEN ACCELERATING, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP IDLE IS VERY LOW , AROUND 550 RPM, AND VEHICLE JUST SHAKES AND PASSENGER SEAT VIBRATES. VIBRATIONS CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, AND CREATE A DISTRACTION DURING DRIVING. HONDA'S RESPONSE IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN PARAMETERS AND THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC. AN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT SHUDDER OR VIBRATE THIS MUCH DURING DRIVING. HONDA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECT IT. *TR
VERY STRONG VIBRATION AT IDLE. VERY ANNOYING AND CAN CAUSE HARM TO MY BODY AND IT REALLY MAKES ME REGRET BUYING THE CAR EACH TIME I STOP AT A STOP SIGNAL OR AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND HONDA TO TAKE BACK MY COSTLY BRAND NEW CRV 2015 TOURING FOR A FULL REFUND. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET.
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The 2015 Honda CR-V has 34 POWER TRAIN,ENGINE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.