2019 Honda CR-V Electrical System
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WILL SOMETIMES JUST START MAKING BEEPING NOISES AS IF YOU ARE PUSHING BUTTONS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE SCREEN GOES DARK, AND OR THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS OPTION COMES ON TO THE SCREEN. DEALER SAYS ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE IT LISTED ANYWHERE. UNSAFE AND VERY DISTRACTING. NOT SURE IF THE BACK-UP CAMERA WILL STILL WORK BECAUSE THE SYSTEM STARTED UP AGAIN AND IS NOW WORKING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND DIDN'T RESET UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V383000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HONDA OF FT. MYERS (14020 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, FT. MYERS, FL 33912) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
BATTERY DIES OVERNIGHT. CAR HAS ONLY 1000 MILES AND I'VE HAD TO JUMP IT 3 TIMES PLAN TO CALL DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK, BUT I SEE FROM OTHER POSTINGS THAT THIS IS AN UNRESOLVED ISSUE FOR HONDA. CALLING THEM ANYWAY. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BEHAVE THIS WAY.
THE BATTERY IS REPEATEDLY DEAD AFTER A DAY OR SO IF NOT DRIVEN. THE DEALER SAYS A DRAW OF 0.500 AMP WAS FOUND FROM THE EVAPORATION DETECTION MODULE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX IT. THEY CANNOT GIVE ME ANY TIMELINE FOR THIS UPDATE OTHER THAN TO SAY "THEY ARE WORKING ON IT". IN THE MEANTIME, ANYTIME I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO, I NEED TO GET A "JUMP" TO GET IT STARTED.
CAR 2 MONTHS OLD, HAVE ONLY PUT 1300 MILES ON IT, LET IT SIT FOR 5 DAYS, AND BATTERY TOTALLY DEAD! NOTHING WAS LEFT ON, HAD TO JUMP CAR AND ALARM CAME ON ALONG WITH ALL SORTS OF WARNINGS, CALLED DEALER WHO TALKED ME THROUGH RESETTING RADIO, ECT, AND INFORMED THERE IS A RECALL, MADE APPOINTMENT, I CAN'T FIND ANY ACTIVE RECALL. ALSO RADAR BRAKE WARNING SYSTEMS FAIL REPEATEDLY IN RAIN AND SNOW.
IF THE CAR SITS FOR 24 + HOURS THE BATTERY DIES, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 6 TIMES NOW. CALLED DEALER 3+ TIMES, BROUGHT IT IN THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY (WHICH WE ALL KNEW IT WAS NOT) BUT THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE THEY SAID. ANYHOW AS YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED A.S.A.P.. DEALER NOW TELLS ME HONDA IS WORKING ON A FIX BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR JUMPED AND PAID FOR THIS AS WELL IT'S A MAJOR NUISANCE I WANT FIXED VERY SOON OR WANT MY MONEY BACK AND I WILL BUY ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOIN ON SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR DEC. 28TH 2018
VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DEAD AFTER THE SUV SAT UNUSED FOR 2 DAYS WITHIN 3 WEEKS AND 300 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 6 TIMES IN 3000 MILES. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE BATTERY TWICE AND IS NOW ON ITS THIRD BATTERY. DEALER NOTES THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL 2019 CRV'S DELIVERED TO-DATE AND THAT THEY DO NOT YET HAVE A SOLUTION.
IF THE CAR SITS FOR 2-3 DAYS WITHOUT RUNNING THE BATTERY DRAINS AND DIES COMPLETELY. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS RELATED TO AN EVAC TEST THAT IS PERFORMED 5 HOURS AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. APPARENTLY HONDA IS AWARE AND IS WORKING ON A SOFTWARE UPGRADE.
CONTINUAL BATTERY FAILURES, BATTERIES GO DEAD IF NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY. ON MY SECOND BATTERY AND DIED AS TWO DAYS NOT BEING DRIVEN. SOME SORT OF PARASITIC DRAIN?
LEFT CAR PARKED FOR 5 DAYS. NOTHING LEFT ON BUT BATTERY WAS DRAINED. NEEDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK FOR A JUMP START. WHEN VEHICLE CAME BACK ON, ALARM SOUNDED AND ALL SAFETY SYSTEMS WERE OFF-LINE. SLOWLY THEY CAME BACK ONLINE AGAIN. ONLY 1,600 MILES ON IT. ALSO, LOCK AND UNLOCK NOT CONSISTENTLY WORKING ON VEHICLE. ALSO NOTED RADAR FOR FRONT AND BACK COLLISION DOES NOT WORK IN SNOW AND RAIN (SEE PICTURE).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THOMAS TEAM HONDA (814-262-2140, LOCATED AT 1920 BEDFORD ST, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN EVERYDAY TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT MAY NEED TO GET A BATTERY TENDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A CASE WORKER WOULD BE ASSIGNED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR FROM A CASE WORKER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.
PURCHASED 2019 HONDA CR-V ON FEBRUARY 9, 2019. DROVE ONLY TWICE IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FOR THE 3RD TIME (101 MILES ON ODOMETER) ON THE 2 WEEK ANNIVERSARY OF BUYING, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! HONDA SENT TOW TRUCK, DRIVER CHARGED BATTERY. TOOK INTO HONDA TODAY FOR INSPECTION, THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ONLY THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS FINE, NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. I WOULD HAVE LIKED THEM TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE CAR SAT FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, I WOULD EXPECT IT TO START WITHOUT AN ISSUE. SPOKE TO SALES ASSOCIATE WHO SAID THAT NEW CARS TEND TO DRAIN THE BATTERY IF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE LEFT IN THE ON POSITION. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WOULD EVEN BE A POSSIBILITY BUT IF THAT IS A FACT IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED.
MY 2019 HONDA CR-V'S BATTERY DIES AFTER SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS. IT HAS ONLY 320 MILES ON IT.
2019 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH BATTERY LIFE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY DIES WITHIN 2 DAYS OF SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN, IF NOT DRIVEN AGAIN. THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM DRAINS THE BATTERY. THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. *JS
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The 2019 Honda CR-V has 64 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.