2012 Honda CR-V owner complaints

Grinding/rattling engine noise on first start-up only. Appears to be the vtc actuator problem. Happens only in cold weather. Almost bought a Toyota rav4 instead. Maybe I should have bought the Toyota?

2012 CR-V was purchased on 4/9/16 with 36,000 miles. During the first winter a startup problem became obvious that was covered and repaired by Honda due to a recall for the faulty Variable Timing Actuator. VTA was replaced on 3/2/17 with 41,000 miles (5000 miles later). During the winter of 2019 symptoms started to sporadically reappear. The same part is failing. A newer upgraded part was supposed to replace the original faulty part the first time. I am now told that Honda will charge me $1000 to replace this part again. Due to Covid the car was barely driven and repair was secondary to other life circumstances. It has become noticeable once again this winter.. the same part should not be failing if it were remedied the first time. Am I to understand that I will have to replace this part

Vtc actuator grinding on cold start. Reported to Honda. Paid to have it replaced out of pocket at a cost of $1443.83 on 9/24/18 at 111,863 miles. At 122,000 miles started having high oil consumption. After several misdiagnosis by hare Honda, determined same issue as 2011 tsb a12-089 problem with sticking piston rings. Requires full engine rebuild quoted at $2000. If not fixed can cause engine failure.

This is in reference to sb-09-010 that hundreds if not thousands of cr-v owners are experiencing spanning from 2012-2014 model years (other Honda's such as the accord are also experiencing this issue all the back to 2008). Starting around 40,000 miles (after our 3 year/36k warranty expired of course) our vehicle makes a loud grinding noise on cold startups (after vehicle has been sitting for 2 or more hours). The longer the vehicle sits the louder the grinding noise is for the first startup. Honda has known about this problem for many years now (research it and you'll see for yourself) and has been complacent in coming up with a fix. How am I supposed to sell a vehicle that sounds like this? No one in their right mind would buy a vehicle that sounds like the engine is knocking or rattling

Heater is blowing very cold air (28 deg) on driver side, (130 deg) on passenger side. This condition is when the vehicle is stationery, it becomes much colder when in motion. There was a tsb created november 2014, regarding this problem.

Vehicle makes a loud noise when starting in cold weather

When using the heat; the driver side air vents have cool or cold air while the passenger side has hot air coming from the vents. This was discovered during the below zero temps. I took my vehicle to the dealership and was told the heater core is plugged which I found through research is a complaint among this particular vehicle 2012-2014 models. I feel that Honda should be responsible for repairing this issue through a recall.

The heater on my 2012 Honda crv has cold air on driver side and hot air on passenger side.the driver side defrost, side vent and heat all cold. I purchase the car new and has never really needed to use the heater. The few times I turned the heater on I thought that it was just taking a long time to get warm and just turned it off because the cold air blowing was worst than turning it off, and most times was only going a short distance. I didn't realize until much later that it was getting hot on the passenger side and not the driver side. I live where it warm most of the year and rarely need to use the heater, not until recently when I turned it on and realized it wasn't working properly. There are many complaints on line about this issue with the Honda crv from 2012 on to newer models.

The drivers's side heating vents produce little to no heat. The passenger side heat vents function normally. It seems that there is some kind of blockage in the heater core where the heat should be originating from. This happens at all times, even after car is warmed up to normal operating temperature.

Vehicle has 20,000 miles on it. With heater control set to full heat and engine hot driver side heater vents blow cold air even when passenger vents blow hot air. Results are poor heating and potentially dangerous ineffective defrosting of driver side windshield. Honda recognizes heater core flaw and recommends replacement as the solution. Not an isolated occurrence as many owners report identical problem on relatively new vehicles.

Honda crv heat stopped working on driver side at 20000 miles. Took to dealership and they replaced heater core. The car now has 60000 miles and the same problem is happening again. Heater core needs to be replaced again. Did online research and several other people who own crv have had same problem. I live in minnesota and the weather today was -5 degrees. I was unable to heat car which causes safety concerns.

I would like to lodge a formal complaint in regards to the head lights on the Honda cr-v. The 2012 and 2013 models both suffer from very dim headlights. While the brightness may be enough to pass ntsb regulations; in practice, they are much more dim than most if not all modern vehicles. I am a member on multiple forums sites and there are a great deal of cr-v owners that feel the headlights in the cr-v while adequate; could be much better and add to safety. Many owners have taken to replacing entire headlight assemblies in favor of HID ballasts while others have tested various brands of after-market bulbs. On dark roadways; there is not enough light produced by either the low or high beam to fully illuminate the path in front of the car and the corner lighting is poor at best. I feel that

Driver's side low beam light went out. High beam and marker lights remained in working order. Spontaneously came back on. A few days later 12/23/2021, both the driver's side and the passenger side front low beams did not illuminate. Again, the high beam lights and marker lights remained in working order. I tapped the plastic on the lens, and both of them came back on. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Having no lights creates a serious safety problem in the darkness of night. I have not taken it to the dealer or independent mechanic yet. No officer, manufacturer or others have inspected the vehicle. No warning lamps illuminated and no messages were visible on the dashboard.

Was driving and power steering went out then came back on. Almost caused me to go into a ditch as I was making a left turn. Barely even turned the wheel.

Steering wheel locked several times while driving at lower speeds. I had to turn car off and restart for it to work again. I was unable to turn the wheel at all when it locked

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda cr-v. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH and stopped for a traffic stop. As the contact attempted to accelerate from the stop, there was a delayed response from the vehicle. The failure recurred ten times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times where the contact was informed by the manufacturer that there was a defect in the vehicle. The technician was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was notified of the safety issue. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 01/05/13*lj updated 02/6/2013 *js

No heat on driver side vents. Will not defrost driver side windshield. Very difficult and dangerous driving conditions for my wife. Honda dealership where vehicle was purchased quoted $1,450 for repair of heater core on a 5 year old vehicle with 80,000 miles. This is not acceptable. Dealership offered no help in the matter and referred me to corporate. If no help from corporate, this will be the last Honda my family will buy. We are, or were a complete Honda family as every member of our family, (6) all drive Honda's. Has their quality of vehicles declined this much. Any help much appreciated!

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Honda cr-v. While pulling into the driveway, the vehicle shifted into park. A few minutes later, the contact was altered by the child occupant that the vehicle had rolled back. The contact attempted to get into the vehicle, but the vehicle rolled back too quickly. The child occupant jumped out the vehicle before it crashed into another parked vehicle across the street from their residence. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. There were three injuries that required medical attention. The contact suffered from a hairline fracture on the arm. The contact also went into early labor due to the incident and had an emergency c-section to a child born nine weeks early. The contact sta

My 7 months pregnant wife got stranded 200 miles from home when her alternator decided to die on her resulting in a dead battery. We only have 50,000 miles on this vehicle and an alternator shouldn't die on a vehicle this young in its life span. Luckily a good seminarian decided to give her car a jump start which got her to her destination safely. So since we are out of warranty and needed to have this fixed quickly, we took it to a local trusted shop in the area and the alternator had a faulty part which ended up costing us over $600 dollars to get fixed. We also have had a loud engine rattle noise that occurs on cold startups for the past year and Honda has been aware of this issue since 2008 and has not issued a recall and has not come up with a permanent fix. I believe the quality of