2008 Honda CR-V

I EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE "CUPPING" ON THE REAR TIRES OF MY NEW 2008 HONDA CR-V AWD. THE TIRES BEGAN TO MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT BOUNCING RIDE AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES AND BOTH ISSUES BECAME INTOLERABLE AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES, AND YOU COULD FEEL THE EXTREME CUPPING OF THE TIRES WHEN RUBBING YOUR HAND OVER THE TREAD. I HAD THE DEALER ROTATE THE TIRES WITH EVERY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, AND THE CUPPING PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH THE CONTI 4 X 4 TIRES, AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE WELL BEFORE A REASONABLE LIFE EXPECTANCY. THE HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY WARRANTY ASSISTANCE OR DISCOUNT, STATING THAT THEY WOULD DO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE - AT MY EXPENSE - AND SELL ME 4 NEW TIRES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND ALLEGING THAT THE AWD VEHICLES (FWD'S ARE OK) ARE LEAVING THE FACTORY WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR CAMBER AND IT IS CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE FACTORY TIRES. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NATIONAL TIRE SHOP AND PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM PERFORM A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE....THE COMPUTER READ-OUT THAT THEY PROVIDED ME SHOWED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE ALIGNED IN EXTREME OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE EMPLOYEES AT THE TIRE SHOP ALLEGED THAT THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SEE LOTS OF 2007 AND 2008 HONDA CRV'S IN THEIR SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR WHICH HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. TIRE CUPPING IS NOT ONLY A NUISANCE BECAUSE OF THE RUMBLING NOISE THAT GETS LOUDER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS - IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BRAKING AND TRACTION BECAUSE OF HOW IT AFFECTS THE AMOUNT OF TREAD SURFACE CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING THE TIRE SHOP, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THE VEHICLE RIDE IS QUIET AND GREAT. I COST ME OVER $800 FOR NEW TIRES AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *TR

EXCESSIVE WEARING OF REAR TIRES ON HONDA CRV. "CUPPING" HAS OCCURRED ON REAR TIRES @ 16K MILES. ACCORDING TO DEALER, THIS OCCURS WHEN TIRES AREN'T ROTATED EVERY 3K MILES. I KNOW I REQUESTED AND BELIEVED THE DEALER HAD ROTATED MY TIRES @ 5K INTERVALS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECORDS OF THIS.????? IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY AREN'T THE OTHER TWO TIRES "CUPPING"? THEY HAVE 7500 MILES ON THEM SINCE THEY WERE ROTATED TO THE REAR POSITION.THE "CUPPED" TIRES WERE MOVED FRONT TO "ALLEVIATE" THE CONDITION AND ALLOW THEM TO WEAR IN, ACCORDING TO DEALER. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AND THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED! THEY CLAIM THERE ISN'T ANY DEFECTS ON THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION?? I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN CARS FOR 43 YRS. AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION!! I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM IN WHICH HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. WE HAD PURCHASED A USED CRV IN THE PAST, FOR OUR DAUGHTER AND HAVE HAD TO BEG, PLEAD AND BATTLE THEM TO HONOR THEIR "MULTI POINT CHECKS & PRE-CERTIFICATION" CLAIMS AND WARRANTY! THEY ARE RUNNING THEIR ADVERTISING "SCAMS" AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT! *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA CRV. RECENTLY I CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT A SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I FEEL IT IS HAZARDOUS TO OTHERS AND MYSELF WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAMS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH THE LOW BEAMS AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND MYSELF. HONDA RECOMMENDED I TAKE MY CRV TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID AND ADJUSTED THEM, HOWEVER I STILL AM NOT ABLE TO SEE WELL AND THE ADJUSTMENT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS ALL THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE HEADLIGHTS ARE MANUFACTURED AND IT IS THE BEST THEY WILL BE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY DEALERSHIP. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PLAN MY LIFE AROUND NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. ALSO, I HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE RIDING IN MY CAR AT NIGHT IF THEY FEEL IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WITH THE LOW BEAMS AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED MY CONCLUSION THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. ONE PASSENGER TOLD ME IT CAUSES HER ANXIETY TO RIDE WITH ME WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAMS. I HOPE HONDA CAN FIX THIS ISSUE WITH ME SO I CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

HI, WE PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CRV IN AUGUST, 2008. WE HAVE BEEN READING COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008 CRV DURING WINTER (THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I ENCOUNTERED LAST WINTER). IT SLIDES EASILY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WELL DURING WINTER. IT DOESN'T WORK WELL TOO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A PARKING THAT SLOPES UP WITH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. I WAS IN A HURRY TO GO TO WORK BUT I GOT TOWED THE FIRST TIME WHEN MY 2008 CRV WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD BECAUSE IT COULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN IT WAS IN THE PARKING THAT SLOPES UP EVEN IF I ALREADY PLOWED THE SNOW. IT COULD ONLY REVERSE BUT DIDN'T WANT TO GO FORWARD. WHEN I WAS TOWED THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN IL. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING WINTER EVEN IF I DRIVE SLOW WHICH NEVER HAPPENED ON MY OLD HYUNDAI. SO, I TRIED TO BE VERY VERY SLOW ON WINTER BECAUSE I WAS REALLY SCARED. I DON'T TRUST MY CRV DURING WINTER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT RECOMMENDABLE TO BUYERS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DURING WINTER. HONDA MIGHT BE SUED BY COMPLAINANTS IF SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS DURING ACCIDENTS. MY FORMER BOSS LOVED THE LOOKS OF MY CRV AND PLANNED TO PURCHASE THE SAME BUT I SAID IT IS NOT RECOMMENDABLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DURING WINTER. I RELAYED TO HER THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD DURING WINTER. SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED AND DECIDED TO BUY A NISSAN. I DON'T WANT TO RECOMMEND THE 2008 MODEL TO SOMEBODY AND LATER ON WILL FIND OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE SAME AND THEN BLAME ME FOR RECOMMENDING IT TO THEM. I AM SORRY ABOUT THIS BUT THESE ARE FACTS THAT HONDA SHOULD KNOW. I ALREADY REPORTED THIS TO THEM BUT AS I SAID I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I STILL BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE 2008 MODELS FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY. I LOVE MY CRV BUT NOT DURING WINTER. 2008 HONDA CRV OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

MY STORY BEGINS (2/14/09) WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OFF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. DURING REMOVAL, USING A MANUAL LUG WRENCH, HE SNAPPED OFF TWO WHEEL STUDS. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, (2/16/09), WE TOOK THE CRV TO THE ORWIGSBURG SERVICE CENTER, OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, TO HAVE A STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED AND REPLACE THE BROKEN WHEEL STUDS. WHILE AT THIS SHOP, OUR MECHANIC PULLED ALL FOUR WHEELS, AND INFORMED US THAT ALL THE WHEELS STUDS, 20 IN TOTAL, WERE BENT OUTWARD, IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL PATTERN. WE WERE THEN ADVISED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA, AS THIS WAS CERTAINLY DUE TO SOME TYPE OF PRODUCT DEFECT. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION WE HAD, AT OUR EXPENSE, THE CRV TOWED TO LEHIGH VALLEY HONDA FOR INSPECTION, AND WE ASSUMED, A WARRANTY REPAIR. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE, WHEN LEHIGH VALLEY HONDAS' SERVICE ADVISOR INSINUATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THAT WE HAD SOMEHOW THROUGH OUR OWN CARELESSNESS, DAMAGED THIS VEHICLE. HE THEN DETERMINED THAT SINCE HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH DAMAGE, IT MUST HAVE BEEN OUR MISUSE OF THE CRV THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE AND THUS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE HONDA WARRANTY. I SHOULD POINT OUT AT THIS POINT, THAT THE INSPECTION WAS THOROUGH ENOUGH TO OBSERVE THAT THERE WERE THREE BROKEN STUDS, & FIFTEEN DAMAGED ONES. REFER TO ATTACHED REPORT. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHERE THE ADDITIONAL BROKEN STUD WAS, AND WHY ONLY 18 OUT OF A TOTAL 20 STUDS WERE DETERMINED TO BE BENT. WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION, THE 18 BENT STUDS, WHICH WERE REPLACED BY OUR REPAIR SHOP. FURTHER, THEY REFUSED TO RELEASE COPIES OF PICTURES THEY ALLEGEDLY TOOK TO MY HUSBAND WHEN HE REQUESTED SAME. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTS THAT EITHER THE WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR PERHAPS THE TIRES. HE HAS, AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE, REPLACED ALL 20 WHEEL STUDS AND BEARINGS WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS. HE HAS INFORMED ME THAT WE MUST BRING IT IN AT 1,000, 3,000, 6,0000 ETC. INTERVALS, AS HE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING INTRINSICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE BENT STUD SITUATION WILL REOCCUR.*TR UPDATED 04/12/10.*JB