2008 Honda CR-V

CONTINENTAL OEM TIRE ON HONDA CRV CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND CONSTANTLY LOSE TRACTION IN REAR. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED LOW RATED TIRES. MY WIFE IS AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CRV NOW. (2) HONDA DEALERS INSPECTED VEHICLE FOR POSSIBLE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM AND BOTH DEALERS CONFIRMED THAT VSA WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER #2 STATED THAT HE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER CRV OWNERS BECAUSE OF THE TIRES. LOOKING AT TIRE REVIEWS ON LINE THE CONTINENTAL CONTACT 4 X 4 IS RATED AS A VERY POOR TIRE THAT WEARS OUT VERY QUICKLY AND WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AS I HAVE STATED. EVEN THE AUTHORIZED CONTINENTAL DEALER IN MY AREA SAYS THE TIRES ARE POOR QUALITY AND HAS RARELY SEEN THEM MAKE 20,000 MILES. HONDA WON'T ADMIT THEY MADE A POOR CHOICE PUTTING THIS UNSAFE CHEAP TIRE ON THE CRV. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AT 5000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 8000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA AMERICA WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP WILL ONLY REFER YOU TO THE TIRE DEALER EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THEIR CHOICE TO PUT THIS UNSAFE TIRE ON THE CRV AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. HONDAS SUGGESTION WAS THAT I RUN CHAINS. OUR WINTERS HERE IN NORTHWEST PA RUN FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE OTHER THAN THE US MAIL VEHICLES AND PLOW TRUCKS THAT RUN CHAINS. WHAT A STUPID SUGGESTION. I BOUGHT THE CRV 4 WD FOR PEACE OF MIND, FUEL ECONOMY AND SAFETY. HONDA NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THEY CAN'T PUT PEOPLE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF SOMEONES DECISION TO PUT LOW GRADE TIRES ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

NOV. 2008 - NOTED WHEN AT A STOP, CAR IN DRIVE, SEVERE RATTLING IN THE REAR HEADLINER BEHIND SUNROOF, ALONG PASSENGER SIDE ROOF HANDLE. NOISE STOPS WITH LIGHT TOUCH ON HEADLINER AND RETURNS WHEN RELEASED. 1ST WARRANTY - ADJUSTED SUNROOF BAR, 2ND WARRANTY REPAIR - REMOVED HEADLINER AND PADDED WIRING FOR XM RADIO AND LIGHTING. STILL NO REPAIRED. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT DEC 9, 2008 IN MY 2008 HONDA CR-V. I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 10 DAYS. THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT THE SEATBELT JAMMED & DIDN'T DEPLOY LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE, SO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE IS A CONTROLLED PART, HAS TO BE ORDERED BY VIN# & WAS ON BACK ORDER, THEY WILL NOT OVERNIGHT IT EITHER. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO COME IN (ON EMERGENCY ORDER), MY BODY SHOP WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE IT BACK TIL THE SEATBELT WORKED. FINALLY GOT THE SEATBELT BUCKLE IN & SOMETHING WAS STILL WRONG. MY BODY SHOP GUY TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER (TRICKETT HONDA IN NASHVILLE, TN) & LEFT IT. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE SRS BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED, SAID IT WAS PART OF A RECALL, SO HAD TO ORDER THE SRS BOX & WAIT FOR IT. HONDA WASN'T GOING TO RELEASE THE NEW SRS BOX'S TILL JAN. 16TH. THEN WHEN THE SRS WAS REPLACED IT INDICATED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS BAD, PART OF THE RECALL. HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR IT TO COME IN ON EMERGENCY ORDER. FINALLY GOT MY HONDA BACK ON JAN 22, 2009. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR A RENTAL 30 DAYS & THEN I HAD TO PAY FOR 15 DAYS. NOW I AM TRYING TO GET HONDA OF AMERICA TO PAY FOR THE 15 DAYS I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL. A FRIENDS BROTHER WORKS FOR HONDA IN KY& ALSO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS WERE JAMMING. YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL POSTED ANYWHERE FOR THIS. MY CASE MANAGER AT HONDA OF AMERICA (ANTONIO "TONY' GONZALES) SAID THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR. I ASKED HIM FOR HIS SUPERVISOR WHEN I WASN'T GETTING ANYWHERE, HE SAID I COULDN'T TALK TO HIS SUPERVISOR, NOT PART OF THE PROCEDURE. I HAD TO GO OFF ON HIM TO GET HIM TO REFER IT TO A SENIOR CASE MANAGER. THEN HE FINALLY SAID I COULD FAX HIM MY PAID CAR RENTAL BILL & HE'D SEE IF I COULD BE REIMBURSED. ENTERPRISE FAXED HIM A COPY OF THE BILL ON JAN 22, 2009 FOR ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST OR EVEN PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. PAGE 307 OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL, ENTITLED "TIRE CHAIN", STATES THAT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TIRE CHAINS CAN BE PLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES TO ASSIST WITH DRIVING. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ACTIVATES BRAKING AND TRACTION. THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN 180 DEGREE TURNS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS AND WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG, A WARNING INDICATOR SHOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR DURING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

LACK OF ADJUSTMENT FOR REAR CAMBER ON 2008 HONDA CRV. HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALER HAS CONTACTED SAME AND THEY CAN'T GET ANYWHERE EITHER. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LACK OF ADJUSTMENT FOR REAR CHAMBER ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A AFTERMARKET PART THAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PART. IF I WHERE TO BUY THIS PART AND HAVE IT INSTALLED BY LOCAL DEALER HE SAID I WOULD VOID MY WARRANTY. *TR

A NEWLY PURCHASED HONDA CRV 4WD 2008 MODEL IN MANILA. DRIVING WAS PRACTICALLY IMMOBILIZED WHEN MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP(MIL), VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) LIGHT,VSA ACTIVATION LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED WAS AN ABNORMAL GEAR ENGAGEMENT, WE WERE NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF DELAYED, SHORT-INTERMITTENT ENGINE ACCELERATION. MOST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS DEAL WITH WHEELS AND BRAKES BUT PRACTICALLY THERE WAS NO ENGINE REV WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL.*TR

BOUGHT NEW HONDA CRV 2008 IN AUG 2008 FROM THE DEALER. SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, 1075 MILES ON THE CAR. TRAVELING AT 30MPH WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. NO INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. MY NORMAL DRIVING IS TO/FROM WORK--8 MILES R/T AND OTHER LOCAL DRIVING. LAST WEEKEND WENT TO ATLANTIC CITY--300 MILES ROUND TRIP ON HIGHWAYS. DIDN'T HIT ANY POTHOLES ETC. GOOD THING THIS DIDN'T BLOW OUT ON THE HWY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! THE ACTUAL TIRE IS CONTI 4X4 CONTACT--THIS WAS NOT IN THE LIST FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2008 HONDA CRV ON AUG 29 AND WITHIN 2 DAYS I REALIZED THAT CAR PULLS TO ITS RIGHT WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT OF DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM TO THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND ASKED ME TO DRIVE FOR ATLEAST 3-4K MILES. IT IS VERY RISKY ON ROAD AS CAR PULLS TO RIGHT. WHEN I INSISTED AGAIN AND AGAIN SAME DAY, THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 DAYS THEY RETURNED THE CAR BUT IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS PULL IS REALLY SCARY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAYS. I HAVE LEFT MY CAR AT DEALER SERVICE FOR SECOND TIME (PULL TO THE RIGHT) WITHIN FIRST 7 DAYS. *TR