2016 Honda HR-V

2016 HONDA HRV - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING (PUSH BUTTON START); KEY ICON REMAINS ILLUMINATED. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT MUST BE THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB (REPLACED REPEATEDLY WITH PROBLEM RECURRING) UNTIL FINALLY AT 49,000 MILES THEY SAID IT WAS SHOWING CODE B12C5 START/STOP SWITCH HAS FAILED. DIAGNOSIS $144 AND REPLACEMENT $302 TOTAL $446. IT TOOK 10 DAYS FROM DIAGNOSIS TO COMPLETED REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. THIS WAS BIG DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT. SEEMS THEY WAITED TILL CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN TOOK THEIR SWEET TIME GETTING THE PART WHILE I WAS WRINGING MY HANDS WONDERING IF THE CAR WOULD START WHENEVER I WENT SOMEWHERE. NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT VERY UNSAFE! PLEASE RECALL THIS PART -IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDAS.

THE PUSH START BUTTON ON THE CAR ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THEN REAPPLY AN TRY AGAIN MULTIPLE TIME TO TRY AN GET THE CAR TO START, YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON ONCE AN TWICE REALLY FAST AN KEEP DOING IT OVER AN OVER TIL THE CAR FINALLY STARTS AN YOU HAVE TO DO IT OVER AN OVER AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA HR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AAA ARRIVED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE FLATBED OF THEIR TRUCK, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CORAL SPRINGS HONDA (LOCATED AT 9400 W ATLANTIC BLVD, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071, (954) 369-4679) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE DEALER SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORAL SPRINGS HONDA WHERE A TEST DRIVE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE SALESPERSON DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE SALESPERSON WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA HR-V. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND AND THE SCREEN WENT BLANK. LASTLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED OCCASIONALLY WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CORAL SPRINGS HONDA (9400 W ATLANTIC BLVD, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071,(954) 369-4679) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

MY HONDA HR-V STARTED LEAKING WATER WHILE PARKED. THE WATER THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSTANTIAL (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES). THE WATER LEAKAGE WAS DETERMINED A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR THAT THE DEALERSHIP HIRED AFTER FAILING TO DETECT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH. THE WATER WAS LEAKING IN THROUGH A FAULTY SEAL IN THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR-BAG PLASTIC MOLDING AND GETTING BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE WATER CAUSED ELECTRICAL DAMAGE IN THE CAR THAT MADE LIGHTS AND RELAYS START TRIPPING OUT, EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DIED. THE CAR WAS PARKED DURING THE INCIDENT AND I FOUND THE DAMAGE AFTER RAIN STORM. THE CARPETS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING WATER DAMAGED AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO MOLD. THE RAINSTORM THAT CAME THROUGH WAS SIGNIFICANT, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE TO A LESSER EXTENT. DUE TO THE WAY THE WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR IT COULD BE ALMOST UNDETECTABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SINCE ALL OF THE DAMAGE IS HIDDEN BY PLASTIC MOLDING. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NEVER HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOCK AS FAR AS THE AFFECTED PARTS GO.

FOOT BRAKE BECOMES FROZEN SOLID AT START UP. UNABLE TO START CAR. I WAS TOLD TO PRESS VERY HARD AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO START CAR. HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TOO. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 9 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 2 YEARS. (NEW ISSUE) 2 DAYS AGO I HAD ISSUES TRYING TO START THE CAR UP(THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BATTERY RELATED) ALL THESE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (BRAKE, TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE LIGHT (TOTAL OF 6 LIGHTS) I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SO I WENT DIRECTLY TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD I HAD RODENT DAMAGE AND THE COST WAS $424. I STILL HAVE NOT PICKED THE CAR UP AS INSURANCE NEEDS TO SEE REPAIRS. I LEARNED THAT HONDA IS NOW INVOLVED W A LAWSUIT DUE TO THE CHANGE FROM PLASTIC WIRE COATING TO SOY BASED PRODUCT WHICH IS DRAWING RODENTS TO FEAST ON WIRING. I CONTACTED CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I.M STILL PAYING OFF A HEFTY LOAN (2 YEARS LEFT) AND I HAVE NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT A NIGHTMARE. SEEMS TO ME IF COMPANY CREATED THIS ISSUE THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH SOLUTION TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THIS IS A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE AS WELL AS A SAFETY NIGHTMARE. HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR WIRES ARE PARTIALLY EATEN OR IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EATEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. YOU DONT!