2016 Honda HR-V

10-10-2023 car went into limp mode on intersate - took to shop - they thought it was alternator - happened a second time - on interstate. Took to the honda dealer and after a few days they diagnosed with CVT Transmission Failure. the car is a 2016 with 95,000 miles on it. I purchased a Honda for longevity, and this is unacceptable. I'm hoping the extension of warranty will include mine since i'm barely beyond the 7 year extension.

I pulled on to the road and heard an awful gravely grating noise coming from the vehicle. No dash warning lights/indicators were illuminated at this time, which led me to think it was potentially a tire/suspension type issue. I let off of the accelerator and the noise stopped. There were still no dash warning indicators on, and I was in the lane of travel with vehicles approaching from behind, so I gently pressed the accelerator to attempt to get off the road to investigate and the noise returned. The vehicle seemed to not be accelerating as expected and it appeared that the speedometer needle kind of floated, at which point everything locked up immediately. All dash light warning indicators came on, and the gear indicator was unreadable (almost like it was displaying P and N at the same time) despite the vehicle gear shift still being in drive. I attempted again to gently accelerate to get out of the lane of travel but the vehicle did not move, however the speedometer needle did. I shut off the car and turned it back on, all dash indicator warnings returned and remained illuminated, and I was able to get the vehicle to move a very short distance so that I was mostly out of the lane of travel. I attempted to put the vehicle in reverse so that I could get completely out of the lane of travel which was unsuccessful. Vehicle was towed to a Honda dealership where it was diagnosed with a "complete CVT belt failure with catastrophic loss of the transmission". In June of 2021 I received a recall letter stating that there was a programming issue that was leading to premature deterioration of the CVT belt ultimately causing transmission failure. My vehicle was seen shortly thereafter at a Honda dealership, where the computer programming update was completed. The letter stated that the warranty coverage on the CVT had been extended to 7 years from the date of purchase due to this issue and the known result. Honda did keep their word and replaced the CVT at no cost to me.

Transmission failure. Took 3 Visits for them to locate problem. Yes it is available for inspection until Aug.14,2023. Honda cannot fix it any earlier for they have no loaner cars for me. The car jerks when doing 20/25 mph. Excelerates slowly.I was driving on hwy when the car just slowed down with trucks behind me. No safe at all. I informed Metro Honda I need to go to work, they told me I can drive it but not too far. That’s a terrible answer! So I’m still at risk for my safety! Yes the problem has been confirmed by the dealer I have an appointment Aug.14, 2023. Yes there were warnings when the cat first started failing I brought it to Honda service 2x first they said my mat was in the way of the pedals.then they said the trans fluid needed changing, noon finally they admit there’s a problem. The mechanic does not know what he’s doing.

CVT transmission failure. It’s important and unsafe when your vehicles stops in the middle of the road without any sign of warning. No power to move just completely stops running. This puts many lives in danger if it were to have happened in the middle of the highway, especially in contruction block off zones. I am sure Dealerships are aware of this issue. The dealership were the ones to inform me that my vehicle’s CVT transmission belt deteriorated. No warning signs at all just complete stop and loss of power to run. Vehicle turns on without a problem but does not drive or move forward. I even did my oil transmission change and was not told some debris of metal was present at the moment of service. Not until two years later that the vehicle finally stopped moving foward and me taking it to the dealership to find out it was the CVT belt which is the whole transmission inside that broke and needs replacement. I find it strange that the warranty was extended two more years on it without me being informed on it. My warranty expired and the dealership did not honor to have my vehicle fixed due to warranty being expired by 3 months past due the 7 year warranty. Had I known the first time it had issues it would have fallen in time of warranty, I would have asked for a new transmission. I hope this does not happen to others in the highway as this is a hazardous safety concern.

Driving smoothly 67 mph on 210 freeway in Azusa California car suddenly lost acceleration in heavy traffic..steered car 4 lanes over than exited off ramp. Car had some low acceleration all warning lights flashing on my dash..none made any indication what's wrong..had car towed to honda..said it was the transmission! Honda had recall before this..took it in..they adjusted it but when i got it back it was reving too high rpm at 65 mph took it back again and they said it was fine..i don't think so than this happened!

July 11, 2023, 2016 HR-V stalled in the middle of the freeway at night, upon every restart the HRV will only engage Drive into 1st gear and disengage when it is attempting to switch to higher, most if not all dash warning lights turned on - only at this point, no prior notices/warnings when this happened, then almost got rammed by oncoming traffic multiple times. We had to have the car crawl forward 5 seconds at a time to reach a safe area out the next exit. We had the 2016 HR-V towed to the nearest Honda Center. Need HELP getting this fixed, and inform the public about the danger it can cause, I called (7/12/23) American Honda, and they said over the phone that they took care of it during a 2021 CVT reprogramming, American Honda have data that software reprogramming was applied per my conversation with an agent, Honda service tech reports of metal shavings present inside transmission and it needs get a new transmission. The reprogramming was not enough, I really doubt that the recall diagnosis and intervention was applied correctly. It is the second day in the Honda Center and the service tech requested for another day to research the matter, they were leaning to the idea that we are out of warranty and wants to have us pay for a replacement transmission. The CVT recall was supposed to cover 7 years/150000 miles, which ever comes first. we just reached 7 years/120000 and they are leaning towards denying us of the warranty service, clearly the transmission was faulty and Honda's initial fix was inefficient and downright dangerously criminal. I have never seen my wife so scared in my life, and she has a heart condition. We promoted this HRV since we liked it, even had a friend and an aunt buy them, We do not wish to have loved ones experience the risks and unsafe nature of the Honda HR-V.