NHTSA Complaint #10618243 — 2013 HONDA CR-V

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10618243
Vehicle 2013 HONDA CR-V
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 21,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TN

Consumer Description

BRAN NEW HONDA CRV PURCHASE MAYBE 13MILES21K MILES LATER AND AFTER A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE,THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGHER THAN NORMAL(I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THE VEHICLE, FROM BRAN NEW TILL 21K MILES) THEN WE STARTED LOOSING POWER ON THE TAKEOFF.1 DAY LATER AFTER REACHING 25MPH THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH WE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF AS QUICK.CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND ALL THEY SAID(IS THE LIGHT STILL ON, WE NEED A LIGHT TO PULL A CODE TO DIAGNOSE IT)TOOK IT IN THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOR A LOOKTHEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING DUE TO NO LIGHT AND NO MALFUNCTION AT THAT TIME.DAYS LATER THE WIFE TAKING THE DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL PROCEEDED TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH.NOT EVEN A MILE ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN LIKE LOSS OF POWER AND SHUT OFF, IN THE MIDDLE OF 2LANE 70MPHA DIESELS SWERVED JUST IN TIME TO MISS SMASHING THE CRV FROM BEHINDWIFE WAS SO SCARED AND MY DAUGHTER WAS SHAKINGTHE WIFE LET IT ROLL OFF THE INTERSTATE ONTO THE SHOULDER AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE WOULD ALLOW POSSIBLE.TOWED THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP WITH LIGHT ONTHEY PULLED A CODE THAT TOLD THEM (3RD CYLINDER MISFIRE) THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE SPARKPLUG FOR THE 3RD CYLINDER AND WE PICKED IT UPA FEW WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME EXACT THING TO AT ONLY FEET FURTHER THAN LAST TIME TRAFFIC NEARLY PILING UP AND COLLIDING WITH ONE ANOTHER TO MISS THE CRV. WIFE AND DAUGHTER SCARED OUT OF THEIR MINDS AND SHAKING UP BAD.TOWED IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PULLED THE EXACT CODE THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE 3RD COIL AND FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND CALLED HONDA TO ASK IF THE RESULTS NEEDED ANY FURTHER FIX. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HONDA SAID" IT IS WITHIN THE RUNNING LIMITS" AND WE PICKED UP THE CRVTILL THIS DAY THE NEW21K MILE HONDA CRV CONTINUES TO SHUTTER,LOSE AC FAN POWER AND DIVE POWER WITH NO CODE TO DATE. *TR

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