NHTSA Complaint #10947882 — 2015 HONDA CR-V
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10947882 |
| Vehicle | 2015 HONDA CR-V |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR - VERY DISTURBING VIBRATION IN THE CABIN, WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IN THE 800-1800 RPM RANGE, WHICH IS A VERY TYPICAL RANGE IN EVERY DAY DRIVING. BASICALLY THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT DURING MOST OF THE CITY DRIVING. DURING THE DRIVE - THIS VIBRATION QUICKLY ESCALATES FROM BEING VERY ANNOYING - TO DISTURBING AND EVENTUALLY IT CAUSES HEADACHE AND MINOR NAUSEA, WHICH DEFINITELY AFFECTS MY DRIVING ABILITY!! NOW, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND OWNED IT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. SINCE THE PROBLEM APPEARED ALMOST RIGHT AWAY - I'VE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ALL THE OFFICIAL "FIXES" TO THIS PROBLEM: 1) NEW RADIATOR CUSHIONS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS. 2) UPDATE OF THE 'PCM SOFTWARE' NOW, AFTER THE FIRST SERIES OF FIXES, THE VIBRATION GOT A LITTLE BIT LOWER (THOUGH IT STILL REMAINED).. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY AVAILABLE FIXES AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO. WELL, WHAT COULD WE DO? WE ACCEPTED IT AS IS.. AS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO TRY TO LIVE WITH. HOWEVER!!! THAT WAS NOT ALL!! LATER THAT YEAR, WE GOT A OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A REQUEST TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SOME KIND OF SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH WE DID. AND AFTER THAT "UPGRADE" THE VIBRATION GOT MUCH WORST THEN EVEN BEFORE! OF COURSE I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMED THAT AT THIS POINT THE VIBRATION IS THE SAME LEVEL AS ON THE REST OF SAME MODEL CARS, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ANYMORE AND THAT I JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT! ME AND MY WIFE CANNOT DRIVE IT FOR ANY PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME BECAUSE THE VIBRATION IS VERY DISTURBING AND GIVES HEADACHE. *TR
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