CarComplaints.com Notes: Some vehicles alert you if you fall asleep behind the wheel, but the 2015 Honda CR-V has a different approach: just shake the heck out of you so you never fall asleep in the first place.

Owners have complained that the popular SUV shakes violently at idle and while driving. Buyer beware.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
11 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,089 miles

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2015 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #9

Apr 042015

CR-V

  • 8,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The truck vibrates alot when it comes to a stop, at a traffic light.

- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

problem #8

Aug 192015

CR-V

  • 4,188 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Honda CR-V. while driving at 35 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where a software update was performed, however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,188.

- Saddle Brook, NJ, USA

problem #7

Jul 292015

CR-V

  • 2,539 miles
When entering a private elderly housing parking lot to attend a meeting, I was traveling in my 2015 Honda CRV at about 5 mph. After slowing for a speed bump, I went toward a parking spot traveling at about 2 mph where I could just pull straight in. When I tried to apply the brake, it was rock solid and vehicle seemed to self accelerate. The vehicle jumped the curb which had a steel drainage plate, and took out a sign knocking it to the ground. A resident at the facility was standing close by and it scared him so bad he took off. Had I been just a few feet closer to him, he would have been hit by my vehicle. The impact with the curb and sign slowed the vehicle to a stop. The bumper, valance, and right fog lamp all have to be replaced. The Honda CRV is three months old.

- Hammond, LA, USA

problem #6

Jul 112015

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 50 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My car is 8 days old, started to vibrating on day 4th. Also lacks of power backing up. Updated 09/15/15 updated 11/27/2017

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #5

Jun 232015

CR-V

  • 400 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Honda CR-V. while approaching a parking lot at 2 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact ran over a concrete curb, struck a safety sign, and landed into two bushes. The contact was not injured and a police report was filed. The dealer was unable to locate any failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 400.

- Irving , TX, USA

problem #4

Feb 182015

CR-V

  • miles
I bought my Honda CR-V 2015 touring model December 15,2014 with 2 miles on it. On my way to work in February I was driving on the highway at about 70mph when all of a sudden I felt a jerk on my car, (I thought it was just wind since we were supposed to have some bad winter weather come through) I looked down and my check engine light came on and the speedometer was going down. I pulled over to the shoulder and put my car in park and turned it off and waited a few minutes, it restarted and everything was fine. It has since happened to me two more times.

- Tuttle, OK, USA

problem #3

Nov 122014

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 970 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

As I was trying to accelerate, the vehicle stopped responding. This has happened about 7 times now since I bought the vehicle new in Oct. 2014. It happens as I give the vehicle gas to accelerate - it seems to just stop accelerating - it lasts about 2 seconds, and then seems to recover. There is the sensation that the vehicle has shutdown/shutoff, but does not actually stall. Vehicle was taken back to the dealer who said they found nothing wrong. It typically happens between 50-65 mph, but has happened 1X under 15mph (was in a parking lot at that time). The first time it happened I had pulled into a high-speed lane, gave the car gas, but it just seemed to go dead for about 2 seconds.

- Bradford, MA, USA

problem #2

Jan 172015

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 75 miles
Brand new vehicle on the third trip from home. The hesitation/vibration problem is noticeable (intermittent shuddering as if a wheel is out of alignment and/or the vehicle has just hit a patch of black ice, but related to the newly designed CRV transmission, a problem common to all CRV 2015 that does not yet have a fix) but what really stunned me was a sudden extremely high rev when going down a small hill. I was braking lightly at the time. (service told me that the transmission downshifts on hills, so, using the brake caused this. ??!!) it didn't last long, but the engine raced so completely out of control that the vehicle did not feel safe, and one had the sense that motion had seized up, although it kept moving. The noise was incredible. It didn't happen for a while, and I assumed it was due to using the brake on a hill (!!??). I stopped using the brake on hills and noticed that the transmission didn't always downshift, sometimes it shifted up as the vehicle gained speed! what to do... I brought the vehicle in to service about the vibration issue, on the 28th Jan, and was told that all CRV 2015 have this issue and there's no fix yet. I left cheerfully enough, and driving home, the surge/rev happened again, going up a hill, with no use of the brake. I called my salesman, and the next morning returned the vehicle to the dealership and asked for my money back, because the car is not safe to drive. He wouldn't give my money back until this problem is proven by a Honda Canada engineer on this or on another CRV 2015 vehicle. I left the car there. Canadians-- I need your help if you have this problem! see the CRV list and find me there. I owned it for 20 days, a little over 1000K (50 miles). The surge/rev problem only occurred twice, on winding hilly roads. The vibration/hesitation problem happens anywhere, but is more pronounced on winding hilly rds.

- Victoria, Bc V8w3r7, AK, USA

problem #1

Jan 172015

CR-V

  • 2,900 miles
My 2015 Honda CRV touring had surged during initial start the past few days. I thought my foot hit both brake and accelerator during start up. It happened again today. I put the car in reverse and backed out of the garage when the surging stopped. I shut the car down and waited for my spouse to arrive. When I started the car again it surged to 4000 RPM then stopped. I shut the car down wondering what was going on. I again started the car to put it back into the garage rpms normal, shifted into drive and the car leaped forward a couple of feet before I could stop it and put it in park. The car was at this time surging and pulsing around 4000 RPM and would not stop. I shut the car down and had it towed to my Honda dealer since I could not drive it.

- Arvada, CO, USA

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