2012 Honda CR-V Electrical System Problems
- 52
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- service bulletin · 6 records
- battery charging · 5 records
- charging system · 4 records
- many times · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 16 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlight switch failed and lost both low beam headlights at exactly same moment. Clearly a safety risk for night driving. I see honda has recalled this switch in past models. Failure occurred while driving at night.
ODI 11301213
Electrical System
There is a battery drain issue. The electrical system will not keep it charged. The alternator has also been replaced early. Battery light comes on because it just can't keep charged. This is a safety issue. My wife called me from a parking lot miles away from my location with a dead battery. I don't like her driving with a vehicle that has electrical issues. Multiple batteries have been replaced on this vehicle.…
ODI 11156574
Electrical System
This chronic issue started with a slow crank and then a no start and aaa replaced the battery on 3/6/16. Two weeks ago on august 23rd the car would not start in the parking lot after sitting for 10 minutes with the engine turned off. I jumped the battery and then had aaa test the battery and charging system. They diagnosed the issue as the charging system, likely the alternator as it was charging the battery…
ODI 11128625
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Vtc actuator: loud rattling noise upon cold start-up started at approx 75k miles. Car is stationary. Took car to dealership for regular maintenance and given a clean bill of health each time. In fact dealer told me it may have been my imagination because they could not duplicate the sound in shop. The extended warranty expires 2 months ago. Because the sound persisted and seems louder in fact, i left my cr-v at…
ODI 11111250
Electrical System
Battery charging system recall. Battery dead left light on 3 minutes, ignition off. Nothing else on.
ODI 11092103
Electrical System · Engine
Engine- purchased car in aug 2013 in winter that year i heard a loud grinding noise at morning starts when it was cold. Took to honda dealer service who said it was probably vtc actuator. Had to bring it back and leave over nght so they could hear it in am. Of course the night i took it wasnt cold enough next am to make noise. Took it 3 other times since all to honda dealer plus reported it each time i took in for…
ODI 11084440
Electrical System · Latch
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. When the contact attempted to re-enter the vehicle, the driver's side door failed to open. In addition, the key fob failed to electronically open the door. The dealer (lundgren honda of auburn, [redacted], auburn, ma 01501, [redacted]) diagnosed that the latch assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer did not mention if the key fob and a second key needed to be reprogrammed.…
ODI 11141453
Electrical System
Vehicle continues to have electrical problem after several batteries have been replaced. In interval of 4 years of purchasing the car (brand new), we have insulted 4 batteries. The continues to leave my wife and kids stranded many times. Have contacted both the manufacturer and my local honda dealer , but have had no luck.
ODI 11035951
Electrical System
3/31/12 cr-v purchased 2/6//13 defective batter replaced under warrantee 1/12/14 recalled for software for battery management system 12/1/14 recalled for software for battery life 11/24/14 replaced battery not under warrantee $139.84 5/5/17 replaced defective battery under battery warrantee 4 batteries in 5 years of ownership this car is not dependable! One never knows when it might not start.
ODI 11058228
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The bluetooth component has a horrible background noise. The person you're speaking with is unable to hear you. This totally defeats the purpose of hands free driving. This complaint has been reported numerous times and can be found with a basic google search. The dealership has even confirmed to me directly that this is an ongoing complaint and problem, which they don't have a solution to. They stated it is just…
ODI 10953941
Air Conditioner · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. While operating the vehicle, it experienced unintended acceleration. Also, the doors would randomly lock and unlock and the instrument panel gauges displayed false readings. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 73,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was compromised by…
ODI 10915728
Electrical System
Vehicle failed to start once in first year gradually increased to 1 weekly. Dealer check could find 0 twice-can't find,can't fix. Now w/60400 mi must jump for any start since dealer tested it this week. Dlr wants to do full diagnostic 2nd time at my expense. Waste of time going nowhere. Honda inc says work w/ dealer which says can't find problem and it's your problem. I can't trade it like it is. Have had 9 new…
ODI 10902047
Electrical System
Cold start -make metal to metal grinding sound. Replaced starter with no remedy.
ODI 10904660
Electrical System · Power Train
Ref: nhtsa id #10084343 surge,vibration or judder may be felt while driving under light acceleration. (honda service bulletin 15-086 and a15086) .honda claims my vin number is not on recall list.vehicle still under drive train warranty. Dealer will evaluate condition on jan 9 2017 to see if warranty will cover sb 15.086. *tr
ODI 10939200
Electrical System
I have a 2012 honda crv. I recently had my battery changed when the car would not turn over. Luckily this happened while parked in front of my home. I didn't think anything of it because the battery just turned 4 years old. The mechanic also tested the charging system just to be sure everything was alright. The mechanic found low readings for both the starter and alternator. The car is 4 years old with only 30,000…
ODI 10851340
Electrical System
Concern on honda lock actuator: all doors on this 2012 car have been replaced 1x in the last 18 mos., and now we are on round two of replacing the actuators. As the car became about 3-years old, our doors began to fail to lock, fail to open and doors cycle between unlocked and locked. The auto-locks just keep cycling and trying to lock - making it a terrible, distracting sound while driving. There is no control when…
ODI 11052845
Electrical System
My 7 months pregnant wife got stranded 200 miles from home when her alternator decided to die on her resulting in a dead battery. We only have 50,000 miles on this vehicle and an alternator shouldn't die on a vehicle this young in its life span. Luckily a good seminarian decided to give her car a jump start which got her to her destination safely. So since we are out of warranty and needed to have this fixed…
ODI 10810673
Electrical System
Battery keeps dying. Loses charge every once in a while even after car has been running for hours.
ODI 10806639
Electrical System
Starter is making a loud noise when it starts cold for the past couple of years.
ODI 10954223
Electrical System
I'm the original owner and my battery dies for no reason. I turned the ignition to the 2 position and a few minutes the car battery was drained.
ODI 10795249
Electrical System
Starting problems. Many times the car would not start without jumping the battery. Took car to dealer, ike honda, marion, il 62959 many times. First time, no trouble found, second time no trouble found, but when i picked the car up at the dealer cr-v would not start. Dealer kept car over night for testing and replaced the battery. Said it may have been a floating cell. Trouble continued. Next time dealer replaced…
ODI 10785048
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Loud metallic rattle noise on cold start-up. Honda dealer found honda service bulletin 09-010 issued, but no fix for this problem has been issued to date.
ODI 10731929
Electrical System
Window switch on drivers side for front passenger window stopped working. The vehicle is only to drive to and from work and the window is hardly used. *tr
ODI 10689463
Electrical System
BATTERY FAILURE. *TR
ODI 10680445
Electrical System
Software update for battery. Heater/defroster blower motor (subassembly motor). Dead battery. Software was supposed to read battery voltage and wasn't working correctly so honda required software update. Had that done at dealer on 01/01/15. At that time asked about the heater/defroster noise and the fact that it didn't always work. Was informed by dealership the subassembly motor needed to be replaced. Repair…
ODI 10676810