2024 Honda CR-V: What to check before buying

The wheel turns sticky or notchy, mostly above 40 to 50 mph and often after the car warms up on a longer drive. Drivers feel it catch, click, then release with a jerk, which forces constant small corrections to stay in the lane. Most reports start well under 6,000 miles. Dealers have replaced the electric power steering gearbox, but owners report back-ordered parts and slow work on the gearbox recall. A smaller group describes a sudden total loss of steering. 5 reports involve crashes and 3 involve injuries.

Glass breaks without any impact. Side mirrors crack overnight in freezing weather, windshields crack with no impact point, and sunroofs, rear windows, and side windows shatter with a loud bang, sometimes while the car is moving. Wipers are the other main complaint. They leave a film of water, the driver side wiper stops short, and at highway speed the washer fluid blows over the glass. The intermittent washer spray leaves the passenger side dry. Dealers often call this normal. Driver mirrors also vibrate above 65 mph, and replacing the mirror does not stop it.

Backup cameras switch from color to black and white, often from the day of delivery. Dealers say they have no remedy, and replacing the camera has not always fixed it. Other reports describe dashboard and center screens going dark, lane keeping and road departure error messages, and warning lights flashing at a cold start. Some drivers got a brake system warning followed by much weaker braking. 2 reports describe unintended acceleration ending in a crash, and 1 involved an injury. In one of those, the dealer found a failed battery.

The car brakes hard on its own when nothing is ahead, sometimes to a full stop, with or without cruise control. Drivers report it at 30 to 65 mph, often within the first few thousand miles, and describe close calls with traffic behind them. Dealers usually cannot reproduce it. Snow on the front emblem can shut off cruise control, lane keeping, and automatic braking until the sensor area is cleaned. Driver assist systems also shut off at random with warnings. 2 reports involve crashes with 2 injuries, including a rear-end collision after an unneeded stop.

Reports describe serious engine and transmission failures on low-mileage cars. In one, the CVT failed at 24k miles after clunking, hesitating, and surging. In another, all four fuel injectors failed and a head gasket repair followed. Hybrids shake, rattle, and tick when switching between EV and gas modes. Several owners say the car rolled forward with reverse selected until they restarted it, and one reports the car rocking back and forth after being shifted into park. Others describe warning floods that cut speed to 20 mph, and delays getting the steering recall done. 1 report involves a crash.

Side mirrors crack on their own, usually on frosty mornings, and dealers have refused to cover the repair under warranty. Driver mirrors vibrate at highway speeds, and replacing the glass or the whole mirror assembly has not fixed it. The hood flutters on bumps and at highway speed because the adhesive holding its underside reinforcements fails, and a replacement hood had the same problem. Other reports cover moonroofs shattering, door trim melting in the sun, water leaking through the rear hatch, a liftgate closing on people, and a weak single-note horn.

Adaptive cruise control brakes hard when a car ahead turns off, takes an exit, or changes lanes, sometimes slowing almost to a stop on an open road. Other reports describe a sudden loss of power on the highway after emissions or power system warnings, and one dealer traced it to a fuel injector problem. A few owners report the car speeding up on its own while parking or after the brake is released, and one says the car rolled forward with reverse selected. 1 report describes a crash into a parked car at about 46,000 miles.

Most of these reports cover recall 24V763000 for the fuel system. Owners received the recall notice, but dealers had no parts to do the repair, and most of these owners had not had a failure. Among the actual failures, one car lost power with an engine system warning at about 23,980 miles. Another set a check engine light after water got into the canister valve, and replacement parts were unavailable. 1 report describes a fire that started at the rear while driving and destroyed the car. The cause was not determined.