2008 Honda CR-V Brakes Problems

REQUIRED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES OF USAGE

NHTSA ID

11096458

Incident

May 17, 2018

Mileage

74,062 mi

BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. HONDA DEALER SAID THE ABS MODULATOR SEEMS TO BE FAILING. $1500-2000 WITHOUT LABOR AND IT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS A CONTINUING ISSUE. OUR CRV IS PARKED AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID

11032949

Incident

Jul 15, 2017

ON JUNE 23, 2017, AT ABOUT 8:10 A.M., I TURNED IN TO A DRY CLEANERS STORE AT 5702 EVERHARD ROAD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING MY BRAKES, MY 2008 HONDA DR-V ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, AT A SPEED SO FAST I COULD NOT STOP IT, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD. THE CR-V TRAVELED ABOUT 20-25 FEET AND HIT A PILLAR OF THE BUILDING HEAD ON. THE CR-V HIT THE PILLAR WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT REBOUNDED BACK APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CRUSHED IN AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATED. THE SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OF THE CR-V ON IT'S OWN CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME AND THE CR-V WOULD NOT STOP.

NHTSA ID

11002666

Incident

Jun 23, 2017

Mileage

98,593 mi

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON 4/19/2017 WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE STOPPED, I DEPRESSEED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER IT FAILED TO STOP, I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH CAUSED MY AIRBAG TO INFLATE. IT RUPTURED AT THAT TIME RELEASING DIRTY SMOKE SLIKE MATERIALS AND BURNED THE SKIN ON MY LEFT WRIST. I MELTED MY COAT AND BLOUSE SLEEVE SINGING MY WRIST.. AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE AND RUPTURED AIRBAG INFLATION I WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

10979665

Incident

Apr 19, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

2008 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE AND ROTOR CORROSION DUE TO NON-USE OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10905414

Incident

Aug 19, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES THAT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF FOR MONTHS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. THE DEALER COMPLETED A RECALL REPAIR FOR THE DOOR ACTUATOR AND, SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ALARM RANDOMLY SOUNDED AND LOCKED THE CONTACT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR A SECOND, TIME BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED. THE SUSPENSION WAS ALSO UNSTABLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN TWO DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10874231

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, BRAKES STARTED TO VIBRATE & UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES IS IS A FAULTY ABS MODULE. THIS WAS AFTER NEW BRAKES HAD BEEN INSTALLED, NEW ROTORS, PAID TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM BLED TWICE (ABOUT $700). TO INSTALL A NEW ABS MODULE, THE COST IS $2,100 JUST FOR THE PART FROM HONDA. THE CAR IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE PART. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP FOREMAN INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE CARS. IN ADDITION, I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THERE IS A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL FOR THIS CAR IN MARCH, NOW IT IS APRIL AND THOSE NEW PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DEALER YET. I HAVE A CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE NOW 1) IT NEEDS A $2100 PART, WHICH THE SERVICE FOREMAN TELLS ME IS NOT GUARANTEED TO LAST BECAUSE THEY ARE FAULTY; AND 2) THERE IS AN AIRBAG PART THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE CHECKED; AND 3) THE FACTORY ALARM WILL NOT SET, I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10853416

Incident

Apr 2, 2016

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TIRE PRESSURE, VSA AND ABS WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ID

10559944

Incident

May 21, 2009

Mileage

33,000 mi

THE VEHICLES BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE, IT THE FRONT ROTORS MOSTLY, THEY DETERIORATE VERY QUICKLY ALONG WITH THE HIGH QUALITY BRAKE PADS. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AT 70,000 AND THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING DAMAGED . THERE HAS BEEN AN UNSETTLING VIBRATION IN THE BRAKING/STEERING SYSTEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR . I AM CONVINCED THAT HONDA NO LONGER MAKES QUALITY VEHICLES AND THE SOONER THEY STOP MAKING CARS THE BETTER. AT 25,000 MILES WE HAD THE AC CLUTCH START TO SLIP ON US WHILE WE WERE IN ABOUT 120'F TEMPS IN BON OUR WAY TO BULLHEAD CITY. WE ARRIVED COMPLETELY SOAKED IN SWEAT AND WITH THE BEGINNING STAGES OF CHAPPED LIPS FROM THE HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE AC. WE HAD AN AIR LEAK IN THE MOON ROOF SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, ALL HONDA DID WAS MAKE US WASTE OUR TIME WHILE THE MICKEY MOUSED THE SEAL, ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERS AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT ,IT STARTED MAKING THE WHISTLE AGAIN AFTER I OPENED AND CLOSED IT. I HAD GREASE PRINTS ALL OVER THE HEAD LINER FROM THAT EXPERIENCE.THE LEATHER ARM REST STARTED BUBBLING AND PEELING ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE, IT LOOKS HORRIBLE . I HAVE HAD BETTER USED CARS THEN THIS. I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT HONDA EXCEPT IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FAMILIES LIFE AND VALUE WHAT YOU BUY WITH YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY . THEN DON'T EVER EVER BUY A HONDA. THEY DESERVE TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND BE SUED BY EVERY PERSON THAT EVER BOUGHT FROM THEM . *TR

NHTSA ID

10524632

Incident

Jul 25, 2012

AT ABOUT 5MPH, I TURNED INTO THE CURB TO PARK MY CAR, UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATED, THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED I WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THERE WAS A PARKED CAR APPROXIMATELY 60-80 FEET AHEAD OF ME, BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES, I SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE PARKED CAR, AND COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING CAR HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION. MY CAR THEN FISHTAILED AND SWIPED THE BUMPER OF THE PARKED CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD REGARDING THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES, AT ANYTIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448578

Incident

Jan 29, 2012

REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING AFTER JUST 16000 MILES, AND MOST OF THOSE WERE PUT ON BY AN 80 YEAR OLD LADY, SO NOT TERRIBLY INTENSE DRIVING. CODE WAS B6 - BRAKE SERVICE - REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID AND NEW BRAKES. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 16000 MILES. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429543

Incident

Oct 11, 2011

Mileage

15,881 mi

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR - REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AT 25000 MILES. *KB

NHTSA ID

10425656

Incident

Jun 11, 2011

Mileage

25,000 mi

PREMATURELY WORN REAR BRAKE PADS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ONE YEAR CHANGE FROM 6 MM (LEFT REAR-INNER PAD AND OUTER PAD), 6 MM (RIGHT REAR-INNER PAD AND OUTER PAD) TO 1 MM (LEFT REAR-INNER PAD AND OUTER PAD), 0 MM (RIGHT REAR-INNER PAD AND OUTER PAD). FRONT PADS REMAINED AT 8MM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10423072

Incident

Aug 30, 2011

Mileage

32,587 mi

OUR 2008 HONDA CRV HAVE A PREMATURELY WORN OUT REAR BRAKE PADS. WHILE THE FRONT PADS ARE STILL 80% LEFT, THE REAR ONES WERE TOTALLY GONE AND DAMAGED THE ROTOR. THE DEALER WHERE I FIXED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED THIS TO THE ACCORD SETTLEMENT HONDA HAS (HTTP://ACCORDSETTLEMENT.COM/). AFTER READING THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT, I BELIEVE THIS APPLIES TO MY CASE AS WELL. BUT UNFORTUNATELY HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED IT. BUT WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE REAR BREAK WITH 23000 MILES? HOW CAN THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE FRONT PADS (ALL ORIGINAL) STILL HAVE 80% LEFT? I BELIEVE HONDA USED THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIALS THAT THEY USED IN THE ACCORD. HOPEFULLY MORE COMPLAINTS WILL BE LOGGED FROM CRV DRIVERS TO BRING THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION. BUT NO MATTER WHAT, AFTER HAVING THREE DEFECTIVE HONDAS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA VEHICLES IN OUR FAMILY!!

NHTSA ID

10405283

Incident

May 20, 2011

Mileage

23,000 mi

ON MARCH 23, 2011, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVA IN NORTHERN CA. I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON HWY. 80 ON A DOWNGRADE. TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD BEEN SNOWING AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A HONDA 2008 CRV WITH AUTO 4WD. I TAPPED MY BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I TAPPED IT AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE. I APPLIED STEADY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. THEY WERE NOT SLOWING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO DRIVE INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER TO STOP MY CAR. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT FORTUNATELY, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. I HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED HONDA AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS RELEASED FROM THE BODY SHOP. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO BRAKE ISSUES IN THEIR DATA BASE FOR MY MODEL OF VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM IF MY INCIDENT WOULD BE REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICE. THEY SAID "NO, THEY DID NOT REPORT INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS SUCH AS MINE UNTIL THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTED TO THEM". THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WAS NOT GIVEN TO ME. I FIND THIS STRANGE. SO I DECIDED I WOULD REPORT THIS DIRECTLY TO YOU. MY VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT WEEK. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO HONDA CONDUCTING THEIR "INSPECTION". I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND AS THOUGH I DO NOT TRUST THAT HONDA WILL CONDUCT THEIR INVESTIGATION WITH INTEGRITY. PERHAPS IF TOYOTA HAD BEEN MORE FORTH COMING WITH THEIR PROBLEMS, I WOULD BE MORE TRUSTING. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I DID ON THAT MOUNTAIN SLOPE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. YOUR INPUT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397178

Incident

Mar 23, 2011

Mileage

54,000 mi

HAVING VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE , ESPECIALLY ON A DOWNGRADE GOING 60 PLUS MPH! TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE, THE FIRST I HAD TO PAY FOR RESURFACING ROTORS AND REUSING MY OLD PADS, BIG MISTAKE! NOW DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME SUGGESTS FOR ME TO PAY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, JUST CRAZY! I ONLY HAVE 22,000 MILES AND I'M STILL UNDER MY THREE YEAR OR 35,000 MILES WARRANTY! BIG [XXX]! SORRY! A 30,000 CAR AND NOT WILING TO PAY A 400.00 BILL , CHEAP ! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10386907

Incident

Mar 4, 2011

Mileage

22,000 mi

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CRV WITH 18,000 MLS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I MIGHT ADD. HERE IS THE KICKER I HAD TO PAY FOR RESURFACING ROTORS AND SANDING DOWN PADS FOR $ 152 , BLAMING ME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE OVERHEATED AND THAT IS WHY IT NEEDED THE WORK. MY QUESTION IS HOW? THE COMPANY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER OR PROOF ME OF THAT SITUATION , I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE CASE! I TOLD THEM THAT ROTORS HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE ONLY TIME I REALIZED IT, I FELT THIS PROBLEM ONLY WHEN I WAS GOING ON A DOWNGRADE GOING AT 80 MPH . IN THE CITY CAN NOT BE VERIFIED NO SYMPTOM OCCUR WHAT'S SO EVER. I FEEL THIS ROTORS ARE TO SMALL OR THE QUALITY ARE OF POOR QUALITY! I ALSO FOUND ON EDMOUNDS.COM A REVIEW, LITERALLY POINTING OUT THE BRAKES NOT AT OF HIGH STANDARDS! I'M SHOCKED THAT THIS ITEM HASN'T COME OUT FORWARD , ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A CRITICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE , ITS BRAKES! THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM SCOTT ROBINSON IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA . PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND GET MY BRAKES FIXED THE RIGHT WAY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10360649

Incident

May 28, 2010

Mileage

17,000 mi

HYDRAULIC SOUNDING NOISE FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN CAR WAS STOPPED. DETERMINED TO BE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AT 40K MILES ON 2008 HONDA CR-V. DEALER WAS "VERY SURPRISED" AND SAID THEY SUBMITTED TO HONDA - AND THAT HONDA WOULD COVER ALL BUT $100 OF THE REPAIR. HONDA HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355657

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR SLID OFF THE ROAD IN A SNOW STORM. WHEN THE CAR HIT THE DITCH I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE STRIKING A TREE. IT NEVER SLOWED DOWN, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD). IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE AWD TOOK OVER AND CONTINUED TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL FROM THE SLIDE ON THE ICE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE TIME WHEN I STARTED TO SLIDE ON ICE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WENT INTO THE DITCH LINE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES DEEP. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WHEELS HIT THE DITCH THINKING IT WOULD SLOW THE VEHICLE SINCE THE WHEELS WERE NO LONGER ON THE ICY ROAD. AS I SAID EARLIER, AT THAT POINT I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I SUSPECT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE AWD WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS. IT APPEARS THE AWD SOFTWARE CONTINUES TO GAIN STABILITY, AND PREVENTS THE BRAKES FROM STOPPING THE WHEELS. I ALSO READ A NOTICE FROM HONDA THAT SAYS WHEN A SITUATION LIKE THIS OCCURS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DISABLED AND REGULAR BRAKING TAKES OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315245

Incident

Feb 5, 2010

Mileage

20,000 mi

BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED AT 11,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268416

Incident

May 11, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

HI, WE PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CRV IN AUGUST, 2008. WE HAVE BEEN READING COMPLAINTS ON THE 2008 CRV DURING WINTER (THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I ENCOUNTERED LAST WINTER). IT SLIDES EASILY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WELL DURING WINTER. IT DOESN'T WORK WELL TOO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A PARKING THAT SLOPES UP WITH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. I WAS IN A HURRY TO GO TO WORK BUT I GOT TOWED THE FIRST TIME WHEN MY 2008 CRV WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD BECAUSE IT COULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN IT WAS IN THE PARKING THAT SLOPES UP EVEN IF I ALREADY PLOWED THE SNOW. IT COULD ONLY REVERSE BUT DIDN'T WANT TO GO FORWARD. WHEN I WAS TOWED THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY A HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN IL. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING WINTER EVEN IF I DRIVE SLOW WHICH NEVER HAPPENED ON MY OLD HYUNDAI. SO, I TRIED TO BE VERY VERY SLOW ON WINTER BECAUSE I WAS REALLY SCARED. I DON'T TRUST MY CRV DURING WINTER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT RECOMMENDABLE TO BUYERS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DURING WINTER. HONDA MIGHT BE SUED BY COMPLAINANTS IF SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS DURING ACCIDENTS. MY FORMER BOSS LOVED THE LOOKS OF MY CRV AND PLANNED TO PURCHASE THE SAME BUT I SAID IT IS NOT RECOMMENDABLE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DURING WINTER. I RELAYED TO HER THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD DURING WINTER. SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED AND DECIDED TO BUY A NISSAN. I DON'T WANT TO RECOMMEND THE 2008 MODEL TO SOMEBODY AND LATER ON WILL FIND OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE SAME AND THEN BLAME ME FOR RECOMMENDING IT TO THEM. I AM SORRY ABOUT THIS BUT THESE ARE FACTS THAT HONDA SHOULD KNOW. I ALREADY REPORTED THIS TO THEM BUT AS I SAID I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I STILL BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE 2008 MODELS FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY. I LOVE MY CRV BUT NOT DURING WINTER. 2008 HONDA CRV OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266691

Incident

Dec 17, 2008

Mileage

6,373 mi