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2015 Honda CR-V Suspension Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA

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Suspension reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 4, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 668 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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What this page shows

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming suspension

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Suspension
Filed Sep 4, 2020

I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE REAR CAMBER IS AT ITS UPPER LIMITS SO WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS, UPPER LINKS, PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE HITCH AND REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $2165. THEIR REASONING WAS THE WEIGHT OF THE HITCH CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO WEAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH 32 MILES AND NOW HAS 84,000. ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PREFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AT FACTORY RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. THE HITCH WAS INSTALLED THE SAME MONTH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO HAUL ANYTHING OTHER THAN A HITCH HAULER WITH A 40 QUART COOLER FULL OF ICE AND DRINKS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID
11353246
Incident
Sep 4, 2020
Mileage
84,736 mi
Suspension
Filed Dec 27, 2019

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR IT REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION (ALIGNMENT WHEN DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS NEEDED) ON 12/21/19 TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS DONE ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE PURCHASE OF BRAND NEW VEHICLE 12/4/15. AFTER PERFORMING THE ALIGNMENT THAT THE SERVICE DEPT. COULDN'T DO THE DAY BEFORE 12/20/19 I WAS TOLD DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THE LEFT REAR CAMBER IS NOT ADJUSTABLE BY THE MANUFACTURER AND IS OUT TWO TWNTHS OF A DEGREE AND THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS AN ADJUSTABLE AFTER MARKET REAR CAMBER ARM THAT CAN BE INSTALLED FOR OVER $306.20 TO AVOID ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRES(WHICH ARE BRAND NEW) AND IN ADDITION TO THE AFTERMARKET PART PLUS TAX ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO ENSURE THIS RESOLVED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

NHTSA ID
11291648
Incident
Dec 21, 2019
Suspension
Filed Feb 14, 2018

2015 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *LD *JS

NHTSA ID
11065150
Incident
Jul 12, 2015
EngineSuspension
Filed Jan 22, 2018

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ISSUE

NHTSA ID
11064292
Incident
Jan 19, 2018
Mileage
51,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Aug 8, 2017

THE CAR HAS A HORRIBLE VIBRATION WHEN AT IDLE AND PARK. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CAR SHAKE AND IT MAKES MY HANDS NUMB WHEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID
11013737
Incident
Aug 7, 2015
EngineInterior & seatsSuspension
Filed Jul 14, 2017

I HAVE BROUGHT CAR BACK 4 TIMES FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. LAST VISIT THE SHOP FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM BULLETIN 15-046. CAR STILL SHAKES WHEN IDLING

NHTSA ID
11005398
Incident
Mar 22, 2017
Mileage
10,254 mi
Suspension
Filed Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15.

NHTSA ID
10807689
Incident
Jul 2, 2015
Mileage
15 mi
Suspension
Filed Nov 25, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

NHTSA ID
10806766
Incident
Jun 7, 2015
Mileage
200 mi
ElectricalSuspension
Filed Nov 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS HESITANT AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

NHTSA ID
10794521
Incident
Sep 4, 2015
Mileage
500 mi
EngineSuspension
Filed Aug 31, 2015

CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 7/1/15. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, AROUND 500 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING STRONG VIBRATIONS WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR AT IDLE (I.E., STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). ENTIRE BODY OF CAR SHUDDERS SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS AND NAUSEA IN SOME CASES. THE PROBLEM TYPICALLY BEGINS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 5-10 MINUTES, AND WORSENS THE LONGER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING. HONDA SERVICE SAYS THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE A REFUND.

NHTSA ID
10760243
Incident
Jul 27, 2015
Mileage
500 mi
EngineSuspension
Filed Aug 30, 2015

THE 2015 CRV EX VIBRATES AT IDLE SO BADLY THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL. IT ALSO VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS I PURCHASED THE CRV. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2014, WITH ONLY 200 MILES ON IT, I WAS TOLD HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS WORKING ON A FIX FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS WITH MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALER AND STILL NO FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD RECENTLY AT THE DEALER THAT HONDA WAS MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST. IT CONTINUES TO BE A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE AND I HOPE HONDA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS ISSUE. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS CORRECTION NOW. ALSO, I HAVE HAD A NOISE FROM UNDER THE CRV DRIVING OVER DIPS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT LOW SPEEDS, MOST NOTICEABLE BELOW 30 MPH. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO HAS SINCE REPLACED TO REAR STRUTS 2 TIMES ALREADY AND STILL THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. I WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM UNTIL THIS IS ADDRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN MY WORST EXPERIENCE WITH A NEW CAR SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY FIRST CAR SOME 30 YEARS AGO.

NHTSA ID
10760556
Incident
Nov 1, 2014
Mileage
200 mi
Suspension
Filed Aug 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH UP A SLOPE, THERE WAS ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT, MOUNT BRACKET, SHOCK ABSORBER, AND REAR DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

NHTSA ID
10747340
Incident
Feb 25, 2015
Mileage
900 mi
Suspension
Filed Jul 27, 2015

MY 2015 CRV HONDA HAS A VIBRATION AT MANY SPEEDS BUT MOSTLY AROUND 2000 RPM. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND WHILE THEY ARE AWARE OF IT THE IS NO FIX. I FILED THE "LEMON LAW" IN MAINE BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO PROVE IT AFFECTS VALUE. HOW DO YOU DO THAT WHEN HONDA WILL NOT STATE THAT IN WRITING??? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF HONDA WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CUSTOMERS TO RECTIIFY THIS ISSUE?

NHTSA ID
10743806
Incident
Jan 20, 2015
Mileage
3,648 mi
EngineInterior & seatsSuspension
Filed Jun 17, 2015

I PURCHASED MY CRV EX AWD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE SEATS SHAKE CAUSING A VIBRATION IN THE CAR WHEN I'M STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE IS WARM AND IDLES AROUND 600 RPMS. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF THE A/C IS ON OR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THEN THE VIBRATIONS LESSENS AFTER THE ENGINE IDLE INCREASES. I'VE CONTACTED HONDA, BUT THEY ONLY SAID THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT AND THAT "IF" A REMEDY CAN BE FOUND THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE OWNERS.

NHTSA ID
10725856
Incident
Jun 2, 2015
Mileage
230 mi
Suspension
Filed Jun 16, 2015

I JUST NOTICE ON 6/8/15 THERE A VIBRATION EVERY TIME I STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. IT PRETTY ANNOYING AND VERY OBVIOUS. I LOOK UP THE REVIEW AND FIND OUT THERE SO MANY OWNER OF HONDA CRV-EXL 2015 FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED. PLEASE HELP. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMERS. SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY TO HOLD HONDA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND STILL SELLING IT TO THE CONSUMERS. I FEEL CHEATED. PLEASE HELP!!

NHTSA ID
10725450
Incident
Jun 8, 2015
Mileage
800 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed May 22, 2015

WHILE IN LOW IDLE (LESS THAN 750 RPM) VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHILE IN DRIVE OR "S" GEAR. SHUDDER DECREASES IF CAR IS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, OR IF BRAKE CONTINUES TO BE APPLIED AND A BIT MORE RPMS ARE INTRODUCED BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR. HAPPENS IN EITHER REGULAR DRIVE OR ECO MODE. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IS ANNOYING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID
10720989
Incident
Apr 30, 2015
Mileage
500 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Mar 27, 2015

SOON AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED A DISTINCT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR DURING IDLE AND MODERATE ACCELERATION AT NEARLY ALL SPEEDS WHEN RPM WAS AT 1800-2200. DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE, INDICATED A NUMBER OF OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, GUESSED IT ORIGINATED IN COMPUTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR DIFFERENTIAL, COULD NOT FIX IT, CLAIMED IT IS NOT A SAFETY MATTER, ADVISED TO CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, SAID IT IS A PRIORITY AT HONDA, AND MENTIONED NUMEROUS REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS AND TV (7 ON YOUR SIDE WJLA, FEB 25, 2015) THE VIBRATION IS UNPLEASANT, ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING. OVER TIME THE SHUDDERING MAY DEVELOP INTO A SAFETY MATTER. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON HONDA TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND MAKE A FIX OR RESTITUTION AS SOON AS THEY CAN AND CERTAINLY BEFORE INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10702175
Incident
Jan 30, 2015
Mileage
123 mi
EngineSuspension
Filed Mar 24, 2015

I BOUGHT A 2015 CRV WITH 16 MILES ON IT. FROM THE BEGINNING THERE HAS BEEN SHUDDERING WHEN I DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS (OR ON ANY NORMAL HIGHWAY), AND STRONG VIBRATIONS (ROUGH IDLE). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ON A 31K CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10701477
Incident
Mar 24, 2015
Mileage
2,500 mi
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Mar 17, 2015

PURCHASED VEHICLE 1/29/15 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, LET IT GO THINKING NEW CAR NEEDS TO GET BROKEN IN. 1400 MILES LATER, THE CAR IS STILL DOING IT, ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S WORSE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND CONTINUES WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING. DEALER SAID HONDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT YET. IN FACT, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID ABOUT EIGHT (8) OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED HONDA, ONLY TO BE TOLD THIS IS A "CONDITION" THEY ARE AWARE OF AND ARE INVESTIGATING, HOWEVER, SINCE THEY DON'T FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, THEY COULD NOT COMMIT TO WHEN A REPAIR PROCEDURE WOULD BE INSTITUTED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. HOW CAN YOUR CAR VIBRATING WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN, HOW CAN ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS THE DRIVEABILITY OF YOUR VEHICLE NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN'T EVEN RID OF IT, WHAT DEALER IS NOT GOING TO QUESTION THAT VIBRATING. HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE OR REPLACE THE AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

NHTSA ID
10694746
Incident
Jan 29, 2015
Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Feb 26, 2015

EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS, ONE WHILE IN DRIVE AND STOPPED, ANOTHER AT ALL SPEEDS WORSE WHEN ACCELERATING. AT TIMES I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS NOT STABLE AND I AM SCARED OF LOSING CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
10690774
Incident
Dec 1, 2014
Mileage
800 mi

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