| Issue ID | 561361 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10136801 |
| Manufacurer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Brand | HONDA |
| Model | CR-V |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 31/05/05 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My honda 2005 cr-v ex has a problem with pull to the right (pttr) from day one (may 31, 2005). The faster i drive, the harder it pulls. It doesn't matter of i accelerate or drive at a steady speed, the pttr is there. For example, when i drove at 70 mph on i-10, which is a 4-lane road, 2 lanes on each direction (north of tallahassee), i was on the left lane, then took my hands off the steering wheel. It started to drift to the right after two seconds. And then between 2 to 3 seconds later, my v was on the right lane. I had to grab the wheel and pulled it straight back to the road otherwise it would go into a ditch or hit a tree. Did the same test as above, except i took my foot off the gas pedal (let the v cruise on its inertia) at the same time i took my hands off the steering wheel. The pttr reduced significantly, after 7-8 seconds it started to drift to the right. This is should be considered normal. 3 trips to honda dealer in tallahassee but they could not fix it. On the fourth trip, they said there is no pttr. I insisted the problem did not go away, and they said they tried everything (swap front tires, alignment, tsb, sub frame) within alignment and nothing they can do any more. They admitted there was pttr the first time i brought it in, but now they said it is normal. I checked in cr-v forums of edmunds. Com (and some other site) and i found that some people have the same problem, and other people don't have. One vehicle even had 2 front suspension replaced from an unaffected cr-v to get the problem solved. Honda did issued a tsb for this problem, but it did not fix it, or just temporally fixed for a few months (according to some people in the forums). I think this is a defect and it has a dangerous potential to lead to a crash. It should be investigated thoroughly to come up with a real fix. Nick nguyen |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 23 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TALLAHASSEE, FL |
| VIN pattern | SHSRD78885UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 31/05/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | PROCTOR |
| Dealer's telephone number | (850) 576-5165 |
| Dealer's city | TALLAHASSEE |
| Dealer's state code | FL |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 32304 |