https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Honda CR-Z. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:36:04 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-2154085 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The airbag light started coming on somewhere (approx) around 100K miles. I noticed that MANY hondas had takata airbags and were recalled. My airbag is also sourced from takata and I'm concerned for my safety and wondered if my car was overlooked because CR-Z models had very low volume of production. I wanted to check. I cannot financially replace this as the cost exceeds the value of the car, https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-2011998 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT My driver’s side door handle has broken. I have the broken handle if you need it. It’s a safety issue because it delays entering the car from the driver’s side, which could endanger an owner or a passenger who needs to get inside the vehicle. Apparently, this is a known problem in CR-Zs and is often blamed on the car being in a hot climate (spoiler alert: It’s getting hotter these days). My car ha https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1931142 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-Z. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who repaired the front axle. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V256000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1 https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1905536 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Front driver side axle rusted and snapped in half - in line with safety recalls #20V769 & #20V770. Currently, it is available for inspection. I am hoping to begin repairs within the next 3 days. I will save the defective parts and take photos for inspection, upon request. This occurred from a complete stop, turning onto an extremely busy highway. I was able roll into the middle lane to avoid col https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1900007 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-Z. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the air bag warning light inadvertently illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the SRS unit. The contact was informed that the SRS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1900008 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Honda CR-Z. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the air bag warning light inadvertently illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the SRS unit. The contact was informed that the SRS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1900071 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Check airbag light came on. Went to Honda dealership for diagnostic. Was informed that entire SRS unit is defective and needs replaced. This unit controls the entire airbag system. I was given a repair invoice and was told I was liable to pay. Honda manufacturer will NOT pay for this. This is a safety defect and I need to report this. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1826419 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT In 2010 to 2016 Honda CR-Zs the exterior door handles will fail without any symptoms. Leaving the driver unable to unlatch the door without being inside. The problem has not been addressed by Honda, but many owners have reported it being a common problem. The door handle latch tends to break under hot or cold environments and under light to heavy stress when attempting to open the door https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1822572 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Same issue as the 2012 CRV recalls of the passenger aide lock actuators. The passenger door lock works sometimes but the car will constantly try to lock that door if it is unlocked, because it won’t always lock. The dealership isn’t sure, I wonder if it’s a fuse because I hear the entire mechanism when it works. Also, it works with the drivers side child safety control which turns off the control https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1822573 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Same issue as the 2012 CRV recalls of the passenger aide lock actuators. The passenger door lock works sometimes but the car will constantly try to lock that door if it is unlocked, because it won’t always lock. The dealership isn’t sure, I wonder if it’s a fuse because I hear the entire mechanism when it works. Also, it works with the drivers side child safety control which turns off the control https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1804911 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Air bag light and speed gage are unreliable. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1804912 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Air bag light and speed gage are unreliable. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1797254 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT On February 15 I took a short drive into Woodstock, Vt. My trip into Woodstock was without incident, except for the fact that I got a "check tire pressure" alert, probably due to the very cold weather. When I finished my business and restarted the car, there was an additional alert: "check power steering". The car previously had no issues with steering. I drove the car to another nearby parki https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1770836 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT As I was pulling away from a stop sign, the right-hand CV shaft snapped in the middle. Fortunately, I had just enough speed to coast into a parking lot, so I was not a traffic obstacle. On closer inspection, the failure occurred underneath the rubber/metal dynamic damper clamped to the center of the CV shaft. It looks like the dynamic damper was not adequately sealed and trapped salt and water unt https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1745900 Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2011 CR-Z PASSENGER CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SELECTED GEAR. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS DRAINING NEW 12V BATTERIES WITH LESS THAN A 6 https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1745901 Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2011 CR-Z PASSENGER CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SELECTED GEAR. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS DRAINING NEW 12V BATTERIES WITH LESS THAN A 6 https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1745902 Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2011 CR-Z PASSENGER CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SELECTED GEAR. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS DRAINING NEW 12V BATTERIES WITH LESS THAN A 6 https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1601579 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEACTIVATES WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT IN THE AIR. ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHILE RAINING. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#recall-19V500000-honda-honda-cr-z-2015 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, t https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#recall-19V500000-honda-honda-cr-z-2013 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, t https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#recall-19V500000-honda-honda-cr-z-2012 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, t https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#recall-19V500000-honda-honda-cr-z-2011 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, t https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1554603 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DETECTIVES AND REACTIVATES ON IT'S OWN SOMETIMES. WARNING POPS UP RANDOMLY. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1497797 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT ON 09/04/2018 MY HONDA CR-Z IMA LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEVER HAD AN IMA LIGHT COME ON WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BE ON. THEY TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MY CLUTCH SENSOR IS BAD AND THAT IS WHATS CAUSING THE IMA LIGHT TO BE ON. THE PERSON WHO I SPOKE TO AT HONDA SAID THAT THEY DIAGNOSE ABOUT FORTY CARS A DAY FOR SEVEN YEARS A https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1497798 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT ON 09/04/2018 MY HONDA CR-Z IMA LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEVER HAD AN IMA LIGHT COME ON WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BE ON. THEY TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MY CLUTCH SENSOR IS BAD AND THAT IS WHATS CAUSING THE IMA LIGHT TO BE ON. THE PERSON WHO I SPOKE TO AT HONDA SAID THAT THEY DIAGNOSE ABOUT FORTY CARS A DAY FOR SEVEN YEARS A https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1497799 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT ON 09/04/2018 MY HONDA CR-Z IMA LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEVER HAD AN IMA LIGHT COME ON WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BE ON. THEY TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MY CLUTCH SENSOR IS BAD AND THAT IS WHATS CAUSING THE IMA LIGHT TO BE ON. THE PERSON WHO I SPOKE TO AT HONDA SAID THAT THEY DIAGNOSE ABOUT FORTY CARS A DAY FOR SEVEN YEARS A https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1449997 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, THEN GOT WORSE SO THAT THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE NO MATTER WHAT. USING PASSENGER DOOR NOW TO GET IN, AND IT IS NOW FAILING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, AND I EXPECT I WILL SOON NEED TO ENTER THROUGH THE REAR HATCH. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON 2011 HONDA CR https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1431243 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHILE USING INTERIOR DOOR LOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. PARKING LIGHTS WILL FLASH WHEN KEY FOB BUTTON IS PRESSED. PROBLEM STARTED WITH PASSENGER DOOR FIRST THEN 2 WEEKS LATER DRIVER DOOR STOPPED. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILED LOCK ACTUATORS. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1431244 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHILE USING INTERIOR DOOR LOCK BUTTON OR KEY FOB. PARKING LIGHTS WILL FLASH WHEN KEY FOB BUTTON IS PRESSED. PROBLEM STARTED WITH PASSENGER DOOR FIRST THEN 2 WEEKS LATER DRIVER DOOR STOPPED. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILED LOCK ACTUATORS. https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z https://plaincars.com/make/honda-cr-z#complaint-1430641 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE HAS PERIODICALLY STARTED EXHIBITING STRANGE AND DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (WHILE STOPPED AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS) AND, OF GREATER CONCERN, WHEN THE COMPUTER IS DETECTING ISSUES IT IS NOT SHUTTING DOWN THE EPS SYSTEM AS IT SHOULD BUT, INSTEAD, SPORADICALLY TURNS ON AND OFF EVEN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS IT FIRST STARTS BY A MOMENTARY (OR