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vehicle
2009 / honda / cr-v
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
386 on file (2009-01-05 → 2026-05-12)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
99 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear frame/subframe corrosion under recall 23V-228STRUCTURE37 complaints2019-04 → 2026-01cr-v-2009-rear-frame-corrosion
11540852 On June 8th 2023 I brought my car into a Honda service center to be inspected per safety recall 23V-228. After inspection I was told that the rear frame was severely rusted out but that the shop could not do anything about it
11517187 Rust/safety issue related to Honda crv underbody, frame, rear trailing arm and related parts - extensive rust and integrity issues
11515324 The entire rear frame is rotted and broken off of the body. This happened as I was going slowly up my driveway. Body Shops have told me the car is not repairable. The car cannot be driven as the wheels are no longer connected to the main frame
Door lock actuator engages or fails without warningELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 complaints2016-09 → 2024-03cr-v-2009-door-lock-actuator-fault
10940216 FAULTY DOOR LOCKS-DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OVER AND OVER. AT TIMES, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS
11578426 The drivers side locks and unlocks by itself at random times, only way to stop it is to push the button, otherwise it will keep going
11088620 PULLED MY CAR INTO MY GARAGE. TRAPPED IN MY CAR. UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. UNROLLED WINDOWS, UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS BY REACHING OUTSIDE HANDLES. REMOTE ON KEY DIDN'T HELP. HAD TO GET ASSIST TO USE THE KEY IN THE OUTSIDE KEY HOLE
Power steering rack fluid leakSTEERING5 complaints2017-03 → 2025-03cr-v-2009-power-steering-rack-leak
10967897 THEN I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING RACK BECAUSE BOTH OF MY BOOTS ARE LEAKING. I WAS QUOTED $1450
11014557 POWER STEERING RACK LEAK. THIS IS MY 2ND CRV THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RACK AND PINION LEAK. UPON RESEARCHING IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING THE STEERING
11122348 STEERING RACK REPLACED ABOUT 3-1/2 YEARS AGO PROBABLY AROUND 50,000 MILES (EST) . WAS TOLD TODAY NEEDS SECOND REPLACEMENT AT AROUND 86,000 MILES. THIS MEANS STEERING RACK WILL HAVE FAILED TWICE
10904533 TAKATA RECALL/NHTSA RECALL 16V-346 FAULTY AIRBAG (PASSENGER SIDE) HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA DEALER. WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG DEFECT VIA SERVICE RECEIPT PROVIDED AT TIME OF SERVICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. DATE OF SERVICE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED WAS JUL 1, 2016
10899704 TAKATA RECALL - MY HONDA HAS BEEN SETTING FOR 5 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. NOW, THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR INFORMATION IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN LEFT HANGING. WHAT CAN I DO NOW?
10894069 I CONTACTED KEN GARFF HONDA DOWNTON (64 EAST 900 SOUTH, SLC, 84111) ON MAY 3, 2016 REQUESTING THE RECALL REPLACEMENT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THEY CONTACTED ME AND IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS
Spongy brake pedal traced to ABS or booster failureSERVICE BRAKES4 complaints2018-05 → 2023-12cr-v-2009-spongy-brake-pedal
11561364 Brake pedal continues to be squishy, having to be pushed all the way down to the floor to stop, after having replaced the master cylinder and brake booster Twice, flushing and replacing brake fluid, clearing air out of the brake line multiple times!
11096441 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM A NEW HONDA OWNER. LAST NIGHT (5/15/18) I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH WHEN MY REAR BREAK JUST LOCKED UP AUTOMATIC NEARLY CAUSING A TERRIBLE COLLISION
11520937 2009 Honda CRV with 200,000+ miles. The brakes are spongy. Brought it to my mechanic because it is not in ideal driving condition. Checked brake pads and all that and couldn't figure it out. Upon investigation- the brake booster went bad
Sunroof glass shattering without warningVISIBILITY, VISIBILITY/WIPER4 complaints2016-08 → 2019-04cr-v-2009-sunroof-glass-shattering
11139329 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES
11196943 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO INJURY
10897265 THE SUNROOF (OR MOONROOF AS THEY CALL IT) SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY THE GLASS DIDN'T GO INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SHOCK TO US. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE GLASS DIDN'T FALL ONTO OUR HEADS AS WE WERE DRIVING
Airbag failure to deploy or partial deployment in crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2016-12 → 2023-01cr-v-2009-airbag-deployment-failure
11439656 Airbags deployed while driving…Causing the car to flip over to side
10960380 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND A POWER LINE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED NORMALLY
11503627 I was drive and I hit a curb and my airbags wasn't going fast or hit the curb hard at all but the airbags deployed and hit me in face and my hand it hurt . This is unsafe and could have killed me
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Honda CR-V vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/honda/cr-v
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_honda_cr_v_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Honda CR-V},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/honda/cr-v}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
