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2006 Honda CR-V power train problems

25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Honda CR-V cite power train, 6% of all 398 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
25
6% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the power train

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“CAME TO COMPLETE STOP BREAKS GOT HARD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK PEDAL MADE AN APPOINTMENT YUMA HONDA TO CHECK THE CAR,THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.NEXT WENT OUT TEST DRIVE THE CAR.T WAS GOING ACROSS A CITY STREET FOUR LAIN ROAD, WHEN THE BEAKS GOT HAD AN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE,I'M TAKING THE CAR IN AGAIN TO HAVE CHECKED”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 30, 2020Steering, Power train, Service brakesODI 11362054
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CR-V. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE IN PARK, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 19, 2019Power train, EngineODI 11190091
“2006 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH 4WD. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN AUTOMATIC SKID MODE CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A STREET SIGN. *JS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 26, 2018Power trainCrash reportedODI 11074864
“THE CAR SHAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. VIBRATION AND SHAKING TO WHOLE CAR AFFECTING TRACTION AND EVERYONE IN CAR FEELS THE SHAKING. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN LOW GEARS. ONLY AT LOWER SPEEDS AND NOT AT HIGH SPEEDS. I BOUGHT IT USED THIS YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WELL MAINTAINED CRV AUTOMATIC, AWD, 115,000. REALLY HOPE I CAN GET IT FIXED WITH PAYING FOR A TRANSMISSION. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AWD TRACTION, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 13, 2016Power trainODI 10915716
“MY 2006 CR-V SHUDDERS AT AROUND 40 MPH. IT DID THE SAME 3 YEARS AGO AND HONDA CHARGED ME $1200+ TO FIX THE TORQUE CONVERTER (@ 107,000 MILES). NOW IT IS DOING TI AGAIN AT 162,000 MILES. IT SEEMS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. SHOULDN'T HONDA DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN MAKE MORE MONEY ON ME?”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 12, 2016Power trainODI 10905935
“ON A 200 MILE TRIP THE AIR CONDITIONER/ COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. I HAD JUST COMPLETED THE 100,000 MILE SCHEDULED SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED THE DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME AS LONG AS I DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO USE THE A/C OR DEFROSTER. OBVIOUSLY HONDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPRESSORS THEY ARE USING IN THERE VEHICLES. HOPEFULLY DOT WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. MY SISTER IN LAW HAS ALSO REPLACED TWO COMPRESSORS IN HER 2006 HONDA CRV AT LOWER MILEAGE INTERVALS. NO MORE HONDAS FOR ME! *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 6, 2013Power train, EngineODI 10546950

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 27, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.