I’m Selling My Unreliable Honda CR-V and Buying A Toyota, My CR-V With Only 68K Miles Already Needs New Injectors at a Cost of $2,000

I work at a Honda dealership and sell Honda. Did you ever ponder to blame the ethanol based fuel that you put in your car? This is why weedeaters last 1 season and have to be replaced. You are adding corn juice to gas to save money. 2nd question is why didnt yu spend the money on a service warranty? If you did it wouldn't cost you a dime right now. Also please dont add the brake job in there even though my CRV is previous generation has over 80k on the brakes and are fine. Maybe take it easy driving? Do you do your fluid services when required?

We have a 2005 Honda CRV with 95k miles and I would drive this car anywhere. 20 years old and not one problem. We considered trading it for a new one but now we might just keep this one forever.

just replace the bad injectors and oil change. the spark plugs don't go bad because of fuel wash. fuel does get into the oil so the oil change is needed. the software update may be needed. change fuel filter after fuel system service. this should havecalready been done. food for thought. the alcohols and other additives in our fuels to lower emissions are very corrosive to metals and seals. its possible that the failure is related to this. injector manufacturers should already be making injectors out of materials resistant chemical damage

How much you ask for

High pressure fuel injectors wearing and leaking at relatively low mileage is par for the course on Direct Injection engines. A lot of Hyundai’s injectors go bad even when still under warranty. (Hyundai will only approve replacement of the one bad injector, not all 4.)
Chevrolet high pressure injector seals go bad, causing a compression loss, and make a loud hissing noise. You can’t get the seals separately. You have to buy the complete injector, which comes with seals.

The injectors going bad on the Honda do not make it unreliable. Have the injectors replaced if you’re not comfortable doing it yourself. Then, change your oil and filter, and spark plugs yourself.The spark plugs are easy to replace. There are plenty of videos on YouTube on how to replace spark plugs.

By the way, Toyota is having their share of problems as well. There aren’t any trouble-free cars made anymore….(I am a retired, former ASE certified Master Automotive Technician with 44 years in the trenches.)

I experianced (intermittently 3X) the same dashboard christmas tree lightup with my 2019 CR-V. I thought it was a software issue because the problem always went away the next day.

I took the car in earler the year for an injector recall issue. I hope it fixed the problem.. The problem has not reoccurred this year (knock on wood).

I bought a 2024 Honda CRV, I had 7000 miles in it. Honda has a recall fornthe fuel injectors and something else that was major. I immediately sold the vehicle to a major online car dealer, didnt lose any money, didnt want the future headache. I also bought a Toyota, which is the brand I always buy. Dont know why I let myself be talked into buying a Honda. Also, the mileage I got from my hybrid was laughable, no where near what the specs say! Dont be fooled, buy a Toyota, Subaru, or Mazda..all 3 are more reliable!

Every manufacturer today has issues.
The likes of a 22R Toyota engine are no more.
That's why Hyundai/KIA keeps breaking sales records 10/100k.

I would replace them myself being a mechanic. Unfortunately I know most people are not mechanics themselves and would likely have to pay to get it done. Im also biased towards Honda but toyotas are great too.

I have a 2019 CRV and the display lit up like a Christmas tree. The fuel injectors had to be replaced. Gas was getting in the oil. Replaced the injectors and now everything g runs fine. Honda should do a recall. I’ve owned Hondas my whole life, and I’m starting to get disappointed in problems they have across the board and they don’t do a recall. Very frustrating.

I am going to be honest I spend $1,200 every 10,000 miles just in non-recurring maintenance on my VW Golf TDi, which also has direct injection. Oil, brakes, tires, and consumables are separate. I probably spend over $5000 per year on the car. Your Honda has direct injection, and it doesn't make sense to buy a vehicle over injection replacement. If you are too poor to run the car do not drive. What if you need tires and brakes at the same time? Will you sell a car for that? Besides, while direct injection might be challenging to replace, you can do the repair yourself. They are more difficult than port injectors, but I have four diesel injectors in my golf, and 7 in my Cummins (including the DPF), so since my parts are more than your parts AND labor, I am sure you'll prefer to keep the vehicle since the cost is so low. The injection system lasted sixty thousand on American gas. Use shell v-power from now on. Also, that doesn't mean the car is unreliable. Toyotas fall apart in other ways like the brake pedal and gas pedal bending and being miserable. The firewall is so thin you will die in a crash..maybe you shouldn't have a cheap vehicle if you are expecting perfection.

Don't ever believe a mechanic at a dealership, they have a script already prepared for you! Take it to an honest mechanic that will do it right,and they won't lie to you about what you need! Get a reference from a friend or a associate that you trust! Read reviews ?

Gonna be honest there’s not enough info here and this guy sounds like a moron. There was a problem more than likely caused by an outside source possibly cheap gas and this guy started tinkering with things himself like putting fuel cleaner in. He only checked with the dealer.. so ultimately he probably has a paid off vehicle that will last long time but thinks a 2k repair is not worth it when he will be probably owe 3 to 4K down on a new vehicle and the cycle will repeat.people like this are why there are warning labels such as “don’t drink the battery acid”

This is a very unusable problem. 90% chance honda covers if he asks for a goodwill adjustment given it is rare. I would tell him to suggest he expected more reliability. I know a ton of people who have done this with success. Worst outcome was a split

I taught auto tech for 44 years, ase certified here goes. Air filter has to come out to service injectors only pay for the filter you're being double charged for labor, Same with the plugs, oil change is legit.

I currently own a 2019 AWD HONDA CRV with 160,000 miles, NOT ONE THING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE since it was purchased in 2019.

The problem is the 1.5 liter engine with turbo,
You don’t need a turbo unless you’re racing, turbo means more problems more oil changes, injectors etc, etc
Buy a vehicle that doesn’t have a turbo or CVT transmission (does are bad too especially Nissan CVT transmission)

I follow the maintenance schedule and have all service done at Honda. I've never had a problem with the 3 CRV's that I've owned. As for the cost: get it fixed at Honda. $2300+ is a lot less expensive than buying a RAV4.

Should have bought an extended warranty. I had a 2000 Honda crv, transmission went out at 138,000 miles. Because I followed all the maintenance and did what I was supposed to do. A new transmission was about $3800.back then, the dealer called Honda corporation and they paid the majority of it and I paid $1200 and they also picked up the cost of a loaner car. Had a 3 year warranty on the new transmission and drove it until.it had 252,000 miles on it. Very pleased with what they did.

I currently have a 2017 Honda CRV with 52,000 miles with no problems that Honda didn't take care of. I always buy the extended warranty. No major problems at all. You have got to follow the maintenance if you don't you will have problems regardless of the manufacturer and the make and model of any vehicle. Fuel injectors need to be cleaned about every 30,000 miles. I love my Honda CRV.I also go to only 2 places to get my gas, Costco and shell.

I have a close friend who drives an 18 CRV with the same powertrain. No issues other than an electrical glitch several years ago. It has 130k miles and the motor is dead reliable.

Owning a car can be expensive if you have no idea how to work on them.

Fuel injectors - $280
Spark plugs - $45
Air filter - $12
Oil filter $12
Cabin air filter $14
Replace brake pads and rotors - $140

Total $503
Oil, software and diagnostic $320
Grand total - $823 for a savings of $1975. Non of this required special tools. If you needed something special one of the larger auto parts stores would let you borrow them.

As someone else mentioned it’s likely the cheap grocery store gas that got you. Only use Top Tier fuel.

As a Technician myself. The truth is that the dealer will always charge you an outrageous amount of money for any repair. Those repairs don't cost that much the dealer is making money off of you from every angle possible. If you Purchase your Honda Brand parts online and have an independent shop do the repairs you will probably save an easy 1k. Trust me this is the reason I opened my own shop. And I am for the people . I tell all customers the truth. And in my opinion trading the car for another unless it's an equal trade is a waist of money. Its cheaper to fix the honda and not have payments for another vehicle

If you're going to get the work done you'd be stupid to trade it in. Fix it and keep it.

Says he not a mechanic. You don't need to be a mechanic to change air and cabin filters. My 17 year old daughter does it herself on her 2010 CRV. As a matter of fact she just changed the battery by herself also.
Sounds like he's afraid to get a little dirty

The issue with all of the 2018-21 crv and accords is that they are direct injected now and the injectors get carbon up real bad. It's not a computer issue is design. Also they all are prone to head gasket issues as well because of a cooling line cut in-between the cylinder walls and then they add a turbo which increases cylinder pressure and the head gasket fails. The turbos are also a common issue.

I see it this every one should need to know how to work on there own cars do brakes change oil replace alternator power steering pump water pump some are hard that is 50 50 percent i do my own work on my cars I do have my limits I don't do transmissions have no rack to work under

I also have a 2019 crv with all the same problems. I have spent close to 4,000 in the last 6 weeks with the same problems. I’ve been driving Hondas since 1985
But I’m going to be looking at Toyota next new car.

I have a 2016 Honda Accord, it’s my first Honda fully loaded and rides incredibly good. Before purchasing the Honda I only drove Toyota vehicles. It is my plan to go back to driving Toyota vehicles. I have had more issues with this 2016 Honda Accord, than I care to mention. Batteries that died before the warranty is up AC that goes completely out and some other nodule connected to the AC that went out the cost almost $2000. And when that work was completed, they had the nerve to tell me I was going to need a water pump. I never had these kind of issues with my Toyotas. I’m done with Honda.

I own a 2018 honda crv and have more than 68,000 miles on it. I never have any problem with it