2011 Honda Cr-Z problems, complaints & recalls

2026-06-13 · Suspension

“i started hearing a knocking noise at the rear of my car. i took it to a repair shop and they said that the tie rod or end and the suspension shock or strut need to be replace. can you check this out for me so i will be safe driving it. thank you…”

2026-03-16 · Visibility · 155,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2011 honda cr-z. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the trunk was opened and the windshield unexpectedly shattered. there was no impact to the windshield to cause the failure. the vehicle was not taken to be inspected or repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 155,000.…”

2023-09-27 · Power Train · 180,000 mi

“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 th…”

2022-03-31 · Vehicle Speed Control

“air bag light and speed gage are unreliable. …”

2022-02-23 · Steering

“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 …”

2021-09-29 · Power Train

“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 no…”

2021-05-07 · Steering · 67,000 mi

“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 steerin…”

2018-09-08 · Unknown Or Other · 97,500 mi

“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…”

2018-02-23 · Structure:body · 154,520 mi

“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 i…”

2017-12-07 · Structure:body · 168,000 mi

“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. …”