2008 Honda CR-V electrical system problems

218 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2008 Honda CR-V — 23% of all complaints for this model year.

218

Electrical System complaints

23%

share of all complaints

80,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

4 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Honda CR-V. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 137,000. It was later discovered upon registering the vehicle with the DMV that the…”
filed Mar 19, 2026
“*(#1)2024 completely turnd off dead stopef in the middle freeway highway patrol had to tow it away lasy year cost me $900+ **** again now almost passed out no air bag to safe me***** (#2) 3/6/2025 car completly crashed ,injured ,I was taken by 911 to hospital. ** bad air bag did not came out or…”
filed Mar 9, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 13, 2023
ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM…
A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 29, 2022