2019 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out
- 60owner reports
- 32,049median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Aug 29, 2026 · checked Sep 19, 2026
60 of the 1,090 complaints on this car describe false collision warning.
Tick what matches of 60 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the radar sensor (10 reports), the forward camera (5 reports) and the windshield (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on collision avoidance covers the 2019 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 15,483 and 45,000 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Twice this has happened. Driving on normal city streets, approximately 35 mph, come to the metal plates on the road in construction area Nad car slams on its brakes and comes to a complete stop in traffic, almost causing an accident and scaring heck out of the occupants of the vehicle.”
Filed Aug 3, 2022
“On multiple occasions I have received a notice to brake, but there is nothing in front of me. It's even started to break a couple times. When these incidents happen, there was nothing in front of me. It was a clear lane... This has happened while adaptive cruise control is on and when it is off.”
Filed Jul 9, 2022
“3-29-2022 forward collision warning - BRAKE - showed on display in front of steering wheel. There was no vehicle in front of me for a great distance. This had not happened before but the automatic braking system has malfunctioned 2-3 times per year for the 3 years I have owned this car. I reported that to this site last week and have discussed that issue a number of times with 5 dealer employees to no avail.”
Filed Mar 30, 2022
“Car will randomly brake when there is nothing in front. Has happened several times.”
Filed Feb 25, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 60 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.
Other problems on this car
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 185 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 98 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 94 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 89 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 79 reports
- Fuel pump failure 69 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 56 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 54 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 44 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 43 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 41 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 33 reports