Towing a 2015 Honda CR-V "four down"
Well, IMHO, Honda has certainly "shot themselves in the foot" by changing the transmission in the 2015 CR-V's to one that prevents 4 wheel down towing. My 2005 CR-V is a great car, and an excellent t...
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RayChez wrote:
I have the two wheel drive 2013 CRV and it gets real good gas mileage. On straight long roads like I-5 right down the center through California I set it on cruise control for 75mph and I was getting 35 mpg. It is a great towing vehicle.
The worst towing vehicle I have had was a Jeep. Good for off road, but terrible gas mileage and terrible towing.
I believe the reason why Honda really got rid of the towing type vehicles is because a lot of RVers were not running the CRV through the gears before towing and it was causing problems with lubrication of the transmission. With claims mounting up on Honda that there was a problem with the transmission, they decided to just eliminate the transmission and the claims.
Ray, I have never heard of anyone complain about their Honda transmissions. I think Honda did have a model year that they had trouble but not from towing.
A lot of car companies have a 'procedure' for setting up to tow and you just don't hear a lot about 'claims'.
The Honda transmission change was due to improving fuel mileage.
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