Honda CRV

[Sully2]

I dont have the foggiest idea where this actually belongs.....so Mods move it where you think it should go..?

Honda makes a CRV in 2wh drive and in All Wheel drive ( that some refer to as 4wheel drive) And I have read where EITHER / OR can be towed..flat on the ground with a proper tow bar.

True or False?

Id like to be POSITIVE of with or both cn be towed before I buy either!

Thanks

[univmd]

DanTheRVMan wrote:

RCtime wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
True! Were going to buy one (2014) next year when we get back from AZ. Excellent choice IMHO!

True--both 2-4 wheel drive can be flat towed, I tow the 2 wheel drive.

You definitely want to put a fuse switch in to switch off the radio fuse or you will have a dead battery.

The 2014 I hear is coming out with a 6 speed tranny. The current 2013 is a 5 speed. So maybe the 2014 can or can not be towed four wheels down??

Yes the rumors are that the crv gets a new 4 cylinder engine and a six speed tranny. No info on how the new tranny will tow if this change occurs.

Stop spreading rumors. The tranny remains the same for 2014: http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=7310-en

[rr2254545]

Sully2 wrote:
Much thanks for all the input fellas!

Short coming is that if you have a heavy foot - it can only be towed at a max 65 MPH

[F1bNorm]

DaveG39 wrote:
what SMLRANGER said.

Before the charge line the battery would go dead after towing for a while.

X2 Install a charge line! For now I'm using a battery disconnect, which is OK with the ReadyBrute system, but you still have to reset the radio code and clock.

Norm

[DaveG39]

what SMLRANGER said.

Before the charge line the battery would go dead after towing for a while.

[Mr_Mark1]

Yeppers, the Honda CR-V's can be towed four down. We had an '07 AWD and now a '13 AWD. Honda's, in my opinion, aren't really AWD or 4WD. What happens is, is when the front looses traction, the rear wheels kick in.

There was a youtube video on 'true' 4WD and I think Suburu's, Jeeps and maybe a couple of others will send the power to the wheel with traction. So, the Toyota Rav4, Toyota Highlander, Honda CR-V and many other AWD systems can't pull up a 'test ramp' with just one wheel having traction. The Jeep Grand Cherokee I owned years ago had Quadra-Drive which would send power to the wheel with traction (If it would have only stayed out of the shop long enough to use).

MM.

[F1bNorm]

Blaster Man wrote:
If you want to make yourself happy, go to a Honda dealer and look in any CRV manual...it will tell you exactly what you have to do to tow it.

Easier yet. Honda owners manuals are online.

Norm

[smlranger]

We tow the 2012 AWD CRV and it does fine. I would not plan on pulling a fuse. I ran a separate charge line from the coach to the battery on the CRV and we have no issues with the battery discharging.

[DanTheRVMan]

RCtime wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
True! Were going to buy one (2014) next year when we get back from AZ. Excellent choice IMHO!

True--both 2-4 wheel drive can be flat towed, I tow the 2 wheel drive.

You definitely want to put a fuse switch in to switch off the radio fuse or you will have a dead battery.

The 2014 I hear is coming out with a 6 speed tranny. The current 2013 is a 5 speed. So maybe the 2014 can or can not be towed four wheels down??

Yes the rumors are that the crv gets a new 4 cylinder engine and a six speed tranny. No info on how the new tranny will tow if this change occurs.

[JohnnyT]

Moved from class A forum

[GGoodsell]

I have a 2010 CRV two wheel drive and have been towing it with no issues for the last year. There is a routine that you must go through before towing involving shifting the transmission through the gears in a specific sequence, then leaving it in neutral, along with a couple of other details, but easy to do and no problems at all. I don't have navigation but had a switch installed that kills the radio circuit when towing to lessen the drain on the battery (and, no, I don't have to reset the station presets each time)rather than pulling a fuse, as mentioned in the owner's manual. Good car, good toad.

[Sully2]

Much thanks for all the input fellas!

[Blaster_Man]

If you want to make yourself happy, go to a Honda dealer and look in any CRV manual...it will tell you exactly what you have to do to tow it.

[RCtime]

J-Rooster wrote:
True! Were going to buy one (2014) next year when we get back from AZ. Excellent choice IMHO!

True--both 2-4 wheel drive can be flat towed, I tow the 2 wheel drive.

You definitely want to put a fuse switch in to switch off the radio fuse or you will have a dead battery.

The 2014 I hear is coming out with a 6 speed tranny. The current 2013 is a 5 speed. So maybe the 2014 can or can not be towed four wheels down??

[lj2654]

i HAVE A 2005 crv WITH 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND TOW IT ALL THE TIME!