On Sep 28, 3:40*pm, "D.D. Palmer" <ddpal...@backnet.net> wrote:
> I have a 2007 CR-V EX-L AWD that was bot in Oct, 2006. One of the very
> first of this current bodystyle produced. At 18,000 miles now it's been
> fine except for a problem that just (I think) developed. At times it
> "spudders/shudders". It's intermittent, but often does it at startup and
> can be best demonstrated by turning the car into a hard turn radius,
> either left or right and driving into the hardest possible (shortest
> radius) circle. Again, however, it's intermittent so even the hard turn
> thing frequently doesn't reproduce the problem.
>
> When we first got this CR-V there was talk (on this bulletin board, I
> think) about a rear axle problem, as the vehicle made a slight noise on
> sharp turns very very very infrequently. The dealer found nothing and I
> sort of forgot about it (my daughter drove the car until recently so I
> was not tuned into it...but she did not complain about anything). Now
> daughter is at college and we've noticed this problem/noise/shudder. It
> is possible that this has been going on a while and she just thought it
> was normal (hey, she's a kid!).
>
> This very much reminds me, when I was a kid, of my mother's 1970 Chevy
> Nova when the power steering pump went a few years into ownership.
>
> Power steering? Rear axle? Transmission? It's very hard to sort this
> out. I hate to waste another trip to the dealer where it doesn't
> "misbehave" in front of strangers. But with just 1 year left on the
> warranty I need to get this sorted out.
>
> Any hints, help, ideas?

Drive it in a slow circle with the wheel cocked all the way to the
left. If it shudders or clicks (similar to a bad axle noise) every
time, take it back to the dealer. Most likely the dual pump fluid in
the rear differential is exhausted. This is a warranty repair. If
your usual dealer won't fix it, go to a different one or call Honda
for help.