Has anyone had problems with towing a honda crv? or any suggestions for me on towing this vehicle? also, it has a 2.4l engine, seems a little underpowered.
Don't know what year your CR-V is, but I do know that you need to be mindful of supplying power to the CR-V from the Coach.
Most people i know (me included) run a power lead in the umbilical from the Coach to the CR-V. Usually a blue wire, but your umbilical may be different. The power lead MUST be fused and go straight to the battery of the CR-V.
That's about the only gotcha. If you don't have a power lead, your battery will almost certainly go dead after towing for a full day, without being run.
Just be sure and follow the shifting procedure prior to towing. It is in the owners manual, look in the index under "Towing behind a Motor home" Basicaly it involves starting the car in Park, shifting to R, then N, then D, then 2, then 1, then back to 2, then to D, and then back to neutral, stop right there, then let the engine run 3 minutes. Turn off the radio and the AC/Heater fan. Shut the key off to the I position which will leave the steering wheel unlocked. Good for 8 hours at speeds up to but not more than 65 MPH. Runnng a battery charge wire back from the MH to the CRV is a good idea to keep the battery charged while towing. Have towed my CRV about 40,000 miles with no problems using this procedure. Do this every day before you tow.
Othertonka
2004 Southwind 32VS 8.1 Workhorse chassis
2002 CRV Toad
U. S. Gear Unified brake system
Retired Fire Captain, SFD
Great tow vehicle...I've towed my 2004 for 65,000 miles. No problems but be sure to follow the advice from an earlier post. I also pull the #7 fuse only because I am very conservative on these things, it's no big deal.
Jack and Mary
2004 DSDP (4010)
2012 Honda CRV
Falcon and BrakeBuddy
FMCA:F337928
othertonka wrote: Just be sure and follow the shifting procedure prior to towing. It is in the owners manual, look in the index under "Towing behind a Motor home" Basicaly it involves starting the car in Park, shifting to R, then N, then D, then 2, then 1, then back to 2, then to D, and then back to neutral, stop right there, then let the engine run 3 minutes. Turn off the radio and the AC/Heater fan. Shut the key off to the I position which will leave the steering wheel unlocked. Good for 8 hours at speeds up to but not more than 65 MPH. Runnng a battery charge wire back from the MH to the CRV is a good idea to keep the battery charged while towing. Have towed my CRV about 40,000 miles with no problems using this procedure. Do this every day before you tow.
X2 or 3 or whatever. Excellent advice. The CR-V is a joy to tow.
06 Tiffin Phaeton 40 QDH
Freightliner, CAT
08 Honda CRV EXL/NAV
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar/US Gear
FBINA 144
Just to echo and reinforce the point about power - we ran the battery all the way down three days in a row towing our 2012 CRV. Manual suggests "if you'll be towing more than 8 hours" pull the fuse, but this happened after only 5 hours of towing (as we discovered when it was still dead on the 3rd day after a relatively short trip). Pulling the fuse was not a great fit for us, since it also kills the 12v lighter outlet we needed for our brake buddy.
Anyway, ordered the Toad Charge kit after the first dead-battery day (which required a roadside assistance call to jump the toad... blegh - bought a battery charger that day too!), received it 2 days later, and now the thing stays charged like a champ!
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