Honda CR-V Complaints (2004)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#10402010May 19, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY LIGHTS UP WITHOUT APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401455May 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY A/C COMPRESSOR EXPLODED AT AROUND 47,000 MILES SENDING SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COOLING/HEATING SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3000 TO REPAIR. THAT IS NOT A CASE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PART IS FAULTY. IT EXPLODED. HONDA SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT, SOMETIMES PARTS WEAR OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401318May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING THE TANK. IT LITERALLY FOUNTAINS OUT OF THE TANK. THE GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR ONTO THE TIRES AND BRAKES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN THAT GAS HITS HOT BRAKES. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, INCLUDING HONDA'S SITE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAD NO PROBLEM FOR A YEAR. THEN SUDDENLY THE GAS OVERFLOWED ONE DAY WHEN FILLING THE TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THE GAS OVERFLOWED SPORADICALLY, PROBABLY 3 OR 4 TIMES OVER FIVE YEARS. I ALMOST ALWAYS USE MARATHON GAS. I DON'T OVERFILL THE TANK. WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, I TYPICALLY WAIT A SECOND, AND THEN REMOVE THE NOZZLE. I WILL PUT THE NOZZLE BACK ON THE PUMP AND THEN TURN TO PUT THE GAS CAP ON, AND SPORADICALLY, I FIND THE GAS LITERALLY FOUNTAINING OUT OF THE TANK. IN JUNE OR JULY 2009, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A VERY HOT DAY AND I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED. I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT A VALVE, INTEGRAL TO THE GAS TANK, HAD GONE BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE. ALL WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 20 MONTHS. BUT JUST LAST WEEK, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIREBALL HAPPENING BECAUSE THE GASOLINE FOUNTAINS OUT OF THE TANK, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR, HITTING THE TIRES AND BRAKES, AND THEN POOLS ONTO THE GROUND. I'VE HAD PROBABLY A HALF LITER OF GASOLINE FOUNTAIN OUT LIKE THAT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK IT WOULD BE SAFER FOR ME TO HAVE MY CHILD OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN REFUELING THIS VEHICLE. IT'S TRULY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. I AM WAITING FOR HONDA'S RESOLUTION AND REPAIR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397068April 21, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR SEIZED AT 125K--THIS IS THE SECOND ONE--NEW PART IS ON ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396088April 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CR-V EX WITH ALMOST 69K MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR TO THE GILLS AND JUST YESTERDAY MY A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW UP, LEAVING METAL SHARDS ALL THROUGH MY AC LINES. THE PULLEY AND CLUTCH (AC CLUTCH) WERE ALSO DESTROYED, LEAVING ME WITH A 2100 DOLLAR ESTIMATE. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS HAPPENING A LOT IN THE 2002-2004 MODELS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THEY KNEW THE PART WAS FAULTY AND STILL CONTINUED TO INSTALL IT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THE PART HAS SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED. I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE, I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS DAMAGE WHEN IT IS CLEARLY HONDA'S FAULT. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THIS PROBLEM AND IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO ADD MY NAME, I WILL DO IT. LACK OF AC CAN LEAD TO HEATSTROKE AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE AC IS NEEDED IN THE WINTER FOR THE DEFROSTER, AND I CAN CLEARLY SEE A FOGGY WINDSHIELD LEADING TO ACCIDENTS. HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS PART/PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384134February 23, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 3 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS THEN DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE KNEE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND BEING HANDLED THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,326.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10381184February 8, 2011
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS CONSTANTLY LOSING PRESSURE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED A DEFECT IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WHEEL HAD PIN HOLES THAT WERE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOOSE PRESSURE ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON THE WHEEL REPLACEMENT. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500. UPDATED 07/20/11 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376884January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HONDA CRV 2004, AC DEFECTIVE, 82,000 MILES JUST QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375363January 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE REPAIR COASTED ABOUT $ 1800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373869January 3, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 2004 CRV. THE SWITCH IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAILED SWITCH. BUCKLE MUST BE REPLACED. WARRANTY READS "A SEATBELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE". HONDA WILL NOT ACCEPT WARRANTY CLAIM, SINCE IT IS AN SRS SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372231December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES ON 12/22/10 AFTER THE TOTAL A/C UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 9/24/07 INCLUDING EXPANSION VALVE, CONDENSOR, EVAPORATOR, COOLING FAN, AND COMPRESSOR AT 75,265 MILES. THIS IS MY SECOND A/C UNIT THAT DIED. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372232December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C UNIT STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT COOL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370574December 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370059December 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THROTTLE STUCK AT FULL SPEED. PUMPED ACCELERATOR TO NO AVAIL. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND, LITERALLY, STOOD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. ENGINE STILL RACED AT FULL SPEED, AND I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. RIVER ON MY RIGHT AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT. SAW A LARGE, OPEN YARD AND DROVE THE CAR AT HIGH SPEED INTO THE YARD AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. WHEN TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, IT STILL RACED AT FULL THROTTLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AND EVALUATED BY INDEPENDENT (NOT HONDA) MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS "CARBON BUILDUP IN THE THROTTLE BODY." EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REGULAR BRAKES COMPLETELY RUINED DURING THIS INCIDENT AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN VEHICLE WITH ME. EVERYONE TERRIFIED, BUT NO ONE HURT OR INJURED. REPAIRS QUOTED AS VERY EXPENSIVE, PLUS THE COST OF NEW BRAKES. DID NOT WANT TO EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN AND DISPOSED OF IT FORTHWITH. ROUTINE GOOGLE SEARCH UNCOVERED SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE 2004 AND OTHER YEAR CRV'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368840December 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HER HONDA 2004 CRV (ATTACHMENTS NOT IMAGED) *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION UNIT FREEZING, THE ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUGS INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE PROPELLER PROTECTION SHAFT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368331November 30, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367328November 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA CRV WHEN SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT. I HIT THE GAS AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING TO RED LINING EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO WORK BUY THEY DIDN'T STOP THE CAR OR EVEN SLOW ME DOWN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. I IWAS ALMOST HIT TWICE AS I HAD TO GO THROUGH A LIGHT. I HEADED TO A EMPTY BUILDING. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO CRASH MYSELF TO KEEP FROM KILLING ANYONE. WHEN I TURNED TOWARDS THE BUILDING I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINALLY. THE CAR STILL RED LINED IN PARK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE COVER OVER THE THROTTLE. IT HAD SLIPPED DOWN AND THE THROTTLE CAUGHT ON IT. TOWING NUMBER IS 330-995-2385 HONDA TOLD ME NO RECALL ON 2004'S BUT HEARD ABOUT THE HONDA 2005 HYBRID AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHAT I WENT THROUGH. GAS STUCK AND NO BREAKS, IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING I EVER WENT THROUGH. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC WHO TEST THE CAR AND THEN FIXED IT. I ASK HONDA TO REPORT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPORT IT TO AMERICAN HONDA BUT I DECIDED AFTER THE WAY THEY ACTED TO REPORT IT TO YOU. I COULD BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SEVERAL FAMILIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359300October 5, 2010
EQUIPMENT
MY 2004 HONDA CR-V'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/24/10. THE AIR BLOWING OUT SEEMED TO BE WARM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO INSPECT THE A/C FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING, 9/25/10. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE LOWER PANEL A/C COMPRESSOR AND SHOWED ME A HOLE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR "EXPLODING" OUTWARD. THERE WERE A FEW METAL SHARD PIECES LEFT IN THE PLASTIC PANEL THAT COVERS THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BUT HAD NEVER SEEN IT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, HIS PARTS SUPPLIER SAID THAT THEY HEAR OF THIS OFTEN. BOTH BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSORS. DUE TO THE WAY THAT THE A/C SYSTEM IN THE HONDA IS SET UP, THE ENTIRE THING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY MY MECHANIC WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS COSTS AND LABOR CHARGES. IT COST $1313.52 TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A RECALL AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT I FOUND AN ONLINE DISCUSSION THREAD WITH BETTER THAN 900 COMMENTS OF FOLKS WHO ALL HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSORS. IHTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P49 IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AROUND $3000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. IN SOME CASES, THE METAL SHARDS THAT BLOW OFF OF THE COMPRESSOR CAN EITHER SLICE INTO THE TIRES OR MAKE A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. I GUESS I WAS "LUCKY" IT DIDN'T DO MORE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358621October 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD WHINING NOISE. THEN A LOUD BANG, AND SOME BIG PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF THE CAR ONTO THE ROAD. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART THAT FELL OFF WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED AT GREAT COST. WE HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357870September 27, 2010
EQUIPMENT
AIRCONDITIONER QUIT WORKING. THOUGHT WAS JUST LOW FREON-WAS SHRAPNAL IN MY VEHICLE FROM THE UNIT DISINTEGRATED. WAS TOLD LUCKY I DIDN'T DRIVE ANY FURTHER OR THE SHRAPNEL WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE, SEIZED IT UP, POSSIBLY CRASHING IN THE PROCESS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA KNOWS IS HAPPENING. IT COST ME ABOUT $1600.00 TO REPAIR, SOMEONE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AFTER LOSING THE AIRCONDITIONING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT FROM IT CRASHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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