Honda CR-V Complaints (2003)

468 consumer complaints on file.

#10210749December 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CAN NOT BE SHIFTED BEYOND D TO 2 NOR 1. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210077November 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES ONLY. NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM HONDA CAR. HAD TO GET THE A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH AMOUNTED TO AROUND $3,200 AND HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207309October 29, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ON TWO OCCASIONS MY 2003 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FOLLOWING AN INITIAL ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ON, BUT HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING, TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OFF, ETC. FOR EIGHT FULL SECONDS THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER MY SPEED CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER SAID THERE WAS A NEWS BULLETIN ABOUT IT ON HONDA'S WEB SITE (BUT WOULD NOT SHARE IT WITH ME) AND TOLD ME TO GO TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE, FAILED TO SHARE ANY BULLETINS WITH ME, STATING THESE INFO WAS FOR THE DEALERS ONLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE 2003 CRV'S AND IT IS A MISREAD WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT TO TAKE IT TO THEM AGAIN IF I FELT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION AND STATED THAT SINCE IT TECHNICALLY WAS NOT A RECALL, THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH ME NOR DID THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT IT IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES. I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE NARROWLY DIVERTED DISASTER. I HAVE LOST TRUST IN THE RECALL PROCESS. THIS NEEDS TO REACH THE CONSUMER IN SOME FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205123October 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY HONDA CRV EX 2003 BRAKES LIGHTS FAIL. THE ONLY LIGHT FOR BRAKING IS THE THIRD LIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEK. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL NOT NOTICE THE THIRD LIGHT WHEN I BRAKE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS LAST TIME THE BULBS DID NOT LAST 5,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204139September 26, 2007
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK. DEALERSHIP RAN A TEST AND DETERMINED THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198922August 8, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198756August 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 1982 HONDA SILVERWING AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE SOUND, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS FILLED WITH FREON, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO FREEZE AND SEIZE THE ENGINE. HONDA INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONLY THE COST OF THE PARTS, NOT THE LABOR. HONDA ALSO ADVISED HER NOT TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS FOR THE COMPRESSOR WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,618 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195454July 6, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE REAR PADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE IN WHICH THEY WERE ATTACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PADS WERE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,940 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,840. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT PADS WERE OK. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195226July 3, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NOT SAFETY RELATED. AIR CONDITIONER A(/C) COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH DRYER REPLACED.2003 HONDA CRV.45000MILES THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST A LONG TIME. DEFECT IN COMPRESSOR.MAKE IN JAPAN KEIHIN EV0333564 HS-110R. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190828May 15, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 CRV - AIR CONDITIONER STARTED MAKING CLANGING NOISE, THEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. TURNED OFF AIR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE BLACK DEATH"BECAUSE METAL SHARDS WENT EVERYWHERE AND RUINED THE WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE WAS 200 MILES AWAY FROM THE END OF THE HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. WARRANTY COVERED COMPLETELY NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. IF NOT FOR THE WARRANTY, DEALER SAID , THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ALONE AT THEIR COST WOULD BE $3800, NOT INCLUDING LABOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188831April 25, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 36,000 MILES NO WARNING. COST $1500. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED PART BUT NOT ALL. SHREDDED METAL ALL THROUGH OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER. HAD TO WAIT 7 HOURS FOR A REPAIR AS DEALER 50 MILES AWAY HONDA CRV 2003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188052April 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE CAP AND MADE THE REPAIR. NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE REPORTING TO THE DEALER IN 2005 THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE BUT UPON BRAKING THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY THE DEALER. ON THE 2ND INCIDENT IS WHERE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH BY FLOORING THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVENTUALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS STICKING. UPDATED 08/03/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187615April 11, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, PRY THE HOOD DOWN, AND ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT TO DRIVE TO A BODY SHOP. LUCKILY , THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED, AND THE ROOF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD ,WAS SEVERELY DENTED. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS AROUND $1700. THE LATCH WAS DAMAGED, AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE LATCH WAS DAMAGED PRIOR OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. EARLIER THAT DAY THE HOOD HAD BEEN OPENED AND CLOSED, BUT I HAD DOUBLE CHECKED THAT IT WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. IT WAS NEARLY UNBELIEVABLE THAT I AVOIDED A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185987March 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE: 2003 HONDA CRV WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSIMISSION. ON JANUARY 23, 2007 DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF THE GEAR THAT IT WAS ENGAGED IN WITHOUT ANY WARNING . THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE GET THE CAR INTO 2 GEAR ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT REMAINED FOR TWO MONTHS WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FOLLOWINGWAS A LIST OF PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM: MANUAL CLUTCH, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH CABLES. *AK TH OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE THRUST BEARINGS AND THRUST WASHERS BEING WORN AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THE SHORT BLOCK TO BE REPLACED. ALL WORK WAS COMPLETED AT A HONDA DEALER. HONDA HAD TO ENGAGE A HONDA CERTIFIED TECH TO REVIEW THE VECHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177315December 29, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND DROPS UNEXPECTEDTLY IN MY 03" HONDA CRV. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA CORP AND I AM AWAITING TO SEE IF IT WILL BE COVERED BY THEM. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER BACK I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA CORP PROMPTLY AND I AM NOT ALLOWING MY WIFE AND SMALL CHILD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR WILL COST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX, MY EXPENSE I WAS TOLD. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TILT WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM FAILS - THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN - ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN A SUV.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175995December 12, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 HONDA CR-V AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MINUTES, THEN COMPLETE FAILURE. REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WERE SMALL METAL PARTS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175998December 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174588November 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER BEEN PARKED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WAS NOTICED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, A HOLE WAS NOTICED NEAR THE BACK SEAT, WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TESTED THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE FAILURE CODE READING "AUXILIARY EMISSION CONTROL EVAPORATION, GAS LEAK". THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL LEAK TO BE SHOWN WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LEAK COMING FROM THE OUTLET HOSE FROM THE TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH COULD EASILY BE REMOVED WITH THE FINGER TIPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS AN ISOLATE FAILURE, AND WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE FAILURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174216November 25, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A MID-SIZED SEDAN WHICH DRILLED MY LICENSE PLATE BACK TO THE FIREWALL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DESPITE THE SPEED (ME 45, HER 20) AND THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME. I CRUSHED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH MY CHEST AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. HONDA SENT A TECHNICIAN WHO DECLARED A FAULTY SEATBELT AND FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $15,000 DAMAGE, WAS FULLY REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH MY INSURANCE PAID FOR IT, NOT HONDA. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES, BROKEN RIBS AND A DISLOCATED SHOULDER. I CONTINUE WITH THERAPY ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10172406November 1, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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