Honda CR-V Complaints (2003)

468 consumer complaints on file.

#10171955October 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY 2003 HONDA CRV STARTING MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A METAL PART FELL OFF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE EXCEPT THE AIR CONDITIONER. THERE WAS STILL FREON IN THE SYSTEM, BUT I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS RUINED. OUR CAR ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A REBUILT COMPRESSOR FOR THIS CAR IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE OLD COMPRESSORS ARE NOT REBUILDABLE. THE BILL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS OVER $1,700.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170862October 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF BUYING IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME EQUIPMENT FAILURE FROM OTHER BUYERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170309October 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND STARTING HEARING MY ENGINE MAKE STRANGE GRINDING-LIKE NOISES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE, BUT IT WOULD COME AND GO SO I KNEW THAT WASN'T IT. I STOPPED A FEW MILES LATER AND WHEN I PULLED IN THE PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED, THE ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND DIED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT MADE THE SAME LOUD NOISE AND DIED AGAIN. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE A/C, IT STARTED OKAY, BUT THEN TURNING ON THE A/C KILLED IT AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED, AND CONTAMINATED THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM. THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP APPARENTLY REALIZES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE 2003 CR-V; HE HAD HAD FOUR OTHER 2003 CR-V''S COME IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OVER THE COURSE OF ONLY A FEW MONTHS. HE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS DEALERSHIP TO COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS. MY 2003 CR-V WAS BOUGHT FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN THE ONE WHERE WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, SO THERE WAS BASICALLY NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HAVE THEM COVER THE LABOR. WE ENDED UP PAYING $1074.76. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS COMPLETELY, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE SAME THING. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY AS HE SUGGESTED, BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE. THIS IS OUR SECOND MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS WITH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM (ALSO COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS). BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN OUR NEIGHBOR'S IDENTICAL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169290September 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY 2003 CRV IN FOR THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRST TIME THEY MACHINED THE ROTORS AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THEM. NOW, AFTER ABOUT 15,000 MILES, THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE WRONG HERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168728September 20, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN MY 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE A/C SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THAT METAL SHARDS FROM THE COMPRESSOR HAD TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE A/C SYSTEM AND CONDEMNED MANY COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE A/C COMPONENTS TO BE PAID BY HONDA AND THE LABOR TO BE PAID BY ME. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE TOTAL BILL WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2500 AND THAT MY PORTION WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I SPOKE WITH A CSR AND EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION WITH HONDA''S DECISION. I TOLD THE CSR THAT I WANTED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE A/C PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND HONDA WAS AWARE THAT IT HAD A DEFECTIVE PART(S). THE CSR ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE HONDA''S DEAL STATING THAT THIS IS THE BEST OFFER THAT I WOULD BE GIVEN AND THAT IF I CONTINUED TO ''PUSH'' MY COMPLAINT THAT HONDA COULD WITHDRAWAL THE OFFER. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT I WOULD ACCEPT THE OFFER (DESPITE BEING DISSATISFIED) AND THAT ONCE THE CAR WAS FIXED AND THE PARTS PAID FOR BY HONDA, I WOULD EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION AGAIN. I TOLD HER THAT I FELT LIKE I COULDN'T REALLY MAKE A VALID COMPLAINT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT COULD BE WITHDRAWN. BASICALLY, I FELT THAT HONDA WAS SAYING ''TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT'' THE PARTICULARS DON''T MATTER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM STILL DISSATISFIED WITH HONDA''S POSITION AND I AM ASKING FOR FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE A/C SYSTEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I''M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE SAFETY RISKS GIVEN THE FACT THAT ''METAL SHARDS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND CONDEMNED MANY COMPONENTS". I DO KNOW THAT A 2 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167068August 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
A/C ON 2003 HONDA CR-V FAILED (44,000 MILES ON VEHICLE) RESULTING IN INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS DURING THUNDERSTORM. THERE WAS NO VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. HONDA REPAIRED DEFECT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ($1900 VALUE). DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. IT APPEARS FROM DISCUSSION THREADS ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ACCESSORY FAILURE ON 2002-2004 CRVS THAT HAS SAFETY CONNOTATIONS. HONDA AMERICA IS REPAIRING AT NO COST TO AUTO OWNERS EVEN IF OUT OF WARRANTY BUT YOU HAVE TO COMPLAIN TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS. FURTHERMORE, IT APPEARS THAT THE REPAIRS ARE BREAKING DOWN IN INSTANCES BEFORE EXCEEDING ANY WHERE NEAR REASONABLE REPLACEMENT PART SERVICE LIFE. THIS SUGGESTS A DESIGN FLAW. HOW MANY CRVS ARE OUT THERE WITH IMPAIRED WINDSHIELD DEFOGGING CAPABILITIES? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166756August 28, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED OPERATING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER IN TAMPA FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT HAD BEEN SERVICED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SEALED A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AND INGESTED AN INTERNAL COMPONET THEN DISTRIBUTED SMALL PARTS THOUGH THE SEALED PRESSURIZED SYSTEM THEREBY CAUSING OTHER A/C SYSTEM COMPONETS TO FAIL. THIS MAJOR FAILURE REQUIRES A COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE AND STATED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF IT AS WELL. HE ESTIMATES THIS OCCURS TO 1 IN 25 VEHICLES. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $2600.00 TO $2800.00. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 HONDA CR-V WITH 50,000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN ONE OTHER DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL. HONDA IS REVIEWING AT THIS TIME WHETHER THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS THIS IS AN UNUSUAL FAILURE. I AM AWARE THAT THIS PART WAS REDESIGNED IN 2004. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE WITH NO A/C SYSTEM THERE IS NO DEFROSTER CAPABILITIES THEREBY CREATING VISIBILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166781August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2003 HONDA CRV EX SUSTAINED OVER $2700 IN DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING: AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING OFF THE CAR,I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION,AND EXITED ,THINKING THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. IT WAS NOT IN PARK,IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK FAILED! THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS ON THE DRIVEWAY, STRIKING AND DAMAGING A FENCE AND NARROWLY MISSING A GROUP OF TEENAGERS AS IT ROLLED INTO THE STREET. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165017August 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FROZE UP WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURRED WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BELT CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE BELT REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164946August 8, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING FAILED TWICE IN HONDA CR-V. AT 37,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 56,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164214August 2, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DEAR REVIEWER OF MY COMPLAINT PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE IS WEBSITE TO BETTER GET A UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE I AM GOING WITH THIS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FB5/0. I OWN A 95 ACCORD WITH 130K AND NEVER HAD TO GET THE COMPRESSOR FIXED....MY WIFE'S 2003 HONDA CR-V 49,000 MILES JUST WENT...HONDA TOLD ME $1400.00+TAX. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. YOU KNOW HOW THE WEATHER GETS HERE ON THE EAST COST IN THE SUMMER? ALSO I DRIVE MY 80 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER TO THE MARKET AND PLACES SHE NEEDS TO GO. WHAT ABOUT WHEN THE WINDOWS FOG UP IN THE WINTER. HOW CAN YOU DRIVE IF YOU CAN'T SEE. I COULD SEE IF THIS WAS MY 95 ACCORD A/C THAT WENT. I FOUND THAT WEBSITE OF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF 02, 03 AND 04 HONDA CR-V OWNERS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM. SOME WITH ON 20K MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A BAD COMPESSOR . MAYBE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN DRIVE WITHOUT A/C AND LIVE, BUT WHEN YOU NEED TO TRANSPORT A BABY OR 80 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER EVEN HOTTER IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. MAYBE IT'S THE FACT THAT THEY CAN PUT A CRAPPY COMPRESSOR IN THE CAR AND HAVE PEOPLE COME BACK AND PAY ANYWHERE UP TO $2000.00 IF THERE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEN THEY TELL YOU, YOU SHOULD OF BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OR THAT YOU SHOULD TRADE THE CAR IN AND GET A NEW ONE. YOU USE THE A/C JUST SAY 1/2 YEAR. IF THIS WAS THE ABS, SRS OR SEAT BELTS, THERE WOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX IT .BUT FOR A BAD PART OF THE A/C NOTHING IS DONE, A/C NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. FROM THAT WEBSITE ABOVE "WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY COMPRESSOR BLEW-UP AND PARTS WHERE BEING SPREAD ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY!. WHEN WINDOWS FOG UP WHAT ARE YOU TO DO. HAVE A RAG NEXT TO YOU AT ALL TIMES TO WIPE YOUR WINDOWS. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT PUBLIC. WHY WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND REPAIR TO OTHER OWNERS WHO CALLED CUSTOMER RELATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164052July 31, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 HONDA CRV A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW APART WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH-A FEW PIECES OF IT ESCAPED ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE-HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CRV COMPRESSOR FAILING ON 2001-2004 MODELS. PLEASE SEE WEBSITE TOWN-TALK EDMUNDS.COM W/SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON THAT WEBSITE, HONDA HAS BEEN REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR, FOR MOST, FREE OF CHARGE, BUT SOME VEHICLE OWNERS ARE REPORTING THAT THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160060June 17, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OFF THE CAR. AFTER THE NOISE, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE DAY,THE DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME "OFF THE RECORD" THAT THE CONDENSER PROBABLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IT WILL PROBABLY BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. HE SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. I STOPPED USING THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RETURNED AT A LATER TIME TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. AND SURE ENOUGH THE DEALER WANTED ALMOST $3,000- TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT I HAD TO PAY HALF THE COST WHICH I THOUGHT WAS UNFAIR. MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME AND PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, SO THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHY DID THE CONDENSER FALL OFF THE CAR...AND WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT??? OBVIOUSLY, THE PART OR PARTS ARE FAULTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157824May 18, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 06/01/2006. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156336April 27, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEM OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, SOMETHING DROPPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR INTO THE ROAD. AT THAT EXACT MOMENT, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD BLOWN (AND THE CLUTCH HAD FALLEN OFF). I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH SECOND GENERATION HONDA CR-V'S. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS AS WELL AS MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. HONDA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PART WAS REDESIGNED FOR THE 2004 MODEL. THIS PART NEEDS A RECALL! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE THERE IS A FORMAL RECALL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155909April 23, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CRV WITH 66,000 ORIGINAL MILES. WITH NO WARNING, THE AIR COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP, SENDING SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE A. C. SYSTEM AND RUINING THE WHOLE SYSTEM. HONDA CORP. OF AMERICA IS "CHECKING MY GOOD CUSTOMER STATUS", WITH NO RETURN CALL THUS FAR. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS ASSESSED THE A.C. TO CONFIRM THE ENTIRE A.C. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2100.00. ALL THE PARTS ARE IN STOCK TO FIX THE A.C. SYSTEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS TO FIXING THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES. INTERNET FORUMS TARGET THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING FAULTY EQUIPMENT.THE A.C. HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER DAMAGE MAY OCCUR FROM THE A.C. SYSTEM FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153446March 22, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2003 HONDA CRV CAME ON TWICE. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DECEMBER 2005, AND SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MARCH 21, 2006. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WENT AWAY AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL CAP WASN'T CLOSED PROPERLY. SECOND INCIDENT, I TOOK THE CRV TO A HONDA TRAINED TECHNICIAN AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED ON 3/22/2006. THE SENSOR INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLE IS MALFUNCTIONING. CONTACTED THE DEALER (HONDA STEVENS CREEK, SAN JOSE) AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY NOTED THAT WARRANTLY FOR SUCH PARTS ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY CRV WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND CURRENTLY HAVE 38,000 MILES, WHICH MEANS HONDA WILL NOT COVER FOR THE REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY COST $800+ AND DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR AND DIAGNOSTIC COST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153016March 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAX E-MAIL FROM (MT) RE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER IN THEIR 2003 HONDA CRV, CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *TS A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATED THAT AL FOUR CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149617February 7, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DRIVING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE 89 I HAD MY HOOD FLY UP ON ME AND SMASH MY WINDSHIELD, AND TOTALLY BLOCK MY VISION OF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE NEAR ME, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD....I THEN GOT OUT AND WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE HOOD SO I COULD TEMPORARILY DRIVE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO MY OFFICE WHERE I THEN PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. ON THE DAY BEFORE I HAD ADDED WINDSHIELD FLUID, SHUT THE HOOD AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE. IT APPEARED TO BE SO. I DROVE AROUND TOWN ALL DAY SUNDAY AND THEN MONDAY MORNING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES BEFORE THE HOOD BLEW UP INTO MY WINDSHIELD. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON HONDA CRV'S AND THAT THE DESIGN FOR WHERE THE HOOD ROD IS PLACED IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE LATCH AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN THE LATCH CAUSING IT TO NOT FULLY HITCH. I'M AMAZED I'M ALIVE AND FEEL LIKE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148538January 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA, 2003 CRV 4WD WITH 50,000 MILES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED P0122 THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH LOW VOLT CAUSED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY, AND WILL PREVENT ACCELERATION TO HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER QUOTED $950.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE BODY WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH. DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER MECHANICS INDICATED OTHER FAILURES WHICH MAY RESULT IN A HONDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) OR RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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