Honda CR-V Complaints (1997)

108 consumer complaints on file.

#10081644July 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A PASSING MOTORIST ALERTED CONSUMER TO THE FLAMES AND SMOKE SHOOTING OUT IN A BIG BALL FROM UNDERNEATH OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LARGE WHOLE IN IT. MECHANIC INSTALLED A REBUILT ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080497July 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR HAS STALLED WITH NO WARNING. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAS BEEN WHILE STOPPED BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080533July 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON JUNE 29, 2004, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER IN BURBANK. THIS WAS A LOW-SPEED, REAR-END COLLISION THAT SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN BOTH DRIVERS EXCHANGING INSURANCE INFORMATION AND GOING THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. INSTEAD, I RECEIVED AN HYSTERICAL PHONE CALL FROM MY WIFE, WHO WAS BEING TREATED BY PARAMEDICS FOR SEVERE SHOCK AND BURNS TO HER FACE AND ARMS. WE SPENT THE NEXT 6 HOURS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. THE SOLE CAUSE OF THESE INJURIES WAS THE IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS IN HER 1997 HONDA CR-V. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, PARAMEDICS THOUGHT HER NOSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY THE DEPLOYING AIRBAG, WHICH HAD ALSO CAUSED ABRASIONS ON HER FACE AND LACERATIONS INSIDE HER MOUTH. THIS MORNING, SHE IS BEING TREATED AT THE GROSSMAN BURN CENTER, IN VAN NUYS, AND WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT SHE MAY HAVE TO UNDERGO SURGERY FOR A SKIN GRAFT ON HER RIGHT HAND. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL ATTORNEYS ON THE SUBJECT, I HAVE LEARNED THAT AUTOMAKERS, SUCH AS AMERICAN HONDA, MAKE IT ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR ANY POTENTIAL LAWSUIT BY SIMPLY MAKING IT TOO EXPENSIVE TO SUE. LAW FIRMS ARE NOT WILLING TO INVEST THE $50K TO $100K REQUIRED FOR THIS KIND OF LITIGATION UNLESS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIX-FIGURE AWARD. SINCE MY WIFES WOUNDS WILL EVENTUALLY HEAL, WITH SOME SCARRING TO HER ARMS, ANY AWARD IN A JURY TRIAL WOULD PROBABLY NOT MEET THAT STANDARD. FOR THAT REASON, LAWYERS WONT CONSIDER TAKING ON HER CASE. IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PRACTICE FOR AUTOMAKERS TO INSTALL AIRBAGS THAT ROUTINELY DEPLOY IN LOW-SPEED COLLISIONS. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE COMMON PRACTICE FOR THOSE SAME AUTOMAKERS TO IGNORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THESE OTHERWISE MINOR MISHAPS, AND PROVIDE ZERO COMPENSATION FOR THE PAIN AND SUFFERING VICTIMS HAVE ENDURED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10075089June 9, 2004
TIRES, SUSPENSION
CAR HAS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WHEN YOU TURN SHARP EITHER DIRECTION IT MAKES AN AWFUL WHINING NOISE. WHEN YOU REACH AROUND 60 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN STARTS SHAKING AND YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR SHAKING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND BEING TOLD THAT IT JUST NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT AND HAVING THIS DONE 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE STILL ISN'T FIXED. ALSO IN JULY OF 2003 ONE OF THE TIRES LOST IT'S TREAD IN ONE GIANT PIECE WICH FLIPPED UP AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE HATCHBACK, BUMPER AND RUNNING LIGHTS. BRIDGESTONE TIRE. GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND DOESN'T WORK EXCEPT MAYBE ONE DAY IN 3 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064371April 2, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT IN MY 1997 HONDA CRV HAS BEEN ON FOR LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS DURING THIS TIME. THEY INITIALLY JUST RESET THE LIGHT. LATER THEY SUSPECTED ONE OF THE SENSORS. EVEN LATER ONE OF DEALER CHANGED THE BATTERY. FINALLY THEY HAVE DECLARED THAT THE SRS CONTROLLER UNIT MUST BE BAD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AT THE COST OF $825. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA CORP BUT TO NO HELP. FROM THE INDEPENDENT MAINTENANCE SHOP WHERE I TOOK MY CAR I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CRV. AIR BAG ARE ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD CARRY LONGER WARRANTY. HONDA DIAGNOSTIC DOESN'T SEEM TO GIVE DEFINITE CODE ALSO AND HENCE THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX IT IN ONE SHOT AND HAVE GIVEN ME SO MANY RUNS AND NOW WILL COST ME SO MUCH. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND INVESTIGATE THE SRS PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059440February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, PARKING BRAKE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER CITED THE POOR OR LACK OF SERVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS THE POOR QUALITY OF HIS VEHICLE. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CAP WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON ANOTHER OCCASION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHICH HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A JACK. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS REPLACED, THE RIGHT CV BOOT WAS LEAKING AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057750February 9, 2004
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT BELT AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYING AND SEVERING AT THE RINGS. CONSUMER REPLACED REAR SEAT BELT AFTER IT SNAPPED IN HALF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042045November 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT ALARM SYSTEM, AND WILL ONLY RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT COULD BE RESTARTED. BOTH DEALERS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE ALARM REINSTALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER NOT TO REINSTALL THE ALARM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048484November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WAS CHARGED TO HAVE ALARM RECONNECTED AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED.*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 02V-120000 PERFORMED (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM. THE CONSUMER REFUSED REPAIRS UNDER THOSE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE'S POWER OUTLET WAS CONSTANTLY LOOSE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042275October 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027231July 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ENGINE STALLS. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AND RESTART ENGINE. MECHANIC STATES PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017939May 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLES AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM REQUIRED A COSTLY REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FOR THE TEST WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT AS COSTLY AS INITIALLY STATED AND THAT ONLY A MINOR ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT ADJUSTMENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006253February 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEALER CHARGE FOR RECONNECTION OF THE ORIGINAL ALARM SYSTEM, AFTER DISCONNECTING FOR RECALL REPAIR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568429November 27, 2002
SEATS
WHILE COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP THE SEAT RIPPED CLEAR OF THE FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT HELD IT TO THE FLOORBOARD. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED. *YH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568349November 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH RECALLL PERFORMED. CONSUMER STATES SHE'S UNHAPPY HAVING TO PAY FOR THE ALARM TO BE RECONNECTED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769626November 12, 2002
SEATS
SEAT BRACKET TORE LOOSE OF FLOOR BOARD MOUNTING BRACKET. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568144November 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (02V120000) REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER ALREADY HAVING THE WORK COMPLETED OUT OF POCKET. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021882October 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. RECALL#02V120000 IGNITION SWITCH. TS *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567739October 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (02V120000) REGARDING A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE ALARM THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WAS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT THEY WOULD NOT RECONNECT THE ALARM OR REIMBURSE CONSUMER THE COST OF HAVING SOMEONE ELSE TO RECONNECT IT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR HAVING THE ALARM RECONNECTED.*JB *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020037October 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 02V120000, IGNITION SWITCH; THE OWNER WISHES TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT THAT HONDA CORPORATION IS CHARGING HER TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC ALARM REMOVED FROM HER VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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