Honda CR-V Complaints (1999)

127 consumer complaints on file.

#10105595December 30, 2004
TIRES
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE A CONCRETE BARRIER, VEERED LEFT, AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMERS STATED THE TIRE SEEMED TO BE INTACT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2004.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098803November 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY MOM'S 1999 HONDA CRV HAD TO UNDERGO SEVERAL VALVE JOBS FROM DIFFERENT DEALERS WHEN IT HAD UNDER 75,000 MILES BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. NUMEROUS COSTS TOTALED OVER $2000. CONTACTED HONDA, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS, OR KNOWN PROBLEMS AT THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER CRV'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUGH. SHOULDN'T HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM BY SENDING OUT A RECALL AS IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNERS OF THE CAR?. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096424October 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
APRIL 5, 2003 IT WAS ABOUT 9:00 PM. I HAD JUST PAID MY TOLL ON THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE RIVER. I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TOWARDS PHILADELPHIA. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE IN ORDER TO TAKE THE EXIT OFF TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO SOUTH I-95. THIS EXIT RAMP IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SIDE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. AS I WAS NEARING THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, MY 1999 HONDA CRV SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH SUCH HIGH RPMS THAT IT SURGED FORWARD AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE. IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN SO FAST THAT NOT EVEN THE BRAKES WOULD OR COULD SLOW IT DOWN. I ACTIVELY APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT TO MY HORROR, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND COULD NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. I EVEN PULLED UP ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRIED TO MANEUVER MY CAR AS I WAS TRAVELING AT A RAPID PACE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT STOP MY CAR UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER. THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT TOTALED MY CAR AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN ANOTHER CAR. MY INJURIES KEPT ME IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK. A TAXI DRIVER HAD SOME INJURIES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE HONDA CRV WAS TOTALLED AND THE CAR IS BEING KEPT IN STORAGE, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10097441October 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DEFECT AND SBS LIGHT IN DASH GIVE WARNING. *BF THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT WAS RELATED TO AND AIR BAG FAILURE. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS WHILE THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089837August 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO EMISSIONS TEST STATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS FAILED THE EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE IT WAS MISFIRING. CONSUMER STATED THAT EMISSION OFFICIALS GAVE HIM A PAPER THAT STATED THE CODES THAT MADE HIS VEHICLE NOT PASS THE TEST. CONSUMER CALLED THE HONDA DEALER, AND ASKED THEM TO GIVE HIM THE MEANING OF THE CODES. WHEN THEY DID, AND HE ASKED WHAT THEY MEANT, HE WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THEY MEANT THAT ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRDLY, BUT HE DID NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079708June 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER ENGAGED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060803March 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AT 71,655 MILES, MY 1999 HONDA CR-V HAD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED IT ON THE CPU AND FOUND MISFIRE CODES FOR ALL OF THE CYLINDERS. EXHAUST VALVES WERE VERY TIGHT. VALVES WERE ADJUSTED. WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES STARTED TO BURN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH ALL 1999 HONDA CR-VS. WAS TOLD THAT HEAD ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3265.00. SINCE THE HONDA TECHNICIAN HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE, AS WELL AS TECHNICIANS AT MANY OTHER HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HONDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE SWORE BY HONDA, BUT NOW BELIEVE THAT WE WILL SWITCH TO TOYOTAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056545February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HONDA CRV CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES. DEALER HAD DONE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE INCLUDING CHANGING PLUGS. DEALER HAS DONE ALL SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY HAD ADJUSTED VALVES AT THE 60K TUNE-UP. AT ABOUT 70K TOOK AUTO TO DEALER FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEY SAID LUGS MISFIRED, RESET CODE. MONTH LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT OFF NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID "AH, JUST DRIVE IT, IF IT COMES ON AGAIN BRING IT IN". MONTH LATER LIGHT COMES ON. NOW DEALER SAID NEED A NEW HEAD BECAUSE OF VALVE PROBLEM QUOTED $3350 PRICE. TOLD HIM NO WAY WAS I PAYING THAT, HE TALKED TO HONDA REP AND PRICE IS DROPPED TO $1400. I AM STILL GETTING RIPPED OFF. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056267February 1, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON MY CAR RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT LOCKS/ DOORS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THEY DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DOOR. SINCE CHILDREN RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS I THINK THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITING CHANCE TO QUICKLY LEAVE VEHICLE. DOOR LOCKS BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE APPROXIMATELY IN 2001 AND FAILED COMPLETELY IN 2003. I CONTACTED HONDA IN FALL 2003 ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT HONDA REP DID NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ADVICE. I DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM AND I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED LOCK MECHANISM. CURRENTLY THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATE OK AFTER REGULAR HEAVY LUBRICATION. CAR IS NOT EXPOSED TO A EXTREME CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT, MY RESIDENCE IS NOT BY OCEAN AND CAR IS PARKED IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051182December 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER 112,000 MILES MY 1999 HONDA CR-V CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH RESULTING IN A BURNED EXHAUST VALVE AND $1200 VALVE JOB. ACORDING TO HONDA MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IT IS SUGGESTED THE VALVE CLEARANCES BE INSPECTED AT 105,000 MI. AS THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL ITEM THE HONDA SHOULD MAKE THE CONSUMER "PAINFULLY AWARE" OF THIS PROBLEM TO AVOID HIGH COST REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME BURNT EXHAUST VALVE SITUATION, SOME OCUURING BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. BOTTOM LINE - HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049498December 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA CRV BURNED VAVLE. MANY CRV OWNERS OF 1998 AND 1999 HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA MECHANIC HAD STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VALVE WAS INSTALLED TOO TIGHT CAUSING FRICTION AND EVENTUALLY BURNED THE VALVE. HONDA CORP. IS NOT CLAMING ANY RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE. THE CUT OFF DATE THAT HONDA WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM TODAY 12/9/03 ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE GLENDALE (CA) HONDA DEALERSHIP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049864December 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE, AND THE HANDLING WAS NOT MANAGEABLE. VEHICLE HAD TWO VALVE JOBS DONE. CURRENTLY, CYLINDER HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045360November 3, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LATCHES ON THREE DOORS AS WELL AS THE TAILGATE HAVE LOCKED UP SUCH THAT THE DOORS EITHER CANNOT BE OPENED OR CANNOT BE CLOSED. WE HAD THE FIRST ONE FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR $400! AND SINCE THEN TWO OTHERS AND THE TAILGATE HAVE SLOWLY BECOME PROBLEMATIC. THIS DEFECT POSES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, SINCE IF THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041261October 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
OUR 1999 HONDA CR-V LX REQUIRED BOTH FRONT AXLES REPLACED AT 40,900 MILES. NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO HOW BOTH FRONT AXLES WOULD FAIL (THEY WERE BENT), LET ALONE AT 40,000+ MILES. OUR OWN MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND ADVISED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE FURTHER. NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM HONDA AND WHEN AGAIN PRESSED THE DEALER ADVISED, 'WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING.' THE WAS NO SUCH IMPACT AND IF IN FACT WE DID "HIT" SOMETHING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL AND OR BODY DAMAGE AS A RESULT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041856September 29, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT SENSOR HAS A FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BELT NOT TO RETRACT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033272August 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA CR-V AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT NEW. GEARS DON'T SHIFT RIGHT, WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR, I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE MAJOR THING IS THE CLEAR COAT PAINT KEEPS PEELING ALOT OF LITTLE PLACES, 2 AREAS ARE BIG & IT'S GETTING THE ACTUAL PAINT AND RUSTING. I DID PURCHASE (WAS DUMB) THE FINISHING TOUCH SYSTEM THAT GET'S DONE ONCE A YEAR (I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY DO) AND THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030879August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 HONDA CRV AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN NOT GOING INTO GEAR LIKE IT SHOULD, AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CRV TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT HAVE TO GIVE IT TIME TO CHANGE GEAR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CRV IT WASN'T DOING THAT SO WHY IS IT DOING IT NOW. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030573August 1, 2003
SEATS
WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, DRIVER LEANED FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FULLY RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IMPACTS ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT SEAT IMPACTED THE CHILD SEATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030508July 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH 57K MILES AND ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, MY HONDA CRV HAD A BURNT EXHAUST VALVE ON THE #3 CYLINDER. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL REFERRING TO THE #3 CYLINDER AND THE VALVE TIGHTNESS FROM THE FACTORY. IF HONDA REALIZED THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM, COULD THEY HAVE NOT ADJUSTED THESE VALVES DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE? I'M NOT HAPPY IN PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT HONDA COULD HAVE PREVENTED BUT DIDN'T INFORM ME THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021777July 11, 2003
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE TREAD CAME OFF, WHICH LEFT THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE ON THE RIM. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND THE TIRES ONLY HAD 6000 MILES ON THEM. *TT PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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