Honda CR-V Complaints (2002)

515 consumer complaints on file.

#10179269January 21, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES FAILED ON OUR HONDA CRV AT LESS THAN 22,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178713January 15, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CLEAR DAY, COOL TEMPERATURE, PROPER INFLATION, NO LOAD, SPEED 70 MPH, I -24 EAST BOUND. TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHITE SIDE WALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. TIRES PURCHASED 4 MONTHS BEFORE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177688January 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VEHICLE : 2002 HONDA CRV IN NOVEMBER 2006 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THAT INDICATOR LIGHT STAYING ON. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR ($336.00). JUST AFTER TAKING THE CAR HOME, IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE SAME MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I THOUGHT MAYBE I GOT SOME BAD GAS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED AN OXYGEN-2 SENSOR REPLACED. (ANOTHER $300.00 +) REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174481November 27, 2006
SEAT BELTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SEAT BELT RECALL #01V351000, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173934November 21, 2006
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS IN OUR CAR COME UNLATCHED WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170079October 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 30 MPH AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED BY USING FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY A DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168786September 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1) AFTER A COLD START, THE DASH GAUGES SWING UP AND DOWN VERY RAPIDLY AND THE DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF VERY RAPIDLY ALSO. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES IT STOPS. 2) TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD MUITPLEX CONTROL UNIT. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED HONDA TECH LINE, THEY ASKED IF THERE WAS A FIRE? I GUESS THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. 3) PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $644. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166166August 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO POWER FORWARD. NOT SURE IF THE BRAKES WERE AT FAULT, THE DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE AUTO TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO AVOID GOING PAST THE STOP SIGN, ENTERING A COUNTY HIGHWAY AND BEING BROADSIDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE SPEED THEN ROSE TO ABOUT 5000 RPM, THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS AT REST, IN PARK, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT BEING TOUCHED. A WITNESS SOUGHT TO LEND SOME HELP AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTINUALLY RACING ENGINE WAS PERHAPS DUE TO A STUCK THROTTLE, THOUGH A QUICK LOOK UNDER THE HOOD DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE ENGINE RACING AT ABOUT 5000 RPM WHILE IN PARK, THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. ONLY AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH CYCLE OF TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, AND PUMPING AND JIGGLING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, DID THE ENGINE RPMS RETURN TO NORMAL, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A NEARBY HONDA DEALER. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DRIVER SAYING THAT THEY INSPECTED THE THROTTLE CABLE AND CRUISE CONTROL, TEST DROVE IT FOR 3 MILES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE BEHAVIOR OF THIS 2002 HONDA CR-V SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OUTLINED BY ODI ID NUMBERS 10073104, 10127008, 10048024, 10083184 & 10055124. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166000August 19, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV. WHILE I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RACKET UNDER THE HOOD AND THE A/C STOPPED PUTTING OUT COLD AIR. I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE NOISE STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSOR AND DRYER MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD EXPLODED. THIS COST $1900 TO REPAIR. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET I SAW WHERE SEVERAL HONDAS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF SOME SORT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS NOT TURNED OUT TO BE AS RELIABLE A VEHICLE AS I EXPECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165738August 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2002 HONDA CRV EX 4WD: AT 45000 MILES THE OXYGEN SENSOR WENT OUT; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENTIRE A/C COMPRESSOR BODY HAD 1 INCH LONG CRACK AND LEAKED. UNBELIEVABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165745August 17, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2002 CRV ORDERED AND BOUGHT NEW IN 2004 AND 2005 REPLACED WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FIRST TIME HAD TO WAIT AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN 2006 HAVE TO REPLACE COOLING FANS AS BOTH NOT WORKING. HONDA HELPED WITH PART OF COST FOR FIRST TWO REPAIRS BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164823August 7, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD AN ODD, CONTINUOUS NOISE THAT MADE ME THINK THAT IT WAS MY AC. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF THE AC, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED BRIEFLY AND THEN WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SOUND OF SOMETHING BREAKING LOOSE AND FLAPPING AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I COULD SAFELY STOP, I TURNED THE AC BACK ON. THE FAN RAN BUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD. WHEN I CALLED HONDA SERVICE, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. HE SAID THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH BROKE AND BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN, THE BREAKAGE SENT METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE AC SYSTEM, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AC UNIT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF HOSES. HE QUOTED $2900 FOR THE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND HAD IN FACT BEEN SERVICED JUST PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. AS FAILURE SEEMED PREMATURE AND THE AC DESIGN FLAWED, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I FOUND A DISCUSSION TOPIC AT EDMUNDS.COM DEVOTED SOLELY TO THIS PROBLEM (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FBB.F0D3FB5/0). AS HONDA HAS OFFERED A COURTESY REPAIR TO SOME CUSTOMERS, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPRESSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162613July 17, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY AIR CONDITIONER. MY HUSBAND TOOK A LOOK AT IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE BALL BEARINGS IN MY COMPRESSOR FAILED AND THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. SHARDS OF METAL FLEW FROM UNDER THE CAR. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HONDA CRVS DOING THE SAME. IF ANYONE WAS STANDING NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME OF EXPLOSION, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159942June 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED HONDA" VEHICLE, A 2002 HONDA CRV IN JUNE 2005. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES, BOTH FRONT & REAR PASSED PENNSYLVANIA INSPECTION BUT DID NOT PASS HONDA'S CERTIFIED INSPECTION SO THEY WERE REPLACED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE A "CERTIFIED HONDA". (THEY WERE REPLACED ON 6/1/05) I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR, TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION ON 6/12/06 TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE DOWN TO A 1/B OR FAR BELOW PASSING - COMPLETELY GONE! I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE UNDER 7000 IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL (AND ONLY OTHER OWNER) OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 1 YEAR OLD. HE WAS TOLD THAT HONDA KNEW THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO WEAR EXTREMELY FAST IN THE 2002 & 2003 CRVS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN STATES BECAUSE OF OUR WINTERS. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE GREASED TO HELP PREVENT THIS- SOMETHING I WAS NOT TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MGR AT THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT THIS, HE SAID THEY SUGGEST IT BE DONE EVERY 7500 MILES. I HAVE NOT EVEN DRIVEN 7000 MILES ON THE CAR. IF HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?? ARE THEY WAITING FOR THE BRAKES TO FAIL AND KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158601May 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD THE A/C COMPRESSOR REPLACED AT 31000 MILES AT THE LOCAL DEALER UNDER WARRANTY .THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AGAIN AROUND 4/30/05 AT 68320 MILES AND TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHS. AT DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT HONDA TOLD THEM TO REPLACE EVERYTHING HOSES LINES & ETC. AFTER THEY FIXED MINE THE FIRST TIME AT 31000 MILES NOW IT IS 37000 + LATER AND HAVING TO GET ANOTHER COMPRESSOR REPLACED I GUESS EVERY 30000 MILES THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED THOUGHT HONDA WAS A BETTER VEHICLE THAN THAT. CANT GET HELP FROM DEALERSHIP YET. SAD THING IS IT'S ALMOST PAID FOR GUESS I WILL FIX IT AND THEN TRADE THIS CAR BEING HONDA ISN'T WHAT THEY USE TO BE VERY UNHAPPY HOPE THEY GET THERE PROBLEMS FIXED SOON TO MANY 02'S A/C PROBLEMS THANKS M.P. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156498May 1, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED LAST THURSDAY. UPDATED 5/16/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156039April 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE FIRE, BUT OIL WAS POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152419March 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, RANGE SENSOR, RANGE SWITCH AND OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148564January 25, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE AT THE BASE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V251000, REGARDING THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE SEAT ANCHOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142811November 15, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEARD A CLUNK TYPE NOISE IN ENGINE AREA OF CAR. REPORTED THIS TO MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE COMPRESSOR OF THE AC HAD LOCKED UP, THE SHAFT HAD TWISTED OFF,& THE OUTER CLUTCH PLATE WAS MISSING . THIS WAS A 2002 HONDA CR-V WITH 62,212 MILES WITH A REPAIR BILL OF $1729.83. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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