Honda CR-V Complaints (2004)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#10334798June 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HONDA CRV 2004 STUCK ACCELERATOR IN DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE -- FULL THROTTLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND KEPT GOING UNTIL OTHER VEHICLE HIT TREE AND FENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328427May 2, 2010
STEERING
THE LEVER WHICH LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT SLOWLY LOOSENS, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF I'M MAKING A TURN WHEN THE WHEELS MOVES. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326837April 21, 2010
STEERING
THE LEVER WHICH LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL INTO AN UP OR DOWN POSITION IS SLIPPING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS UNSTABLE WHEEL WILL CAUSE MY WIFE OR I TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAN THE MANUFACTURER BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322817March 30, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WON'T WORK, EVEN THOUGH HIGH BEAMS DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321183March 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM: SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE IDLE RPMS ARE EXCESSIVE UPON STARTUP AND LEAD TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING BRAKING TO A STOP. BACKGROUND: MALFUNCTION LAMP LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY FOUND THE ERROR CODE FOR THE O2 SENSOR. LATER TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIX THE O2 SENSOR AND THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY (ERROR CODE P0122). THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WHICH ADDRESS THIS EXACT ISSUE ON 2002-2004 HONDA CRV. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310204February 13, 2010
STEERING
TILT STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WILL FAIL AND ALLOW STEERING COLUMN TO FLOAT. THIS FLOAT CONDITION LEADS TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN OCCURS AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES F. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300361January 19, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE AC CLUTCH PULLEY REPLACED. CALLING AROUND, OTHER CAR REPAIR SHOPS SAID THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HONDA THEN INVESTIGATED FURTHER & FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CR-VS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES/BLOGS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294664December 6, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON APRIL 11 2009 I PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELLER H/T 684 TIRES FOR MY 2004 HONDA CRV. ON APRIL 23 I HAD R & M AUTOMOTIVE IN NORTHRIDGE, CA ALIGN THE WHEELS ON THE CRV. R & M IS MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR THIS CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 83875. ON NOVEMBER 26, 2009 I NOTICED EXPOSED STEEL BELTS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 92763. I WAS TOLD THIS EXTREME TIRE WEAR WAS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE STORE WHERE I BOUGHT THEM. THEY DID HOWEVER NOTE THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO R & M WHERE THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. R& M THOUGHT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE TIRES AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL. R& M REPLACED THE TIRES AT NO COST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE FLAWED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I DISCOVERED THIS SITUATION BEFORE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 8,400 MILES ON THEM AND I WASN'T CHECKING THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I HAVE USED THESE TIRES BEFORE AND THEY PERFORMED WELL AND I GOT 40-50,000 MILES OF WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292512November 17, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE NOTICED A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A CLANKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE AND BLEW OUT THE CASING. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING IN A SLUGGISH MANNER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289891October 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING TO PORTLAND, OR. FROM WA HEARD A LOUD SQUEAL FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. TURNS OUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS BURNED OUT AT 84K MILES. HONDA SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE ONE SERPENTINE BELT DRIVES THE WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP, ALTERNATOR AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE PORTLAND DEALER WOULD NOT ADVISE ME TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. IF THE BELT BURNS OFF DO TO THE A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZURE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD STOP POSSIBLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283350September 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AFTER 5 YEARS OF PROBLEM FREE DRIVING, MY CRV STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I TRIED TURNING THE BLOWER FAN OFF , THEN AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND REALIZED IT WAS THE AC MAKING THE NOISE. I LEFT THE AC OFF FROM THEN ON AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THE COMPRESSOR HAD "SEIZED" AND THAT METAL PARTICLES HAD BEEN FORCED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM. THE REPAIRS FOR THIS WERE QUOTED AT $2650. I THEN SAW ON THE INTERNET WHERE THERE WERE 678 POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT YEAR CRV'S AND THAT HONDA HAD REIMBURSED A FEW OF THEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS MUST BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH CRV'S AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE A CAR WITHOUT AC IS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282510September 1, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ON AUGUST 13, 2009 MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE TWO FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. HIS INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT HE STILL SUFFERS WITH PAIN FROM THE BRUISES AND ABRASIONS PLUS A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF A LOWER VERTEBRA. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR LESSENED HAD THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WE CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER AND HE REFERRED US TO HONDA COMPANY. I TALKED WITH A CHRISTINE AT HONDA AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HER REPLY WAS THAT HONDA DOES NOT INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTS. I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD BE REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA AND WOULD LIKE IT DOCUMENTED THAT I HAD ALSO REPORTED IT TO HONDA. SHE GAVE ME A CASE # N012009-0800615081700615. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA AGAIN AS I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM THEM. I AM REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO YOU IN HOPES THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE AIRBAGS SOMETHING MAY BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282536September 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV INTERNALLY DISINTEGRATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE COMPLETE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE CRV'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281720August 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
9/20/06 42,620 MILES; 7/16/08 67,743 MILES; 8/07/09 81561 MILES R & R COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER BLEW UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281438August 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE ON 2004 HONDA CRV. WORKING FINE, SUDDENLY STOPPED COOLING. TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR AND OTHER PARTS AS IT IMPLODED WAS THE WORD USED. METAL, ETC ALL IN SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE AROUND $2400. IT SEEMS CLEAR THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280131August 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CLUTCH ON AIR CONDITIONER BROKE OFF RESULTING IN CONTAMINATION OF OTHER SYSTEMS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS A/C. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279723August 7, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE AIR BEGAN TO TURN HOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE. HE WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILS, IT SENDS METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, ANY AREA THAT THE PARTICLES AFFECT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278980July 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE A/C COMPRESSOR IN MY 2004 CR-V "BLEW UP" AND STOPPED WORKING ON MAY 2, 2009. A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART ON MAY 5, 2009. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 62K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE ISSUES WITH EARLIER MODELS OF THE CR-V, BUT THAT HONDA HAD CHANGED THE TYPE OF COMPRESSOR IN THE 2004 MODELS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET DEVOTED TO A/C COMPRESSOR ISSUES WITH THE CR-VS, INCLUDING THE 2004 MODELS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WROTE OFF PART OF THE REPLACEMENT COST AS WARRANTY COVERAGE (ONLY AFTER I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA), I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF COMPRESSORS IN 2004 MODEL CR-VS AND ANY REPAIRS PAID FOR BY CUSTOMERS REFUNDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278095July 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2004 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277674July 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE HAVE2004 HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW UP TODAY . ITS KNOWN DEFECT WITHTHIS MAKE OF HONDA. CAN HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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