Honda CR-V Complaints (2004)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#10099806November 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER ADVISED THE MECHANIC THAT OIL CHANGES COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK SEE 10100386 ALSO. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098403November 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON JULY 22, I HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V AT THE TEXACO XPRESS LUBE IN NORWAY, MAINE. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, WHEN I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. (IT MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS DATE, BUT I USUALLY PARK OUTSIDE ON THE GRAVEL, AND THE OIL SPILL MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN APPARENT.) I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS STILL READING FULL. THE NEXT DAY, ON SEPTEMBER 20, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING AND HAD TO MAKE A STOP HALFWAY THERE. I NOTICED AT THIS TIME THAT THE CAR SMELLED A LITTLE STRANGE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON, SO I ASSUMED THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS SUCH, I CONTINUED MY TRIP DOWN TO WESTBROOK, MAINE, PLANNING TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I EXITED THE TURNPIKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE AND STEAM CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FLOODED THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR THROUGH ALL THE VENTS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND CALLED AAA, WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (MAINE MALL MOTORS IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE). AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE AND HAD WORKED LOOSE, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN BURNING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME HE WAS AMAZED THE CAR DIDNT GO UP IN FLAMESTHATS HOW BADLY IT WAS BURNED. MY CAR ENDED UP BEING IN THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS. THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR TOTALED $782.71. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THREE DAYS, WHICH TOTALED $115.50. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098225November 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK IN 2004 HONDA CR-V. I HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES. FIRST, THE DEALER CHANGED THE OIL FILTER AND GASKET. SECOND TIME, SAID NOTHING WAS LEAKING. THIRD TIME THEY FOUND ALEAK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT IS STILL BEING REPAIRED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF REPORTED FIRES CAUSED BY OIL LEAKS IN THIS MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098213November 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AFTER HAVING MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AND RECALLED PART FIXED, ON MY NEW 2004 CRV, DRIVING BACK TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP, MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING/FIRE. I OPENED HOOD AND A WITNESS TOLD ME TO MOVE FROM THE CAR AS FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096487October 27, 2004
AIR BAGS
I OWN A HONDA CRV 04. I HAVE TAKEN IN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES TO GET THE SRS LIGHT FIXED ON MY CAR. THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT WORKING. TWO OF THE TIMES I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT OVER NIGHT OR LONGER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES IT WAS FIXED IN A DAY, BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER A WEEK AFTER REPAIR. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO RESTART THE COMPUTER, WHICH LEAD TO SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND THE LIGHTER NOT WORKING. HAVE CALLED HONDA AND REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN. 04.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097733October 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE GASKET ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096221October 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
IN MORNING DAYLIGHT, 50 DEGREE TEMPERATURE IN COLUMBUS OHIO, I WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE A HONDA CRV TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BESIDE ME ON THE FREEWAY WITH IT'S EXHAUST SYSTEM GLOWING SO BRIGHTLY, I FIRST MISTOOK IT FOR AN ORANGE NEON LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS "THIS POOR GUY'S CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE". IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HONDA CRVS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA FOR MYSTERIOUS FIRES. TTP://MOTORTREND.COM/FEATURES/NEWS/112_NEWS18/. THE REASON WHY HONDA SUVS CATCH ON FIRE IS BECAUSE OF INCREDIBLY HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES THAT CAUSE IN THE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR AND EXHAUST PIPE OF THE VEHICLE TO GLOW CHERRY RED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS AMISS CAUSING EITHER INCREDIBLY LEAN MIXTURES THAT RAISE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES, OR OVERLY RETARDED TIMING THAT IS LETTING EXCESS FUEL BURN IN EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE. EITHER WAY, IT IS A DISASTEROUS PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I SAW. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT I WITNESSED.*AK BTW: I CALLED THE DIRECT TROUBLE REPORTING NUMBER FOR NHTSA, AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT FILE ANY REPORT ON SAFETY ISSUES UNLESS I COULD SUPPLY A VIN NUMBER... PRETTY LAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097199October 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."WHILE DRIVING, A PASSING DRIVER ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. BY THE TIME I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. I JERKED MY SON OUT OF THE BURNING CAR AND RAN AWAY FROM IT. AS I RAN AWAY, I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE BARELY ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096745October 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO A OIL FILTER LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095622October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA CR-V. AFTER 300 MILE TRIP OIL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS LOOSE (ABOUT HALFWAY OUT) AND ~ 2 QUARTS OF OIL HAD SPRAYED OVER UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE DURING PRECEDING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. PRIOR OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DANVERS MA (HONDA NORTH). I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION MAY HAVE APPLICABILITY TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO HONDA CR-V ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093737October 6, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
I JUST BOUGHT MY HONDA CRV ON 09/09/04, IN THIRD DAY I FOUND THAT THE WASHER CONTAINER OR BOTTLE LEAK THE LIQUID IN THE DRAINER NECK, BECAUSE THE CONNECTION OF THE NECK AND THE BOTTLE HAS NO WASHER RUBBER TO STOP THE LIQUID FROM LEAKING. I CALL FOR REPAIR BUT EXCUSE FOR WAITING THE PARTS, IT SEEMS THIS IS UNREASONABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090114October 6, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACK. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10091490October 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WAS CALLED. NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER CALLED THE TOW COMPANY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE OIL FILTER STARTED THE FIRE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TAKEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE ON 8/17/04 AND WAS PICKED UP ON 8/19/04, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093509October 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 HONDA CRV DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AFTER THE 1ST OIL CHANGE. DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO THE STICKY GASKET ISSUE (NHTSA INVESTIGATION) AFTER 2ND OIL CHANGE IT IS STILL LEAKING AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER TODAY WHO SAID IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE VTEC SOLENOID WHICH WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THEY CLEANED UNDER THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS STILL COVERED WITH THE LEAK DETECTION POWDER. SEEMS TO BE LEAKING STILL. THERE WAS AN EVEN LARGER PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE AFTER I DROVE IT HOME. ITS BACK AT KIRKLAND HONDA NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094800October 1, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER BECAME CONCERNED AND HAD THE TIRES CHANGED. BRIDGESTONE T0120, 4PZ, P105/70R15 95-S, STEEL BELTED RADIO M+S, DOT ELYT JKL2803, 300 KPA 44 PSI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095399September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. *NM THE CONSUMER NOTICED A POOL OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO GET SERVICED THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT WHEN GETTING THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE THE TECHNICIAN NEVER REMOVED THE OLD OIL FILTER GASKET AND PLACED A NEW GASKET OVER THE OLD ONE. WHEN THE ENGINE GOT HOT THE OIL LEAKED BETWEEN THE TWO GASKETS. *TC SEE ODI 10092496 ALSO. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095191September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL FROM THE AREA AROUND THE OIL FILTER. THE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE HOT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094199September 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093030September 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 4500 MILES, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGED. AFTER I HAD DRIVEN HOME FROM GETTING MY OIL CHANGED, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, AND I FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM MY CAR. AT FIRST IT WAS LEAKING ABOUT 20 DROPS A MIN, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS ONLY LEAKING 15 DROPS A MINUTE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND HAD IT INSPECTED THE NEXT DAY, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY REASON WHY MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092961September 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW 2004 HONDA CRV ON JUNE 27, 2004. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WAS INFORMED NOT ONLY OF THIS WEBSITE BUT OF THE FIRES THAT EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT AFTER THEY GET THEIR OIL CHANGED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A LARGE CORPORATION LIKE HONDA IS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. OR HOW A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET. WHY IS IT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? SOON I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND THAT IS TERRIFYING TO ME. HOW ABOUT THE NEXT TIME AND THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN WHENEVER THE OIL IS CHANGED THROUGHTOUT THE LIFE OF MY CAR? DO I JUST PRAY I GET A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT KNOWS WHAT TO DO? AS THE NHTSA YOU NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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