Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10203015September 14, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202851September 12, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONING?????? I'VE HAD HONDA'S FOR 25 YEARS!!! I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE BEACH (MYR), I HEARD A CRACKLING AND A LOUD BANG NOISE, AS I WAS DRIVING AND MY A/C TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING.......WHAT'S THE STORY?????????? THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE......WHAT WAS THE IMPLOSION?????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202758September 12, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IN 2006, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED IN OUR 2002 HONDA CRV. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 63,000 MILES AT THE TIME. OUR HONDA DEALER SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. WE PURCHASED A NEW HONDA REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT A LOCAL SHOP BECAUSE HONDA'S LABOR PRICE WAS OUTRAGEOUS...OVER $3000! THIS REPAIR COST US ABOUT $2500. IN 2007, THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AGAIN AT 78,000 MILES. WE CHECKED WITH THE HONDA DEALER AGAIN, AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY SAID THERE WAS METAL PIECES IN THE LINES AND THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST $4000 TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. AGAIN, I PURCHASED HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS AND HAD A LOCAL SHOP INSTALL THE NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THIS TIME I PAID $3200, WHICH INCLUDED A DISCOUNT ON THE LABOR RATE BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR BEFORE. WE WERE WITHOUT OUR CRV FOR OVER TWO WEEKS DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR (TEMPS ABOVE 100 F). THIS WAS A TERRIBLE INCONVENIENCE, AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN. MANY OTHER HONDA CRV OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I SUSPECT THERE IS, OR WILL BE, A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA. I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO JOIN THE SUIT, BUT I AM LOOKING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202500September 11, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND CLEAR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AS OF YET. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,477.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202557September 11, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HONDA CVR 2007. THIS CAR HAS NO ASH TRAY OR LIGHTER. WHERE DO THEY THINK WE ARE GOING TO PUT OUT LIGHTED CIGARETTES????????? THEY ARE CHARGING OVER $80.00 TO INSTALL A LIGHTER. THIS IS ANOTHER DIRECT ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SMOKING. PUBLIC BEWARE... THOSE BURNING BUTTS ARE GOING TO GET TOSSED OUT THE WINDOW... FIRE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202272September 8, 2007
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG SENSOR UNDER RIGHT FRONT SEAT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS WAS FOUND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED I CALL IN MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT DAMPNESS IN THE CAR. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESOLUTION TO THE DAMPNESS/MOLD/MILDEW ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS ADDRESSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR, OTHER THAN A VERBAL NOTIFICATION FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I'VE FOLLOWED WHAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SUGGESTED IN REGARDS TO THE DAMPNESS/MOLD/MILDEW - REMOVED THE MATS (RIGHT FRONT WAS WET UNDERNEATH WITH MOLD), KEEP THE A/C ON EXTERIOR CIRCULATION WHEN THE CAR IS CLOSED UP & HAD THE CAR DETAILED...NONE OF WHICH HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF OVER $4000 TO HAVE THE CARPET REMOVED, CAR 'DRIED' OUT & CARPET REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202114September 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - NONE, CAR WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON PAVED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - ACCORDING TO A DEALER, DEBRIS (PERHAPS A ROCK OR PEBBLE) FLEW PAST THE GRILL AND PUNCTURED THE AC CONDENSER, CAUSING A LEAK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER BLOWS COLD AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE - NO ACTION HAS HERETOFORE BEEN TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201928September 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SMOPKING AND CAR SMELLED HOT (SOMETHINGIN THE STEERING WHEEEL COLUMN WAS ON FIRE). MY HUSBAND TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE SMOKING STOPPED. WE TOOKTHE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WERE TOLD IT WAS A SWITCH THAT HAD OVERHEATED. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $225. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM ONTHE HONDA CRV BUT THAT THIS WAS AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM INTHE HONDA CIVIC. WE WERE ADVISED TO REPORT THIS PROBLE TO THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201319August 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT SYSTEM. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVER DRYER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN $1207.43 IN DAMAGES ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201340August 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVAL DRYER ASSEMBLY. THE LINES NEEDED TO FLUSHED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN VERY COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201224August 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ON AUGUST 20TH, 2007 AT 7:30 AM WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL MY 2004 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A THROTTLE CABLE MALFUNCTION THAT LED TO THE CARS UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER ENDURED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS FORCED TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF CARS ALL WHILE HAVING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DECIDING TO APPLY THE HAND BRAKE WE DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WE RAN ONE STOP SIGN AND BEFORE COMING TO A DEAD END STREET THANKFULLY WE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AFTER BEING FORCED TO JUST TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING MY SON CALL A FRIEND FOR HELP AND ADVICE. MY SON AND I WERE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT NOTHING WORSE CAME OF THIS. THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HARMED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE OPERATOR AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETECT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PICK UP ALL COST RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION BUT TRUTHFULLY I AM NOT LOOKING TO GET BACK IN THAT CAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE-IN. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY SON, ME, OR ANYONE ELSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201145August 29, 2007
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT NEEDS A LAP SHOULDER/COMBINATION BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. SHE STATED THAT BOTH BELTS NEED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE BOOSTER SEAT SAFELY AND CORRECTLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,074. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200790August 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE THEN A/C BLOWING ONLY HOT AIR. TOOK CAR TO NEARBY GOODYEAR SERVICE FACILITY TO CHECK SYSTEM. COMPRESSOR HAD BLOWN APART-SEVERAL SIZABLE CHUNKS WERE RECOVERED. APPARENTLY HONDA USES SUBSTANDARD METALS IN THE COMPRESSORS SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200564August 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2002 - 2004 HONDA CRV'S HAVE A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. SPECIFICALLY THE UNIT DISINEGRATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AT A COST OF $3500. AUTO WEB FORUMS (FOR CRV'S) HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200555August 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR COMPRESSOR IN MY 2002 HONDA CRV EXPLODED SPREADING DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. HONDA PAID FOR THE PARTS. I HAD TO PAY $600 FOR LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200572August 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM VACATION FROM FLORIDA, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF MY CAR. AS WE WERE DRIVING WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR WASN'T COOLING LIKE IT SHOULD BE. SO FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS WE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY AIR IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE AIR COMPRESSOR COMPLETELY FELL APART AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND RUINED THE AIR CONDITIONER SO THAT THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE, SO I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP AND HAD TO HAGGLE WITH THEM FOR OVER A WEEK SO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO ONLY PAY $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200231August 21, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY 1999 HONDA CR-V HAS THE SRS LIGHT ON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE IS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE SRS UNIT. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST $826 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT ABUSE THIS SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN THE AIR BAGS OR SRS UNIT. IF THE SEATBELTS HAVE TO FUNCTION THEN THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE TO FUNCTION ALSO. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. PLEASE NOTE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA SRS FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND REQUIRE HONDA TO REPAIR THESE FOR FREE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199899August 17, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PEBBLE DAMAGED THE AIR CONDENSER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199919August 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE HEARD A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN WELDED PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,158 AND NO FAILURE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199915August 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TO BEGIN, I RECENTLY PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM MANLY HONDA, IN MARIN COUNTY, CA, EARLIER THIS JAN/FEB OF 2007 A BRAND-NEW 2007 HONDA CR-V EXL, $28K. A FIRST-TIME CAR BUYER, I HAD PAID IN FULL USING MY HARD-EARNED MONEY WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE AND TROUBLE-FREE CAR. ALAS, I BEGAN NOTICING SOME IRREGULARITIES WITH THE CAR SOON THEREAFTER. TO NAME BUT A FEW, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) A TAPPING SOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR; 2) A WET SPOT NOTED ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE UNDER THE HOOD AREA; 3) INTERMITTENT INABILITY TO START THE CAR WHEREBY THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON; AND 4) INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, BUT SUDDEN SURGE THEREAFTER WHEN DRIVING. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SF HONDA, THE SERVICE DEALER, TO ADVISE THAT: 1) THE TAPPING SOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR IS DUE TO A WELDING DEFECT. HAVING JACKED UP THE CAR AND REMOVED ALL THE BACK PANELS TO THE VEHICLE, THEY HAD DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECTIVE WELD OR WELDS WERE LOCATED FURTHER WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND MY CAR WOULD NEED TO BE SENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO BE FURTHER STRIPPED APART TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DEFECTIVE WELDS IN QUESTION. 2) A POWDER TEST PERFORMED ON MY ENGINE HAD DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. 3) THEY HAD YET TO DETERMINE WHY MY CAR WOULD FAIL TO START AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEAR; AND 4) THE SUDDEN SURGING OF MY VEHICLE ONCE I HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WAS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPON HEARING THIS, I WAS FLABBERGASTED. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A BRAND-NEW CAR, A HONDA WHICH IS NOTED FOR ITS RELIABILITY, WOULD ENCOUNTER SUCH PROBLEMS? AND AT 3,158 MILES? AND SIMULTANEOUSLY? WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT HONDA'S QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MANUFACTURING STANDARDS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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