Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10103151December 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101615December 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONCERNED WITH RECENT REPORTS OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH 2003 VEHICLE8N`SUGEST NHTSA REOPEN INVESTIGATION POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF VEHICLE. *BF CONSUMERS RESPONDED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES IN REFERENCE TO FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES LIKE THE VEHICLE THEY OWN. THEY FOUND 80 CRV'S NATIONWIDE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING FILL UP WITH SMOKE LEAVING JUST MOMENTS FOR PASSENGERS TO ESCAPE BEFORE THE CARS WERE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES AND DESTROYED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102018December 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR EMISSIONS TEST AND FAILED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS NEEDED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS WERE ISSUED. NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE PERTAINING TO THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102056December 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF. NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK......AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE'S PATH, CONSUME RHAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER BRAKES, AND SON IN CAR SEAT CAME FORWARD. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF ON THE SHOULDER STRAP. CPNTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD THE SEA TBELT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100702November 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK AFTER FIRST (10,000 MILE) SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. I WAS AWARE FROM MEDIA REPORTS OF THE DANGER OF ENGINE FIRE FOLLOWING FIRST OIL CHANGE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT IF ANYONE COULD HANDLE THIS ISSUE SAFELY AND PROPERLY, THEY SHOULD. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO THE 2004 HONDA CR-V. THEY SAID THEY AWARE. STILL, AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK (ABOUT A QUART IN 24 HOURS AND 10 MILES OF DRIVING). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100617November 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ON 11/24/04 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN MY ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON. I FELT AS IF MY BREAKS WERE NOT GOING TO WORK. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. AS I GOT OFF THE EXIT, SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW INTO THE CAR FROM THE VENTS. A MAN APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND AND INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL THAT MOMENT. APPARENTLY, IT HAD BEEN SHOOTING FLAMES OUT FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. MY OIL CHANGE WAS FOUR MONTHS EARLIER WITH NO SIGNS OF ANY OIL LEAKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FUMES CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK, EVEN AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA BODY SHOP. BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL 11/29 OR 30. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT WILL BE TOTALED OR NOT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM THE FIRE AFFECTING MY RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. FURTHER, I' M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER 2004 VEHICLE THAT MAY PRESENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OR, EVEN A 2005, IF THE PROBLEM WILL EXIST IN THAT AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101676November 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY OF VEHICLE AFTER OIL CHANGE. SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAKED, RECURRED PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER READ AND ARTICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT AFTER THE FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT OIL CHANGES SOME CR-V'S HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THIS ARTICLE TO THE TECHNICIAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE. AFTER EACH OF THE VEHICLE'S THREE OIL CHANGES A PUDDLE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100386November 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2003-04 ENGINE FIRES IN THE HONDA CR-V. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES ASAP. I AM A BRAND NEW OWNER OF A 04 CR-V AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHAT COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS THEN A FIRE. PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY. *JB SEE 10099806 ALSO. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100365November 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A RIVERSIDE CAMPSITE, TRIED TO STRADDLE SOME RUTS ON THE ACCESS ROAD. VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO THE RUTS AND BOTTOMED OUT SLIGHTLY, BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE OUT AND DID NOT GET STUCK. THE BRACKET DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GAS TANK ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WHICH HOLDS FUEL SYSTEM RELATED COMPONENTS, WAS ALMOST RIPPED OFF BY THIS MINOR CONTACT. IT IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND VERY VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE WITHOUT ANY SORT OF PROTECTION. 2 OF 3 MOUNTS WERE RIPPED LOOSE, AND THE ASSEMBLY WAS BENT BACK TO RUB ON THE REAR AXLE AND HANG DOWN EVEN LOWER. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY OTHER VR-V DRIVERS WHO HAD TO NAVIGATE DEEP SNOW AND SAND. SENSITIVE FUEL SYSTEM PARTS SHOULD NOT BE VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE IN THIS WAY! VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WILL HAVE A CUSTOM MADE SKID PLATE AND MOUNTING BRACKET INSTALLED IF HONDA DOESN'T OFFER TO FIX FOR FREE WITH A NEW, SAFER DESIGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100156November 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I RECENTLY READ THE PRESS REGARDING FIRES STARTING UNDERNEATH HONDA CRVS. LAST YEAR, FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HEARD PEOPLE SCREAMING AT ME FROM THEIR CARS-THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER MY CAR. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND, BY THEN, THE FIRE WAS OUT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO MY MECHANIC-THEY EXAMINED THE CAR, WHICH STILL SMELLED OF SMOKE, BUT THEY WERE STUMPED. THE GARAGE IS VERY REPUTABLE AND AAA RATED. I RECENTLY READ ANOTHER ARTICLE THAT INDICATED NHTSA REOPENED AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 1998-I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THE 2003-2004 MODELS. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED WHENEVER MY OIL IS CHANGED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY HONDA-QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100169November 18, 2004
TIRES
FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. 21000 MILES ON 2004 HONDA CRV. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER, 205/70R15 TIRES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101569November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPLAINT CONCERNING OIL LEAKED ALL OVER DRIVEWAY AFTER OIL CHANGE. WORRIED ABOUT FIRES CAUSED BY OIL FILTER PROBLEM. * BF WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A U SHAPED METAL MEMBER LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THE OIL FILTER. WHEN THE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED THE OIL SPLASHES OVER THIS MEMBER AS WELL AS OTHER STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. *TC
Crash:
No
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
#10099765November 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL WHENEVER IT IS PARKED. HOWEVER, THE OIL LEAK GETS WORSE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK......VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND LEAKING OIL FROM OIL FILTER. DEALING DID NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE, BUT TOLD CONSUMER TO LOOK FOR OIL LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10101361November 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN ACCELERATING. *NM THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND WAS MORE NOTICEABLE WITH THE A/C ON. THE DOOR SEAL ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR ST THE BOTTOM WOULD SOMETIMES HANG DOWN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091711November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADSTO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUME RTOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRIPPED DOWN THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE CALIPER SYSTEM IN WHICH BRAKES DO NOT FULLY RETRACT CAUSING BOTH PADS AND ROTORS TO QUIETLY WEAR AWAY. THE CONSUMERS BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL. DEALERSHIP WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS SO THE CONSUMERS WARRANTY WAS NULL AND VOID. *TC
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
#10098349November 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
OUR 2002 HONDA CRV WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A PRIVATE HOME. CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR 5-10 MINUTES. CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. *AK
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

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