Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10063289March 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062265March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
MY MOM'S 2003 HONDA CR-V EX AWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS THIS CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER WE DRIVE IT AROUND. ON OCCASION THE CLICKING IS LOUD, BUT IT CAN GET VERY ANNOYING. THE AUTOMATIC, WHEN STARTING AND PUTTING IN REVERSE HAS A VERY UN-HONDA LIKE NOISE WITH A JOLT. WHEN WE TOOK IT FOR THE NHTSA RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THEY DID THE SERVICE. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE CLICKING WENT BACK. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL BECAUSE THE BRAKES ARE ADJUSTING ITSELF. I WANT TO KNOW DO ANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS OF CR-V'S BUILT FROM 2002-2003 MODEL YEARS HAVE THIS SAME NOISE PROBLEM? *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062272March 15, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DECEMBER 22, 2003, THE HOOD OF MY 2003 HONDA CRV FLEW UP AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, WHILE I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THERE WAS ALSO AN OIL CHANGE (NOVEMBER), WHEN THE HOOD WAS LAST OPENED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THE HOOD WAS NOT SECURE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060803March 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AT 71,655 MILES, MY 1999 HONDA CR-V HAD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED IT ON THE CPU AND FOUND MISFIRE CODES FOR ALL OF THE CYLINDERS. EXHAUST VALVES WERE VERY TIGHT. VALVES WERE ADJUSTED. WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES STARTED TO BURN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH ALL 1999 HONDA CR-VS. WAS TOLD THAT HEAD ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3265.00. SINCE THE HONDA TECHNICIAN HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE, AS WELL AS TECHNICIANS AT MANY OTHER HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HONDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE SWORE BY HONDA, BUT NOW BELIEVE THAT WE WILL SWITCH TO TOYOTAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061701March 9, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE OCCUPANT,10 YEARS OLD, IN THE REAR SEAT TOOK THE SEAT BELT OFF TO REACH FOR SOMETHING. SOMEHOW THE SEAT BELT GOT TWISTED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S WAIST AND CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN AFTER EVERY MOVEMENT. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF BECAUSE THE PASSENGER BECAME UPSET AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ONLY AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060859March 9, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ONE MONTH AGO I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THIS AFTERNOON ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I DISCOVERED SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL. HONDA HAS PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC UNDER THE DASH FOR SOME REASON AND DEVISED SOME RINKY DINK WAY TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE LATCH WAS STILL IN THE LOCKED POSITION BUT IT HAD VIBRATED TO THE SIDE AND CAME LOOSE, FALLING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE SO I HAD TIME TO STOP BEFORE REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT JUST BARELY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF PLASTIC FOR SEVERAL MORE MILES AND ONCE AGAIN, CAME CLOSE TO REAR ENDING SOMEONE BECAUSE THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD FALLEN OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE HONDA FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048024February 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER PLACING HIS/HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE CABLE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058846February 24, 2004
TIRES
COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICED TIRE VIBRATION. WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF HEARING THE NOISE THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED-- THE TIRE WAS IN 3 PEICES: THE TWO SIDEWALLS WERE HANGING ON THE RIM AND THE ENTIRE TREAD AREA WAS SEPARATED FROM THEM (THE TREAD AREA REMAINED IN ONE SOLID PIECE). THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH IS ONLY7 MONTHS OLD. THE MILEAGE ON THEM WAS 10000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060913February 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 OR 5 RECALL NOTICES. THE LAST ONE WAS REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR RECALL REPAIR THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SWITCH. *LA THE CIGARETTE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059440February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, PARKING BRAKE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER CITED THE POOR OR LACK OF SERVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS THE POOR QUALITY OF HIS VEHICLE. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CAP WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON ANOTHER OCCASION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHICH HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A JACK. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS REPLACED, THE RIGHT CV BOOT WAS LEAKING AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058291February 16, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED IN THIS CAR AND THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058215February 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS ABRUPTLY WHEN STOPPPING, EHICLE HESITATES (OCCASIONALLY)WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE LOSES OVERDRIVE(OCCASIONALLY). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057144February 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 72,000 MILES MY CRV BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS THUS REQUIRING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING A FEW VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK AT 144,000 MILES IT REQUIRED A CATALYCTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE IT CLOGGED.. HOWEVER, I WAS NOTICING A WEIRD SOUND UNDER THE CAR AT 130,000. AND BEFORE THAT IT DID NOT FEEL AS POWERFUL WHEN GOING UP INCLINES. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE CATALICTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM AND AS A MATTER OF FACT HE HAD ONE CRV THIS PAST WEEK IN WHICH HE HAD TO CHANGE THE CONVERTER. UNFORTUNATELY, WHERE I RESIDE EMMISIONS INSPECTION IS NOT REQUIRED. MAYBE, IF WE DID, THE PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYCTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAD BEEN NOTICED IF IT HAD FAILED THE EMMISSIONS TEST. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057021February 11, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRES ON LATE MODLE CRV'S STICK OUT FARTHER THAN BUMPER AND IT YOUR VEHICLE NUDGES THE CRV FROM BEHIND, THE SPARE TIRE CONTRACTS THE VEHICLES HOOD AND CAUSES A BIG DENT AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. SO MUCH FOR 5 MPH BUMPERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056849February 9, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
AFRIEND TOLD ME THE HOOD LOOKED LIKE IT WASN'T LATCHED ON MY 2002 HONDA CRV. I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY OPEN. I COULD PICK UP THE HOOD AND LOOK UNDER IT. I HAD NOT OPENED IT SINCE MY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE. I'M THE ONLY DRIVER AND I ALWAYS KEEP IT LOCKED SO NO ONE ELSE COULD HAVE GOTTEN TO THE LATCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. NOW I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY JUST BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057750February 9, 2004
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT BELT AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYING AND SEVERING AT THE RINGS. CONSUMER REPLACED REAR SEAT BELT AFTER IT SNAPPED IN HALF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056674February 6, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
A LUG BOLT ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF OF MY 2003 CRV. NOT SURE, BUT IT HAS BEEN WITHIN ABOUT 30 DAYS. I NOTICED IT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056545February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HONDA CRV CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES. DEALER HAD DONE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE INCLUDING CHANGING PLUGS. DEALER HAS DONE ALL SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY HAD ADJUSTED VALVES AT THE 60K TUNE-UP. AT ABOUT 70K TOOK AUTO TO DEALER FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEY SAID LUGS MISFIRED, RESET CODE. MONTH LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT OFF NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID "AH, JUST DRIVE IT, IF IT COMES ON AGAIN BRING IT IN". MONTH LATER LIGHT COMES ON. NOW DEALER SAID NEED A NEW HEAD BECAUSE OF VALVE PROBLEM QUOTED $3350 PRICE. TOLD HIM NO WAY WAS I PAYING THAT, HE TALKED TO HONDA REP AND PRICE IS DROPPED TO $1400. I AM STILL GETTING RIPPED OFF. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056472February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 HONDA CRV HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS. ALL MAINTANENCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THEIR SCHEDULE, YET JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES THE DEALER SAYS MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR WHEN THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUDDERED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK THE CAR AND FOUND NO LEAKING FLUID, NO WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THE SOUND OF METAL PIECES ROLLING AROUND THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS...EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE IN "PARK." AFTER SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION OTHER PROBLEMS THAT OCURRED AND WERE REPAIRED DURING THE WARRANTY, I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. IF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THIS TYPE WERE TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOSS OF CONTROL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THANK GOODNESS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056320February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, STRUCTURE
I HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE: 1) ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH INTERRUPTS POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS GENERALLY WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING, NOW DAILY. INITIALLY, PROBLEM OCCURRED AT RANDOM, ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH. REGULAR SERVICE CHECKS REVEALED NO PROBLEM. THE CAR RUNS WITHOUT PROBLEMS ALL DAY ONCE THE INITIAL STALLING OF THE ENGINE HAS OCCURRED. CONSUMER INFORMATION HAS FOUND THIS TO BE AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, BUT HONDA-AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALL OR PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL ON 1/17/2004. INSTEAD, HONDA CLAIMS THAT A SCHEDULED "VALVE ADJUSTMENT" WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ENGINE STALLING AND INTERRUPTION OF POWER STEERING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, AND THE OCCURRENCE IS NOT PREDICTABLE - HOW CAN I BE SATISFIED WITH A "VALVE ADJUSTMENT" AND TAKE THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD? 2) ADVANCED TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33,000 AND I HAD TO REPLACE TIRES. FIRESTONE / BRIDGESTONE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE WEAR IS PREMATURE AND SOLD ME A NEW SET OF TIRES FOR A FAIR PRICE. HONDA AUTHORIZED DEALER MENTIONED THAT IT IS DRIVER/OWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATE TIRES ACCORDING TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAVE ROTATED AND KEEP CORRECT PRESSURE IN TIRES AT ALL TIMES. 3) WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN (MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE MAKING A U-TURN) PRIMARILY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, A LOUD HOWLING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. THE SAME FIRESTONE / BRIDGESTONE DEALER NOTICED THE SAME SOUNDS AND REFERRED ME TO THE HONDA DEALER. HONDA AUTHORIZED DEALER MENTIONED THAT A LUBE SERVICE IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THAT HOWLING NOISE AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE. FIRESTONE / BRIDGESTONE BELIEVE MORE THAN A LUBE JOB IS NEEDED. 4) REAR GLASS TRUNK LID LEAKS DURING CAR WASHES AND STRONG WINDY RAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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