Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10096538October 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA CR-V 4WD, AUTO, 2003 WITH 25000 M. INCIDENTS - AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED FROM UP GEAR TO 1ST, THERE WAS A "JERK" AND I ALMOST HIT VEHICLE UP FRONT MY DURING THE WET WEATHER CONDITION. AFTER THAT I MADE TESTING ON PARKING LOT, THAT I CAN REPRODUCE THIS JERK, AND IT REPRODUCIBLE. I DRIVE CAR SLOW ON FIRST GEAR AND SLOWLY PUSH A BRAKE, NOT ANY JERK. BUT WHEN I LET CAR TO SHIFT TO UP A SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND THAN GENTLY TO PUSH BRAKE, BEFORE CAR COMPLETELY STOP I FEELING A JERK, THAT VERY DANGEROUSLY ON WET SURFACE. ALSO I FOUND IN SEVERAL FORUMS, THAT PEOPLE GOT ROLL OVER AND THINKING THAT CASE OF ABS OR BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT A SAME EFFECT CAN BE CASE WHEN GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#10096424October 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
APRIL 5, 2003 IT WAS ABOUT 9:00 PM. I HAD JUST PAID MY TOLL ON THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE RIVER. I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TOWARDS PHILADELPHIA. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE IN ORDER TO TAKE THE EXIT OFF TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO SOUTH I-95. THIS EXIT RAMP IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SIDE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. AS I WAS NEARING THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, MY 1999 HONDA CRV SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH SUCH HIGH RPMS THAT IT SURGED FORWARD AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE. IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN SO FAST THAT NOT EVEN THE BRAKES WOULD OR COULD SLOW IT DOWN. I ACTIVELY APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT TO MY HORROR, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND COULD NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. I EVEN PULLED UP ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRIED TO MANEUVER MY CAR AS I WAS TRAVELING AT A RAPID PACE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT STOP MY CAR UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER. THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT TOTALED MY CAR AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN ANOTHER CAR. MY INJURIES KEPT ME IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK. A TAXI DRIVER HAD SOME INJURIES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE HONDA CRV WAS TOTALLED AND THE CAR IS BEING KEPT IN STORAGE, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#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
#10095828October 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2003 HONDA CRV, ANN MORRIS DRIVING TO WORK ALONE, APPROXIMATELY 7.30AM, SMELT A GAS TYPE SMELL IN SIDE CAR AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. IMMEDIATELY ANN PULL OF THE ROAD INTO A NEAR BY K-MART PLAZA. ANN THEN CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CRV WAS TAKEN BY A AAA AGENT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, LANIER HONDA, NEAR BUFORD, GA. HONDA FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, ONLY A LEAKY OIL FILTER. THE CRV OIL WAS CHANGED IN JULY AT THE WALMART IN SUWANEE, GA. THIS WAS THE SECOND OIL CHANGE, AT THE SAME WALMART. IT WAS NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FOLLOWING THE SECOND OIL CHANGE WITH OIL STAINS UNDER THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2ND OIL CHANGE, BUT THE IT STOPPED OR SEEMED TOO. I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AS MY WIFE AND I ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED. ALTHOUGH MY WIFE ONLY SAW SMOKE, THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE!!!*AK THE SUITUATION MAKE US WERE NERVOUS... ANN & BOB MORRIS - OCT 15, 2004
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097441October 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DEFECT AND SBS LIGHT IN DASH GIVE WARNING. *BF THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT WAS RELATED TO AND AIR BAG FAILURE. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS WHILE THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#10095524October 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY (5-10 MPH), THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE AND NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS LEANING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095527October 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED ON YESTERDAY. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093788October 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY 2002 HONDA CR-V HAS HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THE IMPACT POINT WAS NEARLY THE SAME IN BOTH CASES - LOWER LEFT CORNER. THE FIRST CASE OCCURRED ON I-95. THE IMPACT POINT WAS NEARLY INVISIBLE TO THE EYE. I WENT TO TWO DEALERS WHO EACH FOUND THE POINT BY TRACING THE NOW HUGE CRACK WITH THE TIP OF A PEN. IT COULD BE FOUND. BOTH DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE SECOND CASE OCCURRED ON RT 1 APPROACHING THE TRENTON TRAIN STN EXIT FROM PENNSYLVANIA. THIS TIME I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CR-V WINDOWS. IT APPEARS THERE IS. A PROBLEM HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH A LITTLE ADVERTISED, GOODWILL WARRANTY. I WILL FOLLOW UP. I AM WONDERING IF THE DEALERS WERE AWARE OF THIS POLICY, BUT DENIED ANYWAY. IT WAS SUGGESTED I DOCUMENT MY ISSUE THROUGH YOUR WEB SITE. *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
#10096870October 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, VEHICLE HARD TO SHIFT. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE, IN WHICH IS WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED THE SAME DAY, HOWEVER ON AUG 9TH 2004, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A PARKED POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED COMPLETELY, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
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

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