Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10072359May 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A RELATIVELY FLAT AREA AT THE TOP OF A HILL. WHEN I GOT IN TO START THE CAR, THE LIGHT CAME ON THAT THE TAIL GATE WAS OPEN. I WENT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO SLAM THE GATE AND THE WINDOW. WHEN I GOT AROUND TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CAR AND OPENED IT, I HEARD A POP AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING. I STUCK MY FOOT IN TO GET MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING TILL IT HIT A STONE WALL. I AM SURE THAT I HAD THE CAR IN PARK. THAT DAY I GOT A RENTAL CAR WHICH HAS THE GEAR SHIFT ON THE FLOOR. MY CAR HAS THE GEAR SHIFT ON THE DASH BOARD. FOR DAYS, EVERY TIME I STOPPED, MY HAND WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO UP TO THE DASH BOARD TO MOVE IT INTO PARK. I AM SURE I HAD THE CAR IN PARK. IT WAS NOT ROLLING WHEN I WAS STANDING BEHIND IT TO SLAM THE TAIL GATE AND WINDOW. IT WAS NOT ROLLING WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE FRONT DOOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE "POP" WAS, BUT THAT WAS WHEN THE CAR STARTED ROLLING. FORTUNATELY, MY INJURY WAS SLIGHT. WHEN THE DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN, I ROLLED AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE BOTTOM OF THE OPEN DOOR BRUISED AND GOUGED THE FRONT OF MY RIGHT LEG. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068489May 8, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR SAFTEY SEATS IN THE BACK. THEY ARE SECURED BY OVER THE CHEST SEATBELTS. WHEN STOPPING SHORT, ONE OF THE SEATBELTS DISCONNECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE MATERIAL ON THE BELT ITSELF DID NOT BREAK, JUST THE CONNECTION TO THE ROOF. THE SAFETY SEAT JUMPED FORWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE OTHER SEAT BELT ALSO WAS LOOSENED. UPON TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REATTACHED THE BELTS TO THE CAR ROOF. I WONDER IF THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN, THEREFORE I WANT IT REPORTED SO THAT IN THE EVENT THERE IS A DEFECT IN ALL THE CARS, HONDA WILL REPAIR IT BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067877April 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE WAS IN TOWN DOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE FIRST INDICATION OF FIRE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT. ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT STOPPED SAID FLAME WERE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. I AM WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2003 - NEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067673April 22, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN VISOR DETACHES ON DRIVERS SIDE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALL 3 TIMES VISOR WAS REPLACED BY VARIOUS HONDA DEALERS (WE MOVED SINCE 1S T OCCURENCE) AT NO CHARGE.*AK IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT COULD HAVE IF VISOR DETACHED WHILE DRIVNG AT A HIGHER SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC, AS THE VISOR POPS OFF AND HITS THE DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066447April 19, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OUR CLIENT, WILSON SANCHEZ, WAS DRIVING HIS 2004 CR-V MPV WHEN IT SLID ON ICE AND ROLLED ONTO ITS ROOF. THE REMOVABLE PICNIC TABLE, A STANDARD ACCESSORY IN THAT MODEL VEHICLE, FELL OUT OF ITS RETAINED POSITION IN THE REAR CARGO AREA AND STRUCK MR. SANCHEZ ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD BEHIND HIS EAR. HE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE TABLE DESIGN DOES NOT SECURE IT IN PLACE IN A ROLLOVER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10066417April 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHINING NOISE WHILE CAR IS DECELERATING. OCCURS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CONTINUES UNTIL STOP. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS REAR DIFFERENTIAL--FLUID WAS DRAINED AND FLUSHED AND REPLACED WITHOUT A CHANGE IN NOISE. HONDA WANTS TO TRY NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY'LL CHANGE THE DIFFERENTIAL. CAR IS A 2002 HONDA CRV EX 4WD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066331April 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 85,000 MILES, EXHAUST VALVES HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEVEN WERE WORN BY HEAT. ONE WAS CRACKED. INQUIRY WITH DEALERS AND FIRM WHICH ACTUALLY REPAIRS ENGINE VALVES SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A NUMBER OF CRV'S-WHICH HAVE RECESSED VALVES-WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066224April 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE TRANSMISSION, SPECIFICALLY, THE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT ON MY 2000 HONDA CRV AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE COST THE DEALER WANTED TO REPAIR IT WAS BEYOND MY MEANS AT $5,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066735April 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE PARTS TO PEFORM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V120000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064494April 4, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DEAR NHTSA I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH YOU WITH THIS BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I AM LEASING A 2002 CRV HONDA AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL TODAY. WHILE I WAS COMING THROUGH MY APARTMENT COMPLEX A LOUD CRACK CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE JOLTED TO A STOP AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO LOOK AROUND THE AREA OF WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM. THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AXEL OR SOMETHING. THEN I LOOKED FURTHER UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT AND ARM OR ROD TO THE WHEEL HAD BROKE IN HALF. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL PIECE THAT BROKE AS WELL THAT APPEARS TO TAKE PART IN THE SECURING OF THE ARM OR ROD. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I FEE THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD REGARDING LIVES WHO PRESENTLY OWN VEHICLE TO AS WELL AS MYSELF I AM FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ONLY GOING BETWEEN TEN TO FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR AND WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT A FASTER SPEED WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY OR EVEN MORE FATALITIES DEPENDING ON THE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064371April 2, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE SRS (AIR BAG) LIGHT IN MY 1997 HONDA CRV HAS BEEN ON FOR LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS DURING THIS TIME. THEY INITIALLY JUST RESET THE LIGHT. LATER THEY SUSPECTED ONE OF THE SENSORS. EVEN LATER ONE OF DEALER CHANGED THE BATTERY. FINALLY THEY HAVE DECLARED THAT THE SRS CONTROLLER UNIT MUST BE BAD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AT THE COST OF $825. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICA HONDA CORP BUT TO NO HELP. FROM THE INDEPENDENT MAINTENANCE SHOP WHERE I TOOK MY CAR I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CRV. AIR BAG ARE ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD CARRY LONGER WARRANTY. HONDA DIAGNOSTIC DOESN'T SEEM TO GIVE DEFINITE CODE ALSO AND HENCE THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX IT IN ONE SHOT AND HAVE GIVEN ME SO MANY RUNS AND NOW WILL COST ME SO MUCH. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND INVESTIGATE THE SRS PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066878April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER AGAIN CONTACTED REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO PERFORM IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL. RECALL#03V422000 *PH *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061510April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V422000 CONCERNING IGNITION FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2003. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, BUT THE DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061721April 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS WAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER INDICATED THAT WATER GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEN, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063607March 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH MID-SIZE SEDAN, ME - 35 MPH, HER - 15 MPH. CAR WAS IMPACTED 2 IN LEFT OF CENTER OF LICENSE PLATE (DRIVER'S SIDE) DRIVING RADIATOR UP THROUGH ENGINE. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S DID NOT. DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED. DRIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO FACE, CHEST, PELVIS AND SPRAINED NECK AND UPPER & LOWER BACK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062616March 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'VE HAD TWO VALVE JOBS DONE ON MY 2001 CRV, ONCE AT AROUND 45,000 MILES AND THAN AGAIN AT 95,000 BOTH TIMES IT WAS THE NUMBER 3 VALVE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL I HAVE INDICATES THAT THE VALVES NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AT 105,000 MILES BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD THE WORK DONE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY 15,000 MILES. I FIND THAT THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE ON A NON-PERFORMANCE CAR RIDICULOUS NOT TO MENTION EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063553March 19, 2004
TIRES
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE RAN OVER PIECES OF TIRE ON THE FREEWAY, BUT LATER LEARNED THAT ONE OF HER VEHICLE'S TIRES EXPLODED, AND THE TREAD WAS FROM THAT TIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. BUT SHE WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT A REST AREA, WHICH ALLOWED HER TO PULL OVER. ALSO, A PASSING MOTORIST PULLED OVER TO HELP HER, AND CALLED FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. THEY CHANGED THE TIRE, AND CONSUMER WAS ON HER WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063558March 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK FAILURE. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059623March 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V422000 NOTICE CONCERNING METAL PARTS IN IGNITION. AFTER SIXTY DAYS DEALER STILL HAD NOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059393March 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK DEALER REFUSED TO TELL CONSUMER THE SPECIFIC DEFECT ON VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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