Honda CR-V Complaints

16,579 consumer complaints on file.

#10042645December 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
AFTER HAVING THE SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE CORROSION RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, WHILE DRIVING 30/35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE AND THE RECALL. ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE SMOKE WENT EVERYWHERE AND THERE WAS FLAMES COMING UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *CB ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050941December 22, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS ON 2004 HONDA CRV DO NOT FUNCTION AS MANUAL STATES. WHEN INSERTING KEY INTO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, TURNING KEY CLOCKWISE, AND HOLDING, ALL THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK AS STATED IN THE MANUAL. INSTEAD, ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR OPENS. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. HONDA CLAIMS MANUAL ENTRY IS A TYPO AND CAR IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION THAT WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050683December 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
2003 HONDA CRV EX - WHEN REDUCING SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT AND BEGINS TO MAKE GRINDING NOISE. ONCE STOPPED GRINDING CONTINUES THEN GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND LUNGES SUV FORWARD QUICKLY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LIGHTS!! TO REMEDY - I HAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE FROM PARK POSITION. PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND ENGINE LIGHT ENGAGED - I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR TESTS - STATED ENGINE LIGHT REPORT STATES "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" BUT NO OTHER INFO PROVIDED. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE BY DRIVING AND WAS TOLD THAT I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051745December 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR RELIEF BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THE FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. *LA *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049655December 12, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WE OWN A 2002 HONDA CR-V (VIN [XXX]) WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE - WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE CAR - FILLED UP THE WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR ON MONDAY (12/1/03) AFTERNOON. THIS IS ROUTINE; SHE CHECKS THE OIL ON OCCASION AS WELL, AND HAS DONE SO WITH EVERY VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED. AS SHE HAS DONE ON MANY OTHER OCCASIONS, SHE DROPPED THE HOOD CLOSED FROM THE HEIGHT OF ABOUT A FOOT, AND USED TWO HANDS TO TRY TO PULL UP ON IT. THERE WAS NO PLAY. SHE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FENDER-HOOD FIT ON BOTH SIDES AND IT WAS CORRECTLY POSITIONED. A FEW HOURS LATER SHE WAS DRIVING AT FIFTY MILES AN HOURS WHEN THE HOOD POPPED FULLY OPEN. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE CONTACTED THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER - BEDARD BROTHERS OF CHESHIRE MA; THEY EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LATCH MECHANISM, THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY MECHANICAL DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA BUT THEY STONEWALLED ME BY SAYING THAT THE DEALER HAD FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THIS WOULD MEAN WASTING MOST OF A DAY SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER DEALERS CLOSE BY. MOREOVER, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT I WILL HEAR ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER DEALER. I AM CONVINCED, HOWEVER, THAT THE HOOD WAS SHUT AS SECURELY AS IT WAS HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, AND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CRV HOOD LATCH MECHANISM. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050385December 10, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049498December 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA CRV BURNED VAVLE. MANY CRV OWNERS OF 1998 AND 1999 HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA MECHANIC HAD STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VALVE WAS INSTALLED TOO TIGHT CAUSING FRICTION AND EVENTUALLY BURNED THE VALVE. HONDA CORP. IS NOT CLAMING ANY RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS PROBLEM ANYMORE. THE CUT OFF DATE THAT HONDA WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM TODAY 12/9/03 ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE GLENDALE (CA) HONDA DEALERSHIP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046168December 10, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ONCE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40/45 MPH THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON A BLOCK OF ICE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, LOSS OF FRONT TEETH AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER OVER CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED LANDING ON IT'S ROOF. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED ANOTHER BROKEN NECK, MAJOR FACIAL INJURIES, BRUISES AND SWELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046172December 10, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER OVER COMPENSATED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK AND INJURIES TO THE ARM/FACE AND HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049339December 7, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRATION OR SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049313December 6, 2003
WHEELS
THERE SHOULD BE A RUBBER FLAP OF SOME KIND TO CLOSE OF THE LARGE OPENING IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA WHERE THE STEERING RODS COME THROUGH TO THE WHEEL. THIS LARGE OPENING LETS WATER, MUD, SNOW & SLUSH SPRAY UP INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COVERING THE ENGINE, BATTERY, BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FLUID CONTAINERS SO THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS DIRTY AND HARD TO CHECK FOR THE CORRECT LEVELS. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY SAID THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I THINK THIS IS A BAD DESIGN, I MADE RUBBER FLAPS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF, THEY HELPED 100%. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA IN 2005 UNLESS THIS IS REMEDIED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049314December 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS AND THE ENGINE IS COLD THE RIGHT BRAKES CREATE A CLICKING SOUND. THIS IS NOT HEAR IN ANY OTHER CAR. THIS IS A SOUND THAT ONLY COMES FROM HONDA CRV. OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HONDA IS YET TO INSTITUTE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046136December 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE ROUGHLY. DEALER DISCOVERED A BURNT #3 VALVE IN THE ENGINE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON BEFORE THE LOST OF POWER AND ROUGH RUNNING OCCURRED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049864December 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE, AND THE HANDLING WAS NOT MANAGEABLE. VEHICLE HAD TWO VALVE JOBS DONE. CURRENTLY, CYLINDER HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049046December 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
A BAD COIL CAUSE IGNITER TO FAIL; THUS, CAUSING VEHICLE ENGINE TO STALL ON A BUSY IN-CITY INTERSTATE RAMP CONNECTING TO CITY LOOP. AUTO STALLED ON I-10 WEST AND LOOP 1604.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042045November 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT ALARM SYSTEM, AND WILL ONLY RECONNECT THE ALARM SYSTEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT COULD BE RESTARTED. BOTH DEALERS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE ALARM REINSTALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER NOT TO REINSTALL THE ALARM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048506November 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS GO ALL THE WAY UP WHEN USING THE CONTROLS TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THE DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047230November 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THIS IS THE 3RD RECALL ON MY 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE 1ST WAS FOR THE POWER-TRAIN-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE 2ND FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-IGNITION SWITCH, AND NOW IT'S FOR THE CR-V A/T SHIFT CABLE. THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS FAULTY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER? SHOULDN'T THEY JUST GIVE ME A NEW CAR? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048484November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WAS CHARGED TO HAVE ALARM RECONNECTED AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED.*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 02V-120000 PERFORMED (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO RECONNECT THE ALARM. THE CONSUMER REFUSED REPAIRS UNDER THOSE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE'S POWER OUTLET WAS CONSTANTLY LOOSE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048479November 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE BRAKES ARE TOTALLY WORN OUT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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