2004 Honda CR-V complaints

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES ON 12/22/10 AFTER THE TOTAL A/C UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 9/24/07 INCLUDING EXPANSION VALVE, CONDENSOR, EVAPORATOR, COOLING FAN, AND COMPRESSOR AT 75,265 MILES. THIS IS MY SECOND A/C UNIT THAT DIED. *LN

A/C UNIT STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT COOL. *LN

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE. *TR

STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THROTTLE STUCK AT FULL SPEED. PUMPED ACCELERATOR TO NO AVAIL. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND, LITERALLY, STOOD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. ENGINE STILL RACED AT FULL SPEED, AND I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. RIVER ON MY RIGHT AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT. SAW A LARGE, OPEN YARD AND DROVE THE CAR AT HIGH SPEED INTO THE YARD AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. WHEN TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON, IT STILL RACED AT FULL THROTTLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AND EVALUATED BY INDEPENDENT (NOT HONDA) MECHANIC. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS "CARBON BUILDUP IN THE THROTTLE BODY." EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REGULAR BRAKES COMPLETELY RUINED DURING THIS INCIDENT AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN VEHICLE WITH ME. EVERYONE TERRIFIED, BUT NO ONE HURT OR INJURED. REPAIRS QUOTED AS VERY EXPENSIVE, PLUS THE COST OF NEW BRAKES. DID NOT WANT TO EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN AND DISPOSED OF IT FORTHWITH. ROUTINE GOOGLE SEARCH UNCOVERED SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE 2004 AND OTHER YEAR CRV'S.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HER HONDA 2004 CRV (ATTACHMENTS NOT IMAGED) *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION UNIT FREEZING, THE ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUGS INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE PROPELLER PROTECTION SHAFT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA CRV WHEN SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT. I HIT THE GAS AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING TO RED LINING EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO WORK BUY THEY DIDN'T STOP THE CAR OR EVEN SLOW ME DOWN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. I IWAS ALMOST HIT TWICE AS I HAD TO GO THROUGH A LIGHT. I HEADED TO A EMPTY BUILDING. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO CRASH MYSELF TO KEEP FROM KILLING ANYONE. WHEN I TURNED TOWARDS THE BUILDING I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINALLY. THE CAR STILL RED LINED IN PARK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE COVER OVER THE THROTTLE. IT HAD SLIPPED DOWN AND THE THROTTLE CAUGHT ON IT. TOWING NUMBER IS 330-995-2385 HONDA TOLD ME NO RECALL ON 2004'S BUT HEARD ABOUT THE HONDA 2005 HYBRID AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHAT I WENT THROUGH. GAS STUCK AND NO BREAKS, IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING I EVER WENT THROUGH. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC WHO TEST THE CAR AND THEN FIXED IT. I ASK HONDA TO REPORT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPORT IT TO AMERICAN HONDA BUT I DECIDED AFTER THE WAY THEY ACTED TO REPORT IT TO YOU. I COULD BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SEVERAL FAMILIES. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA CR-V'S AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/24/10. THE AIR BLOWING OUT SEEMED TO BE WARM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO INSPECT THE A/C FOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING, 9/25/10. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE LOWER PANEL A/C COMPRESSOR AND SHOWED ME A HOLE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR "EXPLODING" OUTWARD. THERE WERE A FEW METAL SHARD PIECES LEFT IN THE PLASTIC PANEL THAT COVERS THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BUT HAD NEVER SEEN IT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, HIS PARTS SUPPLIER SAID THAT THEY HEAR OF THIS OFTEN. BOTH BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSORS. DUE TO THE WAY THAT THE A/C SYSTEM IN THE HONDA IS SET UP, THE ENTIRE THING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY MY MECHANIC WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS COSTS AND LABOR CHARGES. IT COST $1313.52 TO FIX. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A RECALL AND CALLED HONDA AMERICA. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT I FOUND AN ONLINE DISCUSSION THREAD WITH BETTER THAN 900 COMMENTS OF FOLKS WHO ALL HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSORS. IHTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P49 IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING AROUND $3000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY CAR HAS 160,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. IN SOME CASES, THE METAL SHARDS THAT BLOW OFF OF THE COMPRESSOR CAN EITHER SLICE INTO THE TIRES OR MAKE A HOL

WHILE DRIVING, CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD WHINING NOISE. THEN A LOUD BANG, AND SOME BIG PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF THE CAR ONTO THE ROAD. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART THAT FELL OFF WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED AT GREAT COST. WE HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *TR

AIRCONDITIONER QUIT WORKING. THOUGHT WAS JUST LOW FREON-WAS SHRAPNAL IN MY VEHICLE FROM THE UNIT DISINTEGRATED. WAS TOLD LUCKY I DIDN'T DRIVE ANY FURTHER OR THE SHRAPNEL WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE, SEIZED IT UP, POSSIBLY CRASHING IN THE PROCESS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HONDA KNOWS IS HAPPENING. IT COST ME ABOUT $1600.00 TO REPAIR, SOMEONE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AFTER LOSING THE AIRCONDITIONING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT FROM IT CRASHING. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 20, WHILE DRIVING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY OUR CAR SHIMMIED AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY WIFE HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE QUICKLY PULLED ONTO THE EXIT (JUST SOUTH OF BUFFALO) INTO AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS RIGHT OFF THE EXIT RAMP. WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CAR STALLED. A QUICK DIAGNOSIS BY THE REPAIR SHOP CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE THAT DAY AS THE SHOP WAS CLOSING IN 15 MINUTES. ON MONDAY, THE REPAIR SHOP REPORTED THAT THE SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER 2 HAD BLOWN OUT. TO ATTEMPT A FIX, THEY INSERTED A HELI-COIL AND PLUG BUT WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET THE PRESSURE ABOVE 40 P.S.I ON THE CYLINDER. A DEEPER DIAGNOSIS INDICATED SCOURING/SCARRING ON THE CYLINDER 2 BORE AS WELL AS THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSED BY THE SPARK PLUG DEBRIS. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY COST EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS WAS TO GET A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. TO GET ANOTHER OPINION, I CONTACTED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN THE BUFFALO AREA (RAY LAKS) AND THEY CONFIRMED OVER THE PHONE THAT SCARRING ON THE CYLINDER SLEEVE WOULD REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE PLUGS THAT WERE ON THE CAR WERE THE OEM FACTORY INSTALLED. I HAD PLANNED ON REPLACING THESE AT 110,000 MILES PER THE HONDA MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. MY CAR HAD 105,713 MILES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OF THIS OEM COMPONENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A HONDA CERTIFIED VEHICLE IN OCT 2007, WITH 47,250 MILES. ON SEPT 7, 2010, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT COLLEGE) HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING JUST HOT AIR. UPON HEARING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME FROM COLLEGE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN A/C COMPRESSOR. WE HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED IN ONE DAY AT COST OF $757.00 AND MY DAUGHTER WAS BACK AT COLLEGE THE NEXT DAY. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED BUT THE MECHANIC WILL ONLY HOLD IT FOR ONE WEEK. *TR

JUST PULLED OFF FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE AND THEN A LOUD KATHUNK. THE AIR CONDITIONER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED PUMPING COLD AIR. WENT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A KNOWN HONDA PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT HONDA WASN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. QUOTED ME $1,200 AND SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HADN'T CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OCCUPANT PASSENGER DETECTION SYSTEM (OPDS) SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER INDEPENDENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV THAT I HAVE METICULOUSLY CARED FOR, STARTED HEARING CLUNKING NOISES, THEN THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING. THE AIRPORT HONDA DEALER (KNOXVILLE, TN) SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE 2 FANS FOR $460 (USING NON-HONDA PARTS) AND I HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS FOR ANOTHER $131. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT A/C PROBLEMS ARE COMMON ON CRVS. MY CAR IS WAY PAST WARRANTY. BUT I THOUGHT HONDAS WERE SUCH GOOD CARS. I THINK IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEN THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR LOW OR NO COST. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV - AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING. MADE LOUD POPPING NOISE. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD YOU COULD SMELL SMOKE. I NOTICED SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE AC COMPRESSOR. I BOUGHT THIS CRV NEW IN 2004 AND HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. THE HONDA DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THIS FROM SAYS THAT IT WILL COST $2400 TO FIX IT AS IT BASICALLY NEEDS AN ENTIRE NEW AC INSTALLED. I SEARCHED THE WEB TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND NOTICED THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD. WILL HONDA DO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? I'M VERY CONCERNED, AS I ALSO HAVE A 2005 CRV THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN 2005 FOR MY WIFE AND SEE THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO THAT VEHICLE. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH FROZE AND NEARLY STOPPED ENGINE. NOW WE HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING OR WINDOW DEFROSTING. *TR

HOT AIR BLOWING FROM AC VENTS. THOUGHT IT MUST JUST BE LOW ON FREON. LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPRESSOR BLOWS AND CAUSES HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF $'S TO BE FIXED. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT A BODY SHOP WHO TOLD ME I GOT LUCKY AND THE REPAIRS WOULD ONLY AMOUNT TO $835 BECAUSE THE PART ALONE IS $550. CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA AND THEY BASICALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID GOOD LUCK. VERY IRRITATED, BUT AFTER THE REPORT OF SO MANY HONDA'S BEING RECALLED IN THE PAPER YESTERDAY I SEE WHY THEY HAVEN'T YET RECALLED THEM FOR THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I WASN'T STRANDED LIKE SOME PEOPLE REPORT ENGINE LOCKING DOWN FROM THIS BECAUSE WHEN THE COMPRESSOR BROKE IT BROKE THEIR TIMING BELT AND RADIATORS, IT IS STILL VERY FRUSTRATING AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN EXTREME HEAT WITH NO WARNING YOUR AIR WILL BE OUT AND HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

2004 CRV: AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF PROBLEM-FREE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, WE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND SOME CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISES COMING FROM BENEATH THE CAR (SOUNDED LIKE WE RAN OVER SOMETHING AND IT WAS BOUNCING AROUND UNDERNEATH BUT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD). SOUND CEASED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN A FEW MORE CLUNKS/RATTLES BEFORE SOUND CEASED AGAIN. THEN WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER WORKING. ALL INDICATORS WERE ON, FAN WAS BLOWING, BUT AIR WAS NOT COOLED. SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO (APPROXIMATELY 2005-2006) WHILE OUR CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A MORE GRADUAL FAILURE, NOT QUITE AS CATASTROPHIC AS THIS EVENT. DEALER MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT METAL SHARDS GETTING BLOWN INTO THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD NO IDEA AT THE TIME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OR THAT IT MIGHT RE-OCCUR. CAR WAS JUST SERVICED AND HAS ~60K ON IT. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE REPORTED TO HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE CASE MANAGER. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE US TO INSPECT AND EVALUATE CAR. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU, MAKE HONDA PAY UP! DON'T LET THE DEALERS INTIMIDATE YOU AND MAKE YOU THINK IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND SAID THAT THE COMPRESSOR DIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A 2004 HONDA AND ONLY 38K MILES. READ ON BLOGS THAT THE AC IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, SHE HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE NOISE, THE AIR CONDITIONER FUNCTIONED AS IF THE HEAT WAS ON. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FOUR AND A HALF HOURS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN ORDER TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $2,646.23. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,612 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,652.

I BOUGHT TWO 2004 CRV'S NEW IN 12/2004. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSORS IS NOT BLOW COLD AIR ANY MORE. THE JOB COST $4470 FOR FIXING ONLY THIS PROBLEM. SOUNDS CRAZY PRICE. DEALER -THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT TO ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM USA NATIONWIDE . HONDA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IN MY OPINION. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD ALSO HANDLED BY "NHTSA" . VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. IF HONDA DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE I WOULD CONSIDER BUYING MY NEXT CAR FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY. NEVER HONDA CAR AGAIN IN MY LIFE. HONDA AMERICA HEADQUARTER COMPANY SHOULD ISSUE RECALL ON HONDA CRV 2004 BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. I BELIEVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IS DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. BECAUSE THEY ARE MANY COMPLAINT ON INTERNET. *TR

EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A/C IN 2004 HONDA CR-V LX THAT WE PURCHASED NEW. THE COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND ALSO SENT SHRAPNEL INTO THE SYSTEM. *TR

HONDA CR-V(2004) A/C COMPRESSOR: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND IT SOUNDED AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE, AT THAT POINT MY A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I CONTINUED DRIVING, THINKING THAT I HAD TO GET MY A/C RECHARGED. THEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK, SWERVED OFF AN EXIT (MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP) AND MY CAR BEGAN SMOKING. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS BROKEN. THE BELT BROKE B/C THE COMPRESS HAD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO LOCK UP. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1400. THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED: CONDENSER, COMPRESSOR, EXPANSION VALVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 HONDA CRV THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED AT 60K AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $2500. I LIVE IN ATLANTA AND CAN NOT OWN A CAR WITHOUT AC. I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE COMPRESSOR BELT IS DRIVEN BY THE ENGINE AND IF THE COMPRESSOR LOCKS UP THE ENGINE WILL STALL. IF THIS HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WILL CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR COMPRESSORS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A RE-DESIGNED UNIT. IF YOU SCAN THE WEB YOU WILL FINDS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR STORIES REGARDING THE HONDA CRV COMPRESSORS. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED, NO NOISE,NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR AND INSPECTED THE SYSTEM FOR DEBRIS. THE SYSTEM WOULD ONLY COOL TO ABOUT 75% OF WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE FAILURE.REPLACED THE SECOND COMPRESSOR UNDER PARTS WARRANTY , WITH THIS COMPRESSOR IT BLOWS COLD (42 DEG.) ABOUT 80 % OF THE TIME,THE OTHER 20% IT WILL ONLY GET TO 50DEG. NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONER - WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HEARD WHISTLE, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE POPCORN POPPING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT MY COMPRESSOR HAD EXPLODED AND THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER, CLUTCH AND COIL (WHEN THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODES, IT SEND METAL SHARDS THROUGH THE SYSTEM)T FOR A COST OF $2100. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO CONTACT HONDA USA CUSTOMER SERVICE. WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS UNFORTUNATE, BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AS MY MILEAGE IS APPROX 63K MILES, AND THAT I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. CURRENTLY, THERE IS ONE SITE COLLECTING DATA TO FORM A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND NUMEROUS SITES WITH COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE - THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODING USUALLY BETWEEN 40K-70K MILES ON MODEL YEARS 2002-2005, WITH MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS HAVING TO HAVE THEIR UNITS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILURE ON 2004 HONDA CR-V EX. DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IF THE COMPRESSOR IS RUN IT CAN GRENADE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND OTHER SYSTEMS. *TR

2004 CR V / AC BROKEN FOR SECOND TIME, FIRST TIME I USED MY EXTENSION WARRANTY IN 2007, HONDA WEST, LAS VEGAS REPLACE COMPLETE SYSTEM, NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM NO AC AND NO WARRANTY, I THINK IS A BAD DESIGN FOR THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS. *TR

HONDA CRV 2004 STUCK ACCELERATOR IN DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE -- FULL THROTTLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND KEPT GOING UNTIL OTHER VEHICLE HIT TREE AND FENCE. *TR

THE LEVER WHICH LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT SLOWLY LOOSENS, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF I'M MAKING A TURN WHEN THE WHEELS MOVES. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. *TR

THE LEVER WHICH LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL INTO AN UP OR DOWN POSITION IS SLIPPING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS UNSTABLE WHEEL WILL CAUSE MY WIFE OR I TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAN THE MANUFACTURER BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION? *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WON'T WORK, EVEN THOUGH HIGH BEAMS DO.

PROBLEM: SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE IDLE RPMS ARE EXCESSIVE UPON STARTUP AND LEAD TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING BRAKING TO A STOP. BACKGROUND: MALFUNCTION LAMP LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY FOUND THE ERROR CODE FOR THE O2 SENSOR. LATER TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO FIX THE O2 SENSOR AND THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY (ERROR CODE P0122). THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WHICH ADDRESS THIS EXACT ISSUE ON 2002-2004 HONDA CRV. *TR

TILT STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WILL FAIL AND ALLOW STEERING COLUMN TO FLOAT. THIS FLOAT CONDITION LEADS TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT BUT MOST OFTEN OCCURS AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES F. *TR

MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE AC CLUTCH PULLEY REPLACED. CALLING AROUND, OTHER CAR REPAIR SHOPS SAID THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HONDA THEN INVESTIGATED FURTHER & FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CR-VS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES/BLOGS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

ON APRIL 11 2009 I PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELLER H/T 684 TIRES FOR MY 2004 HONDA CRV. ON APRIL 23 I HAD R & M AUTOMOTIVE IN NORTHRIDGE, CA ALIGN THE WHEELS ON THE CRV. R & M IS MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR THIS CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 83875. ON NOVEMBER 26, 2009 I NOTICED EXPOSED STEEL BELTS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 92763. I WAS TOLD THIS EXTREME TIRE WEAR WAS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE STORE WHERE I BOUGHT THEM. THEY DID HOWEVER NOTE THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO R & M WHERE THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. R& M THOUGHT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE TIRES AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL. R& M REPLACED THE TIRES AT NO COST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE FLAWED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I DISCOVERED THIS SITUATION BEFORE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 8,400 MILES ON THEM AND I WASN'T CHECKING THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I HAVE USED THESE TIRES BEFORE AND THEY PERFORMED WELL AND I GOT 40-50,000 MILES OF WEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE NOTICED A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A CLANKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE AND BLEW OUT THE CASING. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING IN A SLUGGISH MANNER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.

WHILE DRIVING TO PORTLAND, OR. FROM WA HEARD A LOUD SQUEAL FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. TURNS OUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS BURNED OUT AT 84K MILES. HONDA SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE ONE SERPENTINE BELT DRIVES THE WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP, ALTERNATOR AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE PORTLAND DEALER WOULD NOT ADVISE ME TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. IF THE BELT BURNS OFF DO TO THE A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZURE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD STOP POSSIBLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER 5 YEARS OF PROBLEM FREE DRIVING, MY CRV STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I TRIED TURNING THE BLOWER FAN OFF , THEN AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND REALIZED IT WAS THE AC MAKING THE NOISE. I LEFT THE AC OFF FROM THEN ON AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THE COMPRESSOR HAD "SEIZED" AND THAT METAL PARTICLES HAD BEEN FORCED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM. THE REPAIRS FOR THIS WERE QUOTED AT $2650. I THEN SAW ON THE INTERNET WHERE THERE WERE 678 POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT YEAR CRV'S AND THAT HONDA HAD REIMBURSED A FEW OF THEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS MUST BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH CRV'S AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE A CAR WITHOUT AC IS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS. *TR

ON AUGUST 13, 2009 MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE TWO FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. HIS INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT HE STILL SUFFERS WITH PAIN FROM THE BRUISES AND ABRASIONS PLUS A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF A LOWER VERTEBRA. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR LESSENED HAD THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WE CALLED OUR HONDA DEALER AND HE REFERRED US TO HONDA COMPANY. I TALKED WITH A CHRISTINE AT HONDA AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HER REPLY WAS THAT HONDA DOES NOT INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTS. I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD BE REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA AND WOULD LIKE IT DOCUMENTED THAT I HAD ALSO REPORTED IT TO HONDA. SHE GAVE ME A CASE # N012009-0800615081700615. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA AGAIN AS I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM THEM. I AM REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO YOU IN HOPES THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE AIRBAGS SOMETHING MAY BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV INTERNALLY DISINTEGRATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE COMPLETE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE CRV'S. *TR

9/20/06 42,620 MILES; 7/16/08 67,743 MILES; 8/07/09 81561 MILES R & R COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER BLEW UP. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE ON 2004 HONDA CRV. WORKING FINE, SUDDENLY STOPPED COOLING. TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR AND OTHER PARTS AS IT IMPLODED WAS THE WORD USED. METAL, ETC ALL IN SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE AROUND $2400. IT SEEMS CLEAR THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *TR

CLUTCH ON AIR CONDITIONER BROKE OFF RESULTING IN CONTAMINATION OF OTHER SYSTEMS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS A/C. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE AIR BEGAN TO TURN HOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE. HE WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILS, IT SENDS METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, ANY AREA THAT THE PARTICLES AFFECT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

THE A/C COMPRESSOR IN MY 2004 CR-V "BLEW UP" AND STOPPED WORKING ON MAY 2, 2009. A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART ON MAY 5, 2009. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 62K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE ISSUES WITH EARLIER MODELS OF THE CR-V, BUT THAT HONDA HAD CHANGED THE TYPE OF COMPRESSOR IN THE 2004 MODELS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET DEVOTED TO A/C COMPRESSOR ISSUES WITH THE CR-VS, INCLUDING THE 2004 MODELS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WROTE OFF PART OF THE REPLACEMENT COST AS WARRANTY COVERAGE (ONLY AFTER I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA), I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF COMPRESSORS IN 2004 MODEL CR-VS AND ANY REPAIRS PAID FOR BY CUSTOMERS REFUNDED. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. *TR

WE HAVE2004 HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW UP TODAY . ITS KNOWN DEFECT WITHTHIS MAKE OF HONDA. CAN HELP US. *TR