2004 Honda CR-V complaints

MY 2004 HONDA CRV HAS HAD 4 RIMS CRACK AT THE WELD. WHEN HONDA WAS CONTACTED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WASN'T A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND WAS MORE THAN LIKELY FROM ABUSE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER ISSUES ON THE WEB AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS MATERIAL DEFECT WAS NOTED IN YOUR SYSTEM. *TR

BOUGHT A 2004 HONDA CRV. WARNING LIGHT INDICATED PROBLEM WITH GAS CAP BUT DEALER COULDN'T SPECIFY CAUSE. CAN'T ADD ANY GAS AFTER IT INITIALLY STOPS, REGARDLESS OF HOW FULL TANK IS, OTHERWISE SPILLAGE OCCURS. *TR

DEFECTIVE COOLANT SYSTEMS. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR IN A 2004 HONDA CR-V BLEW, SHOOTING METAL SHARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, YET HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2004 AND, AFTER THE THIRD DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2009, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND ADDED NEW SOFTWARE IN 2004. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF FOR 30 SECONDS, THE FAILURE CORRECTS ITSELF. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 22, 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I OWN A 2004 HONDA CR-V. IT HAS JUST 51,000 MILES ON IT. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTED MAKING RATTLING SOUND . I UNDERSTAND IF IT BREAKS APART AS IT NORMALLY DOES, IT SOMETIMES CAN STOP THE MOTOR IF YOU WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH. IF YOU WERE ON SNOW, IT COULD SKID THE TIRES OR THE BELT COULD BREAK OR MAYBE SLIP. THE SERPENTINE BELT IS VERY STRONG SO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THIS VERY WELL COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, "LOW BEAM ONLY FAIL TO WORK". *TR

HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER. THEY ADVISED A/C SYSTEM HAD " IMPLODED". WOULD COST $1,200 TO $2,000 + TO REPLACE AND INSURE THAT SYSTEM IS CLEANED OF ALL METAL PARTICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE COMPRESSOR BLEW OUT. IN ADDITION, THE CONDENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THERE ARE EXTENSIVE FAILURES WITH THE PIPES, HOSES, AND CLUTCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. THE COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE EQUIPMENT IS ALL ORIGINAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ON APRIL 25TH, 2009, THE A/C COMPRESSOR IN MY 2004 HONDA CR-V EX IMPLODED, SENDING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AT A COST OF $3500. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS PRIOR TO THE SEIZING OF THE COMPRESSOR. OTHER THAN THIS WAS THE FIRST WARM DAY OF THE SEASON (@85 DEGREES). THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, DESPITE THE FREQUENCY OF SIMILAR REPORTS ACROSS THE INTERNET. WE HAVE DONE ALL FACTORY SCHEDULED AT THE DEALER AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. *TR

HEARD A VERY LOAD NOISE UNDER THE CAR AND METAL DEBRIS FLEW ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON MY HONDA CRV EX (2004 MODEL/50,000 MI). I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACKSEAT AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TIRE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO SERVICE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. THEY QUOTED THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD A HOLE AND THE METAL PIECES THAT SHATTERED WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM (COST OF $3500). WHEN WE COMPLAINED THAT THE COST WAS SO HIGH AND POOR QUALITY FOR A CAR THAT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD, THEY REPLIED "THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM AND YOU SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY." AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ONLINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THOUSANDS OF HONDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE NEED FOR HONDA TO TAKE ACTION. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AT < 72,000 MILES. NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR. BUT NO ONE CAN DRIVE IT. I HAVE MS AND WE'RE ON A FIXED INCOME, SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. BECAUSE OF THE MS, I CAN'T TAKE HEAT. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA, BUT THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT FIRST. THAT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $80. NOT POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED IN MY 2004 HONDA CRV. DEALERSHIP WANTS $1900 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE SYSTEM. THERE SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN ONLINE FORUMS. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KNOBS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS TOO SMALL AND THAT THIS ONE REASON FOR FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE 2003 AND 2004 CRVS HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH AIR COMPRESSORS. HONDA USA IS ONLY WILLING TO REDUCE THE REPLACEMENT COST FROM $3039 PLUS TAX TO $2537 PLUS TAX. THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO REDUCE IT DOWN TO $1900. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,894. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

I DRIVE A 2004 HONDA CR-V WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTORS ON THE SEAT BELTS. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE BIGGEST, NOW 4 1/2, HAS JUST MOVED INTO A BOOSTER SEAT. BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY, GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WITH EVERY MOVEMENT, MY CHILD ALREADY GOT TERRIFIED WHEN SHE WAS PINNED BACK IN HER SEAT BY THE SEAT BELT, WITH HER CHEST SMASHED INTO HER BOOSTER SEAT. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. ALSO, ALTHOUGH I PURCHASED AN EXCELLENT CAR SEAT, THE AUTOMATIC RETRACTION OF THE SEATBELT MEANS THAT EACH TIME I NEED TO GET MY CHILD IN AND OUT OF THE SEAT, I MUST FIRST UNTHREAD AND THEN RETHREAD THE SEATBELT THROUGH THE SEAT'S GUIDES, CREATING AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO INCORRECTLY. FINALLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, B/C OF THE AUTOMATIC RETRACTION OF THE SEATBELT, I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF STRANGULATION, SUCH AS WHAT HAPPENED TO A LOCAL CHILD, DEANDRE HARRIS (SEE WASHINGTON POST STORY ON DECEMBER 17, 2008). DEANDRE, WHOSE MOTHER DROVE A HONDA CR-V, DIED SHORTLY AFTER HIS ACCIDENT, IN WHICH HE COULD NOT FREE HIMSELF FROM THE TIGHTENED HONDA CR-V SEATBELT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF HONDA CURRENTLY OFFERS REPLACEMENT OF ITS AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTORS WITH EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTORS OR SWITCHABLE RETRACTORS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN RIDING IN HONDAS DO NOT RISK STRANGULATION. ALSO, PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT YOUR OFFICE IS DOING TO INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THIS, APPARENTLY, EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

A/C BLOWING HOT AIR - INITIALLY I THOUGHT THERE WAS JUST A NEED FOR FREON - FIRESTONE DIAGNOSED THE A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT - I PICKED THE CAR UP WITHOUT REPAIRING BECAUSE OF THE COST. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SITE THAT SUGGESTED I CALL HONDA AMERICA - I OPENED UP A CASE (VERY RUDE PEOPLE THERE) AND THEN TOOK CAR TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/1/07 - THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED AND REPAIR WOULD COST ME $535.66 AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REST. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COST TO HONDA AMERICA (I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM) AND THEY SAID I SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT COST. DIFFICULT PILL TO SWALLOW WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND I WAS BASICALLY PAYING FOR THEIR FAULTY PART. *TR

HAVE A 2004 CRV. COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BROKE OFF CLUTCH FROM COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR IMPLODED DAMAGING THE OVERALL AC UNIT. THE HOLE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN DAYTONA. ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGES WILL BE $3,000.00. I SURPRISE SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCE HONDA INTO A RECALL . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE STEERING VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

A BUZZING NOISE SUDDENLY STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR WHICH CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $3600+. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 71,000+ MILES. HONDA REP AGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS PART OF THEIR "GOODWILL WARRANTY" . SINCE THIS IS OCCURRING ON SO MANY 2001 - 2004 CR-V'S, THERE SHOULD BE 100% COVERAGE ON REPAIRS IF NOT A RECALL. THIS EDMUNDS LINK INDICATES THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FB5/808!KEYWORDS=ALLIN%3AMSGTEXT%20HONDA%20CRV#808 NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT RECALL. BEING SO WIDE-SPREAD, THERE SHOULD BE MORE CONSISTENCY IN HONDA'S RESPONSE (ALL OWNERS THAT ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE SHOULD GET 100% COVERAGE OF REPAIR COSTS). THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONER UNIT CRYSTALLIZED INTO PIECES. THANK GOD I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY! IF I WOULD NOT HAVE IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $5000.00I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE A CALL BACK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE HONDA PLACE AT BAKER HONDA IN HOUMA ,LA. TOLD MY HUSBAND ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE COME BACK WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV - AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER BLEW APART WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS - THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CRV AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I AM HAVING TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPLACED. (HONDA IS PAYING A PORTION - THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA) HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF THESE CARS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT YOU COULD FEEL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. IT SOUND LIKE A GUN HAD BEEN FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE. THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF. IF THE HEATER, A/C, OR DEFROSTER WAS TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY STALL AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE A/C COMPRESSOR SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND LITTERED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH METAL DEBRIS. WE WERE QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3500. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COMPRESSOR (ALTHOUGH AFTERMARKET) BUT WERE STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE LINES AND OTHER SMALL PARTS THAT STILL TOTALED NEARLY $1000. A SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM PROVES THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THIS GENERATION OF CR-V, WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IN ONLINE FORUMS, CHATS, MESSAGE BOARDS, ENTHUSIAST CLUBS, AND EVEN DOT NHTSA COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER HONDA A/C COMPRESSORS THAT ARE THIS WIDESPREAD. THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPRESSORS PART NUMBER IS NOT USED ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLE INDICATES THAT THERE IS: A) PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN, B) A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, C) A PROBLEM WITH THE INITIAL INSTALL OR MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPRESSOR, OR D) SOME COMBINATION OF THE PREVIOUS STATED POSSIBILITIES. THESE SYSTEMS ARE FAILING AT HIGH RATES FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGES, THEY LAST MUCH LONGER ON OTHER VEHICLES (EV

THE WHEELS ON 2 OF MY TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR. *TR

I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA CRV WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. FROM JUNE 2008 TO THE PRESENT (SEPTEMBER 2008) THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A STALL PROBLEM DURING EVERY SINGLE USE. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 115,000. ALL THE STALLS OCCUR DURING THE SAME PERIOD RELATIVE ENGINE STARTUP, BETWEEN ABOUT FIVE AND TEN MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THIS STALL PERIOD BASICALLY OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS FOR A MULTI-MINUTE PERIOD AFTER THE CHOKE COMES DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS STALL PERIOD COINCIDES WITH TYPICAL STOP AND GO DRIVING AFTER DEPARTURE: NEAR HOME, WORKPLACE, SCHOOLS, AND RETAIL OUTLETS. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE STALL OCCURS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS BECOME DIFFICULT TO USE. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A STALL. THE VEHICLE OFTEN DOES NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING. I'M CONCERNED THE STARTER WILL DEGRADE AND FURTHER INHIBIT TIMELY RESTARTING. REPAIR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND A HONDA DEALER HAVE BEEN TRIED. THE HONDA DEALER IN EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, BLATANTLY AVOIDED THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ABOUT $600 FOR UNRELATED WORK THAT WAS ALSO NOT ORDERED. APPARENTLY THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER REPORTED A VOLTAGE DROP. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP HAS ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AT THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND OTHER REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AN IMMEDI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE NOISE ORIGINATED. SHORTLY AFTER THE NOISE, THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AS HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED AND SHOT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/15/08. 8JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT HAS AN OPEN CASE WITH HONDA AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE HONDA CR-V. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE, TWO YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLD IN THE BACK WHEN LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BLOWING OUT, CAUSING HEAVY METALLIC PIECES TO GO ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THANKFULLY, NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. WHOLE A/C UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXPLODING PARTS AND, AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING , WAS ONLY GIVEN PARTIAL CREDIT TO COVER COSTS. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM AND KNOWS ALL A/C COMPRESSORS MADE WITH DURING CERTAIN YEARS WILL FAIL BUT IS HANDLING ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND IS NOT UPFRONT IN TELLING CONSUMER ABOUT PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK SITE LISTED BELOW TO NOTE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL. *TR

HEARD A "POP" SOUND WHILE DRIVING. A/C STOPPED WORKING, WARM AIR, HEATER ONLY. AFTER BEING CHECKED BY MIDAS, A REPLACEMENT COST OF THE COMPRESSOR/CONDENSER (SAME PART) WAS QUOTED FOR OVER $2,000. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT AC SINCE (HAPPENED IN 2007). HONDA QUOTE IS OVER $2,000 AS WELL. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR "EXPLODED" ON 2004 HONDA CR-V. CAR BOUGHT NEW. 68,500 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR A/C PROBLEMS. PROBLEM NOT UNCOMMON WITH CR-V. HONDA RESPONSE INCONSISTENT. SOME CUSTOMERS REIMBURSED 100%,SOME 0%. MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED THURSDAY(IF PARTS IN). COST TO ME $1400 +.RECALL NEEDED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2004 HONDA CRV. I VISITED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. DEALER ADVISED SRS LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FAULTY OPDS(OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) SENSOR. THIS SENSOR WILL TURN OFF/ON PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED OUTSIDE THE 3YR/36000 MI WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MANY 2002-2004 HONDA CRV'S WERE GIVEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE EXTENSION COVERED UP TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. HONDA CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THEIR DATABASE AND ADVISED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 51,500 MILES AND WILL BE 4 YRS OLD IN OCTOBER. THE DEALER ADVISED IF I DESIRED THE REPAIR, IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS OPDS SENSOR. THIS OPDS SYSTEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CRV LINE; IT IS ALSO FOUND ON MANY OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. THERE ARE OTHER YEARS AND MAKES WHICH WERE GIVEN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OPDS SYSTEM, AND ALL EQUIPPED VEHICLES SHOULD BE GIVEN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AS A SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME WARRANTY AS THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

A/C CONDENSER ON 2004 HONDA CRV IMPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. SERVICE STATION TOLD ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY B/C THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING ON A CERTAIN BELT OTHER THAN TENSION. IF THE BELT HAD COME OFF, I WOULD HAVE LOST POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE DIED. FOUND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND ISSUE RECALL. BESIDES IT BEING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THERE ARE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES HERE. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE - LOUD BANG AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE THAT DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EVENTUALLY FAILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,500. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO RATTLE, THEN RUPTURED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, SENDING DEBRIS OUT ON THE ROAD IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND A/C QUIT WORKING....COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED QUOTED $1400 TO REPLACE...HONDA WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALL THESE??? *TR

THE HONDA CR-V TRUCK HAS AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON IT, EVEN THOUGH MECHANICS REPEATEDLY SAY THAT THE METAL FRAGMENTS IT THROWS AFTER IT BREAKS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE TO SEIZE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AT THIS LINK. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P16#LASTPOST. THERE ARE MANY POSTS BEFORE THIS PAGE; I SENT THE LINK TO THE LAST POST. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN MY CASE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED, THEN THEY'LL DO THE RECALL OUT OF FEAR. HONDA WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THEY ARE REFUNDING MONEY ONLY IF CUSTOMERS TELL THEM THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OTHERWISE, THEY CHARGE $800-$2500 FOR THIS FAULTY PART OF THEIRS. IT IS CRIMINAL! THANKS, IF YOU CAN HELP. *TR

PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK AS IT SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P16#LASTPOST. HONDA IS SELLING A FAULTY AIR COMPRESSOR AND THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. A LOUD BANG OCCURS, WHICH THROWS METAL FRAGMENTS THAT MECHANICS SAY COULD SEIZE THE ENGINE, THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR. SOME OF THESE COMPRESSORS HAVE GONE THREE AND FOUR TIMES PER VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA DOES NOT OFFER TO RECALL THE PART; INSTEAD, THEY ONLY PAY SOME OF THE CHARGES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF THE CUSTOMER TELLS THEM THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS FAULTY PART. EVERYONE IS BEING CHARGED DIFFERENT PRICES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MOST OF THESE BREAK DOWNS ARE HAPPENING ON PRACTICALLY-NEW VEHICLES! PLEASE VISIT THAT LINK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS. SOMEONE HAS TO HELP ABOUT THIS. THANKS MUCH. *TR

DRIVING AND HEARD LOUD NOISE, A/C QUIT COOLING, TOOK TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS DX AS NEEDING A NEW COMPRESSOR CLUTCH COIL, DEALER PAID PART OF THE COST. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. STILL IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN MY HONDA CRV 2004 WITH THE A/C RUNNING, I NOTICE THAT THE AIR WAS NOT GETTING COOL. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A BUZZING AND THUMPING SOUND. I SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOWN AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WERE GOING BAD AND IT WOULD BE $1500 TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. I HOPE HONDA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. I KNOW IT'S NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT IT'S CERTAINLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED. *TR

IN SHORT, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V BLEW APART AT 70 MPH AND 58,000 MILES SENDING METAL PIECES FLYING AND BOUNCE BACK FROM THE PAVEMENT HITTING ALL ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CR-V. TO ADD TO MY FRUSTRATION, THE CR-V WAS GIVEN A 60,000 MILE SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $955.76 AT 56,050 MILES TO GUARD AGAINST SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. AT THE 60, 000 MILE SERVICE ALONG WITH ALL THE REGULAR SERVICE, THE COMPLETE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLEANED AND FLUSHED WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT REMOVING OLD CONTAMINATED COOLANT, REPLACING WITH NEW COOLANT, ADDING A WATER PUMP, LUBRICANT, CORROSION CONTROL AND A SYSTEM SEALER . AT 58,000 MILES THE AIR COMPRESSOR BLOWING UP, I WAS 900 MILES FROM HOME TRANSPORTING TWO ELDERLY RELATIVES IN 110 DEGREE HEAT IN JULY IN OKLAHOMA. BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE NEXT AVAILABLE CITY, WE WERE ALL WIND-BURNED FROM THE INTENSE HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS PARTIALLY DOWN AND AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. IN THE END AND SINCE THE FLYING PARTS OF THE COMPRESSOR HAD GONE EVERYWHERE, I PARTED WITH $1,805.20 AT 58,154 MILES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, COIL, CONDENSER AND, OF COURSE, THE COST FOR EVACUATION AND RECHARGING OF THE A/C SYSTEM AGAIN. THIS DOES SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM FOR HONDA SINCE WHOEVER IS SUPPLYING COMPRESSORS FOR THEIR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS NOT MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS. IT IS APPARENT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE COMPRESSOR BEARING(S) FROZEN CAUSING THE C

2004 CR-V EXPERIENCED GRINDING NOISE WITH AC UNIT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FROZE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN TWO DAYS. REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THAT REQUIRED THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM, COMPRESSOR, EVAPORATER AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED. ALL OCCURRED AT 72,000 MILES. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR AT NON-DEALER LOCATION USING ALL NEW PARTS $1,059 DOLLARS. FIRST HONDA I'VE EVER OWNED THAT NEEDED A COSTLY REPAIR. THEN AGAIN THIS ON IS ASSEMBLED IN ENGLAND NOT USA OF JAPAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CRV. COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BROKE OFF CLUTCH FROM COMPRESSOR. IT HAS 50930 MILES. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON .ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGES WILL BE $4,000.00. I AM TRYING TO GET HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. CLUTCH BROKE OFF FROM COMPRESSOR. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. AC WAS WORKING GREAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ON ONE HOT DAY, IT JUST STOPS WORKING WHEN IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. THOUGHT I NEEDED TO GET THE AC CHARGE, TOOK IT, AND THEY TODAY ME THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT AND I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT HONDA SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO DEALS WITH THIS. CALL HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD 1200.00 TO START. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS WITH A KNOW PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS, IF HE HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV. BEGAN DRIVING IN 98 DEGREE WEATHER, HEARD LOUD CLATTER IN ENGINE, A/C BEGAN RUNNING WARM AIR, CAR STALLED. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR "BLEW UP" AND IT SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $3500. *TR

THE A/C WENT KAPUT ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV. HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE BALLPARK OF $3000. MY CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE LEARNED OF A LITANY OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2001-2004 HONDA CRVS. I'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE CRV AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FOR MODELS AFTER '04. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER WHICH I SHARED WITH MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID "I WISH YOU HADN'T DONE THAT BECAUSE I COULD HAVE GOT THINGS GOING FASTER." THIS IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT I DID GET THE SENSE I DID THE CORRECT MOVE. HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT NO PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR A MAJOR REPAIR ON A CAR THAT ISN'T THAT OLD WITH FEW MILES. I'M NOT LOOKING TO CAUSE A STINK... I JUST WANT THE CAR FIXED. OTHER THAN THIS, IT'S A BANG-UP VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,310 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,100. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

A/C COMPRESSOR SHELLED/FAILED & SENT METAL SHAVINGS THROUGH-OUT SYSTEM. SYSTEM CONTAMINATED, 3K TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM. IN MY OPINION, HONDA ADMITS LIABILITY W/ "GOODWILL WARRANTY" & AGREED TO PAY 75% TO FIX A/C. A/C COMPRESSOR DEFECTIVE CAR ONLY HAS 50K MI. I WANT FULL COMPENSATION. *TR