2004 Honda CR-V complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAUSED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO FAIL, WHICH CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME LIABILITY FOR 75% OF THE $3,000 REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

2004 HONDA CRV WITH LESS THAN 21,000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAR ISN'T OVER DRIVEN AND CHECKED REGULARLY AS SUGGESTED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (SENSOR #1) AT A COST OF $498. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA-TURING TIRES, SIZE P205-70R15. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE. BEFORE SHE COULD MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE TIRE CAME APART. THE FENDER, DOOR, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE CABLES WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THREAD FAILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR. HER INSURANCE COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE AND FORWARD THE TIRE TO GOODYEAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

COMPLETE AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE ON AN '04 CRV, AFTER 8 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ONLY OCCURRED ONCE TO THIS POINT. I CONTACTED HONDA. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. REPAIR WAS $1,700.00 HONDA FINALLY COVERED THE PARTS UNDER (GOOD FAITH AGREEMENT) AFTER I HOUNDED THEM. *TR

LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE; HAD CR-V TOWED TO LIA HONDA IN ENFIELD, CT; LIA SAID EITHER ENGINE FIRE OR MISFIRED SPARK PLUG - COULDN'T TELL FOR SURE, BUT THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND THAT I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT; MACHINE SHOP IS INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE IF CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH WAS MELTED, CAN BE REPAIRED, OR IF REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED; CHECKING FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINE DAMAGE; INVESTIGATION BY LIA IS UNDERWAY - SO UNSURE HOW THIS WILL END. *TR

GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CODE WAS P2646. REPLACED THE VTEC-OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WITH A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $55. CHANGED OIL AND FILTER. RESET THE CODE. BUT THE CODE STILL KEEPS ON COMING AND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 3500 RPM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE REEL FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE CABLE REEL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V255000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,249. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE HOOD ON HER HONDA CR-V OPENED AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THIS OCCURRED ON A MONDAY MORNING. SHE HAD JUMPED THE BATTERY ON THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT AND CLOSED THE HOOD. SHE DROVE THAT NIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE ALL DAY SUNDAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HEARD A POP AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED MAKING A REVVING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR TURNED TO WARM. I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND HAD TO DRIVE FOR THE NEXT 7 HOURS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS LUCKILY STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS WASN'T A NORMAL THING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING OIL AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY METAL PIECES FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR HOUSING WALL. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT SYSTEM. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVER DRYER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN $1207.43 IN DAMAGES ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVAL DRYER ASSEMBLY. THE LINES NEEDED TO FLUSHED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN VERY COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1200.00. *TR

ON AUGUST 20TH, 2007 AT 7:30 AM WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL MY 2004 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A THROTTLE CABLE MALFUNCTION THAT LED TO THE CARS UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER ENDURED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS FORCED TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF CARS ALL WHILE HAVING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DECIDING TO APPLY THE HAND BRAKE WE DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WE RAN ONE STOP SIGN AND BEFORE COMING TO A DEAD END STREET THANKFULLY WE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AFTER BEING FORCED TO JUST TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING MY SON CALL A FRIEND FOR HELP AND ADVICE. MY SON AND I WERE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT NOTHING WORSE CAME OF THIS. THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HARMED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE OPERATOR AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETECT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PICK UP ALL COST RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION BUT TRUTHFULLY I AM NOT LOOKING TO GET BACK IN THAT CAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE-IN. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY SON, ME, OR ANYONE ELSE.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM VACATION FROM FLORIDA, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF MY CAR. AS WE WERE DRIVING WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR WASN'T COOLING LIKE IT SHOULD BE. SO FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS WE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY AIR IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE AIR COMPRESSOR COMPLETELY FELL APART AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND RUINED THE AIR CONDITIONER SO THAT THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE, SO I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP AND HAD TO HAGGLE WITH THEM FOR OVER A WEEK SO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO ONLY PAY $600. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND ENTIRE AC SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED. NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF AC COMPRESSOR, ALL LINES, EVAPORATOR, EXPANSION VALVE AND CONDENSER. APPROXIMATE COST $2800.00. MILEAGE ON AUTO 48,264. *TR

I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL FOR "AIR BAGS: FRONTAL" ISSUED IN JUNE 2004. ALSO, THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE REPORTED ON THE AC COMPRESSORS. THEY CHARGED ME $395 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE MINE. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *JB

I HAD TAKEN MY SON TO A LOCAL PARK FOR BATTING PRACTICE AND WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE I HAD ASKED MY SON PUT THE BAT AND BALLS IN THE TRUNK OF THE 2004 HONDA CRV. WHEN MY SON HAD PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK, INSTEAD OF SWINGING OPEN, THE TRUNK HAD FALLEN OFF AS THE HINGE PIN BROKE. THE DOOR FELL DOWNWARD, SUSTAINED A LEFT A SIGNIFICANT SCRATCH ON HIS LEG. HAD HE NOT MOVED QUICKLY THE DOOR COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY RATHER THAN JUST A SCRATCH OR HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE BEEN THE ONE TO OPEN IT A VERY SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FRONTIER HONDA IN LONGMONT, CO, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE FIX BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND NEVER HAD SERVICED THE CAR WITH HONDA, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS KEPT UP ON ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE). ONE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT, WHILE HONDA AMERICA , TOLD ME IT WAS MY OWN FAULT FOR NOT HAVING THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY AT HONDA. I WAS SO DISGUSTED AT THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THE VERY NEXT WEEKEND, I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND TRADED IT IN FOR A SAFER VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND MY A/C IS NOT WORKING....AND OFCOURSE THE DEALS TELLS ME IT WILL COST ME $700 TO REPLACE. I TOLD HIM THAT THE REASON I BOUGHT A HONDA IS ITS REPUTATION...IF AN AMERICAN CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WHY SHOULD I PAY MORE FOR A HONDA AND PAY MORE FOR MAINTAINENCE. I TOLD THEM IT IS A DESIGN FLAW... IT IS 4X4 SO THEY EXPECT YOU NOT TO RIDE ON TOUGH ROADS??? IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON NEW HONDA CARS, SUV'S AND VANS. IF HONDA EXPECTS A F$X$ TO RIDE ON TOUGH ROADS DOES IT MEAN THAT YOUR A/C SHOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE A SMALL PEBLE GETS IN? HONDA SHOULD BE ASKED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE... IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. WELL...IF IT GETS REALLY HOT DO THEY EXPECT YOU NOT TO USE THE A/C? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FRY IN HEAT? PAY OR YOU FRY...NICE MONEY MAKING MACHINE THAT HONDA HAS FOUND. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES IF THEY DO NOT HAVE GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE. WE SHOULD ALL JOIN IN AND FIGHT FOR HONDA TO CORRECT THEIR BAD DESIGN. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.

WHILE DRIVING IN WARM AND VERY WET WEATHER I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE 2004 CR-V STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. IN ORDER TO SEE THROUGH THE FOGGED WINDOWS WE HAD TO RUN THE WIDOW DEFOGGER ON HIGH, BLOWING HOT AIR FOR THE REMAINING 3 HOURS OF OUR ROAD TRIP. WE WERE MISERABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST. UPON RETURNING TO HOUSTON I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC ,WHO ELEVATED IT AND SHOWED ME THE AIR COMPRESSOR. THE HOUSING OF THE COMPRESSOR IS SHATTERED. IT LOOKS LIKE A HARD-BOILED EGG SHELL AFTER BEING CRACKED. THIS IS A FAULTY PART, WHICH I'M TOLD WILL COST $700 FOR JUST THE COMPRESSOR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE CONTACTED A DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HIM THEY HAD SOLD 5 FROM THAT DEALER ALONE THAT MONTH! IN OCTOBER! THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *AK

2004 HONDA CRV HIT FROM BEHIND

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY HONDA CR-V 2004 STALLED IN A CAR WASH AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. SINCE THEN MY CR-V HAS HAD TROUBLE STARTING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED MY HEATER NOT WORKING AS EFFECTIVELY AND JUST RECENTLY THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY. AFTER A DAY THEY SAID I HAD GOTTEN WATER IN MY GAS TANK AND A WATER BUBBLE IN MY COOLANT SYSTEM. THEY FLUSHED EVERYTHING OUT, DRIED IT AND REPLACED MY COOLANT. SO FAR MY CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD, WHERE THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED. THIS WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT, SIZE: P205/70R15. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, MY MOON ROOF BEGAN TO RATTLE WHEN DRIVING, BOTH OPENED AND CLOSED. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A BOLT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER, IT HAD WORKED ITSELF OUT AGAIN BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO ADDRESS IT ON THAT VISIT. I TOOK IT BACK 2 WEEKS LATER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE MOON ROOF MECHANISM. THREE MONTHS LATER, I RETURNED WITH THE SAME RATTLE AND THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLT AND SAID NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HONDA CORPORATION AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIP, LIE TO THEM AND TELL THEM THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WAS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED AND SEE WHAT THEY THOUGHT. I DID NOT LIE TO THEM, BUT THEY HEARD THE RATTLE. THEY SAID IT SEEMED TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS HONDA MODEL AND THAT I COULD APPLY OIL TO HELP WITH THE RATTLE, OTHERWISE I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE CAR. THE OIL HAS NOT HELPED. *NM

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS SHOCKED OR BOLTED AND SOMETHING WENT THROUGH MY BODY. IT WAS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. ALSO, MY DOOR LOCKS KEEP OPENING AND CLOSING WHILE I AM DRIVING. ITS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AND IT HAS SCARED ME. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO WITH THE SHOCK I RECEIVED IN THE VEHICLE, AND SOMETHING KEEPS GOING OFF IN MY CAR, IT SOUNDS LIKE A TIMER. I TOOK IT TO HONDA, THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE SOUND I HEAR AND SINCE ITS NOT A MANUFACTURE WARRANTY, I DID SEND IN THE WARRANTY TO THE RADIO AND I THOUGHT THE RADIO AND THE LOCKS ARE CONNECTED ON MY VEHICLE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. BEEN HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS, DON'T KNOW IF THE SHOCK COULD OF CONTRIBUTED TO IT. I THINK I KEEP GETTING SHOCKED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WOULD BE A NUMBER I WOULDN'T KNOW SINCE IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HONDA CR-V WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, AND I HEARD A POP AND THEN A RATTLE. THEN, MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. AS I TESTED THE AIR CONDITIONER, I COULD TELL THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT KICKING IN. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH HONDA SERVICE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR SHAFT WAS BROKEN, AND THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, AND COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR WAS VERY COSTLY ($1300) AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY AIR CONDITIONER WOULD FAIL AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF USE. HONDA SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY COMPLAINT LIES IN THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE. IF NOT, THEN THIS INCIDENT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 2 YEARS. *JB

I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 61/2 MILES WHEN THE DRIVE LIGHT (LIGHT SHOWING THE GEAR YOU ARE USING) WENT OUT AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL. THE GEAR LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CONTINUED THE 2 1/2 MILES HOME. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUG. 2003, AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT PROBABLY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO NEEDING THE 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT OVER THE WEEKEND AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND AND I DROVE IT TO INDIANA LIKE WE HAD PLANNED, TO BRING BACK SOME ITEMS FROM HIS GRANDMOTHERS, GARAGE. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS ON SATURDAY, BUT ON SUNDAY JUST OUTSIDE OF FT. WAYNE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER SHIP ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY. WE LEFT THE CAR AND RENTED A VEHICLE TO GET HOME. THE HONDA MECHANICS HAD THE CRV FOR A WEEK BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WE PICKED THE CAR UP THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY AND BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. WE DROVE BACK TO COLUMBUS PULLING OVER EVER 7 OR 8 MINUTES TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. ABOUT HALF WAY HOME THE CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE WE MADE IT HOME. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED OVER THE LAST 10 WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN SOLVED WHEN SOME WIRING WAS REPLACED BUT THE FOLLOWING D

2004 HONDA CRV WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES, PURCHASED NEW, LOCAL DRIVING -LEFT REAR BRAKE PAD TOTALLY WORN TO METAL. RIGHT REAR - SOME SCORING ON ROTOR. FRONT PADS AND ROTORS SEEM OK. DEFECT IN BRAKE PAD - CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2003, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE STARTED MAKING A LOUD RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE THROUGH CERTAIN BRAKE PRESSURE. OUR FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION THE NOISE STOPPED ONLY TO REAPPEAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. NOISE IS THE SAME, JACOBS TWIN HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ONCE, REPLACED THE PADS ONCE AND, REFINISHED THE ROTORS ONCE. EACH TIME THE NOISE SUBSIDES FOR A PERIOD ONLY TO COME BACK WITHIN 3 MONTHS. EVERYTIME I HAVE I GO IN FOR MY OIL CHANGE I HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKES REDONE AS WELL. I BELIEVE I HAVE PURCHASED A FAULTY PRODUCT. *JB

2004 HONDA CR-V, PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 21,500 MILES. I HAVE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR RUTS IN THE ROAD. MORE SO IF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HITS A LOWER PART OF THE ROAD. SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE. THEY REPLACED STRUT AND SECOND TIME MOVED THE ENGINE MOUNT OVER. IT DID NOT HELP. SOUNDS AS THOUGH METAL CLUNKING AGAINST METAL. WILL TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S 2004 HONDA CRV EXPERIENCED CORROSION AND 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKE PAD SEIZING INTO POSITION WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WEAR. *TS THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FRONT PADS AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED (UNDER WARRANTY). THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED FOR THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER. *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR TIRES WORE OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. SHE NOTICED THE TIRES WERE NOT HOLDING AIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PLUGGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE SMALL HOLES IN THE TIRES. SINCE SHE HAS NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE HOLES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED, THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN FUELING THE AUTO SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK LEADING TO FUEL SPILL. IF IT DOES CLICK OFF THERE IS ALWAYS A BACKWASH OF EXCESS FUEL SPILLING OUT OF FILLER TUBE. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER STRUGGLING TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD IT WILL START BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ,THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT AND BE A GO BETWEEN THE CALLER AND THE DEALER.*AK

PURCHASED 2004 HONDA CRV EX 8/04. UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS SPURTS OUT WHILE PULLING OUT THE NOZZLE FROM THE TANK. I'VE HAD GAS LAND ON MY LEGS AND QUITE A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND. TALKED WITH SERVICES ADVISORS AT HONDA TWICE ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING -- TRY HOLDING THE NOZZLE IN FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER FILLING -- SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM -- IT DIDN'T! THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP. THE ONLY TIME IT DOESN'T IS WHEN YOU DON'T PUT THE NOZZLE ALL THE WAY INTO THE FILLING NECK. SEEMS A VACUUM IS MADE WHEN YOU DO AND UPON RETRACTING THE NOZZLE IT RELEASES AND GAS SPURTS OUT. I REPORTED THIS AGAIN TO A SERVICE ADVISOR AT HONDA 8/05 AND I'VE BEEN REQUESTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ON 8/19/05 TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I NOTICED ONE OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON YOUR WEBSITE. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THEIR CONCERN? *JB

THE "PROTECTION PROPELLER SHAFT" IS INSTALLED ON THE HONDA 2004 AND 2005 CR-V INCORRECTLY. IT SERVES NO PURPOSE WITH THE WAY IT IS INSTALLED AND COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE SHAFT TO FALL TO THE GROUND DURING FAILURE. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROTECTOR CANNOT PREVENT THE DRIVE SHAFT FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND IN THE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE UNIVERSAL CONNECTED JOINTS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PART SHOULD BE EITHER INSTALLED CORRECTLY OR ELIMINATED. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. HE ASLO OWNED A 2003 HONDA CRV. THE 2003 AND 2004 HONDA CRV IS THE ONE HE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SO BAD AT 50 MPH HE COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN ON A LEMON LAW. THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES TURNED IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TT *JB

MY HONDA CRV-EX 2004 WENT ON FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOTAL LOSS. INSURRANCE COVERED SOME OF THE PERSONAL LOST ITEMS AND SOME OF THE CAR RENTAL COST. HONDA REFUSES TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE (JUST DOESN'T ANSWER). I CALLED, FAXED AND MAILED MY ITEMIZED REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND UNDERSTANDING, VICTOR PRUTU

I AM REPORTING POOR GAS MILAGE DURING COLD MONTHS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2004 AND WITH MY DRIVING FOUND THAT I GOT 25 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND 20 MILES PER GALLON WITH MIXED HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS (50-50 MIX). WHEN COLD WEATHER ARRIVED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND 40S, I NOTICED THAT MY MILAGE WAS VERY POOR. THE HIGHWAY REMAINED THE SAME. THE MIXED DRIVING WAS BARELY 14 MILES PER GALLON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TWICE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. AT THE SECOND VISIT I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER OF HONDA AND WAS TOLD MY DRIVING STYLE AND/OR USING THE HEATING HAD THIS EFFECT ON THE MILAGE. MY DRIVING STYLE IS NOT IN QUESTION - IT HAS NOT CHANGED. THAT LEAVES THE HEATER. I FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I USE THE AC IN THE SUMMER AND MY MIXED DRIVING MILAGE WAS AT 20.

OUR 2004 HONDA CR-V PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATING. IT WILL CHANGE LANES ON IT'S OWN UNLESS YOU FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE CR-V HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HOPE THAT HONDA CAN COME UP WITH A FIX.

HAVE A 2004 CRV. STARTED OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ONE, THEN ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR 8 MONTHS WITH NO RESOLUTION OTHER THAN MY TIME WASTED AND THEM TRYING TO BUILD ONE CAR OVER ONE PIECE AT A TIME. AMERICAN HONDA WAS NOTIFIED AT THE BEGINNING & HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. (EXTREME INCOMPETENCE THERE) I HAVE RUN INTO OTHER PEOPLE AT GAS STATIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA OR THE NHTSA. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE'S CAR ON FIRE AT A GAS STATION BEFORE ANYONE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

WHEN ADDING GAS THE TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP ABOUT 95% OF THE TIME. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE CAR. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED AT THE STOP SIGN CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PASSING BY DRIVER CAME TO GET THE CONSUMER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A 2-3 MINUTES THE FIRE WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL FILTER SEAL ONTO THE MANIFOLD. *AK *BF *NM

I'M A 2004 HONDA CRV EX OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 10/18/2004. I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVEDA PAMPHLET WHEN AT PURCHASE STATING A SMELL WILL BE EVIDENT FOR THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES. HOWEVER, IT WAS THE FIRST THOUSAND MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE APR. 8009 MILES. I STILL SMELL IT OCCASIONALLY. NOT KNOWING ABOUT ALL THE PREVIOUS DAMAGE FROM OTHER OWNERS, FROM THE DOUBLING THE GASKET. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THAT. MAYBE OIL LEAKAGE OR SOMETHING. HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN FOR A CHECK ON THAT HOWEVER. BUT I WILL ASAP. I HAVE ALREADY GOT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE(04APR05) AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHILE, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS FROM ANYTHING CATCHING FIRE. ALSO DIDN'T BRING UP THE SMELL, BUT I SHOULD HAVE. STILL DO SMELL A BURNING SCENT FROM THE EXHAUST AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. ALSO, MY 5TH DOOR(TRUNK) I NOTICED A THUPING SOUND WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY AND BROUGHT IT UP DURING OIL CHANGE AND DEALERSHIP FIXED PROBLEM WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THEY OVER CHARGE ME THOUGH($103.92). DON'T GO TO "POWAY HONDA " IN CALIFORNIA. ACTUALLY WRITING TO CONSUMER REPORTS AS WELL. ALSO HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT WEBSITE AND WILL RECCOMMEND TO OTHERS. THANK YOU. *AK

SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED DURING ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIR BAG WAS NOT UNWIRED FROM BATTERY BEFORE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR REMOVAL AND STILL DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MILES AN HOUR, THE MOON ROOF ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV SHATTERED. IT LOOKS AS IF THE MOON ROOF WAS LIFTED FROM THE CAR AND HAS A CONCAVE SHAPE.

THE CONSUMER'S WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. *AK THE SIDE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED. *SC *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING AT 55 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A DEER IN HER 2004 HONDA CRV. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT END DAMAGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE ALSO BECAME STUCK. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT HONDA CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT TO CHANGE THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE. *SC

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED IN RED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE FIGHTER THAT THERE WERE NUTS AND BOLTS MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. OWNER LATER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEW CHANGES MADE TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB