There are 4 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2001 Honda CR-V in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CR-V. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THE NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN EXPIRED IN 2005 AND COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. HE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 CRV BUT NOT THE 2001. THE FAILURE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING FULL REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURER OFFERED FREE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
THE BACK TIRE LOCKED UP IN A CURVE AND CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CAME FROM A CLUTCH FAILURE. WHAT FURTHER SUPPORTS MY THEORY IS THE FACT THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FELL APART AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. THE BACK TIRE HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED AS I MADE IT THROUGH THE CLUTCHES ON 2 OCCASIONS PRIOR TO MY CRASH.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.