2004 Honda CR-V Complaint Log

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

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM START FAILING ON DRIVERS SIDE. BURNING OUT OFTEN - WHILE OTHER SIDE HEADLIGHT REMAINED STABLE. REPLACE HEADLIGHTS (BOTH SIDES) MANY TIMES AFTER THAT - ONLY TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE FAIL AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD ALSO CHANGE TO VERY DIM WHILE OTHER SIDE REMAINED BRIGHT. PROBABLY SIMILAR TO A FLASHLIGHT, - NEEDING BATTERIES. WOULD ALWAYS FLICK BRIGHT LIGHTS ON FOR A WHILE, OR TUG ON HEADLIGHT WIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LIGHT WOULD CHANGE TO NORMAL BRIGHT COLOR AFTER THIS. WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF, - THE WHOLE SITUATION WOULD REPEAT ITSELF NEXT TIME CAR STARTED UP AND RAN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. NOTICED RADIO DISPLAY PANEL WOULD GO OUT ALSO, -- BLACK OUT, ONLY TO COME BACK ON LATER. THAT WOULD BE THE CLOCK AND STATION RADIO LCD PANEL DISPLAY. HAD CAR PROBLEM FIXED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AT LEAST TWICE AT PRIVATE MECHANICS, TWICE AT HONDA DEALERSHIP, - PLUS RECALLED AT HONDA DEALERSHIP IN 2012 FOR HEADLIGHT WIRING FAILURE AND PROBLEMS, PLUS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP ONE MONTH LATER IN 2012 FOR SAME PROBLEM, PLUS BACK IN DEALERSHIP 6/9, 6/10, 6/11 2014 WITH SAME PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE YEARS FOR VARIOUS FIXES, THIS TIME (2014) DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN HAS FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM - WIRING HARNESS ATTACHED TO ENGINE FIREWALL COMPARTMENT BAD. MELTING, CORROSIVE, AND WIRES WITH INSULATION MISSING IN HARNESS, - BUT ANOTHER 1850 DOLLARS WOULD COVER A NEW WIRE HARNESS PLUS INSTALLATION. PAID 91 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC FEE, PICKED UP CAR AND LEFT. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY HONDA CRV'S FROM AROUND THOSE YEARS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. REPORTED SITUATION TO HONDA AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. THE LATEST CASE NUMBER BEING N012014-06-1100779, ASSIGNED 6/11/14 BY HONDA. *JS

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

DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR CAN NOT STAY IN ITS PLACE. WHEN IT DROOPS DOWN, VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

2004 HONDA CRV HIT FROM BEHIND

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AS A FINANCIAL ONE. IT SEEMS THAT BITS OR METAL GO THROUGH THE COMPRESSOR. AC WAS REPAIRED BY (BAILEY) DEALERSHIP UNDER/AT 24,000 MIL. NOW AT 76 K, AC WENT OUT AGAIN. DEALER (MOMENTUM) WANTED $4,010. TO REPAIR BUT HONDA OFFERED TO PAY 1/2 LEAVING MY SHARE TO BE $2,005. TOO MUCH. I HAD COMPRESSOR, ETC REPLACED ELSEWHERE FOR MUCH LESS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE COMPRESSOR. I WOULD LIKE THIS INFO. SENT TO THE HONDA MANUFACTURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

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

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 DAY, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. TODAY IS AUGUST 19TH AND IT HAS BEEN 11 WEEKS OF HEADACHES AND STRESS. *JB

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.

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

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

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

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

AFFECTED PARTS SECTION WILL NOT LET ME LIST PARTS OR CHOOSE FROM DROP DOWN. TRIPOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 45,000 / ON PCH 1 FROM MONTEREY TO SAN DEIGO, CA AT DUSK, HEAD LIGTHS WENT OUT 2005. DID NOT LEARN OF RECALL TIL SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN 2012 AND SWITCH WIRE WAS REPLACED. ALSO LEARNED OF AIRBAG ISSUE AT THIS TIME, SERIAL CK'D, WAS TOLD DID NOT FALL WITHIN RECALL # MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON 3 DYS LATER AND HAS REMAINED ON / FROM THE 1ST YEAR I OWNED IT, BATTERIES WERE REPLACED EVERY 11 TO 16 MOS. FROM 2004 UNTILL HEADLITE ISSUE SOLVED. / AT 51,882 MI CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR WENT OUT, AT 63,985 AC OUT AGAIN THIS TIME COMDENSER OUT AND COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A MTN ROAD YARDS FROM A BLIND CURVE, AC OUT AGAIN AT 84,948 FOR THE 3RD TIME FORCING ME TO DRIVE IN 90 TO 102 TEMP FROM HAMPSTEAD, NC FOR 14 HRS TO LUMBERTON, MS, LEAVING MYSELF AND MY DOG SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION / WINTER 2012, PRIOR TO LAST AC ISSUES, PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS RAISING. HAD TO USE POWER BUTTON AND HAVE MANUAL ASSISTANCE ON WINDOWS TO GET UP. IN SPRING, I ACCIDENTALLY PUT WINDOW DOWN, HOWEVER IT RAISED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. / I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL ON ANY ISSUES WITH THIS HONDA UNTIL THE END OF MACH 2015. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2004 AND I NOTICED THE FIRST AIRBAG RECALL BEING JUNE 2004. / OTHER ISSUES: VENT SWIVERAL BROKE OFF, HOOD RELEASE LEVER BROKE OFF, MILEAGE LITE OUT, IN CABIN AIR LITE STAYS ON, GLOVE BOX LITE STAYS ON./ THIS VECHICLE HAS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED ON TWO OCCASIONS-1) WHEN THE LITES WENT OFF ON PCH 1 AT DUSK, HAD IT BEEN DARK AND THERE WAS NO PULL OVER I COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 2) WHEN THE CONDENSER WENT OUT AND THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP ON A MTN ROAD IN MT I WAS YARDS FROM A BLIND CURVE WITH NO SHOULDER OR WAY TO MOVE CAR FOR 2 1/2 HRS WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK IN HAIL STORM. ONE ON COMING CAR WAS FORCE OFF ROAD.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT OPERATE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WHEN IT IS PARKED. OWNER WILL NOTIFY MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 20-25 MPH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PATCH OF ICE, AFFECTING DIRECTION CONTROL. DRIVER BY INSTINCT HIT THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE HEADED TOWARD A PARKED SEMI TRUCK, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK HEAD ON. UPON IMACT, NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

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

NOTICE OF 2004 HONDA CR-V WITH OIL LEAKS CATCHING ON FIRE AFTER FIRST OIL CHANGE. WITH LETTER OF WARNING IN HAND FROM HONDA, I TOOK MY CR-V TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. I ASKED TO SEE THE GASKET AND THE SERVICE TECH SHOWED IT TO ME. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A LARGE (SIZE OF A SHEET OF PAPER) SPILL OF OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AUG 04 AND THE OIL CHANGE HAPPENED IN JAN 17, 05. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS OIL LEAKAGE BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TYPICAL LEAK AFTER THE CHANGE AND TO BRING IT IN. THE CAR IS STILL LEAKING OIL ON JAN 19. MY APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE OIL LEAK IS AFTER 5PM ON JAN 19. *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

INCIDENT #2 1. ON JANUARY 7, 2005, ON US HWY. 441, I STOPPED THE CRV TO REFUEL, OPENED THE (REPLACEMENT) HOOD, ADDED OIL, CLOSED THE HOOD AND RESUMED MY TRIP. 2. WITHIN 2-3 MILES AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE CAR HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY OBSCURING MY VIEW. BECAUSE IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO INQUIRE, BUT THERE WAS NO NEED TO FILE A REPORT. 3. UNDRIVABLE, THE CRV WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE HOOD PROP ROD WAS INSERTED INTO THE HOOD LATCH, PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING, THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDED THE HOOD, ROOF AND WINDSHIELD, ALL REPLACED BY THE BODY SHOP AT MY EXPENSE. HERE ARE THE ISSUES: A. THE DESIGN OF THE 2004 CRV HOOD PROP ROD IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY INSERT IT INTO THE HOOD LATCH, WHICH IS LOCATED LESS THAN AN INCH FROM THE ROD. I TRIED THE SAME MANEUVER ON OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD, BUT THE PROP ROD IS LOCATED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE LATCH NOT TO TOUCH IT AT ALL. B. HONDA HAS MADE ITS REPUTATION AS A MANUFACTURER OF SAFE VEHICLES. THAT IS WHY I OWN TWO. HOWEVER, THE HONDA CRV DOES NOT HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM TO INDICATE IF THE HOOD IS UNLATCHED. IN THIS CASE, THOUGH BOTH THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH WERE UNLATCHED, I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF IT AND WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION THAT JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE. THIS SITUATION COULD EASILY BE REMEDIED BY REDESIGNING THE ROD AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH SIMILAR TO THOSE INDICATING UNLATCHED TRUNKS AND DOORS. *JB

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.

I WAS DRIVING A NEW 2004 HONDA CR-V, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO A ONE WAY STREET. I SAW AN SUV IN FRONT OF ME AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THAT VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I YANKED MY VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY PULLING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE PARKING BRAKE--AND EVEN THEN, I HAD TO PULL IT TWICE, AS FAR DOWN AS I COULD GET IT. THE OTHER DRIVER WASN'T INJURED AND HER VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE ON THE REAR SIDE. MY LEFT KNEE HIT THE DASH AND MY HANDS HIT THE WHEEL AND DASH--SUSTAINING SOME INJURY, AND MY RIGHT ARM WAS BURNED BY THE AIR BAG. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT MY HONDA SAID THAT HE COULDN'T TELL FOR CERTAIN IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED, OR IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULL OPEN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK FULL OPEN.*AK

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 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

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF. NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK......AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE'S PATH, CONSUME RHAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER BRAKES, AND SON IN CAR SEAT CAME FORWARD. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF ON THE SHOULDER STRAP. CPNTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD THE SEA TBELT REPAIRED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS HONDA DOING ABOUT THE VEHICLE FIRES IN 2003-04 HONDA CRV'S. *BF *SC *JB

SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK AFTER FIRST (10,000 MILE) SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. I WAS AWARE FROM MEDIA REPORTS OF THE DANGER OF ENGINE FIRE FOLLOWING FIRST OIL CHANGE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT IF ANYONE COULD HANDLE THIS ISSUE SAFELY AND PROPERLY, THEY SHOULD. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO THE 2004 HONDA CR-V. THEY SAID THEY AWARE. STILL, AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK (ABOUT A QUART IN 24 HOURS AND 10 MILES OF DRIVING). *AK