There are 14 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2004 Honda CR-Vin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
FUEL LEAK
THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE. I WOULD BE GETTING GAS, AND WHEN THE PUMP CLICKED TO INDICATE THAT IT WAS FULL I WOULD TAKE THE NOZZLE OUT AND THE GAS WOULD COME SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND DOWN THE TIRE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. IM AFFRAID OF A FIRE. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC YET. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I REALLY HOPE HONDA LOOKS INTO THIS. *JS
RECENT (MAY 15, 2012) REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY TO MY 2004 HONDA CRV BY HOEHN HONDA IN CARLSBAD, CA HAS CREATED WITHIN 5 MILES OF DRIVING A SEVERE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE "IDLE" SPEED IS NOW 2,800 RPM. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND TRIES TO OBTAIN A SPEED THAT MATCHS AMOST A 3,000 RPM LEVEL. A DRIVER WITH LESS THAN MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IN ITS REPAIRED CONDITION BY THE DEALER.
THE GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING THE TANK. IT LITERALLY FOUNTAINS OUT OF THE TANK. THE GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR ONTO THE TIRES AND BRAKES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF FIRE WHEN THAT GAS HITS HOT BRAKES. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, INCLUDING HONDA'S SITE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAD NO PROBLEM FOR A YEAR. THEN SUDDENLY THE GAS OVERFLOWED ONE DAY WHEN FILLING THE TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THE GAS OVERFLOWED SPORADICALLY, PROBABLY 3 OR 4 TIMES OVER FIVE YEARS. I ALMOST ALWAYS USE MARATHON GAS. I DON'T OVERFILL THE TANK. WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, I TYPICALLY WAIT A SECOND, AND THEN REMOVE THE NOZZLE. I WILL PUT THE NOZZLE BACK ON THE PUMP AND THEN TURN TO PUT THE GAS CAP ON, AND SPORADICALLY, I FIND THE GAS LITERALLY FOUNTAINING OUT OF THE TANK. IN JUNE OR JULY 2009, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A VERY HOT DAY AND I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED. I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT A VALVE, INTEGRAL TO THE GAS TANK, HAD GONE BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE. ALL WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 20 MONTHS. BUT JUST LAST WEEK, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIREBALL HAPPENING BECAUSE THE GASOLINE FOUNTAINS OUT OF THE TANK, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR, HITTING THE TIRES AND BRAKES, AND THEN POOLS ONTO THE GROUND. I'VE HAD PROBABLY A HALF LITER OF GASOLINE FOUNTAIN OUT LIKE THAT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK IT WOULD BE SAFER FOR ME TO HAVE MY CHILD OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN REFUELING THIS VEHICLE. IT'S TRULY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. I AM WAITING FOR HONDA'S RESOLUTION AND REPAIR NOW. *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
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
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 JUST BOUGHT MY HONDA CRV ON 09/09/04, IN THIRD DAY I FOUND THAT THE WASHER CONTAINER OR BOTTLE LEAK THE LIQUID IN THE DRAINER NECK, BECAUSE THE CONNECTION OF THE NECK AND THE BOTTLE HAS NO WASHER RUBBER TO STOP THE LIQUID FROM LEAKING. I CALL FOR REPAIR BUT EXCUSE FOR WAITING THE PARTS, IT SEEMS THIS IS UNREASONABLE.*AK
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
UNDER FUEL TANK CAP, THERE IS A VENT HOLE AND A PLASTIC EXTENSION (SCOOP SHAPE). THIS PLASTIC IS POINTING UPWARD AND VENT HOLE IS AT THE LOWEST POINT. IN RAIN OR DURING CAR WASHING WATER GETS ON THE SCOOP THROUGH THE FULE DOOR (FUEL DOOR IS NOT WATER TIGHT) AND WATER ENTERS INTO THE FUEL TANK THROUGH THE VENT HOLE. AND WATER GETS INTO THE ENGINE CYLINDER.*AK
DURING FUELING OF VEHICLE, 1 TO 2 SECONDS AFTER PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF FILLER TUBE. EVEN UPON REMOVING GAS PUMP HANDLE, FUEL CAN BE SEEN FLOWING OUT OF FILLER TUBE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. ESTIMATE 4 TO 8 OUNCES TOTAL. POTENTIAL FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. OCCURS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME THE CAR IS FUELED, AND HAS OCCURED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *AK
JUST PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V (NEW). WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP AT THE PUMP THERE IS GAS SPILLAGE FOLLOWING THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE PUMP. THE AMOUNT IS APPROX. 2 TO 4 OZ OF FUEL. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IS ALSO AN AIR POLLUTION SOURCE. THIS SPILLAGE OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED. IS THERE CURRENTLY A RECALL??? AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM??? WILL THIS GET FIXED??? WHO SHOULD I CONTACT NEXT??? *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AFTER OIL CHANGE CONSUMER PULLED OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. THEN, HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CUT THE VEHICLE OFF. BY THIS TIME IT WAS JUST A LOT OF SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE. HONDA DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAPPENED ON 3/4/04, WHEN THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS AT 5158. *AK *NM
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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