2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. FROM THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR-LOCK OPEN OR LOCK ANY DOORS IN THE CAR. THE REMOTE DOOR KEYS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA CR-V WHICH I HAVE SEEN THIS FROM. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DOOR MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER AND ALL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY - I HAVE AROUND 110,000 MILES ON THE CRV. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL AND CONTAMINATION IN THE LINES, COST IS AROUND $2200.00. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CRV'S. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? I THINK WE SHOULD GET IT REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV LX. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AREA WHENEVER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/03/11 *BF UPDATED EVOQ 10/27/11 UPDATED EVOQ 11/29/11 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING FAULTY AIR COMPRESSORS ON CERTAIN HONDA MODELS. UPDATED EVOQ 12/20/11 UPDATED 3/29/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2004 HONDA CR-V. BOTH HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. REPLACING HEADLIGHT LAMPS AND FUSES DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM (BOTH LOW BEAMS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING). I WILL BE GOING TO A MECHANIC THIS COMING WEEK TO GET REPAIRS. I SUSPECT IT IS A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL SWITCH. *TR

2004 HONDA CR-V A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED @ 80,000 MILES, DEALER AND HONDA ARE AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES, BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS $2400 AND SAID THAT THE A/C PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR AGAIN. *KB

I OWN A 2004 HONDA CRV AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS FOR OVER 20,000 MILES. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND WILL NOT RETRACT UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN UNFASTENED AND PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT AND RE-INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE. AT WHICH POINT IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND ALL THEY DO IS LUBRICATE THE BELTS AND SAY THEY "CANNOT RE-PRODUCE THE PROBLEM." I ALSO CALLED AMERICAN HONDA COMPANY TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T RE-PRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WHICH IS BULL, AS I BROUGHT THE SERVICE WRITER OUT AND SHOWED HIM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS. NOW THE SRS LIGHT IS ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE SEAT BELT TENSIONERS AND/OR AIR BAGS. I AM HOPING WHEN I BRING IT IN AGAIN THIS WEEK THEY WILL ACTUALLY REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS. NOT ONLY IS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELTS, BUT IT IS A VERY OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEITHER AMERICAN HONDA OR THE DEALERSHIP IS WILLING TO ADDRESS UNLESS THERE IS NOT A PROVEN PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONERS, THE DEALER GETS STUCK PAYING THE LABOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE THE SRS LIGHT IS LIT, INDICATING SEAT BELT TENSIONER FAILURE, BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? (IT TOOK OVER 20K MILES BEFORE MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM I KNEW EXISTED). *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF IN MY 2004 HONDA CRV. THE FIRST THREE TIMES I REPLACED THEM MYSELF. THE FOURTH TIME I TOOK MY 2004 HONDA CRV TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED TO ENSURE THERE WAS NOT A SHORT. THE DEALERSHIP PROCLAIMED EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. SO FAR THEY HAVE LASTED SIX MONTHS. I WILL BE SURPRISED IF THEY LAST ANOTHER MONTH. *TR

AC COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED. VEHICLE MODEL AND MANUFACTURER HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. THERE IS NO RECALL IN PROCESS. MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSES EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR REPLACING ENTIRE AC SYSTEM AT COST OF $4000, AND EACH TIME AC FAILS, IT REQUIRES A RECHARGE WITH R TYPE FREON - WHICH MEANS THE R FREON HAS ESCAPED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THERE IS LAWYER INVESTIGATING CLASS ACTION - [XXX].. [XXX]. THERE ARE MANY HONDA CRV FORUMS DISCUSSING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. HONDA NEGATES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR COSTS. *TR

ON 5/24/2011, AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, MY 2004 HONDA MODEL CR-V EX-L, WITH A LOUD NOISE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN OFF AND CAUSED THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE TO SNAP OFF AND THE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY GEICO, HAD THE ADJUSTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, ON 5/25/2011 AND HE DETERMINED THERE HAD BEEN NO COLLISION, NO UNRELATED DAMAGE TO CAUSE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE CR-V WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED , I HAVE ALL MY RECORDS. IN 2010, I WENT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE, ALL OTHER SERVICES WERE DONE AT HONDA. THE HONDA INSPECTOR LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO DEFECT, THE CAR WAS OLD AND THIS WAS THE RESULT FOR SUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I REPORTED MY COMPLAINT TO HONDA, COMPLAINT # [XXX]. NOW I HAVE TO PAY A GOOD DEAL OF THE REPAIRS MYSELF, SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COVER THE AXLE AND THE LABOR COSTS. EVERY HONDA REPRESENTATIVE, I SPOKE TO, TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS OLD, AND THIS SORT OF DAMAGE IS TO BE EXPECTED. AT THE TIME THAT THE HONDA INSPECTOR, SAW THE CAR, HE ASKED ME IF ANYONE ELSE HAD WORKED ON THE CAR, I SAID NO BECAUSE, I HAD ALWAYS USED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SERVICE MY CAR; LATER ON, I FOUND THAT IN JULY 2010, I DID HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AT A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN, AND THE FACT THAT ALL THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVES TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS OLD, AND IT IS TO BE EXPECTED. THE CAR HAD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT A TOTAL OF 62,342. MILES ON IT. I SHOULD ALSO REPORT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE 4 SETS OF TIRES CHANGED FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO 2009. AGAIN, THE HONDA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SAME LOCATION, TOLD ME THAT SUV'S REQUIRE FREQUENT TIRE CHANGES. THE MASTER CYLINDER OF THIS CAR HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION