2002 HONDA CR-V Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRING WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 09/07/77*JB

HONDA CRV 2002: HEADLIGHTS - LOW BEAM - BOTH WENT OUT AT ONCE, FORCING USE OF HIGH BEAM FOR NIGHT DRIVING UNTIL IT COULD BE FIXED. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED AS THE "LIGHTING SWITCH & REPAIR HARNESS" REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR SHOP MENTIONED SOMETHING LIKE "SEEN THIS BEFORE" - I GOOGLED & FOUND IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED HERE. I TOOK WHAT I HAD FOUND ONLINE TO REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT MY CRV EXPERIENCED. UPDATED 06/30/11 *BF UPDATED 07/01/11 *TR

TOMORROW I TAKE MY 2002 HONDA CR-V IN FOR IT'S FIFTH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CONCERN ABOUT VISIBILITY TO DEFROST/DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, WOULD NOT BE SHELLING OUT ANOTHER $1600 PLUS TAX ON THIS RELIABILITY HIGHLY OVERRATED VEHICLE. CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 166,600 MILES ON IT. THIS TIME FAILURE IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONDENSER FAN NEEDING REPLACEMENT ALSO. AT LEAST THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COMPRESSOR DIDN'T JUST COMPLETELY FAIL. BUYING IT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE ONLY HELPED WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, SO I GUESS IT WAS WORTH IT, BUT CERTAINLY DIDN'T GET THE LONG TERM PEACE OF MIND EXPECTED FOR THE EXTRA COST. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT APPEAR TO NOT CARE TO HELP OWNERS COPE WITH THE EXORBITANT COST OF OWNING THIS OVER PRICED VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH BULBS WERE FINE BECAUSE THE HIGH BEAMS WERE GOOD AND SO WERE THE RELAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000. UPDATED 07/18/11 *BF UPDATED 3/1/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WILL BE REPLACED BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THEY ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE WIRING CONNECTOR HAD BURNED OUT. UPDATED 06/27/11

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CR-V WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED & HAS HAD ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SERVICES COMPLETED AND I HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. THE A/C COMPRESSOR EXPLODED LAST WEEK CIRCULATING METAL FILINGS INTO THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF METAL FILINGS THEREFORE NOT HAVING ANY POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ETC. ALSO, I CANNOT USE THE DEFROST WHICH CREATES LIMITED VISIBILITY IN COOLER TEMPERATURES WHICH ALSO CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON, WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "HONDA BLACK DEATH". *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND AT 55 MPH AND THE ENTIRE SUNROOF OF MY 2002 HONDA CRV SUDDENLY SHATTERED INTO THOUSANDS OF TINY GLASS FRAGMENTS THAT SHOWERED DOWN UPON MY DAUGHTER (IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) AND I. NOTHING HAD FALLEN ONTO IT FROM ABOVE, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR CRACKS OR DEFECTS IN THE GLASS. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS THIS OCCURRED, SUGGESTING THE DOUBLE PANE GLASS SIMPLY "EXPLODED". *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2008 DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WOULD NOT UNLOCK ALL DOORS. WE WERE TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL. NOW TAKING THE HONDA CR-V IN TO FIND OUT DEALER RECOMMEND REPLACING THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK CYLINDER AND ACTUATOR AT THE COST OF $400.00. THIS WAS A PROBLEM A PURCHASE OF TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,929.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO BECOME FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN 2005, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 176,000.