2003 HONDA CR-V Complaints

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING OIL LEVELS NORMAL FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. I REQUESTED THAT HONDA CHECK OUT THE ISSUE A COUPLE OF TIMES; HONDA WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES (I.E., THE CAR WAS NOT BURNING OIL OR LEAKING OIL ANYWHERE). LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY CAR ABRUPTLY DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED FOUR NOTCHES AND BENT THE VALVES. ACCORDING TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVEN THAT I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE) I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES TO THIS CAR. I FIND IT LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SINCE MY CAR SO ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I AM CURIOUS IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2003 HONDA CR-VS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS DOOR ENTRY WAS DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE KEYLESS REMOTE WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. ON ONE OCCASION, A SMALL CHILD WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEYLESS REMOTE WAS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

2003 HONDA CR-V SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN FROM COMPLETELY STOPPED POSITION, CARS PICKED UP SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND WOULD BARELY STOP AFTER USING BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER INCIDENT, CAR GEAR WAS PUT INTO PARKING AND CAR WAS TURNED OFF. WHILE TURNING ON CAR IN PARKING GEAR, RPM LINE JUMPED TO 4500 RPM AND CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE ACCELERATION NOISE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SOMETIME. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED ON IN ITS OWN AFTER 30 MINUTES AND REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. CAR DROVE NORMALLY AFTER PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. EXACT ROOTCAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN AND THERE IS UNCERTAINTY THAT IT MAY COME BACK AND COULD RESULT IN INJURIES IF CAR DOES NOT STOP. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALSO OCCURRED WITH MY 2003 HONDA CRV ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS IN 2007. BOTH TIMES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE SECOND INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SOME ONE EVEN THOUGH I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND DAMAGED THE BRAKES IN THE PROCESS. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR, NOT KNOWING WHEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND LUNGING WOULD HAPPEN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DEMANDED TO FIND THE CAUSE OR I WOULD REFUSE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS POSSESSED. I WAS NEVER GIVEN A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE AND WAS JUST TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE COMPUTER. I HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE, BUT IT IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, ESPECIALLY SINE THE TOYOTA ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I DO NOT BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM .*TR

SRS (SAFETLY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT ON VEHICLE IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF ON 2003 HONDA CR-V. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT IN UNISON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. EXACT SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS THE REASON FOR A RECALL ON THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC. SEE BELOW FOR 2002 RECALL. 002 HONDA CIVIC RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 04V086000 AUTO RECALL DATE: 02/24/2004 VEHICLE COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 440000 2002 HONDA CIVIC DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOW-BEAM TERMINAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS CAN OVERHEAT AND COULD CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF LOW BEAMS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND COUPLER FOR SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. IF HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND COUPLER. IF NO HEAT DAMAGE IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE MATING PIN IN THE COUPLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. NOTES: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.), P23 NOT AN EASY FIX. IF DEALER DID NOT HAVE HARNESS AND CORRECT COUPLER FROM PAST REPAIR WORK, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPLETE DASH HARNESS (OVER $500) AND LABOR TO RE-INSTALL ENTIRE DASH ELECTRICAL (OVER $1000). HONDA WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE 2002 RECALL AS SAME CONCERN AND WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK. OUT OF POCKET FOR A DESIGN DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD TO THE TUNE OF $222. *TR UPDATED 06/13/11 *BF UPDATED 12/29/2011 *LN *TR

I REPORTED A DRIVER'S DOOR RATTLE VERY EARLY ON (DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD), BUT NO SOURCE WAS FOUND. ON 5/09/07 (37,792 MILES) THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BECAME INOPERABLE, AND I COULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL; I COULD NOT ENTER OR LEAVE THE CAR BY USING THE REMOTE. AN "ACTUATOR" WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE ($161.61). ON 07/30/09 (48,565 MILES) THE SAME DRIVER'S WINDOW CAME OFF ITS TRACK, AND THE TRACK HAD TO BE REINSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE ($90.00) NOW I READ THAT A DIFFERENT HONDA MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE MY SAME PROBLEM. ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE SAME AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. PERHAPS THERE IS CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH @ 65 MPH. TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE MD TO KITTY HAWK NC ON VACATION. SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE CAR. SHE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS NEARLY FLAT AND THE SIDEWALLS WERE COMING APART. SHE HAD THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED AND CONTINUED TO HER DESTINATION. SHE TOOK THE TIRE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THE SIDEWALL FAILED. THEY SHOWED HER WHERE THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS STARTING TO FALL APART. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE ALSO FAILING. SHE HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2005. THE TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL. ALL TIRES WERE ROUTINELY ROTATED AND BALANCED. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE ON 09/10/09. SHE IS ON VACATION. I WILL TRY TO HAVE HER BRING ONE TIRE HOME AS EVIDENCE. SHE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO BRING 4 TIRES HOME. THE TIRES HAVE BETWEEN 7/32" AND 8/32" OF TREAD REMAINING. *TR

IGNITION KEY FAILED TO START CAR, TOWED TOHONDA DEALE.FAULTY TUMBLERS (2003 CRV HONDA). NEW KEY /KIT IGNITION ORDERED,$561.L5 YOUR ARTICLE SUGGEST A PARTIAL REPAIR UNDER $L50. AVAILABLE. GOUGED? *TR

2003 HONDA CRV TOTAL AC FAILURE AND CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY COMPRESSOR FAILURE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 30,000 MILES. OCCURRED AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES. THE SECOND MOST RECENT TIME CAME WITH A LOUD BANG AND SOUND OF LOSS OF PARTS. DID NOT NOTICE ITEMS ON GROUND AFTER GOING BACK, BUT THERE WAS A GREAT AMOUNT OF GREEN SLIPPERY FLUID WHICH WAS RELEASED. I ASSUME THAT TO BE THE OIL FROM THE COMPRESSOR. ALSO WOULD ASSUME IT SPILLED ONTO ROADWAY. *TR