2003 HONDA CR-V Complaints

A LOUD RATTLING NOISE SUDDENLY STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR WHICH CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $3500. SERVICE ADVISER CALLED IT THE "BLACK DEATH". CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 23,000 MILES. HONDA AGREED TO PAY 90% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS PART OF THEIR "GOOD WILL WARRANTY" . *TR

2003 HONDA CRV A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW DAMAGING CONDENSER AND OTHER PARTS REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA ISSUE PER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS BEEN COVERING 100% OF COSTS. I WAS OFFERED 75% REPLACEMENT COSTS. I ASKED FOR AN APPEAL AS I LIVE IN 100 HEAT (TUCSON) WITH TWO CHILDREN AND CANNOT AFFORD $500/25% TO REPLACE THE A/C AND IS A HARDSHIP TO ME. THEY DENIED THE ASSISTANCE. *TR

MARCH 2006 AND JUNE 2008, THE EVAPORATION CANISTER ASSY ON OUR 2003 HONDA CRV SUV HAS COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. ASSY IS INSUFFICIENTLY SECURED AND EXCESSIVELY EXPOSED. ASSY HAS BEEN REDESIGNED ON LATER MODELS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. REPAIR IS $1000 EACH TIME. SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THE ASSY COMES OFF GOING OVER RR TRACKS, POTHOLES, DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES, OR RUTTED ROADS. THIS VEHICLE IS SOLD AS A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE! *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR "IMPLODE" ON MY HONDA CR-V (2003) EX MODEL. WILL COST OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO FIX AND HAVE READ AT LEAST 800 COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES AT EDMUNDS AND OTHER ON-LINE CAR TALK BLOGS AND CHAT ROOMS. HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

MY 2003 CRV WAS MAKING A STRANGE FAINT SQUEALING SOUND. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING, AND WAS RUNNING FUNNY. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT, AT AN OVERALL COST OF 1,200.00 A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND WITH HER CRV AND AS I BEGAN TO SEARCH ON LINE, IT HAS HAPPENED TO 100'S OF OTHERS WITH THE '03 AND '04 CRV'S. I AM ANGRY THAT HONDA HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL AFTER COVERING THE COST FOR MOST OF THESE PERSONS. CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR COMPRESSOR. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM HONDA. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2003 CR-V HAS HAD 3 COMPRESSORS EXPLODE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 17,000 MILES, THE SECOND WAS AT 41,000 MILES, AND THE THIRD WAS 3 WEEKS AGO AT AROUND 65,000. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES BY HONDA AT NO COST (ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SECOND TIME AS A 'GOODWILL' GESTURE). THOUGH THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A HISTORY OF AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS WITH CR-VS, THEY HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THIS THIRD TIME FOR ONLY THE COST OF LABOR ($699). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE COMPRESSOR SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HER DESTINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION, THE COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. SHE WAS FIRST INFORMED THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED FAILURE WITH VEHICLES FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH SPECIFIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. HER VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V A/C STARTS BLOWING WARM AIR ON JULY 7TH, THE SAME DAY AFTERNOON I HEARD RATTLING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HONDA DEALER CHECKED AND CONFIRM THE AC COMPRESSOR BLEW UP INSIDE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, COIL SET AND CONDENSER ALL. I CHECKED EDMONDS.COM AND HONDASUV.COM AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002-2005 HONDA CR-V. CALLED HONDA, THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THIS IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. HEAD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE COMPRESSOR SECTION. I TURNED OFF THE SWITCH TO THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CLICKING NOISE STOPPED. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE COMPRESSOR BLEW UP WITH WHITE STEAM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR WAS CRACKED AND THAT I NEED A NEW COMPRESSOR, REPLACED WITH THE CLUTCH, COIL FILTER TO THE TUNE OF $1502 PLUS TAX. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO CHECK ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A LOT OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINS DEALING WITH THE HONDA CRV 2003 AND 2004 SERIES. MINE IS 2003. ALTHOUGH THERE MANY OTHER LINKS, THE ONE I NOTED WAS TOPIX.COM. EVERYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND DIAGNOSTICS AND COST. AT THE MONET HONDA AMERICA HAS DECIDED TO SHARE THE REPAIR COST WITH ME WHICH I HAVE ACCEPTED. BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN OCCURRING ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH YOU. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE ONLY WHEN MAKING AN EXTREME TURN, SUCH AS INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,352 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATE 06/10/08 *BF UPDATED 06/10/08