2003 HONDA CR-V Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN RELEASING PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,500.

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 42, 62 AND 72 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROAD IS CURVING TO THE LEFT, THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATE, SO THAT IT IS UNDRIVABLE. CAPITOL HONDA REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER TIRES AND VIBRATION WAS NOT FOUND. WHEN ORIGINAL TIRES REINSTALLED, VIBRATION RETURNS. HONDA DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE IMBALANCE IS IN THE TIRES. HAVE TAKEN TIRES BACK TO AMERICA'S TIRE TWICE FOR RE-BALANCE AND THEY HAVE ADDED WEIGHTS EACH TIME, BY ABOUT 1/2 OZ. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES ONLY. NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM HONDA CAR. HAD TO GET THE A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH AMOUNTED TO AROUND $3,200 AND HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR A WEEK. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY 2003 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FOLLOWING AN INITIAL ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ON, BUT HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING, TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OFF, ETC. FOR EIGHT FULL SECONDS THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER MY SPEED CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER SAID THERE WAS A NEWS BULLETIN ABOUT IT ON HONDA'S WEB SITE (BUT WOULD NOT SHARE IT WITH ME) AND TOLD ME TO GO TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE, FAILED TO SHARE ANY BULLETINS WITH ME, STATING THESE INFO WAS FOR THE DEALERS ONLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THESE 2003 CRV'S AND IT IS A MISREAD WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT TO TAKE IT TO THEM AGAIN IF I FELT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION AND STATED THAT SINCE IT TECHNICALLY WAS NOT A RECALL, THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH ME NOR DID THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT IT IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES. I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE NARROWLY DIVERTED DISASTER. I HAVE LOST TRUST IN THE RECALL PROCESS. THIS NEEDS TO REACH THE CONSUMER IN SOME FORM. *TR

MY HONDA CRV EX 2003 BRAKES LIGHTS FAIL. THE ONLY LIGHT FOR BRAKING IS THE THIRD LIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEK. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL NOT NOTICE THE THIRD LIGHT WHEN I BRAKE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS LAST TIME THE BULBS DID NOT LAST 5,000 MILES. *JB

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK. DEALERSHIP RAN A TEST AND DETERMINED THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 1982 HONDA SILVERWING AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE SOUND, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS FILLED WITH FREON, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO FREEZE AND SEIZE THE ENGINE. HONDA INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONLY THE COST OF THE PARTS, NOT THE LABOR. HONDA ALSO ADVISED HER NOT TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS FOR THE COMPRESSOR WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,618 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,550.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE REAR PADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE IN WHICH THEY WERE ATTACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PADS WERE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,940 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,840. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT PADS WERE OK. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

NOT SAFETY RELATED. AIR CONDITIONER A(/C) COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH DRYER REPLACED.2003 HONDA CRV.45000MILES THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST A LONG TIME. DEFECT IN COMPRESSOR.MAKE IN JAPAN KEIHIN EV0333564 HS-110R. *AK

2003 CRV - AIR CONDITIONER STARTED MAKING CLANGING NOISE, THEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. TURNED OFF AIR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE BLACK DEATH"BECAUSE METAL SHARDS WENT EVERYWHERE AND RUINED THE WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE WAS 200 MILES AWAY FROM THE END OF THE HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. WARRANTY COVERED COMPLETELY NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. IF NOT FOR THE WARRANTY, DEALER SAID , THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ALONE AT THEIR COST WOULD BE $3800, NOT INCLUDING LABOR.*AK