2003 HONDA CR-V Complaints

AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 36,000 MILES NO WARNING. COST $1500. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED PART BUT NOT ALL. SHREDDED METAL ALL THROUGH OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER. HAD TO WAIT 7 HOURS FOR A REPAIR AS DEALER 50 MILES AWAY HONDA CRV 2003. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE CAP AND MADE THE REPAIR. NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE REPORTING TO THE DEALER IN 2005 THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE BUT UPON BRAKING THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY THE DEALER. ON THE 2ND INCIDENT IS WHERE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH BY FLOORING THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVENTUALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS STICKING. UPDATED 08/03/07 *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, PRY THE HOOD DOWN, AND ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT TO DRIVE TO A BODY SHOP. LUCKILY , THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED, AND THE ROOF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD ,WAS SEVERELY DENTED. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS AROUND $1700. THE LATCH WAS DAMAGED, AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE LATCH WAS DAMAGED PRIOR OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. EARLIER THAT DAY THE HOOD HAD BEEN OPENED AND CLOSED, BUT I HAD DOUBLE CHECKED THAT IT WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. IT WAS NEARLY UNBELIEVABLE THAT I AVOIDED A CRASH. *AK

VEHICLE: 2003 HONDA CRV WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSIMISSION. ON JANUARY 23, 2007 DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF THE GEAR THAT IT WAS ENGAGED IN WITHOUT ANY WARNING . THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE GET THE CAR INTO 2 GEAR ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT REMAINED FOR TWO MONTHS WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FOLLOWINGWAS A LIST OF PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM: MANUAL CLUTCH, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH CABLES. *AK TH OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE THRUST BEARINGS AND THRUST WASHERS BEING WORN AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THE SHORT BLOCK TO BE REPLACED. ALL WORK WAS COMPLETED AT A HONDA DEALER. HONDA HAD TO ENGAGE A HONDA CERTIFIED TECH TO REVIEW THE VECHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND DROPS UNEXPECTEDTLY IN MY 03" HONDA CRV. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO HONDA CORP AND I AM AWAITING TO SEE IF IT WILL BE COVERED BY THEM. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER BACK I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HONDA CORP PROMPTLY AND I AM NOT ALLOWING MY WIFE AND SMALL CHILD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR WILL COST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX, MY EXPENSE I WAS TOLD. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TILT WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM FAILS - THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN - ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN A SUV.

2003 HONDA CR-V AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. GRINDING NOISE OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MINUTES, THEN COMPLETE FAILURE. REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE WERE SMALL METAL PARTS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER BEEN PARKED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WAS NOTICED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, A HOLE WAS NOTICED NEAR THE BACK SEAT, WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TESTED THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE FAILURE CODE READING "AUXILIARY EMISSION CONTROL EVAPORATION, GAS LEAK". THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL LEAK TO BE SHOWN WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LEAK COMING FROM THE OUTLET HOSE FROM THE TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH COULD EASILY BE REMOVED WITH THE FINGER TIPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS AN ISOLATE FAILURE, AND WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE FAILURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A MID-SIZED SEDAN WHICH DRILLED MY LICENSE PLATE BACK TO THE FIREWALL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DESPITE THE SPEED (ME 45, HER 20) AND THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME. I CRUSHED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH MY CHEST AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. HONDA SENT A TECHNICIAN WHO DECLARED A FAULTY SEATBELT AND FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $15,000 DAMAGE, WAS FULLY REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH MY INSURANCE PAID FOR IT, NOT HONDA. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES, BROKEN RIBS AND A DISLOCATED SHOULDER. I CONTINUE WITH THERAPY ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY 2003 HONDA CRV STARTING MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A METAL PART FELL OFF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE EXCEPT THE AIR CONDITIONER. THERE WAS STILL FREON IN THE SYSTEM, BUT I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS RUINED. OUR CAR ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A REBUILT COMPRESSOR FOR THIS CAR IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE OLD COMPRESSORS ARE NOT REBUILDABLE. THE BILL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS OVER $1,700.00. *NM