2005 HONDA CR-V Complaints

MY FRONT LEFT HEAD LAMP BULB HAS GONE OUT TWO TIMES IN APPROX 1 YEAR, THE 2ND REPLACMENT OF THE FRONT LEFT HEADLAMP BULB WAS DONE APPROX 3 WEEKS AGO, WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT. I DON'T DRIVE OFF ROAD IN ANY WAY, THIS VEHICLE IS STRICKTLY USED FOR HIGHWAY COMMUNITING.REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ALL TIMES BY A BONAFIDE MECHANIC.THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT OF SOME TYPE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA CRV IN AUGUST, 2005 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB HAS BURNED OUT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS DO NOT THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY CONCERN STATING THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS INITIATED BY HONDA ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE RPM INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD ARE BURNT OUT COMPLETELY, AND THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS ONLY PARTIALLY ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS THE INDICATOR DIALS/SELECTORS THAT CONTROL THE AC/HEATER FAN SPEED, TEMPERATURE, AND POSITION OF THE AIR TO BE DISTRIBUTED. HONDA DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE FUSE RELATED AND THE INDICATOR/SELECTOR DIALS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WOULD BLOW PREMATURELY AND CONTINUOUSLY. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. THE HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED FOUR TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB CONSISTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE LIGHT BULBS TO BURN OUT. THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A NEW BULB WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS COULD BE ACTIVATED ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE COMBINATION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE COMBINATION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,300.

IN AUGUST 2011, RIGHT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND TWO WEEKS LATER, LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. MID DECEMBER, LEFT BURNED OUT AGAIN AND BY END OF DECEMBER 2011, LEFT BURNED OUT YET AGAIN WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF CHANGING IT. IT APPEARS OTHER CR-V OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING FREQUENT BURNOUTS AS WELL. I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY TESTED TO SEE IF IT'S ONLY LOW BEAM VS HIGH BEAM BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WILL DO SO. *TR

EVERY YEAR OR SO I HAVE TO REPLACE A LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB. FIVE BULBS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND TWO BULBS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE ALWAYS REPLACED THE BULBS WITH LATEX GLOVES ON AS TO NOT PUT HAND OIL ON THE BULBS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE A HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

PLEASE EXTEND NHTSA EXISTING INVESTIGATION INTO HEADLAMPS ON THE 2002-2004 MODELS INTO MODEL YEAR 2005 AND FORWARD. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE MOST RECENT BULB REPLACEMENT BURNED OUT WITHIN 2 MONTHS. WE HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR A HEADLAMP OUT. OUR MECHANIC REPLACED NOT ONLY THE DRIVERS' SIDE BULB BUT THE ASSEMBLY THAT THE BULB FITS INTO - LASTED LESS THAN 8 WEEKS. THE NEXT STEP IS THE HARNESS AND THAT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SEE OWNER FORUM WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TLND3JKAUI93FS68G/P4 THANK YOU *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2004. AFTER A FEW MONTHS DROVE IT TO THE MOUNTAIN, PUT THE SNOW CHAIN AND THE CAR COULDN'T GO MORE THAN 10MPH, INSTEAD IT MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER BUT COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CALL DIRECT TO HONDA THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SINCE THAN WE DRIVE ANOTHER CAR WHENEVER WE WENT TO THE SNOW. LAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAM AND THE CAR MAKE A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUND LIKE IT CAME FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DRIVETRAIN PARTS. I THING THIS MUST HAVE RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM WEN I WENT TO THE SNOW. I CALL A FRIEND THAT HAS AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE ADVISED ME TO CALL HONDA BECAUSE THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID TO BRING TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THAN THE ONE THAT I WENT ON THE FIRST INCIDENT. I WENT TO A DEALER AND AGAIN COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PAID $220 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY PARTS OF THE DRIVETRAIN, I CHECKED ON THE WEBSITE AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM POSTED ON THE CRV FORUM /BLOG. I WONDER IF NHTSA CAN HELP US TO COMPLAIN TO HONDA FOR RELATED PROBLEM AND HAVE THEM REPAIR THE CAR FREE OF CHARGE SINCE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *KB

MY HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN AND INFORMED TO PLEASE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I INFORMED THE OFFICER THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY WHICH IS FRIDAY DEC 16 2011 @ APPROX 11:45 PM. *TR