2002 HONDA CR-V Complaints

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV. WHILE I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RACKET UNDER THE HOOD AND THE A/C STOPPED PUTTING OUT COLD AIR. I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE NOISE STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSOR AND DRYER MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD EXPLODED. THIS COST $1900 TO REPAIR. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET I SAW WHERE SEVERAL HONDAS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF SOME SORT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS NOT TURNED OUT TO BE AS RELIABLE A VEHICLE AS I EXPECTED. *JB

2002 CRV ORDERED AND BOUGHT NEW IN 2004 AND 2005 REPLACED WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FIRST TIME HAD TO WAIT AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN 2006 HAVE TO REPLACE COOLING FANS AS BOTH NOT WORKING. HONDA HELPED WITH PART OF COST FOR FIRST TWO REPAIRS BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *NM

2002 HONDA CRV EX 4WD: AT 45000 MILES THE OXYGEN SENSOR WENT OUT; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENTIRE A/C COMPRESSOR BODY HAD 1 INCH LONG CRACK AND LEAKED. UNBELIEVABLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD AN ODD, CONTINUOUS NOISE THAT MADE ME THINK THAT IT WAS MY AC. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF THE AC, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED BRIEFLY AND THEN WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SOUND OF SOMETHING BREAKING LOOSE AND FLAPPING AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I COULD SAFELY STOP, I TURNED THE AC BACK ON. THE FAN RAN BUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD. WHEN I CALLED HONDA SERVICE, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. HE SAID THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH BROKE AND BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN, THE BREAKAGE SENT METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE AC SYSTEM, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AC UNIT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF HOSES. HE QUOTED $2900 FOR THE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND HAD IN FACT BEEN SERVICED JUST PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. AS FAILURE SEEMED PREMATURE AND THE AC DESIGN FLAWED, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I FOUND A DISCUSSION TOPIC AT EDMUNDS.COM DEVOTED SOLELY TO THIS PROBLEM (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FBB.F0D3FB5/0). AS HONDA HAS OFFERED A COURTESY REPAIR TO SOME CUSTOMERS, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPRESSOR. *NM

THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY AIR CONDITIONER. MY HUSBAND TOOK A LOOK AT IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE BALL BEARINGS IN MY COMPRESSOR FAILED AND THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. SHARDS OF METAL FLEW FROM UNDER THE CAR. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HONDA CRVS DOING THE SAME. IF ANYONE WAS STANDING NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME OF EXPLOSION, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *JB

I PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED HONDA" VEHICLE, A 2002 HONDA CRV IN JUNE 2005. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES, BOTH FRONT & REAR PASSED PENNSYLVANIA INSPECTION BUT DID NOT PASS HONDA'S CERTIFIED INSPECTION SO THEY WERE REPLACED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE A "CERTIFIED HONDA". (THEY WERE REPLACED ON 6/1/05) I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR, TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION ON 6/12/06 TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE DOWN TO A 1/B OR FAR BELOW PASSING - COMPLETELY GONE! I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE UNDER 7000 IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL (AND ONLY OTHER OWNER) OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 1 YEAR OLD. HE WAS TOLD THAT HONDA KNEW THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO WEAR EXTREMELY FAST IN THE 2002 & 2003 CRVS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN STATES BECAUSE OF OUR WINTERS. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE GREASED TO HELP PREVENT THIS- SOMETHING I WAS NOT TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MGR AT THE HONDA DEALER ABOUT THIS, HE SAID THEY SUGGEST IT BE DONE EVERY 7500 MILES. I HAVE NOT EVEN DRIVEN 7000 MILES ON THE CAR. IF HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?? ARE THEY WAITING FOR THE BRAKES TO FAIL AND KILL SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?? *JB

I HAD THE A/C COMPRESSOR REPLACED AT 31000 MILES AT THE LOCAL DEALER UNDER WARRANTY .THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AGAIN AROUND 4/30/05 AT 68320 MILES AND TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHS. AT DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT HONDA TOLD THEM TO REPLACE EVERYTHING HOSES LINES & ETC. AFTER THEY FIXED MINE THE FIRST TIME AT 31000 MILES NOW IT IS 37000 + LATER AND HAVING TO GET ANOTHER COMPRESSOR REPLACED I GUESS EVERY 30000 MILES THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED THOUGHT HONDA WAS A BETTER VEHICLE THAN THAT. CANT GET HELP FROM DEALERSHIP YET. SAD THING IS IT'S ALMOST PAID FOR GUESS I WILL FIX IT AND THEN TRADE THIS CAR BEING HONDA ISN'T WHAT THEY USE TO BE VERY UNHAPPY HOPE THEY GET THERE PROBLEMS FIXED SOON TO MANY 02'S A/C PROBLEMS THANKS M.P. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED LAST THURSDAY. UPDATED 5/16/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE FIRE, BUT OIL WAS POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, RANGE SENSOR, RANGE SWITCH AND OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.