2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS HONDA DOING ABOUT THE VEHICLE FIRES IN 2003-04 HONDA CRV'S. *BF *SC *JB

MALFUNCTION WITH SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. REPLACED SRS 4-PIN CONNECTOR UNIT, SRS CABLE REEL PARTS, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP AGAIN. *BF

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *TC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF. NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK......AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE'S PATH, CONSUME RHAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER BRAKES, AND SON IN CAR SEAT CAME FORWARD. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BROKE IN HALF ON THE SHOULDER STRAP. CPNTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAD THE SEA TBELT REPAIRED. *AK

SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK AFTER FIRST (10,000 MILE) SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. I WAS AWARE FROM MEDIA REPORTS OF THE DANGER OF ENGINE FIRE FOLLOWING FIRST OIL CHANGE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT IF ANYONE COULD HANDLE THIS ISSUE SAFELY AND PROPERLY, THEY SHOULD. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO THE 2004 HONDA CR-V. THEY SAID THEY AWARE. STILL, AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK (ABOUT A QUART IN 24 HOURS AND 10 MILES OF DRIVING). *AK

ON 11/24/04 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN MY ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON. I FELT AS IF MY BREAKS WERE NOT GOING TO WORK. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. AS I GOT OFF THE EXIT, SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW INTO THE CAR FROM THE VENTS. A MAN APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND AND INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL THAT MOMENT. APPARENTLY, IT HAD BEEN SHOOTING FLAMES OUT FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. MY OIL CHANGE WAS FOUR MONTHS EARLIER WITH NO SIGNS OF ANY OIL LEAKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FUMES CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK, EVEN AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA BODY SHOP. BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL 11/29 OR 30. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT WILL BE TOTALED OR NOT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM THE FIRE AFFECTING MY RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. FURTHER, I' M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER 2004 VEHICLE THAT MAY PRESENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OR, EVEN A 2005, IF THE PROBLEM WILL EXIST IN THAT AS WELL.*AK

CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY OF VEHICLE AFTER OIL CHANGE. SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAKED, RECURRED PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER READ AND ARTICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT AFTER THE FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT OIL CHANGES SOME CR-V'S HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THIS ARTICLE TO THE TECHNICIAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE. AFTER EACH OF THE VEHICLE'S THREE OIL CHANGES A PUDDLE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. *NM

THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2003-04 ENGINE FIRES IN THE HONDA CR-V. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES ASAP. I AM A BRAND NEW OWNER OF A 04 CR-V AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHAT COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS THEN A FIRE. PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY. *JB SEE 10099806 ALSO. *DSY