2003 HONDA CR-V Complaints

MY WIFE OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV PURCHASED FROM JEFF WELER HONDA OF CINCINNATI. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS BROKEN. HONDA INFORMED ME THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND AS A RESULT, THEY CANNOT SUPPLY THE MIRROR TO ME. *JB HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT HONDA IS CURRENTLY MAKING 2004 CRV'S AND THE PART NUMBER FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS THE SAME FOR BOTH THE 2003 AND THE 2004 MODELS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY HONDA DEALERS HAVE NEW 2003 AND 2004 CRV'S ON THEIR LOTS, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO "BORROW" A MIRROR FROM A NEW VEHICLE AND SUPPLY IT TO CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BROKEN MIRRORS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE CAR FROM CINCINNATI TO COLUMBUS AND BACK YESTERDAY IN ORDER TO PICK UP A FRIEND WHO HAD BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS DANGEROUS GIVEN THE DESIGN OF THE INSIDE MIRROR AND THE DESIGN OF THE REAR BODY PILLARS. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS THE PARTS TO MAKE MY WIFE'S CAR SAFE AND THEY ARE CHOOSING TO PUT PRIORITY ON THE BUILDING OF NEW CARS INSTEAD OF MAKING EXISTING CARS SAFE. FYI -- THE HONDA PART NUMBER IS 76203-SCA-A01.*JB

PE 04 018/OIL FILTER FIRES: AFTER LEAVING JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL FILTER AND THE OILS. *AK

MY 2003 HONDA CRV HAS ONLY 27000 MILES ON IT. DURING A LONG DRIVE ON A VACATION, THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, THE REAR PADS WERE GONE AND THE REAR DISKS WERE DESTROYED. I PAID NEARLY $500 TO REPLACE THE REAR DISC BRAKES. THE FRONT DISC BRAKES SHOW ONLY 50% WEAR. THE ORIGINAL BACK BRAKES WERE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE, ALTHOUGH HONDA WILL NOT ADMIT THIS.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND CRACKED AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THE GLASS WAS INFERIOR, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.*AK

I JUST RECIEVED MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT SHOCKLEY HONDA IN FREDERICK MARYLAND ON MY HONDA CRV. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE OUT THE BACK. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, FLAMES SHOUT THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER DID REPLACE SOME OF THE BURNT PARTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. HAD TO BUY A NEW CRV BECAUSE OF THIS DAMAGE. I HAD SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSES NOT REMIMBURSED BY HONDA. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE REGARDING 2003 HONDA CRV. *MR THERE WAS OVERHEATING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS LOCKED IN THE BURNING VEHICLE. THE LOCKS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION WAS OFF. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD BECOME FILLED WITH HEAVY BLACK SMOKE ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE FOUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH RESISTANCE CONDITION OCCURRING IN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OIL CONTROL SOLENOID CIRCUIT WIRING RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. MINOR HEAT AND FIRE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE ENGINE STARTING NEAR THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY EXTENDING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE VALVE COVER AREA. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FUSE/RELAY CENTER LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT REVEALED A 15 AMP FUSE PROTECTING THE ECU CIRCUIT WAS BLOWN CONSISTENT WITH A COMPONENT AND OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITHIN THIS CIRCUIT. *SC ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL REPORT, THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS CONSIDERED AN ACCIDENT NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE CONSUMER FELT THE VEHICLE TREMBLED VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. ALSO, CONSUMER SAW THAT OIL WAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN A REPORT ON TELEVISION CONCERNING THE OIL FILTER. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS THAT THE MECHANIC NEGLECTED TO RETURN THE OIL PAN PLUG.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING ONTO THE STREET AND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TODAY REFERRING TO THE AIR BAGS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER HAVING THE OIL FILTER CHANGED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER HIT FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAINED BACK AND FACIAL INJURIES. *AK