2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. 21000 MILES ON 2004 HONDA CRV. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER, 205/70R15 TIRES . *AK

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER ADVISED THE MECHANIC THAT OIL CHANGES COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK SEE 10100386 ALSO. *DSY

ON JULY 22, I HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V AT THE TEXACO XPRESS LUBE IN NORWAY, MAINE. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, WHEN I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. (IT MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS DATE, BUT I USUALLY PARK OUTSIDE ON THE GRAVEL, AND THE OIL SPILL MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN APPARENT.) I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS STILL READING FULL. THE NEXT DAY, ON SEPTEMBER 20, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING AND HAD TO MAKE A STOP HALFWAY THERE. I NOTICED AT THIS TIME THAT THE CAR SMELLED A LITTLE STRANGE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON, SO I ASSUMED THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS SUCH, I CONTINUED MY TRIP DOWN TO WESTBROOK, MAINE, PLANNING TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I EXITED THE TURNPIKE AND SLOWED THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE AND STEAM CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FLOODED THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR THROUGH ALL THE VENTS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND CALLED AAA, WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (MAINE MALL MOTORS IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE). AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE AND HAD WORKED LOOSE, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN BURNING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME HE WAS AMAZED THE CAR DIDNT GO UP IN FLAMESTHATS HOW BADLY IT WAS BURNED. MY CAR ENDED UP BEING IN THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS. THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR TOTALED $782.71. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THREE DAYS, WHICH TOTALED $115.50. *JB

OIL LEAK IN 2004 HONDA CR-V. I HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES. FIRST, THE DEALER CHANGED THE OIL FILTER AND GASKET. SECOND TIME, SAID NOTHING WAS LEAKING. THIRD TIME THEY FOUND ALEAK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT IS STILL BEING REPAIRED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF REPORTED FIRES CAUSED BY OIL LEAKS IN THIS MODEL.*AK

AFTER HAVING MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AND RECALLED PART FIXED, ON MY NEW 2004 CRV, DRIVING BACK TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP, MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING/FIRE. I OPENED HOOD AND A WITNESS TOLD ME TO MOVE FROM THE CAR AS FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER IT. *AK

I OWN A HONDA CRV 04. I HAVE TAKEN IN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES TO GET THE SRS LIGHT FIXED ON MY CAR. THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT WORKING. TWO OF THE TIMES I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT OVER NIGHT OR LONGER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES IT WAS FIXED IN A DAY, BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER A WEEK AFTER REPAIR. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO RESTART THE COMPUTER, WHICH LEAD TO SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND THE LIGHTER NOT WORKING. HAVE CALLED HONDA AND REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN. 04.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE GASKET ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

IN MORNING DAYLIGHT, 50 DEGREE TEMPERATURE IN COLUMBUS OHIO, I WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE A HONDA CRV TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BESIDE ME ON THE FREEWAY WITH IT'S EXHAUST SYSTEM GLOWING SO BRIGHTLY, I FIRST MISTOOK IT FOR AN ORANGE NEON LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS "THIS POOR GUY'S CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE". IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HONDA CRVS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA FOR MYSTERIOUS FIRES. TTP://MOTORTREND.COM/FEATURES/NEWS/112_NEWS18/. THE REASON WHY HONDA SUVS CATCH ON FIRE IS BECAUSE OF INCREDIBLY HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES THAT CAUSE IN THE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR AND EXHAUST PIPE OF THE VEHICLE TO GLOW CHERRY RED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS AMISS CAUSING EITHER INCREDIBLY LEAN MIXTURES THAT RAISE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES, OR OVERLY RETARDED TIMING THAT IS LETTING EXCESS FUEL BURN IN EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE. EITHER WAY, IT IS A DISASTEROUS PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I SAW. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT I WITNESSED.*AK BTW: I CALLED THE DIRECT TROUBLE REPORTING NUMBER FOR NHTSA, AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT FILE ANY REPORT ON SAFETY ISSUES UNLESS I COULD SUPPLY A VIN NUMBER... PRETTY LAME.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."WHILE DRIVING, A PASSING DRIVER ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. BY THE TIME I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. I JERKED MY SON OUT OF THE BURNING CAR AND RAN AWAY FROM IT. AS I RAN AWAY, I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE BARELY ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES." *JB

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO A OIL FILTER LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB