2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

(1) VEHICLE (2004 HONDA CR-V, VIN#SHSRD68474U20079) WAS BROUGHT INTO BRAHMAN HONDA (LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI) FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 12TH, 2004. CONTINUED NORMAL USAGE OF VEHICLE UNTIL ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JUNE 16TH, 2004 AT 8PM.*AK (2) VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ALONG MAJOR STREET. AS THE VEHICLE WE BEING DRIVEN, IT BEGAN EMITTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE VEHICLE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND MOVE THE DISABLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK CAN BE FOUND. EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE CAN BE FOUND INSIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. (3) VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO BRAHMAN HONDA. PENDING INSPECTION BY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HONDA MECHANICS.

MY 2004 HONDA CRV IGNITED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS OCCURRED THE SAME DAY AS THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. MILEAGE WAS 5,400.*AK

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004 MY 2004 HONDA CRV CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP FROM HAVING 1ST OIL CHANGE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS "THE OLD O-RING/GASKET WAS NOT REMOVED AND A NEW ONE ADDED ON TOP OF OLD ONE". HOWEVER YESTERDAY WHEN I WENT BY TO GET THINGS OUT OF OTHER CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED FIRE. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPAIR CAR AND GIVE IT BACK TO ME, BUT I REFUSED. AFTER WATCHING MY CAR BURN I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT BACK....AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DISCUSSION AND TO THE POINT OF ME WALKING OUT AND GETTING LEGAL HELP, THEY GAVE ME A NEW 2004 CRV. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I FIND OUT FROM A CO-WORKER THAT HIS PARENTS WHO OWN A 2004 HONDA CRV ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. THIS COUPLE IN THEIR 70'S ESCAPED UNHARMED. THEY HAD JUST HAD THEIR 1ST OIL CHANGE DAY BEFORE. I HAVE TALKED TO AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION AND THEY ASSURED ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS BUT YET THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES TALKING ABOUT 2004 CRV FIRES. EVEN THOUGH I WAS GIVEN A NEW CAR I AM NOW AFRAID OF IT AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED IF THERE IS A PROBLEM HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.*AK

HAD OIL AND OIL FILTER REPLACED ON JUNE 16. DROVE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES. NEXT DAY DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE.POLICE FILLED OUT REPORT.THE HONDA HAD JUST OVER 3,700 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED MARCH 25, 2004. *AK

ON MAY 29, 2004, I PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V, 2004, VEHICLE FROM CASEY HONDA IN NEWPORT NEWS. IT IS A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS AND I ONLY DROVE IT 109 MILES. THE ODOMETER RIGHT NOW SHOWS 117 MILES. ON JUNE 13, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IN FRONT OF THE STOP TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE THE TACHOMETER SHOW 1000 RPM, THEN 3000 RPM AND THEN BACK AGAIN TO 2000 RPM. THUS THE TACHOMETER SHOWS AN UNSTABLE RUNNING ENGINE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ON THE NEUTRAL OR PARKING POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND GET HOME WHICH WAS FORTUNATELY ONLY A MILE AWAY. ON JUNE 14, 2004 I CONTACTED THE CASEY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO TOW AWAY THE VEHICLE. THE ODOMETER SHOWED 117 MILES. THE SAME DAY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICEMAN, MR. KEVIN, CALLED ME AND TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE AND THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE AND THEY WILL TRY TO FIX IT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM ARE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE.

CALLED REGARDING RECALL OF 2004 HONDA CR-V. MANUFACTURER HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL, COULDNT TELL ME WHEN RECALL NOTICES WERE GOING OUT AND REFERRED ME TO NHTSA FOR MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND FLAMES BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

JUST PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V (NEW). WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP AT THE PUMP THERE IS GAS SPILLAGE FOLLOWING THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE PUMP. THE AMOUNT IS APPROX. 2 TO 4 OZ OF FUEL. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IS ALSO AN AIR POLLUTION SOURCE. THIS SPILLAGE OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED. IS THERE CURRENTLY A RECALL??? AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM??? WILL THIS GET FIXED??? WHO SHOULD I CONTACT NEXT??? *AK

TOOK NEW 2004 HONDA CR-V INTO DEALER (BOB BARBOUR HONDA OF GREENVILLE, NC) FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE ON SATURDAY, MAY 15 2002. ON SUNDAY, WHILE DRIVING ACROSS TOWN TO CHURCH WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND A MAN AT A NEARBY BUSINESS CAME RUNNING OUT YELLING THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. WE EXITED THE VEHICLE, UNBUCKLED THE CHILDREN FROM THE SAFTEY SEATS AND GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO EXTENGUISH THE FIRE. POLICE OFFICER ALSO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. AS IT IS A SUNDAY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER YET TO DETERMINE HOW THEY INTEND TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP. *AK