2004 HONDA CR-V Complaints

FAULTY DOOR LOCKS CAUSING THE NEED TO MANUALLY USE THE KEY AND IN THE CASE OF THE REAR DOORS - THE INABILITY TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. ISSUE STARTED WITH ONE DOOR LOCK (DRIVER REAR) AND NOW HAS STARTED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS A PERMANENT DEFAULT AS IT NOW DOES NOT FUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO OPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. STOKES HONDA (8650 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO MANUALLY OPEN IT. THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH WILL ONLY UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB AROUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN REAR DOORS. TO LOCK THE DOORS YOU HAVE TO WALK AROUND TO EACH DOOR AND OPEN IT TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM TO SECURE VEHICLE OR CRAWL BACK THROUGH THE VEHICLES INTERIOR TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE REMOTE CAN ONLY OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER LOCK EVEN THOUGH YOU HEAR NOISES OCCURRING TRYING TO UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THE REMOTE IS USELESS. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE BUT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

STIRRING IS LOCKED. KEY WON'T TURN. THIS HAPPENED 11082017. I WAS AT A SHELL SERVICE STATION. CAR WAS IN PROPER PARK POSITION AND SHOULD HAVE STARTED. MECHANIC COULDN'T START IT EITHER. PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED. CAR HAS 172K.LUCKY THERE WAS A MECHANIC.WENT TO FILL UP GAS TANK.

WE WERE LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. A VERY STRONG ELECTRIC SMELL AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AREA. WE WERE ALL OUTSIDE THE CAR ON A VERY BUSY CITY STREET BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. AFTER A WHILE THE SMOKE CLEARED AND I WENT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WOULD FUNCTION. THE REAR WINDOWS WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. HAD A FRIEND TAKE THE FAMILY HOME AND DROVE THE CAR MYSELF HOME AND PARKED IT AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH ( 12V486000 10/05/2012 2002 TO 2005 CRV )WAS MADE INCLUDING 2004 CRV MODELS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. CONTACTED HONDA SUPPORT TO FIND OUT WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. ACCORDING TO HONDA SUPPORT, OUR MODEL IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT VIN THAN THE SAME YEAR MODELS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DRIVING AND FIRE HAZZARD!. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY TAKE SERIOUS. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY IT IS MY EXPENSE BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT ONE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE OF THE VERY SAME YEAR AND MODEL. HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS FOR OUR AIR CONDITIONER TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF A LATER RECALLED ISSUE WITH IT THAT ALSO WAS NOT COVERED AT THE TIME. USED TO BE HONDA BELIEVERS, BUT THIS KIND OF TREATMENT IS NOT SITTING WELL.

I ALONG WITH OTHER HONDA CRV USERS ARE LOOKING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO HAVE A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUED TO HONDA. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING CORPORATE AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOUND ON THE CR-V HAS THE ISSUE OF 'IMPLODING'; THE INTERNALS COMPLETELY SHATTERING, FORCING DEBRIS THROUGHOUT YOUR AC SYSTEM, PLAGUING ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR TO SEIZE OR 'LOCK UP'. THIS DEBRIS WILL FIND ITSELF LODGED IN THESE PARTS AND A SIMPLE FLUSH JUST WON'T DO. REPLACING ONLY THE AC COMPRESSOR AND DRIER IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HAVE RELIABLE AC ONCE AGAIN. I AM JUST TO THE POINT OF EVEN SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE AND HONDA WILL NOT HELP WITH THE ISSUE. EVEN DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF HONDA CRV COMPRESSOR FAILURE YOU ILL FIND HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES STATING THERE IS AN ISSUE OF CRV'S FROM 2002-2006. I FEEL AS IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. EVEN IF THEY JUST ADD A SHIELD FROM THE COMPRESSOR TO THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN; EVEN IF YOU COULD JUST INVESTIGATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE

(TAMARA INFLATORS) I WAS SENT A RECALL AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR WAS RETURNED IN TWO HOURS. THE NEST DAT THE SAME SRS INDICATOR WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE AFTER THE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED.

SINCE 2015 AND STILL TODAY MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A VERY LOUD WHOOPING NOISE WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY TURNED LOUDER, AND OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, THE A/C WORKS ON AND OFF BUT NEVER WITH THE FORCE IT USED TO. THE PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND WITH THE A/C ON.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 12V-136 / SERVICE BULLETIN 12-023 - - THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING, CITY OR HIGHWAY TRAVEL.

NO " TAKATA RECALL?" FOR MY 2004 HONDA CRV W/ FAULTY DRIVER + PASSENGER AIRBAGS?! THIS CAR SHOULD DEFINATELY BE ON THAT RECALL LIST BUT IS NOT!! WHY? ! I PURCHASED MY 2004 ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALER. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT GOING APPROX 35- 40 MPH WHEN MY 2004 HONDA CRV HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. MY DRIVER AIRBAG NEVER OPENED TO PROTECT ME YET MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATED!? IRONICALLY, I WAS ALONE WITH NO PASSENGERS! BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED ME & WERE FAULTY! I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT OF MY CAR ALIVE! I DON'T KNOW IF FAULT LIES WHOLLY WITH HONDA AND/OR TAKAKA OR W/ THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THIS CAR? UNFORTUNATELY, I NOW OWN AN $8000 "TOTALED" CRV SITTING IN A JUNKYARD AND I'M W/O TRANSPORTATION TO MY JOB!