1999 HONDA CR-V Complaints

1999 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXHIBITING BEHAVIOR OUTLINED IN RECALL BULLETIN 02-231, STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 2002, BUT, THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED. HE STATED THE REPAIR ORDER DID NOT SPECIFICALLY SAY THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. THE PROCESS MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED, BUT THE PARTS MAY HAVE BEEN ON HOLD. SECOND, THE SERVICE BULLETIN CALLED IN STEP 9 FOR A CENTER PUNCH COMPLETION MARK ABOVE THE EIGHTH CHARACTER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS VIN. NO SUCH MARK EXISTED ON HIS VEHICLE. THIRD, OTHER SERVICE WORK WAS DONE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE RECALL, AND WOULD APPEAR TO LEAVE TOO LITTLE TIME TO COMPLETE THE RECALL WORK THE SAME DAY. AND IF THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. *JB THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT APPEARED THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH HAD ALSO FAILED AS THE ORIGINAL RECALL PROBLEM, WHICH WAS DUE TO BURNT CONTACTS IN THE SWITCH FROM ARCING. UPDATED 04/29/10.*JB

TREAD SEPARATION ON BRIDGESTON DUELER H/T 684 WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM TREAD AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BUMPER, FENDER, HEAD LIGHT. *TR

WHILE I'M DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I START AGAIN AND RUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. I READ FROM HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND IT'S RECALL PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT REVIEWED THE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE INOPERATIVE: THE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM, POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM, AND THE PANIC DEVICE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM WAS DISENGAGED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE WIRING CONNECTION TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SECURITY ALARM TECHNICIAN TO RECONNECT THE SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS REQUESTING THAT THE TECHNICIAN RECONNECT THE SWITCH SINCE ALL OF THE MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,391 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,411.

THE TIRE THAT BLEW HAD NEVER BEEN USED. IT HAD BEEN MY SPARE AND HAD BEEN ON CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 WEEKS WHEN IT BLEW UP. ON LINE, I SEE THAT SAME TIRE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BLOW OUTS. PROBABLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 1998 HONDA CIVIC IN MARCH 1998. WHILE IT WAS IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE AC UNIT WENT OUT WHICH WAS COVERED. MY HUSBAND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING CAUSED A METAL PART IN THE COMPRESSOR TO BREAK, CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO CONTAMINATE THE AC SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 2-3 YEARS OLD AND THE TIME AND THE DEALER REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO US. WE HAVE SINCE SOLD THIS VEHICLE. IN JULY OF 1999 WE PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V (EX) WHICH WE STILL OWN. WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ($75K COVERAGE) ON THIS VEHICLE. IN AUGUST OF 2003 (WITHIN 200 MILES OF WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED) AT 77K MILES, THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL A/C REPAIR SHOPS AND MOST OF THEM QUOTED $1200-$1400. WE HAD THE AC REPAIRED BY A REPUTABLE AC REPAIR SHOP AT THE COST OF $1200. WE HAVE KEPT UP ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND INTENDED ON KEEPING IT FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS OR SO. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE COMPRESSOR MADE A TERRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE, AND SOMETHING APPEARED TO BREAK OFF. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND SURE ENOUGH, THE COMPRESSOR HAD GONE OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS TIME, THAT IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING (ROAD DEBRIS) CAUSES THIS PROBLEM AND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. WE ARE BEING QUOTED ANOTHER $1400-$1500 TO FIX THE A/C. WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD. MY HUSBAND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (THIS TIME A TOYOTA) BECAUSE HE DRIVES 30 MILES ONE WAY AND THEN HAS TO DRIVE AROUND TO CUSTOMERS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I BELIEVE THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE FOR MANY YEARS ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE AC SYSTEMS OR A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE AC SYSTEMS AND HAVE ACTED IN BAD FAITH BY NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 1999 HONDA CR-V. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 102,000 MILES. THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER, SHAKING WHILE IDLING AND CHUGGING LOUDLY DURING GEAR SHIFTING. ONE DAY THE ENGINE JUST DIED, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT I WAS DRIVING THROUGH. NO WARNING. I THEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC I TRUST. THEY FIRST HAD ME REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT TOOK THEM TWO VISITS TO FINALLY REALIZE THE VALVES WERE BURNT AND THE HEAD NOW MUST BE REPLACED. AVERAGE COST TO REPLACE IS $3500 TO $4000. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR 1997 TO 2000 PLUS MODELS. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

HELLO I HAVE A 1999 HONDA CRV.. I HAVE 102K ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP (HONDAPRO) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE VALVES OVERTIGHTENING AND CAUSING THE HEAD TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO SYMPTOMS ACCRUE THEN THE CEL COMES ON WITH CODES OF MISFIRE, BY THAT TIME ITS TOO LATE. BURNT AND CRACKED VALVES ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS THAT HAS OTHER OWNERS OF THE HONDA CRV THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD THAT COSTS THE CONSUMER AT LEAST BETWEEN 3-5K TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE VALVES ON MINE ONCE AT ABOUT 87,327 MILES. I DON'T THINK THAT THE ENGINE HEAD IS A GOOD ONE WHEN ITS ONLY BEEN LESS THAT 15K MILES AND THE PROBLEMS COME BACK. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN GET DONE ABOUT THIS HEAD PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

MY 1999 HONDA CR-V HAS THE SRS LIGHT ON. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE IS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE SRS UNIT. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST $826 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT ABUSE THIS SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN THE AIR BAGS OR SRS UNIT. IF THE SEATBELTS HAVE TO FUNCTION THEN THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE TO FUNCTION ALSO. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. PLEASE NOTE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA SRS FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND REQUIRE HONDA TO REPAIR THESE FOR FREE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR