2004 Honda CR-V Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,894. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

HAVE A 2004 CRV. COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BROKE OFF CLUTCH FROM COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR IMPLODED DAMAGING THE OVERALL AC UNIT. THE HOLE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN DAYTONA. ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGES WILL BE $3,000.00. I SURPRISE SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCE HONDA INTO A RECALL . *TR

2004 HONDA CRV - AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER BLEW APART WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS - THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CRV AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I AM HAVING TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET THIS REPLACED. (HONDA IS PAYING A PORTION - THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF HONDA) HONDA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF THESE CARS. *TR

THE WHEELS ON 2 OF MY TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT YOU COULD FEEL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. IT SOUND LIKE A GUN HAD BEEN FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE. THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF. IF THE HEATER, A/C, OR DEFROSTER WAS TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY STALL AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE A/C COMPRESSOR SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND LITTERED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH METAL DEBRIS. WE WERE QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3500. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COMPRESSOR (ALTHOUGH AFTERMARKET) BUT WERE STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE LINES AND OTHER SMALL PARTS THAT STILL TOTALED NEARLY $1000. A SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM PROVES THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THIS GENERATION OF CR-V, WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IN ONLINE FORUMS, CHATS, MESSAGE BOARDS, ENTHUSIAST CLUBS, AND EVEN DOT NHTSA COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER HONDA A/C COMPRESSORS THAT ARE THIS WIDESPREAD. THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPRESSORS PART NUMBER IS NOT USED ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLE INDICATES THAT THERE IS: A) PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN, B) A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, C) A PROBLEM WITH THE INITIAL INSTALL OR MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPRESSOR, OR D) SOME COMBINATION OF THE PREVIOUS STATED POSSIBILITIES. THESE SYSTEMS ARE FAILING AT HIGH RATES FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGES, THEY LAST MUCH LONGER ON OTHER VEHICLES (EVEN OTHER HONDAS). IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEM THERE IS ALSO THE FACT THAT MANY OWNERS GET VARYING RESPONSES FROM THE DEALERSHIPS AND FROM HONDA CORPORATE AS TO HOW THE SITUATION IS HANDLED. SOME OWNERS ARE COVERED 100% BY A "GOOD FAITH" WARRANTY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM IS COMMON. SOME OWNERS, SUCH AS ME, ARE ON OUR OWN OR HAVE TO RELY ON A LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERS THE FAILURE BUT NOT THE PARTS THAT THE FAILURE TOOK OUT WITH IT. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2004 HONDA CRV. I VISITED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. DEALER ADVISED SRS LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FAULTY OPDS(OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) SENSOR. THIS SENSOR WILL TURN OFF/ON PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED OUTSIDE THE 3YR/36000 MI WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MANY 2002-2004 HONDA CRV'S WERE GIVEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE EXTENSION COVERED UP TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. HONDA CHECKED MY VIN AGAINST THEIR DATABASE AND ADVISED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 51,500 MILES AND WILL BE 4 YRS OLD IN OCTOBER. THE DEALER ADVISED IF I DESIRED THE REPAIR, IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS OPDS SENSOR. THIS OPDS SYSTEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CRV LINE; IT IS ALSO FOUND ON MANY OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. THERE ARE OTHER YEARS AND MAKES WHICH WERE GIVEN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OPDS SYSTEM, AND ALL EQUIPPED VEHICLES SHOULD BE GIVEN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AS A SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME WARRANTY AS THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE NOISE ORIGINATED. SHORTLY AFTER THE NOISE, THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AS HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR EXPLODED AND SHOT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/15/08. 8JB

2004 HONDA CRV AIR CONDITIONER UNIT CRYSTALLIZED INTO PIECES. THANK GOD I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY! IF I WOULD NOT HAVE IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $5000.00I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE A CALL BACK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE HONDA PLACE AT BAKER HONDA IN HOUMA ,LA. TOLD MY HUSBAND ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE COME BACK WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR "EXPLODED" ON 2004 HONDA CR-V. CAR BOUGHT NEW. 68,500 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR A/C PROBLEMS. PROBLEM NOT UNCOMMON WITH CR-V. HONDA RESPONSE INCONSISTENT. SOME CUSTOMERS REIMBURSED 100%,SOME 0%. MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED THURSDAY(IF PARTS IN). COST TO ME $1400 +.RECALL NEEDED. *TR

A BUZZING NOISE SUDDENLY STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR WHICH CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $3600+. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 71,000+ MILES. HONDA REP AGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS PART OF THEIR "GOODWILL WARRANTY" . SINCE THIS IS OCCURRING ON SO MANY 2001 - 2004 CR-V'S, THERE SHOULD BE 100% COVERAGE ON REPAIRS IF NOT A RECALL. THIS EDMUNDS LINK INDICATES THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FB5/808!KEYWORDS=ALLIN%3AMSGTEXT%20HONDA%20CRV#808 NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT RECALL. BEING SO WIDE-SPREAD, THERE SHOULD BE MORE CONSISTENCY IN HONDA'S RESPONSE (ALL OWNERS THAT ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE SHOULD GET 100% COVERAGE OF REPAIR COSTS). THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE THAT DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EVENTUALLY FAILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,500. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN MY HONDA CRV 2004 WITH THE A/C RUNNING, I NOTICE THAT THE AIR WAS NOT GETTING COOL. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A BUZZING AND THUMPING SOUND. I SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOWN AND TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WERE GOING BAD AND IT WOULD BE $1500 TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. I HOPE HONDA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. I KNOW IT'S NOT LIFE THREATENING BUT IT'S CERTAINLY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE - LOUD BANG AND NO AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

A/C CONDENSER ON 2004 HONDA CRV IMPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. SERVICE STATION TOLD ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY B/C THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING ON A CERTAIN BELT OTHER THAN TENSION. IF THE BELT HAD COME OFF, I WOULD HAVE LOST POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE DIED. FOUND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND ISSUE RECALL. BESIDES IT BEING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THERE ARE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES HERE. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILURE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. STILL IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

DRIVING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE, TWO YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLD IN THE BACK WHEN LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BLOWING OUT, CAUSING HEAVY METALLIC PIECES TO GO ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THANKFULLY, NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. WHOLE A/C UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXPLODING PARTS AND, AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING , WAS ONLY GIVEN PARTIAL CREDIT TO COVER COSTS. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM AND KNOWS ALL A/C COMPRESSORS MADE WITH DURING CERTAIN YEARS WILL FAIL BUT IS HANDLING ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND IS NOT UPFRONT IN TELLING CONSUMER ABOUT PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK SITE LISTED BELOW TO NOTE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL. *TR

2004 HONDA CRV. BEGAN DRIVING IN 98 DEGREE WEATHER, HEARD LOUD CLATTER IN ENGINE, A/C BEGAN RUNNING WARM AIR, CAR STALLED. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR "BLEW UP" AND IT SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $3500. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND A/C QUIT WORKING....COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED QUOTED $1400 TO REPLACE...HONDA WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALL THESE??? *TR

THE A/C WENT KAPUT ON MY 2004 HONDA CRV. HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE BALLPARK OF $3000. MY CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE LEARNED OF A LITANY OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2001-2004 HONDA CRVS. I'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE CRV AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FOR MODELS AFTER '04. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER WHICH I SHARED WITH MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID "I WISH YOU HADN'T DONE THAT BECAUSE I COULD HAVE GOT THINGS GOING FASTER." THIS IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT I DID GET THE SENSE I DID THE CORRECT MOVE. HENDRICK HONDA OF CHARLESTON SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT NO PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR A MAJOR REPAIR ON A CAR THAT ISN'T THAT OLD WITH FEW MILES. I'M NOT LOOKING TO CAUSE A STINK... I JUST WANT THE CAR FIXED. OTHER THAN THIS, IT'S A BANG-UP VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CRV. COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND BROKE OFF CLUTCH FROM COMPRESSOR. IT HAS 50930 MILES. I CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN HOUSTON .ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGES WILL BE $4,000.00. I AM TRYING TO GET HELP FROM AMERICAN HONDA. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. AC WAS WORKING GREAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ON ONE HOT DAY, IT JUST STOPS WORKING WHEN IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. THOUGHT I NEEDED TO GET THE AC CHARGE, TOOK IT, AND THEY TODAY ME THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT AND I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT HONDA SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO DEALS WITH THIS. CALL HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD 1200.00 TO START. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS WITH A KNOW PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS, IF HE HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,310 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,100. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

IN SHORT, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V BLEW APART AT 70 MPH AND 58,000 MILES SENDING METAL PIECES FLYING AND BOUNCE BACK FROM THE PAVEMENT HITTING ALL ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CR-V. TO ADD TO MY FRUSTRATION, THE CR-V WAS GIVEN A 60,000 MILE SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $955.76 AT 56,050 MILES TO GUARD AGAINST SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. AT THE 60, 000 MILE SERVICE ALONG WITH ALL THE REGULAR SERVICE, THE COMPLETE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLEANED AND FLUSHED WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT REMOVING OLD CONTAMINATED COOLANT, REPLACING WITH NEW COOLANT, ADDING A WATER PUMP, LUBRICANT, CORROSION CONTROL AND A SYSTEM SEALER . AT 58,000 MILES THE AIR COMPRESSOR BLOWING UP, I WAS 900 MILES FROM HOME TRANSPORTING TWO ELDERLY RELATIVES IN 110 DEGREE HEAT IN JULY IN OKLAHOMA. BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE NEXT AVAILABLE CITY, WE WERE ALL WIND-BURNED FROM THE INTENSE HEAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS PARTIALLY DOWN AND AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. IN THE END AND SINCE THE FLYING PARTS OF THE COMPRESSOR HAD GONE EVERYWHERE, I PARTED WITH $1,805.20 AT 58,154 MILES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, COIL, CONDENSER AND, OF COURSE, THE COST FOR EVACUATION AND RECHARGING OF THE A/C SYSTEM AGAIN. THIS DOES SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM FOR HONDA SINCE WHOEVER IS SUPPLYING COMPRESSORS FOR THEIR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS NOT MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS. IT IS APPARENT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE COMPRESSOR BEARING(S) FROZEN CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR TO JAM AND THE HOUSING TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW APART. THESE FLYING PARTS CAN GO ANYWHERE CAUSING MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ADDITIONAL COST BEYOND JUST REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR ($542.78 PLUS LABOR); AND WHEN THESE COMPRESSOR PARTS ARE SPREAD ACROSS HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAYS, THEY COULD CAUSE A TIRE BLOW-OUTS CONTRIBUTING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA CRV WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. FROM JUNE 2008 TO THE PRESENT (SEPTEMBER 2008) THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A STALL PROBLEM DURING EVERY SINGLE USE. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 115,000. ALL THE STALLS OCCUR DURING THE SAME PERIOD RELATIVE ENGINE STARTUP, BETWEEN ABOUT FIVE AND TEN MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THIS STALL PERIOD BASICALLY OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS FOR A MULTI-MINUTE PERIOD AFTER THE CHOKE COMES DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS STALL PERIOD COINCIDES WITH TYPICAL STOP AND GO DRIVING AFTER DEPARTURE: NEAR HOME, WORKPLACE, SCHOOLS, AND RETAIL OUTLETS. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE STALL OCCURS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS BECOME DIFFICULT TO USE. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A STALL. THE VEHICLE OFTEN DOES NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING. I'M CONCERNED THE STARTER WILL DEGRADE AND FURTHER INHIBIT TIMELY RESTARTING. REPAIR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND A HONDA DEALER HAVE BEEN TRIED. THE HONDA DEALER IN EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, BLATANTLY AVOIDED THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ABOUT $600 FOR UNRELATED WORK THAT WAS ALSO NOT ORDERED. APPARENTLY THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER REPORTED A VOLTAGE DROP. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP HAS ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AT THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND OTHER REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AN IMMEDIATE FIX IS DESIRED FOR THIS 2004 HONDA CRV STALLING PROBLEM. MY YOUNG FAMILY IS PUT AT AN ELEVATED RISK EVERY TIME WE DRIVE SOMEWHERE, WE CANNOT EASILY SELL A VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION, AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY AN EXTRA VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR CAUSED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO FAIL, WHICH CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME LIABILITY FOR 75% OF THE $3,000 REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

2004 HONDA CRV WITH LESS THAN 21,000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAR ISN'T OVER DRIVEN AND CHECKED REGULARLY AS SUGGESTED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR SHELLED/FAILED & SENT METAL SHAVINGS THROUGH-OUT SYSTEM. SYSTEM CONTAMINATED, 3K TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM. IN MY OPINION, HONDA ADMITS LIABILITY W/ "GOODWILL WARRANTY" & AGREED TO PAY 75% TO FIX A/C. A/C COMPRESSOR DEFECTIVE CAR ONLY HAS 50K MI. I WANT FULL COMPENSATION. *TR

PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK AS IT SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P16#LASTPOST. HONDA IS SELLING A FAULTY AIR COMPRESSOR AND THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. A LOUD BANG OCCURS, WHICH THROWS METAL FRAGMENTS THAT MECHANICS SAY COULD SEIZE THE ENGINE, THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR. SOME OF THESE COMPRESSORS HAVE GONE THREE AND FOUR TIMES PER VEHICLE. AMERICAN HONDA DOES NOT OFFER TO RECALL THE PART; INSTEAD, THEY ONLY PAY SOME OF THE CHARGES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF THE CUSTOMER TELLS THEM THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS FAULTY PART. EVERYONE IS BEING CHARGED DIFFERENT PRICES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MOST OF THESE BREAK DOWNS ARE HAPPENING ON PRACTICALLY-NEW VEHICLES! PLEASE VISIT THAT LINK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS. SOMEONE HAS TO HELP ABOUT THIS. THANKS MUCH. *TR

THE HONDA CR-V TRUCK HAS AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON IT, EVEN THOUGH MECHANICS REPEATEDLY SAY THAT THE METAL FRAGMENTS IT THROWS AFTER IT BREAKS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE TO SEIZE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AT THIS LINK. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P16#LASTPOST. THERE ARE MANY POSTS BEFORE THIS PAGE; I SENT THE LINK TO THE LAST POST. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN MY CASE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED, THEN THEY'LL DO THE RECALL OUT OF FEAR. HONDA WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THEY ARE REFUNDING MONEY ONLY IF CUSTOMERS TELL THEM THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OTHERWISE, THEY CHARGE $800-$2500 FOR THIS FAULTY PART OF THEIRS. IT IS CRIMINAL! THANKS, IF YOU CAN HELP. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (SENSOR #1) AT A COST OF $498. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT HAS AN OPEN CASE WITH HONDA AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE HONDA CR-V. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. CLUTCH BROKE OFF FROM COMPRESSOR. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED, NO NOISE,NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR AND INSPECTED THE SYSTEM FOR DEBRIS. THE SYSTEM WOULD ONLY COOL TO ABOUT 75% OF WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE FAILURE.REPLACED THE SECOND COMPRESSOR UNDER PARTS WARRANTY , WITH THIS COMPRESSOR IT BLOWS COLD (42 DEG.) ABOUT 80 % OF THE TIME,THE OTHER 20% IT WILL ONLY GET TO 50DEG. NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA-TURING TIRES, SIZE P205-70R15. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE. BEFORE SHE COULD MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE TIRE CAME APART. THE FENDER, DOOR, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE CABLES WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THREAD FAILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR. HER INSURANCE COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE AND FORWARD THE TIRE TO GOODYEAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE AC CLUTCH PULLEY REPLACED. CALLING AROUND, OTHER CAR REPAIR SHOPS SAID THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HONDA THEN INVESTIGATED FURTHER & FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT BAD. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CR-VS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES/BLOGS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE AC COMPRESSOR TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND AS TEMPORARY FIX SHE VERIFIED THE FUSE WERE DAMAGED AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000. UPDATED 11/23/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11

2004 CR-V EXPERIENCED GRINDING NOISE WITH AC UNIT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FROZE ALL OCCURRED WITHIN TWO DAYS. REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THAT REQUIRED THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM, COMPRESSOR, EVAPORATER AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED. ALL OCCURRED AT 72,000 MILES. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR AT NON-DEALER LOCATION USING ALL NEW PARTS $1,059 DOLLARS. FIRST HONDA I'VE EVER OWNED THAT NEEDED A COSTLY REPAIR. THEN AGAIN THIS ON IS ASSEMBLED IN ENGLAND NOT USA OF JAPAN. *TR

MY 2004 HONDA CRV HAS HAD 4 RIMS CRACK AT THE WELD. WHEN HONDA WAS CONTACTED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WASN'T A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND WAS MORE THAN LIKELY FROM ABUSE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER ISSUES ON THE WEB AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS MATERIAL DEFECT WAS NOTED IN YOUR SYSTEM. *TR

LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE; HAD CR-V TOWED TO LIA HONDA IN ENFIELD, CT; LIA SAID EITHER ENGINE FIRE OR MISFIRED SPARK PLUG - COULDN'T TELL FOR SURE, BUT THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND THAT I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT; MACHINE SHOP IS INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE IF CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH WAS MELTED, CAN BE REPAIRED, OR IF REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED; CHECKING FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINE DAMAGE; INVESTIGATION BY LIA IS UNDERWAY - SO UNSURE HOW THIS WILL END. *TR

GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CODE WAS P2646. REPLACED THE VTEC-OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WITH A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $55. CHANGED OIL AND FILTER. RESET THE CODE. BUT THE CODE STILL KEEPS ON COMING AND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 3500 RPM. *TR

A/C BLOWING HOT AIR - INITIALLY I THOUGHT THERE WAS JUST A NEED FOR FREON - FIRESTONE DIAGNOSED THE A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT - I PICKED THE CAR UP WITHOUT REPAIRING BECAUSE OF THE COST. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SITE THAT SUGGESTED I CALL HONDA AMERICA - I OPENED UP A CASE (VERY RUDE PEOPLE THERE) AND THEN TOOK CAR TO LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 10/1/07 - THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED AND REPAIR WOULD COST ME $535.66 AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REST. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COST TO HONDA AMERICA (I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM) AND THEY SAID I SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT COST. DIFFICULT PILL TO SWALLOW WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND I WAS BASICALLY PAYING FOR THEIR FAULTY PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING OIL AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY METAL PIECES FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR HOUSING WALL. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

A/C UNIT STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT COOL. *LN

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE HOOD ON HER HONDA CR-V OPENED AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THIS OCCURRED ON A MONDAY MORNING. SHE HAD JUMPED THE BATTERY ON THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT AND CLOSED THE HOOD. SHE DROVE THAT NIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE ALL DAY SUNDAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODE AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVAL DRYER ASSEMBLY. THE LINES NEEDED TO FLUSHED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN VERY COSTLY REPAIR OF OVER $1200.00. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND SEIZED. LARGE METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT SYSTEM. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER AND RECEIVER DRYER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN $1207.43 IN DAMAGES ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

ON AUGUST 20TH, 2007 AT 7:30 AM WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL MY 2004 HONDA CRV BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A THROTTLE CABLE MALFUNCTION THAT LED TO THE CARS UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER ENDURED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS FORCED TO WEAVE IN AND OUT OF CARS ALL WHILE HAVING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DECIDING TO APPLY THE HAND BRAKE WE DECIDED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WE RAN ONE STOP SIGN AND BEFORE COMING TO A DEAD END STREET THANKFULLY WE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AFTER BEING FORCED TO JUST TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING MY SON CALL A FRIEND FOR HELP AND ADVICE. MY SON AND I WERE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT NOTHING WORSE CAME OF THIS. THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HARMED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE OPERATOR AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETECT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PICK UP ALL COST RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION BUT TRUTHFULLY I AM NOT LOOKING TO GET BACK IN THAT CAR. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE-IN. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY SON, ME, OR ANYONE ELSE.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM VACATION FROM FLORIDA, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF MY CAR. AS WE WERE DRIVING WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR WASN'T COOLING LIKE IT SHOULD BE. SO FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS WE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY AIR IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE AIR COMPRESSOR COMPLETELY FELL APART AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND RUINED THE AIR CONDITIONER SO THAT THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE, SO I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP AND HAD TO HAGGLE WITH THEM FOR OVER A WEEK SO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO ONLY PAY $600. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND ENTIRE AC SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED. NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF AC COMPRESSOR, ALL LINES, EVAPORATOR, EXPANSION VALVE AND CONDENSER. APPROXIMATE COST $2800.00. MILEAGE ON AUTO 48,264. *TR