2002 HONDA CR-V Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that when his wife opened the driver’s side door, the driver’s side power window master switch began to release a white smoke. The contact stated that eventually the smoke dissipated. Prior to the failure, the front passenger’s side window was rolled down and could not be rolled up after the failure. The contact initially called the manufacturer and was informed that his vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V768000 (Visibility, Electrical System) which he linked to the failure. The contact then took the vehicle to the dealer where they replaced the power window master switch; however, the repair did not correct the failure. The contact was then given an estimate to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

Door locks. Doors won't lock or unlock while inside or outside of vehicle

THERE ARE THREE NHTSA RECALLS FOR 2002 HONDA CRV - 12V486000, 20V76800 AND 03V422000. HONDA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS, BUT I HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. I'VE CALLED HONDA AND SPOKEN TO A CSR, AND I'M AT THE DEALERS RIGHT NOW. THEY WON'T HONOR THESE RECALLS, AND ARE CHARGING ME FOR DIAGNOSTICS.

Mileage: 192,000

I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. PARKED IN A PARKING SPOT WAITING FOR MY PARTNER WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. WHILE LEAVING I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ROLL DOWN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW USING THE DRIVERS PWMS THE WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE SWITCH BEGAN TO SMOKE. I CUT THE POWER AND REMOVED THE FUSES FOR THE POWER WINDOW CIRCUIT TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. DID NOT TAKE ANY PHOTOS OF THE SMOKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PWMS CATCHING FIRE IN 2002-2006 HONDA CR-VS, WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED WARRANTY SERVICE.

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A GRAYISH-WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING ALSO WITHOUT WARNING. WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOMING SOUND EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD SNAPPED IN HALF WHICH THE MECHANIC LINKED TO HIS DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT INITIALLY EMAILED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE DEFECT AND A REPRESENTATIVE CALLED HIM BACK TO INFORM HIM THAT A LETTER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE WOULD BE SENT TO HIM. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE THE LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,137. *LN*DT *TR CONSUMER STATED AC WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2007 WITH 56K MILES. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED.*JB

Mileage: 116,137

SMOKE STARTED ARISING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING THE DAYTIME. DRIVER WAS NOT USING LIGHTS AT THE TIME AND WAS USING NORMAL OCCASIONAL TURN SIGNALS FOR A URBAN METROPOLITAN AREA. THE TURN SIGNAL WAS EVALUATED AND SHOWED MELTING OF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE TERMINAL HARNESS. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA 12V-136 OR 12V-486. HONDA AMERICA AND HONDA DEALERSHIPS SAID THE 2002 HONDA CR-V WAS NOT INCLUDED, BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CAR WERE INCLUDED AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RECALLS.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURN ODOR EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR MAIN SWITCHES AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE MASTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. DRIVER DOOR SWITCH ARCING AND MELTING. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND ONLY ONE WINDOW ISNT WORKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 254,000. *BF *TR

Mileage: 254,000

CAR IN DRIVEWAY. NOT DRIVEN FOR 3 DAYS, JUST NOT NEEDED BUT WORKING. DURING DAY, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE INSPECTORS WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. THEY BELIEVED IT COULD HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. FIRE CONCENTRATED IN DASH AND ENGINE AREA. WINDSHIELD BLEW DURING FIRE. HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW, FOR 17 YEARS. 140,000 MILES.

Mileage: 140,000

IGNITION LOCKED

Mileage: 235,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH SMOKED AND STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW SIDE IS THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED.

Mileage: 139,000

DRIVER'S WINDOW WORKS, BUT PASSENGER AND BACK SEAT WINDOWS WONT WORK. I'M SEEING MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH HONDAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WON'T WORK.

Mileage: 178,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ALWAYS CLICK INTO LOCK. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS VERY LOOSE. MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THEVEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS DID NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I HAD PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE GROCERY STORE AND WENT SHOPPING. WHEN CAME BACK I CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. BY LOOKING AROUND, I FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM POWER WINDOW SWITCH PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE. I HAVEN'T EVEN INSERTED MY KEYS. AFTER THAT I LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN UP DOWN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. SEARCHING ONLINE SHOWS 2002CR-V HAD THE RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED. CONTACTING HONDA AND DEALER SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T CARRY THE FAULTY PART BUT YET SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I AM SCARED IF IT'S PARKED IN GARAGE AND FIRE MAY START. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AND NO KEYS WERE IN IGNITION. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION.

Mileage: 175,000

I WAS WONDERING MY 2002 HONDA CRV ISN'T UP FOR A RECALL FOR THE POWER MASTER WINDOW SWITCH LIKE THE OTHER 2002 HONDA CRVS? WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE WINDOW SWITCH AND AFTER LOOKING UP THE RECALLS I FOUND OUT MY CAR COULD SET ON FIRE WITHOUT IT EVEN BEING ON! BUT WHEN I TYPE IN MY VIN THAT SPECIFIC RECALL DOESN'T COME UP BUT YET IT IS THE SAME MALFUNCTION AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ROLL DOWN ANY WINDOWS FOR GOING ON NEARLY FOUR YEARS NOW IT IS RIDICULOUS. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE WINDOW SWITCH HARNESS FOR FEAR OF FIRE AND MY LIFE

THIS IS FOR MY HONDA CRV 2002, WE HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE FOR THIS CAR FROM AIRBAG TO POWER WINDOWS AND NOW IS THE IGNITION KEY THATS LOSING CONTACT, THE CAR WONT START AFTER 5 OR 6 TIMES OF TRYING TO TURN THE KEY TO START MODE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. IM WRITING THIS EMAIL TO GET SOME HELP FROM YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I DONT KNOW WHY HONDA ALWAYS PLAY THIS GAME OF NOT HELPING OUT THE CONSUMERS RIGHT AWAY, THEY ALWAYS WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIE BEFORE THEY ACT ON THIS KIND OF ISSUE. THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHAT IF MY CAR STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY? THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY... THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V70000 (AIR BAGS), 14V351000 (AIR BAGS), 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED, THE ELECTRICAL DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED, AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WENT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN POWER GOING INTO THE AC/COMPRESSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING, I FELT EXCESSIVE SMOKE AND HEAT COMING FROM THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT FOR SOME REASON EXCESSIVE HEAT WAS GENERATED IN THE SWITCH AND THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY MELTED THE SWITCH OR COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I DISCOVERED HONDA CRV YEAR 2002-2006 HAVE A "NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V486 , HONDA'S CAMPAIGN ID: S61" FOR RECALL ON POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED UNDER IT. I CONTACTED HONDA "PRODUCT CONCERNS" DEPARTMENT AS I EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME WHAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V486000 IS COVERING. I WANTED HONDA TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY ISSUE AND INITIATE AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FOR MY VIN# AND PROVIDE ME WITH THEIR FINDINGS. BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN REGISTER MY COMPLAINT (#N012015-03-1601127) BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING AS MINE ISN'T IDENTIFIED IN AFFECTED VEHICLES UNDER CAMPAIGN ID 12V468. THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF PRODUCT CONCERNS ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW IF ANY PAST WORK WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THIS. I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 2008 AND DID NOT GET ANY WORK DONE ON MASTER SWITCH AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2016. NOT ONLY THIS, MY COMPLAINT ASKS FOR AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, A PROPER TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS TO IDENTIFY WHAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER BATCH MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT/VENDOR/COUNTRY THAT IS ALSO POTENTIALLY AT RISK AS WHAT CAMPAIGN 12V486 WAS. WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL HONDA DOES THE DIAGNOSIS BUT AS OF NOW, THEY SEEM TO BE LEAST BOTHERED. IN TEXAS,YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT WINDOWS WHEN A/C ISN'T WORKING. THIS VEHICLE IS ALMOST USELESS WITHOUT WINDOWS. PLEASE INITIATE AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH HONDA AND HAVE THEM LOOK INTO IT AS MY EXPERIENCE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME LISTED IN CAMPAIGN 12V486. SMOKE, EXCESSIVE HEAT, RISK OF POTENTIAL MELT/FIRE. NEED YOUR HELP TO ENFORCE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THE REMOTE KEY FOB QUIT WORKING AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK WHILE TRYING TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. I NOTIFIED GARCIA HONDA ON 06/06/12 AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $210.00 PLUS TAX. ON 07/10/12 I HAD IT REPAIRED AT ANOTHER SHOP FOR $159.00 PLUS TAX. I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAD IT REPAIRED AGAIN ON 07/26/13 FOR $187.50 PLUS TAX. I RECENTLY READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE HONDA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NEVER ADMITTED IT OR NOTIFIED THE OWNERS. ALSO I NOTICED THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF 5 OF THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE: 1. SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER 11/26/01 - THIS WAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. 2. FRONT SEAT ANCHORAGE 09/17/02 - I BOUGHT IT ON 10/24/03 AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. IT FEELS WOBBLY AND NOT SECURE. 3. METAL PARTICLES IN IGNITION 10/27/03 - I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY CAR 3 DAYS BEFORE AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. 4. CURVED TEMPERED GLASS 12/11/07 - NEVER RECEIVED THIS RECALL EITHER. 5. DRIVER POWER WINDOW SWITCH 10/5/12 - I REMEMBER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW AT SOME POINT BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS RECALL EITHER. ON 09/27/04 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 80MPH AND THE GAS PEDAL DISENGAGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WAITED UNTIL I SAW A REST AREA AND PULLED OVER. MY BOYFRIEND AND SON FIXED A CABLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET HOME. DEALER SAID IT WASN'T RELATED TO THE SHIFT CABLE RECALL. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR-BAG IN MAY 2011, HAD IT CHECKED ON 7/21/11 AND THEY SAID NO REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. APPARENTLY THEY LIED!! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR 4 YEARS WITH SEVERAL SAFETY HAZARDS. I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED AND WOULD LIKE HELP WITH MY COMPLAINTS. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 84,580

SUB: HONDA CR-V 2002 . REF; OUTSTANDING RECALL RECENTLY, IN YEAR 2014, WE BOUGHT USED HONDA CR-V 2002 FROM GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN, DULUTH, GA AND WAS TRYING TO FIND ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED HONDA MOTOR COMPANY USA THROUGH PHONE AND FAX LINE FOR RECALL (CLAIM NO: [XXX]) THEY INFORMED ME, THEY HAVE NO ANY RECORD OR ANY INFORMATION FOR PARTICULAR VEHICLE AS PER THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THEY ALSO INFORMED US THAT WE HAVE TO FIND ANY RECALL BY OURSELVES. NOW, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. OUR AND OTHER PEOPLE'S SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. MANUFACTURE IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE ANY CO-OPERATION FOR THE RECALL OR GUIDE US WHAT WE CAN DO TO SOLVE THIS MATTER. PLEASE GUIDE US, WHAT KIND OF AN ACTION OR PROCESS TO HANDLE THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION C.C.TO:HONDA MOTOR COMPANY USA *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE MASTER SWITCH. I DELIVER MAIL WITH THIS VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING FROM ONE MAILBOX TO ANOTHER THE SMELL OF SOMETHING MELTING WAS OVERWHELMING. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT ROLLING UP ANYMORE AND I THEN REALIZED SOMETHING HAD GONE WRONG. AS I NEVER OWNED THIS VEHICLE DURING THIS RECALL I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. I ENDED UP DISCOVERING WHAT WAS WRONG MYSELF AND REPLACING THE SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE MOTOR BECAME HOT WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND REMAINED STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

2002 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD ALWAYS PUT THE KEYS IN THE SEAT, WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY IF THEY KEYS WERE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS LOCKED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, JUST BY LAYING THE KEYS DOWN. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL OR ALERT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, AS SHE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THEM ON. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON, WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100 DIAGNOSIS FEE, TO DETERMINE, WHY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. *JB

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH, 2013. NOW IN 2014, WE NOTICED THE AC WASN'T WORKING WE ATTEMPTED TO RECHARGE IT WITH FREON, BUT I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACE, THE CONDENSER, LINES, EX VALVE, EVEN A SENSOR. PRETTY MUCH ALL THE AC SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACE. NOW WE HAVE NOTICED THAT ONCE THE COMPRESSOR IS ON. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING TURNS. IT FEELS AS IF THE COMPRESSOR WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF. AS IF NOT BAD ENOUGH ONCE THE CAR IS ON PARK WITH AC ON THE COMPRESSOR WILL SHUT-OFF AND THE AC WILL START BLOWING A HUMID-SMELLY AIR. ONCE IT DOES THIS, THE COMPRESSOR'S EMERGENCY VALVE WILL OPEN AND FLUSH SOME FREON. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. SPECIALLY NOW THAT I'VE READ ABOUT ALL THE OTHER RECALLS AND COMPLAINS. DOING MY RESEARCH NOW (WHICH IS TOO LATE), I FOUND THAT HONDA WAS SUED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. AC COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION IS TO BE FOUND IN 02-04 HONDA CRVS. OUR CRV HAS BEEN BACK AT THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES THE LAST MONTH, AND YET THE ISSUE CANT BE RESOLVE. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGN. ALTERNATOR AND COMPRESSOR SHARE THE SAME BAND. I'M AFRAID AND CONCERNED THAT AT SOMEPOINT BOTH THINGS WILL GIVE-OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

AS, I WAS BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF OUR GARAGE ON THE MORNING OF 4/1/2014, I NOTICED A FOUL ODOR, LOOKED DOWN AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH (MWS). MY HUSBAND SAID HE SAW SMOKE ALSO COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKER AS WELL. I STOPPED THE CAR AND WE ALL JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR THINKING IT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE! THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY SUBSIDED, ALTHOUGH A TERRIBLE, TOXIC-LIKE SMELL REMAINED. WE FEEL FORTUNATE THAT AT LEAST THAT I WAS ONLY BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE SWITCH STARTED SMOKING. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THEY FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE CRASHED. FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, THE MWS HADN'T BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY: THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW COULD BE UNROLLED FROM THE MWS BUT WOULD NOT ALWAYS ROLL BACK UP FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW MWS INSTALLED ON 3/4/2010. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART AND THAT OUR VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED, HOWEVER IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN! I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISOR AT HONDA OF ESCONDIDO THAT IF THE MWS GETS WET, THE MOISTURE CAN CAUSE THE PART TO SHORT OUT, OVERHEAT, AND THE GREASE GETS REALLY HOT AND SMOKES, SMELLING TERRIBLY. OUR SWITCH DID GET WET FROM RAIN BOTH TIMES BEFORE THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE THE SWITCH IS IN A CAR DOOR, AND WHEN IT RAINS, IT'S GOING TO GET WET! BOTH THE ORIGINAL MWS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WAS FAULTY AND THE MWS THAT I PAID TO REPLACE IT IN 2010 WAS FAULTY AS WELL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THE NEW MWS I'VE JUST HAD TO BUY TO GET INSTALLED AGAIN, BECAUSE I FEAR THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS PART SHOULD OBVIOUSLY NOT BE USED IN CARS AS IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A MWS THAT WILL WITHSTAND MOISTURE FROM RAIN AND/OR SNOW WITHOUT MALFUNCTIONING. *JS

Mileage: 124,800

UPON EXITING PARKING GARAGE, NEEDED TO LOWER FRONT LH WINDOW WITH POWER WINDOW SWITCH IN ORDER TO SWIPE GATE KEY PAD. UPON PUSHING THE FRONT DRIVERS SWITCH TO LOWER FRONT LH WINDOW A VERY STRONG SMELL (LIKE SOMETHING BURNING) WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED. WINDOW DID LOWER, OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO ACCESS KEYPAD, PASSED THRU GATE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO RAISE DRIVERS WINDOW. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, RAISED ENGINE HOOD TO INSPECT IF A FLUID LEAK WAS VISIBLE AND NONE NOTICED. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME AND INSTRUCTED MY HUSBAND THAT I HAD A BAD SMELL/ODOR EMITTING IN THE CABIN. WE NEXT FOUND THAT THE FRONT RH PASSENGER WINDOW WAS NOT OPERATIVE. AFTER EXTENSIVE INTERNET SEARCHES, WE PULLED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SWITCH, POPPED THE DOOR BEZEL FIRST, THEN TOOK THE 3 SCREWS THAT HOLDS SWITCH TO BEZEL. MY WIFE WALKED UP WHILE I WAS DISASSEMBLING AND SHE SAID "THAT'S IT, THAT'S THE SMELL" !!!!!!!!!! I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF THE WINDOW LOCK BUTTON AND THEN THE 3 SCREWS HOLDING BACK PLATE ONTO SWITCH, AND FURTHER DISASSEMBLED. ONCE I HAD THE CONTROL BOARD IN HAND I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE "MELTING" OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. IT APPEARS THE FRONT LH AND FRONT RH ELECTRONIC MECHANISMS ARCED AND MELTED. I HAVE PHOTOS IF INTERESTED. I ORDERED A NEW SWITCH FROM HONDA DEALER AT A COST OF $200. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY RECORDED MY COMPLAINT BUT WOULD NOT HELP US IN TERMS OF COMPENSATING US (FULL OR PARTIAL) FOR NEW SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL 2002-2006 FOR MELTING DOOR SWITCHES, MAYBE IT SHOULD OF BEEN. I WOULD ASK NHTSA TO RE-EVALUATE THE INITIAL RECALL AND WIDEN THE SCOPE OF VEHICLES AFFECTED. CLEARLY OUR SITUATION SHOWS THAT THERE ARE VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL THAT ARE SUSPECT. THE RISK OF FIRE OF A COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN CLEARLY DESCRIBED AS "HIGH RISK" IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, TO ME, MY FAMILY OR OTHERS THAT OWN SIMILAR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

2002 HONDA CRV: I WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP LIGHT, INTO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP, AND I HEARD A LOUD GEAR DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CAR AND IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER JUST AS I WAS ASCENDING ON TO THE ON RAMP, HOWEVER THE ENGINE STALLED AND SMOKE WAS VISIBLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR ON NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS NERVE RACKING WITH MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I INSPECTED ALL THE FLUID LEVELS AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE ACCESSORY BELT TO DRAG AND STALL THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT AC WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 91,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE JUST AS THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BUTTONS WERE MELTED AND ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW CONTROL IS SHORTING OUT. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO IT WAS MANUALLY FIXED BY MY HUSBAND BUT THE CONTROLLER ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SHORTING OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN CRV'S BUT WE NEVER GOT ONE AND NOW OUR CAR IS ACTING UP JUST LIKE THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED BOTH THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT WE GOT THE VEHICLE FROM AND CALLED DIRECTLY TO HONDA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY SINCE IT WAS NOT RECALLED. I FEEL THAT SINCE MY CAR IS DOING WHAT THE RECALL SAID, IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL REPAIR SINCE THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW BEST TO HANDLE MY CAR SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA OWNER FOR YEARS AND REALLY LOVE MY CRV. I PLAN ON STICKING WITH HONDA BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY SATISFIED. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM SOMEONE ON THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 2,090,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH A KEY AND THE REMOTE DOESN'T WORK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE OTHER DOORS LOCK WITH THE REMOTE BUT ONLY AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED BY KEY. THIS HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH DON'T LIGHT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUAL KEY. DOOR LOCKS SPORADICALLY MOVE UP AND DOWN WITH OUT TOUCHING DOOR LOCK SWITCHES. I SPENT $300.00 ON GENUINE HONDA PARTS AND HAD MY MECHANIC INSTALL A NEW ACTUATOR AND LOCK MECHANISM, AND THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME. I WANT TO TAKE THE CAR TO HONDA AND ASK FOR A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT AND A FINAL REPAIR. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KEY LOCKS ON THESE MODELS. A LOCAL TELEVISION STATION ( WITH A PROBLEM SOLVING SEGMENT RECENTLY COVERED THIS PROBLEM.) CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME IN ANY WAY? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FIRE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250,000. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,962. UPDATED 5/9/13 *CN

Mileage: 88,962

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

ON JUNE 25, 2012, STARTED ENGINE AND LOWERED DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW. NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WITHIN 20 MINUTES. DID *NOT* RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V-486) FROM HONDA MOTORS (HONDA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER: S61) SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2001 (I.E., VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE FEBRUARY 19, 2002, THROUGH JULY 28, 2006 RECALL DATES). *TR

Mileage: 60,920

I RESPONDED TO A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR. I HAD NOTICED, IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THAT MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED SERVICE ADVISOR WHO ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN. SHE AGREED THAT THE MECHANISM FOR THESE INOPERABLE PARTS IS IN "CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIR BAG INSPECTION AREAS", FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THEY "... ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE CABLE REEL" AND WILL CHARGE TO HAVE IT FIXED. AND JUST YESTERDAY, IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY WINDOW FIXED, THE SAME DEALERSHIP LEFT OUT THE MOISTURE SHIELD AND DISABLED MY DOOR LOCKS WHICH ARE SUPERFICIAL ISSUES THAT THEY SOMEWHAT RESOLVED. HOWEVER, I STILL DO NOT HAVE A WORKING HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THESE WERE CONSEQUENTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER INNOCENTLY RESPONDING TO AN AIRBAG RECALL INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 191,103

REPLACED MY AC COMPRESSOR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN TWO YEARS. *TR

THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT 106101 MILES IN 2008 AND THE SECOND TIME AT 135567 MILES ON MAY 3, 2012. SO IT LASTED JUST 29466 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UPSETTING. THE NEW ONE IS ALREADY STARTING TO ACT UP BUT AT LEAST IT'S UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAS ONLY BEEN 3 WEEKS SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED. HONDA NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE COMPRESSOR SO PEOPLE CAN AT LEAST GET A RELIABLE REPLACEMENT PART. HONDA SHOULD LOSE THEIR REPUTATION FOR BUILDING QUALITY CARS AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 106,101

ON MAY 5, 2012, THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2002 CRV SPARKED IN FLAME AND EMITTED SMOKE AND FUME THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC AND TOXIC CHEMICALS. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE FUME STUNK UP THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER IN THE BACK PASSENGER SEATS WERE TERRIFIED BY THE INCIDENT. I OBSERVED THE FLAME BURNT THE PLASTIC OF THE CONTROL PANEL AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE AUTOMATIC BUTTONS TO OPEN/CLOSE THE WINDOWS. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CRV EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT - HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK IN ALL INSTANCES. FIRST INCIDENT 11/19/2007 REPLACED PART OF WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. 9/20/2010 LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AGAIN - REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. 3/7/11 LOW BEAMS OUT AGAIN - REPLACED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH. 6/2/11 LOW BEAMS OUT AGAIN - REPLACED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL MODULE. 12/2/11 LOW BEAMS OUT AGAIN - IN SHOP DISCONNECTED AND CONNECTED WIRING - LOW BEAMS WORKING. 12/24/11 LOW BEAMS WENT OUT. 12/25/11 LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. 1/4/2012 LOW BEAMS OUT AGAIN - IN SHOP CHECKED CONNECTIONS. PICKED UP CAR LOW BEAMS WORKING. 1/5/2012 - LOW BEAMS OUT AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 3 OTHER VISITS TO A MECHANIC - CONNECTIONS UNPLUGGED AND REPLUGGED TO GET LOW BEAMS WORKING AGAIN. ALSO AT LEAST 5 OTHER INSTANCES WHERE THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON BEFORE I COULD GET THE CR-V TO A MECHANIC. 9/2011 MOTOR TRENDS MAGAZINE REPORTS ISSUE OF LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON HONDA CR-V MODELS 2002 - 2005. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. ISSUE WITH WIRING HARNESS MELTING SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THE RECALL THAT HONDA ISSUED FOR THE FIT - 'WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH - THE CONNECTOR COULD OVERHEAT AND FAIL, RENDERING THE LOW-BEAM LAMPS INOPERABLE. HONDA NOTES THAT HIGH-BEAM HEADLAMP FUNCTIONALITY IS NOT IMPEDED BY THIS ISSUE.' *TR

Mileage: 105,452

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11012 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000. UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF

Mileage: 221,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD BECOME HOT DURING THE FAILURE AND SHE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/20/11 *BF THE DEALER FOUND THE HEADLIGHT BULB BURNED OUT AND THE WIRING AT THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNT AND THE CONNECTOR WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 12/23/11

LOW BEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BROWNED OUT TO ALMOST NO LIGHT. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL LIGHT BULBS OVER PAST FEW YEARS. UPON MY INSPECTION, FOUND HARNESS PLUG FOR LIGHT BULB WAS CHARRED AND DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

BOTH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY . AND RETURNED ON WITHIN A SHORT TIME LATER .THIS CONTINUED OVER A DOZEN TIMES ON EACH OF TWO OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 155,054

WHILE DRIVING MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AT 1:30 AM. THE BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM AROUND MY STEERING COLUMN. I CHECKED MY HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS AND THEY WORKED SO THAT IS HOW I GOT HOME. MY HUSBAND GOT ON LINE AND CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND NON JUST COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED WHERE THE BURNT SMELL WAS COMING FROM AND FOUND THE ISSUE AND CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT AND GAVE US A CRAZY AMOUNT TO FIX IT. MY HUSBAND AS HANDY AS HE IS DID A TEMPORARY FIX ON IT. I HOPE HONDA FIXES THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

DETECTED A BURNING SMELL, SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL SMELL LIKE SOMETHING MELTED. I DID HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT IT WAS BRIGHT ENOUGH IN THE MORNING THAT I COULDN'T TELL THAT THEY HAD FAILED. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND LOOKED AROUND THE CABIN, ETC. FOR SMOKE. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, BUT I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ETC AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING SMELL OTHER THAN IT WASN'T COMING FROM THE VENTS. I GUESS HE DIDN'T CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS. I AM NOT PLEASED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, I LATER DETECTED ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, OCT 28, THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I RECENTLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS AGO HAD REPLACED ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS THAT HAD BURNT OUT, SO I FIGURED THAT COULDN'T BE THE PROBLEM. I EVENTUALLY CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY LOOKED FINE. I SWAPPED THEM OUT FOR REPLACEMENT FUSES, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW FROM ONLINE DISCUSSIONS THAT THERE IS A HEADLIGHT SWITCH ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING AT THIS TIME. THE ISSUE WITH MY 2002 HONDA CRV AND IT'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SURELY SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED. I PLAN TO CONTACT THE DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING (OCT 31) TO GET MY ISSUE LOOKED AT, AGAIN. BUT, IT WON'T BE DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS OR WHEN IT'S PRECIPITATING, SINCE IT'S ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY LOW BEAMS ON DURING THOSE TIMES. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. UPDATED 11/30/11 *TR

Mileage: 164,000

THE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE PLASTIC WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND BURNED UP. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH I CAN GET THROUGH HONDA BUT I CAN'T FIND THE PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. IT IS NOT SAFE WHEN YOUR LOW BEAMS BOTH GO OUT WHEN DRIVING CAUSE THE WIRE FOR THE LOW BEAMS BURNS UP IN THE CONNECTOR FOR NO REASON. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF UPDATED 11/30/11 *TR

Mileage: 123,000

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING - I CHECKED THE BULBS AND THEY WERE IN WORKING ORDER. THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER TYPE SMELL LEADING UP TO THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS DO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 110,895

MY WIFE AND I OWN AN 02 HONDA CR-V THAT HAS HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE NOTED AT DIFFERENT FORUMS CONCERNING THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT THE DIMMER/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. OUR HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING NORMAL USE IN JUNE OF 2011. I TOOK MY STEERING COLUMN COVER OFF AND LOOKED AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE DIMMER/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND FOUND IT TO BE PARTIALLY MELTED. I CLEANED THE CONNECTIONS AND REINSTALLED THE CONNECTOR. THE REPAIR LASTED ONLY TEMPORARY (2 MONTHS) AND THEN THE LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING CONNECTOR IS THE ONLY COMPLETE REPAIR, BUT SINCE I HAVE HEARD THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY 02 HONDA SUFFERS THIS PROBLEM OF A FAULTY WIRING CONNECTOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER AT THE DIMMER/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. UPDATED 09/07/11*BF *TR UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

Mileage: 150,000

ON 8/1/2011, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 HONDA CRV, I NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL. WHEN DARKNESS FELL, I REALIZED THAT THE LOW BEAMS ON MY VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING, THROUGH THE HIGH BEAMS AND EVERY OTHER LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WORKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE - ONCE IN NOVEMBER OF 2009, AND ONCE IN MARCH OF 2010. WHEN IT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, I FIRST CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES. THEY WERE ALL FINE. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, AND LOOKED INTO A WIRING HARNESS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. I FOUND A WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTAINED SOME CORROSION BETWEEN CONNECTORS THAT HAD MELTED SOMEWHAT. I SCRAPED OFF THE CORROSION AND APPLIED SOME DIELECTRIC TO INHIBIT FUTURE CORROSION, AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE ATTENDANTS AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP (WITH PICTURES THAT I TOOK OF THE OFFENDING HARNESS), AND AFTER CHECKING THEIR COMPUTERS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON RECORD REGARDING THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET MADE THE (OBVIOUSLY TEMPORARY) REPAIR FOR THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE. I'M THINKING THAT I MAY TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION. *TR.... UPDATED 01/17/12 *BF

Mileage: 137,000

THE CONNECTOR TO MY HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH OVER HEATS, MELTS AND CAUSES MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO NOT TURN ON. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. SWITCH IS DAMAGED AS A RESULTS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2002 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROPERLY SHIFT IT INTO PARK. HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND ON HONDAS WEBSITE THE STATUS OF HIS VEHICLE WAS THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS NOT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED OR LIT UP. THE FAILURE BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT BUT THE PANEL NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 83,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CRV. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OPDF UNIT WHICH WAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $600.00. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER TO TROUBLE SHOOT WITH AN IDENTICAL PART FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND ADVISED THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS AND THE LABOR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,500. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON, THERE IS A FAULT SOMEWHERE IN THE SRS. THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED AT THIS POINT. IN CASE OF A COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT TIGHTEN. UPDATED 08/06/10*JB UPDATED 10/28/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON JULY 23, 2010. THE SRS UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A A COST OF $ 617.72. UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

Mileage: 64,500

2002 HONDA CR-V --- FIRE HAZARD IN HONDA CR-V --- LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING... HIGH BEAMS AND TURN SIGNALS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL... CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED WIRES AND BURNED / PARTIALLY MELTED CONNECTOR TO SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN... 1.5 YEARS EARLIER THE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SAME SYMPTOMS... HONDA HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS WITH SAME TYPE OF LIGHTS BUT NOT ON THE HONDA CR-V... SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE MUST HAVE OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE MELTING AND BLACK MARKS ON THE CONNECTOR... *TR

Mileage: 130,000

2002 HONDA CR-V DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE OR FROM INSIDE WITH ELECTRIC SWITCH. DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPEN MANUALLY. THIS CREATES SAFETY ISSUES BOTH WHEN APPROACHING THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE IF ONE GETS TRAPPED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH GETTING MY KEY OUT OF MY IGNITION IN MY 2002 HONDA CRV. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET STUCK AND NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF, I.E., THE POWER WOULD STILL BE ON BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF. RECENTLY THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AT ALL. I HAD TO JIGGLE IT AND TRY TO FORCE TURN IT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAD A LOCKSMITH WORK ON THE "TUMBLERS". THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK. EVEN WITH THE WORK DONE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION LOCK SYSTEM. THE LOCKSMITH INSTALLED IT AND DID NOT CHARGE LABOR FOR THE SECOND JOB. AFTER READING SOME OF THE REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH HONDA CRV'S, I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. *TR

Mileage: 108,504

ALL INTERIOR GAUGES FLICKER AND STOP WORKING (I.E., FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, DASH LIGHTS) AND SOME WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER (PARKING BRAKE, MAINTENANCE REQUIRED). IT IS NOW HAPPENING DAILY AND LASTS LONGER AND LONGER. CAR ALSO MAKES A SCARY "TICKING" SOUND. HONDA DEALER STATED THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE BAD (SHORTED OUT?) *TR

Mileage: 48,000

2002 HONDA CR-V DOOR SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DOOR SENSORS STOPPED WORKING. SHE STATES THAT THE SENSORS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE DRIVER DOOR BEING OPENED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON AFTER REMOVING THE KEY OR WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPENED WHILE MOVING. THE OVERHEAD LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPENED. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND LOCKED BY ITSELF. THE BULBS STARTED BURNING OUT, THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL OR INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON AFTER REMOVING THE KEY OR WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE OVERHEAD LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPENED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. UPDATED 11/19/14 *JB

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SMOPKING AND CAR SMELLED HOT (SOMETHINGIN THE STEERING WHEEEL COLUMN WAS ON FIRE). MY HUSBAND TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE SMOKING STOPPED. WE TOOKTHE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WERE TOLD IT WAS A SWITCH THAT HAD OVERHEATED. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $225. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM ONTHE HONDA CRV BUT THAT THIS WAS AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM INTHE HONDA CIVIC. WE WERE ADVISED TO REPORT THIS PROBLE TO THE NHTSA.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DISPENSES HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BURNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS WOBBLY AND NOT ATTACHED TIGHTLY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY ILLUMINATES WHEN IT IS BUMPED AGAINST. THE DEALER STATED THAT A SWITCH MAY BE NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE REMOVES THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. SHE STATED THAT NONE OF THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,825.

Mileage: 71,825

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2002 HONDA CRV WHICH HAS ONLY 35000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE SRS MUST HAVE WENT BAD AND IT WOULD COST $700 TO FIX. I ASKED IF THE LIGHT ON COULD BE CAUSED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKING UP REGULARLY WHICH TEMPORARILY DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO GET ENOUGH SEAT BELT TO ACTUALLY REACH THE BUCKLE AND THE DEALER SAID THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM BUT I STILL WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SRS SYSTEM. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL AND HE SAID NOT AT THIS TIME. I NOW HAVE CHECKED THE RECALLS AND SEE THAT THE SEAT BELTS AS WELL AS THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF EITHER BY THE DEALER AND I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO BOTH OF THESE SAFETY DEVICES. *JB

Mileage: 34,500

THE HORN FAILED. A SAFETY CONCERN FOR US. HONDA REPLACED A CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

Mileage: 83,200

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 03V422000. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A HONDA DEALER AS APART OF THE RECALL, AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEREFORE, NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECENTLY BECAME STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,498. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE CAME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WERE WAS FOOD LEFT IN THE CAR AND EVIDENCE OF BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE CONSUMER TOOK PICTURES AND FILED A POLICE REPORT JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE CAR. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS CUT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT IS WHY THE BLOOD WAS LOCATED IN THE CAR. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL SERVICES PERFORMED ON THE CAR. UPDATED 05/23/07 *TR

Mileage: 57,000

1) AFTER A COLD START, THE DASH GAUGES SWING UP AND DOWN VERY RAPIDLY AND THE DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF VERY RAPIDLY ALSO. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES IT STOPS. 2) TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT HONDA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD MUITPLEX CONTROL UNIT. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED HONDA TECH LINE, THEY ASKED IF THERE WAS A FIRE? I GUESS THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. 3) PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $644. *JB

Mileage: 35,800

IGNITION KEY ON REMOVAL FROM SWITCH IS VERY HOT ON MANY OCCASIONS

OUR 2002 HONDA CRV WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A PRIVATE HOME. CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR 5-10 MINUTES. CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH OUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. NOT EVERY TIME. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATES. HONDA HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR AN INTERLOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY ADVISED INTERLOCK WORKING AT THIS TIME. AFTER THAT ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS I REMOVED THE KEY WITHOUT HAVING IN PARK. I RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN AND AGAIN WHILE AT THE DEALER IT DID NOT FAIL. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX UNTIL FAILED WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENED IF IT DIDNT FAIL AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID THEN THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. SINCE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, I THINK HONDA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO CORRECT IT.*AK

THE PARTS TO PEFORM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V120000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V422000 CONCERNING IGNITION FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2003. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, BUT THE DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK *LA

THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER AGAIN CONTACTED REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO PERFORM IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK RECALL. RECALL#03V422000 *PH *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK FAILURE. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V422000 NOTICE CONCERNING METAL PARTS IN IGNITION. AFTER SIXTY DAYS DEALER STILL HAD NOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 OR 5 RECALL NOTICES. THE LAST ONE WAS REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR RECALL REPAIR THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SWITCH. *LA THE CIGARETTE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. *NM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN MARCH. RECALL# 03V422000 SUBJECT: METAL PARTICLES IN IGNITION. *NM

THIS IS THE 3RD RECALL ON MY 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE 1ST WAS FOR THE POWER-TRAIN-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE 2ND FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-IGNITION SWITCH, AND NOW IT'S FOR THE CR-V A/T SHIFT CABLE. THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS FAULTY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER? SHOULDN'T THEY JUST GIVE ME A NEW CAR? *LA

DRIVING AT 65 MPH, MY 2002 HONDA CRV LOST TOTAL CONTROL AND UNCONTROLLABLY JERKED TO RIGHT AND LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND ENDED UP SPINNING COMPLETELY AROUND. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE JERKING AND SPINNING STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THEN WHEN STARTING THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT RUN IN 2ND, 4TH OR 5TH GEARS. IN THOSE GEARS THE CAR JERKED FORWARD (AT LEAST IT WAS IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION). I DROVE IN 1ST AND 3RD GEARS ONLY. THE HONDA MECHANIC IN KALISPELL MONTANA WHERE I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SAID THAT A FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX THAT HAD TO WITH THE "LOAD" HAD COME LOOSE AND THEREFORE CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY "MALFUNCTION." ONE FUSE CAN CAUSE SUCH AN EXPERIENCE MUST BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW. *LA

Mileage: 28,900

IGNITION WAS ACCIDENTALLY TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE ON 2 OCCASIONS UP TO DATE. *LA

Mileage: 25,000

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE GEAR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL WHILE PARKED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

Mileage: 29,000

I OWN A HONDA CRV 2002 EX WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ~12,000 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND IT HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN IN OUR DRIVE WAY, THE EXACT SPOT. IT'S HARD TO START AFTERWARDS. SHE DOES START TO UNDO THE SEAT BELT RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR DIES. THIS IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

2002 HONDA CRV PURCHASED AT BRICKELL HONDA 12/02 IN MIAMI, FL. ON 3/6/2003, AS CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY) DURING RUSH HOUR, THE CAR TURNED OFF, STEERING LOCKED. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS A MIRACLE I DIDN'T GET HIT BY OTHERS TRAVELING AT EVEN FASTER SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR, SAME EVENING TO BRAMAN HONDA, THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS REPAIRED. SUPPOSEDLY, THE COMPUTER HAD NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE. I COULD HAVE DIED, CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MYSELF, THE CAR AND MANY OTHERS ON THE SAME ROAD THAT DAY. *NLM

Mileage: 1,961

HONDA CRV ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN IT HADN'T BEEN PLACED FULLY IN PARK, IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR THEN ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND WAS HIT BY A CAR WITH 2 PERSONS. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN REPRODUCED. HONDA SAID THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THIS PART.

Mileage: 9,950

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO RECALL NUMBER 02V251000. CONSUMER IS NOT SURE IF THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PREFORMED ON VEHICLE. REQUESTING SOMEONE FROM THIS AGENCY TO RECONFIRM THAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE REASON FOR THIS REPORT IS THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. MY ENGINE JUST DIED AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. I COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT IN A FASTER LANE OF THIS FOUR LANE INTERSTATE, AS THIS COULD HAVE VERY WELL CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER I WAS STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER MY IGNITION WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. I TRIED TO RESTART MY ENGINE AND IT STARTED SO I PROCEEDED ON. I TOOK IT TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER PLUS TEST DROVE IT AND SAID THE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND POSSIBLY BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CHECKED AN AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITE FORUM AND NOTICED A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR DEALERS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, EITHER. HAS ANYONE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA BEFORE? DT

CONSUMER TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND WALKED AROUND TO BACK TO OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND OPENED DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND VEHICLE BEGUN TO ROLL BACK. IT ROLLED OUT OF GARAGE, DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHING INTO SOME TREES. THIS CREATED ABOUT 10,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 14,000

CAR SKIPS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH. HAS CAUSED 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS MAINLY DUE TO BEING STARTLED. VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. HONDA HAS REPLACED COMPUTER AND OXYGEN SENSOR WITHOUT IMPROVING THE POOR PERFORMANCE. HONDA NOW TAKES THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF "THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL". I HAVE ASKED THAT THEY TAKE ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HONDA HAS REFUSED.

DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HOOK UP WIRING HARNESS ON TOW BAR THAT GOES UP TO THE MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS ON TOW BAR. ALSO, IF A VEHICLE WEIGHS OVER 1000 POUNDS, IN SOME STATES, ITEM THAT IS BEING TOWED MUST HAVE BRAKES. BRAKES WERE NOT AVAILBLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *AK THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHSED WITH A CONTRACT AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO TOW BEHIND A MOTORHOME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE AGREEMENT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AS REQUIRED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WIRED. THE WIRE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE TOW VEHICLE BRAKES. THE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HONDA WOULD NOT SPEND ANY MORE TIME OR MONEY ON A PROPER INSTALLATION. *JG1

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WILL START TO SHAKE AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO REACCELERATE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY IN MOVING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO NOTED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH COMPUTER IN VEHICLE.*AK *YH