2003 HONDA CR-V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2003 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated, and the engine fan was inoperable causing the engine to overheat. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who replaced the thermostat, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

ON MY 2003 HONDA AT AROUND 66,000 MILES THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING. ALTHOUGH I HARDLY USE A/C SINCE I ONLY HAVE A SHORT DRIVE TO WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A HONDA DEALER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE A/C BLEW UP AND WAS CONTAMINATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING INCLUDING LINES. ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIM THIS HAPPENS, IM CONCERNED SINCE THE A/C WAS RARELY USED. CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE A/C. IVE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES WITH ONLY HAVING TO DO REGULAR MAINTENACE ON THE A/C WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS REPAIR COSTED 2,611.70. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRENTY WHICH DID NOT HELP MUCH EITHER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD OR READ OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C IN HONDAS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

HEATER CORE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIPPING ON PASSENGER'S FOOT. PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED BUT POTENTIAL FOR BURN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 28TH, MY 2003 HONDA CRV HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. THE ONLY WARNING, WAS A RUBBING SOUND WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED BUT NO DASH LAMPS PRIOR TO SEEING THE SMOKE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY FAMILY OUT OF THE CRV AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. UPON REPAIRING THE CAR AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, THEY IDENTIFIED THE AC COMPRESSOR AS THE LIKELY ROOT CAUSE OF THE FIRE BASED ON MELTED CLUTCH DRIVE WIRES WHICH APPEAR TO BE THE IGNITION SOURCE FOR THE OVERHEATED DRIVE BELT. SINCE THE 2 YR OLD AC COMPRESSOR WAS A FOUR SEASONS - EVERCO 58881 REPLACEMENT A/C COMPRESSOR FROM AUTO ZONE, HONDA WAS NOT INTERESTED IN ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION BUT THEY DID ALLOW ME TO KEEP THE DAMAGED AC COMPRESSOR AND DRIVE BELT. I SPOKE WITH EVERCO CUSTOMER SERVICE HOWEVER THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY SO I DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE AUTO ZONE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO MADE AN INTERNAL INQUIRY AND THEN SAID THEY COULD NOT INITIATE A CLAIM BECAUSE THE COMPONENT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT NEITHER HONDA, AUTOZONE NOR EVERCO ARE INTERESTED IN A ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION OR PROVIDING ANY COMPENSATION. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT BUT OTHER CRV OWNERS MAY BE LESS FORTUNATE. I HAVE THE DAMAGED HARDWARE AND PHOTOS WHICH CAN SUPPORT AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 161,995

A/C COMPRESSOR IMPLODED AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AS A REPLACEMENT COST OF $3400.00. *TR

Mileage: 114,700

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND I HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND MY A/C STOPS WORKING....IT WAS 94 DEGREES IN THE MIDWEST! GOT HOME THAT NIGHT AND MY TIRE WAS FLAT. I TOOK MY TIRE TO GET FIXED AND THEY PULLED SHARDS OF METAL OUT OF THE TIRE, WHICH WAS NEW! WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE A/C LOOKED AT, THEY SAID THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD BLOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1700 TO REPAIR!!!!! THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE COMPRESSOR BLEW, IT SPRAYED PIECES OF METAL THROUGHOUT MY CAR, AND OBVIOUSLY INTO MY TIRE! I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA, AND THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THIS OFFER AS IT WAS SUMMER AND TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 100 WITH THE HEAT INDEX! HONDA REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE DAMAGED PART. THERE ARE SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SAME EVENT HAPPENING, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN. THE MORE THAT JOIN, THE BETTER THE CHANCES OF GETTING HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED HONDA'S, BUT WILL NOW BE BUYING A TOYOTA! SO DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED WHICH CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR TO FAIL. THE STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AT TIMES. THE OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE EXACT CAUSES OF THESE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

Mileage: 75,000

2003 HONDA CR-V AC COMPRESSOR FAILED AT 69,000 MILES. RAINY CONDITIONS CAUSED INTERIOR WINDSHIELD TO CONTINUALLY FOG UP REQUIRING REPEATED WIPING OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH PAPER TOWELS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CRV, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MARBLES GOING THROUGH THE AC VENTS, THEN SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE AC QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE CRV, HE SAID CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA SINCE YOU ARE A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND THE PROBABLY WOULD COVER IT UNDER A GOOD WILL GESTURE. NO SUCH LUCK, THE PERSON WE SPOKE TO SAID THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US NOTHING, SINCE THIS IS NOT A HONDA ISSUE. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO SOME ONE HIGHER UP AND THE GENTLEMAN , STATED HE MAKES THE DECISIONSO IT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO ANY FURTHER THAN HIM, I ASKED HOW CAN YOU BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO DECIDES THIS, I THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND HE STATED HE WOULD NOT TALK TO ME ANY FURTHER ABOUT THIS EITHER, THAT THE DECISION IS WITH HIM. I REQUESTED ONE MORE TIME, HE THEN HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED BACK A DAY LATER AND GOT THE SAME RESULTS, AS SOON AS YOU GIVE THEM YOUR VIN # , I GOT PUT ON HOLD AND SENT TO THE SAME PERSON AS BEFORE. I WANTED TO TALK TO A DIFFERENT PERSON. I GOT SEVERAL ESTIMATES NOW TO REPLACE THE AC, ANYWHERE FROM $2900 TO $4500 DEPENDING ON WHERE I TAKE IT. HONDA DEALERS ARE REQUIRING THE WHOLE SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED, COMPRESSOR, DRYER UNIT, CONDENSER AND LINES. APPARENTLY IT SENDS METAL PARTICLES THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE SYSTEM. IF IT IS NOT FLUSHED OR REPLACED IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE NOW TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO HELP THE WILL COVER 25% OF THE COST ON PARTS ONLY. I WILL PROBABLY GET THE SYSTEM REPAIRED OR SELL THE VEHICLE AS IS. UNSURE. PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN I DO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I WILL ASK FOR THEM BACK. I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA UNTIL I RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION, MY WIFE IS WRITING A LETTER TO HONDA. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMED TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH 2002 TO 2004 HONDA CRV'S . NEVER BUY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 HONDA CR-V EX WITH 62K MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3K ADDITIONAL MILES THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT JUST STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. I TOOK IN TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST IS ABOUT $1200. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA CASH. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE AC COMPRESSOR ON MY 2003 HONDA CR-V, 60917 MILES, DESTROYED ITSELF INTERNALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CUT OFF. I HAD DIFFICULTY PULLING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD SINCE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID THE COMPRESSOR CAME APART SENDING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. THIS WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, COST $3300. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CR-V. *TR

Mileage: 60,900

THERE IS TWO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHEN CAR HAS SAT OVERNIGHT OR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON FULL AND THE CAR WAS OFF WHEN WE WENT TO START THE CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MAIN STARTER HAD BEEN CORRODED NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO START IT'S NOT THE BATTERY NOR THE ALTERNATOR AND WHATS KEEPING THE STARTER FROM STARTING THE CAR ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES. THE BIGGER SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE TILT STEERING IS NOT LOCKING ALLOWING IT TO STAY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WHEN IN MOTION AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. MY TWO REQUESTS ARE WHY IS THE STARTER GOING BAD SO EARLY AND WHY WONT THE TILT LOCK INTO PLACE? *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING OIL LEVELS NORMAL FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. I REQUESTED THAT HONDA CHECK OUT THE ISSUE A COUPLE OF TIMES; HONDA WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES (I.E., THE CAR WAS NOT BURNING OIL OR LEAKING OIL ANYWHERE). LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY CAR ABRUPTLY DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED FOUR NOTCHES AND BENT THE VALVES. ACCORDING TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVEN THAT I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE) I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES TO THIS CAR. I FIND IT LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SINCE MY CAR SO ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I AM CURIOUS IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2003 HONDA CR-VS. *TR

Mileage: 96,220

2003 HONDA CRV TOTAL AC FAILURE AND CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY COMPRESSOR FAILURE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 30,000 MILES. OCCURRED AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES. THE SECOND MOST RECENT TIME CAME WITH A LOUD BANG AND SOUND OF LOSS OF PARTS. DID NOT NOTICE ITEMS ON GROUND AFTER GOING BACK, BUT THERE WAS A GREAT AMOUNT OF GREEN SLIPPERY FLUID WHICH WAS RELEASED. I ASSUME THAT TO BE THE OIL FROM THE COMPRESSOR. ALSO WOULD ASSUME IT SPILLED ONTO ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

AC COMPRESSOR BLEW UP CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM. COMPRESSOR SENT METAL PIECES THROUGH ENTIRE SYSTEM AFTER IT BLEW UP. QUOTED OVER $3000 FROM HONDA FOR REPAIR. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP STATING IT IS BC THE CAR HAS OVER 36,000 MILES. HOWEVER, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WERE HELPED BY HONDA WITH THE SAME MILEAGE AS MY CRV. IT MAKES NO SENSE. I BELIEVE THAT IF ANYTHING IS "BLOWING" UP UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR (AS HONDA DESCRIBED IT) IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS NEGLIGENCE! LOOK UP WWW.HONDA-LAWSUIT.COM FOR INFORMATION ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 73,962

THE A/C COMPRESSOR OF MY 2003 HONDA CRV LOCKED UP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCUR AT ABOUT 64,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

JUST GOT IN MY CAR ONE DAY AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, A STRANGE SMELLING MIST STARTS COMING OUT FROM THE ALL THE VENTS. THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALERSHIP SAID OF COURSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT WAS HAPPENING RIGHT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT. SO AROUND THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2008 WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE AIR IT WOULD BE HEAT, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE A/C SWITCH FROM COLD(BLUE) TO HOT(RED) AND THEN BACK TO COLD. FOR SOME REASON THE A/C WOULD GET COLD AT THAT TIME. STILL WITH THIS STRANGE SMELLING MIST COMING FROM THE VENTS. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP MAY 2009 FOR A SAFETY RECALL & ASKED IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT MY A/C AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME I WAS LEAKING FREON & NOW AS OF THAT DAY, IT WAS EMPTY. STRANGE SINCE THERE WAS COLD AIR ON MY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO FIND THE LEAK AND COULD COME TO VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST, UNTIL THEY FIX EACH LITTLE THING AND FIND WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE STRANGE SMELLING MIST AND ASKED IF THAT COULD BE FREON? HIS REPLY WAS PROBABLY. NO REPAIRS MADE AS OF YET SINCE IT WILL BE OVER $3500.00 TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

A/C COMPRESSOR ISSUE, COMPRESSOR EXPLODES SENDING METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGH OUT REST OF SYSTEM CORRUPTING ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND KNEW PRETTY WELL RIGHT OFF WHOLE A/C SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 76,215

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COMPRESSOR BLEW UP AND MOST LIKELY CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM. HE REFERRED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND ASSISTANCE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA CR-VS OF THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE. THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT WHICH THEY PUT ON THE TICKET - "BLACK DEATH". THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH THE ENGINE COULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR BROKE APART. IF I WERE ON SNOW I COULD HAVE SKIDDED THE TIRES OR THE BELT COULD HAVE BROKEN OR MAYBE SLIPPED. THE SERPENTINE BELT IS VERY STRONG SO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THIS VERY WELL COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY CASE, NONE OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPENED BUT I FELT THIS WAS A SITUATION THAT MUST BE REPORTED SINCE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 73,100

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY 2003 HONDA CR-V SUDDENLY BEGAN TO BLOW WARM AIR AND MAKE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY COMPRESSOR AND REPLACED BOTH THE CLUTCH AND COMPRESSOR FOR $1400. THE SERVICE TAG SAYS "COMPRESSOR HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE REPL COMPRESSOR ASSY" SO THIS FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

Mileage: 64,600

HONDA 2003 CRV WITH 52,000 MILES. AIRCON JUST BROKE SUDDENLY FAILED TO BLEW COLD AIR. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA BUT THEY WONT ADMIT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR CRV OWNERS EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LOT OF SAME COMPLAINTS ALREADY FOR THE AIR CON SYSTEM OF CRV 2003. *TR

Mileage: 52,230

I OWN A 2003 HONDA CR-V WITH ONLY 54,400 MILES AND THE A/C JUST STOPPED WORKING. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS SHOP TO GET A/C RECHARGE. I WAS TOLD AFTER INSPECTION THAT THERE IS A LEAK ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE COST TO REPAIR WILL BE CLOSE TO $1400. *TR

Mileage: 54,383

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION REQUIRING A $3,875.00 REPAIR. UPON INVESTIGATION HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

AIR-CONDITION IN MY CAR STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. IT STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. HONDA DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS. THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIND ANY LEAKS TO THE SYSTEM. TO REMEDY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THE FREON CHARGED EVERY SUMMER. THAT WOULD USUALLY LAST UNTIL THE COLD SEASON STARTS WHEN I DON'T HAVE TO USE THE A/C AGAIN. *TR

AIR COMPRESSOR EXPLODED ON 2003 HONDA CRV. HONDA WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF THE DAMAGE, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART. IF HONDA HAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS PART, THEY SHOULD EITHER RECALL THE PART OR PAY FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACEMENT. HERE IS A LINK SHOWING 22 PAGES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH OTHERS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

PURCHASED 2003 HONDA CRV IN FEB 2003. CLUTCH SNAPPED OFF AC COMPRESSOR APRIL 2005 - COVERED BY WARRANTY. FEBRUARY 2009 AC COMPRESSOR IMPLODED SENDING METAL SHAVINGS INTO ENGINE. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR $3600. WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR ALL OR PART UNDER "GOODWILL". *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CR-V AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR DIED AFTER SOME RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WANTS $3200 TO FIX IT. MY RESEARCH ON LINE AND IN TALKING TO REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. I AM TOLD MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR GOES IN THIS MODEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND PAY FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY HONDA CRV WITH 45589 MILES DATED MAY 28, 2007 AC DIED, HAD TO PAY $1546 TO CHANGE THE COMPRESSOR. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED AT 60000, COMPRESSOR ARM SNAPPED CAUSING CONTAINMENTS TO ENTER SYSTEM, NEED THE WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR FAILED AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. TWO OXYGEN SENSORS FOR THE EMISSIONS PART OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. HONDA 2003 CRV *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD BOTH FANS GO OUT BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS "CONTAMINATED." ALSO, THE FAN UNDER THE DASH (THE BLOWER) HAS QUIT AND I NEEDED A NEW RELAY SWITCH. THEY SPLIT THE COST OF THE TWO FANS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT THEY SAID THE FAN UNDER THE DASH WAS SEPARATE. ALTOGETHER IT COST ME OVER 1800 DOLLARS. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 35 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN THE 2003 CRV. I THINK IT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL.....AND GIVE ME BACK SOME OF THAT MONEY. 35 COMPLAINTS?? ISN'T THAT ENOUGH TO SIGNAL A RECALL?? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2003 AND 2004 CRVS. BE SURE TO COMPLAIN TO HONDA AMERICA AND ASK THEM FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE COMPRESSOR AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $400 IN LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY AC SYSTEM WENT OUT AT ABOUT 80,000 MI. THE HONDA DEALER SAID BOTH FANS HAD BURNT OUT AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED. THEY SPLIT THE COST WITH ME BUT IT STILL COST ME $1600. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T BUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING MAKE ME FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY. THE SYSTEM FAILED. I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT. I FEEL CHEATED AND AM NOW LOOKING AT TOYOTA FOR A REPLACEMENT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

AT APPROX 80,000 MILES AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WENT (WOULD NOT BLOW COLD AIR). DEALER INDICATED REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF COMPLETE SYSTEM DUE TO CONTAMINANTS - AS I LIVE IN THE NORTH NOT SURE THIS IS WORTH IT. DEFINITELY A COMMON PROBLEM IN CRV'S ALTHOUGH MY DEALER FEIGNED IGNORANCE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2003 HONDA CR-V AIR CONDITIONER/COMPRESSOR BLEW UP AT APPROX 97,600 MILES. MECHANIC SAID BECAUSE OF DEBRIS, FILINGS, ETC., COST FOR REPAIR IS $3800. *TR

Mileage: 97,600

2003 HONDA CR-V BOUGHT NEW. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER JUST WENT OUT - LOOKS LIKE CLUTCH WENT THEN THE COMPRESSOR BLEW. IN LOOKING AT OTHER SITES, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THEIR ADVICE AND PUTTING THIS IN. *TR

Mileage: 123,455

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA CR-V. RECENTLY, THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND BEGAN MAKING A HORRENDOUS KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD "BLOWN UP" AND CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM W/ METAL FRAGMENTS. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR = $3200.00. ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING FORUM THERE ARE NEARLY 400 OTHER CR-V OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED EXACTLY THE SAME SCENARIO. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TU0OKFJGV9V3F3FGL/P18 HONDA HAS BEEN PAYING PARTIAL REPAIR COSTS ON THIS, BUT WITH SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THIS OUGHT TO BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL OF THE COMPRESSOR AND A/C CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

A LOUD RATTLING 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 $3500. SERVICE ADVISER CALLED IT THE "BLACK DEATH". CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 23,000 MILES. HONDA AGREED TO PAY 90% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS PART OF THEIR "GOOD WILL WARRANTY" . *TR

Mileage: 23,000

2003 HONDA CRV A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW DAMAGING CONDENSER AND OTHER PARTS REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN HONDA ISSUE PER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS BEEN COVERING 100% OF COSTS. I WAS OFFERED 75% REPLACEMENT COSTS. I ASKED FOR AN APPEAL AS I LIVE IN 100 HEAT (TUCSON) WITH TWO CHILDREN AND CANNOT AFFORD $500/25% TO REPLACE THE A/C AND IS A HARDSHIP TO ME. THEY DENIED THE ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 57,150

MY 2003 CRV WAS MAKING A STRANGE FAINT SQUEALING SOUND. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING, AND WAS RUNNING FUNNY. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT, AT AN OVERALL COST OF 1,200.00 A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND WITH HER CRV AND AS I BEGAN TO SEARCH ON LINE, IT HAS HAPPENED TO 100'S OF OTHERS WITH THE '03 AND '04 CRV'S. I AM ANGRY THAT HONDA HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL AFTER COVERING THE COST FOR MOST OF THESE PERSONS. CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR COMPRESSOR. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE'S 2003 CR-V HAS HAD 3 COMPRESSORS EXPLODE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 17,000 MILES, THE SECOND WAS AT 41,000 MILES, AND THE THIRD WAS 3 WEEKS AGO AT AROUND 65,000. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES BY HONDA AT NO COST (ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE SECOND TIME AS A 'GOODWILL' GESTURE). THOUGH THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A HISTORY OF AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS WITH CR-VS, THEY HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THIS THIRD TIME FOR ONLY THE COST OF LABOR ($699). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE COMPRESSOR SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HER DESTINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION, THE COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. SHE WAS FIRST INFORMED THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED FAILURE WITH VEHICLES FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WITH SPECIFIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. HER VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

HONDA CRV 2003 EX AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V A/C STARTS BLOWING WARM AIR ON JULY 7TH, THE SAME DAY AFTERNOON I HEARD RATTLING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HONDA DEALER CHECKED AND CONFIRM THE AC COMPRESSOR BLEW UP INSIDE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, COIL SET AND CONDENSER ALL. I CHECKED EDMONDS.COM AND HONDASUV.COM AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002-2005 HONDA CR-V. CALLED HONDA, THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN RELEASING PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,500.

Mileage: 74,500

HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. *NM

Mileage: 43,573

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY 2003 HONDA CRV STARTING MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A METAL PART FELL OFF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE EXCEPT THE AIR CONDITIONER. THERE WAS STILL FREON IN THE SYSTEM, BUT I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS RUINED. OUR CAR ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A REBUILT COMPRESSOR FOR THIS CAR IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE OLD COMPRESSORS ARE NOT REBUILDABLE. THE BILL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS OVER $1,700.00. *NM

Mileage: 48,370

THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF BUYING IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME EQUIPMENT FAILURE FROM OTHER BUYERS.

Mileage: 60,149

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND STARTING HEARING MY ENGINE MAKE STRANGE GRINDING-LIKE NOISES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE, BUT IT WOULD COME AND GO SO I KNEW THAT WASN'T IT. I STOPPED A FEW MILES LATER AND WHEN I PULLED IN THE PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED, THE ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND DIED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT MADE THE SAME LOUD NOISE AND DIED AGAIN. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE A/C, IT STARTED OKAY, BUT THEN TURNING ON THE A/C KILLED IT AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED, AND CONTAMINATED THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM. THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT THE HONDA SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP APPARENTLY REALIZES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE 2003 CR-V; HE HAD HAD FOUR OTHER 2003 CR-V''S COME IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OVER THE COURSE OF ONLY A FEW MONTHS. HE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS DEALERSHIP TO COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS. MY 2003 CR-V WAS BOUGHT FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN THE ONE WHERE WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, SO THERE WAS BASICALLY NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HAVE THEM COVER THE LABOR. WE ENDED UP PAYING $1074.76. I FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS COMPLETELY, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE SAME THING. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA DIRECTLY AS HE SUGGESTED, BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE. THIS IS OUR SECOND MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS WITH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM (ALSO COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS). BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN OUR NEIGHBOR'S IDENTICAL VEHICLE.

Mileage: 54,336

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FROZE UP WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURRED WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BELT CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE BELT REPLACED.

Mileage: 48,000

FAX E-MAIL FROM (MT) RE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER IN THEIR 2003 HONDA CRV, CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *TS A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATED THAT AL FOUR CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRIKE PLATE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS HANGING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN A SALT BELT STATE. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

FAULTY EMISSIONS SENSOR SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. 2003 HONDA CRV HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. WAS ABLE TO GET DEALER TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE PART. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

2003 HONDA CR-V 44,200 MILES: BAD BEARING OR PUMP NOISE STARTING COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, STOPPED AND CHECKED (NOISE VARIED WITH ENGINE SPEED). NARROWED NOISE TO AREA AROUND AC COMPRESSOR/ALTERNATOR/BELT TENSIONER. OPERATED VEHICLE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM FIRST APPEARANCE OF NOISE, THEN THERE WAS A THUD,AND A CLUNK LOOKED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW A SOMETHING ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. NOISE WENT AWAY, AND AC STOPPED COOLING. WENT BACK TO SEE WHAT HAD FALLEN OFF, AND FOUND PART OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. NO APPARENT DAMAGE, VEHICLE OPERATES MINUS AC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS A FOUR OR FIVE TIMES RECENTLY, AND THAT HE WOULD CONTACT HONDA, TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. WAS LATER TOLD THAT HONDA WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS.*JB

Mileage: 44,300

OUR HONDA DEALER SERVICED OUR 2003 HONDA CR-V THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE IN PREPARATION FOR A ROUND-TRIP FROM MIAMI TO SOUTH CAROLINA. AFTER SPENDING A FEW DAYS IN SC, WE LEFT THE CAR SITTING FOR 4 DAYS AT AN AIRPORT, THEN DROVE IT AROUND IN SC FOR TWO DAYS PRIOR TO STARTING RETURN TRIP TO MIAMI. ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO RETURN TRIP, THE AIR CONDITIONING BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR. I READ THE ENTIRE OWNERS MANUAL AND TRIED ALL OF ITS SUGGESTIONS. THE GREEN ON/OFF LIGHT REMAINED ON REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES I PUSHED IT, AND THE AIR REMAINED FAN RATHER THAN AIR CONDITIONING. ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD HIT ROAD DEBRIS THAT BOUNCED AGAINST OUR CAR. IN THE SIDE MIRROR, I SAW A BLACK PLASTIC PIECE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MEDIUM SIZED PANCAKE. WE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER HALF HOUR BEFORE THE HEAT BECAME UNBEARABLE, SO I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER THAT HAD SERVICED THE CAR AND ASKED FOR ADVICE. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE AIR CONDITIONING STILL WAS ON FAN, BUT THE CAR HEATED UP. HE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FAN MOTOR OR THAT WE HAD BLOWN THE COMPRESSOR'S DRIVE BELT / CLUTCH. APPARENTLY, THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 33,400 MILES ON IT AND WAS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 WARRANTY. DURING SERVICE PRIOR TO THE THE TRIP, WE REQUESTED THAT A NEW AIR CONDITIONING FILTER BE INSTALLED BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION DIRT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

Mileage: 33,434

ON MARCH 2,2005, I HAD A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY 2003 HONDA CRV EX ( 27000 MILES) AT SACCUCCI HONDA IN MIDDLETOWN ,RI . UPON NEXT STARTUP (FOUR DAYS LATER) , MY WIFE NOTICED A OIL & SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MILES. THE SMOKE WAS APPARENTLY FROM OIL DRIPPED ONTO THE TAIL PIPE. THE OIL ALSO DRIPPED ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH THIS SAME ISSUE ( SEE ODI ID NUMBER 10090704). NOT SURE IF THIS IS FRESH OIL OR OLD OIL SPILT DURING CHANGE. DEALER IS CLEANING FRAME RAIL. *AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR SRS CABLE REEL AND CR-V SHIFT CABLE UPDATE. *BF THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE MANY OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE NO OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD BURN OIL EVERY 500 MILES OR LESS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW ENGINE OR A NEW VEHICLE DUE TO HER FEAR THAT OIL MAY DRIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SC *JB

Mileage: 14,601

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE. PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE PAID BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL EXCESSIVELY OUT OF THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY AFTER OIL CHANGES. TAKEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS SPOKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE OIL LEAKING ON DRIVEWAY SEVERAL DAYS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE REMAINS WET WITH OIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS DIFFICULTY GAINING ACCESS TO THE OIL FILTER AND REMOVING IT WITHOUT SPILLING THE OIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC

THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK OIL WAS BURNIG EVERY 500 MILES. *SC *JB

Mileage: 13,880

CONCERNED WITH RECENT REPORTS OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH 2003 VEHICLE8N`SUGEST NHTSA REOPEN INVESTIGATION POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF VEHICLE. *BF CONSUMERS RESPONDED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES IN REFERENCE TO FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN VEHICLES LIKE THE VEHICLE THEY OWN. THEY FOUND 80 CRV'S NATIONWIDE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING FILL UP WITH SMOKE LEAVING JUST MOMENTS FOR PASSENGERS TO ESCAPE BEFORE THE CARS WERE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES AND DESTROYED. *TC

COMPLAINT CONCERNING OIL LEAKED ALL OVER DRIVEWAY AFTER OIL CHANGE. WORRIED ABOUT FIRES CAUSED BY OIL FILTER PROBLEM. * BF WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A U SHAPED METAL MEMBER LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THE OIL FILTER. WHEN THE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED THE OIL SPLASHES OVER THIS MEMBER AS WELL AS OTHER STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. *TC

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL WHENEVER IT IS PARKED. HOWEVER, THE OIL LEAK GETS WORSE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK......VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND LEAKING OIL FROM OIL FILTER. DEALING DID NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE, BUT TOLD CONSUMER TO LOOK FOR OIL LEAKS. *AK

2003 HONDA CRV, ANN MORRIS DRIVING TO WORK ALONE, APPROXIMATELY 7.30AM, SMELT A GAS TYPE SMELL IN SIDE CAR AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. IMMEDIATELY ANN PULL OF THE ROAD INTO A NEAR BY K-MART PLAZA. ANN THEN CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CRV WAS TAKEN BY A AAA AGENT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, LANIER HONDA, NEAR BUFORD, GA. HONDA FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, ONLY A LEAKY OIL FILTER. THE CRV OIL WAS CHANGED IN JULY AT THE WALMART IN SUWANEE, GA. THIS WAS THE SECOND OIL CHANGE, AT THE SAME WALMART. IT WAS NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FOLLOWING THE SECOND OIL CHANGE WITH OIL STAINS UNDER THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2ND OIL CHANGE, BUT THE IT STOPPED OR SEEMED TOO. I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AS MY WIFE AND I ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED. ALTHOUGH MY WIFE ONLY SAW SMOKE, THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE!!!*AK THE SUITUATION MAKE US WERE NERVOUS... ANN & BOB MORRIS - OCT 15, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED ON YESTERDAY. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

Mileage: 9,700

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ENGINE BEGAN TO PRODUCE THICK BLACK SMOKE. DEALER STATED THE OIL PLUG WAS MISSING, AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 22,000

********************* THIS IS A TEST. PLEASE DISREGARD. I WAS ASKED BY NHTSA TO CREATE A NEW SUBMISSION TO TRACK AN ERROR WITH A MISSING SELECTION PROBLEM. PLEASE DIREGARD. PLEASE FORWARD TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS .*AK

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 17,000 MILE AT SACCUCI HONDA DEALERSHIP ON MY 2003 HONDA CRV EX, THAT NIGHT I NOTICED OIL DRIPPING FREELY ONTO THE FRAME AND EXHAUST PIPE. HONDA FIXED THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY, BUT DISMISSED THE PROBLEM, STATING THAT THE OIL FILTER MUST HAVE BEEN BAD. THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE STARTING ON MY CAR WAS VERY REAL. *AK

CONCERNS REGARDING FIRES FOLLOWING OIL CHANGES IN 2003 CRV.*MR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT JAMMED AND THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK FAILED. *JB

CONCERNS REGARDING VEHICLE FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGE. *MR THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS KNOWN TO CATCH FIRE IF THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMER ALSO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. *SC *JB

PE04018 REGARDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN 2003 HONDA CRV.*MR INSURANCE AGENT REQUEST RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE04-018. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE AREA. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL FILTER. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUALLY COME ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BUCK, SMOKE THEN SHUT OFF, OIL WAS IN THE FILTER AND THE GASKET BLEW OUT, THE VTEC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALONG WITH FAULTY SOLENOID VALVES, AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS EXCESSIVELY LOW. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY BYSTANDERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL FILTER AND INSTALLATION OF OIL FILTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB *TC

Mileage: 7,000

PE 04 018/OIL FILTER FIRES: AFTER LEAVING JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL FILTER AND THE OILS. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND AFTER THE VERY FIRST OIL CHANGE CONSUMER FELT THE VEHICLE TREMBLED VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. ALSO, CONSUMER SAW THAT OIL WAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN A REPORT ON TELEVISION CONCERNING THE OIL FILTER. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS THAT THE MECHANIC NEGLECTED TO RETURN THE OIL PAN PLUG.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

VEHICLE FIRE REGARDING 2003 HONDA CRV. *MR THERE WAS OVERHEATING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS LOCKED IN THE BURNING VEHICLE. THE LOCKS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION WAS OFF. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD BECOME FILLED WITH HEAVY BLACK SMOKE ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE FOUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH RESISTANCE CONDITION OCCURRING IN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OIL CONTROL SOLENOID CIRCUIT WIRING RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. MINOR HEAT AND FIRE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE ENGINE STARTING NEAR THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY EXTENDING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE VALVE COVER AREA. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE FUSE/RELAY CENTER LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT REVEALED A 15 AMP FUSE PROTECTING THE ECU CIRCUIT WAS BLOWN CONSISTENT WITH A COMPONENT AND OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITHIN THIS CIRCUIT. *SC ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL REPORT, THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS CONSIDERED AN ACCIDENT NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*JB

Mileage: 10,000

SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED, SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE OIL FILTER WAS INSTALLED WITH THE EXCITING O-RINGS, THUS CREATING AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL DRIPPED ON THE EXHAUST. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. TO AVOID THIS FROM RECURRING WHEN AN THE OIL FILTER AND THE O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 4,000

CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE OIL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE OIL FILTER WITHOUT CREATING A PUDDLE OF OIL ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

AFTER AN OIL CHANGE ON MY 2003 HONDA CR-V, THE OIL LEAKED OUT FROM THE FILTER LOCATIION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SATURATED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WITH OIL PROMPTING A COMPLETE CHANGE ON THE COMPUTER AND O2 SENSORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *AK

Mileage: 7,401

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V EX 4WD HAD AN ENGINE FIRE ONE MORNING AFTER I STARTED THE CAR 10 MINUTES LATER. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE TEENS THAT MORNING. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, IT BURNED COMPLETELY. THE ONLY RECENT WORK DONE TO THE CAR WAS ITS FIRST 3000 MI OIL CHANGE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2003, AND THIS ENGINE FIRE HAPPENED ON JANUARY 07, 2004. THE CAR HAD 3300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I'VE SEARCHED NHTSA.GOV WEB SITE'S DATABASE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY SITUATION. I'VE ALSO FOUND MESSAGES POSTED TO NEWSGROUPS ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ENGINE FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, AND WOULD LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE 2003 HONDA CRV'S *AK

Mileage: 3,300

I BROUGHT MY 2003 HONDA CR-V EX MODEL IN TO MAINE MALL HONDA IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE FOR ROUTINE 10,000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE OIL, ROTATING TIRES AND INSPECTING FLUID LEVELS. WITHIN 5 MILES OF LEAVING THE DEALERS LOCATION, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I FIRST NOTICED SMOLE BY LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR APPROXIAMTELY 2 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERS LOCATION. THINKING IT WAS JUST SOME SPILLED OIL, I KEPT ON DRIVING UNTIL I NOTICED THE LOW OIL LIGHT COME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND SMELLED OIL. AT THAT POINT I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES IN THE ENGINE. THE MAINE STATE POLICE ARRIVED WITHIN 5 MINUTES AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS TOO FAR PROGREESED TO SAVE THE CAR. THE SOUTH PORTLAND AND SCARBOROUGH MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED WITHIN 10 MINUTES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 10,150

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR RELIEF BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THE FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. *LA *NM

THE CLAMPS ON THE RADIATOR WERE NOT PROPERLY SEALED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE OVER HEATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ANTI FREEZE LEAKED OUT ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP TIGHTENED THE CLAMP, BUT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW A DAY LATER. *JB *NLM

Mileage: 3,020

6 DAYS AFTER HAVING THROTTLE CABLE RECALL AND A/T SHIFT CABLE RECALL AND O/C, CAR BURST INTO FLAMES (TOTALED) WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH. HONDA SAYS NOT DEFECT? CAR HAD 8200 MILES ON ODOMETER. NO EVIDENCE THAT OIL FROM O/C CAUSED FIRE. HONDA INVESTIGATIONS HAS NO ANSWER. FIRE STARTED OR WAS FIRST EVIDENT IN DRIVERS WHEEL WELL AREA. *LA

Mileage: 8,200

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLED ON THREE OCCASSIONS. THE LAST TIME HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTIONS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. PH