2004 Honda CR-V Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“I WAS DRIVING ALONG ,THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE LIKE AN AIRPLANE ,I PULLED OVER ,THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE JOB INVOLVED REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR,THE”

“WHILE DECELERATING ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, I HEARD A LARGE WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN A LARGE BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A THUMPING NOISE WHICH STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENDED BOUNCING UNDERNEATH THE”

“AS I WAS DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A LOUD "METALIC" NOISE THAT SOUNDED AS THOUGH I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. AS I WAS SEEKING A PLACE TO TURN OFF OF THE ROAD, THE SOUND STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN RETURNED. AT THAT TIME, I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND HAD DIFFICULTY”

“HEAD LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AND I DON'T TOUCH THE SWITCH, THE HIGH BEAM WORK FINE. NO WARNING THEY JUST GO OFF AND DON'T WORK ON THE LOWER STANDARD SETTING BOTH LIGHTS”

“WHILE DRIVING HOME TONIGHT, AFTER DARK, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THEM TO HIGH BEAM, WHICH WORKED. UPON ARRIVING HOME, SPOKE WITH MY HUSBAND WHO CHECKED AND CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, BUT NO EVIDENCE THEY”

“While driving down the freeway at 6:00 AM in the morning, the headlights flashed on and then off intermittently. I thought nothing of it and then they went out completely and would not come back on right away. I was driving in complete darkness and thankfully the bright”

“The contact owns a 2004 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the power lock would not engage on the passenger’s side front door. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent however, had gradually become constant and all the door locks failed”

“THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO MANUALLY OPEN IT. THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH WILL ONLY UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB AROUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN REAR DOORS. TO LOCK THE DOORS YOU HAVE TO WALK”

“THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. I CANNOT LOCK MY CAR WITH THE KEY ON EITHER SIDE. I CAN ONLY OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I'M RESORTING TO KEEPING MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED (A VERY DANGEROUS THING). I FIRST WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DAYS”

“The contact owns a 2004 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while seated in the vehicle, there was smoke coming from the driver’s side door and the power window master switch was melted. The contact refenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V768000 (VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM);”

“The contact owns a 2004 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while rolling down the driver's side window, smoke briefly emanated from the window switch, prompting the contact to roll up the window, after which the window switch lost functionality. No warning lights were”

“SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING, THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO EMIT A STRONG BURNING ODOR. AFTERWARDS THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. SINCE I INITIALLY DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM, I WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF THEY COULD”

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME”

“I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL PARTS SINCE JANUARY, 2015. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY HONDA OF THE RECALL. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS COVERED IN THE NEWS AND I WAS ABLE TO CHECK USING MY VIN. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THE”

“ON 7/27 I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (15V-320) FROM HONDA. I IMMEDIATELY (7/27, 1:26 PM) CONTACTED SUSSMAN HONDA (215-657-7050) AT 1543 EASTON RD., ABINGTON PA 19001, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS GIVEN A 10:00 AM APPOINTMENT FOR AUG 4, 2015. I WAS ASSURED THEY HAD THE NECESSARY”

“THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND REMAINS ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR ENGINE RUNNING INCLUDING THE TIME THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN”

“SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE SRS CONTROL MODULE. DEALER SAYS THIS PART OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. A CALL TO HONDA'S 800 NUMBER RESULTED IN THE SAME CONCLUSION AND NO MONETARY ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED”

“THE SRS DASHBOARD LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE HONDA DEALER ON 2/18/2013. THE DTC CODE READ BY THE TECHNICIAN WAS DTC 15-2 (FAULTY SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR CIRCUIT). THE OPDS UNIT (OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM) WAS REPLACED ON”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS”

“I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON CA980. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BROUGHT MY HONDA CRV IN FOR RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS IN ~JAN 2020 TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED, SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED”