general problems of the 2002 Honda CR-V - part 2

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.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Honda Cr-v. While parked the contact noticed the power window switch was not functioning and the driver side door would become hot. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 12v486000 (electrical system) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Da.

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.

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.

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 recall's 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.

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.

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 occurance in the last 6 months. It is a safety issue.

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.

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. . .

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.