general problems of the 2002 Honda CR-V

Ten problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Honda CR-V. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Honda CR-V based on all problems reported for the 2002 CR-V.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2019

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.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/10/2011

Honda crv 2002 ac went out about 2 months ago. I was told the ac compressor need to be replace along with receiver drier and orifice tube. It will cost around $2500. 00. Honda of America knows that have a problem with it,.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2010

2002 Honda Cr-v with 98,000 miles. Driving down interstate with ac on. Stopped for gas. Got back on interstate and ac would not blow cold air; only hot air. Dealer says compressor blew apart and sent shards of metal through entire ac system. They say whole ac system needs replacing now for $3,800.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/14/2010

A/c compressor exploded braking the shaft off of the compressor and sending shards of metal throughout the ac system.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2009

Failure of the air conditioner compressor.

6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/25/2008

I have a 2002 crv now with 139,000 this is the 4th time my air compressor has gone out on this car and Honda refuses to take full responsibility. The first time it went out was in July 2003 at 31842 mls, July 2004 at 46,997 mls, may 2006 at 99,384 and now June 2008 at 139,000. The first 2 times it went out it was under warranty the 3rd time Honda said they would fix it because it was still under 100k and now they are saying that I should be responsible even know they know they are having issues with the compressors in 2002 and 2003 crv.

7 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2008

We have a 2002 Honda crv. The 1st air compressor locked up/blew up at approximately 70k miles. The extended warranty covered the replacement. Now the 2nd compressor has done the same thing. Extended warranty has expired. Cost is $2300. Have read that this year of crv has defective compressors. Honda America offered to pay 25% ($408) which is not adequate since this is our 2nd compressor and the product appears to be defective (as opposed to regular wear and tear).

8 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 08/21/2007

Air compressor in my 2002 Honda crv exploded spreading debris throughout the system causing major damage. Honda paid for the parts. I had to pay $600 for labor.

9 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2007

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.

10 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2003

Engine light keeps coming on & then car will drive rough. I have taken it in 3 times already for same problem, they told me to make sure gas cap is on tight and not to over/under fill with gas I have been doing as told and the problem is still present for the 4th time. Car was purchased on August 2002.



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