general problems of the 2004 Honda CR-V

I own a 2004 Honda Cr-v, a vehicle that has served me well over the years, but I recently faced a harrowing experience that left me quite shaken. While cruising along the highway, I was startled when the engine abruptly shut down. The ominous p1349 code indicated an issue with the variable timing control (vtc) actuator, a crucial component for maintaining optimal engine performance. Just two years ago, I replaced the vvt solenoid, investing time and resources to ensure my vehicle’s reliability. Yet, here I was again, grappling with the same frustrating problem that, in a split second, nearly caused a catastrophic accident with a speeding truck tailing closely behind me. With my heart pounding and adrenaline surging, I managed to steer my Cr-v into the emergency lane, narrowly avoiding disaster. In my quest for answers, I discovered that I’m not alone in this struggle; many other Honda Cr-v owners have reported similar incidents of sudden engine shutdowns while driving on the highway. This alarming trend raises serious safety concerns, highlighting the urgent need for a major recall to address the underlying issues with the software and the vvt solenoid assembly. I find myself pondering whether Honda made significant redesigns to the vvt system in models post-2006 to rectify the issues faced by earlier versions, all without triggering the need for a recall. It’s a troubling thought, but one that underscores the importance of safety in our vehicles as we navigate the roads.

My vehicle is been consuming very large amounts of oil, every 450-500 miles I have to add a quart of motor oil.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph smoke was suddenly present coming from under the hood. After stopping the lifting the hood flames were present coming from engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer inver grove Honda located 4605 s. Robert trl, inver grove hgts. Mn. Was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 198,000. Jft.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms as the oil and battery warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The technician diagnosed that the imrc valve was at fault and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Pam.

Ac compressor stopped working. Honda dealer said the compressor is cracked.

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 pulling off to a side road that I found several hundred feet from where the incident occurred. When I got out of the car, I noted that there was a chunk of metal protruding from the bottom of the car near the passenger side front tire. When the car was finally towed to a Honda dealer, I was told that the air conditioner compressor had exploded! I understand wearable parts breaking but exploding! I was within a mile of approaching an on-ramp to a 3-lane highway and shudder to think of what would have happened had the explosion occurred on the interstate! beyond the inconvenience and cost (approaching $2,000), this type of catasrophic incident is extremely dangerous. The explosion caused me to lose full control of my vehicle and most definitely could have caused a very serious accident.

The air conditioner dash board of my 2004 Honda crv stopped working one day, with no signs of problems before, the air was on and tried to turn it off and controls didn't work couldn't lower the level of air either, tried to moved the switch back and forward until finally stopped, but the problem continue for months until the point of not been able to turn it off; I have to turn off the engine so my a/c will turn off. Engine light turned on one day and went off in a day or two then happened again like a month later turned on and then off in a couple of days , the problem continued for about 6 months was hard to get diagnose since by the time I was able to take it to check light got off, it got to a point when engine light permanantly stayed on- I took my car to get that checked and gave a very generic code that not specifying the problem.

Air conditioner blowing hot air. Took it to pep boys and said that the compressor died and needed to be replaced. I have a 2004 Honda and only 38k miles. Read on blogs that the ac is a major problem.

2004 Honda crv air conditioner - was driving down the interstate and heard whistle, followed immediately by what sounded like popcorn popping. I took the car into the dealership and said that my compressor had exploded and that I need to replace the compressor, condenser, clutch and coil (when the compressor explodes, it send metal shards through the system)t for a cost of $2100. I have looked into this issue on the internet and have found that this is very common for this vehicle to contact Honda USA customer service. When I called them, they said that it was unfortunate, but it is no longer under warranty as my mileage is approx 63k miles, and that I needed to speak to the dealership to see what they could do. Currently, there is one site collecting data to form a class action lawsuit and numerous sites with countless accounts of the exact same issue - the compressor exploding usually between 40k-70k miles on model years 2002-2005, with multiple individuals having to have their units multiple times.

Clutch on air conditioner broke off resulting in contamination of other systems. This is a well known problem with this vehicle. I feel this should be a recall due to the numerous problems with this a/c.

Air compressor in a 2004 Honda Cr-v blew, shooting metal shards all over the place. This is a known problem, yet Honda has not issued a recall.

The a/c compressor in my 2004 Cr-v "blew up" and stopped working on may 2, 2009. A local Honda dealership replaced the part on may 5, 2009. The vehicle only had 62k miles on it. The dealership said there were issues with earlier models of the Cr-v, but that Honda had changed the type of compressor in the 2004 models. However, there are a lot of blogs on the internet devoted to a/c compressor issues with the Cr-vs, including the 2004 models. Although the dealership wrote off part of the replacement cost as warranty coverage (only after I filed a complaint with Honda), I feel that there should be a recall of compressors in 2004 model Cr-vs and any repairs paid for by customers refunded.

2004 Honda crv. Air conditioner failed at < 72,000 miles. No other issues with the car. But no one can drive it. I have ms and we're on a fixed income, so I can't afford to get it fixed. Because of the ms, I can't take heat. I opened a case with Honda, but they want me to have the dealer look at it first. That would cost close to $80. Not possible right now.

Air compressor failure. Could have caused an accident. Still in the shop for repairs.

Please visit this link as it shows hundreds of complaints about the same issue:. . Read more...

The Honda Cr-v truck has an air conditioning compressor that is a safety hazard and they refuse to do a recall on it, even though mechanics repeatedly say that the metal fragments it throws after it breaks can cause an engine to seize. There are hundreds of complaints about this at this link. . Read more...

This is not so much a safety issue as a financial one. It seems that bits or metal go through the compressor. Ac was repaired by (bailey) dealership under/at 24,000 mil. Now at 76 k, ac went out again. Dealer (momentum) wanted $4,010. To repair but Honda offered to pay 1/2 leaving my share to be $2,005. Too much. I had compressor, etc replaced elsewhere for much less and was told there was no oil in the compressor. I would like this info. Sent to the Honda manufacture. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

This is a general complaint about the 2003-04 engine fires in the Honda Cr-v. There needs to be a recall on these vehicles ASAP. I am a brand new owner of a 04 Cr-v and I feel very unsafe in this vehicle. What could be more dangerous then a fire. Please act promptly. See 10099806 also.

As new owner of Cr-v after read so many complaint regards the engine fire after oil change, I decide to file a complaint to Honda for its irresponsible/ineffective actions to prevent engine fire. It is hard to believe that so many fire cases even up today, yet Honda still did not want to recall or take real action to fix the problem. It is very scary to image the worse case - if you got the engine fire in one lane highway in the mountain area, there is no signal for cell phone to call 911 too. It is also dangerous to walk or even stay in that type of highway. Owner of Cr-v have no peace of mind to drive it after oil change. Especially some engine fire occurred two months later after oil change based on complaint case. Honda should fix the problem. Honda should not just lay the responsibility down to technician. Why only Cr-v caught fire? not pilot? not SUV from other makers? the engine fire cannot be simply explained by the sloppy job of technician performed as it happened/happens at different states in us. Nhtsa, please open the investigation again as number of engine fire are increasing across us. Please give consumer safe SUV as it should be.

I was on my way home from work, less than 2 miles from home. I stopped at a stop light and noticed smoke. I didnt' know it was my car at the time. I drove a half a block and my car filled up with smoke. I immediatly pulled over and a person behind me stopped and told me she saw flames from my car. I had immedialtly turned my car off as soon as I parked it, so I did not see the flames. An additional man drove up and said he had seen the fire also. Oil had poured out from under my car. I had just had my first oil change on Monday Aug 23rd. I have approximatly 5500 miles on the vehicle. It is a 2004 Honda crv. My dealership (chezic sayers) had the vehicle towed by campus towing. The tow truck driver told me that that was the third crv that he had towed with fire damage in the last 3 months. (his name was phil) I think there should be a recall if this has happened this many times. I also looked up on the internet and it said that there had been 27 fires linked to oil changes in this vehicle. I find that appalling. I could have been seriously hurt! as of right now, I am not sure of the cause because it was after 5pm by the time the dealership looked at the car. They said they would call me tomorrow. I am assuming someone will call me to find out what the exact problem was and to find out how it was handled.

Consumer filed complaint because she was upset about getting an oil change. She was afraid to drive. Dealer will replace the vehicle at consumer's expense.

2004, Honda Cr-v caught fire after first service. No prior warning. This happened today. Honda hade consumer's vehicle, and kept it for next day. Sometimes, not sure what outcome will be. Saw program on internet msnbc about this problem relating to oil filter failure.

We purchased the 2004 Honda crv in February '04. It had 3500 miles on it when the oil was changed at holler Honda in winter park, florida. The following week we drove it to williamsburg, virginia on vacation. While there, with my 81 year old mother-in-law and 2 sisters-in-laws in the car, we experienced what so many others have reported. Passing cars honked their horns and screamed at us that our car was on fire. That was on July 29th. We are now back home in orlando and the car is at williamsburg Honda in virginia. I am now terrified to drive a Honda crv. I don't want the car back. I want my money back so that I can go buy a car that I'll feel safe driving. It has been 8 days and holler Honda won't talk to me. They told me to have my insurance company deal with their insurance company. I guess I need to engage my lawyer and the tv stations.

Oil change to 2004 Honda crv resulted in the predecessor of a fire. As soon as I started the car, a customer came running out pounding on my window. There was oil spewing out the bottom of the car. I had just read the washington post article regarding recent fires to crv's after oil changes. I showing the article to the technician and he assured me eveerything would be fine. To no avail. This is more than just shoddy mechanics work. Too many of these vehicles are having this problem. Including me! see odi 10083308, same VIN.

I can not believe that Honda will not recall there 2003-2004 crv to prevent a fire or loss of life happening to someone. Nor can I believe that your organization will allow this practice to go on. I have recently purchased my car, hoping for a piece of mind, yet I am constantly worried that I or my 2 year old son will not be able to get out in time. That is a pretty high price to pay.

I recently bought a new 2004 Honda crv on June 27, 2004. About a month after I bought it I was informed not only of this website but of the fires that everyone is complaining about after they get their oil changed. I can't believe that a large corporation like Honda is allowed to get away with this. Or how a safety recall has not been issued yet. Why is it we have to wait for someone to get killed before something is done? soon I will have to have my oil changed and that is terrifying to me. How about the next time and the next time I have to have to have my oil changed? is this something that can happen whenever the oil is changed throughtout the life of my car? do I just pray I get a service technician that knows what to do? as the NHTSA you need to take a closer look at this.

Having just had the first oil change performed on my 2004 Honda Cr-v, I was only a few blocks away from the dealership which performed the oil change (hanover Honda in hanover, PA) when smoke started pouring out from under the hood and through the air conditioning vents. I managed to get the vehicle off the street and the ignition switched off within seconds of the low oil warning light coming on. I was told by the assistant service manager that it appeared the oil filter was defective. After hearing reports in the news (on July 9, 2004) of other Cr-v owner who experienced fires in their vehicles that seemed to originate with the oil filter, I wanted to file this report with NHTSA.

My 2004 Honda crv ignited and burst into flames. This occurred the same day as the first oil change. Mileage was 5,400.

My Honda crv-ex 2004 went on fire on the highway. Total loss. Insurrance covered some of the personal lost items and some of the car rental cost. Honda refuses to cover the difference (just doesn't answer). I called, faxed and mailed my itemized request. Thank you for your help and understanding, victor prutu.

The consumer was driving on the freeway going approximately 60 mph and suddenly the dashboard illuminated in red and smoke was coming from the engine compartment. The consumer pulled over and called for assistance. The consumer was informed by the fire fighter that there were nuts and bolts missing from the engine. Owner later called the dealer and was told to have the vehicle towed to the dealer. The consumer was informed that there would be a few changes made to the engine and the vehicle would be there for a couple of days. Provide further details.