Engine Cooling System Problems of Honda CR-V - part 1

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that he drove the vehicle the previous day, but the next day the vehicle turned on but failed to start. The vehicle was being powered by the battery. There was an abnormal odor of coolant in the vehicle. All the warning lights illuminated on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was determined that the computer needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving, the vehicle switched to battery power, and the steering wheel became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. While driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel became stiff. The steering wheel was hard to turn . The contact was able to pull to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 50.

The contact owned a 2015 Honda Cr-v. The contact stated that after she made a right turn into a parking lot, the vehicle shut off while driving up an incline(speed unknown) without warning. The contact placed that vehicle into neutral and attempted to restart the vehicle but each attempt failed. A white smoke began to emit from the hood of the vehicle and an off duty fire fighter came to her assistance with a fire extinguisher; however, the smoke turned black as flames began to emit from engine. The fire department was called to the scene and the fire was eventually extinguished. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer was notified of failure but offered no assistance. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v121000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-v. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 19v383000 (steering, air bags, communications) and 19v039000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called hennessy Honda of woodstock (8931 GA-92, woodstock, GA 30189, (770) 924-9000) and was informed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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The vehicle does not heat up when idling which mean remote start to clear the ice from the windshield and warm the cabin does not work. Honda told me it has to be driven to produce heat. They've replaced the thermostat and flushed the cooling system. I have to drive to work down a decline for 8 miles. After 4 miles the engine gauge begins to rise and then by the time I reach 8 miles (bottom of the hill) the engine temperature gauge bottoms out back down to the cold. The heat that may have started how ever feeble is now once again cold. Any ice on the windows is still there because the whole car inside is still cold. If it wasn't for the heated seats I'd freeze to death. The service manager came to take my car one morning and saw this happen. He was told by Honda the engine doesn't produce heat with out a load on it. This vehicle should never have been sold north of ohio. It is unsafe. I also have a strong gasoline smell in my oil that will soon be taken in for. Also, the safety features all become inactive because of a little rain or snow. The Honda dealer recalibrated them but it still happens. The lack of heat on idle is unacceptable though.

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At idle speeds (at stop sign or red light), the car vibrates. The front seats start shaking quite a bit - the problem goes away only if you switch to neutral or put additional load on the engine (I. E. , turn the a/c or heater on). Reading various forums, this problem appears to be widespread. Honda even acknowledged the problem in a video posted in April and yet they continue to sell the car. The video can be found here - youtu. Be/a6k6jph7zak. I just bought the car two days ago and now I am stuck with it. Honda doesn't have a fix either. I should be able to return it but apparently there is no "cooling off" period in California.

The air conditioner and all components stopped working suddenly - I have around 110,000 miles on the crv. The dealer says the whole system needs to be relplaced due to metal and contamination in the lines, cost is around $2200. 00. I see this is a common problem with crv's. Why is there no recall? I think we should get it replaced for free.

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My a/c compressor exploded at around 47,000 miles sending shards of metal throughout the entire cooling/heating system. I was told it would cost about $3000 to repair. That is not a case of normal wear and tear. The part is faulty. It exploded. Honda says it's not their fault, sometimes parts wear out.

Honda crv 2004, ac defective, 82,000 miles just quit working.

Air compressor failure at 100,000 miles on 12/22/10 after the total a/c unit was replaced on 9/24/07 including expansion valve, condensor, evaporator, cooling fan, and compressor at 75,265 miles. This is my second a/c unit that died.

While driving, car began making loud whining noise. Then a loud bang, and some big piece of metal fell off the car onto the road. Air conditioner stopped blowing cold. Took it to dealer and was told the part that fell off was the a/c compressor clutch assembly. Entire system must be replaced at great cost. We have not yet repaired the problem.

We purchased the vehicle as a Honda certified vehicle in oct 2007, with 47,250 miles. On sept 7, 2010, while driving on the freeway, my 19 year old daughter (who drives the vehicle at college) heard a loud bang and the then the air conditioner began blowing just hot air. Upon hearing the circumstances, I told my daughter to drive the vehicle home from college. We took the vehicle to our independent auto repair shop where he diagnose the problem as a blown a/c compressor. We had the repairs completed in one day at cost of $757. 00 and my daughter was back at college the next day. The old part is available if needed but the mechanic will only hold it for one week.

Just pulled off freeway when I heard a whistling noise and then a loud kathunk. The air conditioner immediately stopped pumping cold air. Went to Honda dealership and was told that there had been a catastrophic failure of the air conditioning system. They admitted it was a known Honda problem but stated that Honda wasn't doing anything about it. Quoted me $1,200 and said I was lucky that it hadn't contaminated the entire system.

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!.

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Air conditioner failed cost is 3000. 00 to fix.

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Air conditioning unit broke.

On my 2004 Honda crv that I have meticulously cared for, started hearing clunking noises, then the a/c was not working. The airport Honda dealer (knoxville, TN) said I needed to replace 2 fans for $460 (using non-Honda parts) and I had to get a rental car for 3 days for another $131. Someone told me that a/c problems are common on crvs. My car is way past warranty. But I thought Hondas were such good cars. I think if this is a common problem, then they should fix the problem for low or no cost.

2004 crv: after several hours of problem-free driving on freeway, we heard a loud popping noise and some clunking/rattling noises coming from beneath the car (sounded like we ran over something and it was bouncing around underneath but there was nothing in the road). Sound ceased for a few seconds and then a few more clunks/rattles before sound ceased again. Then we noticed that the air conditioner was no longer working. All indicators were on, fan was blowing, but air was not cooled. Something similar happened several years ago (approximately 2005-2006) while our car was still under warranty, although it was a more gradual failure, not quite as catastrophic as this event. Dealer mentioned something about metal shards getting blown into the air compressor and fixed it under warranty. We had no idea at the time this was a common problem or that it might re-occur. Car was just serviced and has ~60k on it. Given that there are hundreds of identical complaints about this problem, Honda should be held accountable before someone gets seriously hurt. This is unacceptable. We have reported to Honda of north America and are waiting to hear from the case manager. Dealer wants to charge us to inspect and evaluate car. If this happens to you, make Honda pay up! don't let the dealers intimidate you and make you think it's your responsibility.

2004 Honda Cr-v a/c compressor failed @ 80,000 miles, dealer and Honda are aware of the many complaints and failures, but will not stand behind the know problem. The dealer wants $2400 and said that the a/c problem will reoccur again.

Hot air blowing from ac vents. Thought it must just be low on freon. Looked online and discovered thousands of people with the same vehicle are having the same problem. The compressor blows and causes hundreds if not thousands of $'s to be fixed. Currently the car is at a body shop who told me I got lucky and the repairs would only amount to $835 because the part alone is $550. Contacted Honda America and they basically laughed at me and said good luck. Very irritated, but after the report of so many Honda's being recalled in the paper yesterday I see why they haven't yet recalled them for this issue. Although I wasn't stranded like some people report engine locking down from this because when the compressor broke it broke their timing belt and radiators, it is still very frustrating and not safe to drive in extreme heat with no warning your air will be out and how much it costs to have it fixed.

The air conditioner clutch froze and nearly stopped engine. Now we have no air conditioning or window defrosting.

We have a 2007 Honda crv with 55k miles on it and the air conditioner stopped working. We took it to the Honda dealer nd they charged us $99 to look into the problem. The report stated that a stone had hit the condenser causing a leek in the coolant. The dealer estimated the repair to be at least $850 dollars although, they could not determine actual repair cost till they got into the repair. When the ac stopped working, no possibility it could have been hit by rock. We checked online only to see this problem exists for a few years now with no recall.

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On Wednesday July 21, 2010 at approximately 1:00pm I left to pick up my cousins family from phoenix sky harbor International airport. Driving there the air conditioning on my 2006 Honda crv was blowing cold air. Upon arriving at the airport I headed to the curbside pickup turned off the vehicle and loaded up the luggage. When I turned on the ignition to head back home I noticed the air conditioner was no longer running cold, only blowing hot air. In arizona, the summer time is extremely hot. Today, July 27, 2010 I took my Honda crv to firestone complete auto care to have an a/c performance check and it was determined road debris (a rock) went through the condenser and created a hole. The associate contacted Toyota (purchased it certified used and bought an extended warranty) who said it was considered road damage and the repair would not be covered. I have held off on the repair until I gather a few estimates and contact Honda directly. I have researched online and this is a very common problem among some of their vehicles. There is a design flaw with the grill that allows large debris to enter and cause damage.

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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.

Air compressor in my Honda Cr-v went out. Needs to be replaced. Cost $3300.

I bought two 2004 crv's new in 12/2004. Air conditioner compressors is not blow cold air any more. The job cost $4470 for fixing only this problem. Sounds crazy price. Dealer -they would not admit to me that this has been a widespread problem USA nationwide . Honda should be investigated in my opinion. I think this problem should also handled by "NHTSA" . Vehicle had less than 80,000 miles. If Honda does not address the issue I would consider buying my next car from a different company. Never Honda car again in my life. Honda America headquarter company should issue recall on Honda crv 2004 because many people have the same problem on the air conditioning compressor. I believe that the air conditioning compressor is defective products. Because they are many complaint on internet.

Air condition compressor seized at 125k--this is the second one--new part is on order.

Experienced catastrophic failure of a/c in 2004 Honda Cr-v lx that we purchased new. The compressor seized and also sent shrapnel into the system.

I have a 2002 Honda crv with 60,000 miles and I was driving with my air conditioning running and came to a stop light. As soon as I pulled away the car starting making a very loud clanking noise. I pulled over to try to figure it out and realized that when I turned off the air it stopped. I drove by the Honda dealership immediately and was told that the sound was from the failed air compressor that we about $1200-2500 to replace. I have called american Honda motor company and they refused any goodwill assistance.

I have a 2010 Honda crv the ac compressor failed at 60k and destroyed the entire ac system the estimated cost of repair is $2500. I live in atlanta and can not own a car without ac. I have been reading on line and this seems to be a common problem with the vehicle. The compressor belt is driven by the engine and if the compressor locks up the engine will stall. If this happen in traffic on the highway this will certainly cause an accident. Honda needs to recall their compressors and replace them with a re-designed unit. If you scan the web you will finds hundreds of similar stories regarding the Honda crv compressors.

I am the original owner of a 2002 Honda Cr-v which has an air conditioner failure at 86,000 miles. All components need to be replaced. It was first noticeable with a rattling noise under the hood - needs compressor, dryer, receiver, condenser etc replaced for around $1000-2200 at an independent mechanic. Dealer is approx. $2500-3500 which I have not pinned down yet. Am. Honda will do nothing. Mileage should not be a factor here; Honda manufactured a defective part and should pay the entire repair amount. I am sure if am. Honda rep. Was faced with same situation, he would be demanding payment as well. Hope for definitive class action lawsuit. Also, oxygen sensor needs to be replaced and door locks will no longer work therefore you cannot lock the car. Have replaced tail lights 3x in a year and now Honda says it needs a socket replacement. These are very expensive repairs on what should have been a reliable vehicle.

2004 cr v / ac broken for second time, first time I used my extension warranty in 2007, Honda west, las vegas replace complete system, now I have the same problem no ac and no warranty, I think is a bad design for the number of claims.

Air conditioning compressor failure on 2004 Honda Cr-v ex. Dealership reported that if the compressor is run it can grenade and cause damage to the entire air conditioning system and other systems.

Airconditioner stopped working after hearing a bang and hiss.

2001 Honda crv, air-conditioner getting ready to explode. I live in southern California, but live in balmy san diego county, so I've used the air conditioner very little, perhaps 25 times all told over the past nine years. I am the original owner, baby my car, and get all maintenance done like clockwork or sooner. About three months ago, the rarely-used air conditioner started making a horrible racket immediately on starting it. I stopped using it immediately, and check periodically to see if it's still broken. It is. I've researched the issue and was stunned to find so many other complaints about the 1997-2001 crv air conditioners exploding, imploding, or otherwise self-destructing. I've repeatedly contacted via email and voicemail the law firm of mazie slater katz & freeman in roseland, new jersey who is handling a class action on this very issue, the Honda a/c design defects. Both attorneys matthew mendelson and karen kelson are far, far too busy with their busy days to return voicemails and emails, so I'm assuming they're only in it for the fees of the class action, rather than providing any tangible solutions to this problem for consumers, much like Honda itself response to this problem: ignore it. Maybe it will go away. I'm disgusted with both firms at this point. Otherwise my car is in fine shape, I'm very pleased with it and it's very likely the best car I've ever owned. However, this glaring problem, when it ripens as it has for countless other Honda drivers, could destroy my engine, and frankly I don't have that kind of money to fix it. Living in southern California, such an event would shut down my life across the board. I would very much appreciate it if Honda actually did what adults do, take charge, take responsibility for their design defects with regard to this component, issue an apology, and we can all get on with our lives. As far as the mazie katz law firm, I think their actions speak for themselves.

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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?.