1999 Honda CR-V

MY MOM'S 1999 HONDA CRV HAD TO UNDERGO SEVERAL VALVE JOBS FROM DIFFERENT DEALERS WHEN IT HAD UNDER 75,000 MILES BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. NUMEROUS COSTS TOTALED OVER $2000. CONTACTED HONDA, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS, OR KNOWN PROBLEMS AT THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER CRV'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUGH. SHOULDN'T HONDA FIX THIS PROBLEM BY SENDING OUT A RECALL AS IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE OWNERS OF THE CAR?. *JB

APRIL 5, 2003 IT WAS ABOUT 9:00 PM. I HAD JUST PAID MY TOLL ON THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE RIVER. I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TOWARDS PHILADELPHIA. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE IN ORDER TO TAKE THE EXIT OFF TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO SOUTH I-95. THIS EXIT RAMP IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SIDE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. AS I WAS NEARING THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, MY 1999 HONDA CRV SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH SUCH HIGH RPMS THAT IT SURGED FORWARD AT AN EXTREMELY RAPID RATE. IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN SO FAST THAT NOT EVEN THE BRAKES WOULD OR COULD SLOW IT DOWN. I ACTIVELY APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT TO MY HORROR, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND COULD NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. I EVEN PULLED UP ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRIED TO MANEUVER MY CAR AS I WAS TRAVELING AT A RAPID PACE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT STOP MY CAR UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER. THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT TOTALED MY CAR AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN ANOTHER CAR. MY INJURIES KEPT ME IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK. A TAXI DRIVER HAD SOME INJURIES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE HONDA CRV WAS TOTALLED AND THE CAR IS BEING KEPT IN STORAGE, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO EMISSIONS TEST STATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS FAILED THE EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE IT WAS MISFIRING. CONSUMER STATED THAT EMISSION OFFICIALS GAVE HIM A PAPER THAT STATED THE CODES THAT MADE HIS VEHICLE NOT PASS THE TEST. CONSUMER CALLED THE HONDA DEALER, AND ASKED THEM TO GIVE HIM THE MEANING OF THE CODES. WHEN THEY DID, AND HE ASKED WHAT THEY MEANT, HE WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THEY MEANT THAT ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRDLY, BUT HE DID NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

AT 71,655 MILES, MY 1999 HONDA CR-V HAD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED IT ON THE CPU AND FOUND MISFIRE CODES FOR ALL OF THE CYLINDERS. EXHAUST VALVES WERE VERY TIGHT. VALVES WERE ADJUSTED. WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES STARTED TO BURN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH ALL 1999 HONDA CR-VS. WAS TOLD THAT HEAD ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3265.00. SINCE THE HONDA TECHNICIAN HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE, AS WELL AS TECHNICIANS AT MANY OTHER HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HONDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE SWORE BY HONDA, BUT NOW BELIEVE THAT WE WILL SWITCH TO TOYOTAS.

HONDA CRV CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES. DEALER HAD DONE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE INCLUDING CHANGING PLUGS. DEALER HAS DONE ALL SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY HAD ADJUSTED VALVES AT THE 60K TUNE-UP. AT ABOUT 70K TOOK AUTO TO DEALER FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEY SAID LUGS MISFIRED, RESET CODE. MONTH LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT OFF NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID "AH, JUST DRIVE IT, IF IT COMES ON AGAIN BRING IT IN". MONTH LATER LIGHT COMES ON. NOW DEALER SAID NEED A NEW HEAD BECAUSE OF VALVE PROBLEM QUOTED $3350 PRICE. TOLD HIM NO WAY WAS I PAYING THAT, HE TALKED TO HONDA REP AND PRICE IS DROPPED TO $1400. I AM STILL GETTING RIPPED OFF. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I OWN.*AK

REAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON MY CAR RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT LOCKS/ DOORS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THEY DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DOOR. SINCE CHILDREN RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS I THINK THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITING CHANCE TO QUICKLY LEAVE VEHICLE. DOOR LOCKS BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE APPROXIMATELY IN 2001 AND FAILED COMPLETELY IN 2003. I CONTACTED HONDA IN FALL 2003 ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT HONDA REP DID NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ADVICE. I DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM AND I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED LOCK MECHANISM. CURRENTLY THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATE OK AFTER REGULAR HEAVY LUBRICATION. CAR IS NOT EXPOSED TO A EXTREME CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT, MY RESIDENCE IS NOT BY OCEAN AND CAR IS PARKED IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. *JB

AFTER 112,000 MILES MY 1999 HONDA CR-V CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH RESULTING IN A BURNED EXHAUST VALVE AND $1200 VALVE JOB. ACORDING TO HONDA MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IT IS SUGGESTED THE VALVE CLEARANCES BE INSPECTED AT 105,000 MI. AS THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL ITEM THE HONDA SHOULD MAKE THE CONSUMER "PAINFULLY AWARE" OF THIS PROBLEM TO AVOID HIGH COST REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME BURNT EXHAUST VALVE SITUATION, SOME OCUURING BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. BOTTOM LINE - HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS.*AK