2000 Honda CR-V

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MUFFLER, AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ *TR *CN

AT APPROX 147,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS NOT DUE TO LEAKING GAS CAP, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. IT PRODUCED ERROR CODES OF P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 AND P1399 (ALL MISFIRE CODES). TOOK IT TO A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MECHANIC WHERE THEY ALSO RAN THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTIC WITH SAME ERROR CODES. THE CHECKED THE VALVES RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECT) WITH THE FIRST GEN CRV HEAD. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM AND RE-DESIGNED THE HEAD FOR MY YEAR MODEL TO ELIMINATE THE VALUE PROBLEM. MY HEADS HAD ALREADY BEEN ADJUSTED AT 95K (AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPT) ALTHOUGH THE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT IS AT 105K MILES. WITH MINE REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT 10K MILES SOONER, THIS SHOULD BE A RED FLAG OF A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. BUT NOW THERE IS NO ROOM FOR FURTHER ADJUSTMENT; ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE HEAD WITH THE RE-DESIGNED HEAD. IN EARLIER YEARS (2006) HONDA WAS REPLACING AT NO COST THROUGH THEIR GOODWILL PROGRAM. THEY WON'T ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY - IN FACT, AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS A HONDA GOODWILL PROGRAM. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAM BECAUSE MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND THAT AMERICAN HONDA AND DENIED MY REQUEST! I HAD EVERY SINGLE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SERVICE PERFORMED AT OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP; ON TIME OR EARLY AS RECOMMENDED. THE ONLY TIME IT WAS EVER TAKEN SOMEWHERE ELSE WAS FOR A FEW OIL CHANGES AND THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE HONDA COULDN'T WORK ME IN ACCORDING TO MY WORK SCHEDULE. THE REASON I PURCHASED A HONDA IN FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT ANY HONDA THAT WAS MAINTAINED PER THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE MANUAL SHOULD LAST 300-400K MILES. I DIDN'T EVEN GET HALF OF THAT! NEVER AGAIN - NO MORE HONDA'S FOR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

WE FOUND WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE THE PERFECT VEHICLE FOR HER A 2000 HONDA CRV WITH ONLY 37,500 MILES ON IT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE WE DECIDED TO PURCHASE IT DUE TO ITS GREAT CONDITION AND LACK OF USE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT. BUT THE PEOPLE WE DEALT WITH LOCALLY STATED IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING AND WOULD NEED ONLY A TUNE UP. WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON FRIDAY 8-20. I TUNED UP THE CRV WITH NEW PLATINUM PLUGS, NEW ROTOR, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, AND PLUG WIRES. THE TRUCK RAN A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I DECIDED TO BRING IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT FIRST THING MONDAY 8-23. THEY STATED IT MAY BE A VALVE ADJUSTMENT. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE MUCH LARGER. A ROCKER ARM HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS FLOATING IN THE ENGINE AND HAD DONE DAMAGE TO VALVES ETC. THE CRV WOULD NEED A TOP END REBUILD WITH HEAD ETC AT A COST OF $4400. WE PAID ONLY $4500 FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

OCTOBER 2005 - LOW COMPRESSION, BURNED VALVES. HEAD MACHINED, VALVES REPLACED. ONLY 82,000 MILES. COMPLAINED TO HONDA AND THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR THE PARTS & LABOR, ALMOST $1,500. FAST FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 2008. SAME FAILURE, SAME VALVES, 162,000 MILES. COST NOW IS $4,000 BECAUSE THE HEAD CAN'T BE MACHINED A SECOND TIME. DEALER STATED HONDA RECOMMENDS VALVES BE ADJUSTED EVERY 30,000 MILES. OWNER'S MANUAL CONTRADICTS THAT - INSPECT/ADJUST VALVES ONLY IF NOISY AND AT 105,000 MILES. BECAUSE THE VALVES GET TIGHT, THEY DON'T GET NOISY. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD ASSEMBLY. *TR

HONDA 2000 CRV CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. CAR WAS RUNNING AND IDLING ROUGH. I FOUND OUT THAT TSB 03-038 (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL HONDA CRV'S FROM 1999-2001. THIS DEFECT CONCERNS A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD THAT CAUSES THE VALVES TO RECEDE INTO THE HEAD. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA NORTH AMERICA REGARDING MY 2000 HONDA CRV THEY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

MY HONDA VEHICLE, 2000 CRV, IS ONE OF MANY HONDAS THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD WITHIN THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS IN MY CAR OF WHICH MANY OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND BECAME VERY DANGEROUS TO MY SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. HONDA POSTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, 03-038 THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD BUT MOST HONDA OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF IT. I DIDN'T RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PART TO BE REPLACED AND REQUESTED IT DESPITE MY WARRANTY BEING UP. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THIS DEFECT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH AND HAVE FOUND MANY HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BECAUSE HONDA HAS FAILED TO TAKE THIS BULLETIN MORE SERIOUSLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT PUT MY SAFETY IN DANGER AND OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

2000 HONDA CRV - VALVE SEAT PROBLEM INVOLVING NECESSARY HEAD REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AFFECTING A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF MODELS PRODUCED. THE METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE HEAD IS APPARENTLY TOO SOFT OF A COMPOUND TO WITHSTAND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURES. I CAN NOT FIND A RECALL AND HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA OR ADVISED OF SUCH BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR MONTHS AGO AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM NOR WERE ANY CORRECTIVE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED. *NM