2000 Honda CR-V

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE DUE TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE AIR BAGS BURNED THE CONTACT'S SKIN AND DEPLOYED WITH FORCE ONTO THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HEARING WAS IMPAIRED CAUSING HER TO REQUIRE A HEARING AID DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THIS CAR VIBRATES A LOT WHEN I AM DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I DID NOT FIND OUT THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM UNTIL 3/15/2014. I HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY ALL SAID THAT THE REAR U-JOINT ON THE PROPELLER SHAFT IS BADLY DAMAGED. THIS U-JOINT IS NOT REPAIRABLE BY HONDA DESIGN BECAUSE IT IS A PART OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA DEALER, THE ENTIRE SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1800. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE PROPELLER WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS, THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA. THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR MOSTLY LOCALLY ALL THESE YEARS. MY HUSBAND, [XXX], HAS MY PERMISSION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON EXAMINATION SHE NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT AND THERE WAS MINOR BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AS REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

THE TAILGATE LATCH AND HANDLE IS RUSTED AND THE LATCH AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2000 HONDA CR-V. AT THE SAME TIME THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOORS WERE SQUEALING. I USED A LITTLE BIT OF WD-40 AND IT STOPPED THE HINGE SQUEALING AFTER A COUPLE OF SPRAYS. I HAVE KEPT ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES TO-DATE. *TR