2000 Honda CR-V

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO GAIN SPEED. IT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO THE UPPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE GEAR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE FOUND COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING ON HER VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, SIZE P245/70R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP LAYER OF THE TIRE WAS SPLIT AROUND THE ENTIRE TIRE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

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

AFTER WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK END OF MY CAR DROPPING OUT, I BEGAN TO PULL OFF THE I-5 FREEWAY (IN CENTRAL CA). WHEN I WAS PARTLY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER I LOST CONTROL AND SPUN ACROSS BOTH SOUTH BOUND LANES, STOPPING IN THE MEDIAN. IT WAS TRULY A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THAT NO CARS HIT ME. I DOUBT I WOULD HAVE SRUVIVED SUCH AN ACCIDENT. *JB