2000 Honda CR-V

WHEN PURCHASED NEW IN 2000 THE RIDE WAS LOOSE AND JITTERY AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY OVER 60 MPH. BETWEEN 40 AND 45 THE FRONT END BOUNCED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR (WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCOMPANY) AND DECLARED "THAT'S NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL...THAT'S JUST THE WAY SUV'S RIDE." AFTER 80,000 MILES AT SPEEDS BELOW 60 THE TRANSMISSION SELF-DESTRUCTED. AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE RIDE IS EXCELLENT. *JB

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

DURING A 45 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION REAR CAPTAINS SEAT RECLINED BACK AND THE OTHER FORWARD. A CHILD WAS IN THE SEATS, AND CHILD SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK THE REAR SEATS IN THE BACK FOLDED DOWN TO ENLARGE THE TRUNK AREA (60/40 SPLIT). DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE SEATS BOTH DISENGAGED FROM THEIR LOCK UPRIGHT POSITIONS BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONING OF THE CAR SEATS (ONE FORWARD AND ONE BACKWARD), THE SEATS ENDED UP IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND TOWED AWAY. NO ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT WERE MADE.*SB *NM

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE JACK THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS NOT STABLE. JUST A SLIGHT MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE JACK TO FALL DOWN TO THE GROUND. LAST WEEKEND,THE TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN THE CAR WAS JACKED UP IT FELL DOWN. AFTER THIS, THERE WAS A MECHANIC ACROSS THE STREET WHO WAS ABLE TO LIFT IT WITH A FLOOR JACK WHICH CAUSED MISALLIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE WHILE JACKING UP VEHICLE IT FELL DOWN ON THE OWNER. THE RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT KNEE WERE INJURED , AND HAD TO HAVE CORTISONE SHOTS. THERE WAS A VEHICLE REPAIR COST CAUSED BY THE FLOOR JACK, THERE WAS ABOUT $475 IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED HONDA.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOWER GEAR DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. THEN, WON?T SHIFT AT ALL. *AK THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN STEEP HILLS. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOW THE LEVER WORKS BETTER BUT IT'S NOT AS SMOOTH AS THE CONSUMER'S 2004 HONDA ACCORD. *NM

GENERALLY, I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH MY 2000 HONDA CRV BUT, AS OF LATE, HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS. TO THE POINT, THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN, FAIL TO LATCH  OR BOTH. IN FEBRUARY, I COULD NOT GET THE HATCH DOOR TO OPEN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (SUNNYSIDE HONDA) AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $125. I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR (IT WOULD NOT OPEN) AND THE DEALER ORDERED PARTS WHICH WERE INSTALLED A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CHARGE WAS $390.90. NOW THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT DOOR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH. I CANT GET THE CAR TO LOCK AND OPENING IT IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC UNLESS I PULL VERY HARD ON THE HANDLE. THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN THE DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKING SYSTEMS OF THIS CRV. HOW MUCH MORE MUST I PAY TO SIMPLY OPEN AND SHUT THE DOORS ON MY CAR? I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY $515.90 FOR THE REPAIR OF 2 DOOR HANDLES/LATCHES/LOCKS. I CAN SEE ANOTHER REPAIR BILL IN MY FUTURE AS THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR IS ALMOST INOPERABLE. THIS PRESENTS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN THAT GETTING OUT OF THE CAR DURING AN EMERGENCY IS VERY DIFFICULT. IS THERE SOME RECALL THAT I MISSED THAT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM? I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE TO HAVE 3 DOORS ON THE SAME 2000 CAR WITH THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I REQUEST THAT YOU REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COSTS SO FAR AND ARRANGE TO HAVE THE FRONT DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR REPAIRED. ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET IN/OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CAN YOU HELP? PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: AMICKLEY@BW.EDU; OR (330) 528-0838. *AK