1998 Honda CR-V

HONDA 98 CRV AND 97 CIVIC BOTH HAVE HAD THE PAD (THAT IS WHAT IS CALLED, $4 PART) BREAK AND THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HAS NO WARNING AND DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON CAUSES THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE DRIVER TO SLAM THEIR BRAKES ON AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHICH CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT. A WORKER AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE SEEING A LOT OF CARS THIS AGE HAVE THIS BREAKAGE AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE TO DO WITH USAGE (BOTH CARS HAVE LESS THEN 50,000 MILES ON THEM). THE BROKEN PIECES TURN YELLOW THUS I THINK THEY CANNOT TAKE HIGH HEAT AND FAIL BECAUSE THE HEAT BREAKS THEM DOWN. I FIXED THE PROBLEM BY BUYING A NEW PART AND HAVE THE PIECES IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM OF THE OLD PART. I AM CONCERNED THAT PEOPLES LIVES ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE A CHEAP PLASTIC WAS USED INSTEAD OF ONE THAT WAS MADE FOR CONDITIONS INSIDE A CAR. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON MYCARSTATE.COM I FOUND INFORMATION THAT WAS HELPFUL WITH MY 1998 HONDA CR-V. BUT I HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY SEEN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS "NEXT" ISSUE. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, ON OCCASION, I CAN'T GET MY CAR KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. I CAN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. IF I RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN ANY GEAR, MOVE THE CAR SLIGHTLY (EVEN AN INCH), TURN THE CAR OFF AGAIN, THEN I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO DO ALL THIS, SO THERE IS NO LEAVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. WHERE THIS BECOMES A BIG ISSUE IS WHEN I VALET PARK THE CAR. THE VALET'S CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, THEREFORE THEY EITHER HAVE TO PARK MY CAR NEAR THAN AND WATCH OR PARK IT ELSEWHERE AND I TAKE MY CHANCES ON THE CAR NOT BEING ENTERED BY SOMEONE ELSE. I'M 2 HOURS AWAY FROM A HONDA DEALER, I THINK. I'LL TRY TO FIND A DEALER THIS WEEK, AS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE IN THIS COLDER WEATHER. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 HONDA CR-V, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE VEHICLE HAD NO SERIOUS PERFORMANCE ISSUES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2008. AT THIS TIME MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISOLATED OCCURRENCES DURING WHICH THE CR-V WOULD STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THESE INCIDENTS WERE AT FIRST INFREQUENT. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THERE, THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE BATTERY, BELIEVING THAT TO BE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THESE INCIDENTS PERSISTED, RESULTING IN THE CR-V BEING TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES IN THE STATESBORO, GEORGIA AREA. MECHANICS HAD DIFFICULTY IN DIAGNOSING THE TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE IRREGULARITY OF THE QUIXOTIC EVENTS. DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8, 2008, THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME MORE PERSISTENT, PROMPTING MY DAUGHTER TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE ONCE AGAIN. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE MATTER, THE MECHANICS INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CR-V'S KEY LOCK IGNITION SWITCH, AND THAT THE PARTICULAR ITEM FIT THE PARAMTERS OF A HONDA RECALL ITEM. MY DAUGHTER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DECEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, SAVANNAH HONDA, WHICH WAS TWO HOURS AWAY. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 9, 2008, THE CR-V EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. THE FINAL STALLING-OUT OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE'S INABILITY TO BE RESTARTED. THE ENTIRETY OF THIS EVENT WAS OCCASIONED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE WHICH, AS NOTED ON THE ATTACHED INVOICE, WAS STATESBORO GARAGE. THERE, MECHANICS REPLACED THE KEY LOCK IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE PRECARIOUS OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE COULD LEAD TO STILL MORE DISASTROUS MISHAPS. THIS RECALL ITEM RESULTED IN A TOTAL BILL OF $245.77 PLUS THE COST OF TOWING. THOUGH A HONDA OWNER, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS TO BE CONSIDERED VERY SERIOUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS VERY SERIOUS MATTER. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM UP, AND THE RPM'S GO OVER 2700 OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION ( FROM A STOP OR WHEN MERGING/PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP INCLINE. THE RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN THE CAR SLIP OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY ON INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREET SEND ALL THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS INTO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHEN THE CAR GET WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES OF DRIVING. CAR IS BEING SEND TO A AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR AWAITING THE FINAL VERDICT TO CHARGE ME ABOUT $ 6000 FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS A SAFETY CONCERNED MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON MY WAY TO WORK ON FWY 101 NORTHBOUND (WOOLAND HILL / TOPANGA)GOING UP AN INCLINE IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC MOVING AT APPROX 60-70 MPH. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID A MASSIVE REAR END COLLISION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. IT IS DISTURBING THOUGH TO KNOW THAT IS SUCH A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION FOR HONDA'S PASSENGER CAR. IT WILL OCCUR RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR IS HONDA CR-V EX AND HAD 210,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM ON A 98 HONDA CRV. MY CAR HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE HONDA SHOULD HAVE INFORMED EVERY OWNER THAT THESE SWITCHES WERE FAILING ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES. THIS CAUSES YOUR CAR TO STALL RANDOMLY IN TRAFFIC. IT IS A HAZARD. WE OWNERS DESERVED TO KNOW THAT THIS IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING ON ALL THEIR CARS. I WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT BEFORE IT STALLED PERMANENTLY IN DOWNTOWN IRONWOOD IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED. IT IS NOT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE A MYSTERY TO ANY MECHANIC WHO HAS NOT READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND A WEB PAGE POSTED BY A KIND SOUL WHO EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ALL THESE HONDAS. HTTP://WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH/ I HOPE YOU CAN KICK HONDA IN THE PANTS AND MAKE THEM INFORM THEIR OWNER AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY THEIR DEALERS. CAN YOU BELIEVE, THEIR DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED. *TR

I HAVE FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY HONDA CRV THAT DO NOT HAVE THE PRODUCTION DATE STAMPED ON THE DOT CODE. THE CODE READS DOT MDMO ALHR. THERE IS NO DATE STAMPED ON THE TIRE FOLLOWING THE CODE. I PURCHASED THE TIRES S FEW YEARS AGO. MY QUESTION IS; WHAT CAN I DO NOW THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW OLD MY TIRES ARE? HAS GOODYEAR FILED TO COMPLY WITH YOUR MANDATE? WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. REGARDS, CARLOS R. MUNOZ *TR

THE BATTERY WENT DEAD ON MY 1998 HONDA CR-V. I HAD IT REPLACED, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SRS(SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS DISABLED AS A RESULT OF DETERMINING THAT A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. I CONTACTED A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OFF AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $90 TO HAVE IT TURNED OFF. I ALSO WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK (WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM THE SRS AND PERHAPS THE COMPUTER WOULD RECYCLE AND TURN THE SRS BACK ON. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING OF THE SRS SYSTEM AND THE COMPUTER, HONDA HAS FORCED ME TO EITHER DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT THE SAFETY THAT I BOUGHT, OR PAY A SERVICE CENTER TO ENABLE THE SYSTEM...ALL OVER A REAL SIMPLE REPAIR...REPLACING A BATTERY. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO RESET THE CLOCK, RADIO, OR OTHER LESS ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS, BUT THE AIR BAGS! HONDA IS FORCING ME TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE IN ORDER TO USE A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT I FEEL IS ESSENTIAL FOR DRIVING SAFETY. HONDA SHOULD ENABLE THIS SYSTEM FOR ME AT NO CHARGE. PLEASE HELP. JIM DAVIS *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR THE REGULAR SERVICE BRAKES, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED UP AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE SUSPENSION DROPPED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY THE MECHANIC BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECT, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED, AN ESTIMATE FROM A BODY SHOP WAS REQUESTED. THE BODY SHOP REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE THIS WAS A STRUCTURAL MATTER WHICH WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A BODY SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS OR OFF THE ROAD. THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS GOING TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER DISCOURAGED THE CONTACT BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

DRIVING A 1998 HONDA CRV, WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T TIRE (REAR LEFT). TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY - CA 101 - AT 65 MPH. TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED, BUT IT WAS A HOT DAY. TREAD SEPARATED, HITTING AND DAMAGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. WILL REPLACE WITH TIRES FROM DIFFERENT COMPANY, AND TRY TO CLAIM DAMAGES FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. *NM

THIS SPRING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY 1998 HONDA CR-V SUDDENLY STALLED. NO WARNING AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAIT A WHILE AND RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM. A WEEK OR SO LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON LOCAL ROADS ONCE ONE DAY AND TWICE ANOTHER DAY. EACH TIME, I WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE CENTER TURN LANE OR OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE WE COULD FIGURE THIS OUT. MY MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING "WRONG". HE LOOKED ON THIS SITE NHTSA AND FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I TOOK IT TO A CURRY HONDA IN CHAMBLEE, GA AND THEY FIXED IT AND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HARNESS RECALL ALSO. I'VE REFERRED A FEW FOLKS BACK TO THIS SITE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. THANKS, YOU MAY HAVE SAVED MY LIFE. BTW- I LOVE MY CR-V!!!. *JB