1998 Honda CR-V

LOVED MY HONDA CR-V , BUT ON MARCH 20, 2006, I HIT A SLICK SPOT WHILE IT WAS SNOWING. I PROCEEDED TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, GOING INTO THE DITCH FRONT FIRST. HAD A FRONT IMPACT, THEN BEGAN TO FLIP 2-3 TIMES ONCE END TO END AND SKIDDING 30+ FEET. MY SEAT BELT HELD, BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I COULD HAVE DIED, AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER, THEY WOULD HAVE, THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE WAS CAVED IN. THIS WAS HOW EVER THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. CAR IS A VERY RELIABLE CAR. *NM

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 HONDA CRV. SHE SAID THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. WHEN IT SHUT DOWN VEHICLE WAS IN TRAFFIC A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES, AND THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON AUGUST 15, 2005 WHILE SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC ON HILTON AVENUE IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND. SHE WAS ALMOST STRUCK IN THE REAR, SHE DID NOT PANIC, PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS, NOTIFYING THE TRAFFIC SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT HIT, BUT IT DID SCARE HER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, AND IT APPEARED TO SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. THE FLASHERS WERE THE ONLY THING SHE WORKING. SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES THEN HAD TO TRY TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START. WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL GROUND OR FACING UP HILL IT USUALLY WOULD NOT START AS QUICKLY. HAD TO PAT THE GAS A FEW TIMES AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL IT SEEMED TO START BACK MUCH EASIER, IF VEHICLE WAS FACING DOWN HILL SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO PUMP GAS OR TRY AS MANY TIMES TO START VEHICLE. SHE WAS AWARE OF A RECALL 02V120000 ON SAME MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH. SHE HAS NOT YET CHECKED WITH HONDA TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SHE BECAME AWARE OF THIS RECALL WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK . THE CHECK WOULD NOT REGISTER ANY CODES, THE VEHICLE DID SHUT DOWN ON THE MECHANIC, BUT NO CODES CAME UP. *AK

I RECENTLY READ THE PRESS REGARDING FIRES STARTING UNDERNEATH HONDA CRVS. LAST YEAR, FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HEARD PEOPLE SCREAMING AT ME FROM THEIR CARS-THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER MY CAR. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND, BY THEN, THE FIRE WAS OUT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO MY MECHANIC-THEY EXAMINED THE CAR, WHICH STILL SMELLED OF SMOKE, BUT THEY WERE STUMPED. THE GARAGE IS VERY REPUTABLE AND AAA RATED. I RECENTLY READ ANOTHER ARTICLE THAT INDICATED NHTSA REOPENED AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 1998-I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THE 2003-2004 MODELS. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED WHENEVER MY OIL IS CHANGED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY HONDA-QUICKLY.*AK

2 POWER DRIVEN DOOR LOCKS (PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE) ON A 1998 HONDA CRV HAVE BOTH FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS THE INABILITY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE (DRIVER SIDE) OR EXIT THE VEHICLE (DRIVER AND PASSENGER). BOTH LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS (FEB - AUG '04). ADDITIONALLY, THE HATCH LOCK ALSO FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SPEAKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND SINCE THE MILEAGE IS 125 - 130K MILES, THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS WELL AS THEY HAD NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER HAD INDICATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS REQUIRING REPAIR.*AK

WE WERE NORMALLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN A STRANGE NOISE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INVESTIGATION YOU COULD OBSERVE THE MAIN PULLEY WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIANTELY BROUGHT TO A REPAIR FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLT FROM THE MAIN PULLEY INTO THE CRANKSHAFT WAS DAMAGED. WHEN A WRENCH WAS PLACED ON THE BOLT IT BROKE OFF. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THIS BOLT WAS INSTALLED STRIPPED WHICH RESULTED IN THIS FAILURE. PICTURES OF THE BOLT ARE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, HONDA USA DID AGREE TO SPLIT THE COST TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHFT. MY SHARE WAS $1270.09. I REALIZE THAT THE WARRANTY WAS 36 MONTHS / 36000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE DID ACHIEVE THIS. BUT AT 46579 MILES AND 72 MONTHS A MAIN COMPONENT ON A PROPERLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD NOT FAIL. PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS APPARENT THE BOLT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED OR FAILED. *AK