2001 Honda CR-V

A/C COMPRESSOR FOR A 2001 HONDA CR-V. FIRST WENT OUT IN JULY 2007; END RESULT WAS THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS AND HONDA AMERICA FOOTED THE BILL FOR LABOR BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL CR-VS BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2008 AND THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. A FAULTY COMPRESSOR IS ABSURD AFTER 1 YEAR OF SERVICE. *TR

2001 HONDA CR-V SE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, IDLE BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING UNUSUAL PRECEDED THIS INCIDENT. TOOK THE CAR INTO TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE 4TH CYLINDER WAS ONLY HOLDING 15-20% OF REQUIRED PRESSURE, IT HAD GONE SOFT. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND FOUND HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #03038 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE HONDA CR-V AS THE HONDA MAINTENANCE GUIDE DOES NOT RECOMMEND ANY VALVE MAINTENANCE UNTIL 105,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE ENGINE'S HIGH COMPRESSION RATE CAUSES THE VALVES TO WARP AND BECOME SOFT UNLESS THEY ARE ADJUSTED EVERY 30,000-35,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AND ALL THEY ARE WILLING TO DO IS SPLIT THE COST 50/50 OF THIS MAJOR REPAIR, OVER $3,000. THEY ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS OCCURRING WITH THE 1999-2001 HONDA CR-VS THAT USE THE B210Z ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED. SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER TWO TO THREE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE HEADS IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE BUT RECOVER SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IDLING BEFORE FULLY WARMED UP, POOR FUEL MILEAGE. NO MIL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT), AND NO CODES OR PENDING CODES DETECTED. DEALER TESTED AND STRONGLY RECOMMENDED VALVE ADJUSTMENT. ONLY 63K MILES ON IT AND VALVES WERE NOT NOISY. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES, "ADJUST VALVES AT 105, 000 MILES OR IF NOISY". NEITHER WERE TRUE. I RESEARCHED CR-V MESSAGE BOARDS AND FOUND LOTS OF "1ST GEN." CR-V'S (MAINLY FROM '99 TO '01) WERE HAVING PROBLEM WHEREBY SOME VALVE SEATS WERE RECEDING INTO CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING NEED FOR PREMATURE VALVE ADJUSTMENTS, BURNT EXHAUST VALVES, OR SOME EVEN NEEDING TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD. MOST PEOPLE WHO HAD THE MORE SEVERE PROBLEMS ALSO EXPERIENCED MIL LIGHTING UP & CODE INDICATING ENGINE MISFIRE. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP SEVERAL TIMES. THE 1ST TIME WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET THEM TO ADMIT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THE CORRESPONDING TSB (SERVICE BULLETIN) SENT TO DEALERS. THEY FINALLY ADMITTED IT. BUT AFTER REVIEWING MY CASE TWICE, BOTH TIMES THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE VALVE ADJUSTMENT. THEY CLAIMED: 1) DEALERS ARE FRANCHISED & HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM, 2) IT'S A MACHINE, AND MACHINES NEED ADJUSTING FROM TIME TO TIME, 3) I DIDN'T PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY CAN'T HELP ME, 4) MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IS JUST A GENERAL GUIDELINE, VALVES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED SOONER, AND 5) SHOULD I REQUIRE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE, THEY MIGHT OFFER ME SOME KIND OF RESTITUTION, BUT NO GUARANTEES. ENGINE RUNS FINE NOW AFTER VALVE ADJUSTMENT, BUT WHO'S TO SAY IN ANOTHER 10 TO 30K IT WON'T NEED IT AGAIN, PERHAPS ONLY TO FIND OUT IT'S TOO FAR OUT OF SPEC & WILL NEED NEW CYL. HEAD! IT'S PRINTED CLEARLY, IN BLACK & WHITE IN OWNER'S MANUAL: "ADJUST VALVES AT 105,000 MILES OR IF NOISY". PERHAPS WE SHOULD START CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, REDESIGN THE CYL. HEADS AND DO A RECALL! BUYERS BEWARE! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE IDLED ERRATICALLY INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AT 99,000 MILES. AT 134,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE HEAD. THE VALVE MELTED INTO THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. THE ENGINE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10008524 FOR THE ENGINE.

2001 HONDA CRV ENGINE VALVES MISFIRED AND BURNED IN 2003 AND AGAIN IN 2006. REPAIR APPEARS COSTLY AND I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AS A RECURRING ISSUE AMONGST THE 1999-2001 CRV VEHICLES. I AM DISMAYED TO HEAR THAT THIS REPAIR MAY COST $4400 AND THE HONDA DEALER THUS HAS QUOTED AMERICAN HONDA AS SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT SERVICE BULLETIN #03-038 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM

MY 2001 HONDA CRV HAD TO HAVE THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED AFTER A FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A HONDA DEALER STATED THERE WAS LOW COMPRESSION IN THE #3 CYLINDER. THE REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD (AT >3200$). I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999-2001 HONDA CRVS. I NOW HAVE AT LEAST 5 SUBSTANTIATED CASES (MY OWN, A COLLEAGUE WHO OWNS A 1999 CRV AND, THE COMPLAINT NUMBERS ON YOUR SITE 10062616, 10124224, 10143720). THERE ARE ALSO MANY UNSUBSTANTIATED BUT IDENTICAL CLAIMS ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES THAT IMPLY A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURERS DEFECT LEADING TO THIS PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME. HONDA APPEARS TO KNOW OF THIS DEFECT AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR OWN TSB #03-038 THAT STATES THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR. I ASKED HONDA FOR A GOODWILL WARRANTY (THERE IS SOME PRECEDENCE FOR THIS BY HONDA). I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS ....THESE WERE PROVIDED. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE A 60,000 MI SERVICE INCLUDING A TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT THAT WAS DONE JUST THE SUMMER BEFORE (MY VEHICLE HAD 82000 MI AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE). I WAS THEN TOLD TO CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WHERE EVENTUALLY I WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE REASON WAS THAT I DID NOT GET VALVE ADJUSTMENTS AT THE TIME OF MY 60000 MI SERVICE. THESE ARE HYDRAULIC VALVES AND ACCORDING TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND VERIFIED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC, THIS IS NOT STANDARD PRACTICE. THIS 'VALVE ADJUSTMENT' RECOMMENDATION IS ALSO NOT PART OF THE MITCHELL OEM RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO THAT WERE FOLLOWED BY MY MECHANIC (TSB 03-038 IS ALSO NOT INCLUDED). THE OUTCOME WAS TO TAKE MY VEHICLE FROM HONDA WHERE THEY DID NOT SUPPORT THEIR PRODUCT DESPITE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND BRING IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC. I HAVE RETAINED THE PART THAT APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED MUCH OF THE PROBLEM (DAMAGED EXHAUST VALVE). I STRONGLY SUGGEST THERE BE AN INQUIRY INTO THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR. *JB

MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT, HAS ROUGH IDLE, AND MISFIRES. IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. ONCE IT WARMED UP IT WAS FINE. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. DEALER ADVISED ME TO GET A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND SAID IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IT STARTED AGAIN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND THEN AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER SEEMED TO BE PERPLEXED BY THE WHOLE THING AND ADVISED ME AGAIN TO DO A TUNE-UP. ONCE AGAIN, PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR AWHILE. THIS LAST TIME IT WENT DOWNHILL QUICKLY. WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND THEN STALLING AND DYING AT ANYTIME NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITIONS WERE. THE MIL LIGHT CAME ON EVERYTIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM. HONDA NOW TELLS ME I HAVE LOW COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #3 AND MY CAR MISFIRES. THEY ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE HEAD SENT TO THEIR MACHINE SHOP TO INSPECT IT. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS OF YET. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. HONDA CORP. KNOWS ABOUT THE HEAD PROBLEM. MY OWN RESEARCH FOUND VALVES NEED TO BE ADJUSTED/INSPECTED REGULARLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO TIGHTEN WHICH LEADS AND/OR RESULTS IN THE VALVE RECEDING INTO THE CYLINDER/BURNT VALVE. I AM VERY UPSET DUE TO THE FACT THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND THEY HAVE NEVER TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE VALVES. THE DEALER STILL NEVER DISCLOSED THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WHILE HAVING ME PAYING OVER $1000.00 JUST TO START ON THE REPAIR. IN THE CAR MANUAL IT STATES YOU ONLY NEED TO INSPECT THE VALVES EVERY 105,000 MILES OR IF YOU HEAR A NOISE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO NOISE FROM MY VALVES. THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED MORE LIKE EVERY 25,000-30,000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE YOUR CAR DIE OR STALL. I ASKED HONDA ABOUT THE VALVE. NOW THE SAME PEOPLE SEEM TO KNOW A LOT. AT THIS MOMENT, AMERICAN HONDA CORP. IS OFFERING ME A GOODWILL WARRANTY REPAIR OF 25% TO REPAIR IT, BUT THE CASE IS NOT SETTLED. I HAVE BEEN LIED TO, DECEIVED, RIPPED OFF, AND MOST OF ALL MY SAFETY WAS PUT INTO DANGER WILLINGLY. *JB