Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 07012004 | 07/01/2004 | 10014017 | Poor a/c cooling during hard acceleration. *eh | 04/27/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 11012003 | 11/01/2003 | 10009278 | Heater blower motor gets hot or blows a fuse. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/21/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 151000 | 1 | |
| We purchased a 1998 honda civic in march 1998. while it was in the warranty period, the ac unit went out which was covered. my husband brought it to the dealer and was told that something caused a metal part in the compressor to break, causing metal fragments to contaminate the ac system. the car was about 2-3 years old and the time and the dealer repaired it at no cost to us. we have since sold this vehicle. in july of 1999 we purchased a honda cr-v (ex) which we still own. we also purchased the extended warranty ($75k coverage) on this vehicle. in august of 2003 (within 200 miles of when the extended warranty expired) at 77k miles, the a/c compressor failed. i took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that there was no coverage due to the fact that the warranty had expired. i took it to several a/c repair shops and most of them quoted $1200-$1400. we had the ac repaired by a reputable ac repair shop at the cost of $1200. we have kept up all required maintenance on the vehicle and intended on keeping it for another 2 years or so. however, last week, my husband was driving and the same thing happened. the compressor made a terrible clunking noise, and something appeared to break off. we brought it in and sure enough, the compressor had gone out again. i was told by the dealer this time, that it appears that something (road debris) causes this problem and that many others have complained about it. we are being quoted another $1400-$1500 to fix the a/c. we have decided not to buy another honda due to the problems we have had. my husband had to buy another vehicle (this time a toyota) because he drives 30 miles one way and then has to drive around to customers. when i called the dealer, i was told there was nothing they could do. i believe that honda has been aware for many years about a defect in the ac systems or a defect in the way the ac systems and have acted in bad faith by not doing anything about it. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/24/2008 | 101671 | 2 | 12/08/2002 |
| Hello i have a 1999 honda crv.. i have 102k on my car. i have had taken my car to a repair shop (hondapro) and they told me that particular engine has had problems specifically with the valves overtightening and causing the head to need to be replaced. no symptoms accrue then the cel comes on with codes of misfire, by that time its too late. burnt and cracked valves are a common problem with this car. i have read several forums that has other owners of the honda crv that has had the same problem and had to replace the head that costs the consumer at least between 3-5k to fix the problem. i have already replaced the valves on mine once at about 87,327 miles. i don't think that the engine head is a good one when its only been less that 15k miles and the problems come back. i hope something can get done about this head problem. thank you. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 83560 | 1 | |
| Consumer stated that his 1999 crv has the same problems as stated in tsb 03-038. *kb ***nar*** the tsb was for poor engine performance due to exhaust valves receding into the cylinder heads. the consumer feels that the manufacturer should be responsible for replacing the faulty parts. *nm | |||
| 12/15/2005 | 117262 | 1 | 03/02/1999 |
| I began experiencing a misfire during idle in my 99 honda crv about a year ago. i took the car to the dealer and he said my fuel injectors were bad and charged me approx.$750 to replace. i continued to have the problem so i did a tune up on the vehicle. this still did not solve the problem. i brought the car back to the dealer and he said he could not find anything wrong with the car and it was missing because i did not use honda spark plugs. i replace the bosch plugs with honda plugs and still experienced the problem. i lived with the problem for a few more months and final brought it back to the dealer for the third time. now he says that i need a new head and new fuel injectors nd wants $4800 for the repairs. i have been researching the subject on the internet and there are hundreds of complaints of the same problem. the honda valves need to be adjusted every 15,000 to 30,000 miles or they can get too tight and cause burned valves or a damaged head. the honda owners manual only recommends adjusting the valves at a much greater interval. this is definitely a design defect and honda should be held liable for their incompetent engineering ability. by the way the dealer i went to is napletons autowerks honda in rockford illinois.*jb | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 3 | 02/01/1999 | |
| My mom's 1999 honda crv had to undergo several valve jobs from different dealers when it had under 75,000 miles because there were so many problems with the engine. numerous costs totaled over $2000. contacted honda, but there weren't any recalls, or known problems at the time. seems like a lot of other crv's are having the same problem though. shouldn't honda fix this problem by sending out a recall as it is not the fault of the owners of the car?. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 05/25/2008 | 102500 | 1 | |
| I own a 1999 honda cr-v. the check engine light came on around 102,000 miles. the car began losing power, shaking while idling and chugging loudly during gear shifting. one day the engine just died, right in the middle of the parking lot i was driving through. no warning. i then took it to a mechanic i trust. they first had me replace the distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires. it took them two visits to finally realize the valves were burnt and the head now must be replaced. average cost to replace is $3500 to $4000. i have been researching this and it is a common complaint for 1997 to 2000 plus models. this problem must be stopped before someone is seriously injured. *tr | |||
| 02/25/2004 | 71655 | 09/06/2002 | |
| At 71,655 miles, my 1999 honda cr-v had the engine check light come on. took it to the dealership who checked it on the cpu and found misfire codes for all of the cylinders. exhaust valves were very tight. valves were adjusted. was told that the valves started to burn. we were told that this is very common with all 1999 honda cr-vs. was told that head assembly will need to be replaced for $3265.00. since the honda technician has seen this problem numerous times before, as well as technicians at many other honda service departments that were called about the problem, honda should be paying for this repair. up until this point, we swore by honda, but now believe that we will switch to toyotas. | |||