Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/21/2010 | 139100 | ||
| In my 2003 honda crv ex i had been noticing that my steering wheel tilt lock lever had been getting looser after each time i adjusted the steering wheel position. sometimes i would just be driving down the street and the steering wheel would suddenly go up and down and i would have to react very quickly by pushing the steering wheel tilt lever back up into the locking position. eventually this problem would occur up to 5 times a day. recently i was driving on the interstate with my entire family in my crv. i was going approximately 64 miles an hour when suddenly the steering wheel lurched almost out of my hands after going over a small bump. i was surrounded by vehicles on all sides and almost lost control of my vehicle. if i did not act very quickly by pulling the tilt lever back into the locking position there would have been a terrible multicar accident on the interstate and me and my family could have been injured or killed. i called my local honda dealership and explained what happened and if there was a recall on the faulty tilt lever. they said they were not aware of a recall for this item. this is a very serious and potentially life threatening defect that should be addressed by honda immediately. | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 honda crv. the contact was experiencing several failures the coolant leaked causing the air conditioning compressor to fail, the steering column overheats, the passenger air bag light illuminates with, or without a passenger in the seat. the cruise control activates on it | |||
| 1 | 12/12/2002 | ||
| The steering wheel failed to return to its position after a turn was made. the consumer had to apply force to get the steering wheel to drive straight. *ak when going around curves and corners, the wheels occasionally hang in the direction of the turn and would not return. this occurred when the vehicle was cold. *scc *jb | |||
| 01/12/2003 | 1500 | 1 | 11/27/2002 |
| Steering wheel locked on 2003 honda crv and driver lost control of the vehicle causing a crash into brick wall. | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 09/25/2003 | 11469 | 0 | 02/14/2003 |
| The steering wheel has locked and vehicle could not be controlled while the vehicle was moving. this has occurred on two separate occasions. the vehicle had to be turned off then on again in order for the steering wheel to be unlocked. *ph *nlm | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 07/28/2003 | 16000 | 1 | 12/21/2002 |
| The steering wheel locked/hung while turning off of an exit ramp. i was unable to straighten out the steering wheel, which resulted in hitting the curb, damaging the wheel and wall of the tire. honda dealership could find no apparent cause. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 05/05/2003 | 15 | 12 | 04/28/2003 |
| Steering hangs in a turn causing dangerous loses of control, steering wheel must be forced back to staighten out. dealer tried to fix but could not. honda tech-line engineers said problem is inherent in new design, and there is no fix.*ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 11/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| Steering wheel and air bag. position either puts driver at risk of injury from air bag, or driver cannot see the dash gauges. both are serious design flaws (and potentially safety issues) on this vehicle, 2003 honda crv, ex model. *la | |||