1998 HONDA CR-V

136 complaints filed with NHTSA.

136
Complaints
15
Crashes
1
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH13
AIR BAGS13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
TIRES6
ENGINE6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR4
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3

Recent Complaints

20140402CrashENGINE

PULLED OUT AT STOP SIGN NO CARS WERE COMMING BUT CAR SHUT OFF WAS HIT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CAR WAS FIXED BUT STILL SHUTS OFF AT IDLE OR MOVING HONDA AT GREENCASTLE PA SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 15,938

20100608CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY AND WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S FOOT REMAINED FIRM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A MAILBOX AND THEN A NEARBY TREE, KNOCKING IT DOWN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE OWNER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES TO THE MOUT

Mileage: 135,000

20100226CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED 1998 HONDA CRV TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. CAR WAS HITHEAD-ON BY 18-WHEELER BUT HONDA'S AIR-BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER OF HONDA. NO CORRECTION WAS ABLE TO BE MADE. CAR WAS TOTALED AND INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR SALVAGE. *TR

Mileage: 126,751

20060607CrashAIR BAGS

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 R

20060117CrashTIRES

1998 HONDA CRV LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE CONCRETE BARRIER. *NM

20041118FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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 I

20040928CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED 5 MINUTES LATER AFTER THE COLLISION HAPPENED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *AK

20020911CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHILE DRIVING AT 40/45MPH ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, VEHICLE SLIDEABOUT 100 FEET, REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLE.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

20020117CrashEXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THE CRV, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ONE. I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE POOR AND HAZERDOUS DESIGN OF THE "CPILLAR MOUNTED REAR LIGHTS". BY MOST ACCOUNTS THE CRV IS A GREAT VEHICLE TO OWN. IT IS ANOTHER MATTER COMPLETELY IF YOU HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF FOLLOWING ONE IN TRAFFIC, AS I DID, IF YOU OWN A CAR. YOU SEE, THERE ARE NO REAR TAIL LIGHTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS VEHICLE AND NOT EVEN A CYCLOPS LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF IT. INSTEAD, THERE IS A LOVELY TIRE PROUDLY

20000626CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. KNUCKLE ARM BROKE, CAUSING LEFT FRONT TIRE TO COME OFF, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. HONDA SAYS THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, OWNER MAINTAINS THAT IT WAS A DEFECT. *AK *ML

20000621CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

UPON CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SET AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION. *AK

20000208CrashSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK *ML

19990601CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19990517CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE PUSH WAS ENOUGH TO SEND THE TAIL PIPE FORWRD INTO THE FUEL TANK CAUSING A 1.5 INCH DEEP DENT IN THE FUEL TANK AND TOTALLY TRASHING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. HAD THIS BEEN A REAR ENDER ON A FREEWAY IT SEEMS THAT THIS PIPE CAN EASILY PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK CAUSING A FIREY DEATH AT VERY LEAST. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE AS SERIOUS AS THE FORD PINTO FUEL TANK PROBLEM OF YEARS PAST!

19990513CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF ROAD AND THE SUV TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19990511CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. NO POTHOLE OR ANYTHING WAS HIT OR ROLLED OVER TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER MINOR INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK