Latches Locks Linkages Problem on the 2004 HONDA CR-V
Car problem(s) with the 2004 HONDA CR-V.
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Problem with Latches Locks Linkages
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Nov 26, 2012 - Burmingham, AL - Latches/Locks/Linkages
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT HER USING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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Mar 22, 2012 - Braintree, MA - Latches/Locks/Linkages
FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS IN HONDA CRV. THREE OF MY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED WITHIN 5 YRS, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, AND NOW ONE OF THE REAR DOORS. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN AND HAS UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT. A FAILURE OF 3 DOORS CAUSES GREAT CONCERN OF QUALITY AND SAFETY.
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Nov 23, 2011 - Baldwin, MO - Hood, Latch
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 01/03/12 THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HOOD PUMP ROD, WHICH MADE THE HOOD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. UPDATED 01/09/12
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Sep 08, 2011 - Aurora, IL - Latches/Locks/Linkages
THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. FROM THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR-LOCK OPEN OR LOCK ANY DOORS IN THE CAR. THE REMOTE DOOR KEYS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS IS THE 2ND HONDA CR-V WHICH I HAVE SEEN THIS FROM. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DOOR MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY.
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Dec 01, 2010 - Tucson, AZ - Hood, Latch
LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HER HONDA 2004 CRV (ATTACHMENTS NOT IMAGED) THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION UNIT FREEZING, THE ENGINE BLEW SPARK PLUGS INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD, THE PROPELLER PROTECTION SHAFT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.
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Nov 18, 2007 - Basking Ridge, NJ - Hood, Latch
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE HOOD ON HER HONDA CR-V OPENED AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THIS OCCURRED ON A MONDAY MORNING. SHE HAD JUMPED THE BATTERY ON THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT AND CLOSED THE HOOD. SHE DROVE THAT NIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND DROVE ALL DAY SUNDAY WITH NO PROBLEMS.
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Feb 17, 2005 - Lutz, FL - Hood, Latch
INCIDENT #2 1. ON JANUARY 7, 2005, ON US HWY. 441, I STOPPED THE CRV TO REFUEL, OPENED THE (REPLACEMENT) HOOD, ADDED OIL, CLOSED THE HOOD AND RESUMED MY TRIP. 2. WITHIN 2-3 MILES AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, THE CAR HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY OBSCURING MY VIEW. BECAUSE IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO INQUIRE, BUT THERE WAS NO NEED TO FILE A REPORT. 3. UNDRIVABLE, THE CRV WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE HOOD PROP ROD WAS INSERTED INTO THE HOOD LATCH, PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING, THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDED THE HOOD, ROOF AND WINDSHIELD, ALL REPLACED BY THE BODY SHOP AT MY EXPENSE. HERE ARE THE ISSUES: A. THE DESIGN OF THE 2004 CRV HOOD PROP ROD IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY INSERT IT INTO THE HOOD LATCH, WHICH IS LOCATED LESS THAN AN INCH FROM THE ROD. I TRIED THE SAME MANEUVER ON OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD, BUT THE PROP ROD IS LOCATED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE LATCH NOT TO TOUCH IT AT ALL. B. HONDA HAS MADE ITS REPUTATION AS A MANUFACTURER OF SAFE VEHICLES. THAT IS WHY I OWN TWO. HOWEVER, THE HONDA CRV DOES NOT HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM TO INDICATE IF THE HOOD IS UNLATCHED. IN THIS CASE, THOUGH BOTH THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH WERE UNLATCHED, I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF IT AND WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION THAT JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE. THIS SITUATION COULD EASILY BE REMEDIED BY REDESIGNING THE ROD AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH SIMILAR TO THOSE INDICATING UNLATCHED TRUNKS AND DOORS.
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Apr 19, 2004 - Cheshire, CT - Latches/Locks/Linkages
OUR CLIENT, WILSON SANCHEZ, WAS DRIVING HIS 2004 CR-V MPV WHEN IT SLID ON ICE AND ROLLED ONTO ITS ROOF. THE REMOVABLE PICNIC TABLE, A STANDARD ACCESSORY IN THAT MODEL VEHICLE, FELL OUT OF ITS RETAINED POSITION IN THE REAR CARGO AREA AND STRUCK MR. SANCHEZ ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD BEHIND HIS EAR. HE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE TABLE DESIGN DOES NOT SECURE IT IN PLACE IN A ROLLOVER.
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Dec 22, 2003 - Fairfax, VA - Doors, Latch
DOOR LOCKS ON 2004 HONDA CRV DO NOT FUNCTION AS MANUAL STATES. WHEN INSERTING KEY INTO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, TURNING KEY CLOCKWISE, AND HOLDING, ALL THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK AS STATED IN THE MANUAL. INSTEAD, ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR OPENS. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. HONDA CLAIMS MANUAL ENTRY IS A TYPO AND CAR IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION THAT WAY.
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