NHTSA Complaint #10057144 — 2001 HONDA CR-V

AT 72,000 MILES MY CRV BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS THUS REQUIRING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING A FEW VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK AT 144,000 MILES IT REQUIRED A CATALYCTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE IT CLOGGED.. HOWEVER, I WAS NOTICING A WEIRD SOUND UNDER THE CAR AT 130,000. AND BEFORE THAT IT DID NOT FEEL AS POWERFUL WHEN GOING UP INCLINES. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE CATALICTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM AND AS A MATTER OF FACT HE HAD ONE CRV THIS PAST WEEK IN WHICH HE HAD TO CHANGE THE CONVERTER. UNFORTUNATELY, WHERE I RESIDE EMMISIONS INSPECTION IS NOT REQUIRED. MAYBE, IF WE DID, THE PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYCTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAD BEEN NOTICED IF IT HAD FAILED THE EMMISSIONS TEST. PLEASE HELP!