2000 HONDA CR-V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

AT APPROX 147,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS NOT DUE TO LEAKING GAS CAP, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. IT PRODUCED ERROR CODES OF P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 AND P1399 (ALL MISFIRE CODES). TOOK IT TO A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MECHANIC WHERE THEY ALSO RAN THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTIC WITH SAME ERROR CODES. THE CHECKED THE VALVES RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE (DEFECT) WITH THE FIRST GEN CRV HEAD. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM AND RE-DESIGNED THE HEAD FOR MY YEAR MODEL TO ELIMINATE THE VALUE PROBLEM. MY HEADS HAD ALREADY BEEN ADJUSTED AT 95K (AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPT) ALTHOUGH THE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT IS AT 105K MILES. WITH MINE REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT 10K MILES SOONER, THIS SHOULD BE A RED FLAG OF A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. BUT NOW THERE IS NO ROOM FOR FURTHER ADJUSTMENT; ONLY SOLUTION IS TO...

MY HONDA VEHICLE, 2000 CRV, IS ONE OF MANY HONDAS THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD WITHIN THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED MULTIPLE BREAKDOWNS IN MY CAR OF WHICH MANY OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND BECAME VERY DANGEROUS TO MY SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. HONDA POSTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, 03-038 THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEAD BUT MOST HONDA OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF IT. I DIDN'T RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PART TO BE REPLACED AND REQUESTED IT DESPITE MY WARRANTY BEING UP. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT HONDA IS NOT TAKING THIS DEFECT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH AND HAVE FOUND MANY HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED BECAUSE HONDA HAS FAILED TO TAKE THIS BULLETIN MORE SERIOUSLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT PUT MY SAFETY IN DANGER AND OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

AT 85,000 MILES, EXHAUST VALVES HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEVEN WERE WORN BY HEAT. ONE WAS CRACKED. INQUIRY WITH DEALERS AND FIRM WHICH ACTUALLY REPAIRS ENGINE VALVES SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A NUMBER OF CRV'S-WHICH HAVE RECESSED VALVES-WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE.*AK

THE CRV WILL HAVE THE MOTOR JUST STALL - EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT WILL ALSO STALL WHILE IDELING. SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO START, REQUIRES A JUMP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A MONTH. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX.*AK