2004 HONDA CR-V Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECALL THERE 2003-2004 CRV TO PREVENT A FIRE OR LOSS OF LIFE HAPPENING TO SOMEONE. NOR CAN I BELIEVE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL ALLOW THIS PRACTICE TO GO ON. I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED MY CAR, HOPING FOR A PIECE OF MIND, YET I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT I OR MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN TIME. THAT IS A PRETTY HIGH PRICE TO PAY. *LA

HAVING JUST HAD THE FIRST OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY 2004 HONDA CR-V, I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE (HANOVER HONDA IN HANOVER, PA) WHEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE STREET AND THE IGNITION SWITCHED OFF WITHIN SECONDS OF THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT APPEARED THE OIL FILTER WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER HEARING REPORTS IN THE NEWS (ON JULY 9, 2004) OF OTHER CR-V OWNER WHO EXPERIENCED FIRES IN THEIR VEHICLES THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE WITH THE OIL FILTER, I WANTED TO FILE THIS REPORT WITH NHTSA.*AK

MY 2004 HONDA CRV IGNITED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS OCCURRED THE SAME DAY AS THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. MILEAGE WAS 5,400.*AK

ON MAY 29, 2004, I PURCHASED A HONDA CR-V, 2004, VEHICLE FROM CASEY HONDA IN NEWPORT NEWS. IT IS A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS AND I ONLY DROVE IT 109 MILES. THE ODOMETER RIGHT NOW SHOWS 117 MILES. ON JUNE 13, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IN FRONT OF THE STOP TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE THE TACHOMETER SHOW 1000 RPM, THEN 3000 RPM AND THEN BACK AGAIN TO 2000 RPM. THUS THE TACHOMETER SHOWS AN UNSTABLE RUNNING ENGINE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ON THE NEUTRAL OR PARKING POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND GET HOME WHICH WAS...

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK DEALER REFUSED TO TELL CONSUMER THE SPECIFIC DEFECT ON VEHICLE. *LA