2002 Honda CR-V Heating & air conditioning Problems

IN 2006 WITH 66000 MILES AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STARTED TO GIVE OFF BURNING SMELL WHICH CAUSED HEADACHES AND NAUSEA BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AUGUST 2013 WITH 95000 MILES THE UNIT FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SAME TOXIC FUMES. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH IMPACT OF THIS ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS COMPONENT IS OF INADEQUATE DESIGN AND HONDA LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DUE TO FREQUENT FAILURES. THIS FAILURE RATE, WHILE NOT IMPACTING THE SAFETY OF THE CAR, DOES HAVE POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FOR THE OCCUPANTS BEYOND REASONABLE RISK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10542094

Incident

Aug 24, 2009

Mileage

66,479 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY, WARM AIR BEGAN TO CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A CRACK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. UPDATED 07/17/14 UPDATED 03/10/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10471148

Incident

Jul 16, 2011

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10433682

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

97,000 mi

I CALLED HONDA ABOUT MY AIR CONDTIONING SYSTEM AND DID AS THEY SAID. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO AN ACCREDITED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED (WHICH I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET). THEY QUOTED ME $4,000. I CONTACTED HONDA USA AND AFTER THREE MONTH I FINALLY HEARD BACK FROM THEM, I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THAT I HAD GONE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY HONDA OWNER WHO HAVE HAD THERE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BREAK. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT GO BY WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. WHICH IS TRUE TO A POINT BUT I THINK THEY HAD HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALREADY BECAUSE THE REPRESENTATIVE USE THE SAME DESCRIPTION I HAVE READ ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, WHICH WAS "AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAS CRACKED CAUSING SHARDS OF METAL TO PLUG UP THE UNIT, CAUSING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. HONDA USA QUOTED ME $3,991 TO FIX MY A/C WITH A DEADLINE OF 60 DAYS TO ACCEPT OR THEY WOULD RECIND THE "DISCOUNT" OFFER. I KNOW A/C PROBLEMS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I FEEL THAT HONDA KNEW OR KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL OR SHOW THERE LOYAL OWNERS THAT THEY CARE. UNTIL SUCH TIME I AM NOW A FORMER HONDA CUSTOMER. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429389

Incident

Apr 22, 2011

HONDA CRV 2002 AC WENT OUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THE AC COMPRESSOR NEED TO BE REPLACE ALONG WITH RECEIVER DRIER AND ORIFICE TUBE. IT WILL COST AROUND $2500.00. HONDA OF AMERICA KNOWS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. *TT

NHTSA ID

10414731

Incident

May 10, 2011

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A BANGING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS DETERIORATING INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

NHTSA ID

10413636

Incident

Jun 28, 2011

Mileage

133,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO BECOME FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN 2005, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 176,000.

NHTSA ID

10392369

Incident

Mar 20, 2011

Mileage

176,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY BLOW HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

NHTSA ID

10335804

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

138,000 mi

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRCONDITIONING IN MY 2002 HONDA CRV TWICE SINCE BUYING IT NEW IN DEC. 2001. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT REPLACED AT THE DEALER FOR OVER $2800 IN 2004; I AGAIN HAD IT REPLACED IN MAY 2009 AT A LOCAL SHOP FOR $1000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277929

Incident

Oct 5, 2004

Mileage

160,018 mi

DRIVING APPROX. 25 MILES, 85 F. VERY LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, LOUD POP, STRANGE SMELL LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. A/C STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF PROBLEM. A/C NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240605

Incident

Aug 31, 2008

Mileage

73,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - COMPLETE FAILURE - $2,000 REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233981

Incident

Jun 25, 2008

Mileage

95,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 CRV NOW WITH 139,000 THIS IS THE 4TH TIME MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT ON THIS CAR AND HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT WAS IN JULY 2003 AT 31842 MLS, JULY 2004 AT 46,997 MLS, MAY 2006 AT 99,384 AND NOW JUNE 2008 AT 139,000. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WENT OUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE 3RD TIME HONDA SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER 100K AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE EVEN KNOW THEY KNOW THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE COMPRESSORS IN 2002 AND 2003 CRV. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233737

Incident

Jun 25, 2008

ON MARCH OF 2005 I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY A/C STOP BLOWING COLD AIR, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THE ENTIRE A/C UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND COULD ONLY BE DONE WITH THE ORIGINAL HONDA UNIT BECAUSE NO OTHER FITS THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REPLACED, ON AUGUST 2005 THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN AND THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS UNDER GUARANTEE, NOW SEPTEMBER 2007 THE A/C HAS IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AND IS MAKING A THUMPING SOUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10204379

Incident

Mar 17, 2005

Mileage

37,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

NHTSA ID

10203015

Incident

Sep 6, 2007

Mileage

64,000 mi

IN 2006, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED IN OUR 2002 HONDA CRV. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 63,000 MILES AT THE TIME. OUR HONDA DEALER SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. WE PURCHASED A NEW HONDA REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT A LOCAL SHOP BECAUSE HONDA'S LABOR PRICE WAS OUTRAGEOUS...OVER $3000! THIS REPAIR COST US ABOUT $2500. IN 2007, THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AGAIN AT 78,000 MILES. WE CHECKED WITH THE HONDA DEALER AGAIN, AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY SAID THERE WAS METAL PIECES IN THE LINES AND THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST $4000 TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. AGAIN, I PURCHASED HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS AND HAD A LOCAL SHOP INSTALL THE NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THIS TIME I PAID $3200, WHICH INCLUDED A DISCOUNT ON THE LABOR RATE BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR BEFORE. WE WERE WITHOUT OUR CRV FOR OVER TWO WEEKS DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR (TEMPS ABOVE 100 F). THIS WAS A TERRIBLE INCONVENIENCE, AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN. MANY OTHER HONDA CRV OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I SUSPECT THERE IS, OR WILL BE, A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HONDA. I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO JOIN THE SUIT, BUT I AM LOOKING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202758

Incident

Aug 13, 2007

Mileage

78,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FAILURE. A SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT THIS LOCKS UP THE COMPRESSOR PULLEY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE BELT. ALSO, DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED BY HONDA.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187656

Incident

Nov 9, 2004

Mileage

58,780 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CRV. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP. THE CONTACT HAS AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.*AK UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPATED 10/07/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10187476

Incident

Apr 1, 2006

Mileage

116,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CRV. WHILE I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RACKET UNDER THE HOOD AND THE A/C STOPPED PUTTING OUT COLD AIR. I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE NOISE STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSOR, CONDENSOR AND DRYER MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD EXPLODED. THIS COST $1900 TO REPAIR. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET I SAW WHERE SEVERAL HONDAS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF SOME SORT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA HAS NOT TURNED OUT TO BE AS RELIABLE A VEHICLE AS I EXPECTED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166000

Incident

Aug 6, 2006

Mileage

85,946 mi

2002 CRV ORDERED AND BOUGHT NEW IN 2004 AND 2005 REPLACED WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FIRST TIME HAD TO WAIT AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN 2006 HAVE TO REPLACE COOLING FANS AS BOTH NOT WORKING. HONDA HELPED WITH PART OF COST FOR FIRST TWO REPAIRS BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165745

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

Mileage

74,000 mi

2002 HONDA CRV EX 4WD: AT 45000 MILES THE OXYGEN SENSOR WENT OUT; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENTIRE A/C COMPRESSOR BODY HAD 1 INCH LONG CRACK AND LEAKED. UNBELIEVABLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165738

Incident

Aug 2, 2006

Mileage

45,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD AN ODD, CONTINUOUS NOISE THAT MADE ME THINK THAT IT WAS MY AC. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF THE AC, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED BRIEFLY AND THEN WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SOUND OF SOMETHING BREAKING LOOSE AND FLAPPING AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I COULD SAFELY STOP, I TURNED THE AC BACK ON. THE FAN RAN BUT THE AIR WAS NOT COLD. WHEN I CALLED HONDA SERVICE, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AS HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. HE SAID THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH BROKE AND BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN, THE BREAKAGE SENT METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE AC SYSTEM, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AC UNIT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF HOSES. HE QUOTED $2900 FOR THE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND HAD IN FACT BEEN SERVICED JUST PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. AS FAILURE SEEMED PREMATURE AND THE AC DESIGN FLAWED, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I FOUND A DISCUSSION TOPIC AT EDMUNDS.COM DEVOTED SOLELY TO THIS PROBLEM (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D3FBB.F0D3FB5/0). AS HONDA HAS OFFERED A COURTESY REPAIR TO SOME CUSTOMERS, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPRESSOR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10164823

Incident

Aug 2, 2006

Mileage

70,900 mi

THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY AIR CONDITIONER. MY HUSBAND TOOK A LOOK AT IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE BALL BEARINGS IN MY COMPRESSOR FAILED AND THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. SHARDS OF METAL FLEW FROM UNDER THE CAR. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HONDA CRVS DOING THE SAME. IF ANYONE WAS STANDING NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME OF EXPLOSION, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10162613

Incident

Jun 23, 2006

Mileage

53,786 mi

HEARD A CLUNK TYPE NOISE IN ENGINE AREA OF CAR. REPORTED THIS TO MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE COMPRESSOR OF THE AC HAD LOCKED UP, THE SHAFT HAD TWISTED OFF,& THE OUTER CLUTCH PLATE WAS MISSING . THIS WAS A 2002 HONDA CR-V WITH 62,212 MILES WITH A REPAIR BILL OF $1729.83. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142811

Incident

Feb 21, 2005

Mileage

62,212 mi

I OWN A HONDA CRV MINIVAN AND RECENTLY THE COMPRESSOR IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED. THE HONDA DEALER SAID "IT EXPLODED AND CONTAMINATED THE WHOLE AC SYSTEM" AND THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! A HONDA EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS COME ACROSS THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CRV'S AC SYSTEMS WHICH HAD FAILED AND THAT I SHOULD TALK TO HONDA USA CUSTOMER SERVICE CONCERNING THE A/C PROBLEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $2,500 DOLLARS FOR THE NEW SYSTEM, AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEMS WHEN I SUGGESTED THIS APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT. IN THE END, THEY GAVE ME "A DEAL" AND ONLY(!) CHARGED ME $1,900 TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM, WHICH I PAID. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND DOZENS OF A/C FAILURES IN THE HONDA CRV! I ALSO SPOKE TO A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO HAD A FAILURE AT 24,000 MILES, AND NOTED THAT AMONG THE INTERNET SEARCHES MANY OF THE SIMILAR A/C PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN CRVS WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. ONE OF THE WEBSITES WAS EDMUNDS.COM ?? INSIDE LINE FORUM AT: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EF026C3!KEYWORDS=ALLIN%3AMSGTEXT%20LIMIT%3A.EF026C3%20AC&COUNT=20 I CAN SEND FOR YOUR REVIEW SOME OF RESEARCH WHICH SHOWS MANY EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES, BUT I'M SURE YOU HAVE BETTER SOURCES. IN MY VIEW, HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL, RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND REFUND MONEY FOR THOSE EXPENSES TO ALL WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD ALSO SEEM TO ME THAT AN EXPLODING COMPRESSOR WOULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF THE CONTAMINATION WERE TO BREACH THE SYSTEM! I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION, AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ENSURING THAT HONDA RESOLVE IT! I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ASSISTANCE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10139821

Incident

Sep 3, 2005

Mileage

80,520 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2002 HONDA CR-V EX WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM MY VEHICLE. A FEW YARDS FURTHER UP THE ROAD, I HEARD A THUNK. SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND IN THE ROAD, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A THUD FROM UNDERNEATH, LOOKED IN MY REVIEW MIRROR, AND SAW A PART SPINNING IN THE ROAD. I PICKED UP THE PART AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE CLUTCH FROM MY A/C THAT JUST FELL OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT A SMALL PART AND COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED ME TO BLOW A TIRE, CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE OR HAVE CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD SWERVE INTO DANGER. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST AND THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. FROM THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. PARTS FALLING OFF A VEHICLE IN MOTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THE A/C FAILURE SPEWED METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM AND IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C IS NOT JUST A COMFORT ITEM AS IT IS NEEDED TO DEFOG WINDOWS.

NHTSA ID

10137857

Incident

Sep 22, 2005

Mileage

42,983 mi