Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR LEVER OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FORCE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HIS RESIDENCE, HE LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WHEN HE RETURNED TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE POLICE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
TL*- WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT PUT THE 2002 HONDA CR-V INTO PARK AND THEN SWITCHED THE GEAR BACK TO DRIVE, BUT THE SHIFT LOCKED INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT SWITCH OVER TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE 3 TIMES THIS YEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED A FUSE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHICH FUSE THEY REPLACED BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE INVOICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *AK UPDATE *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, RANGE SENSOR, RANGE SWITCH AND OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, VEHICLE HARD TO SHIFT. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE, IN WHICH IS WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED THE SAME DAY, HOWEVER ON AUG 9TH 2004, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A PARKED POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED COMPLETELY, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. *JB
PRIOR TO TURNING OVER 50,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND BEGAN MAKING A WHINE. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL PIECES ROLLING AROUND IN THE TRANSMISSION NO MATTER WHAT GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN. NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATION HAD OCCURRED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HONDA DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, ESTIMATED COST WAS 3500 FOR PART AND 700 FOR LABOR. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA SINCE A FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED THIS SOON IN THE LIFESPAN OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
MY 2002 HONDA CRV HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY HONDA DEALERSHIPS. ALL MAINTANENCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THEIR SCHEDULE, YET JUST AFTER 50,000 MILES THE DEALER SAYS MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR WHEN THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUDDERED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK THE CAR AND FOUND NO LEAKING FLUID, NO WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THE SOUND OF METAL PIECES ROLLING AROUND THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS...EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE IN "PARK." AFTER SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION OTHER PROBLEMS THAT OCURRED AND WERE REPAIRED DURING THE WARRANTY, I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. IF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THIS TYPE WERE TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOSS OF CONTROL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THANK GOODNESS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED!*AK
CONCERNED ABOUT THE THREE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES ON THE VEHICLE. *LA THE RECALLS WERE CONCERNING THE THROTTLE CABLE, SHIFT CABLE, AND IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL SAFE NOR DOES SHE FEEL THAT SHE MADE THE CORRECT CHOICE IN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *PH *NM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
THIS IS THE 3RD RECALL ON MY 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE 1ST WAS FOR THE POWER-TRAIN-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE 2ND FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-IGNITION SWITCH, AND NOW IT'S FOR THE CR-V A/T SHIFT CABLE. THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS FAULTY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER? SHOULDN'T THEY JUST GIVE ME A NEW CAR? *LA
PROBLEMS CONCERNING WITH A/T SHIFT CABLE.*MR CONSUMER QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT DIRT COULD CAUSE THE CABLE TO SLIP, RATHER THAN THE CORROSION CONCEPT IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PARK GEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED HER VEHICLE TO MOVE WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE WHEN SHE PULLED INTO HER GARAGE, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE SEEN IT ROLL BACKWARDS. SHE JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MOVING DOOR JAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE. SHE PULLED IT AWAY FROM THE GARAGE WALL AND PARKED IT AGAIN IN ITS ORIGINAL PLACE. AT THIS POINT SHE NOTICED THE DOOR AND THE GARAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER NOTED THE GARAGE HAS A LITTLE SLOPE. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICEMAN KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT THE GET THE DOOR REPAIRED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND SHE DID. THE DOOR HAD SCRATCHES, DENTS AND DAMAGES TO THE VINYL MOLDING. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY OTHERS TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. SHE DID FIND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO USE THE PARK BRAKE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. SHE REQUESTED THAT HONDA ABSORB THE COST TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE IN THE "AS NEW" STATE IT WAS IN SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *PH
THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL#03V274000. THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT IS ABLE TO RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM. SOUTH MOTORS 305-256-2340. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALERSHIPS ADDRESS. *PH
IGNITION WAS ACCIDENTALLY TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE ON 2 OCCASIONS UP TO DATE. *LA
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR A/T SHIFT CABLE. *MR THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER REACHED IN THE VEHICLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT WHEN THIS OCCUERD. THE CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED SEVERAL YARDS WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT RESTED AGAINST THE SIDEWALK. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. *SCC *JB
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND CRASHED INTO FARMING EQUIPMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT SOME OF THE TRANSMISSION PARTS WERE CORRODED. *AK HONDA DIDN'T INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MONTHS WITH A COMPLAINT OF DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *SCC *JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. *AK THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SHIFT CABLE WAS DIRTY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL.*TS *JB
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT SHIFT GEAR ARM PROBLEMS. THE ARM TO CHANGE GEARS WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RADIO, AND CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK
THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME HARD TO SHIFT AT TIMES, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED HARD ENOUGH WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK OR BEING TAKEN OUT OF PARK. THREE WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE STILL IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WAS EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUST. *AK *TS *JB
EVERY TIME THERE IS A SUDDEN STOP OR ROUGH STOP, THE VEHICLE STARS SPINNING AROUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.
WHILE I WAS SHOPPING, MY PARKED CRV POPPED OUT OF GEAR, GOING FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL. IT THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I LEFT MY CRV IN PARK, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE REMOVED THE KEY UNLESS IT WAS IN PARK. HONDA READILY AGREES THIS TO BE THE CASE. HONDA HAS TORN MY CAR APART, SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE, AND COME UP WITH NOTHING. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE SEEN MANY NEWS REPORTS OF HONDA'S "POPPING" OUT OF GEAR, AND I AM AFRAID. I DRIVE A TREACHEROUS MOUNTAIN/CANYON ROAD TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY; I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ON THAT ROAD, FOR ALL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY CRV WAS PARKED WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR.
TWICE IN THE FIRST 6 WEEKS I HAVE REACHED FOR THE RADIO CONTROLS AND HAVE ACCIDENTLY GOTTEN THE SLEEVE OF MY COAT CAUGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFTER CAUSING ME TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE. MY CONCERN IS IF THIS COULD FURTHER AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. THIS COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AS WELL AS DOING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
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