Faults:

A/C compressor has exploded twice. Once at 40,000 kms and again at 84,000 kms. A lot of road noise.

General Comments:

A/C compressor problems that Honda knows about, but will take no responsibility for. Cost me a fortune. I have always owned Hondas, but this is my last one.

Faults:

I'm an AC Repairman and I just replaced a compressor that was locked up. It took me two days working till 8-9 PM to fix it. Had to remove condenser, almost removed radiator to get to it. Certainly a pain to repair. If it wasn't a good friend, I would have told to call Honda.

Faults:

The CR-V has been a very reliable vehicle. I perform work on the car myself and it has not been that difficult. Good gas mileage. The CR-V protected my son in bad car accident. At 39,000 a minor seal went bad in the rear. It repair was $70.00.

My biggest issue with the CR-V is cabin noise at highway speeds (60mph+). It makes normal conversation difficult and listening to music a pain. It needs more noise suppression insulation. Better tires help a little bit.

I have a 5 speed manual transmission which I prefer with a 4 cylinder engine. It is not the smoothest. I had a VW Jetta with a linkage stick and the difference is very noticeable. Even though the CR-V is a 4 cylinder the next time I would get an automatic.

Faults:

Rear driver door switch stuck in the closed position. You might think "So What". Well when the remote switch is used to open the door, you must open within a certain amount of time or it automatically re-locks. My two year old loved keys so to keep her occupied she had the car keys when we were putting her in the back. We (wife) did not know that the door had relocked after she shut the door. Child now locked inside the car in the car seat. Door eventually unlocked. Cabin light went out and didn't know how to take the cover off to replace it. So the switch was not covered under warranty, but they did give me a free oil change so I think it was all even.

So far nothing has gone wrong. Speakers now not sounding too good, but working.

General Comments:

Mechanically sound. Drove cross country with it and got GREAT gas mileage with the air condition on and the cruise contol set at 65mph. Plan on keeping this rig for a long time. Good storage. Seats fold down. Cabin noise is a little loud, but some aftermarket products can fix that.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

You cannot go wrong with a Honda. Great sales and service staff.

About the car. It's a mini tank. Took us on a major snow storm in Louisville KY for 6 hours. Many cars were in the ditch, but ours handled real well.

We have taken it on a lot of major trips. Chicago, Canada and many others. It still drives like brand new.

It's very comfortable, even for the taller and people. You feel safe and comfortable while driving it.

I would recommend anyone to buy a CR-V. Pretty much if you're up to date with your maintenance, any Honda will easily last you 10 to 15 years.

Faults:

Fuel injectors were replaced (under warranty) at 18k miles due too bad gas in Midwest area due to excessive sulfur in gasoline. Affected many folks in our area about 1-1/2 years ago.

One recall for cruise control cable.

General Comments:

This is my first Honda. I bought the Helms Service Manual and try to do all maintenance items myself. I run Synthetic oil and change it every 6k miles. It doesn't burn any oil between changes and the oil still has a golden brown look even at 6k miles. Total monies spent in 30k miles has come to $166 for oil, filters, etc..

I bought a 2nd CRV ('03) for the wife and a used ('97) for the kids to drive so now we have 3 of them. At least its easier to work on since I have 3 of them.