Having had a 1995 Ford Wind Star as my previous vehicle, I was very happy to be purchasing this supposedly great Honda CRV. With all my complaints about the FORD van, I am really thinking twice about Honda.
The wind (?) noise (what else could it be) in the CRV is horrible. With the sun roof open, it's even worse.
The interior gets marks almost by just looking at it.
No storage for anything more than your sunglasses. You can't use the cup holders and access the area below at the same time.
Not really impressed with the gas mileage it gets either.
I've had it for just over a year and when the check engine light came on, I took it to the local Honda dealer to diagnose what the check engine light meant... Wow, the fuel filler pipe and the gas cap need to be replaced at a cost of over $300.00. There is a special way to fill your car with gas? That wasn't in the driver training manual. Must be new.
I am not getting what the big hype is about Honda. Maybe 2002 wasn't a stellar year? Anyone else have filler pipe/gas cap issues?
I owned an 04 Toyota Camry and let me tell you, biggest mistake ever made as far as cars go. Japanese cars were once very good, but now that they are mass produced forget it. You're better off getting a Ford Escape or a Chevrolet Equinox, they're a lot cheaper and a lot quieter on the inside.
I have a Honda 2002 CRV and had to replace the gas cap at year 2006. I had to replace it again a little over a year later in June of 2007. In May of this year, the check engine light came on and again I was having the same problems with the gas cap. It wouldn't tighten or would act as though it was tight, then if you push a little harder, it gave and tightened more, clicking as it's supposed to. I went back to the Dealer. I complained about having to replace the gas cap so many times. The service tech ran codes and told me it was the 02 Sensor and assured me the gas cap was fine. I paid over $500 to fix it. A month later, my gas cap still wouldn't tighten properly. The check engine light came on again. I found the gas cap loosened after my last fill up. I tightened it down again and after another fill up, the light went back off. I started tightening the cap from the outside instead of using the handle. That worked for a month or so now I'm in the same boat again with it being very difficult to tighten! Any suggestions other than buying a new gas cap every year?
Reading through these comments and reviews, it appears the majority of problems don't actually cause the vehicle from performing its main function - getting me and mine from A to B.
The failure to start is a concern. However, the FORD Escape is a lemon even on paper. The automatic transmission they use has been in use since 1994 in the Mazda 626 (a much lighter car) and has proven to be a trouble spot. I'll take my chance with the CR-V. <- that statement pretty much sums up the current state of the automotive industry, crappy, or crappier, take your pick.
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