2001 Honda CR-V Engine cooling Problems

“At 72,000 miles my crv blew 2 head gaskets thus requiring an engine overhaul. The dealer informed me that they have been getting a few vehicles with the same problem. However, problems are not under warranty. At 144,000 miles it required a catalyctic converter because it clogged.. However, I was noticing a weird sound under the car at 130,000. And before that it did not feel as powerful when going up inclines. …”

“2001 Honda crv, air-conditioner getting ready to explode. I live in southern california, but live in balmy san diego county, so I've used the air conditioner very little, perhaps 25 times all told over the past nine years. I am the original owner, baby my car, and get all maintenance done like clockwork or sooner. About three months ago, the rarely-used air conditioner started making a horrible racket immediately on starting it. I stopped using it immediately, and check periodically to see if it's still broken. It is. …”

“2001 Honda crv engine valves misfired and burned in 2003 and again in 2006. Repair appears costly and I believe this problem has been documented as a recurring issue amongst the 1999-2001 crv vehicles. I am dismayed to hear that this repair may cost $4400 and the Honda dealer thus has quoted american Honda as saying they will not pay. I understand that service bulletin #03-038 addresses this issue and I don't feel it is acceptable for the consumer to pay for this repair.”

“I've had two valve jobs done on my 2001 crv, once at around 45,000 miles and than again at 95,000 both times it was the number 3 valve that had to be replaced. The owner's manual I have indicates that the valves need to be adjusted at 105,000 miles but according to the dealer where I had the work done it needs to be done every 15,000 miles. I find that this type of maintenance on a non-performance car ridiculous not to mention expensive and time consuming.”

“My vehicle stalls out, has rough idle, and misfires. It first started to happen only when the engine was cold. Once it warmed up it was fine. It progressively got worse. Dealer advised me to get a complete tune-up and said it would fix the problem. Unfortunately, this was only a temporary fix. It started again when the engine was cold and then at all times. The dealer seemed to be perplexed by the whole thing and advised me again to do a tune-up. Once again, problem was fixed for awhile. This last time it went downhill quickly. …”