2001 Honda CR-V problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
142 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
100,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: . 73 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 142 complaints (34.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Engine operation | 8 | 5.6% |
| Braking behavior | 7 | 4.9% |
| Steering behavior | 6 | 4.2% |
| Transmission and shifting | 4 | 2.8% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 2 | 1.4% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 49 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 12 |
| Engine | 9 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 |
| Electrical System | 6 |
| Tires | 6 |
| Unknown Or Other | 5 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 3 |
Air Bags: 49; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 12; Engine: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling: 8; Electrical System: 6; Tires: 6; Unknown Or Other: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 3
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 1 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 6 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 15 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 13 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 20 |
| 150,000 and above | 18 |
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 13; 100,000 to 149,999: 20; 150,000 and above: 18
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (20). 69 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
2001: 4; 2002: 6; 2003: 10; 2004: 2; 2005: 7; 2006: 7; 2007: 5; 2008: 11; 2009: 7; 2010: 5; 2011: 6; 2012: 2; 2013: 4; 2014: 4; 2015: 3; 2016: 4; 2017: 3; 2018: 1; 2019: 1; 2020: 43; 2021: 2; 2022: 1; 2023: 1; 2024: 1; 2026: 2
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 8 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 7 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 6 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10124224 · 2005-06-05 (June 5, 2005)
2001 HONDA CR-V. CAR STALLS WHILE IDLING. RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN IT OCCURS AT A SIGNAL AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, OR IF I AM IN THE #1 LANE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT-TURN. HONDA CORP. IS AWARE THAT THEIR 99-01 CR-V MODELS HAVE CYLINDER HEAD PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THIS, BUT THEY ARE NOT OFFERING TO COVER THE $3000 NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124224 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10143720 · 2005-11-27 (November 27, 2005)
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. WHEN E…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10143720 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10034483 · 2003-09-15 (September 15, 2003)
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, "THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT CAME FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD NEAR THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS." THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OVER. ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING BEHIND TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A TRAIL OF GAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK CONSUMER SMELLED GAS BEFORE FIRE IGNITED. A PASSERBY PUT MOST OF THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. *PH *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10034483 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10177471 · 2007-01-02 (January 2, 2007)
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12/29/06 WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY AT 70 MPH SHE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHE DID THE SAME THING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES DIDN'T PROPERLY WORK AND SHE HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED ,AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT SMELL EDSMOKE AND RUBBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE WAS CALLED, AND WHILE WAITING FOR A PO…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10177471 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10137233 · 2005-10-18 (October 18, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE BAD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING BADLY. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HER IT WAS THE TIRES NOT THE STEERING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON. HE REPLACED ONE TIRE, AND TOLD HER TO CALL NHTSA. HE TOLD HER ONCE IT WAS SETTLED HE WOULD REPLACE THE OTHER THREE TIRES. SHE WANTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE ONE SHE HAD TO REPLACE ON 9-20-05. ALSO, THE CONTACT WANTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE OTHER THREE TIRES. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10137233 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10206935 · 2007-10-25 (October 25, 2007)
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CRV SE 4WD WITH 63K MILES. THREE YEARS AGO AT 30K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE SOME KIND OF RUBBING NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING. IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL TOUCHING METAL. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO POWAY HONDA DEALER BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS NOISE EVER SINCE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10206935 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10118095 · 2005-04-19 (April 19, 2005)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING FULL REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURER OFFERED FREE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 38,888 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118095 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10354740 · 2010-09-09 (September 9, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. HE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 CRV BUT NOT THE 2001. THE FAILURE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 95,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10354740 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10789448 · 2015-11-09 (November 9, 2015)
WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA ON THE FREEWAY TWO DAYS AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, I SMELLED A NAUSEATING BURNING ODOR. I PRESSED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOWS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAD OCCURRED SOME TIME AGO WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW. I CHECKED HONDA RECALLS AND THERE IS ONE THAT MATCHES EXACTLY MY CIRCUMSTANCES, 12-067, BUT MY VIN IS NOT ELIGIBLE.THE RECALL STATES THAT WATER CAN DAMAGE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH, CREATE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND MELT CONNECTORS, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. TIPTON HONDA, EL CAJON CA, TE…
Owner-reported narrative. 158,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10789448 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 559902 · 2001-02-23 (February 23, 2001)
THE MAJOR NEGATIVE GROUND WIRE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE BATTERY WAS NOT SECURELY BOLTED TO THE BODY CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 559902 at NHTSA ↗