2003 Honda CR-V: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Electrical · 72,000 miles · CA

Made loud grinding noise and A/C stopped working as I was on the freeway in grid lock traffic the car does not work and I can not bypass the AC ( this is not an opinion on this car ). So the AC in standard equipment. Honda of america settles a class action law suit for this car model. However they will not help me get my car up and running without me paying for a repair that is due to a bad design by they manufacturer. I can not afford to get it fixed and this is my only way to get to my doctor and work.

Filed Jul 9, 2011 · 116,000 miles · HI

Driving at 5 MPH after leaving home I heard a grinding noise. It sounded like it came from the cabin fan (the air conditioner was on). I turned off fan and noise stopped. At traffic light tried fan without the air conditioner and engine stalled. Engine did not restart until I turned off fan. Problem was identified as failure of air conditioner compressor and a frozen air conditioner clutch. Other than the noise there was no warning of failure. Car was serviced 2 months and 800 miles before incident. Idling at a stop light at the time of failure resulted in stalled engine. If car was moving there would have been a loss of control as power steering and brakes would have been affected. If failure happened at higher speed I think I would have experienced catastrophic failure of the engine or compressor clutch (and shrapnel in the engine compartment or on the road and likely loss of control). Here was no early indication or warning of component failure. Although damage was isolated to compressor, if I had reacted slower or had the speed been higher there would have been high likelihood of additional damage or injury.

Filed May 23, 2010 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · MA

Grinding noise from rear differential on slow, tight turns both in forward and in reverse.

Filed Jul 28, 2008 · Engine · 100,000 miles · MD

My 2003 crv was making a strange faint squealing sound. Shortly after that the air conditioner stopped working, and was running funny. I took it straight to my mechanic. He had to replace the entire unit, at an overall cost of 1,200.00 a week later the same thing happened to my friend with her crv and as I began to search on line, it has happened to 100's of others with the '03 and '04 crv's. I am angry that honda hasn't issued a recall after covering the cost for most of these persons. Clearly they are aware of the consistent problem with the air compressor. I am currently waiting to hear back from honda.

Filed Dec 12, 2006 · 37,406 miles · CA

2003 honda cr-v air conditioner failure. Grinding noise over the course of a few minutes, then complete failure. Repair shop said there were small metal parts throughout the system.

Filed Oct 9, 2006 · Engine · 54,336 miles · FL

I was driving on the interstate and starting hearing my engine make strange grinding-like noises. At first I thought it was a tire, but it would come and go so I knew that wasn't it. I stopped a few miles later and when I pulled in the parking space and stopped, the engine made an incredibly loud grinding noise and died. I tried to restart it and it made the same loud noise and died again. When I turned off the A/C, it started okay, but then turning on the A/C killed it again. Apparently, the A/C compressor failed, and contaminated the complete A/C system. The complete A/C system had to be replaced. I was lucky in that the honda service manager at my dealership apparently realizes that there is something terribly wrong with the 2003 cr-v; he had had four other 2003 cr-v''s come in for repair for the exact same problem over the course of only a few months. He was able to get his dealership to cover the cost of the parts. My 2003 cr-v was bought from a different dealership than the one where we had the repairs done, so there was basically nothing he could do to have them cover the labor. We ended up paying $1074.76. I feel that honda should have covered this completely, and the service manager told me the same thing. My husband and I have contacted honda directly as he suggested, but we have not received any type of response. This is our second major engine problem with this car. The first one was with the emissions system (also cost over a thousand dollars). Both of these problems occurred in our neighbor's identical vehicle.

Filed Aug 1, 2005 · Brakes · 34,200 miles · MI

Dt: caller had problems with rear brakes. Caller heard grinding and scraping when applying the brakes. Dealer in area said both back brake pads were shot, and dealer replaced them. Manufacturer told caller to go to local area dealer to get reimbursement for repairs. Caller said she had this problem going forward and backward when she applied the brake.

Filed Dec 18, 2003 · Transmission · 9,090 miles · TX

2003 honda crv ex - when reducing speed transmission fails to downshift and begins to make grinding noise. Once stopped grinding continues then gears re-engage and lunges SUV forward quickly. Luckily no one was in front of me at the lights!! To remedy - I had to restart the engine from park position. Problem repeated itself at the next intersection and engine light engaged - I took to dealership for tests - stated engine light report states "transmission failure" but no other info provided. Dealer could not replicate by driving and was told that I must continue to drive until the problem occurs again.

Filed Nov 19, 2003 · Brakes · 24,905 miles · NY

Vehicle brakes are totally worn out.*mr while driving the consumer heard a high pitched squeal. The dealer determined that the rear brakes were worn. The consumer believes the brakes failed prematurely, but the manufacturer stated that it was normal wear. The dealer replaced the rear pads and rotors.