2008 Honda CR-V: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 3, 2019 · Engine · 75,000 miles · MA · fire

Car was parked and burst into flames from engine compartment. No check engine lights no issues with car. Some building damage from fire. Car totaled, engine block melted from fire.

Filed Feb 19, 2016 · 95,000 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda cr-v. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle made a rattling noise from the engine. In addition the contact noticed a burning odor coming from the engine. The contact pulled onto the shoulder, opened the hood, and noticed smoke coming from the air conditioner compressor. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air conditioner compressor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Apr 12, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · FL · crash

I had driven the car from florida to ny with my dog. While travelling north on i95 I noticed some intermittent bucking, hard shifting, and going into neutral. It was intermittent so I assumed it was some anomaly. After stopping at my families residence in yonkers ny. I drove the car to riverdale to visit my mother. After leaving the nursing home I proceeded on the return trip to yonkers. I was northbound on the sprain parkway and exited at tuckahoe road. There is a full stop sign at the intersection. I was fully stopped looked both ways an inched out to make a right turn ( the visibility of oncoming traffic in the eastbound direction is limited because of an incline and the road has high traffic volume during the day) I am not certain if the car slipped back into neutral or the individual behind me failed to make a full stop. I was hit rather hard in the rear end. With or without the transmission concern the car behind me did not obey the stop sign. My car was towed to a collision and repair facility. When the technician was assessing damage he performed a road test and found the car hesitating and shifting in and out of gear. He checked the transmission fluids and found them to have a burning smell and be black. I had only had the transmission fluid flushed and changed in january. And prior to that less than 5 months earlier.

Filed Dec 8, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 16,800 miles · FL

At 16800 miles - vehicle makes squealing noise turning right or left. Dealer found backing plate scraping and wheel nut missing. Bent backing plate so it would not scrape and replaced wheel nut. Alignment issues continue right front wheel gets hot after short drive and has burning smell - mileage now 25000. This type of problem is reported 1000's of times by owners of honda crvs. When will honda issue a recall for this?

Filed Jul 13, 2011 · Acceleration · 30,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

I was pulling into parking space in garage with my 2008 honda crv. Put brake on and heard loud revving sound of engine (like when a car peels out from a stop light). The brake did nothing and the car surged forward with the revving right into the concrete wall of the garage. It hit so hard it made my glasses fly off my face. It bounced off the concrete wall about 3-4 feet and stopped. My foot was on the brake the whole time. After the car stopped, there was a really bad smell of something burning. My airbag did not deploy, but the car impacted a little to the right of center. Fortunately, I had my seat belt on. The shoulder strap jammed from the impact and could not be loosened. After I turned the engine off, the dashboard lights remained on and the bad smell intensified. The car had to be towed, I was told it "was not drivable" by the honda dealer where it was towed. The dealer wouldn't even look at the car or go smell the odor as "it was not drivable and needed to have the body work done first." I was told they would smell for the odor after the body was fixed.

Filed Jun 1, 2010 · Engine · 24,084 miles · CA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda cr-v. The contact stated that while driving at relatively low speeds, there was a loud, unusual noise underneath the hood. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, heard an unusual metal to metal sound and the rpms increased between 1500 and 2500. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. In addition, the contact stated that while driving 70-75 MPH, the contact noticed an unusual burning smell and the vehicle began to shake. The failure mileage was approximately 24,084. The current mileage was approximately 24,400.