2001 Honda CR-V problems
Owners have filed 159 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda CR-V. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 33% of complaints. Next are engine (19%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 159 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 102,000 miles 81 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 81 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 102,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 143,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Honda CR-V with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2001 honda cr-v driver was killed by the air bag while driving the leased vehicle. Document did not stated if there was an accident, or was the consumer just driving and the air bag inadvertently deployed. Updated 10/28/15.
I was involved in a rollover accident in nov. Of 2005 and I was driving a honda crv 2001. The airbags did not deploy during the accident or after. The vehicle rolled several times and there was over 100 feet of debris. Why didn't the air bags deploy? The crv was a total loss.
The back tire locked up in a curve and caused a head on collision. I feel this problem came from a clutch failure. What further supports my theory is the fact that the clutch assembly fell apart and the timing chain was broken. The back tire had temporarily halted as I made it through the clutches on 2 occasions prior to my crash.
Hatchback window imploded while in park and engine turned off. No impact was sustained while parked in garage. Glass was replaced, but the cause was undetermined at this time.
Following firestone tire just exploded when vehicle was in parked condition. It happened on thursday, 06/26/08 in greenville,nc, 27834. Tire details: dueler h/t p205/70/r15 DOT: emyt jmj1601 if you need the exploded tire please contact me . I contacted firestore but their is no response.