1998 Honda CR-V electrical system problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1998 Honda CR-V — 30% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda cr-v. The contact stated the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 02v120000 (electrical system), however the failure recurred. The contact stated that while vehicle was at a stand still, she was unable to insert the key in the ignition. The vehicle was…”
filed Jul 27, 2020
“I saw this has a recall, but when I typed in my vin into your system it says '0 recalls.' I have all the issues happening for this recall and I was wondering how to proceed.”
filed May 13, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN…Campaign 02V120000 · May 16, 2002
Related service bulletins
Speedometer shops can transfer odometer mileage. Honda service news. *tt
07012005 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 1, 2005Transferring odometer mileage at odometer r&r. *tt
405 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 16, 2005Diagnostic trouble code p1298 is stored in the ecm/pcm. *tt
05006 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 25, 2005
Electrical System problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 22 | 19% |
| 2025 CR-V | 18 | 8% |
| 2024 CR-V | 32 | 9% |
| 2023 CR-V | 26 | 5% |
| 2022 CR-V | 12 | 5% |
| 2021 CR-V | 33 | 11% |
| 2020 CR-V | 43 | 13% |
| 2019 CR-V | 157 | 15% |
| 2018 CR-V | 274 | 13% |
| 2017 CR-V | 395 | 23% |
| 2016 CR-V | 63 | 16% |
| 2015 CR-V | 83 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Honda CR-V
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.