2001 Honda CR-V engine and engine cooling problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Honda CR-V — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Honda has a service bulletin (03-038) for a known issue with the cylinder head. In searching online, many honda customers with cr-v's manufactured in 2001 have experienced this issue. The remedy (as defined by honda) is to adjust the valves to specific clearances during routine maintenance, but…”
filed Nov 7, 2011
“2001 honda crv, air-conditioner getting ready to explode. I live in southern california, but live in balmy san diego county, so I've used the air conditioner very little, perhaps 25 times all told over the past nine years. I am the original owner, baby my car, and get all maintenance done like…”
filed Aug 21, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Rough idle, hard to start, poor engine performance, or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) comes on with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0301, p0302, p0303, p0304, or p0172. *tt *eh
03038 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 5, 2004Poor a/c cooling during hard acceleration. *eh
07012004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 1, 2004
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CR-V | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 CR-V | 3 | 1% |
| 2020 CR-V | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 CR-V | 4 | 0% |
| 2018 CR-V | 14 | 1% |
| 2017 CR-V | 9 | 1% |
| 2016 CR-V | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 CR-V | 12 | 2% |
| 2014 CR-V | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 CR-V | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 CR-V | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 CR-V | 7 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.