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Honda Cr-v Equipment Electrical Air Conditioner Safety Report | Sept 22, 2005
Reported on Sept 22, 2005
| I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2002 HONDA CR-V EX WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM MY VEHICLE. A FEW YARDS FURTHER UP THE ROAD, I HEARD A THUNK. SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND IN THE ROAD, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A THUD FROM UNDERNEATH, LOOKED IN MY REVIEW MIRROR, AND SAW A PART SPINNING IN THE ROAD. I PICKED UP THE PART AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE CLUTCH FROM MY A/C THAT JUST FELL OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT A SMALL PART AND COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED ME TO BLOW A TIRE, CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE OR HAVE CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD SWERVE INTO DANGER. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST AND THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. FROM THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. PARTS FALLING OFF A VEHICLE IN MOTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THE A/C FAILURE SPEWED METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM AND IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C IS NOT JUST A COMFORT ITEM AS IT IS NEEDED TO DEFOG WINDOWS. | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Cr-v |
| Manufactured by: | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MARIETTA GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | SHSRD78872U |
| Mileage: | 42983 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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