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1998 Honda CR-V Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	556308
Internal NHTSA #	10132871
Manufacurer	HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Brand	HONDA
Model	CR-V
Model Year	1998
File date	15/08/05
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: consumer owns a 1998 honda crv. She said the vehicle just shut off. This happened several times in the last three months. When it shut down vehicle was in traffic a couple different times, and this almost caused an accident. The vehicle shut down on august 15, 2005 while she was in traffic on hilton avenue in baltimore maryland. She was almost struck in the rear, she did not panic, put on emergency flashers, notifying the traffic she was having problems. The contact was not hit, but it did scare her. When this happened the vehicle shuts down, and it appeared to shut down everything electrical. The flashers were the only thing she working. She placed the vehicle in park and put foot on the brakes then had to try twice before vehicle would start. When vehicle was on level ground or facing up hill it usually would not start as quickly. Had to pat the gas a few times and tried to start vehicle a couple times before it will start. When vehicle was on a hill it seemed to start back much easier, if vehicle was facing down hill she does not have to pump gas or try as many times to start vehicle. She was aware of a recall 02v120000 on same make/model and year concerning electrical system ignition switch. She has not yet checked with honda to see if this vehicle was included in this recall. She became aware of this recall when she took vehicle to a garage and had a diagnostic check . The check would not register any codes, the vehicle did shut down on the mechanic, but no codes came up. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	10
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BALTIMORE, MD
VIN pattern	JHLRD1854VCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/08/01
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Honda CR-V Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Honda CR-V Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

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