| Issue ID | 634635 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10194893 |
| Manufacurer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Brand | HONDA |
| Model | CR-V |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 16/06/07 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I had taken my son to a local park for batting practice and when we were ready to leave i had asked my son put the bat and balls in the trunk of the 2004 honda crv. When my son had pulled the handle to open the trunk, instead of swinging open, the trunk had fallen off as the hinge pin broke. The door fell downward, sustained a left a significant scratch on his leg. Had he not moved quickly the door could have caused a serious injury rather than just a scratch or had my pregnant wife been the one to open it a very serious injury could have occurred. I brought the car to frontier honda in longmont, co, and was told they would not cover the fix because i was over the warranty and never had serviced the car with honda, even though it was kept up on all necessary maintenance). One person at the dealership told me it was clearly a defect, while honda america , told me it was my own fault for not having the car serviced regularly at honda. I was so disgusted at their lack of concern for the problem that the very next weekend, i took the car to toyota and traded it in for a safer vehicle.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 67000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FREDERICK, CO |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 15/10/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | FRONTIER HONDA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 303-772-2900 |
| Dealer's city | LONGMONT |
| Dealer's state code | CO |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 80501 |