I have a 1999 Honda CR-V with approximately 120K miles on it. The #4 cylinder has low compression due to a burned exhaust valve. The owner's manual fails to state that the valves need to be checked every 15K miles (Honda has acknowledged the misprint but fails to assist in repair costs). The vehicle idles very low and stalls occasionally, putting me and my family at risk.

- Worthington, MA, USA

Hello I have a 1999 Honda CRV.. I have 102K on my car. I have had taken my car to a repair shop (hondapro) and they told me that particular engine has had problems specifically with the valves overtightening and causing the head to need to be replaced. No symptoms accrue then the cel comes on with codes of misfire, by that time its too late. Burnt and cracked valves are a common problem with this car. I have read several forums that has other owners of the Honda CRV that has had the same problem and had to replace the head that costs the consumer at least between 3-5K to fix the problem. I have already replaced the valves on mine once at about 87,327 miles. I don't think that the engine head is a good one when its only been less that 15K miles and the problems come back. I hope something can get done about this head problem. Thank you.

- Concord, CA, USA

Consumer stated that his 1999 CRV has the same problems as stated in tsb 03-038. ***** the tsb was for poor engine performance due to exhaust valves receding into the cylinder heads. The consumer feels that the manufacturer should be responsible for replacing the faulty parts.

- Sun City, AZ, USA

I began experiencing a misfire during idle in my 99 Honda CRV about a year ago. I took the car to the dealer and he said my fuel injectors were bad and charged me approx.$750 to replace. I continued to have the problem so I did a tune up on the vehicle. This still did not solve the problem. I brought the car back to the dealer and he said he could not find anything wrong with the car and it was missing because I did not use Honda spark plugs. I replace the Bosch plugs with Honda plugs and still experienced the problem. I lived with the problem for a few more months and final brought it back to the dealer for the third time. Now he says that I need a new head and new fuel injectors nd wants $4800 for the repairs. I have been researching the subject on the internet and there are hundreds of complaints of the same problem. The Honda valves need to be adjusted every 15,000 to 30,000 miles or they can get too tight and cause burned valves or a damaged head. The Honda owners manual only recommends adjusting the valves at a much greater interval. This is definitely a design defect and Honda should be held liable for their incompetent engineering ability. By the way the dealer I went to is napletons autowerks Honda in rockford Illinois.

- Belvidere, ID, USA

My mom's 1999 Honda CRV had to undergo several valve jobs from different dealers when it had under 75,000 miles because there were so many problems with the engine. Numerous costs totaled over $2000. Contacted Honda, but there weren't any recalls, or known problems at the time. Seems like a lot of other CRV's are having the same problem though. Shouldn't Honda fix this problem by sending out a recall as it is not the fault of the owners of the car?.

- Rowland Heights, CA, USA

After 112,000 miles my 1999 Honda CR-V check engine light came on. Shortly thereafter the engine was running rough resulting in a burned exhaust valve and $1200 valve job. Acording to Honda maintenance schedule it is suggested the valve clearances be inspected at 105,000 mi. As this is such a critical item the Honda should make the consumer "painfully aware" of this problem to avoid high cost repairs, especially since it is a very common problem. My research has found many people with the same burnt exhaust valve situation, some ocuuring before the scheduled maintenance required. Bottom line - Honda should pay for these repairs.

- Haverhill, MA, USA

Honda CRV burned vavle. Many CRV owners of 1998 and 1999 have reported the same problem. Honda mechanic had stated that this is a manufacturer defect. The valve was installed too tight causing friction and eventually burned the valve. Honda Corp. Is not claming any responsiblity for this problem anymore. The cut off date that Honda would have covered the repair cost was approximately 2 months ago from today 12/9/03 according to the mechanic at the glendale (ca) Honda dealership.

- Glendale, CA, USA

While driving at 55 mph engine light came on and stayed on. Vehicle would not properly accelerate, and the handling was not manageable. Vehicle had two valve jobs done. Currently, cylinder heads need to be replaced.

- Barnegat, NJ, USA

With 57K miles and all recommended maintenance, my Honda CRV had a burnt exhaust valve on the #3 cylinder. In researching this problem, I found several similar complaints all referring to the #3 cylinder and the valve tightness from the factory. If Honda realized this may be a problem, could they have not adjusted these valves during regular maintenance? I'm not happy in paying for a repair that Honda could have prevented but didn't inform me that might happen.

- Manhattan , KS, USA

#3 exhaust valve burned and chipped on my 1999 CRV. 98,000 miles, perfect service history. Understanding is that this is a common event on this model. Engine rebuild required to correct problem.

- Franklin, TN, USA