Climate System
Blower (fan) motor, A/C compressor, condenser, evaporator, heater system, automatic climate control, refrigerant leakage, electrical failure.
What Owners Say
"Entire a/c system replaced. My research shows that most 2003 CRV's have required the same but Honda refuses to admit they should have had a recall"
Patricia M., GA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Complete failure of compressor resulted in a $2000 replacement of compressor , condensor and evaporator. This is a know Honda issue that was not admitted by the company"
Anonymous, GA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor stopped working. Got two opinions and had repairs done. Had to take back vehicle for AC work due to first repair not done right"
Charles T., FL (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The compressor broke/exploded into many pieces, and those pieces were sucked into the air conditioning system"
Anonymous, KY (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Have replaces AC compressor 3 times in past 3 years"
David W., TX (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"entire system including compressor,evaporator,condenser with core and expansion valves assembly,suction and discharge hoses were replaced as lines were contaminated with metal graines. $3400.00 job"
Anonymous, HI (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC compressor locked up & spread metal particles through out the system. Complete system replacement. Labor = $900. Parts = $ 2,500. Three weeks later, replaced main cooling & condenser fan motors & bushings. Parts= $550; Labor= $640"
Charles U., CA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The AC has had to be replaced numerous times under warranty since we bought the car. I think we've had 4 new AC systems in the 12 years we've had this car"
Kristen H., CA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"It just stopped working altogether"
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Air conditioner had "black death", completely died and was told it would take $5000 to fix"
SUSn G., MO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor failed making a loud clanking sound. A/C no longer worked after this incident. Compressor and related A/C components were replaced at Honda Dealership"
George D., NM (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Had to replace the AC compressor, clutch, coil, and the radiator fan. Air bag was replaced under warranty"
David P., OR (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Basically the compressor died. I had it replaced and its been working fine since"
S S., TX (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"This is the 3rd time I have had problems with the air conditioner unit in this vehicle. It seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. The compressor seems to be too small for the CRV. It has been an expensive problem"
Gretchen S., CO (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"replaced outside AC compressor bearing. Complete AC replaced in recent years"
Anonymous, NE (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The compressor malfunctioned, but many of the A/C components were replaced in order to satisfy the warranty on the new compressor"
Allen E., HI (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Air compressor broke apart 3/13.. After learning of $2,000 replacement cost decided to forget repairing. Use other car inhot weather"
Ronald P., WA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"A/C does not work"
Anonymous, MD (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC broken down in 5 years"
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor failure, replaced $800"
Anonymous, MI (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"A/C failed. Repair would be very costly, so now no A/C"
John R., ME (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor failed. Over 1000 to repair"
Anonymous, MO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC system has been replaced twice and has never worked properly since"
Anonymous, CO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"It stopped blowing out cool air"
Anonymous, NC (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Second time the ac unit has needed to be replaced. Both condenser and compressor were replaced for the 2nd time"
Anonymous, AZ (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"stopped working"
Anonymous, UT (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The compressor clutch will not latch"
Ricardo B., MD (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor basically "blew up" and I had to have the entire AC system replaced at a cost of $1800"
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"A/C compressor tore itself apart and cracked open. Repair requires replacement of entire A/C system which will almost equal 1/2 value of car"
Anonymous, TX (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor failed 2 months after recall time expired.Very expensive to replace"
Anonymous, CA (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"In the 10 years I've owned the vehicle the AC failed 4 times. It quit producing cool air and had to be replaced. The vehicle has had 5 AC units in its life. Four I have put in. A bad design for this vehicle"
Anonymous, AZ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Had the compressor replaced four years ago and again last year"
Anonymous, NJ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC, has been replaced several times , the compressor and related cooling equipment had to be replaced"
Anonymous, NJ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Started blowing fuses. Because of expense and low usage of vehicle, we haven't fixed it."
Anonymous, NC (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Needed to be replaced"
Anonymous, (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"I have had to replace the air conditioning compressor twice in the last three years. Both times it failed violently, blowing apart internally. The cost to replace it was almost $3000 each time. Will never buy another CR-V."
Anonymous, CA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC problems span multiple generations of the vehicle. A design problem that Honda should be responsible for."
Anonymous, PA (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"3rd time i've experienced honda ac "black death" - this time the ac blew-up and rendered the car undriveable in the middle of nowhere (no cell reception) had to be towed an hour to a city and rent a hotel room. cost to repair to be able to drive: 1800. cost to repair ac when i got home: 2000. this is a known honda problem but they won't own up to their responsibility because it's not "life threatening". this time, i was LUCKY it turned out ok."
Anonymous, CA (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"replaced three times over the life of the car"
Anonymous, (2003 Honda CR-V Unsure 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"froze up and was ruined"
Anonymous, CO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Original equipment was replaced due to an accident in first year of ownership. Replacement compressor failed and was replaced last year"
Anonymous, TX (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"This has been the weakest component on this vehicle"
Robert M., NV (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The car is 14 years old with 165000 on it. The AC compressor just stop working this past fall (2016)"
Mary T., WI (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The entire A/C system failed this year. According to the dealership, with this revision of CRV, if any parts on the A/C unit fails, the entire system must be replaced at a cost of $4,000 (parts and labor). I have confirmed this analysis with a local garage as well"
Anonymous, NH (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Honda had replaced the complete air conditioner less than two years earlier. Made a deal with the dealer to replace. I paid for labor, they paid for the new ac system"
Anonymous, FL (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"air compressor got a hole in it"
Jerome W., FL (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The air conditioner completely failed. The cost to replace it is too much for a vehicle of this age and condition"
Rudy P., PA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"A/C went out completely. We had it replaced with OEM parts and it went out again 6 months later. We were told because of the design it was likely to have repeat problems"
Mitchell M., TN (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The compressor unit in this vehicle completely failed for the second time. It was replaced several years ago with the same unit and it lasted only 2 years. No more A/C in this vehicle!"
Garrick M., ON (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Compressor went out suddenly. Dealer wanted over $1200. to replace AC system"
Lyle M., MN (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"I had to put in a new air condition right after the warranty ran out, about a year after I purchased it new"
Anonymous, FL (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The air conditioner stopped working. The cost to replace it was too high for a high mileage vehicle this old."
Anonymous, PA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Needed a new A/C compressor"
Anonymous, OH (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The a/c started blowing hot air. Replaced."
Joseph W., CO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC failed and had to be replaced"
G S., CO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"whole AC system blow up creating shards of metal to circulate within the system thus causing a catastrophic failure of the whole AC SYSTEM."
Yong A., MO (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Just died after 14 years"
Mary T., WI (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"It fell off while I was driving down the highway at 55 mph."
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Air conditioner compressor fail, which required the installation of a replacement"
N P., NJ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"i HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR TWICE BUT THE SECOND TIME THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HONDA HAD FIXED A PROBLEM THEY WERE HAVING W/IT FOR THIS YEAR/MODEL"
Carol G., FL (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"A/C Compressor is currently not working even after being replaced two years ago,"
Anonymous, OH (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC compressor failed completely. Repair cost was equal to vehicle value."
Robert F., MI (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The A/C compressor exploded. My normal repair shop said they'd never seen such a thing. I took it to a specialty A/C shop who also said they'd never seen such a thing short of an accident. The solid steel part cracked. Both places asked if I'd been in an accident, but I hadn't. The metal shrapnel from the explosion damaged a bunch of different parts of my car, and everything had to be flushed multiple times, but it was repaired."
Anonymous, FL (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The original and replacement both failed"
Anonymous, NY (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"did not work"
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Air conditioner ceased working. Compressor was first diagnosis, but then it also needed a new fan or blower. Quite costly"
Robert B., MO (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Last october the ac stopped working. I took it into the shop and they said the compressor was ok but needed a fan and seals. The cost was $750. That was too much to spend on an old car. The car runs fine and has never had any problems"
Anonymous, IN (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Fan stopped working suddenly. Repaired by Honda"
Anonymous, TN (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"May 2014. 90 degrees and no air and going on vacation the next day. Luckily my dealer was able to fix it the same day"
Anonymous, FL (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"module"
Anonymous, OR (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The motor of the fan burned out and was replaced"
W B., CA (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Fan stopped operating in January which is not good in Alaska. Local dealer was able to get it fixed immediately"
Anonymous, AK (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Wore out over time"
Anonymous, AZ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"I took my car to technician and the issue was not the freon but the blower was totally gone."
Anonymous, NC (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC compressor and condenser are continual problems. On my 3rd compressor and condenser and the current condenser is bad according to the dealer"
Anonymous, VA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The condenser was replaced with the entire AC system. Four times in 10 years of ownership. I live in the desert and AC is necessary"
Anonymous, AZ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"musty smell"
David S., IL (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"The heater stopped working in December, it took the dealer about 1 week to find the problem and fix but I had a loaner"
Anonymous, IL (2003 Honda CR-V 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"AC stopped working. Slow leak detected in unknown location. Mechanic injected dye to locate leak in future"
Pamela L., CA (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"just noticed A/C not working. Added refrigerant myself and hope this fixes leak"
Anonymous, PA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Replaced leaking rad"
Steve U., BC (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Found someone who replaced system for $600. but had to take it back twice because of leaks"
Lyle M., MN (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"hose leak"
C M., WA (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)"Added freon to top off AC. Replaced schrader valves pressure switch."
Carol D., AZ (2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)
"Something disintegrated in the A/C compressor and the entire A/C system including evaporator, condenser, and refrigerant lines all had to be replaced. $2500. Known weak area with Honda CR-V around that model year"
Mark B., OR (2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.3-L 4 Cyl)