Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY IN UNLOCKED POSITION AFTER USING MANUAL UNLOCK, OR KEY FOB. JUST FORCES BACK TO LOCKED. AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH - THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED. *TR
REAR DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT THE DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED, THIS IS A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CHILD LOCK HAS FAILED AS WELL. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE LOCKED, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. *TR
RIGHT REAR DOOR, ACTUATOR SWITCH MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. I HAVE READ OF LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA CRV'S THAT DO THE SAME THING AND HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS DEFECT INSTEAD OF IGNORING IT. THEY SHOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR REPUTATION! *TR
LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK WAS REPEATEDLY ENGAGING/DISENGAGING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR, THEN UNABLE TO LOCK DOOR AT ALL. REPAIR GARAGE REPLACED LOCK ACTUATOR AND CABLE FOR CHARGE OF $253.57. CURRENTLY THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION BOTH WHILE PARKED AND IN MOTION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90552. *TR
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS AFTER MAIN LOCK BUTTON IS PUSHED ON INTERIOR OF DRIVER'S DOOR AS WELL AS ON THE KEY FOB. ALL OTHER LOCKS CAN EASILY LOCK/UNLOCK MANUALLY EXCEPT THIS DOOR. IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK UNTIL THE BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS PUSHED TO LOCK. BUT ALMOST INSTANTLY, IT WILL UNLOCK AGAIN. ANYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN PAST 9MPH, THE CAR KEEPS TRYING TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS MAKING AN ANNOYING NOISE. *TR
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR KEPT LOCKING ON ITS OWN AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME I UNLOCKED IT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR MAKES LOUD SOUND EVERY TIME I LOCK THE DOORS, SCARED A KID IN THE VEHICLE AS IT HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALERS DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES, REPLACED THE FIRST ONE FOR $250 PLUS LABOR CHARGE AND HAVE ASKED ME TO GET THE CAR FOR SERVICING AGAIN TO SEE IF THE SECOND ONE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AS WELL. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE BUYING THE CAR. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT MULTIPLE CASES WITH ACTUATOR PROBLEMS WITH CRV MODELS BUT HONDA NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE OR RECALL TO FIX DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS DESPITE BEING AWARE OF THE DEFECTS. CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED BY PEOPLE AS IT IS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES BUT HONDA STILL NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, NOT SURE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
REAR RIGHT DOOR LOCKS ITSELF APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SECOND AFTER UNLOCKING, WHETHER VIA ELECTRIC SWITCH OR BY MANUALLY PUSHING THE UNLOCK LEVER. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS EGRESS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BY A PRECISELY-TIMED, TWO-STEP PROCESS: UNLOCK THE DOOR AND RAPIDLY ACTUATE THE DOOR HANDLE. THE COMPONENT DOES NOT FAIL-SAFE; IT FAILS INTO AN UNSAFE MODE. *TR
REAR DRIVER DOOR COMES UNLOCKED WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED. WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *TR
THE VEHICLE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. IT LOST ITS ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. IT DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO US SINCE THE ROAD WAS NOT THAT CROWDED. AFTER THAT WE ALWAYS HAD TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE. GOT INSPECTED AT HONDA SHOWROOM AND THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY MODULATOR WAS NOT WORKING AND IT WOULD COST $2000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR
ON AUGUST 8, 2014 MY CR-V WOULD NOT START. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CAME AND JUMPED THE BATTERY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON THE BATTERY AND BOTH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE CHARGING. ON AUGUST 19, 2014, MY CR-V WOULD NOT START FOR THE 2ND TIME. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE BATTERY,STARTER AND ALTERNATOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE, ALL WERE CHARGING AND WORKING WITHOUT INCIDENT.THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE, SO HE TIGHTENED THEM. ON AUGUST 23, 2014 MY CR-V WOULD NOT START FOR THE 3RD TIME. I AM COMPLETELY AT A LOSS AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THE DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCK WHILE MOVING; TIME OF PARKING THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *TR
MY 2007 HONDA CR-V, PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ITSELF IMMEDIATELY AFTER UNLOCK BY THE MAIN LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH, KEY FOB OR THE MANUAL TAB IN THE DOOR. WE HAVE TO BE VERY PRECISE IN UNLOCKING AND PULLING THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME. EVEN A SECOND DELAY COULD BRING THE BOOR BACK IN TO UNLOCK POSITION. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF FIRE OR ACCIDENT AS THE PASSENGER CAN NOT UNLOCK AND ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO IT. THANKS *TR
THE DOORLOCKS ARE HAVING A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. THE DOORS BEGAN UNLOCKING THEMSELVES SHORTLY AFTER LOCKING THEM. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WON'T STAY LOCKED, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR IS FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE DOOR IS UNUSABLE, THE DRIVER REAR DOOR STAYS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION, AND THE REAR HATCH WON'T UNLOCK; THEREFORE, IT WON'T OPEN. AT THIS POINT, TWO OF MY DOORS WON'T OPEN AND THE LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY TRY LOCKING OVER AND OVER AS I DRIVE UNDER APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET I SEE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT MY FEAR IS MY FAMILY GETTING TRAPPED IN THIS CAR IF THE LOCKS SEIZE AND WON'T ALLOW PASSENGERS TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT FOR SOMEONE TO STEP UP AND TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS - RIGHT PASSENGERS SIDE LOCK UNLOCKS. WILL NOT RE-LOCK. *TR
I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE AUGUST 3, 2007. ONLY SUPERIOR HONDA AND JEFF WYLER HONDA HAS SERVICED MY CAR. JULY, 1, 2014 THE STARTER MADE A CLICKING NOISE ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING. JEFF WYLER JUST GAVE ME A STATEMENT FROM HONDA CORPORATION OFFICE STATING THAT IF A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT A CLICKING NOISE DO NOT BOTHER TO FIX IT. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO IT IS A QUIRK WITH THE STARTER RELAY SYSTEM. JUST TELL THEM TO TURN THE KEY FASTER. I HAVE TURNED MY KEY THE SAME WAY FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS SOUND. IF THIS IS A "KNOWN" QUIRK SINCE 2001 THEN WHY DON'T THEY GET AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN A NEW STARTER. I AM SURE THE STARTER IS GOING BAD IN THE CAR. IT NEVER DID THIS BEFORE, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT PERFORMANCE HONDA WHICH I TOOK IT TO AT THE ADVICE OF THE CASE MANAGER AT HONDA CORPORATION TOLD ME HE COULD MAKE ALL THE HONDAS ON HIS LOT MAKE THE SAME SOUND. GOD FORBID IF YOU HAD A DISABILITY AND COULD NOT TURN YOUR KEY FAST ENOUGH YOU WOULD NEVER GET YOUR CAR STARTED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IF THEY REPLACE MY STARTER THEY TELL ME IT WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WHY DID THIS ONLY START HAPPENING NOW? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR MORE THAN 15 MILES FROM HOME. I WANT TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER IN FLORIDA WHO IS IN THE NAVY, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT FAR. *JS
DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELOCK EVERYTIME YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER DOOR. TO UNLOCK DOORS YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY HIT UNLOCK BUTTON, THEN YOU HAVE HALF A SECOND TO GET DOOR OPEN BEFORE IT LOCKS AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THE WHOLE CAR BE UNLOCKED BUT YOU CAN'T GET INTO THE FRONT DOORS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY, THE FRONT DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUT. MY KIDS HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING OUT, SO I WON'T LET THEM SIT IN FRONT SEAT ANYMORE. HOPING THAT THE BACK DOORS DON'T START ACTING UP. DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, I SEE THAT HONDA HAS HAD CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FILED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. ON ONE SITE IT SAYS THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS IN LATE 2012, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY THING ELSE ABOUT A RECALL. *TR
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS WON'T STAY LOCKED. THEY KEEP UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. *TR
2007 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LOCK ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS LOCKED AS SOON AS HE CLOSED THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WAS BY TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY. HOWEVER, TWO SECONDS LATER, IT LOCKED AGAIN. *JB
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BEGAN OPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS OPERATING. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE CAR'S CRASH SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIRES THE DOORS TO REMAIN LOCKED DURING OPERATION. FURTHER, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THIS DOOR, EVEN MANUALLY. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TR
AFTER SHOPPING, USED CAR FOB TO UNLOCK DOORS. TAILGATE WAS STILL LOCKED. DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW DOOR ALSO STILL LOCKED. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DOORS UNLOCKED FAILED. USED KEY TO UNLOCK DRIVER DOOR. TRIED THE POWER LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE. OTHER THAN THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE CAR WAS STILL LOCKED. WENT TO DEALER, WHERE A TECH PHYSICALLY WRENCHED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN. FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS, THE POWER LOCKS CONSTANTLY "KACHUNKED" AS I WAS DRIVING, TRYING TO REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. BACK TO DEALER, HAVING DISCOVERED THAT THE 2007 CR V HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS. DEALER CLAIMED TO BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS. NO, HONDA WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS A FLAW, AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS FIXED. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS HUGELY DANGEROUS, THAT RANDOMLY LOCKING DOORS WHICH WOULDN'T UNLOCK WERE A GENUINE HAZARD. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL HONDA CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS SUFFICIENTLY DANGEROUS TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ALL FOUR DOORS. AS SOON AS YOU UNLOCK THEM, THEY LOCK AGAIN. YOU CAN NOT USE THE MANUAL UNLOCK BECAUSE IT SEEMS FROZEN AND CAN ONLY UNLOCK THE CAR USING THE KEY FOB AND THEN THEY LOCK AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND MAKE IT PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL. ONLINE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH HONDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME AND/OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED EARLY 2013 REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. RESULTS, IF ANY, ARE NOT KNOWN. *TR
THE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AFTER BEING LOCKED. THE LOCK BUTTON ALSO WILL NOT CONSISTENTLY LOCK ANY OF THE DOORS IN THE CAR. THEREFORE I HAVE 2 DOORS IN MY CALL THAT WILL NEVER LOCK. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT ALSO ANY PASSENGERS THAT I HAVE WITH ME. IT ALSO PUT ANY OF POSSESSIONS THAT ARE LEFT IN THE CAR VULNERABLE TO THEFT. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN EARLIER MODELS AND HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS ISSUE, YET IN LATER MODELS THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. *TR
WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AT A STOPLIGHT, MY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ALL THE DOORS (WHICH IT HAD DONE UPON LEAVING THE PARKING LOT). I THOUGHT THIS STRANGE. THEN I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOCK UNLOCKED ITSELF AS SOON AS THE DOORS HAD LOCKED. WHEN I STOPPED AGAIN AT ANOTHER LIGHT, IT REPEATED THE PATTERN. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED, THE CAR LOCKED ALL DOORS, AND THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED ITSELF AGAIN. THIS REPEATS EVERY TIME I STOP ANYWHERE. IT IS NOT SAFE. I AM UNABLE TO KEEP MY DOORS LOCKED WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, IF I LOCK MY CAR WHEN I LEAVE MY VEHICLE, THE ALARM WILL SOUND WITHIN MINUTES DUE TO THE CAR "UNLOCKING" ITSELF AGAIN. I AM UNABLE TO SECURE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAIN THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS CONTINUED. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS, SO I ENDANGER MYSELF AND MY FAMILY EVERY TIME WE TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING SECURE WITH PROPER DOOR LOCKS. *TR
AS REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER HONDA CRV OWNERS, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK UNLOCKS ITSELF. I FIRST NOTICED IT AFTER SOMETHING WAS STOLEN FROM MY CAR. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I NEEDED TO UNLOCK MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET INTO THE CAR. I NEVER CHECKED THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR DOORS CONTINUED TO LOCK AS I WAS DRIVING. I LOOKED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WOULD UNLOCK AS SOON AS IT LOCKED. SO NOW THE LOCK MECHANISM KEEPS TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR AFTER EVERY STOP. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR A FAULTY PART. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THREEFOLD: 1) PREVENTING ITEMS OR THE CAR FROM BEING STOLEN BECAUSE THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED; 2) DRIVING IN A LARGE CITY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I AM FEARFUL THAT SOMEONE COULD ENTER THE CAR WHILE I AM STOPPED IN UNSAFE LOCATIONS; 3) I PARK IN A GARAGE AND SOMETIMES LEAVE LATE IN THE EVENING. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO ONE IN MY CAR NOW BEFORE I ENTER IT. GM WAITED TOO LONG TO RECALL THEIR CARS. I AM ASKING HONDA TO BE MORE PROACTIVE SINCE THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT CURRENTLY PENDING FOR THIS ISSUE, SO THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LARGE NUMBER OF HONDA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BUT MAY HAVE NOT REPORTED IT HERE. *TR
THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE LOCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOR WILL IT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE EXCEPT FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND WHEN THE REMOTE IS PRESSED. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY ANYONE IN THAT SEAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT. COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WILL COST ABOUT $300 TO FIX. THOUGHT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A WARNING TO OTHERS WITH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTES. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. WHEN I PRESS LOCK EITHER BY THE DRIVER SIDE OR ON MY KEY FOB, THE LOCK WOULD CLOSE, BUT THEN REOPEN AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. ANYONE CAN OPEN MY CAR AND STEAK THINGS INSIDE. VERY UNSAFE. *TR
SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CHOICE TO CHOOSE FROM.... OUR CRV ... GRANDSON CLOSED THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEYS IN CAR AND IT LOCKED.. TRIED TO UNLOCK DOOR WITH SPARE KEYS AND IT WOULDN'T WORK.. NOT MANUALLY OR WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS ON KEYS.... DROPPED MY GRANDDAUGHTER OFF FOR SWIM CLASS AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR WITH BUTTON INSIDE CAR AND IT LOCKED AGAIN BEFORE I COULD OPEN DOOR.. TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAR WOULD NOT STAY UNLOCKED.. FINALLY, HAD TO USE ONE HAND TO UNLOCK DOOR AND THE OTHER HAND ON HANDLE TO OPEN IT BEFORE IT LOCKED AGAIN... IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO GET MYSELF AND OR GRANDKIDS OUT OF THE CAR FAST ENOUGH TO SAVE THEM????? HONDA, I FOUND OUT HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE 2007 AND CONTINUES TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED... NOT LIKE WHAT GM DID... LETS GET THIS FIXED AND RIGHT BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO AMERICANS !!!!!! *TR
THE FIRST SIGN OF A DOOR LOCKING PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY REAR HATCH NOT OPENING. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AND THE LOCKS KEEP CLICKING AS YOU DRIVE. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TELLS ME AFTER DRIVERS PAY HONDA MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR THE PROBLEM RETURNS ON ANOTHER DOOR OR THE ACTUATOR THEY REPLACE FAILS AGAIN.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH A PASSENGER FALLING OUT OR A CRIMINAL GETTING IN AND ATTACKING SOMEONE OR STEALING THE CAR AND OR ITS CONTENTS. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AT RISK.THIS IS NOT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, IT IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM FOR CRV, CIVIC AND ACCORD DRIVERS. *TR
WHEN I UNLOCKED ALL THE DOORS - THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK OPENED BUT THEN RETRACTED AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN - I CLICKED THE OPEN SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR - BUT THEN THE SWITCH SEEMED TO JAM AGAIN - FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THE ACTUATOR IS THE CAUSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE - IF THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY - AT THE VERY LEAST IT IS FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO REMEMBER TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR AS SOON AS IT IS ACTIVATED OTHERWISE IT WILL RETRACT AND NOT OPEN. I HAVE IN THE INTERIM TRIED APPLYING SOME WHITE LITHIUM GREASE TO THE INSIDE AND IT APPEARS TO HELP TEMPORARILY - BUT THE ACTUATOR WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TRYING TO INQUIRE IF THIS SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR FROM HONDA..... *TR
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY UNLOCK AND LOCK MILES INTO A DRIVE. WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED WITH THE SIDE DOOR BUTTON ON EITHER THE DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGERS SIDE THE ACTUATOR MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE. WHEN THE KEY IS USED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE THE ACTUATOR MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE AS WELL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
LAST WEEK I GO TO LOCK MY CAR AND IS KEEP PUSHING LOCK ON MY CLICKER AND IT NEVER BEEPS. SO I GO BACK TO MY CAR AND LOOK AND ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKING EXCEPT FOR MY DRIVERS SIDE. I END UP MANUALLY LOCKING IT AND WHEN I COME OUT IT WORKS FINE. NOW TODAY (THREE DAYS LATER) IT IS DOING IT AGAIN EXPECT THIS TIME IT LOCKS EXTREMELY FAST. I HIT UNLOCK TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND IF I DO NOT GET OUT FAST ENOUGH THE DOOR LOCKS ON ITS OWN WHILE ALL THE OTHER DOORS STAY UNLOCKED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED LOCK ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
2007 HONDA CR-V MAKING WHINING NOISE DURING TURNS. TOPPED OFF POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. EVENTUALLY TOOK CAR IN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT I NEED NEW POWER STEERING HOSE AND RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. WITHOUT REPLACING BOTH, THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE. I SEE A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED REGARDING STEERING ISSUES WITH THE 2007 HONDA CR-V. *TR
THE FIRST SIGN OF A DOOR LOCKING PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY REAR HATCH NOT OPENING. AS A SENIOR FEMALE I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET 10 40LB BAGS OF SMELLY WET FERTILIZER OVER THE PASSENGER SEATS AND OUT A PASSENGER DOOR. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AND THE LOCKS KEEP CLICKING AS YOU DRIVE. TWO HONDA DEALERS WE CALLED OFFER NOTHING BUT AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TELLS ME AFTER DRIVERS PAY HONDA MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR THE PROBLEM RETURNS ON ANOTHER DOOR OR THE ACTUATOR THEY REPLACE FAILS AGAIN.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH A PASSENGER FALLING OUT OR A CRIMINAL GETTING IN AND ATTACKING SOMEONE OR STEALING THE CAR AND OR ITS CONTENTS. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AT RISK.THIS IS NOT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, IT IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM FOR CRV, CIVIC AND ACCORD DRIVERS. *TR
THE DOOR LOCK ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WHERE THE DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY LOCK WHEN THE DOOR LOCK IS ACTIVATED. THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IN PARTICULAR WILL INITIALLY LOCK THEN SLOWLY UNLOCK WITHIN 2 SECONDS AND THE FRONT DOOR WILL SOMETIMES JUST NOT LOCK AT ALL, ALMOST LIKE IT IS STUCK. *JS
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
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. ONE DAY MY SON HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE AS SOON AS HE UNLOCKED THE DOOR IT WOULD LOCK AGAIN. CONCERNS I HAVE ARE SOMEONE GETTING IN MY CAR WHILE I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ETC. OR A CHILD OPENING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW THE CAR IS MOVING, IT WILL STILL LOCK AND UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. *TR
THE CAR WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE STRUCK TWO CARS AND ENDED UP SMASHING INTO THE REAR OF A STOPPED 18 WHEELER. *TR
AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE GROCERY STORE, I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED ALMOST HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR (AND MY BRAKES ARE FAIRLY NEW)! ALMOST SCARED ME TO DEATH! I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR GETS SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR
THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE DOOR IMMEDIATELY LOCKS ITSELF AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE DOOR IS BEING UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE THE KEY FOB. AS SOON AS YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ITSELF. *JS
DOORS IN VEHICLE LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAPPEN AROUND THE SPEED OF 15 MPH, BOTH WHILE ACCELERATING AND BREAKING, IE: SLOWING DOWN TO EVENTUAL STOP. WHILE THIS OCCURS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, EVEN AS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. LOCK "SOUNDS" ARE ALSO HEARD AS THE LOCKS ENGAGE, AND DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND WE ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE CAR; BOTH WITH THE BUTTONS ON EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, OR THE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCK MAKES AN UNUSUAL SOUND, LIKE THE DOOR IS ATTEMPTING TO LOCK, BUT SOMETHING IS "OFF TRACK". WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS UNABLE TO LOCK. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE CANNOT SET THE ALARM ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWS ANYONE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AT THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE HATCHBACK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE SHOWS THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MALFUNCTION IN MOST HONDA CRVS BETWEEN THE YEARS 2007-2010. USUALLY OCCURS ON OR AROUND THE 50K MILE MARK, WHEN THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. BECAUSE HONDA WILL SUPPLY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ACTUATOR AS ALREADY EQUIPPED IN THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED, AND EVENTUAL REPEAT OF SAME DEFECTS OCCUR. *JS
MY HONDA CR V 2007 DOOR LOCK. IT STARTED ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF AGO, THE BACK DRIVER DOOR KEPT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AS I DRIVE. LATER THE OTHER DOOR STARTED TO ACT UP, NOW 04/05/2014, IT OPENS WHILE I DRIVE. THE DRIVER SIDE STAY OPEN (ALWAYS) I CANNOT LOCK THE CAR. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY LOCK ITSELF AFTER BEING UNLOCKED VIA THE SWITCH OR KEYFOB LOCKING ME IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WILL ALSO CLICK REPEATEDLY AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO LOCK AGAIN AND AGAIN. *TR
ON 08/09/2013 I PARKED MY HONDA CRV IN MY DRIVEWAY AND LOCKED MY CAR WITH MY KEYLESS REMOTE. ONE HOUR LATER OUR FAMILY DECIDED TO GO OUT TO DINNER. WE WENT OUT TO OUR CAR AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN. TIRED THE KEY IN THE DOOR AND TRIED THE KEYLESS REMOTE ALSO TRIED THE SPARE KEYLESS REMOTE, WOULD NOT OPEN. AT 9:30 P.M. WE CALL AAA TO OPEN THE CAR, AT 10 P.M. AAA SHOWED UP AND OPENED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. HE GOT THE DOOR OPEN, WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER IN THE MORNING. DURING THE NIGHT, THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. I NEEDED TO GO TO WORK, HAD TO GET A RIDE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. MY HUSBAND WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A TOW-TRUCK TO SHOW UP TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WE WERE VERY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHERE WE LIVE THE TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY IN AUGUST RUNS FROM 95 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES, IF THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR, THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH.
I WAS STOPPED AT A MARKET AND CLOSED MY DOOR IN A NORMAL FASHION. . THE SEAT BELT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE METAL BUCKLE JAMMED IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND BROKE THE LOCK. THE DOOR LOCK WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. I DROVE MY CAR TO THE AIRPORT HONDA DEALERSHIP IN LOS ANGELES CA. STEERING WITH MY LEFT HAND AND HOLDING THE DOOR WITH MY RIGHT HAND,. AN INTAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP BY THE NAME OF [XXX], PUT A SCREW DRIVER IN THE MECHANISM AND UNJAMMED THE LOCK. I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. MY DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS I COULD NOT AFFORD THE ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS AT THE TIME . I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED AFTER THE INSPECTION AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS IN THE AMOUNT OF $307.00. AFTER JUMPING THROUGH EVERY HOOP THAT HONDA REQUESTED OF ME, I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED IN CASH, HONDA WAS NEVER CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OR IF THE SEAT BELT WOULD ACTUALLY HOLD UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE .MY SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED AND DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY A CERTIFIED HONDA MECHANIC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE DOOR LOCK ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED NO MATTER WHAT I DO OR HOW I TRY TO LOCK IT, EVEN IF I PUT IN DRIVE & ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE REAR DOOR UNLOCKS ITSELF. THIS IS A SAFETY & SECURITY ISSUE! *TR
THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY LOCKS ITSELF AFTER BEING UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FAB. THE DOOR KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN INSERTED AND TURNED. THE DOOR DOES THE SAME THING WHEN BEING UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOORS. AS SOON AS YOU UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE BUTTON IT LOCKS ITSELF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY BECOME UNLOCKED. THE FAILURE STARTED ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND PROGRESSED UNTIL ALL DOORS IN THE VEHICLE WERE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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