DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. WHEN TRYING TO USE REMOTE KEYPAD, THE DOOR SOMETIMES DOES NOT OPEN. I CANT USE THE KEY TO PEN DRIVER SIDE LOCK. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
2007 Honda CR-V complaints
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 →
MY DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHENEVER I START TO MOVE AFTER BEING STOPPED. SOMETIMES THEY WILL RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND I NEED TO GET IN, I HAVE TO STAND RIGHT BY IT WITH MY HAND ON THE HANDLE TO PULL WHILE HITTING THE KEY FOB BUTTON BECAUSE IT WILL LOCK ITSELF SO QUICKLY, I HAVE NO TIME TO GET IN THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS FIXED ONCE, AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO FIX THIS AGAIN, BUT IT IS VERY ANNOYING, AND I AM AFRAID OF GETTING STUCK IN OR OUT OF MY CAR AT SOME POINT. *TR
PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOES NOT STAY LOCKED. WHEN I REACH 9 MPH DOORS LOCK AND FRONT PASSENGER LOCK SLOWLY UNLOCKS. THEN EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN AND THEN GO OVER 9 MPH IT LOCKS AND UNLOCKS. I CAN NOT LEAVE ANYTHING IN CAR AS I AM AFRAID SOMEONE CAN JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND STEAL THE CAR OR WHATEVER MAY BE IN IT. HONDA DEALER SAYS THIS HAPPENS AND I CAN PAY THEM $350 AND THAT MAY HELP BUT NO GUARANTEES. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THE CAR THIS WAY. THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF HONDA. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST HONDA. *TR
THE READ DOOR LOCK KEEPS OPENING AND CLOSING WHEN I DRIVE (I HAVE MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 2.5 YEAR OLD SITTING IN THE BACK ) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY CAN OPEN THE DOOR AT ANY TIME. *TR
THE DRIVERS DOOR AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THEMSELVES IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING (WITHIN 2 SECONDS). THE ACTUATORS IN BOTH DOORS SEEM TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AS THEY CAN EASILY BECOME LOCKED IN THE CAR. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE IT LOCKS ITSELF IT TRIGGERS ALL OTHER DOORS TO LOCK THEMSELVES AS WELL EFFECTIVELY LOCKING YOU OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE DOOR UNLOCKS. WHILE RUNNING, KEYS IN THE IGNITION, NO KEYS, DOESN'T MATTER. WILL COST ROUGHLY $250 PER DOOR TO REPAIR AND BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU SHOULD NOT TRUST OEM PARTS. *TR
ON OUR 2007 HONDA CR-V THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING LOCKED, NO MATTER HOW IT IS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE CAR IN MOTION, STOPPED, WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY LOCKED. THE DOOR WILL ALSO LOCK WHILE DRIVING BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK ITSELF. THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE UNLOCKING OF THE DOOR ALSO DISENGAGES THE ALARM. I CAN LOCK THE DOOR AND SET THE ALARM AND WITHIN A SECOND, CAN OPEN WITH DOOR WITH NO ALARM SOUNDING AT ALL. SO WITH THE DOOR UNLOCKING, MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN HARMS WAY WHEN THEY'RE STOPPED AS THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP SOMEONE FROM ENTERING THAT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR INTO THE ONLY EMPTY SEAT IN THE CAR AND DOING BODILY HARM TO THEM OR STEALING THE CAR AND LEAVING THEM WHERE EVER THEY ARE. THIS ALSO MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE THE CAR WHEN AWAY FROM HOME AS BOTH THE LOCK AND ALARM ARE DISENGAGED MAKING IT TOO EASY FOR ANY CRIMINAL LOOKING FOR A TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY. THIS MEANS IN A 24 HOUR DAY, MY CAR, WHILE PARKED AND EMPTY OR FILLED WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, IS ONLY SECURED FOR LITERALLY A FEW SECONDS. BY PROXY, THAT MEANS MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE ONLY SECURE FOR LESS THAN THAT. *TR
WE HAVE A 2007 HONDA CRV AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR LOCKS. THEY WILL CLICK NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO...EVERYTIME A STOP IS MADE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THEY RECLICK. IT CAN BE A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, OR JUST A BRIEF STOP AND WE WILL HEAR A CLICKING SOUND LIKE THEY ARE RELOCKING. WE HAVE OFTEN NOTICED THAT WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO ENTER THE DRIVER DOOR OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR THE UNLOCK MECHANISM ON THE KEY OR DRIVER DOOR HAS TO BE HIT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME FOR A PERSON TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THESE CLICKS OVER AND OVER AND TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRYING TO GET INTO THE CAR LIKE THIS, THERE IS AN EVEN BIGGER ISSUE OF SAFETY. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR (BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT) WILL UNLOCK ITSELF AFTER THE CAR IS IN MOTION. YOU CAN HEAR THE REAR DOOR CLICK TO UNLOCK AND IT WILL SHOW ORANGE. WHAT IS EVEN MORE ALARMING IS THAT THE REAR DOOR CAN BE OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION EVEN AFTER THE DOORS HAVE BEEN MANUALLY LOCKED BY THE DRIVER PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS MY CHILDREN AGES 7 AND 9 RIDE IN THE BACKSEAT OF OUR CRV. *TR
THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IT WOULD GIVE A ZZZZZSOUND. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND I HAD TO EXIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.LATER I HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. LATER ON, I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. HOWEVER, WITHIN DAYS OF THAT INCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHIN SECONDS AS I DRIVE THE CAR. I CAN NO LONGER LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE. *TR
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS KEEP LOCKING ON THEIR OWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU UNLOCK THEM. THIS CAN HAPPEN EVEN IF YOU UNLOCK THEM WITH THE AUTO KEY FOB OR THE INSIDE DOOR SWITCH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE AUTO KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOORS & HAD TO USE THE KEY IN THE DOOR. I HAVE EVEN HAD THE DOORS RELOCK THEMSELVES RIGHT AFTER YOU STOP THE CAR & PUT IT IN PARK. (NORMALLY THE CAR AUTO LOCKS ALL DOORS WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER ABOUT 10 MPH, THEN AUTO UNLOCKS THE DOORS ONCE YOU STOP & PUT IT IN PARK). SO I'VE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR WHILE I KEEP USING THE DOOR UNLOCK SWITCH OR MY KEY FOB TO TRY TO GET OUT. GOD FORBID I HAD TO EXIT MY CAR IN AN EMERGENCY! I'VE ALSO BEEN AFRAID OF DROPPING OR LEAVING MY CAR KEYS ON MY SEAT OR IN MY PURSE (WHILE IT'S IN THE CAR) WHEN I HOP OUT OF THE CAR, THEN ACCIDENTALLY SHUTTING MY CAR DOOR. I WOULD BE LOCKED OUT. *TR
MY HONDA CR-V 2007 JUST STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK SYSTEM. I STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM PROBABLY IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE CAR LOCKING DEFAULT SET-UP WAS AT 15MPH (MEANING EVEN IF I FORGET TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY WILL BE LOCKED WHEN THE CAR REACH 15MPH). HOWEVER, ONE OF THE DOOR JUST UNLOCK ALL BY ITSELF RIGHT-AFTER IT GET LOCKED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE KIDS IN YOUR CAR. I REALIZED MANY CR-V OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HONDA DECIDED NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS LESS THAN A SECOND AFTER BEING UNLOCKED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
TOOK CAR TO HONDA IN MERRIVILLE INDIANA FOR MAINTENANCE, WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS LEAKING SO BADLY IT WAS GUSHING OUT. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THAT WOULD HAVE MADE ME ASK HONDA TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE LIFT GATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/22/14 MA UPDATED 04/24/14
MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. EACH TIME I LOCK IT, ALL THE OTHER DOORS STAY LOCKED EXCEPT THIS DOOR. I CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK IT, THEREFORE MY CAR IS NOW SUBJECT TO VANDALISM OR THEFT. I AM A SINGLE FEMALE AND THIS TERRIFIES ME THAT WHEN I AM SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT LIGHT SOMEONE COULD EASILY ATTACK ME OR TRY TO STEAL MY CAR. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 1/14/14*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED MANUALLY AND WHEN USING THE REMOTE KEY. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKING MECHANISM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. I HAVE A CHILD AND IT POSES A SAFETY RISK AS THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. THIS POSES A LOT OF RISK TO THIEF AND OTHERS AS IT IS NOT WORKING AS DESIGNED. *TR
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT REMAIN LOCKED, IT UNLOCKS ITSELF IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOCKING. *TR
FAILURE OF DOOR LOCK. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK DESPITE ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO LOCK AND THE REAR DRIVER DOOR CONTINUOUSLY MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND EVERY 2-3 MINUTES AS IF IT IS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CLICKING SOUND HAS NOW CHANGED TO A LOUD BUZZING SOUNDTHE EVENING OF NOV 11, 2013 MY CAR HAD BEEN INVADED, CANNOT SAY BROKEN INTO BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK! POLICE REPORT FILED. HAVE APPT 11-25-2013 WITH HONDA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS-ACTUATOR?. FIRST OWNER OF A HONDA CRV 2007. *TR
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILURE ON TWO DOORS - ONE DOOR WILL UNLOCK BY ITSELF ALL THE TIME. AFTER 2 MONTHS THE DOOR LOCK ON ANOTHER DOOR MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM - THE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF ALL THE TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK REMOTELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE LOCKED MANUALLY HOWEVER, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO LOCK MANUALLY OR REMOTELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
DRIVER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY/ACTUATOR CAUSES DOORS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY BEGINNING AT APPROX 9 MPH. WITH VEHICLE PARKED AND TURNED OFF, DOORS RE-LOCK REPEATEDLY EACH TIME THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED MAKING IF DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS REPAIRED, BUT FAILED AGAIN IN JULY 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 48,334 MILES. *TR
I HEARD LOT OF NOISE FROM MY CAR 2007 HONDA CR-V ENGINE, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO HONDA STORE THEY TOLD POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SAW ONLINE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR TYPE OF ISSUE. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAULTY ACTUATOR PUMPS. THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL INITIALLY LOCK AND THEN UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WE'RE GETTING THE DOOR LOCKS FIXED OUT OF POCKET, BUT THIS LEVEL OF FAILURE SEEMS UNREASONABLE FOR THE AGE AND CONDITION OF THIS CAR. HONDA NEEDS TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS AND/OR HELP OWNERS PAY FOR THE FIX. *TR
2007 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEELS INSTALLED WITHOUT TPMS SENSORS CAUSING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RETAILER KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY MADE THE TPMS INOPERATIVE, BY INSTALLING WHEELS WITHOUT TPMS EVEN AFTER THE COMPANY HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD VIOLATE THE MAKE INOPERATIVE PROHIBITION OF 49 USC 30122.
ISSUES INVOLVING DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT OPEN BACK HATCH MOST OF THE TIME. WIFE HAS WITNESSED DOORS UNRESPONSIVE TO OPENING AT TIMES, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *TR
THE POWER SWITCHES ON DOORS ARE EASY TO FAIL. THE ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE DOOR IS GETTING 'LOCKED' ITSELF WHICH COULD BE AN ISSUE IF CHILD IS LEFT IN THE CAR WITH KEY. I GOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS ISSUE ON MY PASSENGER - RIGHT DOOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW GOT THE SAME ISSUE ON DOOR IN DRIVER SEAT. *TR
MY DOOR LOCKS (ALL OF THEM) WOULD NOT STAY UNLOCKED LONGER THAN 2-3 SECONDS WHEN I WANT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CAREFULLY COORDINATE PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY WITH ACTUALLY OPENING THE DOOR. IF I AM NOT QUICK ENOUGH, I MUST REPEAT THE ACTION. THIS VERY CLEARLY LOOKS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND BY NOW HONDA KNOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. WILL IT REQUIRE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF DEATHS OR INJURIES BECAUSE THE OCCUPANT CAN'T GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN TIME IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE, ETC. ?? THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ACTUATORS SHOULD NOT BE BORNE BY THE OWNERS. ( UP TO 4 @ $400 EACH). *TR
MY GRANDSON WENT TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR. IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE DRIVER SEAT TO GET OUT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT WAS LOCK. I DO A LOT OF PICKING UP OF MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I'M AFRAID THAT THEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WHAT A SHAME TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS AND THE COST I WILL HAVE TO INCUR. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL CONTINUOUSLY UNLOCK THEMSELVES. THE LOCKS WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE (MAKE A NOISE AS IF SOMEONE WERE PRESSING THE LOCK SWITCH) EVEN IF I DO NOT RE-LOCK THE DOORS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS. *TR
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BAD. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY IN LOCKED POSITION. *TR
DOOR LOCKS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY UNLOCKED. AS SOON AS YOU UNLOCK IT, IT RELOCKS IN LESS THAN A SECOND. PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
FROM AUGUST 2013, RIGHT FRONT DOOR STARTED TO LOCK BY ITSELF RIGHT AFTER I UNLOCK IT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR STARTED TO KEEP LOCKING ITSELF WITH VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN THE SPEED OF CAR REACHES 20~30 MILES/HOUR. IT WAS VERY ANNOYING AND I FIXED THE CAR, WHICH COST ME OVER $300. HOWEVER, NOW THE LEFT REAR DOOR STARTED TO KEEP LOCKING WHENEVER THE CAR REACHES TO THE SPEED OF 20~30 MILES/HOUR. *TR
FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS MY 2007 CR-V HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRIC DOOR-LOCK OPERATION 1)THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK. UNLOCKING ALL DOORS VIA DRIVERS SIDE OR KEY FOB MOMENTARILY OPENS THE PASSENGER LOCK ? IT THEN AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AGAIN IN 2-4 SECONDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PASSENGER CANNOT GET OUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. DOOR HANDLE OPERATION DOES NOT OVER-RIDE THE LOCK ? AND THE 2-4 SECOND WINDOW ELECTRONICALLY UNLOCKING IS DIFFICULT TO SYNCHRONIZE HANDLE OPERATION IN THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCE. 2)IN ADDITION, ALL DOOR LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCK?LOCK?.LOCK WHEN DRIVING FORWARD @ APPROXIMATELY 8-10KM/HOUR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ? I SEE ~ 105 AT SAFERCAR.GOV. *TR
PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL REMAIN LOCK AFTER PRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON ON KEY AND ON DOOR. LOCK ACTUATOR HAS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN LOCKING. *TR
THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT OF DRIVER SIDE WAS LOCKED HALF YEAR'S AGO. UNABLE TO OPEN IT. ON SEPT. 19, 2013, THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOCKED. AND NOW THE DOORS ON THE LEFT OF PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE TRUNK WERE LOCKED. IT POSE SERIOUS SAFETY DANGER. *TR
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, SUDDENLY THE DOOR LOCKS WON'T REMAIN OPEN AFTER OPENING WITH KEY FOB. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL OPEN FOR A SECOND OR TWO, BUT THEN AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE LOCKED POSITION. APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONICS AND LOCKING ACTUATORS. THIS OCCURS ON ALL DOORS (FRONT AND REAR, INCLUDING TAILGATE DOOR), IN ALL SCENARIOS (ENGINE RUNNING; ENGINE NOT RUNNING; DOOR OPEN; DOOR SHUT; KEY IN IGNITION; KEY OUT OF IGNITION). IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS ON THE DOOR PANEL WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY....IT'S LIKE THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO UNLOCK THE BUTTON, BUT THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO THE LOCKED POSITION. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
THE DOORS AND TRUNK ON MY VEHICLES LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER SECONDS OF BEING OPEN IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEYPAD YOU WILL BE LOCKED IN THE CAR THE UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR DOESN'T WORK. *TR
THE PASSENGER DOOR REGULARLY DOES NOT REMAIN ELECTRONICALLY LOCKED DESPITE USING THE DRIVER DOOR SWITCH AND/OR REMOTE. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF INVOLVED IN VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS SINCE THE OCCUPANTS MAY BECOME ENTRAPPED WHEN THE DEFECT PREVENTS AN OCCUPANT FROM UNLOCKING THE DOORS. FURTHERMORE, THIS DEFECT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS SINCE NOT ALL DOORS ARE CAPABLE OF BEING MANUALLY UNLOCKED FROM THE EXTERIOR. INSTEAD, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VEHICLES DRIVER DOOR, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISM IS THE ONLY METHOD AVAILABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXTERIOR - ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A SLOT ALLOWING USE OF A PHYSICAL KEY. WHILE THIS ISSUE RISKS THE SAFETY OF ALL OCCUPANTS, THE DOOR LOCK DEFECT POSES AN ACUTE RISK TO CHILDREN IN THE FRONT SEAT SINCE THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND, DUE TO THE LACK OF AN EXTERIOR LOCKING MECHANISM, AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE OUTSIDE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THESE DOORS AND GAIN INTERIOR ACCESS. HONDA HAS APPARENTLY LONG BEEN WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. DESPITE ITS LONGSTANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT, HONDA HAS ROUTINELY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CARS WITHOUT CHARGE WHEN THE DEFECT MANIFESTS. AS A RESULT OF DEFENDANTS UNFAIR, DECEPTIVE AND/OR FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES, OWNERS AND/OR LEASEES HAVE SUFFERED AN ASCERTAINABLE LOSS OF MONEY AND/OR PROPERTY AND/OR LOSS IN VALUE. THE UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES COMMITTED BY HONDA HAS CAUSED MANY AGGRAVATING
PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL REMAIN OPEN AFTER PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON KEY. IF DRIVEN, LATCH WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THEN OPEN. LOCK ACTUATOR HAS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. *TR
THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK 80% OF THE TIME. ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. SOMETIMES IF THE BUTTON IS PUSHED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE LOCKS WILL 'PROCESS' AND SOUND LIKE A MACHINE GUN AS THEY GO ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS IN A ROW. MY CHILD HAS OPENED THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR (EVEN THOUGH THE CHILD LOCK WAS ENGAGED) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SECURED WHEN LEFT UNATTENDED BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT STAY LOCKED, THUS PLACING IT AT ADDITIONAL RISK TO BE STOLEN. THE LOCKS ARE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO MY FAMILY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT NUMEROUS 2007 HONDA CR-V'S HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AFTER PARKING CAR. TRIED USING UNLOCK BUTTON ON DOOR PANEL, UNLOCK BUTTON ON KEY AND TRIED MANUALLY USING KEY IN DRIVER DOOR LOCK. UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AT ALL. CLIMBED OVER TO PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT CAR. UNABLE TO OPEN TAILGATE AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY AS WELL. *TR
FRONT DRIVER DOOR IS LOCKED AND CAN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE USING REMOTE OR MANUALLY. CLIMBED OVER TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR FROM OUTSIDE ALSO UNABLE TO DO SO. I BROUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DEFECT. THE DEFECT POSES A SAFETY RISK SINCE THE DOOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FEATURES FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, MANY CRV OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR CRV 2007-2010. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NEITHER RECALL OR COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
DOOR ACTUATOR UNLOCK AFTER LOCKING IT. *TR
LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *TR
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