MY HONDA CRV 2007 STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION LOCKED ON ME. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION BUT IT DIDN'T TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WERE LOCKED. I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. ON MONDAY MORNING, I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY. HONDA KEPT MY VERTICAL FOR 2 DAYS. THEY HAD TO ORDER A PART TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. WHEN I ASKED HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER HONDA CRV, MR.DYLAN FRIZZELL SAID 1 OTHER HONDA CRV THAT HE KNEW OF AT THIS TIME. I SHOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED T0 PAY $742.00. MY HONDA CRV 2007 HAD THE AIRBAGS AND DOORS RECALLED CAUSING ME POTENTIAL DEATH. PLEASE GIVE ME A WRITTEN RESPONSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
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 →
DOOR LOCK CANNOT BE OPENED FOR THE PASSENGER TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. THE PASSENGER IN A HOT CAR HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ALSO, THE REAR DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED TO GET OUT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY FOR MY PASSENGER. THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE TWO BACK SEAT DOOR DID WORK. DOORS THAT YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE IS AN EMERGENCY!.
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WASHER DOES NOT WORK WITH GOOD CLOSED. ??????
TAKATA RECALL. SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 18, 2016, MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF. SOME PERIODS WERE A BIT MORE SPACED OUT THAN OTHERS. EVER SO OFTEN I'LL SEE RECALLS FOR MY YEAR IN PARTICULAR AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNING BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN OUTGOING OCCURENCE SINCE NEARLY DAY ONE..I WOULD HONESTLY FEEL BETTER HAVING A NEW VEHICLE INSTEAD OF A TIMEBOMB OR FIXED ASAP..FINALLY MESSAGING ABOUT IT BECAUSE EVEN THO MY SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T UNDER ANY RECALLS, RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY WITH THIS BEING A HUGE DEAL IN PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE STARTER AND STARTER RELAY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. MULTIPLE UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
HONDA DRIVE SLOW ALL DOORS MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING REMOTE KEY CHANGE TO A KEY TIRE LIGHT STAY ON AT ALL TIME ALL DOORS LOCKED UP HAD TO PAY FOR A LOCK SMITH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT ILL AND DROWSY PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW BUMPER WAS NEEDED AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT NEEDED REPAIRING. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF (JUST A SIDE NOT CARFAX'S YEAR IS 2007,) *JB
WATER IS GATHERING IN THE SPARE TIRE CARGO AREA AFTER IT RAINS
ALL CAR LOCKS MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN UNLOCKING/LOCKING. ONLY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL STAY UNLOCKED WHEN YOU UNLOCK. OTHERS WILL TYPICALLY LOCK IN 1-2 SECONDS MAKING IT A PAIN TO ALLOW SOMEONE INTO THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 9,197 MILES. PROBLEM RESURFACED 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, BUT WE;VE JUST BEEN TOLERATING IT SINCE WE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 150K MILES. NO WE LEARN THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED? SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I DISABLED THE AUTO DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN GOING OVER 10 MILES/HOUR AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK TO REDUCE THE NUISANCE NOISE.
2007 CRV PURCHASED NEW. 198,000. CAR HAS BEEN FAILING TO FURN OVER INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON FIRST TRY. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIGHT UP, BUT ONLY A LOW WURRING NOISE. TURN KEY BACK, WAIT A SECOND OR TWO AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. TODAY, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 3 - 4 MILES, BOTH THE VSA LIGHT AND THE TRANGLE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND DRIVING VERY ROUGHLY. CONITUNED UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VSA NAD TRIANGLE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR RETURNED TO DRIVING NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY COMMUTE (~8 MILES). PARKED CAR FOR 10 HOURS. WHEN STARTING AGAIN, THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO OCCURED EXCEPT THE VSA AND TRIANGLE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 2/10'S OF A MILE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND DRIVING RETURNED TO NORMAL. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I STARTED TO RESEARCH THESE ISSUES AND STUMBLED UPON SOME POSTS REGARDING POSSIBLE RECALLS AND/OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S REGARDING FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES AND A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STARTING ISSUES, THE DASHLIGHTS AND THE BUCKING AND ROUGH DRIVING I HAD ENCOUNTERED.
PURCHASED THE 2017 CR-V IN OCTOBER 2017. NOTICED GASOLINE ODOR EXISTS IN ENGINE OIL DURING A ROUTINE SELF-CHECKING PRIOR TO THE 1ST OIL CHANGE ON MAY 19, 2018. MENTIONED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (LIVERMORE HONDA IN CALIFORNIA), BUT THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. BASE ON THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MINDER, THE OIL LIFE IS AT 40% AS OF FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, I NOTICE THE GASOLINE ODOR, AGAIN, PRESENTS IN THE ENGINE OIL AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS CURRENTLY IN WORKING CONDITION, IT SEEMS THE GASOLINE ODOR PRESENTS IN ENGINE OIL IS UNUSUAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON JACOBS HONDA (2699 REGENCY RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40503, (859) 276-5555) WHERE THE OIL, PLATES, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,266.
FAULTY DOOR LOCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
AUTOMATIC LOCKS CONSTANTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK UNDER SPEEDS OF 25MPH (WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION). PASSENGER SIDE LOCK (FRONT DOOR) WILL NOT UNLOCK (WHEN STATIONARY AND IN PARK). SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCK ACTUATOR.
I HAVE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN I STOP AND START THE DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AND LOCKS. ALSO MY RADIO REQUIRES TO ENTER A CODE WHEN I SHUT IT OFF, AFTER I TURN OFF THE KEY. IT WORKS WHEN I DON'T SHUT IT OFF AFTER I TURN THE KEY OFF.
CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONING; STARTED AS BLINKING IN AN OUT, NOW MINIMAL INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED. MILEAGE AMOUNT SHOWS AND THIS IS HOW I KNOW WHEN TO FILL MY TANK WITH GAS. I HAVE RECEIVED ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR AT $800.00.
THE DOORS LOCKS KEEP UN LOCKING AND THE FRONT END KEEPS RADLEING AND THE STERING IS REAL TIET
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DOOR FAILS TO UNLOCK BY THE MANUAL MECHANISM. EGRESS OF VEHICLE IS NOT POSSIBLE.
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE CAR STALLS AND ACCELERATES UP AND DOWN ON ITS ON OWN. THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION AND WHEN IDLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NAPLETON AUTO WERKS, 6600 E RIVERSIDE BLVD, LOVES PARK, IL 61111, (815) 636-6600) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE FAILURE HAD EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 10 MPH, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND RELOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE SAME DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN INFORMATION, AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO MY PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW STARTED GOING UP VERY SLOWLY. THEN IT BEGAN TO NOT COME UP EVERY FEW DAY. IT WOULD GO DOWN LIKE NORMAL. ABOUT TWO WWEEKS AGO IT WENT DOWN BY ACCIDENT AND HAS NOT COME BACK UP. I CANT DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING BAD WEATHER IN MEMPHIS, TN. IVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SAW WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THS SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE NOT PICS BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY SHOW THE WINDOW DOWN.
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK GOT JAMMED 3 TIMES SINCE 2014. MET WITH AN ACCIDENT IN JAN 2014 WITH IMPACT ON THE DRIVER SIDE.DRIVER SIDE LOCK WAS WORKING BUT PASSENGER SIDE LOCK GOT JAMMED.THE PASSENGER COULDN'T COME OUT DUE TO THAT ,ENDANGERING THEIR LIFE.GOT REPAIRED FROM HONDA DEALER,REPAIRS PAID BY THE INSURANCE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.IN 2015,I WENT TO SAME HONDA DEALER FOR RECALL OF DRIVER SIDE LOCK ACCUATOR.THEY FIXED THE DRIVER SIDE BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCK EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE INFORMED ABOUT THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SIDE LOCK BY ME.IT WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY IN JUNE 2015. HAD ANOTHER MINOR ACCIDENT IN 2016 IN ANOTHER STATE AND PASSENGER GOT STUCK IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN.WE GOT IT REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SINCE NO HONDA DEALER WAS CLOSEBY..ON MAY 26,2018 THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK JAMMED AGAIN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SUDDENLY ON THE FREEWAY.THE PASSENGER GOT STUCK AGAIN IN THE VEHICLE .I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK JAMMING AGAIN AND AGAIN.THIS IS PLAYING WITH THE LIFE OF THE PASSENGER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY..THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND DIRECTED ME TO GO THE HONDA DEALER.CASE NO IS 08726902..THE HONDA DEALER INFORMED THAT THE LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND COST OF REPLACING IT IS APPROX $400. I CALLED HONDA CORP AGAIN AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE REPAIR COST.THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN'T HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ALERTING THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN, MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222,044.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DCH GARDENA HONDA (15541 S. WESTERN AVE, GARDENER, CA 90248, 310-525-3183) WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
I HAD THE AIRBAGS AND LOCK CONTROLS REPLACED PER THE RECALL NOTICES. ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT MY AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR ON AND OFF. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHICH SUPPOSEDLY WAS SENT OUT AS BULLETIN #12-072. I DID HAVE A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON MY CAR I THOUGHT BUT I AM TOLD IT WAS ONLY FOR 3 YEARS AND THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 7 YEARS ON MY CERTIFIED USED CAR WARRANTY. I WOULD NOT HAVE IGNORED THE RECALL WARNING.
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT , ITS MAKING A LOUD GROWLING SOUND LIKE A 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH BIG TIRES. WHEN DRIVING. READ SOME REVIEWS ONLINE. AND THEY ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF SAME PROBLEM. AND CANT SEEM TO GET IT FIX OR A REASON FROM HONDA. THEY SHOW AIR BAG RECALL . BUT NO TRANSMISSION RECALL. AND THEY SHOULD BE
HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE RECALLED DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK AND PASSENGER REAR LOCKS WILL NOT STAY OPEN, SEALING OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR UNLESS THE KEY FOB IS REPEATEDLY ACTUATED. HONDA SAYS RECALL HAS EXPIRED. HONDA REPLACED ONE ACTUATOR WITH ANOTHER THAT ALSO FAILED AND WILL NOT REPLACE IT.
WE WERE DRIVING AND STOPPED THE CAR OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE DOOR HANDLE. IT FINALLY OPENED WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN WE RETURNED FROM THE RESTAURANT AND GOT INSIDE THE CAR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. WE TRIED THE KEY FOB AND THE DOOR CONTROL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE PANEL. AS WE STARTED TO DRIVE, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND WOULD NOT STOP. EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS THE LOCK CLICKED OPEN, CLICKED LOCKED BUT THE INDICATOR THAT TURNS RED WHEN THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE. THE INDICATOR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY RED. IT WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE AND WOULD NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK CLICKED ON- AND - OFF EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN WE WERE DRIVING. WE CAN'T LOCK OUR CAR DOOR WHEN IN MOTION AND CAN'T LOCK THE CAR DOORS WHEN STOPPED OR PARKED. IT IS NOT SAFE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCHES FUNCTIONED INDEPENDENTLY AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS EVEN AFTER BEING MANUALLY LOCKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUSSMAN HONDA (1543 EASTON RD, ABINGTON, PA 19001), BUT THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR PER THE HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE STIPULATION THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK WAS COVERED AND DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,657. *TT
IN DECEMBER 2017 THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND TAILGATE, SO THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED, EVEN MANUALLY. I HAD TO CRAWL ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE CAR. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WE WERE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME. A RECALL HAD BEEN ORDERED AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED IN 2015, BUT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS INCLUDED. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE OTHER DOORS FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE SETTLEMENT. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPLACING TWO ACTUATORS THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY FACTORY DEFECTS. HONDA REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME OR REPLACE THE ACTUATORS ON THE OTHER TWO DOORS THAT WILL SOMEDAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT WOULD ONLY PAY IF ORDERED TO DO SO BY A COURT.
2007 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS ABOUT BEING UNABLE TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK VEHICLE DOOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY REMOTE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER COVER THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE DOOR REPAIRED. *JS
TWO ITEMS OF CONCERN TO REPORT: DOOR LOCKS - BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK AND ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN IN PARK, THE BACK DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED EVEN AFTER THE DOORS HAVE BEEN SECURED. - MAJOR SECURITY / SAFETY ISSUE - CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF THE CAR RENDERS CHILD LOCKS USELESS. CAR WILL NOT START / SHUTS OFF IN MOTION: I HAVE HAD 4 TOTAL INSTANCES (2) OF EACH IN THE PAST MONTH. WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SLOW SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES AND THE CAR DIES. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON. FINALLY STARTED ONCE CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL - COMPUTER COMPLETELY RESETS - HAVE TO ENTER RADIO CODE. SECOND INSTANCE - DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES AND CAR DIES - THEN COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. MAJOR ISSUE!!
I HAD MY DOOR LOCK REPLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AFTER THE RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, JUST 2 WEEKS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WENT FROM AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AND GRADUATED TO A LOUD STRANGE SCRAPPING NOISE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE NOISE IS VERY ALARMING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I PROCEED AFTER ASTOP OR TURNING A CORNER TO SLOW DOWN OR AFTER I TURN THE CAR ON. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TWO TIMES AFTER I TURN THE CAR ON.
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REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS MAKE A LOUD REPETITIVE NOISE WHEN OPENING, CLOSING, LOCKING AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK
TPMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DEPITE TIRE PRESSURE OK. IT CAME ON AT FIRST WHEN I DROVE 11 MILES. AFTER TECH TURNED IT OFF (FOR $55) , IT STAYED OFF UNTIL I DROVE 11 MILES. THEN, IT CAME BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OFTEN REPORTED PROBLEM JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND. AM HEADING BACK TO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK FOR ONE MORE TRY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE USAGE OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT (HONDA APOSTLAKIS LOCATED AT 3156 ELM RD CORTLAND OHIO 4410) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL THAT HAD EXPIRED RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR THE RIGHT WHERE DID SOUND RIGHT SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FOUND SOMETHING ROLLING AROUND IN THE WHEEL THERE BEEN THREE RECALLS SINCE I OWED THIS CAR THE LOCKS ARE CLICKIN ON AND OFF THE PROBLEM NEVER FIXED
STARTS TO VIBRATE AT 50 MILES
DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VSA AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VEHICLE SEMI-STALLED OUT, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. IT SELF CORRECTED AND I KEPT ON GOING. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES DURING A 60 MILE DRIVE. THEN JUST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - I DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. TODAY MY MECHANIC HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND IT IS A PCM PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2007 CR-V'S FOR A TCM/PCM PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT ACCORDING TO AMERICAN HONDA IT IS "VIN SPECIFIC" AND MY VIN DOESN'T HAVE THIS RECALL PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM, IT SOUNDS SERIOUS, AND NOW I MUST PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED :( I WON'T EVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE'S CONDITION WAS NOT DECLARED AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE BACK HATCH HAVE LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT OPEN OR EVEN UNLOCK.
I BOUGHT A USED 2007 HONDA CR-V TWO WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DOOR LOCKING ACTUATOR I WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE I WHEN I CALLED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS OUT OF RECALL PERIMETER. NEED HELP ON THIS MATTER PLEASE
DEFAULTING LOCKING DOOR SYSTEM. DOORS KEEP ON LOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR/AND NOT LOCKING ALL DOORS WHILE PARKED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY ONCE THIS YEAR AND NOW BROKEN AGAIN. THIS LOCKING WHILE DRIVING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IT'S VERY BOTHERSOME NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL DOORS LOCKED WHILE PARKED.
THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM UNLOCKS ITSELF AFTER LOCKING WITH DRIVER'S MASTER CONTROL OR KEY CONTROL. THIS ALLOWS THE DOOR TO BE UNSECURED WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA SEES THIS AS WARRANTY ISSUE NOT SAFETY ISSUE.
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT STAY UNLOCKED AFTER BEING ACTIVATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD THE FRONT PASSENGER NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, AFTER MANUALLY "LOCKING" THE VEHICLE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD A CHILD, OR A PASSENGER IF ANY AGE CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND DOOR LOCKS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA WITH NO EXPIRATION.
TAKATA RECALL: ON 12/6/2016 PER RECALL HONDA DEALER REPLACED BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG INFLATORS. IN JULY 2017, WHILE CAR IN PARK AND RUNNING, DASH AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AS PASSENGER WAS PUTTING ON HER SEAT BELT AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING UNTIL CAR ENGINE WAS SHUTOFF. UPON RESTARTING CAR, UNDER SAME CONDITIONS, AIRBAG SENSOR DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. ON 7/27/17 THIS ISSUE WAS EVALUATED BY THE SAME DEALER WITH TESTING REVEALING "FRONT PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR - INTERMITTENT FAILURE". TOLD REPAIR OF SUCH IS NOT PART OF AIR BAG SENSOR RECALL SINCE IT IS IN THE SEAT, STARTING WITH REPLACING SEAT SIDE ASSEMBLY WITH JUST THE PART COSTING APPROX $1100 + LABOR COST-UNKNOWN COST, ADVISED FOR SAFETY, TO AVOID UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DELOY, DO NOT HAVE PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT IF AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON.
DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR: IN 2015 RECEIVED RECALL ON DOOR LOCKS MODEL YEARS 2007-2008 (SEE ATTACHED NOTICE/SETTEMENT). IN 2013 AND 2014, I REPLACED THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE DEFECTIVE LOCKS (SCRAPING SOUNDS/LOCKING PASSENGER IN BY OPENING BUT IMMEDIATELY LOCKING) AT MY EXPENSE. DUE TO THE RECALL, HONDA REIMBURSED ME FOR THESE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT REPLACED BY DEALER BEFORE IT BECAME PROBLEMATIC. IN DECEMBER OF 2016 THE BACK DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERSIDE OF THE CAR STARTED MAKING A SCRATCHING SOUND UPON AUTOLOCKING. WHEN I HAD IT AT DEALER FOR AIRBAG RECALL FIX, THEY SAID ALL THEY DID IS LUBRICATE IT AS RECALL ONLY WAS FOR THEM TO FIX DRIVERS DOOR LOCK. NO IMPROVEMENT IN LOCK NOISE WHICH WORSENED TO THE POINT OF A HIGH PITCH SCREACHING SOUND LASTING 2 SECONDS AND NOT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN AUTOLOCKED WHEN MOVING CAR FROM PARK GEAR BUT WOULD SUDDENDLY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING WHEN TURNING OR STARTING UP FROM STOP LIGHT WHICH WAS VERY STARTLING AND DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. I CONTACTED HONDA IN MAY 2017 ABOUT ISSUE BUT THEY SAID EVEN THOUGH THEY COVERED THE OTHER 3 POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AS PART OF THERECALL, THEY WONT COVER THIS REMAINING LOCK, CAR IS TOO OLD. THE ATTACHED SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT DOES STATE WARRENTY ON 4 OCCUPANT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS BUT THEY ONLY PAID FOR 3. DUE TO THE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING UNEXPECTED STARTLING LOUDNESS OF THE DOOR LOCK RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER, POSING A SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING, I HAD IT FIXED 6/27/2017, PAID $211.
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