CarComplaints.com Notes: Honda redesigned the CR-V for the 2007 model year to kick off the 3rd-generation of the popular SUV. Unfortunately that redesign came with malfunctioning door locksand shoddy tires that wear out fast.

2.1

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
73,477 miles

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2007 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 1 of 11)

problem #218

Jul 092018

CR-V

  • 97,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the rear driver's door did not lock when using the key fob. The contact had to play with the key fob in order for the door to lock. The vehicle was taken to brown Honda (located at 6155 central ave, toledo, oh 43615, (419) 841-2222), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that the front passenger door lock actuator was previously replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

- Toledo, OH, USA

problem #217

May 252018

CR-V

  • miles
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.

- Roscoe, IL, USA

problem #216

Feb 072018

CR-V

  • miles
2007 Honda CR-V. consumer has concerns about being unable to use key to unlock vehicle door. The consumer stated the door can only be opened by remote. The consumer requested the manufacturer cover the expense of having the door repaired.

- Fontana, CA, USA

problem #215

Jul 062017

CR-V

  • 160,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was being serviced at Honda cars of aiken (550 jefferson davis hwy, warrenville, SC 29851) for a recall repair, the technician noticed that the front passenger side locking mechanism failed. The failure prevented the door from opening properly on multiple occasions. The lock needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall for the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

- Aiken, SC, USA

problem #214

Aug 102016

CR-V 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 158,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was parked, the rear driver's side door and rear hatch failed to unlock and open with the electronic key fob. Also, the front and rear passenger doors would unlock and open intermittently. The contact mentioned that the front driver side door also had issues unlocking and opening. The contact heard a loud sound coming from the doors and the door ajar warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but the results were unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that there was a recall in 2015 for the front driver side door. The contact was unaware if the VIN was included. The recall details were not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000. Updated 05/17/17 the consumer stated he was unaware of any recalls as he was not the first owner of the vehicle. Updated 08/30/2017

- Denve, CO, USA

problem #213

Oct 012016

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 145,000 miles
Both passenger side door locks are malfunctioning. They make a very loud noise when attempting to lock/unlock. More importantly, they will only stay unlocked for a brief moment before moving back to the locked position. Manually maneuvering the lock is next to impossible, which creates a big safety hazard of the vehicle potentially locking passengers inside with no means of opening the doors.

- Glendale, CO, USA

problem #212

Dec 012016

CR-V

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Have replaced two door lock actuators in last 3 months. Starts with failing door lock not locking with rest. Next door locks engage and disengaged while driving as I slowed down/speed up in traffic this was on both freeway and city streets. The drivers door lock was replaced under recall back a few years. The first lock fail was back passenger side big concern for child safety, most recent door lock fail was front passenger. I suspect that I will be replacing the third lock actuator at a cost of $340 out of pocket soon.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #211

Oct 182016

CR-V

  • 43,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the front and rear driver's side door locks would not lock. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The dealer stated that there was a manufacturer defect with the door locks. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a door look recall, but the NHTSA campaign number was not found. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 43,000.

- Homestead, FL, USA

problem #210

Jul 062016

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 120,000 miles
The door locks started making a loud racket driving and stopping - when you were driving over 10 mph locks are supposed to lock automatically and then when you stop and park unlock automatically. Apparently there was an extended warranty that covered front driver actuator and right and left rear door locks. This extension warranty expired November 2015. Howdy Honda dealership here in austin Texas was able to have front driver side door actuator replaced under warranty. The back driver and passenger doors will not lock. The new actuator was going off continuous in attempt to lock the back doors. I took back to howdy Honda, they said they would reprogram my key to stop it from trying to continuously lock the back doors as it was apparent that the new actuator would wear out rapidly from doing this.. if I am driving and stop at a light or crossing, anyone can just open the back door and hop inside my car and car jack me. Also, with these doors not locking I cannot set the alarm. This affects my insurance, as I have car insurance stating I have an alarm system - well if my car is vandalized or stolen it will come back to my problem as I did not set the alarm - I cannot set the alarm the back doors do not ever lock. I explained the insurance problem if vandalized or stolen; I explained the safety issue of being car jacked or someone opening the back door at a stop and grabbing one of my kids from the back seat or getting into the car. The cost quoted is $552 to repair back door locks - this is all connected to the front driver door actuator that has been replaced, but has now been disabled by howdy Honda as it was going off and on continuously trying to lock back doors and that would wear out the new actuator just installed 10/26/2016 under warranty.

- Manchaca, TX, USA

problem #209

May 232016

CR-V 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 12/21/16 the consumer also stated the door locks were inoperative. Updated 12/28/16.

- St. Charles, MO, USA

problem #208

Jan 072015

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 57,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Passenger front door lock actuator (NHTSA reference: #10057463) - I was never notified by Honda of this class-action settlement - my mechanic informed me on 8-30-16 of this settlement during a routine oil change - after contacting Honda America at 800-999-1009 -ext [xxx], I was informed the settlement for the passenger front door actuator was amended and terminated as of November 2015 - my passenger front door actuator has been non-working since the 1st quarter of 2015 - Honda has politely refused any corrective action - twice I have been informed that a manager will call to review my request; no calls have been received - I have received recall notices from Honda (I.e. March 2016 regarding the airbags) so I am definitely in their computer system - had I been made aware of the passenger front door actuator settlement I would have immediately contacted the local Honda dealer for a prompt and full repair free of charge questions: A) does Honda America bear any burden of having to document they did send written notification of this settlement in a timely manner? B) why was a termination date agreed to of Nov. 2015" if a part is defective, as it clearly is in my situation, it will remain defective even after Nov. 2015" C) what recourse do I have that the NHTSA can assist me with? thank you information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA

problem #207

Jun 132014

CR-V

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. when the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle, the door locks would lock or unlock automatically without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.

- Pittston, PA, USA

problem #206

Jan 012010

CR-V

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the door lock system failed numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the door actuator, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection and stated that the lock system fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- Bethesda, MD, USA

problem #205

Feb 192013

CR-V

  • 130,588 miles
Received a recall notice from american Honda about 2007 CR-V Honda drivers door lock may not lock or cycle when trying to unlock the door. Took the vehicle in to spring branch Honda in houston, tx for the recall repair; now the left rear door cycles lock/unlock when stopping and starting everytime you stop/start, but will not lock when vehicle is turned-off nor after exiting the vehicle. The left door will not lock at all when vehicle is in motion nor after exiting the vehicle. Even though my eight year old is wearing a seatbelt I'm still afraid he may open the door accidentally and fall out of a moving vehicle.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #204

Dec 252014

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 83,000 miles
Back door will not lock. It seems thats the latch is not holding even when lock. With little force I can open the door when it suppose to be lock. Door will also become unlock by the bump force of speed bumbs. The car has low miliegae and never been in a crash. I feel that the locking components should last much longer than 83K miles. It seems that other consumers have the same problem but Honda is doing nothing about it. Someone get this going and put a recall in order.

- La Mesa, CA, USA

problem #203

Nov 142014

CR-V

  • 118,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. while traveling approximately 20 mph, the front and rear driver side door unlocked independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the door lock actuators needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. In addition, the front passenger side door failed to open with the key fob. The vehicle had not been repaired for the recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000.

- Georgetown, IN, USA

problem #202

Nov 042014

CR-V

  • 110,000 miles
The door locks cycle from unlocked to lock and then the right rear door does not lock at all anymore. Cannot secure the vehicle due to power locking system malfunctions while driving and when stationary does not stay locked.

- Atascosa , TX, USA

problem #201

Oct 052010

CR-V

  • 70,000 miles
The door lock actuators on our 2007 CR-V started to malfunction a few years ago. They automatically lock and unlock while driving and the rear drivers side door will not lock at all. This is a serious safety concern. We also have lost items to criminals that have on multiple occasions gotten into the car through the un-lockable door. We got some of these actuators fixed before our extended warranty expired - but since then, they have failed once again and now we beyond the 100,000 mile warranty period. We see online that this is common problem that Honda has been ignoring and now have no recourse but to complain to you fine government people to make them take care of their responsibility to provide us a safe vehicle that we can lock. All we want is for Honda to fix the problem on our car with door actuators that do not leave us vulnerable to criminals. Please make it so that we can lock the doors on our car.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #200

Feb 132013

CR-V

  • 68,000 miles
Dear NHTSA, I own 2007 CRV ex-L. I'm experiencing a peculiar problem in my CRV sometimes the door gets locked automatically or when we try to open it through remote keys, door gets locks immediately with in a second. One time my kid was inside and accidentally I closed the door and it got locked. I was really scared but luckily after few tries, it got opened. I don't want to think about it, if this happens in a crucial time when we want to open the door and all are inside the car.when I said this to my friend who owns 2008 CRV, he said that he is also having the same problem and he referred another friend who has the same problem. So I think we need to investigate this issue to avoid any terrible situation in future. If needed I can share two of my friends information right now. When I searched internet, I found lot of people has the same problem particularly with 2007 to 2011 all Honda models.

- Plano, TX, USA

problem #199

Sep 102014

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 95,000 miles
The driver side power locks are locking all doors automatically and immediately after I unlock it via the key fob or the unlock/lock switch inside the vehicle. It can not be unlocked manually because it is very resistant to moving. I have been told this is an actuator failure and is common in 2007 Honda CRV.

- Euless, TX, USA

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