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Purchased vehicle in 2020. The rear door behind driver locking actuator went out. Honda repaired for $250 since recall stopped. Last month, both the front passenger and rear passenger locking actuators went out (another $250 each door). Doors lock and unlock on their own. Safety issue.
Power locks, lock and unlock on their own randomly. This happens while driving and while parked. This has happened so fast after parking, that I have not even had time to open the back doors and get my children out. Had I not grabbed my keys, they could have been locked inside the car alone! this is a safety issue! it happens while driving, while parked, with the key in the ignition and with the car completely turned off and the key removed.
The rear passenger door won't stay locked. No matter if you try to lock it with the key fob or manually lock it, it will just unlock by itself. This has been happening since 2020 and it has gotten worse.
When driving, my doors will spontaneously lock and unlock - I do not push the buttons to do so. Also, my backseat doors do not lock. They appear locked, but the doors still open no matter what. My front passenger door also locks immediately after unlocking.
Im driving down the road all of the sudden my door locks all make a terrable startling noise that has happened since the recall on them and I have had the drivers side replace at merced Honda. But now it does it in route and no one can get out of the back passenger seat. It is just locked.
- Turlock, CA, USA
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Vehicle door locks unlock, lock, make loud noise, while driving or parked and lock switch activated. Problem has been going on for more than a year but has gotten steadily worse in recent weeks.
II purchased this vehicle in August 2019 when it had about 142,000 miles on odometer. Recently with about 146,000 miles on odometer the right front door started unlocking immediately after locking it. There is no way to lock the door, as it always unlocks itself. It unlocks whether the vehicle is moving or stationary, with or without the ignition on or off or the key is in the ignition or not.. other doors stay locked, including the rear liftgate.
The door lock actuator on the passenger side of the car is malfunctioning. It causes the door not to lock. Whenever the brakes is applied the locking mechanism clicks back and forth while driving and parked.
I have been having issues with the locks on my 2008 Honda CRV. It started on the passenger side of my car. It initially would not stay locked. I contacted the dealer and they advised no recalls. After about 6 months it started working again. Then about another 6 months it quit again. (weather related?). now that lock stays locked all the time. We are not able to unlock it...not even manually. About a year later the rear passenger lock wasn't locking correctly. I contacted the dealer again and they couldn't help me. Now the rear drivers side lock does not work properly. It sounds like a machine gun going off everytime the car hits the 10 mph. I have contacted the dealer and advised no recalls. I was quoted $800 to have them repaired. (lock actuators?) I cant believe this is happening only to my car. By the locks not working is a safety issue for myself and kids. I have teenage daughters and a granddaughter. It they encounter any danger and are not able to lock or unlock the doors is a major safety issue. Now my granddaughter wont ride in the car because it sounds like a machine gun. I have not had any issues with the driver side lock. I can't really submit any pictures because they will not show the issues. I bought this car brand new and know the history. This is my 2nd Honda CRV and I loved them until now. I cant believe I am the only one having this issue.
There is a violent shaking feeling coming from the engine area along with a loud constant rattling sound coming from the same area. This happens when driving and when stationary. The dealership said it was a tensioner (?) arm and charged me $580. The sound persists and is worse when the air conditioner is running. Also the back seat passenger side lock makes a loud buzzing noise when locked or unlocked.
CRV was in park, turned on ignition, closed driver door and went around to back door to get something from the back seat; car locks locked when I closed door. We had to jimmy the car lock open while car was on. Now, one of the back locks sounds like a machine gun when we lock the car with the fob or when the locks close themselves after reaching a certain speed.
When car doors lock it makes a loud noise and driver door does not lock. I feel that this is a defect in locks/sensors. It is very unsafe to have a car that does not lock.
The driver side rear door and trunk cannot be unlocked. There is no response when I try to unlock the doors with the remote. The door also does not open when I try to unlock the door manually. This is definitely a life threatening safety issue in case of an emergency escape becoming necessary.
My battery went dead and the panel for the radio, gps and sirius is off now. The panel is asking for a code number and I don't know it. Can you please help me out? thank you very much. It was parked at my home.
Vehicle shut off while driving on highway. Had it towed for service. The main computer turned out to be defective and had to be replaced. Very expensive. Mileage was about 91,000 miles when this occurred. No computer was in stock so replaced with a used computer that was reprogrammed for my vehicle.
The contact owns a 2008 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was stationary, the door actuator failed and a strange noise was heard when the front driver's side door was opened. The contact also heard a buzzing noise coming from the front driver's side door when it was locked with the key fob. An independent mechanic and thelen Honda (1020 North euclid avenue, bay city, Michigan 48706, (989) 671-1150) were made aware of the failure. The dealer indicated that the vehicle was repaired per an unknown recall in 2015. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.
Locks lock and unlock on their own at random intervals regardless of vehicle moving or stationary. Locks make horrible loud grinding and clicking sounds.
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- Castro Valley, CA, USA