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.
Nine times out of 10 the starter on my CRV makes this really odd electrical short sound before the starter engages. The car always starts but I keep thinking one of these days it won't or I'm going to be electrocuted.
Update from Jan 26, 2019: A local Honda dealership service dept. has told me that I could replace the ignition to solve this problem but it would eventually start up again. They suggested that every time I start the car to push the key quickly and forcefully to avoid wear and tear on the ignition and the need for a replacement down the road. Although this has helped to some degree, to me this suggests a problem with the design of the part since I have never experienced this with previous vehicles.
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Nine times out of 10 the starter on my CRV makes this really odd electrical short sound before the starter engages. The car always starts but I keep thinking one of these days it won't or I'm going to be electrocuted.
Update from Jan 26, 2019: A local Honda dealership service dept. has told me that I could replace the ignition to solve this problem but it would eventually start up again. They suggested that every time I start the car to push the key quickly and forcefully to avoid wear and tear on the ignition and the need for a replacement down the road. Although this has helped to some degree, to me this suggests a problem with the design of the part since I have never experienced this with previous vehicles.
- J L., Auburn Township, OH, US