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Rear passenger door (right side) became totally locked, which automatically also locked the lift-up rear hatch; the door latch had seized. Repairs cost $461.03 (labor portion was $376.74) before a 10% discount. This was the 3rd of the 4 door latches to require replacement, only one of them covered in an earlier recall. The remaining front passenger side original latch is now making loud noises and could probably fail at any time. This current reported incident was discovered when the car stopped and a passenger tried to exit on a city street.
Driver was parked/idling in parking lot when loud explosion happened. Driver thought someone had rear ended her. Two bystanders were concerned and came over to check on driver. They said no one had hit her. They found a filter, gasket and a piece of insulation under the car. Upon inspection driver saw that the front bumper had partially blown out from the car, it was detached under the hood, under the grill and around the wheel well. Also a large chunk of wheel well is missing. Car was towed to driver's mechanic. Mechanic determined the A/C compressor exploded, subsequently blowing shrapnel throughout the entire system, ruining the entire system as well as causing said body damage. Mechanic also determined that the filter, gasket and sock had blown out from the bottom of the A/C compressor, the blast from the explosion was the apparent cause of the body damage. A complete report from a body shop will be obtained today. Driver was quite concerned about the massive damage done and how easily someone near the car at the time could have been hurt. Driver was also concerned about what her response would have been if she were driving down the road at the time of explosion. Driver is a grandma, she meets up with her daughter and granddaughter in very similar situations on a regular basis. The 7 year old granddaughter could have easily been in the blast radius. A complaint was filed with Honda to which they quickly denied any responsibility. A class action lawsuit was filed against Honda and won in 2012 regarding exploding A/C compressors in 2008 crvs. However Honda was absolved of any responsibility for said vehicles after 7 years or 100,000 miles. The CRV in question has 120,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2008 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the rear driver and passenger doors failed to lock. The contact informed the dealer (frank brown Honda) who stated there was no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that, due to the vehicle being in a previous recall for the locks and no failure was found, the recall was considered complete. The manufacturer also stated that, due to the recall being completed, they were not able to provide another recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 82,579. Updated 08/23/17 the consumer stated upon accelerating door locks would click or lock. Updated 08/25/2017.
I am constantly replacing, tail lights, brake lights, third brake lights and reverse lights! all the locks whine when I put my vehicle in drive. They said that it would cost me $1200 to replace them all ! I do not believe that they all need replacing! my lamp light is out and they said it would cost $180 to fix that! I have had to have my back hatch repainted, and now above my windshield and grill need to be repainted! whats going to need repainting next?! I can not afford to have my CRV repainted, and it is embarrassing! I hand wash my CRV with special cloths! if Honda wants me continue buying their vehicles, they had better do something about this!!! I only take my Honda to the Honda vehicle for all oil changes, tire rotation, brakes, all fluid changes, alignments, tires, light bulb replacement (often). You name it, my CRV goes to them for maintenance!
When opening the doors with remote the right front passenger door closes by itself. Also when shifting gears the same thing happen, (without the use of the remote).
- New York, NY, USA
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When unlocking the doors using key button or driver door button, a long wired sound is coming from the front passenger door and the door is unlocked. When I took the vehicle to the dealer they told that the front passenger door actuator is broken and told there is a recall of the actuator only for the driver side door. Is there any option available from Honda for the replacement of the actuator for the front passenger door.
The paint is chipping significantly above the windshield, on the passenger side door, above the driver side headlamp, and on the grill. The paint color is white
The tailgate and rear passenger side door will lock and cannot be unlocked. This has happened twice. The first time in November 2015 stayed locked for two days. The second time was December 19, 2015 and stayed locked for four hours. The dealership says cannot determine problem as by the time of appointment the doors had unlocked. The american Honda Corp says can only be fixed if able to take vehicle to dealership while locked. The locking of doors occurs when stopping and getting ready to get out of vehicle. The actuator of the drivers door and passenger door have been changed, one covered by Honda, most recent I had to pay. Honda Corp does not have info of possible problem fixed on other vehicles so I could tell dealership.
When I was driving I hit an 8 point buck. The front of the car was severely damaged. No one was hurt, but we were surprised that the airbags did not deploy.
Rear passenger door lock does not operate correctly. It will stick in the locked or unlocked position. If it is unlocked, it will repeatedly try to unlock when driving about 10 mph.
When trying to unlock the door with the remote keyless entry, all doors unlock except the back passenger door. From looking at the internet, there looks to be other Honda CRV owners with the same problem.
The passenger door locks and unlocks itself. It tries to re-lock and then opens. It continues to do this repeatedly. I cannot lock the passenger door. The problem appears to be with the actuator. The rear hatchback door also will not unlock when it is hot (over 80 degrees). I can't lock the doors on the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2008 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the front passenger's side door lock failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was advised that the door actuator had failed due to defective material. The door actuator was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.
It started with the front passenger door lock. It makes a weird noise and will not lock or unlock correctly. Sometimes locks and unlocks on it's own. Now at least 3 of the 4 doors are doing the same thing.
The contact owns a 2008 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that he attempted to exit the vehicle but the driver's door would not open. The contact stated that he had to climb into the rear of the vehicle to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.
The door locks on my 2008 Honda CR-V are locking constantly and do not allow me to unlock the car to get in or out of the vehicle. This is a very unsafe situation.
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- Albuquerque, NM, USA