120 complaints reported

2007 Honda CR-V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
120
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2013

THE LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT STAY LOCKED. THEY WILL UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY WHILE IT IS ON. IT ALSO DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY WHILE IT IS OFF. ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR IS AFFECTED. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2012
Jun 2013

THE PASSENGERS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WITH LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, THEN AFTER 2 SECONDS IT WILL UN-LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN APPX 3 WEEKS AGO. WE CANNOT LOCK THE PASSENGERS DOOR ANYTIME (I.E. DURING DRIVING AND/OR PARKED IN THE CARPORT). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2013
Jun 2013

MY DOOR LOCKS ON THE CAR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP IT FROM DOING THIS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER PARKING AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DEALER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I THEN ASKED THEM HOW I COULD LOCK THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICEMEN SENT ME ON MY WAY AND SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO DO SO. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED WITH EACH OF THE DOORS. THE LATEST IS THAT THE CAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE OTHER DAY I HAD TO CRAWL ACROSS THE CONSOLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND GET OUT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PEOPLE IN THE CAR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT, ESPECIALLY IF THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A CAR FIRE. IN ADDITION, WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT THEM FROM OPENING THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO HONDA SIX TIMES REGARDING THE DIFFERENT DOORS AND EACH TIME HAVE HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM REGARDING FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS FIXED WITHOUT A QUESTION, BUT EACH ADDITIONAL TIME I HAVE HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL DAYS AND ARGUE WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. DOOR LOCKS SHOULD WORK AND WHEN YOU REVIEW DIFFERENT FORUMS AND BLOGS ON LINE AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2011
Jun 2013

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK STARTED TO UNLOCK RANDOMLY, THEN WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING. ALL OTHER DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. I TRIED TO RESET AUTO LOCKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONDA CRV OWNERS MANUAL. THIS WORKED A COUPLE TIMES FOR A DAY OR SO, THEN BACK TO THE SAME OLD LOCKING /UNLOCKING. THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL NOW LEAVING MY VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS IN DANGER. WHEN SEARCHING THRU THE INTERNET FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FIXES, I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD IN FINDING SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 HONDA CRV'S I HAVE A 2007. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THERE IS A SAFE FEELING WHEN DRIVING AROUND AND YOU HAVE THE SECURITY OF A LOCKED CAR DOOR. I AM NOT FEELING VERY SAFE IN MY CAR THESE DAYS AND HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BY HONDA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2013
Jun 2013

LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WHEN OTHER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED, AND UNLOCKS WHEN OTHER DOORS ARE LOCKED. ALSO REAR HATCH DOOR NOW WON'T UNLOCK. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2013
May 2013

I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO UNLOCK. I TRIED THE REMOTE, THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON ON THE DOOR, AND EVEN MANUALLY LOCKING. NOTHING WORKED. THEN, YESTERDAY, THE OPPOSITE BEGAN. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. AGAIN, TRYING ALL MEANS OF LOCKING AND NOTHING KEEPS IT LOCKED. IT WILL INITIALLY LOCK, BUT SLOWLY UNLOCKS. AS I'M DRIVING, IT WILL TRY TO LOCK AGAIN AT 9 MPH, BUT DOESN'T HOLD. SO, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I GET TO HEAR MY DOOR LOCKING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE. MY DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

EVEN WHEN YOU LOCK IT (OR IT LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY ABOVE 10 MPH), THE FRONT TWO DOOR LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN, WHEN DRIVING OR EVEN AFTER PARKING THE CAR. BASED UPON OTHER POSTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR, AND SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

THE DOORS UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED. WHEN I USE MY REMOTE TO LOCK MY DOORS TWO OF MY DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THEMSELVES. WHEN DRIVING AND AUTO LOCKS ENGAGE, TWO OF THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THEMSELVES CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ITSELF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

IT STARTED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK UNLOCKING AND LOCKING ITSELF. NOW THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. AS I AM DRIVING THEY ARE ALWAYS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING. I AM SCARED MY SON WILL LEAN ON THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 43317 MILES ON IT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
May 2013

WITHOUT WARNING, IMMEDIATELY AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOOR IT WOULD RELOCK ITS SELF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH OR WHILE STOPPED, OR WHILE PARKED THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. MY WIFE AND I WATCHED THE DOOR UNLOCK WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THIS ISSUE PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

THE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILS TO LOCK. THE REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS TRAVELING. THE DOOR TRIES TO LOCK AFTER EVERY STOP ONCE THE CAR IS GOING AGAIN BUT STILL WILL NOT LOCK. SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM AS A CHILD CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IT IS MOVING. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
May 2013

ALL FIVE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU UNLOCK THEM MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO OR OUT OF THE CAR. THE LOCKS WILL ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15MPH. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2012
May 2013

THE LEFT REAR DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN USING THE FOB OR WHEN IN THE CAR. ALL OTHER DOORS LOCK, THE BACK DOOR TRIES TO LOCK, AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE DOOR WILL TRY TO LOCK, BUT THEN UNLOCKS. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE POSTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, I THINK HONDA SHOULD STEP UP TO RESOLVE THIS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
May 2013

BEGAN HAVING CHRONIC ISSUE WITH REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS. DOOR CANNOT BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND IF I ATTEMPT TO LOCK WITH KEY REMOTE IT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKS. I TRIED TO SEE IF KEEPING THE CHILD LOCK ON WOULD AT LEAST HELP KEEP IT LOCKED BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING EVERY TIME I AM IN MOTION BUT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF TRANSPORTING SMALL CHILDREN BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT STAY LOCKED AT ALL. IT IS ALSO UNSAFE TO KEEP ANY BELONGINGS IN THE CAR OVERNIGHT SINCE THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013
May 2013

MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. EACH TIME I LOCK IT, ALL THE OTHER DOORS STAY LOCKED EXCEPT THIS DOOR. I CAN NOT MANUALLY LOCK IT, THEREFORE MY CAR IS NOW SUBJECT TO VANDALISM OR THEFT. I AM A SINGLE FEMALE AND THIS TERRIFIES ME THAT WHEN I AM SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT LIGHT SOMEONE COULD EASILY ATTACK ME OR TRY TO STEAL MY CAR. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
May 2013

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND UNABLE TO OPEN IN EMERGENCY. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AND UNLOCKS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. MY CAR IS ALWAYS UNLOCKED. VERY UNSAFE. I AM ALWAYS AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WILL GET INTO MY CAR AND RUN AWAY. IT'S VERY ANNOYING TO HEAR THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES THE HOLE TIME I AM DRIVING. I KNOW LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 HONDA CR-V. I HOPE THAT HONDA WOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2013
May 2013

2007 HONDA CR-V REAR DOOR LOCK. WHEN LOCK THE DOOR AND STARTED DRIVING, THE REAR DOOR LOCK AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. REAR DOOR LOCK CANNOT BE LOCK AT ALL, THE DOOR LOCK WILL AUTO RE-OPEN AFTER EACH LOCK. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013
Apr 2013

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED, AND NOW THEY ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN. I CAN NOT LOCK THEM ON THE INSIDE, AND LEAVES MY CAR OPEN TO ANYONE. I DON'T FEEL IT IS A SAFE. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS IT IS AN ISSUE YET THEY CHARGE AN ARM & A LEG TO FIX THEM. RIDICULOUS!!! *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013
Apr 2013

PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE. THEY CHARGED ME $280 FOR REPAIR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013
Apr 2013

AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOOR THE DOOR THEN LOCKS ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN YOU UNLOCK MANUALLY OR UNLOCK USING THE FOB. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT LOCKS YOU IN THE CAR AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2013
Apr 2013

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO SELF-LOCK WHEN TRYING TO OPEN CAR DOOR FOR ENTRANCE. IF THE CAR DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED AFTER 2 SECONDS, THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKS ALONG WITH ALL OTHER DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN A HONDA CAR DRIVER FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING LIFE. I LOVE HONDA BRAND OF CARS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A DEPENDABLE CAR WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE UPKEEP, HOWEVER THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS I AM NOW FEARFUL THAT I MIGHT ACTUALLY BECOME LOCKED IN MY CAR AND WOULD NEED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO EXIT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013
Apr 2013

THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE INAPPROPRIATELY WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. I UNLOCK THE DOORS TO TAKE MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE I CAN EVEN OPEN THE BACK DOOR. BEYOND JUST BEING ANNOYING, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013
Apr 2013

I NOTICED TODAY THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL LOCK AND THEN SLOWLY UNLOCK. IT LOCKS BOTH WITH THE REMOTE AND THE AUTO LOCK FEATURE, BUT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2013

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2007 Honda CR-V has 120 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.