Honda CR-V Complaints (2007)
887 consumer complaints on file.
- #10746313August 5, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND EMITTED HOT AIR THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746330August 5, 2015EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,350.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734885July 17, 2015POWER TRAIN
THE CAR LURCHES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10733328July 10, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HELLO. STARTING IN APRIL 2014, WHEN EVER I WOULD DRIVE MY CAR THE LOCKS WOUD BEGIN UNLOCKING AND RELOCKING CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE PROGRESSIVELY DETERIORATED UNTIL I WENT TO MY LOCAL BROWNS CITY HONDA WITH THE ISSUE RESULTING IN MY PAYING A $377.42 INVOICE TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR/DOOR LOK IN MY 2007 HONDA CRV. FURTHER MOORE, IT WAS ONLY IN THE LAST VISIT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER, WHERE I MADE PURCHAES THIS CAR AND A PREVIOULSY PURCHASED NEW 2010 HONDA CIVIC, AT BROWNS CITY HODA, IN GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, THAT A SERVICE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TECH ADVISED MY OD A RECALL ON THE ACTUATOR DOOR LOCK. TODAY AND ALSO ON JUNE 6, 2015 I CALLED HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DOWNLOADING THE FORM FOR A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST, AND THE HONDA REP DECLINED ASSIST TO FIND THE FORM THEN SAID THAT RECALL REIMBURSEMENT EXPIRED ON JULY 6, 2015, FOUR DAYS AGO. NOT ONCE IN THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATOPN WITH A HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS SUCH MENTIONED. TO FURTHER ADD INJURY TO INSULT, THE HONDA REP STATED THAT HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10731913July 3, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOORS KEEP TRYING TO LOCK EVERY TIME CAR REACHES 8MPH OR WHATEVER THE STANDARD IS. THE DOORS REMAINED LOCK BUT THEY KEEP TRYING TO LOCK AGAIN. RESET TO LOCK WHEN CAR GOES OUT OF PARK. NOW ONE DOOR UNLOCKS ITSELF. I LOCK ALL DOORS AND THEN CHECK THE REAR LEFT DOOR AND IT IS UNLOCKED. I THEN HAVE TO MANUAL LOCK IT. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR TWICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10724823June 11, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE AND IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE ON MODELS BETWEEN 2002-2008 DUE TO NO HEAT SHIELDING AND PLACEMENT. THE RESULT IS FAILURE OF CLUTCH DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE HEAT. REPAIR COSTS ARE MORE THAN $2000. ONLY CERTAIN VIN#'S QUALIFY FOR A RECALL AND THIS SHOULD BE ONE. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR POOR DESIGN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10723772June 6, 2015STEERING
I HEARD WHINNING SOUND IN MY 2007 HONDA CRV ( 2WD, 5 DOOR) AND I VISITED HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE STEERING PRESSURE HOSE DUE TO LEAKAGE AND IT WILL COST ME APPROX $400. I VISITED ANOTHER BODYSHOP FOR SECOND OPINION, HE ADVISED ME THAT NOT ONLY STEERING HOSE WE NEED TO REPLACE STEERING RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY AS WELL DUE TO LEAKAGE. IT WILL COST MORE THAN $2000 TO FIX THIS. I NOTICED SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE FOR LOT OF OTHER OWNERS FOR SAME MODEL/YEAR. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS QUALITY ISSUE OF THIS MODEL/YEAR. PAYING THIS AMOUNT IS TOO MUCH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10714446May 4, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10705154April 12, 2015POWER TRAIN
1) WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT OUR VEHICLE RECALL PERTAINING TO TRANSMISSION, AND RECALL OCCURRED IN 2011. WE ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION NOW AND FEEL THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE ADVICE US ON WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. RECALL # 11V-395 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER) 2) WE TOOK THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ALARM SENSITIVITY REPAIR THREE TIMES, AND HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ROSEVILLE, CA, WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR ALARM CONTINUES TO BE IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND GOES OFF FROM AIR VIBRATION (FROM OTHER CARS PASSING BY, ETC.) IS THIS POSSIBLY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER DEFECT? PLEASE ADVICE US ON WHAT TO DO. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704168April 7, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V395000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000...UPDATED 05/19/15*BF UPDATED 9/17/2015*JS
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704060April 6, 2015STEERING
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HEARD WHINING NOISES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I SENT IT TO A GARAGE AND FOUND A STEERING HOSE LEAK, COSTING $350 TO REPLACE THE HOSE, BUT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE WHINING NOISE ISSUE. RECENTLY, I SENT IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT STEERING RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS STEERING PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE LEAK. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1900, TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME. IT SEEMS IT IS A QUALITY ISSUE SINCE I SAW A LOT OF SIMILAR STEERING COMPLAINS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10702562March 30, 2015EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK WHILE DRIVING. WHILE MY PASSENGER BACK DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. I HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL COST MONEY TO FIX. SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE REAR DIFF. FLUID EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER THE 30K WARRANTY THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME 350$ TO FIX IT. ALSO THE LEATHER ON BOTH FRONT DOORS STARTED PEELING UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10702729March 30, 2015ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE KEY NOT TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER A FAILURE CODE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ..UPDATED 05/19/15*BF UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10694984March 17, 2015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10690183February 24, 2015STEERING, POWER TRAIN
NOTICED A WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL PUMP PROBLEMS. ALSO NOTICED FLUID LEAK SPOTS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR WHEN PROBLEM FIRST STARTED. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT & WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CORRODED AS WELL AS THE "TRANSMISSION" HOSE HAD RUSTED. WE FOUND IT VERY UNUSUAL THAT A POWER STEERING HOSE WOULD CORRODE GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE BOUGHT THE HONDA NEW AND IT HAD BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED AND INSPECTED AT THE COST OF OVER $500.00 LAST YEAR. THE HONDA DEALER FOUND LEAKING POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE AND ALSO REPLACED THE COOLER LINE WHICH WAS TOO RUSTED. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $762.46!! WE DON'T KNOW IF HONDA USED INFERIOR QUALITY HOSES BUT IT SURE SEEMS LIKE IT BECAUSE I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING HOSE FOR MY 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK & HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM REMOTELY RELATED TO "CORROSION" OR "RUSTING" ACCORDING TO THE HONDA TECHNICIAN'S SERVICE REPORT. WE WERE ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECENT RECALL NOTICE WE RECEIVED LAST WEEK. THIS WOULD HAVE COST US $250.00 TO HAVE THE ACTUATOR PROBLEM FIXED IF WE HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED!! *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10689437February 19, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 HONDA CR-V HAS HAD A LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION PASSENGER DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED/LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND UNLOCKS WHEN I TRY TO LOCK THE CAR, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK! ALSO, THE DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN I GOT BELOW 10MPH AND MAKE A HUGE CLICKING SOUND. I CAN NOT DRIVE ONE OF MY NEPHEWS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO AVOID SAFETY CONCERNS, EVERY NIGHT WHEN I LOCK MY CAR, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED....DEPENDING ON IT'S MOOD. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK AND THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF HONDA AND ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF I WANT HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WILL COST OVER $700 FOR A PROBLEM CAUSED BY HONDA. I HAVE READ ONLINE HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2007 HONDA CR-V OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME LOCK ACTUATOR ISSUE AND FEEL THEIR SAFETY IS AT RISK FOR THEIR PASSENGERS AND FOR THE CAR IN GENERAL. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER DOOR BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THE PASSENGER DOOR AND NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. I DO HOME WHEN THEY FIX MY DRIVER DOOR THAT WORKS THEY WILL FIX THE WINDOW THAT SHAKES IF I LET IN HALT WAY DOWN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680409February 1, 2015VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW. THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL DOWN OR UP SMOOTH, IF AT ALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680170January 31, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL YEARS AGO OUR FRONT PASSENGER AND ONE OF THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN UNLOCKED OR LOCKED, DEPENDING ON THEIR MOOD. NOR COULD WE UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WE HAD TO GET SOMETHING FIXED - THE LOCK ACTUATOR I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED. A FEW MONTHS BACK, SEP/OCT 2014, OUR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR MORE THAN TWO SECONDS, THOUGH WE COULD LOCK/UNLOCK FROM THE FOB OR THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE LOCK CONTROLS. SINCE DECEMBER, WE CAN NOT EVEN USE THE OUTSIDE KEY LOCK, AND CAN ONLY UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE FOB, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STILL WILL NOT REMAIN UNLOCKED. NOW I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR 2007 CRV. BEFORE I BRING MY CAR IN FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS ON SOMETHING HONDA GOT WRONG, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.. CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR TO GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, AND COULD NOT GET INTO THE CAR IF OUR FOB FAILS, WHICH I HEAR ALSO HAPPENS, HONDA SHOULD FIX THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676589January 20, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR OVER A YEAR, MY 2007 HONDA CR-V HAS HAD A LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION WHERE THE RIGHT YEAR PASSENGER DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND UNLOCKS WHEN I TRY TO LOCK THE CAR. MY 4 YEAR OLD NEPHEW WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE WE WERE IN MOTION WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK! ALSO, THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN I GOT BELOW AND ABOVE 10MPH AND MAKE A HUGE CLICKING SOUND. NOT ONLY CAN I ONLY DRIVE ONE OF MY NEPHEWS IN MY CAR AT A TIME AND THEY MUST SIT ON THE LEFT SIDE TO AVOID THEM OPENING THE DOOR AGAIN, EVERY NIGHT WHEN I LOCK MY CAR, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS UNLOCKED AND ANYONE CAN GET IN THE CAR. ALSO, ANYONE IS ABLE TO JUMP IN MY CAR IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT, AND LIVING IN DC, THAT IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY! NOW TODAY WHEN I WENT TO GO TO WORK, BOTH OF MY FAB REMOTE ENTRY KEYS STOPPED WORKING AND I CANT GET IN MY CAR. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK AND THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF HONDA AND ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF I WANT HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WILL COST OVER $1,000 FOR A PROBLEM CAUSED BY HONDA. I HAVE READ ONLINE HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2007 HONDA CR-V OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME LOCK ACTUATOR ISSUE AND FEEL THEIR SAFETY IS AT RISK FOR THEIR PASSENGERS AND FOR THE CAR IN GENERAL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FROM HONDA AND IF THIS SAFETY RISK IS BEING ADDRESSED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10673025January 16, 2015VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ? (WIPER MOTOR CONTROL?) - ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY - BUT FREQUENCY OF EVENTS IS INCREASING -WHEN LEVER IS ACTIVATED TO WASH WINDSHIELD ? THE WIPERS CONTINUE TO WIPE ? MAY OR MAY NOT STOP ? SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF WHEN THEY ARE IN DOWN POSITION -WHEN LEVER IS ACTIVATED TO INTERMITTENT MODE ? THE WIPERS WILL PERIODICALLY WIPE 2, 3 OR MORE TIMES AND THEN RETURN TO A SINGLE WIPE AND THEN THE MULTIPLE WIPES MAY START AGAIN -WHEN LEVER IS ACTIVATED TO NORMAL OR FAST SPEED ? THE WIPERS WORK WITH NO ISSUES -REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ? NO ISSUES ? WORKS NORMALLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0