2008 Honda CR-V Complaint Log

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB IT WILL LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THE SAME HAPPENS WHENEVER THE LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED ON THE DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR. WHEN LOCKING IT MANUALLY ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, IT WILL UNLOCK IMMEDIATELY AS WELL. *TR

I STEPPED OUT OF MY CAR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND THE CAR LOCKED ITSELF. I HAD TO WALK HOME, GET THE SPARE KEY, AND THEN WALK BACK TO MY CAR. THEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE SPARE KEY, MANUALLY OR BY PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. I ALSO TRIED THE VALET KEY--IT WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. THE DRIVERS' DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A KEY LOCK ON IT SO I COULDN'T TRY THE KEY IN ANY OF THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY HONDA. *TR

DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN LOCK SWITCH PRESSED. *TR

DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK SWITCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN I USE REMOTE OR KEYLESS ENTRY OR UNLOCK IT MANUAL ON DRIVERS DOOR.... MY STEP SON HAD AN EMERGENCY IN MAY WHERE HE COULDN'T GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MANY FOLKS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR HONDA CRV VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE. WHEN I LEAVE AND LOCK VEHICLE , THE PASSENGERS SIDE LOCK STICKS AND STAYS OPEN SOMETIMES TO. IF SOMEONE WERE TO BREAK IN MY CAR AND CHECK THAT DOOR ALL MY BELONGING WOULD BE GONE. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD MY DOORS LOCK AGAIN. THEY USUALLY ONLY LOCK WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND NOT AGAIN DURING THAT PARTICULAR TRIP. IT KEPT DOING IT AFTER I WOULD COME TO A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. NOW IT MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE EVERYTIME I PUT IT INTO DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THE DEALER WANTS 330.00 PER DOOR TO CHANGE OUT THE ACTUATOR. I UNDERSTAND HONDA IS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS. I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY WOULD NOT ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL OVER THIS. THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. HONDA USUALLY HAS A GREAT REPUTATION FOR MAKING A RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS, NOT THE BOTTOM LINE. THEY WILL LOSE CUSTOMERS... *TR

IN MAY OF 2013 MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 08 CR-V WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN SPITE OF ALL EFFORTS. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN I LOCKED MY CAR THEN HAPPENED TO SEE THAT THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WAS STILL UNLOCKED. THE CAR ALARM "ARMED" ITSELF AS NORMAL BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO GET IN THE BACK DOOR WITHOUT THE ALARM GOING OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR FOR $200 IN THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. NOW, NOT EVEN ONE MONTH LATER, MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOCKING BY ITSELF WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET INTO THE CAR MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN. I HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND HOPE THAT IT WILL STAY UNLOCKED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET IN. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST ALL OF THE ACTUATORS, THAT IF ONE GOES OUT THAT USUALLY MEANS THE OTHER THREE AREN'T FAR BEHIND, AND APPARENTLY HE IS RIGHT. I LIVE IN A STATE THAT HAS VERY HOT SUMMERS, AND IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF ONE OF MY PETS ACCIDENTALLY GOT LOCKED IN MY CAR IN THE SUMMER HEAT. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE HONDA IS BIGGER THAN THIS AND SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL DOOR ACTUATORS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ITS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR A CORPORATION LIKE HONDA, AND IF THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE THE ERROR ON THEIR PART, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE $25-30K THAT I WOULD NORMALLY USE TO BUY A NEW HONDA AND USE IT TO BUY A GMC OR HYUNDAI. I'M ABOUT TO DROP ANOTHER $200 TO GET THIS ACTUATOR REPLACED MAKING IT $400, NOT COUNTING THE ALMOST $1800 I'VE HAD TO SPEND REPLACING THE AIR CONDITIONER (CLUTCH, COIL, COMPRESSOR) OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. OH, AND HONDA SAID THE A/C PARTS I HAD REPLACED ON MY CAR WEREN'T COVERED BY THE LETTER THEY SENT OUT REGARDING THE A/C PROBLEMS IN CR-VS LAST NOVEMBER, EVEN THOUGH I SENT IN ALL THE SUPPORTING PAPERWORK. GOOD JOB HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WOULD LOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 09/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND ALL THE REMAINING DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DOOR LOCKS OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I AM UNABLE TO SECURE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS PARKED. DRIVER SIDE REMAINS LOCKED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS OPENING AND TRYING TO LOCK AGAIN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY DOORS KEPT UNLOCKING AND LOCKING RANDOMLY. WHEN MY CAR IS OFF, I LOCK THE DOORS BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR RANDOMLY UNLOCKS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED! COME ON HONDA! *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKS. SIMPLY ALL DOORS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION. ADDITIONALLY RIGHT REAR DOOR CANT EVER BE LOCKED LEAVING ALL VALUABLE UNPROTECTED AT ALL TIMES. WHEN PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE ALL DOORS LOCK EXCEPT THE RIGHT REAR WHICH LOCKS AND QUICKLY UNLOCKS BY ITSELF. THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING AND UNACCEPTABLE SINCE CANT BE SURE ANYMORE IF CAR IS LOCKED OR NOT WITHOUT CHECKING ALL THE DOORS. THIS SIMPLY LEAVES MY HONDA OPEN TO ANYBODY. HAVING SAID THAT AFTER OWNING 6 HONDAS I AM STARTING TO NOTICE DIFFERENT BRANDS MORE AND MORE SINCE NOTHING REALLY EVER GETS RECALLED AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINS FROM MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. FIXING SUCH PROBLEMS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AS WELL. *TR

THE CAR DOORS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WHEN I PARKED, THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED- NEITHER BY REMOTE NOR MANUALLY. (USUALLY THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS WHEN IN PARK). I CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND CLICKED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NONE OF THE DOORS UNLOCKED. ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR HAS A KEYHOLE AND INSERTING THE KEY DID NOT UNLOCK THE CAR. I TRIED USING MY SPARE KEYS BUT NOTHING WORKED. I AM LOCKED OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR GETTING LOCKED AND UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY, AFTER FEW DAYS I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL. BOTH DOOR LOCKS MAKING NOISE AND UNLOCK AND LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. IF I LOCK DRIVER SIDE DOOR, PASSENGER DOOR GETS UNLOCKED. NOT RESPONDING TO REMOTE FOB. NOW, I AM MANAGING THE LOCKS BY MANUALLY LOCKING DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SPOKE TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH ACTUATOR IN BOTH DOORS AND IT WOULD COST ME 270 + 250 (520 DOLLARS). PART IS ACTUALLY 70 DOLLAR BUT LABOR IS 200 DOLLAR FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND 180 DOLLAR FOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE WEB FOR 2007 AND 2008 HONDA CR-VS . IT IS SOMETHING MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THESE MODELS. I AM FEELING UNSAFE EVERYDAY I DRIVE. I MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND 500 BUCKS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE FACT THAT WORRYING ME MORE IS, MANY VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINED THAT PROBLEM WILL BE REPEATED AFTER SOMETIME AND AGAIN I HAVE TO SPEND 500 DOLLARS. *JS

I HAD JUST DEPRESSED MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO TRAVEL ON THE RT. 123 BRIDGE IN OCCOQUAN, VA WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN AND MY CAR ACCELERATED FROM 30 MPH TO 80 MPH IN A 1/4 MILE STRETCH. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR KEPT ON GOING AND THEN I HEARD AND FELT A SOUND OF THE ACCELERATOR CRUNCHING AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I AM REALLY SHAKEN AND AT HENDRICK HONDA IN WOODBRIDGE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT TO DRIVE. I SAW THE FIVE SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE DATABASE RECORDED SINCE 2008, WHEREAS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT AND INJURED. I DO NOT SEE A RECALL AND WONDERING WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE? *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A POWER DOOR LOCKING PROBLEM WITH THE BACK SEAT / PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM KEEPS TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING AND IT PRODUCES A CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND. I AM UNABLE TO SECURE MY DOOR. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE A BAD ACTUATOR AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CR-V'S. *TR

MY LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME INITIATING IT. AT A LATER DATE, I WAS LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR AND NEITHER THE REMOTE NOR THE ACTUAL LOCK ON MY DOOR WOULD UNLOCK FOR ME TO GET IN THE CAR. NOW MY LOCKS ARE MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN I TRY TO LOCK AND/OR UNLOCK THE CAR. *TR

CRV ELECTRICAL POWER LOCKING SYSTEM REFUSES TO STAY LOCKED, UNLOCKS DOORS RANDOMLY AND NOW WILL NOT STAY LOCKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR

HONDA OWNER AND DRIVER FOR OVER 15 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY VERY UNHAPPY WITH CURRENT HONDA CRV WHERE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK UNLOCKED BY ITSELF A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE THE CAR WAS IN A MOVING STATE WITH PASSENGER SEATED IN CRV ALONG WITH SEAT BELT ON. NOW MY CRV PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. LOCK CLICKS SOUNDS AROUND 10 MILES AND TRIES TO LOCK THEN UNLOCKS BY ITSELF. I AM NOW AN UNHAPPY HONDA OWNER. *TR

DOORS LOCK UNEXPECTEDLY. DOORS AUTOMATICALLY RE-LOCK AFTER DEPRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. *TR

FELLOW HONDA OWNERS: JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING DOORLOCK FAILURES. (61,000 MILES). MY NOTICED REAR DOOR LOCK (BEHIND PASSENGER)NOT LOCKING AFTER KEY FOB IS CLICKED. ALSO NOTICED AS CAR ACCELERATED FROM 5-10MPH THE ALL DOOR LOCKS WOULD ATTEMPT TO LOCK. DRIVING US CRAZY AS WELL AS POSING A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN'T LEAVE VALUABLES IN THE CAR FOR FEAR OF IT GETTING STOLEN. READ THAT IT'S THE ACTUATOR. P/N 72155-S5A-A01. ALSO HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I GUESS ONCE IT REACHES A MAJOR THRESHOLD (1000 COMPLAINTS)- THEN THEY'LL ACT. OTHERWISE IT'S THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR. ALL ACTUATORS SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY WILL FAIL. DEALERS WILL GLADLY PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT OF ACTUATORS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HONDA RELIABILITY ? I GUESS THEY DON'T BUILD THEM LIKE THEY USE TO. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN JAPAN, HOWEVER THE ACTUATOR PART WAS PROBABLY MANUFACTURED ELSEWHERE. REALLY DISAPPOINTING HONDA..........ON MY MODEL 2008 THERE IS ALSO A PENDING SWITCH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WONDER WHEN HONDA ISSUES A RECALL FOR THAT? *TR

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS OF ITS OWN ACCORD, DOES NOT RESPOND TO POWER DOOR LOCK, UNLOCKS ITSELF. *TR

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING OR REFUSING TO LOCK ON PASSENGER AND READ DOORS.. I AM TOLD THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A HIGH COST. CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH REAR DOORS FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN AS DOORS MAY LOCK OR UNLOCK AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR (2013), THE 2008 HONDA CRV-EX THAT I PURCHASE CERTIFIED, PRE-OWNED IN OCTOBER 2012, BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE LOCKS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK THEMSELVES EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STOPPED AFTER A FEW DAYS, THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER, STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN. BEFORE I CALLED TO HAVE IT CHECKED, IT STOPPED, BUT THEN I WOULD HEAR A SQUEALING SOUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DOORS WERE LOCKED UPON ACCELERATION. ALL OF THESE ISSUES STOPPED, BUT THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO (JULY 2013), BOTH DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED RELOCKING THEMSELVES WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF BEING UNLOCKED BY EITHER THE KEY FOB OR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THEY CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY, EVEN WITH AUTO LOCK OFF. THEY ALSO CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE BY THE PASSENGER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILD, WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN HIS DOOR AND EXIT IMMEDIATELY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) LIGHT IS ON PERMANENTLY ON MY DASHBOARD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER TECHNICIAN I SPOKE WITH, THIS MEANS THE TPMS HAS STOPPED COMMUNICATING WITH THE SENSORS ON AT LEAST ONE OF MY TIRES. THIS IS A HAZARD IN THAT I COULD HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND WOULD NOT KNOW IT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOW OUT AT HIGH FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS SAME TECHNICIAN REPORTED HE HAS SEEN "QUITE A FEW" 2007 AND 2008 CRVS COMING IN WITH THIS ISSUE. I CAN WORK AROUND THIS ISSUE BY FREQUENTLY CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE MYSELF, BUT IT REMAINS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS, WHEN I PAID FOR A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE DOING IT FOR ME. *TR

RIGHT REAR DOOR AND HATCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK EITHER MANUALLY OR THROUGH THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS THE RESULT OF FAULTY ACTUATORS AND FORCED ME TO PAY OVER $600 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ERROR AS THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED CASES OF THIS HAPPENING. IT WAS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS PASSENGERS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2013 THE PASSENGER DOOR STARTED TO LOCK ITSELF IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ME UNLOCKING IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE PROBLEM. THEN ON MAY 26,2013 MY CHILD NOTICED THAT THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HAD BEGUN TO DO THE SAME THING. TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON BOTH DOORS WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $440+. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH ALL CRVS AND A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WITHIN SECONDS OF OPENING MANUALLY AND WITH KEY FOB. *TR

LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING--A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR BROKEN INTO DUE TO CAR'S INABILITY TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE CAR ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS THE MALFUNCTIONING ACTUATOR ON CAR IS SIGNALING THAT CAR IS UNLOCKED WHEN IT IS NOT. HONDA FIXED ACTUATOR ON ONE DOOR, ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER DOOR MALFUNCTION LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER. CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TODAY AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX WHAT IS DEFECTIVE PART SINCE THEY STATE IS NO LONGER UNDER THEIR 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. CAR DOES NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. ONLINE REPORTS OF PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF CARS. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE, THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO SAFETY. THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED 1-18-13 IN PENNSYLVANIA ON THIS SAME ISSUE FIR CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF. TO HAVE HONDA DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN!! *TR

ON MARCH 13TH MY SON AND I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE OUR HOME TO RUN AN ERRAND AND HE COULD NOT OPEN THE BACK DOOR. I USE THE UNLOCK FEATURE ON MY KEYS AND IT STILL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I THOUGHT THE CHILD LOCK HAD BEEN SET. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I TRIED TO GET THE DOOR UNLOCK AND I COULD NOT AND I NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT OPEN EITHER. I WAS HEADED OUT OF TOWN, SO I WENT BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE WANT TO CHARGE ME $120 JUST RUN A CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I CALLED AROUND AND ANOTHER COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD RUN A CHECK FOR $50. BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING THEY TRIED TO UNLOCK IT AND STATED THAT I MAY NEED TO GO TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE PANELS. BY THIS TIME I WAS FRUSTRATED AND THE MONEY WAS ADDING UP FOR REPAIRS. I DECIDE TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET IT CLEAN AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR UNLOCK JUST BY WORKING WITH THE LOCKS. I GAVE HIM A NICE TIP FOR SAVING ME A LOT OF MONEY. THIS MORNING I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY HEADING IN TO WORK AND I STARTED HEARING A NOISE. I WAS DRIVING BESIDE A LARGE TRUCK AND I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS PITCHING ROCK OR GRAVEL. I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND NOTICE MY BACK LOCKS WERE UNLOCK. I TRIED TO LOCK THEM FROM THE FRONT AND THEY WAS THE NOISE I WAS HEARING..LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESS WAY AND THEY SAID IT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LISTED AND I WILL HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART (DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR) AND DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED OR OPENED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK. I TOOK MY CR-V INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, 3 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! RECENTLY (11/27/13) MY DOORS ARE NOW STARTING TO UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN AS WELL! I READ THAT THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO OTHER ACTUATIORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED! I'VE ALWAYS HAD A HONDA BUT IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T RESOLVED I WILL NEVER AGAIN OWN A HONDA!!! RECALL NOW!!! *TR

ONE OF THE REAR DOORS LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING LOCKED ALL THE DOORS *TR

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WHEN LOCK OR UNLOCKED MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. FRONT DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH MANUAL KEY. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF SAME ON THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED BY HONDA. HONDA HAS NO SERVICE RECALLS , BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DID IN 2006 ? *TR

THE POWER LOCKS ON THE DOORS KEEP UNLOCKING THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING . IT HAS POTENTIALLY UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE LOCK HAS BEEN PLACED. MANUALLY UNLOCKING OR LOCKING DOORS IS NOT AN OPTION AS THE LOCK SEEMS TO UNLOCK BY ITSELF. VERY DANGEROUS TO USE WITH CHILDREN EVEN IF THE SAFETY LOCK IS PLACED THE DOORS CONTINUE TO UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. *TR

MY LEFT BACK DOOR DOESN'T LOCK ANYMORE. WHEN I LOCK IT SLOWLY UNLOCKS ITSELF ON ITS OWN. SO A WHILE IT WOULD REMAIN LOCKED IF I LOCKED BY KEY FOGGER BUT NOW IT DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL. IT APPEARS TO LOCK BUT EVENTUALLY UNLOCKS ITSELF. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS SITTING IN BACKSEAT. I HAVE SET MY CAR TO LOCK ONCE I DRIVE 15MPH. IT WOULD APPEAR TO LOCK BUT WHILE DRIVING UNLOCKS ITSELF. I HAVE HAD NO WRECKS IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE AND THE DOOR EVENTUALLY UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS FOR SMALL KIDS IN BACK. MY SON REALIZED HIS DOOR WASN'T LOCKED AND TRIED TO MANUALLY LOCK IT WHICH EVENTUALLY IT UNLOCKED ITSELF AGAIN. I TOOK TO HONDA AND IT IS $400 TO GET FIXED. PLUS THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL PARTS COME IN. IF I COULD MANUALLY LOCK DOOR THAT IS DIFFERENT ISSUE BUT IT UNLOCKS ITSELF EVEN MANUALLY. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TO BE FIXED FOR A SMALL CHILD GETS HURT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DOORS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LOCKED, THE DOORS BECAME UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED TO COVER 50 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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

CAN'T OPEN REAR HATCH. RIGHT REAR DOOR DOESN'T LOCK. SEARCH ONLINE REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. WHILE IT MAY BE DEEMED AN INCONVENIENCE, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAKE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT PROMPTING. DOORS ALSO MAKE AWFUL NOISE WHEN THEY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHENEVER THEY WANT. THE KEY ALSO DOES NOT WORK TO UNLOCK THE DOOR ANY LONGER. I HAD TO ALWAYS LEAVE A WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE YOU COULD BE LOCKED OUT EVEN WITH THE KEYS IN YOUR HAND. I HAD THIS FIXED BACK IN APRIL 2013 AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE: YOU CAN BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, WITH THE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING IT CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR CHILDREN RIDING IN THE CAR. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO HONDA TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM IS FAILING THIS IS NOT NORMAL I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR ITS SAFETY REVIEWS AND NOW ONLY 5 YEARS OLD I'M BEING TOLD THAT MY AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT I WAS QUOTED $1,200.00 TO FIX THE SYSTEM. *TR

MY RIGHT BACK DOOR DOESN'T LOCK ANYMORE. WHEN I LOCK IT SLOWLY UNLOCKS ITSELF ON ITS OWN. SO A WHILE IT WOULD REMAIN LOCKED IF I LOCKED BY KEY FOGGER BUT NOW IT DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL. IT APPEARS TO LOCK BUT EVENTUALLY UNLOCKS ITSELF. IT WOULD APPEAR TO LOCK BUT WHILE DRIVING UNLOCKS ITSELF. VERY DANGEROUS FOR SMALL KIDS IN BACK. I TOOK TO HONDA AND IT IS $400 TO GET FIXED. PLUS THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL PARTS COME IN. IF I COULD MANUALLY LOCK DOOR THAT IS DIFFERENT ISSUE BUT IT UNLOCKS ITSELF EVEN MANUALLY. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TO BE FIXED AS IT IS MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS IMMEDIATELY AFTER UNLOCKING WHILE IN PARK, BEFORE YOU CAN GRAB THE HANDLE, PREVENTING YOU FROM OPENING THE DOOR. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH, THE DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK RANDOMLY MAKING ANNOYING LOUD CHATTERING NOISE. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS PASSENGER SAFETY AND CAN BE A HINDRANCE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EGRESS DURING UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS THE AUTOMATIC CHILD SAFETY DOOR LOCK FUNCTION. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND CONTINUOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHENEVER THE CAR REACHED 9 OR 10 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN THE CAR REACHES THIS SPEED WHILE EITHER ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN, THE LOCKS EITHER LOCK THEMSELVES OR UNLOCK THEMSELVES DEPENDING ON THEIR PREVIOUS POSITION. I DRIVE IN LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC, SO THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AT $200+ PER DOOR. THESE AUTOMATIC LOCKS (PARTICULARLY THE REAR SEAT ONES) ARE SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION TO PREVENT A CHILD OR OTHER PASSENGER FROM ACCIDENTALLY OPENING A DOOR WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THEY ARE ALSO SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION TO KEEP AN INTRUDER FROM BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR WHILE THE CAR IS TEMPORARILY STOPPED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS FOR ADULTS WHO MIGHT GRAB THE HANDLE TO STABILIZE THEMSELVES AROUND TURNS. IF THEY WERE TO ACCIDENTALLY HANG ON TO THE DOOR HANDLE, IT COULD OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT IS APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THE 2006, 2007 AND 2008 MODELS OF THE CR-V ACCORDING TO THE HONDA FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY AFRAID TO LET MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN MY CAR. *TR

MY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER DOOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SECURITY PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO LOCK MY CAR, THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER DOOR KEPT UNLOCKING. THERE WERE POPPING NOISES WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCK & LOCK MY DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS WORKED, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNLOCKED OVER NIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, IT LOCKED AFTER A FEW TRIES BUT MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *TR

AFTER PUTTING IN GEAR AND STARTING OUT, LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK WILL LOCK THEN UNLOCK ITSELF AND THEN STAY UNLOCKED. IT ALSO UNLOCKS ITSELF AFTER PARKING AND LOCKING THE CAR. UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS AND NO SECURITY WHEN PARKED. *TR

SUDDENLY ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AS SOON AS I WOULD GET IN I WOULD TRY TO UNLOCK WITH DOOR SWITCH AND THE LOCK BACK RIGHT AWAY. THEY HAVE LOCKED ME OUT OF MY OWN CAR. I HAVE TRIED THE RESETTING PROCEDURES FROM MANUAL AND THEY DO NOT CHANGE. TO GET INTO MY CAR YOU HAVE TO PULL HANDLE AS SOON AS YOU HIT UNLOCK ON KEY. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE I DRIVE. I GOT LOCKED INTO THE CAR ONCE, THE CAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITH KEY OR MANUALLY. I HAD TO CRAWL INTO BACK SEAT IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR AND GET OUT. THE DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED WHILE I DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A SIGNAL ANYONE COULD JUMP INTO THE CAR. THE DOOR WON'T ALWAYS LOCK WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR. SOMEONE GOT INTO THE CAR AND WENT THROUGH MY GLOVE BOX BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T LOCK. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND FIX THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR KEPT SAYING A DOOR WAS OPENED WHEN IT WASN'T AND THEN BECAUSE OF THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T LOCK WHEN I WAS IN IT AND THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF. THEN, IT JUST STOPPED HAPPENING. THEN ON 1/14, EVERY TIME I USED THE BRAKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO ON. AND THEN WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THIS ALL BEGAN THE WEEK AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET NEW TIRES (WHERE THEY RIPPED ME OFF BY CHARGING ME $1,300 TO REPLACE 4 TIRES!). VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.