2007 Honda CR-V Electrical Problems

I bought the 2007 Honda CRV in 2022. Approximately 1 month ago my keys were locked inside. 3 reputable locksmiths could not unlock any doors. My extra fob or extra key will not unlock any doors. The passenger door had been making a ticking then grinding noise when it locks itself. All 3 locksmiths said this a serious safety problem and the actuator is at fault. The only way to get in was to retrieve my set of keys out of the wedged door. I haven't received any recalls on actuators but there was a class action in 2015-2016 (which I was not the owner then) that stated ALL 2007, 2008 and a few 2009 Honda CRVs were to have the actuators replaced at Honda expense. I'm afraid that if my disabled son is inside and it locks itself, we won't be able to get him out. Please assist me in this matter. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11726828

Incident

Feb 13, 2026

Complaint: Both rear doors and the front passenger door no longer lock or unlock electronically using the key fob or interior switch. The failure began gradually and worsened over time. I recently had the driver door replaced by A Honda dealer as part of the warranty but the passenger and back door were not part of the warranty and dealership has also confirmed the lock failures. This creates serious safety risks: •Doors randomly unlock while driving and while parked •Cannot reliably open doors in an emergency •At times, the vehicle must be left unlocked •I transport young children, making manual locking unsafe Additionally, the vehicle has a persistent engine oil leak that mechanics cannot permanently fix. Oil loss between changes risks engine damage, loss of power, or fire. I request NHTSA investigate these defects and consider a recall for the failing door locks and the engine oil leak.

NHTSA ID

11710272

Incident

Nov 1, 2025

The passenger car door unlocks for no reason. It used to automatically lock when I start driving , now it starts to open and will not remain locked while driving, or when I lock my car door when I park. When I use the key fob the car alarm goes off and the door is still unlocked. This car has had a recall on the airbags. The light comes on once in a while. It was fixed by the Honda Dealership but recently, once in a while , the light still comes on. It is concerning . The air pressure warning light will remain on even after I have had my tires checked.

NHTSA ID

11594833

Incident

May 1, 2024

I am having door lock issues with all my locks on my car. It started with my front passenger and now both rear are also having issues. When I click the unlock button on the keyfob they unlock then lock again. Same with the unlock button on the drivers door. When I'm driving (accelerating), the drivers door will click as if it is trying to lock even though it already is.

NHTSA ID

11556159

Incident

Nov 20, 2023

Passenger Door Lock Actuators are not working properly on front passenger and rear doors. Doors may be unlocked from the outside or inside but will immediately lock again with 1-2 seconds. This is a major safety issue in the event of an emergency as one may be trapped in the car or not be able to get to a person in the car even once the doors are 'unlocked' they will only remain unlocked for 1-2 seconds. I do not feel safe nor do i feel safe having my wife or kids in the car as a result of this issue.

NHTSA ID

11524010

Incident

May 18, 2023

The back passenger door makes a grinding noise, which I believe could be due to a faulty actuator. this happens when the doors automatically lock after getting gup to about 15mph

NHTSA ID

11516686

Incident

Sep 14, 2022

passenger door locks sticking and now movin down to both rear passenger and trunk latches aswell sometimes locking me out of my own vehicle or in sometimes.

NHTSA ID

11515087

Incident

Mar 31, 2023

Whenever I unlock the doors, the front passenger and rear passenger doors do not stay unlocked for more than a second. I am worried that if something happened (such as the car catching on fire), my passengers would be unable to get out of the car. I bought this car used with this problem; the owner before me also had this issue. To my knowledge, there was no prior warning to this problem occurring. Lock issues are a common occurrence with the model from 2007-2011 CRVs.

NHTSA ID

11507000

Incident

May 31, 2022

Hello, My vehicle's door motors or actuators are not working, specifically the driver side back door and the rear baggage door. This happened as we were trying to get into the vehicle while it was raining heavily on the side of the road due to an emergency toilet brake. This of course was frustrating as we were trying to get into the car and put stuff in the car, and put us in harms way of upcoming traffic because some of us could not get in. This problem has been rampant by Honda Motor company and they had a recall regarding this issue. There were no warning lights for this. We just heard a loud buzz when we tried to open the doors.

NHTSA ID

11501275

Incident

Jan 9, 2023

lock actuator failed, was repaired by Honda on 9/17/2021. Failed again on 1/7/23. Unable to unlock any door with assistance of local police, AAA. Could not get towed because vehicle could not be unlocked to put into neutral. Honda Customer service told me they could not help.

NHTSA ID

11501100

Incident

Jan 7, 2023

The passenger side door lock and unlock while driving. The passenger door does not lock.

NHTSA ID

11489001

Incident

Oct 1, 2022

Car never starts! It needs to be jump-started every single time.

NHTSA ID

11445836

Incident

Apr 1, 2021

My rear passenger side door lock randomly unlocks while driving and it won't lock when I park the car. Our son is 3 years old who sits in a car seat in the back. Very dangerous.

NHTSA ID

11440811

Incident

Nov 1, 2021

When I’m driving my 2007 Honda CRV locks , lock and unlock . At times my passenger lock does not lock even after hitting key fob to lock it.

NHTSA ID

11439781

Incident

Apr 1, 2021

I had my door lock actuators replaced from a previous recall and now they are acting up again. The front passenger door lock in unlocking and locking whenever I come to a stop and start driving again.

NHTSA ID

11432789

Incident

Sep 10, 2021

Drivers back door lock keeps locking the whole car or sometimes unlocks .I told the car dealership were I purchased car .They won't fix it because they said I bought as is. So I called the Honda Store in Boardman oh and they told me no recalls on my problem.

NHTSA ID

11431701

Incident

Aug 24, 2021

Door actuators have failed on both the passenger front and right rear. They lock almost immediately after unlocking. There is a high risk the passengers may not be able to exit in an emergency and rescue could be delayed. I have owned this car since bought new in September 2006. This problem began in 2020 during the pandemic so I have not gone to a dealer. I recently found information about recall 12V338000 in 2015 but I was never notified of that recall (since expired). I have since moved to a new address and the vehicle remains registered to me at my new address. Online research tells me this is a known problem and owners are charged $300-800 for repairs - often more than once!

NHTSA ID

11427023

Incident

Apr 16, 2020

Door locks won't lock on all doors, and while driving continues to try and lock the doors

NHTSA ID

11420679

Incident

Dec 2, 2020

DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. EVERY TIME I STOP AND START DRIVING AGAIN.. IT ALSO WILL NOT CHIRP WHEN LOCKING DOORS REMOTELY.

NHTSA ID

11395842

Incident

Feb 11, 2021

Mileage

3 mi

1) THE CAR FAILS TO START OCCASIONALLY. I ALREADY HAD REPAIR SHOP CHANGED TO NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. 2) THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR HANDLE (OUTSIDE) STICKS AND DO NOT GO BACK, AFTER IT'S BEEN PULLED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR'S DOORS LOCKS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DURING DRIVING, STOPS AND GOS.

NHTSA ID

11320410

Incident

Apr 6, 2020

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY HONDA CRV 2007 STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION LOCKED ON ME. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION BUT IT DIDN'T TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WERE LOCKED. I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER. ON MONDAY MORNING, I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY. HONDA KEPT MY VERTICAL FOR 2 DAYS. THEY HAD TO ORDER A PART TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. WHEN I ASKED HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER HONDA CRV, MR.DYLAN FRIZZELL SAID 1 OTHER HONDA CRV THAT HE KNEW OF AT THIS TIME. I SHOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED T0 PAY $742.00. MY HONDA CRV 2007 HAD THE AIRBAGS AND DOORS RECALLED CAUSING ME POTENTIAL DEATH. PLEASE GIVE ME A WRITTEN RESPONSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

11218596

Incident

Jun 2, 2019

Mileage

142,380 mi

HONDA DRIVE SLOW ALL DOORS MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING REMOTE KEY CHANGE TO A KEY TIRE LIGHT STAY ON AT ALL TIME ALL DOORS LOCKED UP HAD TO PAY FOR A LOCK SMITH

NHTSA ID

11190374

Incident

Sep 6, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE STARTER AND STARTER RELAY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. MULTIPLE UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED, BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

NHTSA ID

11190221

Incident

Mar 10, 2019

Mileage

107,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT ILL AND DROWSY PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW BUMPER WAS NEEDED AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT NEEDED REPAIRING. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF (JUST A SIDE NOT CARFAX'S YEAR IS 2007,) *JB

NHTSA ID

11189695

Incident

Mar 6, 2018

2007 CRV PURCHASED NEW. 198,000. CAR HAS BEEN FAILING TO FURN OVER INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON FIRST TRY. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIGHT UP, BUT ONLY A LOW WURRING NOISE. TURN KEY BACK, WAIT A SECOND OR TWO AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. TODAY, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 3 - 4 MILES, BOTH THE VSA LIGHT AND THE TRANGLE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND DRIVING VERY ROUGHLY. CONITUNED UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VSA NAD TRIANGLE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR RETURNED TO DRIVING NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY COMMUTE (~8 MILES). PARKED CAR FOR 10 HOURS. WHEN STARTING AGAIN, THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO OCCURED EXCEPT THE VSA AND TRIANGLE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 2/10'S OF A MILE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND DRIVING RETURNED TO NORMAL. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I STARTED TO RESEARCH THESE ISSUES AND STUMBLED UPON SOME POSTS REGARDING POSSIBLE RECALLS AND/OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S REGARDING FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES AND A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STARTING ISSUES, THE DASHLIGHTS AND THE BUCKING AND ROUGH DRIVING I HAD ENCOUNTERED.

NHTSA ID

11162109

Incident

Dec 17, 2018

Mileage

198,300 mi