2007 Honda CR-V Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while attempting to shift into gear, the vehicle was shaking and difficult to shift into gear. The engine and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V395000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11530173

Incident

Jun 19, 2023

2007 CRV recall. Dealership is not able to remedy

NHTSA ID

11516015

Incident

Apr 7, 2023

My catalytic converter was stolen when my car was parked. Honda owners has been targeted for its catalytic converters, and there are numerous reports of Honda’s cats being stolen. Honda has a major defect where it makes it easier for thieves to steal the cat in minutes. There are 3 major flaws with the product. 1) Hondas don’t automatically come with a cat converter steel shield, cage, or other protector to make them harder to steal. 2) Hondas don’t install their cat in the engine compartment like other car manufacturers to deter theft. 3) Honda’s cat contains valuable materials, which is why they are targeted. Other car brands tend to have less valuable catalysts so thieves are not incentivized to steal them. Because there are many cats being stolen, there is a shortage to replace them, and car owners have to wait weeks to months to get their cat replaced. It’s been almost 2 weeks, and my car is still at the mechanic’s waiting for a replacement catalytic converter. My safety, and the safety of my family, including two kids, were compromised because I had to drive my family home (and we live in a hilly area) without a cat as it was stolen Sunday evening, and I had to wait until the next day to get it to the mechanic’s. The warning light appeared when I started the car, but by the telltale sound my car made, I already knew the cat was stolen. A police report was filed and the claim with my insurance was completed. Cats are very expensive to replace and an inconvenience for a 1-car family. Now we don’t have a car to do basic necessities like take the kids to school, go grocery shopping for the family, go to work, and go to doctor appointments.

NHTSA ID

11488131

Incident

Sep 25, 2022

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

PURCHASED THE 2017 CR-V IN OCTOBER 2017. NOTICED GASOLINE ODOR EXISTS IN ENGINE OIL DURING A ROUTINE SELF-CHECKING PRIOR TO THE 1ST OIL CHANGE ON MAY 19, 2018. MENTIONED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (LIVERMORE HONDA IN CALIFORNIA), BUT THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. BASE ON THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MINDER, THE OIL LIFE IS AT 40% AS OF FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, I NOTICE THE GASOLINE ODOR, AGAIN, PRESENTS IN THE ENGINE OIL AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS CURRENTLY IN WORKING CONDITION, IT SEEMS THE GASOLINE ODOR PRESENTS IN ENGINE OIL IS UNUSUAL.

NHTSA ID

11140391

Incident

Oct 6, 2018

Mileage

11,850 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON JACOBS HONDA (2699 REGENCY RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40503, (859) 276-5555) WHERE THE OIL, PLATES, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11139394

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,266.

NHTSA ID

11131514

Incident

Sep 15, 2018

Mileage

123,266 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED AND CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10911285

Incident

Oct 2, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM CLUTCH OR CONPRESSOR. SOMETHING WENT WRONG. THEN WE FIND OUT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2012, WE OWNED THE VEHICLE THEN AND NEVER GOT ANY INFO ABOUT THIS. WHY?

NHTSA ID

10824157

Incident

Jan 30, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

I CAME OUT OF WORK AND STARTED MY CAR. IT SMELLED HORRIBLE, LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE CLUTCH MECHANISM. THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AND IT IS GOING TO COST $1600 TO FIX. THIS WAS LEGITIMATELY OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO ISSUE UP UNTIL THIS POINT IN TIME AND IT TOOK ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS. A RECALL REALLY SHOULD BE DONE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OWNERS TO BE BURDENED WITH.

NHTSA ID

10789819

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

111,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10702729

Incident

Sep 10, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

AIR CONDITION CONDENSER FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641230

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

135,000 mi

AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE GROCERY STORE, I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED ALMOST HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR (AND MY BRAKES ARE FAIRLY NEW)! ALMOST SCARED ME TO DEATH! I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR GETS SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583591

Incident

Apr 18, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

THE A/C STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR, AND PROBABLY MORE SPECIFICALLY THE CLUTCH ON THE COMPRESSOR, HAS FAILED. THIS SEEMS LIKE WAY TOO NEW OF A CAR WITH LOW MILES FOR THE A/C TO BE FAILING LEAVING ME WITH A $1800 BILL. ALSO, OTHERS SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND ARE REFERENCING A SERVICE BULLETIN # 12-072, WHICH IS NOT LISTED BY HONDA OR THE NHTSA- SO NOT SURE, BUT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532161

Incident

Jul 26, 2013

Mileage

76,000 mi

HONDA CRV 2007 ISSUE: DOORS WHEN LOCKED BY EITHER REMOTE OR VIA CAR WOULD LOCK ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVERS. HONDA DID COVER IT THE FIRST TIME THEN A YEAR LATER THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WAS IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO THE FRONT CENTER DOOR LIGHT (RIGHT SIDE) FAILS TO TURN ON WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS, IT WILL HOWEVER TURN ON WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON. EVEN GOT A NEW BULB BUT ISSUE REMAINED. I USE TO THINK HONDA WAS A GREAT CAR DO BASIC MAINTENANCE AND YOU SHOULD BE SET. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN NOTIFIED ME OF EVEN ONE OF THOSE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP THEY DIDN'T MENTION THE RECALL BUT STATED IT WOULD COST $600. TSB NUMBER & ISSUE DATE TSB TITLE 11-050 OCT 11 RECALL - ECM/TCM UPDATES TO PREVENT A/T DAMAGE TSB TITLE 08-070 SEP 08 CAMPAIGN - POWER STEERING PUMP SEIZURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10488873

Incident

May 15, 2009

Mileage

4,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UNLOCKING HER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE MADE A BUZZING SOUND. THE CONTACT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 . THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE D FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SHAFER SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

10457035

Incident

Dec 14, 2011

Mileage

75,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CRV IN SEPT 2011 AND RECENTLY THE CAR FAILED AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER RANDOMLY. A FEW DAYS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VSA LIGHT AS WELL. WHEN YOU HIT 20 MPH 40 MPH ETC THE VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS. I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM LOOKING AT THE OWNERS MANUAL BUT I COULDN'T FIND OR DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER IN ORLANDO WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME JUST TO CHECK IT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED MANY POSTINGS ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES. IT SOUNDS TO ME AS A RECALL AND A MANUFACTURES RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441564

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

Mileage

71,000 mi

CAR WOULD NOT START:NO ENGINE TURNING, NO LIGHTS, ETC. THOUGHT I HAD A DEAD BATTERY, LOCKED CAR TO GET HELP (VIA KEY FOB) AND LIGHTS WENT ON ACKNOWLEDGING IT LOCKED. TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED FINE. RADIO WAS BLINKING AND HAD TO ENTER RADIO SECURITY CODE LIKE THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. DROVE CAR HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS MORNING CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCESS OF LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR WOULD START (NO BLINKING RADIO THOUGH). DROVE INTO WORK, STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, STARTED TO DRIVE (MOVED ABOUT 50 FEET) AND DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THEN CAR STALLED AND TURNED OFF. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. GOOD SAMARITAN MESSED WITH IT AND MANAGED TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL SO IT COULD BE PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD. SAID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN ENGAGED WHICH IS WHY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK? FROM SIDE OF ROAD CAR STARTED FINE. I DROVE IT HOME WHERE NOW SITS IN THE GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10438857

Incident

Dec 6, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

ENGINE AND VSA WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR OUR 2007 HONDA CR-V. HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS OUR TIMING CHAIN AND THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH CARS OVER 100,000 MILES. HONDA SUPPOSEDLY HAD SOLVED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR BELTS BY GOING TO THE CHAIN. OUR CAR HAD 98,000 MILES ON IT. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS $1,600.00! DRIVING THE CR-V RIGHT AFTER THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED THE TPMS ALARM CAME ON. NOW WE HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND DUE TO HIGH REPAIR COSTS CANNOT GET FIXED RIGHT AWAY, SO LEFT DRIVING WITHOUT THIS SAFETY SYSTEM. TALKED TO DEALER WAS NO HELP AND HONDA OF AMERICA WAS NO HELP. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL AS WE SHOULD. THE HONDA CR-V MAINTENANCE BOOK SAID TO CHANGE OIL WHEN THE OIL CHANGE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THIS IS WHAT WE DID EACH AND EVERY TIME, BUT HONDA SAID WE SHOULD CHANGE BEFORE THAT! WHY DO THEY STATE TO CHANGE WHEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IF THIS IS NOT TRUE? WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS RELIABLE AND LOW MAINTENANCE! *KB

NHTSA ID

10416972

Incident

Jul 18, 2011

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE AUTOCARE. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR HAS BUSTED. THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT US$1300. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CRVS AND I AM SURPRISE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS YET. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND DISGUSTING THAT IN THE TIME OF THE ECONOMY WE ARE FORCED TO BEAR THE COST OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SEEMS TO GIVE YOU A RUN AROUND EXCUSE. I LIVE IN CHICAGO WHERE 9 MONTHS OUT OF 12 MONTHS YOU DO NOT NEED AN A/C. THIS IS MY 4TH SUMMER AND ADDING THE MATH, THE A/C LASTED JUST A LITTLE OVER 9 MONTHS. PLEASE GIVE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10416265

Incident

Jul 20, 2011

Mileage

49,500 mi

REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE WHEN BACKING AND TURNING, COULD ESCALATE TO A DANGEROUS HANDLING OF THE CAR. SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE MY HONDA CR-V 2007 TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363822

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

8,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2007 HONDA CRV WITH 55K MILES ON IT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER ND THEY CHARGED US $99 TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE REPORT STATED THAT A STONE HAD HIT THE CONDENSER CAUSING A LEEK IN THE COOLANT. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE REPAIR TO BE AT LEAST $850 DOLLARS ALTHOUGH, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE ACTUAL REPAIR COST TILL THEY GOT INTO THE REPAIR. WHEN THE AC STOPPED WORKING, NO POSSIBILITY IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ROCK. WE CHECKED ONLINE ONLY TO SEE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW WITH NO RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10344741

Incident

Jul 21, 2010

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. HONDA SERVICE LOOKED AT CONDENSER, SAID THEY SAW NO 'ROAD DAMAGE'. SERVICE DEPT. CONTACTED ME, SAID THAT THERE WAS 'ROAD DAMAGE', REPAIR BILL $1000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF CONDENSER & INSTALLATION. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF ANY DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10318171

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

Mileage

36,000 mi

HONDA CRV 2007 EX 2.4 LITER, 4 CYLINDER. THE CAR DOES NOT START OCCASIONALLY. THE BATTERY IS FINE. STARTER IS OKAY. CHECKED ONLINE FORUM TO FIND THE ISSUE AND FIX. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE LOGGED SAME ISSUE ONLINE. DEALERS DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. HONDA OF AMERICA SAY THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BUT CLEARLY THERE IS SOME ISSUE IN THE ENGINE IMMOBILIZATION OR OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE RELATED TO IGNITION. SOME ONE NEED TO DIG IN TO THE ISSUE AND HAVE IT FIXED BY HONDA REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. TODAY (FRIDAY, MARCH 05, 2010) AGAIN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START AT ALL. THE BATTERY IS FINE SINCE THE LIGHTS AND RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE WORKING. SEEMS LIKE THE SOME THING WITH THE IGNITION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE TO TOW AWAY THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS NOT STARTING AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10317078

Incident

Feb 20, 2009

Mileage

76,500 mi