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2007 Honda CR-V Other / unspecified Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA

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Other / unspecified reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 3, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 885 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming other

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureOther / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Jan 3, 2026
Crash reported

There was a safety recall for the rear arm control and excessive rust, Honda said they fixed it back in 2018… out of no where my car lost control and caused me to crash, I brought the car back to Honda and the rear arm bracket broke off due to excessive rust however Honda states it was repaired and there is nothing they can do, they won’t even look at the vehicle.

NHTSA ID
11708502
Incident
Jan 3, 2026
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 16, 2023

I was driving down the street as i had just came off a major highway. Route 71 north. My back left frame stiffner broke off my car, had i been driving still on the highway, i could have easily been killed. There was a recall for this exact problem in Canada. Why not here in the United States?

NHTSA ID
11512112
Incident
Mar 16, 2023
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 21, 2020

VEHICLE TPMS SYSTEM INDICATOR HAS COME ON TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT CLEARED ITSELF AFTER 3 DAYS AND THE SECOND TIME IT HAS STAYED ON FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AND IS STILL ON AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BOTH TIMES. THIS SYSTEM INDICATOR ALSO AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON THE VSA AND CEASES TO MONITOR TIRE PRESSURES WHEN IT IS LIT UP. IF ONE NEEDS TO DISABLE THE VSA DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, IT CANNOT BE DONE. ALSO, ANY TIRE THAT IS LOSING PRESSURE WILL DO SO WITHOUT ALERTING THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID
11384368
Incident
Dec 1, 2020
Mileage
134,497 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 24, 2020

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH, ALMOST AT HOME WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF OF FRAME, STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, POLICE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND CAR WAS BASICALLY TOTALED. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AND OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT HONDA CANADA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT REASON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THESE 2007-2011 CARBS. WHY CANADA AND NOT USA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!!

NHTSA ID
11351044
Incident
Aug 19, 2020
Mileage
137,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 20, 2017

TPMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DEPITE TIRE PRESSURE OK. IT CAME ON AT FIRST WHEN I DROVE 11 MILES. AFTER TECH TURNED IT OFF (FOR $55) , IT STAYED OFF UNTIL I DROVE 11 MILES. THEN, IT CAME BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OFTEN REPORTED PROBLEM JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND. AM HEADING BACK TO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK FOR ONE MORE TRY.

NHTSA ID
11055817
Incident
Dec 11, 2017
AirbagsOther / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Dec 6, 2017

WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR THE RIGHT WHERE DID SOUND RIGHT SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FOUND SOMETHING ROLLING AROUND IN THE WHEEL THERE BEEN THREE RECALLS SINCE I OWED THIS CAR THE LOCKS ARE CLICKIN ON AND OFF THE PROBLEM NEVER FIXED

NHTSA ID
11052865
Incident
Jul 8, 2013
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jan 19, 2017

THE TPMS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. SLOANE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA PA STATED THAT THEY REPLACED TPMS UNIT AND ALL FOUR PRESSURE SENSORS BUT TO NO AVAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10946291
Incident
Nov 1, 2013
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 17, 2015

NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT WHEEL BEARING AS MY CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW(~20,000 MILES). THIS PROBLEM STARTED IRRITATING ME AND HENCE TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM GLAD I DID NOT GET ANY KIND OF SAFETY PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN.

NHTSA ID
10749024
Incident
Aug 1, 2010
Mileage
20,000 mi
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 30, 2015

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

NHTSA ID
10702562
Incident
Jun 27, 2008
Mileage
40,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jan 16, 2015

TPMS LIGHT ? (BAD SENSOR IN ONE OF THE TIRES?) -TPMS LIGHT ? WILL SOMETIMES COME ON ? WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED (NORMALLY SET AT 35 PSI) TIRES ARE ALL IN RANGE -ISSUE FIRST STARTED WHEN I INCREASED TIRE PRESSURES IN ANTICIPATION OF COLD WEATHER ? SEEMS TO BE OKAY WHEN AT 35 PSI -LAST TIME TPMS LIGHT CAME ON WAS 1/12/15 ? DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ? WENT OFF WHEN I STOPPED TO GET GAS ? CAME ON AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ? WHEN PRESSURE WAS CHECKED MORNING OF 1/13/15 ? OLEFT FRONT TIRE WAS AT 30 PSI ORIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS AT 33 PSI OLEFT REAR TIRE WAS AT 34 PSI ORIGHT REAR TIRE WAS AT 33 PSI ?TIRES WERE ALL THEN SET TO 35 PSI ? LIGHT HAS/HAS NOT COME ON SINCE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10673028
Incident
Jan 12, 2015
Mileage
189,925 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Nov 5, 2013

2007 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEELS INSTALLED WITHOUT TPMS SENSORS CAUSING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RETAILER KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY MADE THE TPMS INOPERATIVE, BY INSTALLING WHEELS WITHOUT TPMS EVEN AFTER THE COMPANY HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD VIOLATE THE MAKE INOPERATIVE PROHIBITION OF 49 USC 30122.

NHTSA ID
10550251
Incident
Dec 15, 2011
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Sep 14, 2013
1 injury reported

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR: I CAN UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB AND THEY WILL RE-LOCK THEMSELVES WITHIN 2 SECONDS. FEW DAYS AGO I WENT INTO PHARMACY AND LEFT MY 8 YEAR OLD NIECE IN THE CAR TO PICK UP FEW THINGS. CAME BACK OUT IN ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES AND SHE WAS CRYING HER EYES OUT YELLING AND SCREAMING. I ASKED HER WHAT HAPPENED AS I ENTERED THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SHE COULDN'T SPEAK FOR FEW MINUTES BECAUSE OF TEARS. SHE TOLD ME SHE COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR AND SHE GOT SCARED. ENTIRE FAMILY IS HONDA AND ACURA LOYAL CUSTOMERS. MY FAMILY HAD ENOUGH HONDA PROBLEMS WITH THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD BRAKES MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES AFTER REPLACING BRAKE PADS 2 TIMES. 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. REPLACING 2007 CRV DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS. I HAD ENOUGH. GOOD BYE HONDA! *TR

NHTSA ID
10543566
Incident
Sep 8, 2013
Mileage
70,000 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 24, 2010

MY HONDA CRV 2007 VEHICLE DID A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF HALF THE VEHICLE LENGTH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR. IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, THEY WOULD BE DEAD. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE TOYOTA PRESS, I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS. I DID HAVE A FLOOR MAT IN PLACE, WAS IT CAUGHT IN THE GAS PEDAL? HAVE THEIR BEEN ANY REPORT OF TROUBLE WITH THE HONDA CRV? THIS OCCURRED ONCE ONLY AND I DID REMOVE FLOOR MATS. THIS OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AS IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND STILL CONCERNS ME.. *TR

NHTSA ID
10313561
Incident
Nov 23, 2009
Mileage
30,000 mi
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 10, 2010

THE BACK PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD A "HOT" SMELL COMING FROM IT. HONDA SERVICE DETERMINED I HAD A BRAKE PAD THAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK. BRAKE PAD WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS FIXING THE ROTOR. THE SMELL CONTINUED. TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY CANNOT FIND ONE THING "RUBBING" THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS "HOT" SMELL. THEY ARE STUMPED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE STRONG SMELL, WONDERING IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO WEAR OUT OR CATCH ON FIRE. MANY INTERNET BLOGS HAVE SHOWN MANY, MANY HONDA OWNERS TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. NO OTHER TIRES/WHEEL WELLS SMELL HOT - SOME OWNERS BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEXT TO THE TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10308455
Incident
Jan 5, 2010
Mileage
39,000 mi
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Dec 7, 2009

IN 2007, WE PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CRV TO TOW, FOUR WHEELS DOWN. WE PURCHASED THE BLUE OX AVENTA LX, BX7445 TOW BAR CLASS IV (10,000 LB FOR A 2 INCH RECEIVER) AND THE BASE PLATE BX2246 MADE FOR THE 2007 HONDA CR-V\, WE FOUND THAT THE FRONT FASCIA OF THE HONDA HAD PULLED AWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE BLUE OX BASE PLATE HAD FAILED. I MEAN, TOTALLY FAILED, THE METAL (NOT THE BOLTS) HAD RIPPED, THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES, WHERE THE BASE PLATE IS ATTACHED (BOLTED) TO THE FRAME. THE BASE PLATE, WAS NOW ONLY BEING HELD (AND ALSO OUR VEHICLE) ONLY BY THE SAFETY CABLES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10294836
Incident
Aug 13, 2009
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, ICE AND SNOW BUILD UP EXCESSIVELY IN THE WHEEL WELLS, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TURN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE TIRES DUE TO THE MIXTURE OF ICE AND GRAVEL FROM THE ROAD. SHE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,900.

NHTSA ID
10217389
Incident
Dec 20, 2007
Mileage
15,900 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 24, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN ICY OR INCLEMENT WEATHER, SNOW AND ICE BECOME TRAPPED IN THE WHEELS NEAR THE BRAKE DISC. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER STATED THAT UNLESS THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, A SOLUTION COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

NHTSA ID
10215914
Incident
Dec 16, 2007
Mileage
7,000 mi

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