2007 Honda CR-V Visibility Problems

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WASHER DOES NOT WORK WITH GOOD CLOSED. ??????

NHTSA ID

11208896

Incident

May 2, 2019

Mileage

101,000 mi

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO MY PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW STARTED GOING UP VERY SLOWLY. THEN IT BEGAN TO NOT COME UP EVERY FEW DAY. IT WOULD GO DOWN LIKE NORMAL. ABOUT TWO WWEEKS AGO IT WENT DOWN BY ACCIDENT AND HAS NOT COME BACK UP. I CANT DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING BAD WEATHER IN MEMPHIS, TN. IVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SAW WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THS SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE NOT PICS BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY SHOW THE WINDOW DOWN.

NHTSA ID

11099349

Incident

Mar 7, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10680409

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

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

NHTSA ID

10673025

Incident

Jan 12, 2015

Mileage

189,965 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10622473

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT SETTING DID NOT WORK AND THEN WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED, THE WIPER OFF SETTING DID NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED WORKING, BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT "PARK" IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, THUS INTERFERING WITH VISION. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF IN THE CORRECT PARKED POSITION. IT WAS FRIGHTENING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT A HIGH SPEED ON A WET ROAD SURFACE WITH POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE WIPER BLADES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507201

Incident

Mar 31, 2013

Mileage

79,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN ERRATICALLY. WHILE DRIVING (IN THE RAIN), WIPERS STOPPED IN THE NON PARKED POSITION. THEN WIPERS CAME BACK ON AND UNABLE TO TURN THEM OFF EVEN AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487714

Incident

Dec 7, 2012

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

NHTSA ID

10467672

Incident

Jul 11, 2012

Mileage

99,000 mi

WHEN CHECKING WASHER FLUID, I NOTICED THE FLUID WAS NOT VISIBLE, SO I ADDED THE PROPER FLUID. AS NOTHING HAPPENED, I LOOKED UNDER CAR, & THE WASHER SOLUTION WAS RUNNING OUT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AS I POURED IT INTO JUG. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, I FOUND PIECES OF THE TUBING THAT HAD BEEN CHEWED ON, AND IN SOME AREAS, CHEWED COMPLETELY THROUGH. ONE OF THESE AREAS I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS VIA A PLASTIC DOOR, ABOUT 12 INCHES WIDE, BY ABOUT 2 INCHES IN HEIGHT, LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, IN THE CENTER OF THE FIREWALL, JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FOUND PIECES OF TUBING IN THIS AREA, ALSO. LOOKING FURTHER, I FOUND INSULATION THAT MICE HAD MOVED FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA, TO MAKE THEIR NEST. WITH SOME DIFFICULTY, I FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM A HONDA REP, IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF DISCUSSION, IN A PEACEFUL MANNER, I WAS NOT OFFERED ANY SOLUTION TO THE MICE PROBLEM, AS I WAS TRYING TO GET HONDA TO HELP ME DETERMINE WHERE THE POINT OF ENTRY WAS LOCATED AT, IN THE CAR BODY, THAT WOULD ALLOW MICE TO GAIN ENTRY. AS A FORMER AUTO MECHANIC, & A STRUCTURE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, I PLANNED TO MAKE THE REPAIR MYSELF. (THE INSULATION MOVEMENT COULD BE AFFECTING THE A/C & HEATING SYSTEMS, ALSO). LATER, I FOUND BOTH OF THE WIRES TO THE LEFT CLEARANCE LIGHT HAD BEEN CHEWED COMPLETELY THROUGH, WIRE & ALL. I LATER READ ON A WEB SITE, THAT THE WIRING INSULATION WAS MADE OUT OF RECYCLED FOOD MATERIAL, SUCH AS THE HUSKS FROM CORN, OR PODS FROM MATURE DRIED BEANS!! I CONSIDER THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PROBLEM A SAFETY HAZARD, FOR SURE. OTHER MFG OF ASIAN CARS COULD BE USING FOOD GRADE WIRING. IF THE MICE CAN'T BE STOPPED, THEY COULD TOTALLY DESTROY THESE NEWER TYPE CARS, LOOKING FOR SHELTER, WITH A BUILT-IN FOOD SUPPLY. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A FIRE HAZARD, ALSO, IN MY OPINION, DUE TO CAUSING A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING SYSTEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459607

Incident

May 15, 2010

Mileage

10,000 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

THE SIDE VISIBILITY ON MY 2007 HONDA CRV IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF THE NUMEROUS VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. REGARDLESS OF HOW I SET THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, I HAVE NEARLY CAUSED COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THE 'BLIND SPOT.' BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFICIENCY, I AM AS CAREFUL AS POSSIBLE WHEN CHANGING LANES, I USE MY SIGNAL, LOOK IN THE MIRROR, TURN MY HEAD AND THEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR AGAIN. NEVERTHELESS, THIS IS NOT SUFFICIENT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN I DRIVE OTHER VEHICLES. IF THERE IS SOME DEVICE THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE CAR I WOULD SUGGEST DOING SO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355062

Incident

Sep 11, 2010

Mileage

15 mi

WIPERS DO NOT SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING THEM OFF. WHEN THEY DO FINALLY SHUT OFF, THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE DOES NOT WORK WHATSOEVER WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS DURING RAIN EVENTS. WIPERS WORK PROPERLY ON DRY DAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10335680

Incident

Apr 15, 2010

Mileage

93,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT PARK OR TURN OFF. DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. SEE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-071. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312339

Incident

Feb 15, 2010

Mileage

41,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE FREEZES UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY IN FREEZING WEATHER. I EVEN STOPPED AT AUTOZONE AND POURED IN NEW WASHER FLUID RATED DOWN TO -20 BELOW AND DROVE CAR FOR 2 HOURS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO SPRAY THE FRONT AND REAR WASHER BUT NONE CAME OUT. WINDSHIELD WAS SMEARED WITH ROAD SALT AND DEBRIS MAKING VISIBILITY VERY POOR. NEXT DAY WHEN TEMPS WENT OVER FREEZING THE WASHER STARTED SPRAYING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278708

Incident

Dec 22, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

THIS IS THE THIRD WINTER WITH OUR 2007 HONDA CR-V AND THERE IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AFFECTING THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING PRECIPITATION IN COLD WEATHER. THE SNOW AND ICE BUILDS UP IN THE LARGE WELL BENEATH THE WIPER BLADES,CAUSING THE WIPER BLADES TO GET STUCK ON THIS SNOW AND ICE, AS WELL AS THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION STICKING TO THE WIPER BLADES. WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY STOP, GET OUT OF THE CAR AND BREAK UP THE ICE AND SNOW FROM THE WELL AND THE WIPER BLADES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND SAFELY. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT A CAR THAT CAN BE PURCHASED WITH 4WD, CLEARLY MEANT TO BE DRIVEN IN SNOWY AREAS, WOULD HAVE THIS SEVERE DESIGN FLAW! HONDA REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FLAW WITH A DESIGN SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE INSTALLED ON THIS CAR! *TR

NHTSA ID

10261929

Incident

Dec 20, 2006

Mileage

100 mi

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN OUR 2007 HONDA CR-V. IN WINTER PRECIPITATION CONDITIONS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FREEZES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAR IT WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND CLEARING IT MANUALLY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WIPER RESTS BELOW THE WINDSHIELD AND THERE IS NO HEATING ELEMENT TO THAW A FROZEN WIPER AT ALL. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THERE IS PRECIPITATION BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. THIS CAUSES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260487

Incident

Mar 2, 2009

ON 2007 AND NEWER HONDA CRVS,, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT CONVEX AS THE ARE ON MOST VEHICLE. THIS DESIGN DEFECT RESULTS IN A VERY LARGE BLIND AREA, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THAT IS STILL CAUSING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AFTER 2 YEARS OF DRIVING DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE CARS DRIVING ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE CAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SIGNIFICANT BLIND SPOT WITH SEVERAL OTHER CR-V OWNERS AND ALL HAVE FELT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250056

Incident

Nov 27, 2008

DURING THE LAST THREE COLD WEATHER SPELLS (TEMPERATURES BELOW 32F) THE WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE IS FREEZING UP AND WILL NOT WORK. AS A RESULT THE SALT SPRAY COVERS THE WINDSHIELD AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. I TOOK THE CR-V TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. PER THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, NOT ONLY ARE THE NOZZLES FREEZING, BUT ALSO THE WASHER HOSES LEADING TO THE NOZZLES UNDER THE HOOD ARE FROZEN AS WELL. HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I HAVE HAD OTHER HONDA VEHICLES THAT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, NONE OF THE OTHER CARS THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED HAD THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I QUESTIONED ABOUT A RECALL, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR PILE-UP DUE TO THE IMPAIRED VISIBILITY DURING AN ICE STORM. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HAZARDS THAT THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE HONDA COMPANY TO INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THIS POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217881

Incident

Feb 11, 2008

Mileage

16,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL- WILL NOT TURN OFF / TURN OFF AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE SPEED- LOUD CRACKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT OF CAR BY WINDSHIELD REPEATEDLY WHEN WIPERS TURNED ON (UNCLEAR IF RELATED)-- HAPPENS REPEATEDLY ALTHOUGH BETTER PERFORMANCE UPON FIRST TURNING ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10211789

Incident

Dec 11, 2007

WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHEN THE WASHER FUNCTION IS USED. WIPERS STAY UP AND WON'T GO DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210239

Incident

Nov 26, 2007

Mileage

5,500 mi

THE WINDSHIELD HAS LAMINATION PROBLEMS THAT ARE KNOWN BY HONDA. AS A RESULT, MY VISION IS IMPAIRED WHILE DRIVING. HONDA SERVICE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, AS ALL THE CARS ON THE LOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED. CUSTOMER SERVICE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM, BUT CHOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR IS A BRAND NEW 2007 HONDA CRV. THEIR ANSWER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184533

Incident

Mar 8, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CRV. THE POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE 50 TIMES TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS MANUALLY. THE DEALER AND HONDA STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM WITH DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 2400.*AK

NHTSA ID

10182581

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

2,400 mi