2008 Honda CR-V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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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
DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
THE DOOR ACTUATOR WENT OUT FIRST ON MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR AND AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS NOW EVERY TIME I STOP THE ACTUATORS CYCLES ON ALL 4 DOORS AND TRIES TO RELOCK. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND ALSO I LIKE TO ADD PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE BLACK CHROME RIMS MINE ARE PEELING SOLID CHROME IS NOT SUPPOSED TO PEEL SO THAT WAS $3000 WASTED. *TR
CRV ELECTRICAL POWER LOCKING SYSTEM REFUSES TO STAY LOCKED, UNLOCKS DOORS RANDOMLY AND NOW WILL NOT STAY LOCKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR UNLOCKS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOCKING IT, WITH REMOTE OR BY THE DOOR ITSELF. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE ANYONE CAN ENTER VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. *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
PRE-MATURE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE. ACTUATOR FAILS CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TO NOT UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY AS A RESULT OF FAILED ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. *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
THE DRIVER DOOR HAS STARTED LOCKING ON OWN. I STOPPED TO GET GAS ON A SATURDAY EVENING AND I GOT OUT TO PAY AT THE PUMP, ONLY TO FIND MY CAR HAD LOCKED ITSELF. MY PURSE AND CELL PHONE WAS INSIDE. LUCKILY THE GAS STATION HAD AN ATTENDANT WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LET ME USE HIS PHONE. I WAS 60 MILES FROM HOME. I COULD NOT FIND A LOCKSMITH TO COME OPEN IT UP ON A SATURDAY EVENING. SO, NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IN THE CAR, I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW ON MY BACK DOOR BECAUSE I HAD TO ASK A NEIGHBOR TO BREAK IN MY HOUSE TO GET THE SPARE KEY, THEN DRIVE 120 MILES ROUND TRIP TO BRING IT TO ME. EVEN WITH THE SPARE KEY, IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN BECAUSE IT WOULD EITHER NOT UNLOCK OR IMMEDIATELY RE-LOCK. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE-AS AFTER ALL THIS ORDEAL TO GET HOME, THE CAR WOULD THEN NOT UNLOCK TO LET ME OUT. *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
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
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
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
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
LOCKING ACTUATOR DOES NOT ENGAGED. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY THE ACTUATOR WILL AUTOMATIC UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HONDA, AND HONDA WILL NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
LOCKS WONT STAY LOCKED. ONCE LOCKED THE REAR DOORS SLOWLY UNLOCK.THEY HAVE NOW STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. SINCE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATES, AND THEN UNLOCK THEMSEVES, I HAVE TO HEAR THIS NOISE CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR
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The 2008 Honda CR-V has 91 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.