48 complaints reported

2008 Honda CR-V UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
48
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2018

I PURCHASE HONDA CRV 2008 2 YEARS AGO AND MY AC WENT AND NOW ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. HONDA DEAL SAYS THERE WAS RECALL THAT EXPIRED 7 YEARS AFTER ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE THAT WOULD HAVE COVERED A DAMAGE AC COMPRESSOR. THERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 100K AND THEY WON'T HONOR IT ANYMORE. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE 1200K OR MORE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2018
Apr 2018

DOOR LOCKS: 1ST - PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCKS/ UNLOCKS AND MAKES BAD GEAR STRIPPING SOUND. SOMETIMES PASSENGER CAN'T GET OUT. 2ND - DRIVERS REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. KIDS CAN OPEN DOOR WHILE IN MOTION PLUS NOW THIEVES CAN ENTER VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2016
Feb 2018

FRONT DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE IT DOES HAPPEN WITH HIM THIS IS FOURTH ATTEMP AT GETTING THIS FIX

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2018
Sep 2017

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR ACTUATOR IN 2015. THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE OTHER DOORS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS DOOR ACTUATOR AND CHECKED THE REST. THE BACK PASSENGERS DOOR WAS NOT STAYING LOCKED SO THEY REPLACED THAT ONE.I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHERE YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK IT . I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ANYMORE. I PAID $286.27 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I THINK IT'S VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR DOOR, ESPECIALLY IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. I AM HOPING FOR SOME REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Sep 2017

2008 HONDA CRV REAR DOORS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO LOCK AT ALL TIME. FRONT RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO LOCK AT ALL TIME. TRUNK LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILED SOME TIME OPEN SOME TIME STACK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2017
Aug 2017

AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH FAN IS NOT ENGAGING WITH THE COMPRESSOR, AND BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. HONDA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CLUTCH FAN AND COMPRESSOR THAT THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY PARTS, BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE PARTS IN TIME TO GET THEM REPAIRED. MY CAR IS NOW PAST THE MILEAGE LISTED ON THE WARRANTY BY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE $1,100 FOR NEW PARTS AND LABOR. HONDA DEALER WANTS AMERICAN HONDA TO "SEND AN EMAIL" TO THE DEALER, UPON CONTACTING AMERICAN HONDA, THEY WANT THE SERVICE MANAGER TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. IT IS A GAME OF "PASS THE BUCK". ALSO, I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR FOUR MONTHS LAST YEAR DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL SO I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. HONDAS ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE A HARD RECALL ON THESE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FAULTY, AND HONDA KNOWS IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2017
Jun 2017

AC GOING OUT AND COSTLY REPAIRS, SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2017
Oct 2016

"TAKATA RECALL" COMPRESSOR CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. BAD BEARINGS IN HUB. NOTICED THAT ALL HONDA CRV MODELS FROM IN HITHERTO HAS RECALL ON CURRENT ISSUE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016
Sep 2016

THE LOCKS ON MY DOOR RANDOMLY LOCK WHEN I UNLOCK THEM. SOMETIMES I CAN BE IN THE MIDDLE OF OPENING AN UNLOCKED DOOR THEN THE DOOR LOCKS. ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE LOCKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND CAR RUNNING. I HAVE HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO TRY AND UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE CAR RUNNING, ALL DOORS LOCKED, AND MY SON IN THE CAR. THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SINCE SOMEONE TRIED TO GET INTO MY LOCKED CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2016
Sep 2016

DRIVER REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MAKES A CLICKING SOUND .. KEEPS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION ON SURFACE STREETS. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER WHO ADVISE THERE WAS RECALL ON DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ONLY FOR FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. RECALL DOES NOT PERTAIN TO THE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. PAID TOTAL $259.25 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT DEALER ON SEPT 14, 2016. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL. FIRST TOOK CAR IN ON AUG 25, 2016 FOR TAKATA RECALL. I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY TECH THAT THEY HAD DONE CHECK ON HONDA SERVICE SAFETY RECALL 14-083 DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PUD. INVOICE 552018 8/25/2016 MY QUESTION IS WHY RECALL WAS FOR ONLY FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WHEN THE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM?? INVOICE 555643 9/14/2016

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2016
Aug 2016

PASSENGER DOOR LOCK UN-LATCHED AND RE-LATCHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE AFTER PARKING THE DOOR LATCH IS STUCK AND WILL NOT LET YOU OUT. ALSO IT NOW MAKES A HORRIBLE LOUD NOISE WHEN THE AUTO-DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE AFTER ACCELERATING, OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WITH KEY FOB.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2016
Aug 2016

AFTER PARKING MY CAR, WHILE UNLOCKING THE DOORS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT GETTING UNLOCKED. SO I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOOR FROM INSIDE AND AFTER THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NEVER GETTING LOCKED AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION AS ALREADY THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR IS BROKEN AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS NOT GETTING LOCKED AT ALL. NOW I AM FEELING VERY INSECURE BY USING THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO FIX BOTH THESE PROBLEMS AT NO COST TO ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Jun 2016

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILS. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK, CAUSING THE DOORS TO TRY AND REPEATEDLY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS FOR A BRIEF SECOND AND THEN THE LOCK SLIDES OPEN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ONLY. THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE REMAINING DOORS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2015, BUT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON MY CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES UNTIL JUNE 2016 SO THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A KNOWN PROBLEM. HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2016
Jun 2016

THE MOON ROOF EXPLODED OUT WARD WHILE ON THE FREE WAY. IT COST 900.00 TO REPLACE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2015
May 2016

A/C CLUTCH AND COIL IS POORLY DESIGNED. IN THE 2002-2009 HONDA CR-V THERE'S NO HEAD SHIELD OR HOUSING. CONSEQUENTLY, WILL DISINTEGRATE THE COMPRESSOR OF THE A/C SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE A/C CLUTCH EXPLODES IT WILL SHOOT SHRAPNEL OR PIECES OF METAL. AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN NOT IF THIS PART WILL BREAK OR MALFUNCTION WILL MAY CAUSE SOMEONE BODILY HARM. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY HONDA: SERVICE ADVISORY/SERVICE BULLETIN #12-072. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, AND IN ORDER FOR THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND COIL TO BE REPLACE IN NEEDS TO BE FAULTY, AND IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO COVER OR CHANGE THIS PART. THE OWNER THEN MUST PAY A HONDA DEALER TO CHECK THE CAR, THIS WILL COST $150. WHEN WILL CALL HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA AND ASK FOR "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE" THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL OVER THE TELEPHONE ARE BELLIGERENT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL WILL TELL YOU OVER THE TELEPHONE THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. THEREFORE, THE OWNER IS LEFT PAYING FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S DERELICT A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND COIL PART. THE CONDITION OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS MOTION ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2016
Apr 2016

HAD DOOR LOCK FIXED DUE TO RECALL IN THE PAST, DOOR CONTINUES TO LOCK ON ITS OWN AND SOMETIMES NOT UNLOCK AT ALL MAKE IT A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2016
Apr 2016

HONDA ISSUED A "NOTICE" ABOUT THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING ON THE CRV BUT THIS IS MORE OF A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL. IF YOU MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR THE "NOTICE" THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE YOUR LOCKS REPAIRED. THEY ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MORE THAN ONE REASON. FOR ONE IT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO IT NOT BEING LOCKED AND THEY COULD FALL OUT. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR AND GET IN WITHOUT YOU HAVING CONTROL OVER IT. THE DOORS UNLOCK AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND WILL NOT STAY LOCKED WHEN YOU RELOCK THEM. THIS IS ONLY FIXED BY HAVING THE LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED WHICH MANY PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD SINCE IT HAPPENS ON ALL 4 DOORS OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016
Mar 2016

MY REAR PASSENGER LOCK WAS MAKING A STRANGE SOUND AT TIMES, SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF THE RECALLED DOOR LOCKS TO THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS. ARRIVING TO MY PARKED CAR, THE UNLOCK FAILED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY TO MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR (THE OTHER PASSENGER DOORS UNLOCKED). I TRIED TO USE THE BUTTON INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR TO UNLOCK IT, NO LUCK. THEN I TRIED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK AND IT WAS STUCK IN LOCK POSITION. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST AS I HAVE CHILDREN AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT I AM AFRAID WE WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE CAR. LATER I DISCOVERED THE TRUNK WAS NOT OPENING EITHER. THE THREE OTHER DOORS/LOCKS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL. IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER, BUT SOUNDS OFF AND MY CALL TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THEY ALREADY RECALLED THE FRONT LOCKS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2016
Jan 2016

REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR IN THE DOOR .IT COST ME ALMOST $300.00 TO GET THIS FIXED. I KNOW THERE WAS RECALL RECENTLY ON THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2008 CRV .WHY WAS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2016
Jul 2015

A/C STARTED BLOWING OUT WARM AIR. I CALLED LOCAL HONDA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL FOR MY VIN# BUT I COULD BRING IT IN FOR $115 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. HONDA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST TO REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND FIELD COIL IF NEEDED BUT MY VEHICLE HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IF THERE IS A DEFECT THEN HONDA SHOULD ADD TO RECALL SO THIS IS COVERED. I READ SOMETHING ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED AND SETTLED ALREADY IN 2011/2012 FOR AC PROBLEMS WITH HONDA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2015
May 2015

AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH FAILURE ... REPAIR COST ~$750. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT (NOW CLOSED). HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND MAKE GOOD FOR REPAIR COST!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2015
Sep 2013

MY CAR'S REAR DOOR LOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN I DRIVE, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF REPETITIVELY. WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND TRY TO LOCK IT, THAT DOOR UNLOCKS BY ITSELF. EVEN IF I AM DRIVING, THE PASSENGER CAN OPEN THE DOOR BUT THE CAR LIGHT WONT LIGHT UP AND MY DASHBOARD WONT TELL ME THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A MASS PROBLEM WITH COUNTLESS OTHER CARS MADE AROUND THE SAME YEAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2013
Dec 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CR-V. PAGE 307 OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL, ENTITLED "TIRE CHAIN", STATES THAT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TIRE CHAINS CAN BE PLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES TO ASSIST WITH DRIVING. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ACTIVATES BRAKING AND TRACTION. THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN 180 DEGREE TURNS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS AND WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG, A WARNING INDICATOR SHOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR DURING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 HONDA CR-V, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2008

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