Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 1 | 05/13/1999 | |
| Own a 1999 honda crv original owner, the back rear latch freezes almost yearly usually in the summer months. need to take a screwdriver and try to loosen the lock latch repeatedly and spray with w40 sometimes it works, very fustrating and dangerous if it wont close. if the lock doesn't move, i must tie the door closed from inside the car with a rope tied to the back seat. *tr | |||
| 11/23/2006 | 3 | 09/01/2006 | |
| On three separate occasions, i have gone to warm up the car and the automatic locks on the vehicle have engaged after i have exited the vehicle. on two of those occasions, a child has been in the vehicle, locking the child in the car with the car running. the car does not have to be in drive, or have been moving for the locks to engage. the doors lock within seconds of the car door being shut and once the key is in the ignition, the remote sensor can not be used to unlock the vehicle. *jb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 10500 | 1 | 01/01/2002 |
| I purchased a used cr-v more than five years ago n and up until this summer have been exceptionally pleased with the vehicle. my complaint is regarding the rear door latch, which is now frozen and inoperable. unfortunately, this situation occurred at the time the rear door was open, and took much time and muscling to even get the door latch to close. now it is permanently frozen in the closed position, allowing me to travel, but not to use the rear door. my sister also purchased a cr-v, after riding in mine. interestingly enough, the exact same situation has happened to her, with a complete latch failure on the rear door. her son, an auto mechanic, has determined the latch is completely corroded, and must be replaced.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 80000 | 1 | 03/07/2002 |
| The back door latch is no good. it no longer works to open and shut door. i have had another honda crv owner approach me to tell me that hers is the same way. the door becomes inoperable because this door latch rots. *jb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 10/10/2005 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 1999 crv. my wife and i purchased the car new from anderson honda (now bloomfield honda; bloomfield hills, mi). my wife drives the car to and from her office. the vehicle now has 70,000 miles on it. it has performed mostly perfectly. about six months ago, the rear door latch would not close securely. i would have to manually set the latch mechanism prior to slamming it shut to secure it. i made arrangements to have the dealer check and correct the problem this week. they replaced the mechanism and charged me $173 ($40 for the part and $133 labor). they gave me the old part to examine. i am a graduate mechanical engineer and experienced in automotive corrosion issues. i was shocked at the condition of the handle assembly they replaced. it was in an advanced state of corrosion to the extent it was frozen shut due to corrosion. i have two issues with this: 1. the location of the latch is mostly protected from the external elements and should not have corroded this much. i keep the car garaged. in the winter, i take it through a car wash perhaps twice/month. in other seasons i wash the car by hand also about twice/month. 2. this is either a design problem or a quality problem. the reason i am calling it to your attention is that a safety issue may result due to the failure of the back door to latch securely. things and kids might fall from the rear door suddenly opening while the vehicle is being driven. you might want to look into this. *nm | |||