Whenever I unlock the doors, the front passenger and rear passenger doors do not stay unlocked for more than a second. I am worried that if something happened (such as the car catching on fire), my passengers would be unable to get out of the car. I bought this car used with this problem; the owner before me also had this issue. To my knowledge, there was no prior warning to this problem occurring. Lock issues are a common occurrence with the model from 2007-2011 CRVs.
2007 Honda CR-V: fire, smoke or burning smell
7 of the 888 complaints about the 2007 Honda CR-V describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 39,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda cr-v. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled and caught fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
For a couple years, my back passenger side door has had a lock issue. In order to open the door, I must hit the "unlock" button at the exact moment someone goes to open the door - otherwise the lock slides back to locked position within seconds. Yesterday, my back driver side door locked itself, and I am unable to unlock it in any way, including manually. The lock is jammed and the door will not open. About an hour after noticing this issue, I tried to open my back hatch, and it too is permanently locked shut. I did some research and found that there was a 2014 class action lawsuit about these issues, which I was not informed of. I received no notification in the mail about this. The claim period has since ended, despite this being an ongoing and widespread defect, and honda refuses to cover the costs to fix this issue. Furthermore, this presents a safety issue, as a passenger could be locked in the car at any time - including an emergency situation in which the car may be on fire. I have even found on a forum a story of a woman whose entire car permanently locked itself with a child inside.
We have a problem with the door latch in our 2007 honda cr-v on the back driver seat. It was fixed under the warranty. Couple months later we started having a problem with the front driver door. I was on the way back home with an 8 week old baby . When I parked the car and tried to open door I realized that the doors were completely closed- I couldn't open them at all. I tried several times with no result. The baby I was caring on the back of the seat and I couldn't get out of the car. After many tries, I used the front passenger door to get out of the car. The driver doors and the trunk were completely closed- jammed. I couldn't even open with the key. I was so scared as I'm using that car to go to the doctor or for shopping purposes. All the time my baby is with me and this is a very serious safety issue if you cannot open the driver door. I called my husband and we went to the closest honda service- mcgrath honda. They told us that they can fix it the next day for $500. They did. The next day car was fixed, but on my back way home I realized that front passenger door had the same problem. I came back to the service and they fix the door for free as it were the third door with the same issue. My main concern is what will happen if the car will be on fire? How I will escape with my baby if the doors are jammed? What will happen with my baby if the situation will repeat?
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda cr-v. With the engine running and the vehicle placed in park, the hood caught fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company and has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 12,000.
Burning smell from rear tire well area during idling or after parking. Odors get drawn into vehicle aggravating asthma. Now I see on the internet that this problem has existed with honda crvs since the late 1990's. The maintenance shop said the smell will burn off between 15,000 and 20,000 miles on the odometer. This began around 5000 miles on the odometer
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Honda CR-V fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2007 Honda CR-V?
7 of 888 owner complaints about the 2007 Honda CR-V (1%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Honda CR-V?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Honda CR-V
Door locks 249Key fob 45Grinding brakes 19Wipers 11Airbag light 10No deployment 10Stalling 10Jerking 7Ball joint 6Loss of power 6Whining noise 6Check engine light 5Pulling 5Won't start 5
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