2011 Honda CR-V: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Dec 19, 2023 · Body · CO

I have always known that after entering the vehicle and beginning a trip, all four doors and hatch would automatically lock and stay locked until a passenger unlocked one of the doors. But sometime this past weekend, I began noticing that the vehicle would try to relock all doors EVERY time the vehicle accelerated after idling, which is quite often. When I pointed this out to my teenager in the front passenger seat, she noticed that the door behind the driver's seat was not locking during each attempt. She tried to lock all doors from her door, but that one would not lock. Then I tried to lock all doors from my door, but that one would not lock. When we returned home, I tried to lock all doors from my key fob, but that one would not lock. I also tried to lock that one manually with my hand, but it won't lock. This is a safety issue for multiple reasons. For one, I don't want that door to accidentally open while the car is in motion. But secondly, I currently don't feel safe parking my car anywhere outside of my garage if anyone can currently open that door.

Filed Aug 30, 2023 · IN

On Saturday, August 26, 2023 we were locked out of our 2011 Honda CR-V and had to call for assistance to get into the car. Neither of the key fobs worked and even attempting to unlock the drivers side door with the key did not work. Everything worked perfectly fine the day before. There were no issues whatsoever with the door locks prior to this. We called AAA, they got us in the car from the passenger side door. Drivers side door still would not open from the inside or outside of the car. Took it to the Honda dealer and was told it was the DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. We did a little digging and discovered that there was a class action lawsuit regarding this that was filed in January 2013 and a recall on this part in this particular model in 2014. At that time, our door lock actuator was working, so they did nothing with it. But, many years later, here we are, it malfunctioned, and we are now out $853.30 to have the door lock actuator fixed as well as the Master Window Switch, which was broken by the dealer while attempting to get the drivers side door open. (There were no problems with windows prior to this either.) I have found MANY people online who have had to pay for this repair because Honda said nothing was wrong with this on their cars back when the recall was in place. My husband could have been trapped in the car had something happened on the road affecting the passenger side of the car. (Since he had to climb thru from the passenger side to get into the drivers side of the car.) And I don't feel it is right that ALL of the Hondas involved were not fixed back when they discovered a problem in 2013. There are A LOT of these cars on the road right now, and this is NOT SAFE.

Filed Sep 22, 2022 · Engine, Locks · 170,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2011 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to lock or unlock while using the key fob from outside the vehicle, or while pushing the unlock button inside the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle would repeatedly lock and unlock independently while driving. The contact attempted to notify the dealer but was unable to reach a representative. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 21, 2022 · CA

The back passenger door on the driver side keeps unlocking itself. Well driving and when parked. The key fob locks it but within seconds it's unlocked again.

Filed May 5, 2021 · Body, Electrical · 58,000 miles · CT

Doors are not unlocking on my 2011 honda cr-v. This is very dangerous. I parked the car overnight and the doors won't unlock. On further investigation, I saw that driver side door lock is stuck. It won't unlock with key fob nor with the key. Very very dangerous. Meaning, now I either I have to keep the windows down and fear the car being stolen or fear I won't be able to come out of the car in the event of an crash. I saw online that there are countless complaints about lock actuators being faulty but honda still did not issue a recall.

Filed Nov 2, 2016 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · DC

Rear passenger door lock (left side). Door will not lock, either manually or with key fob. Might be a problem with the actuator. Rear door lock started making some clicking noises (like it was stuck) the past month when all other doors would auto-lock. Now it no longer works and remains unlocked. This is a hazard with children in the back.

Filed Oct 4, 2016 · Electrical · CA

When I unlock my car with the key fob my door locks immediately by itself. Most recently my passenger side door will not lock. When I locked it with the key I was able to get it to stay locked. However when I returned to unlock my car I was locked out . No doors would unlock! I had to use the key fob and push unlock while the key was inserted in the lock. I can hear them clicking randomly while driving. There was s class action settlement but of course the deadline to make a claim was nov of 2015. My locks just started this issue 2weeks ago. You would think if it's an issue for certain years and models that honda would make it right!!

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Electrical · 32,000 miles · NY

Front passenger side door cannot be locked using the key fob or the central lock button on the driver's side. The only way to lock/unlock it is to do it manually. The trunk cannot be unlocked if the front passenger side door is locked. Trunk can only be unlocked when the front passenger side door is unlocked.

Filed Jul 2, 2015 · Electrical · 57,000 miles · NE

Door lock actuator failed: key fob would only lock/unlock drivers door. Manual key lock/unlock on outside drivers door would only lock/unlock drivers door. Attempted to lock/unlock all doors using button on inside drivers door: could only lock/unlock drivers door--no affect on other doors. Today, honda dealer tested and then replaced door lock actuator: problem persisted unaltered. Then more diagnostics showed: "diagnosed to find the unlock relay inside the micu is not providing power to unlock the remaining doors. The noisy driver front actuator, or any of the other 3 may have caused the issue in the relay. Orderd the under hood fuse relay box and customer will return."

Filed Apr 24, 2015 · Electrical · 34,000 miles · MO

Driver door lock stopped working and could only be operated manually. All other door locks work fine with the power lock button and key fob. This has been an issue wi previous years of theirs same make and model.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Electrical · 50,461 miles · CA

On sunday march 30 I was coming out of the grocery store and I went to my car to put my things away but when I tried to open my car with my key fob it would open so I kept trying for a few minutes until I decided to use the actual key itself to unlock and even then it only open one door. Also when I tried to open the locks manually with the buttons in the inside that didn't work either. Later that day I tried opening all the doors with my key but by the time I get to the next one it locks by itself.

Filed Mar 4, 2014 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · CA

I purchased my 2011 honda crv brand new from our local honda dealership. I have been happy with it until last month. I began to notice that whenever I came to a stop or slowed down below 10 MPH and then accelerated, my doors would make the locking sound even though they were already locked. It happens repeatedly as I slow down/stop and then accelerate. Then today (3/4/2014) the problem escalated. I came out of the grocery store and couldn't unlock the cargo door with my key fob. I noticed that the left passenger door didn't unlock as well. I pressed the button a few more times and they wouldn't unlock. The driver door, front passenger and right rear passenger doors did unlock. So then I pressed the unlock button on the driver door armrest but the cargo door and the left passenger door still didn't unlock. I had to put my groceries in through the right rear passenger door since the cargo door doesn't have a way to open manually from the inside, nor manually with a key from the outside. If this problem gets worse, this can pose a very serious safety problem. What if there's an emergency and your car doesn't unlock? I just did some research on the problem to see if it was something simple that could be fixed. A quick online search brought my attention to countless complaints of door lock failures on crv's. Seems this is an issue that's been going on for years (at least 2007-2011). I was shocked to find out honda hasn't issued a recall. This is a widespread and serious problem! I called my honda dealership to find out the approximate cost to replace the door lock actuators. This isn't a cheap fix! They would charge $180 labor for each door they would need to fix on top of the cost of each door lock actuator which ranges from $59 to $75 each, depending on which door the part is for. I would need 2, possibly 3, replaced so that would be about $500 to almost $750.