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2007 Honda CR-V repairs by problem area

Engine (11%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (11%)

Brakes and Traction Control (7%)

Suspension and Steering (13%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (45%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)

Other (7%)

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2007 Honda CR-V electrical repair cost distribution

$2500+ (1%)

$1000 - $2499 (8%)

$500 - $999 (15%)

$100 - $499 (27%)

< $100 (49%)

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Chart based on 134 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

106800 mi

C $676

Car wouldn't crank. Replaced with after market starter to save $$

150000 mi

US $150

Starter motor was broken, would no longer turn engine over

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97400 mi £75	AC recharged
112000 mi £1600	Leak from condenser - required complete dismantling of dash

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55000 mi US $1	Cruise control switch stopped working. Repaired myself by jury rigging the switch to always stay on.
56000 mi US $65	Replace both front speakers. One was bad so I replaced both.
58000 mi US $85	Had to replace A/C relay. Good news that the A/C system was OK.

80140 mi C $100	Wiper motor acting erratically. Would sometimes do 7-8 cycles after being turned off. Once wiper refused to turn off and the vehicle had to be shut off to get the wipers to "park." Wiper motor cover has control circuits. Only cover replaced
107260 mi	Door lock module.

29760 mi

C $12

Windshield wiper motor keeps on running when it shouldn't. Wipers would stop anywhere other than parking(down) position

175000 mi

US $80

Couldn't start, replaced the starter. Windshield wipers inop

144000 mi

US $420

Replaced dead alternator

72000 mi

US $120

replaced battery

104000 mi

US $250

Replaces high pressure ac hose and radiator ac fan

79000 mi

Door lock actuators needed to replace. Vehicle was locking on itself. Known issue.

47700 mi

tpms sensors are not working, caltire said most likely internal batteries, need to replace them but they charge too much for the sensors will leave it for now

99200 mi

C $850

AC Compressor failed (likely clutch). Replacement needed.

84000 mi US $60	Left rear door lock actuator failed. Door would not stay locked. Replaced door lock actuator.
90000 mi US $65	Replaced right rear door lock actuator,

115200 mi US $150	Passenger side lock acutator assembly had to be replaced.
173000 mi US $1932	Starter replaced because of intermittent starting. Car would intermittently blow hot air when AC button was on Diagnosis was bad compressor clutch, compressor had to be replaced.

78000 mi

US $350

Recall for locks. When I got out of the car the driver's side immediately locked...not good. Got locked out getting gas one am. I actually don't think the repair was done right, as when I get it in, the locks immediately lock.

64000 mi US $1350	A/C was complete failure. Clutch coil assembly on a/c compressor failed. hHe dealer did Evac system, replaced a/c compressor, charged system. Also replaced in cabin micron filter.
90000 mi	Estimate was given of over 2500.00 to repair the radio system. The knobs no longer work for volume control or station changing. Was told the problem is internal and entire stereo system would have to be replaced.

154000 mi

US $1264

Replace compressor, evaporator and exchanger. The original compressor died.

125000 mi US $600	Door locks not working
130000 mi US $800	Replaced Entire Compressor

161000 mi

US $720

starter replaced

34000 mi

US $560

Not blowing really cold air. The shop said there is a leaking hose. Hose replaced. Of course, the hose was hard to get to. Freon replaced.

110000 mi

US $250

electric door locks

78900 mi

US $85

Door locks engaging at 9 miles per hour driving

96500 mi US $350	Right rear and hatch electric locks not functioning; replaced right rear lock mechanism
109000 mi US $24	Outside air temp sensor reading incorrect; replaced sensor

114700 mi US $145	cruise control had a bad switch. replaced switch
115700 mi US $135	battery died
131000 mi US $61	actuator on passenger door failed and door would not lock
144000 mi	Recall to replace both front air bags
147000 mi	battery had major failure, car could not be jump started with battery in car. had to take battery out and take to dealer for warranty replacement. Dealer took over an hour to test battery and declare it dead. no problem with new battery. The old battery was about 17 months old. and had shown no indication of problems previously.
151000 mi US $585	Alternator went out

104000 mi

US $75

A/C blower. part replaced.

170 mi	6 disk cd changer locked up. The dealer repaired it but it failed again on the same day. Waiting for a new unit to be installed.
1000 mi	CD changer was deffective, CD cassette was damaged.

114000 mi

US $900

TPMS sensor went bad on one tire.

36000 mi

Two door lock actuators bad, parts ordered, repair covered by original warranty.

52700 mi US $260	Replaced driver door electric lock.
63500 mi US $190	Bad door locks

41200 mi $45	A/C intermittently turns off freon or cold air after 4 hours of driving. Would resume working again after 1 hr or more after car is off. Dealer tried to simulate problem with A/C but A/C continued to blow air for 6 hours.
31620 mi $40	A part on the A/C compressor was replaced due to wear. Not a defected part. Repair was successful and A/C did not have leaks or major part replaced.
45260 mi	Power door lock actuator tends to get stuck in lock. Even unlocking the door with the key does not unlock the any door. Unlocking and locking the vehicle can only be done with the remote key fob.
53320 mi $300	replaced starter. door actuators for front driver and passenger door locks replaced by dealer, due to a recall sent by Honda Motors.
65720 mi	Airbag light is on. Per Honda, it is part of the Takata Air Bag recall and air bag unit is to be replace. Part is on order and waiting for order to arrive, in the meantime, Dealer has assigned a rental car until part arrives and repaired.

163000 mi US $140	Replace Starter
206000 mi US $100	Replaced four tpms sensors

2000 mi	Electrical relay controlling daylight running lights, and high beam (on one side only) was broken from the factory.
3000 mi	Changed defective fuse box.
17000 mi	Faulty tire pressure sensor, fixed. Likely caused by an independent tire shop.

128000 mi

US $900

A/C Compressor failed, replaced.

56000 mi US $800	Air conditioner stopped blowing cold air. Problem identified and repaired
102000 mi US $95	Replaced defective battery

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158000 mi

US $250

Door lock actuator locked up and had to be repaired on passenger side. Driver side was done under recall. Also had airbag components switched under recall.

140500 mi US $35	Rear door would not stay locked. Dealer said recall just ran out but for 35 they would fix it
145000 mi US $125	Replaced the starter motor - not an easy job

52700 mi

Airbag recall

158000 mi

US $300

Replaced starter

175000 mi

US $450

Replaced both radiator fans, causing overheating of engine and loss of A/C cooling.

54560 mi

Replaced A/C compressor.

187000 mi

US $400

replaced alternator

141000 mi

US $337

Alternator replaced. Bad bearing.

138000 mi US $750	Compressor clutch
162000 mi US $500	New starter motor

165000 mi

US $700

Replaced AC compressor.

103000 mi US $71	A/C gave out after a long (~4h) drive the previous day. Problem was resolved after the fuse was replaced
125000 mi US $1000	AC failed completely. Needed to replace compressor

130000 mi

US $280

warm ac

84000 mi US $220	Replaced a faulty tire pressure sensor.
88000 mi US $55	Passenger rear door would not unlock remotely or manually. Bought and installed a new door actuator.

75000 mi	Tire pressure sensor warning light came on intermittently, and eventually stayed on. To fix, we replaced sender in one wheel.
95000 mi US $338	Replaced SECOND tire pressure measurement sensor. Also replaced battery.

57000 mi

all L/H window elect. control replaced

48000 mi

US $100

Replaced instrument cluster containing speedometer and tachometer. Vehicle information display screen between the Speedometer and tachometer failed completely.

34000 mi

whistling noise from a/c system - could not duplicate.

90000 mi

US $670

Failed AC compressor clutch and coil. This is a know issue and a TSB was issued with an extended warranty. I was out of warranty so Honda would not cover the repair parts or labor. I was not aware of the extended warranty and I did not receive any extended warranty information from Honda. Had I received this, I would have brought the vehicle in sooner for service, since the AC system has been weak for several years. I am very disappointed in Honda.

60000 mi

TPMS sensor failure

3100 mi	Reversing sensors activated continuously when wet (and reversing). Faulty sending unit, too sensitive.
23560 mi	Automatic wipers stopping eratically eg in mid screen or not stopping when screen dry. Wiper moter replaced as not earthing properly, I think.

45000 mi US $1300	1 Tire Pressure sensor failure
53200 mi	warranty work, right front door actuator replacement
59600 mi US $1200	AC compressor needed replacement. Known problem - search YouTube. Honda should have recalled this. Initial repair not successful, required a second.

47080 mi US $42	Console courtesy light not coming on. They called it an adjustment of the brackets that hold the bulb. Worked for an hour then stopped working. Made me pay even though had ext warranty. Found out was the dome light base itself. Ordered part. Replaced dome light base under ext warranty. Dome light not working. They said it was covered under even extended warranty. They said they tightened contacts and was normal wear and tear... WOrk for a few hours then stopped working. Taking back to dealer tomorrow.
87300 mi	TPMS sensor was coming on sometimes...they finally replaced it.
104000 mi	sticking lock. 4th one that went out(albeit different doors)
120000 mi	Ac stopped blowing cold air. Freon was fine. Clutches wear bad. Replaced with new Compressor unit and clutches. Charged Freon. Ac system stopped blowing cold air. Had to replace AC compressor system

15000 mi	Key fob door lock/unlocking does not signal operator as to any activation or deactivation. (beep) Dealer replaced switch, lock cylinder, and reprogrammed system. Fix worked for about 2 days, now same problem exists.
22000 mi	After 5 episodes of dead battery after sitting for more than 4 days. Dealer can find no problem, dealer replaced battery. The problem still exists. Dealer claims normal?? This is unacceptable, still working on satisfactory fix with dealer.
23000 mi	Battery goes dead after car sits 4 days without driving. This happened 4 times before repair. Dealer replaced battery. 3 weeks later battery found dead after car set 74 hours.
55000 mi US $17	Headlight bulb including DRL.

102000 mi US $1510	Compressor clutch failed and compressor needed to be replaced.
116000 mi US $300	starter motorfailed and I had it replaced

9000 mi	TPMS light comes on after driving vehicle 15 miles at 65 mph, then goes out after driving an additional 30 miles. Happens 9 out of 10 trips. Tire pressure and tires check out okay. Nothing comes up on computer when checked.
33000 mi	Brought in 2 years ago for the TPMS light. Told they couldn't find problem -- all sensors were showing as bad. They flashed computer. This time, they replaced right rear sensor.
37000 mi US $30	TPMS light came on and stayed on for five days. Out by the time got it to dealer. Bad sensor replaced rt rear a couple months ago. Thought it was the same, but dealer couldn't replicate.
100000 mi	Lock actuator recall. Replaced driver door lock actuator and broken rear driver door lock actuator.

22000 mi US $240	One of the tire sensors died.
23000 mi US $200	Tire sensors. This is the second sensor I had to replace on 2007 CRV, each is $200
35000 mi US $108	My GPS navigation, radio and clock stopped working with error "corrupted system". Even though only navigation CD was corrupted it effected the entire dash board. I still had sound from the radio, but no display. I was using the original 2007 Navigation disk (i.e. 11 years old). I took a gamble and ordered a new Navigation CD and the problem went away. Navigation CD from Honda was $100 plus $8 shipping.

128000 mi

Needed new AC unit. Traded instead of repairing.

63800 mi

US $1200

No A/C

65000 mi

US $75

Replaced battery (original battery was 6.5 years old. Starting was a little slow and with the onset of winter I decided to replace it. It was very easy to replace. Only had to re-enter the radio code and reset the AM and FM presets.

62500 mi

US $20

Console tray 12V receptical stopped working. A blown fuse was the cause.

75000 mi

US $1400

Compressor failed completely. First the AC stopped, then smell of burn noticed.

212000 mi	Air conditioner (cool air and blower)stopped working during a long car trip. Neither dealer nor independent shop could figure it out. We took out filter and replaced it in our own garage. Now it works.
244200 mi US $900	AC clutch. Promised a one year warranty

82200 mi US $2500	The ac compressor died and had to be replaced.
90000 mi US $650	The car would not start and I needed to have the ignition motor replaced.
93000 mi US $285	It was a recall repair for airbags, as well as something to do with the automatic locks.

83100 mi US $250	TPMS sensor replaced and calibrated 2/2015, request they all be replaced to save repeat cost but Honda refused and charged $250 for one and calibration.
95000 mi	Another sensor is causing the TPMS light to go on but I am not going to pay $250 a tire every year from now on. The TPMS light goes on an off, initially with correlation to the cold weather or driving time more than 20 min.
114000 mi US $125	TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) wheel unit replacement due to dead battery following by reprograming. TPMS unit used to control traction and skidding.
115000 mi US $20	Replacs stop light

130000 mi

US $65

Replaced the battery

81000 mi

US $1800

needed new compressor Two TMPS sensors failed

76000 mi

US $707

Remove & replace A/C compressor A/C evacuate & recharge

57000 mi

TPMS warning light kept going on, although tire pressures always fine. First repair took 2 days to find the source - a fuse or solenoid deep in the center console. Cost $250. Light came back on. I was told that it was safe to ignore, so never fixed.

62620 mi C $65	Passenger side mirror not heating. The dealer cleaned some wiring contacts, it is working but they suggest if this happens again to bring it back, it sounds like they are not sure this cured the problem. It is working OK now so far.
71500 mi C $60	Right side front door lock activator not working. The door would not lock and the security alarm would not activate. The door would lock then unlock. I replaced the electric lock, it was a difficult and messy job. The dealer quote was $250.
71920 mi C $85	Replaced rear drivers side Electronic door latch! This was intermittent, difficult job, one door lock screw would not come out finally drilled it out. Window bracket was in the way of the latch just like the front door lock was.
102500 mi C $500	including replacement of 2 wheel low air sensors.