CarComplaints.com Notes: It's rare when a newer vehicle has defect trends, & the 2017 Honda CR-V has at least two — overfilled oil levels with a gas smell, & heat not working.

Both problems affecting the Honda CR-V's 1.5L "Earth Dreams" engine appear to be related to cold-climate regions.

CR-V owners report overfilled oil levels due to fuel in the oil, & sometimes a gas smell in the cabin. That problem appears to be related to fuel injection which Honda hopes to fix via a software update. Honda so far has only conducted a recall in China & a "product update" in Canada.

CR-V owners also report no heat even after warming up their CR-Vs for 30 minutes — not even enough to defrost the windshield. So far, there has been no fix from Honda for this issue.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,296 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 3 of 3)

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problem #14

Oct 272018

CR-V

  • 37,752 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving down a country road at 55 mph with open fields on each side. The brake warning light came on, the audible warning signal sounded and the bakes slammed on hard. Then went off. There was nothing on the road in front of us. The collision mitigation braking system failed. Second time this has happened.

- Sparta, MI, USA

problem #13

May 222018

CR-V

  • 7,000 miles
I was driving at about 45mph, and had to stopped in median of road to turn right. All of a sudden my Honda CRV 2017 stopped and all dashboard lights started flashing, it started showing all the following problems. 1) brake system problem 2) brake hold system problem 3) airbag system (SRS) problem 4) power steering system (eps) problem 5) anti-lock brake system problem 6) vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem 7) hill start assist problem 8) adaptive cruise control problem 9) collision mitigation system problem 10) road departure mitigation system problem 11) auto high-beam problem 12) tire pressure monitor problem 13) all wheel drive system problem 14) lane keeping assist cannot operate 15) seat belt warning on and beeping even though seat belt was being worn. I tried to turn off, and turn on, nothing happened. Exited the vehicle, checked the car. No physical damage. Tried to start 2-3 times more, still no luck. I called the roadside assistance, and towed the car to dealer. Dealer kept the car for 4 hours, and called me that it was low gas issue, and charged me $88. I am sure it was not low gas, and even if it was low gas, car warning should tell its not starting due to low gas. It should not be that all 15 errors start showing on dashboard.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #12

Mar 012017

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
Without any reason the autobraking/collision system has engaged twice when no cars or animals on the road one time going 55mph and another time going approx. 40mpg. In addition the display screen (radio etc.) does not dim. It stays full brightness even with adjusting it. Honda had to fix when vehicle was brand new after I had to fight with them that this is an issue. The screen blinds me at night because it is very bright so you can't really see the road. This stays bright stopped or moving. Lastly, not a safety issue but auto high beams also had an error while driving.

- Browns Mills, NJ, USA

problem #11

Oct 032018

CR-V

  • 35,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle was parked and would not start suddenly after being off and not on accessory mode. When vehicle was jump started and when vehicle restarted the dashboard read many errors among them, break system error, road departure mitigation system problem, vehicle stability assist problem. I have been the sole owner/driver of the vehicle and get it serviced at the dealership as advised.

- Northridge, CA, USA

problem #10

Aug 192018

CR-V

  • 16,458 miles
I was driving home 20 mile per hour.. I put my left turn signal on cuz I was gonna turn left all he warring sign pop up and I push my car break and my car didn't stop and then I put gear on park and my car still moving... and then I push power off and my car stop on the side road... I so scare... and I waiting about 2 minute and push power on and drive safe home... (when I home I research on google and I found a lot of people have the same problem like me plz watch those video ' https://youtu.be/6amqzdqnmgm ' and ' https://youtu.be/jhtwxjxcota ' ) what if I happen like that in highwayor traffic... I could die plz help I buy new car cuz I want to drive safe for very long time and now my vehicles is still new but not safe to drive...

- Newport News, VA, USA

problem #9

Mar 012018

CR-V

  • 11,000 miles
All lights in dash are flashing Cruze control does not work car has braked hard by itself for no reason I have had this car for 5 months and it has done this off on on computor has been reset twice alllights have been flashing for 4000 miles now why has there not been a recall

- Lahabra, CA, USA

problem #8

Jul 272018

CR-V

  • 28,803 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

VIN: (xxxxx) vehicle mileage: 28,903 description: I am learning that the radar that controls the emergency braking system, adaptive cruise control, road departure mitigation, collision mitigation etc. Is only protected by a "pop off cover". I am deeply concerned over the lack of protection when it comes to such a critical component of my 2017 Honda CRV. I am being faced with a minimum $1,100 (part only) bill to repair damage to my cars radar sensor mounted in the front grill. I have had other problems with random "detection" computer messages on the dashboard and now for this piece of plastic to be popped off by a small piece of debris on the road that was kicked up from the road by a vehicle traveling in front of me is ridiculous. Why would something so important be mounted dead front of the vehicle and not properly protected? I'm looking for a better option to have this resolved. I am practically a "life time" owner of Honda products. And over the years I have increasingly become more and more unimpressed with what I fell in love with at the beginning of my Honda journey. Respectfully (xxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Ellicott City, MD, USA

problem #7

Jul 282018

CR-V

  • miles
All system safety lights and warnings are showing

- Princeton, WV, USA

problem #6

Apr 042018

CR-V

  • 8,550 miles
Was driving normally when ABS, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, automatic emergency breaking, and breaking system "problem" lights lit up all at once. Limped the car home.

- Cumberland, RI, USA

problem #5

Jan 082018

CR-V

  • 7,853 miles
The vehicle does not heat up when idling which mean remote start to clear the ice from the windshield and warm the cabin does not work. Honda told me it has to be driven to produce heat. They've replaced the thermostat and flushed the cooling system. I have to drive to work down a decline for 8 miles. After 4 miles the engine gauge begins to rise and then by the time I reach 8 miles (bottom of the hill) the engine temperature gauge bottoms out back down to the cold. The heat that may have started how ever feeble is now once again cold. Any ice on the windows is still there because the whole car inside is still cold. If it wasn't for the heated seats I'd freeze to death. The service manager came to take my car one morning and saw this happen. He was told by Honda the engine doesn't produce heat with out a load on it. This vehicle should never have been sold North of Ohio. It is unsafe. I also have a strong gasoline smell in my oil that will soon be taken in for. Also, the safety features all become inactive because of a little rain or snow. The Honda dealer recalibrated them but it still happens. The lack of heat on idle is unacceptable though.

- Negaunee, MI, USA

problem #4

Sep 302017

CR-V

  • 12,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle has an issue with activating its collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) for no reason resulting in unnecessary slamming of the brakes. This has occurred at least five times over the last five months. It was first noted at around 12,000 miles and has happened at least 4 more times (we are now at 20,000 miles). In some instances, the vehicle was travelling at over 60 mph on the highway and slammed on its brakes on its own. There were no objects in front of the vehicle and we were following a straight lane. Luckily, rear-ending accidents that could have resulted from this have been narrowly avoided. There was an instance in which the vehicle braked and an 18-wheeler behind it had to slam on its brakes and was swerving uncontrollably for at least 300 feet. A lemon claim has been filed, but Honda is refusing to acknowledge the issue because it has yet to happen while their technicians drive it. Please note that we have put 20,000 miles on this vehicle for it to happen 5 times (an average of once every 4,000). Technicians are extremely unlikely to experience the issue while test driving the vehicle 10 miles. This issue jeopardizes the safety of all passengers of this vehicle. We truly hope Honda sheds light on this issue to prevent unnecessary loss of life.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #3

Jan 142018

CR-V

  • 3,500 miles
Driving highway suddenly car slows and dash reads that all systems- brakes, steering, and, etc failed. Pulled car off road safety. Shut car off.restarted. Problem went away. Checked on Honda owners website. This is an ongoing problem with no fix. Scary when all systems could be compromised

- East Meadow, NY, USA

problem #2

Nov 172017

CR-V

  • 3,681 miles
On November 17, 2017 at 1105am on I70W approximately 3 miles West of the fruita Colorado exit. Driving on active cruise control at 78mhp in left lane no car ahead in left lane but passing old VW bus light in color CRV suddenly braked from 78 to about 50 mph kicked cruise off, we did not get pass VW. Luckily no one was behind us for we could have been hit. Scared both of us! it was light overcast, car mileage 3681 approx.. on November 17,2017 at 1201pm on hwy 191S about 5 miles South of I70. Driving on active cruise control 69 mph active cruise control problem, collision mitigation problem, may have been more. No cars in front of us or behind, a pickup truck in North bound lane approx. 175 ft was approaching us. Car started braking, kicked off cruise control. I pulled over put car in park all lights cleared. Overcast sky and 64 degrees. Scared second time today. Ar. miles on car 3753 approx plus 4 other previous times of car giving warning lights for system failures. These cars have a problem and dealer tecks say there is nothing in the computers saying there is any problems except camera dirty. We are getting afraid to drive this CR-V touring

- Moab, UT, USA

problem #1

Jan 052017

CR-V

  • 9,000 miles
Faulty Honda sensing was driving at approx 35mph when CRV slammed on it's on brakes by itself for the 2nd time thank god no one was behind us, high beams come on when close to on coming traffic blinding on coming traffic, blind spot indicator comes on when no one around, blind spot indicator doesn't come on, when cars in blind spot, didn't see car in my blind spot and cut car off because blind spot indicator wasn't working. Burning wire smell inside cab. Most of these problems have been happening since approx Jan 2017 less than 1 month of owning car. I can't list just 1 day its happened because it's happened multiple times over and over. CRV has been in shop 5-6 times for these problems with no luck of fixing them.

- Los Banos, CA, USA

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