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:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,069 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2017 Honda CR-V drivetrain problems

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 3 of 7)

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problem #85

Nov 062020

CR-V

  • 43,409 miles

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

While driving on the highway about 50mph the gear button for shifter came off. Luckily it landed in the cup holder otherwise, I would not be able to put into park once stopped as it would have been still be in drive. I was able to temporarily put it back in place so that I could put into park. Very scary and dangerous while driving home on the highway.

- Apo, AE, USA

problem #84

Oct 252020

CR-V

  • miles
Car was sitting in parking lot and was not able to start and the control panel shows brake hold system problem

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #83

Oct 262020

CR-V

  • 50,000 miles
On the 4th (around 20K miles) oil change from dealership I complained about driver side seat cushion and brake pedal making squeaky noise. I was told it's normal in new car during the breakin process and eventually it'll go away. Now it's even worse at above 50K miles and they're asking for diagnostic charges. Car also has fuel and oil mixing issue which I brought it up on my recent visit to Honda dealership and I was told they'll need to drain the oil and refill with new oil and filter to determine the issue. While they were taking out they said there was no presence of fuel but the smell of fuel in engine oil is normal for this vehicle. There's been time where vehicle will be stuck in high RPM when on highway and accelerator is released during high speed. And eventually it'll shift the gear after 5-10 seconds and bring down the RPM. Smell is also noticed during first start in mornings specially now since it's winter.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #82

Oct 012020

CR-V

  • 20,862 miles

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

I listed this under power train since I lost power and I don't know what other category would apply. I have no documents except the dealer's report that there was nothing wrong except a weak battery.

- Downey, CA, USA

problem #81

Sep 252020

CR-V

  • 37,800 miles
Shift lever lock release push-button broke off. Learned this was subject of a service bulletin (19-063) but it's a pretty significant issue as the driver cannot move the shift lever in or out of park/reverse/drive without the button. Should this button have broke off and not been in hand it would have been impossible to move the shift lever into park while the engine was running. Imho this should be a recall item, not just a "product update" as Honda has called it.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #80

Jul 312020

CR-V

  • miles
I was parking un my job parking lot. When was lunch time Y when're my car to eat lunch I tried to start the engine to play music and to turn in the ac. And the message the system is broken appears and the lights where flashing then the car died. Later at the end of the day I call somebody to help me to change the battery but the battery was fine. Was just the car

- Vineyard, UT, USA

problem #79

Apr 222020

CR-V

  • 45,000 miles

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

I was unable to move the shifter to change from park to drive. Thi initially happened in a driveway where I was parked. Small pieces of plastic were falling out. I had to use a pen to engage the shifter and then it would move. As I pulled into my street I had major difficulty using reverse even with the pen. I was unable to turn the car off or lock the doors until I dug all the plastic out of the shift device. I read all dealers didn't fix for free so we ordered the part and fixed ourselves

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #78

Jan 212020

CR-V

  • 19,000 miles
I was driving on I-5 about 70 mph, suddenly the car started running rough and speed dropped immediately to 10-12 mph. The check engine light came on. I immediately pulled to the side of the road. After a minute or so the car returned to normal. I continued driving to the next dealer and had them inspect the car. They could find nothing wrong and gave me back my car. After driving an additional 15 minutes the same thing happened only the check engine light and many other warning lights came on and flashed. Once again I pulled to the side of the road and was towed to the dealership. They then changed the oil, replaced a fouled spark plug, adjusted the fuel injector settings and replaced the climate control unit. Honda has been unable to explain to me why this would solve the problem long term.

- Silverdale, WA, USA

problem #77

Jan 242020

CR-V

  • 45,000 miles
Shift button popped out of shift handle causing car to not be able to shift into different gears. This occurred while the car was in motion in a parking lot.

- Bernville, PA, USA

problem #76

Jan 212020

CR-V

  • 55,100 miles
Shifter knob broke and fell off gear shifter while in motion upon further investigation I found that Honda had issued a service bulletin 19-063 describing the same exact issue as had happened to our vehicle and it referenced NHTSA #10160912 but the service bulletin is VIN specific and Honda is stating that our vehicle is not covered for repair under this service bulletin. I am questioning them further but it is the same problem as described in the bulletin so maybe the recall/product update needs to be looked at further so that in the future drivers don't experience the shifter knob falling off the gear selector while in motion.

- Selbyville, DE, USA

problem #75

Jan 142020

CR-V

  • 43,128 miles

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

While driving down the hwy at 65 mph the button in the gear shift popped out. It is a piece of plastic and it broke inside the gear handle. I drove home but without this button inserted I am not able to shift to park, reverse, drive. I took it to the westhills Honda dealer for repair. I was told there was a recall on this same issue but not for this VIN. To me this is a very serious concern.

- Mcchord Afb, WA, USA

problem #74

Dec 082019

CR-V

  • 5,693 miles
Shift knob button broke during operation resulting in loss of use of vehicle. Battery has been replaced 2 times on vehicle.

- Monsey, NY, USA

problem #73

Nov 292019

CR-V

  • 36,000 miles
The the gearshift button has broken. We have friends with the same exact year make model that did the same exact thing.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #72

Nov 142019

CR-V

  • 40,000 miles
Gear shift button popped out while driving: I was driving with my children in the car, the button popped out as I was trying to drop them off at school. This could have been a truly deadly situation in a crowded drop off because the car would not go to park. Thankfully I quickly recovered from shock, hit the brakes and scrambled to grab the piece that had fallen to the floor of the car. The button piece looks cheap, so now the coil is exposed. I can't just stick my finger in so I am going to need to tape the button back on until I get it fixed. This is an obvious recall issue since so many people have mentioned it. I wouldn't have reported it if I didn't see so many online complaints.

- Barrington, RI, USA

problem #71

Nov 042019

CR-V

  • 30,000 miles
When driving on a local road from school, my son pressed the accelerator after a stop light. Our 2017 Honda CRV didn't move an inch. Thankfully, it was not a highway and the cars behind him were not coming at high speed. We had the car towed to the dealer and it turned out that the transmission was gone and it had to be replaced. We were quite upset that only a two year old car can have this problem and wanted to report the incident,

- Braintree, MA, USA

problem #70

Oct 082019

CR-V

  • 61,328 miles
Power train and fuel injector issue. Causing the spark plug replacement under an extended warranty, however the faulty fuel injector was not.

- Blanchard, OK, USA

problem #69

Sep 142019

CR-V

  • 16,800 miles
Gear shift knob snapped off making it impossible to shift into or out of park or reverse. This car is just over 2 years old with 16,000 miles. Fortunately for me, the car was stationary when it happened - I had just started it to pull out of a parking space while on vacation.

- Leesburg, VA, USA

problem #68

Aug 222019

CR-V

  • 21,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the dial gear popped off the console and the contact could not find the gear knob. The contact had to look for the piece while trying to steer the vehicle to safety. The contact called metro Honda (9399 autoplex St, montclair, ca 91763, (909) 542-9637) and was informed that they would check for the replacement part and repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 21,000.

- Diamond Bar, CA, USA

problem #67

Aug 102019

CR-V

  • 34,500 miles
Stopped vehicle to park and was unable to move shift lever to park. The push button on the shift lever had broken. The vehicle could be turned off, but it could not be started without the shift lever moving to park. This problem has been reported by many, many users!

- Clear Lake, IA, USA

problem #66

Apr 242019

CR-V

  • 18,000 miles
Message "shutter grille problem. Power reduced." When driving at highway speed on a upgrade towing a small trailer, this message appeared and the speed of the CRV immediately reduced by approximately 20 mph, almost causing an accident. I shut the vehicle off and waited (very shaken) for about 15 minutes and restarted the car and it acted normally. The dealer doesn't seem to know why this happened even though I could have been killed by the reduction in speed. (and it has happened to others with crvs who have reported this online.) this car mostly driven in Canada.

- Bristow, VA, USA

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