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 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.
Brought car in for 5000 mile oil change. Told tech that I was hearing valve ticking and strange whining while accelerating. After an hour I was brought into shop and shown the underneath of car covered in fluid but they didn’t know what it was. Also said they heard no noises. After a week I get the call that it is oil and they believe it is the rear main seal that was installed wrong at the factory.
After 3 weeks I get the car back. I inspect the undercarriage and find the shields are loose and not properly installed and oil on my garage floor. Back to the dealer it goes. Shields were fixed and they say they couldn’t find anymore leaks. So with that being said between the quality of workmanship from the factory and the quality of workmanship from the dealer I will never buy another Honda.
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Brought car in for 5000 mile oil change. Told tech that I was hearing valve ticking and strange whining while accelerating. After an hour I was brought into shop and shown the underneath of car covered in fluid but they didn’t know what it was. Also said they heard no noises. After a week I get the call that it is oil and they believe it is the rear main seal that was installed wrong at the factory.
After 3 weeks I get the car back. I inspect the undercarriage and find the shields are loose and not properly installed and oil on my garage floor. Back to the dealer it goes. Shields were fixed and they say they couldn’t find anymore leaks. So with that being said between the quality of workmanship from the factory and the quality of workmanship from the dealer I will never buy another Honda.
- K M., Marco Island, FL, US