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:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,099 miles

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2017 Honda CR-V electrical problems

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 10 of 17)

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problem #155

Feb 022018

CR-V

  • 3,000 miles

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

Sometimes, autobreak kicks off when driving approaching a bridge on a sunny day or in a construction area where the lanes have been modified or narrower with construction cones. This is super scary and may result in unexpected collisions with car behind, who is not anticipating any abrupt break/stoppage

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #154

Nov 152019

CR-V

  • 39,000 miles
Display monitor goes completely dark. Have to turn vehicle off and restart for it to come back.

- Walnut, CA, USA

problem #153

Aug 182019

CR-V

  • miles
This past summer, I was driving by myself when all of the sudden, the infotainment center (the screen that controls everything and is at the center of it all) started beeping uncontrollably and the screen's brightness setting started going from full brightness to full darkness. I had no idea what was going on. I was terrified and almost got into a car accident, rear ending the car in front of me. I became very distracted and startled. I wasn't sure if the car computer or battery was over heating, I wasn't sure if I should pull over across two lanes of traffic to make an emergency stop...it was terrible. I tried everything to get it to stop. Nothing would do it. Luckily, I was a few minutes away from home. I pulled into my driveway in a panic and shut the car off. I turned it back on and it was gone. I chalked this up to maybe a one time computer glitch and let it go. Two days later on the highway, the same thing happened. This continued many more times randomly without any warning or explanation. I never received a notice or warning in the mail. I wish my story ended there, but it doesn't. the random obnoxious beeping and flashing eventually stopped. However, two weeks ago I was driving home from work at night and noticed I could barely see the lines on the road. I almost hit a deer. Confused, I realized the brightness was turned all the way up on the infotainment center and on the screen directly behind the steering wheel. I attempted to turn the brightness down, but quickly realized the screens were frozen on the highest brightness setting. Even when I would press the (-) symbol to turn it down, it would scale down to the lowest setting, yet remain on full brightness. Honda told me they couldn't do anything. Tonight, I almost hit a pedestrian because I couldn't see them until the last minute. I've never been so mortified. Something has to be done. I have videos.

- Duluth, MN, USA

problem #152

Nov 172019

CR-V

  • 16,000 miles

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

Dead battery - 11-17-2019, 11-18-2019 (2yrs 3months old, 16,000 miles) garage kept. Car won't start. Car parked in garage.

- Manteca, CA, USA

problem #151

Oct 052019

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 60,135 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the rear hatch would not open and the engine was difficult to start. Later, while driving approximately 70 mph, the forward collision avoidance system erroneously activated and caused the vehicle to abruptly stop. The vehicle was taken to flow Honda of burlington (2920 S. church St, burlington, nc) where it was diagnosed that the battery was faulty and the automatic braking system required an update. The battery was replaced and the update was performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,135. The consumer stated the brake warning indicator occasionally illuminates.

- Rougemont, NC, USA

problem #150

Oct 152019

CR-V

  • 15,000 miles
Three potentially serious electrical issues are summarized: Twice in the last month while highway driving the instrument panel quickly flashed the following warning messages: 1) adaptive cruise control (acc) problem; 2) road departure mitigation system problem; 3) collision mitigation system problem; 4) brake system problem. Drivability was not affected at the time, though the messages caused immediate concerns about what caused these to appear for no apparent reason while driving. Weather and roads were clear. I had to pull over and restart the vehicle, which cleared the error displays and instrument panel returned to normal operation. While driving (city and highway) the vehicle brightness control on the info screen will randomly start to beep and flash repeatedly. The screen cycles between dark and various info displays while the audio system keeps playing. The touchscreen controls on the screen are non-responsive when this happens. Stopping and restarting the vehicle restores the display to normal. This occurs while the car is in motion with no particular reasons for the abnormal behavior. This situation with the display has reoccurred more than a dozen times since I purchased the car (Dec 2017). The most recent occurrence happened near the end of a 600-mile driving day. Yesterday the car would not start, battery issue was determined to be the likely problem after placing a service assist call to Honda. A jump start and problem was resolved. Mileage approx. 19,000. This is the second time this occurred since owning the car. The first time it happened within a couple of months of owning the car. In both instances, the car had been parked less than 2 hours. Parking brake was not set in either case.

- Plymouth, WI, USA

problem #149

Oct 082019

CR-V

  • 43,000 miles

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

At exactly two years old, the battery died. There is a service bulletin for a software update but of course, my vehicle didn't need update, it needed a new battery due to dead cell that happened within six hours. The top sides of the body has ripples down both sides. Was told this is usually cause by roof rack (I don't have roof rack) or by car wash (my car has never been through a car wash. I won't even let dealer wash it when I'm there). The car brakes hard even when there is no obstruction in front of me. The cruise, lane assist, mitigation will all shut off at various times saying radar is off/blocked. On 10/08/19 while driving, the lcd screen started beeping, flashing and going black. Nothing would work. Car is becoming dangerous to be on roadway. Filed complaint with Honda on a couple issues. Sorry for my luck, it's now out of warranty due to mileage.

- Madison, OH, USA

problem #148

Oct 062019

CR-V

  • 60,000 miles
Car windows roll down by themselves without any contact with key fob. This happened when car was not turned on.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #147

Sep 292019

CR-V

  • miles
My 2017 CRV-ex has had its battery drained twice. With only 4600 miles driven. I've had the battery drained after 2 days to less then 24 hours. I'm on my third time now.

- Sylmar, CA, USA

problem #146

Sep 242019

CR-V

  • 29,340 miles
I was driving my Honda CR-V on a city street all off sudden the low tire pressure and brake system failure came on and the car just stalled and won't start. Once I got off the car, the locked and I couldn't unlock the door anymore. I towed it home as the dealership was closed for the day. Now the lights come on and the dash lights up and I can't turn it off.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

problem #145

Sep 222019

CR-V

  • 18,500 miles

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

2X in 3 months while driving we have had the following error messages: 1) adaptive cruise control (acc) problem. 2) road departure mitigation system problem 3) collision mitigation system problem 4) brake system problem

- Wildwood, MO, USA

problem #144

Sep 122019

CR-V

  • 45,000 miles
Issue with drained battery/ vsa modulator. Vehicle lights won't turn off when shutting off vehicle. Key fob will not work because vehicle battery will die. Once jumped, vehicle will die again. Battery has been checked and it doesn't seem to need replacing yet no active recall reported.

- Statesboro, GA, USA

problem #143

Apr 182019

CR-V

  • 40,000 miles
All electrical warning lights go on. Been in shop 3 times within the last 6 months )twice in the last 2 weeks) supposedly giving off different codes even though the symptoms are the same. Twice vehicle was moving but dry weather. Once started after being in garage. Dealer keeps saying it is different problems causing the same thing which concerns me.

- Hinton, WV, USA

problem #142

Sep 072019

CR-V

  • 23,128 miles
I was driving home when all of a sudden all of the warning lights on my dash turned on and my brakes did not work so I could stop the vehicle so I shifted into park to finally stop the car.

- Concord, CA, USA

problem #141

Aug 062019

CR-V

  • 17,000 miles
I was accelerating onto a highway when the car suddenly lost acceleration and power, made a high pitched squeal with receipt of the following warnings/alarms: Brake system warning, loss of collision avoidance system, electric parking brake problem, road departure mitigation system problem, adaptive cruise control problem, hill assist problem, vehicle stability assist problem, power steering system problem, brake hold problem, emissions system problem to name a few. This is more than troublesome, the guy behind me almost hit me and had to swerve to avoid an accident. More recently I was driving on a highway at night when I lost my headlights and parking lights. In addition the following alarms locked in brake system warning, adaptive cruise control problem, lane keeping assist problem, collision mitigation system problem, road departure system problem, auto high beam system problem. Its one thing to get warnings its another to loose your headlights and parking lights on a busy dark highway. I shudder to think what could have happened. Honda does not know what is happening. How can they sell a $30,000 + vehicle and have safety issues such as these? somebody needs to act quickly before folks are killed.

- Waldwick, NJ, USA

problem #140

Aug 242019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
While driving my 2017 CRV, the screen/radio will freeze. I can't turn off the radio, change the source or channel. There is no sound. After the car is off for several minutes and restarted the screen/radio works normally.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #139

Aug 242019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
While driving my 2017 CRV, the screen/radio will freeze. I can't turn off the radio, change the source or channel. There is no sound. After the car is off for several minutes and restarted the screen/radio works normally.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #138

Aug 242019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
While driving my 2017 CRV, the screen/radio will freeze. I can't turn off the radio, change the source or channel. There is no sound. After the car is off for several minutes and restarted the screen/radio works normally.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #137

Aug 242019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
While driving my 2017 CRV, the screen/radio will freeze. I can't turn off the radio, change the source or channel. There is no sound. After the car is off for several minutes and restarted the screen/radio works normally.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #136

May 162019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
Every indicator light came on and flashed on my dashboard when I was driving, as well as a cruise control malfunction when I was driving on the highway, causing the system to shut off cruise control. The indicator lights that flash on the dashboard when this error occurs are as follows: Brake system problem all wheel drive system problem tire pressure monitor problem electric parking brake problem road departure mitigation system problem collision mitigation system problem lane keeping assist problem adaptive cruise control problem hill start assist problem vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem anti-lock brake system problem power steering system (eps) problem I have had these lights go off multiple times in different contexts. The first time I was in a parking lot and turned on my car and all indicator lights came on, the second time this happened when I was driving on the road, the third time I was parking my vehicle and then the indicator lights came on. I have brought my car to my Honda dealer three different times with no solution. Each time, eventually the indicator lights go off, usually after starting and restarting the car or rebooting the computer causes them to turn off.

- Montclair, NJ, USA

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