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:
15,468 miles

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2017 Honda CR-V electrical problems

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 12 of 17)

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problem #107

Mar 212019

CR-V

  • 12,487 miles

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

Vehicle is unable to start after shutdown with no diagnosed cause. After successful shutdown (parked), vehicle will be unable to battery start, with lights and dashboard electronics flashing and starter unable to engage when pressing start button with brake pedal depressed. Vehicle requires jump start for successful start upon symptoms appearing. Vehicle has been brought to Honda dealerships several times for diagnosis and service, but no identifiable cause has been found. Upon latest visit, car was unable to start immediately after parking car at dealership. Dealership diagnosed battery (normal, GR8, ed-18 tests) and both tests passed with normal parameters. Dealership performed parasitic draw test with no abnormal draw found. Dealership applied Honda technical service bulletin (tsb) 17-032 and did not fix problem. This problem occurs seemingly at random intervals and with no pattern to what could cause the battery to be unable to start the car. Problem appears after parking with or without parking brake engaged prior to shutdown, after no driving activity for several weeks, and also after driving for several hours prior to shutdown. No accessories or lights are left on or plugged in to the car's electrical system during periods of no driving activity. This problem suggests that there is an undiagnosed issue with the electrical system on this vehicle. Honda at this time seems unwilling or unable to remedy the issue even though it presents a safety issue - the inability to start/move vehicle after driving.

- Algonquin, IL, USA

problem #106

Mar 172019

CR-V

  • 36,400 miles
Battery dies after sitting for 5+ days. New battery installed, same issue. Tsb-032 has been applied, still have the problem.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #105

Mar 142019

CR-V

  • 10 miles
The push-button start does not engage on the first try quite often. It then takes three or four presses, removing and reapplying the brake pedal, to get the ignition to engage. I have not noticed any pattern to the failures, such as cold engine, weather conditions. This is not a single event so how do I answer when? the dealer was advised repeatedly of the problem but will not even acknowledge the problem -although I don't know if you consider it a safety problem. It has persisted from when it was brand new March 2017 until now.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #104

Mar 122019

CR-V

  • 48,000 miles

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

My 2017 Honda CR-V has had a few problems. Current issues: 1) biggest complaint the gear shift button literally just fell off today when I put my car in park. The silver button that goes into the side fell into the floor. It seemed more & more loose over the last few days, but I didn't think much of it. I should've. It's a CR-V. 2) for the last few months my passenger back seat door won't lock or unlock with my key fob or when I click the button. I have to manually push it. Which means if all the doors aren't locked the car won't lock the other doors. My car is not secure when I'm leaving it parked.

- Crown City, OH, USA

problem #103

Mar 112019

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 27,600 miles
On 3-11-19 at 6:14 pm I was driving with my wife on a parkway. Weather was clear and sunny, 39 degrees. There were no cars in front of me. I had the cruise control set at 61 mph when suddenly my vehicle put the brakes on disengaged the cruise control and lane assist control. Then a code flashed up saying 'auto high beam problem'. after a 15 minutes to reach my home I checked the high beams it was fine. In the last 4 weeks I have had code flash on the screen while I am driving saying system failure, for 5-10 minutes. Consumer stated this was the sixth time.

- Old Chatham, NY, USA

problem #102

Nov 012018

CR-V

  • miles
Engine oil has a strong smell of fuel. Vehicle was brought in to the dealer, dealer advised me that they needed to upgrade the system. The upgrade has not fix the problem and the vehicle still has a strong odor of fuel coming from the engine oil dipstick. Everytime I would fill up with gas, the gas meter displays fewer and fewer mileage range on a full tank.

- Salina, KS, USA

problem #101

Feb 072019

CR-V

  • 48,631 miles

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

While driving, safety systems go offline. Adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, road departure mitigation, collision mitigation braking system, and others all go offline at the same time. Appears to happen at random. First visit to dealer, we were advised they did not see any codes and there was no malfunction at that time. Next visit, all the systems were still offline from earlier in the day and they performed some software updates which reset everything. Next day, safety systems went offline again. We took the vehicle back to the dealer where it is right now and they are advising that it is a fuel issue and gasoline is getting into the oil. No explanation how or why this is causing the safety systems to go offline and become inoperable. Have contacted Honda multiple times along they way, currently waiting on a case manager to call back.

- Swansea, IL, USA

problem #100

Mar 042019

CR-V

  • 30,000 miles
Yesterday I got in my car to head home from work. When I turned it on, I got a number of systems alerts, including the engine, brakes, power steering and others. I was able to get the car home, but when I was going to take it the dealership, the car sputtered and seems to be losing power as if it would stall. This is the third time that I have gotten system alerts and taken the car to be repaired. The first time, the oil was changed and a software update performed. The second time, a software update was performed. This time, I checked the oil and it was over full and smelled of gas. The car is now at the dealership for them to determine the issue. I live in Texas. The first time this happened, was during the summer. The last two times have been in winter.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #99

Feb 092019

CR-V

  • 16,000 miles
Vehicle does not shut down when turned off. This causes a high parsitic draw on the battery which causes the vehicle not to start in a matter of hours. Honda posted a service bulletin stating what the problem is and how to fix it..service bulletin 17-032. The service manager stated he never heard of it. Then he went on to say even if there is a software update, Honda will not alow him to do it unless absolutely necessary because of the labor charge to Honda. My battery blew up releasing toxic gasses filling the exterior of the car which contain my wife and kids at the time. They gave me a new battery.

- Salcha, AK, USA

problem #98

Feb 252019

CR-V

  • 6,000 miles
While driving in cruise control, the brake light will come on and the vehicle will almost come to a complete stop, with no one in front of me. My wife and I were almost in an accident when this happened on I-75 at 65 mph. Also, this brake light indicator will come on without being in cruise. This has happened over 6 times.

- Middletown, OH, USA

problem #97

Feb 202019

CR-V

  • miles

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

Electrical system goes on and flashes all warnings on the dashboard. Car won't start consistently, and if left overnight, won't start at all, almost like a dead battery. When I take it to the dealer, the battery is fine. Car is dangerous as it turns off while on the road.

- Jensen Beach, FL, USA

problem #96

Dec 222018

CR-V

  • 14,000 miles
Oil dilution problem causing misfires while driving and throwing all saftey related features to throw codes and not function, throws codes and misfires while driving.has been to dealer 3 times and not resolved.

- Spokane Wa, WA, USA

problem #95

Feb 112019

CR-V

  • 24,100 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and the brake, power pressure, cruise control, and lane assist warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and taken to vann york auto mall (422 eastchester dr, high point, nc 27262, 336-841-6200) for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred to contact to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The diagnosis information was not available. The failure mileage was 24,100. The VIN was not provided.

- Thomasville, NC, USA

problem #94

Feb 122019

CR-V

  • 23,219 miles
Display flickers and you can't do anything on the display

- Pooler, GA, USA

problem #93

Feb 062019

CR-V

  • 0 miles
2017 Honda CRV parked in garage, when attempting to start engine, dash lights up warnings and sounds alarms on braking system, cruise control, lane assist system, battery, and many other areas. Car would not start and goes dead with second attempt to start. Dealership had car towed in to diagnose. Dealership state that toll tag too close to sensors (even though tag has been on windshield for 18 months with no problem). Toll tag scraped off windshield. Six weeks later, car in garage and dash lights up with alarms and sounds with same alerts. Car goes dead. Dealership had car towed in to diagnose.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #92

Jan 302019

CR-V

  • miles
While driving on the highway, the vehicle started to stall and shake. The instrument panel went black, then the audio screen went black. The gas gauge light came on, then turned off on its own. The instrument panel lights came on, all of the warning indicators were on. The dealership stated that the fuel injectors needed replacing and that it would be covered under warranty. They also stated that the whole audio system would need to be replaced but that the part is on back order and would not be able to order until March 1, 2019.

- La Feria, TX, USA

problem #91

Feb 062019

CR-V

  • 33,500 miles
These problems have been going on for the past year. Multimedia information display occassionally changes brightness on its own. It also sometimes activates on screen buttons by itself. Today (2/6/2019), while playing audio through the car's bluetooth system and using the gps, the display blanked out for 3 - 5 minutes. Also, the bottom half of the tachometer display, viewed through the steering wheel, blanked out and showed a spinning wait cursor. After that wait time, the multimedia display turned black. Then about 30 seconds later, it showed the Honda symbol. Indicating that is was booting. I had brought the vehicle to my dealer last Friday for maintenance work and they had reset the multimedia display. It seems too soon for problems to occur yet again. All of these problems occurred while driving. The random brightness changes are quite dangerous at night time, when max brightness occurs suddenly. The random on screen button activations become dangerous distractions during driving. I have been bringing these problems to my dealer's attention for the past year, who said they only just received information from Honda (in janurary 2019), saying that Honda received information on display issues and are looking into it.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #90

Jan 152019

CR-V

  • miles
One day as I was driving, all problem lights on my dashboard began to turn on, chime, and and giving messages such as "tire pressure monitoring poblem", brake system, break hold system, power steering, etc..." and my features such as cruise control and break hold became disabled. We had the spark plugs changed and the problem continued. We did an oil change and discovered that there was over 5 quarts of oil collected when only 3.5 had been pured in, also the oil was smelling like gasoline. We started researching and it seems that this is a problem with this car/model. Mechanic diagnosed lower compression on cylinder #4 and kept getting a cylinder #4 error.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

problem #89

Jan 202019

CR-V

  • 10,000 miles
January 20 2019 car was completely dead. Took to dealership January 21. They replaced the battery, A/C unit, did a program update, changed the oil and drain plug. Told us it was fixed. However, the car immediately gave me problems --more than before. I was actually trapped in my car and couldn't open the doors 3 times. While driving the car, the safety system continuously alerts blindspot activity, the message "some driver assist systems cannot operate", theres a message that says "collision mitigation system disabled" that appears, the hazard lights go on intermittently at will. Today, we took the car in for a tire problem and mentioned all these other message faults, the dealer checked the oil and it was too high (the "fix" was done just 10 days ago) and the dealer told us, "yes, but there's nothing more we can do, call Honda." So, I have a $37,000 piece of junk I can't trust to take across town. Ps we were coerced into purchasing the extended warranty -- what good is a warranty if the dealer admits he can't fix the problem?

- Rockton, IL, USA

problem #88

Jan 242019

CR-V

  • 32,000 miles
My car came to a complete stop once while I was driving in the middle of an intersection and once just on a straight road. This happened twice, and I went flying forward and all my stuff on the seat went flying. There was not a car in front of me. They said it must have been reading something to do this, and it's to protect a possible pedestrian. This is an accident waiting to happen. I called Honda of joliet to put it in my record. Another issue is the vehicle stability lights, the adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation, and a brake lights all flash stating there is a problem. These lights just come on while driving. This has happened three times. Once it was snowing. The second and third time the weather was clear. The first time I cleared some of the 'driving aides' and the lights went off. I took it to Honda of joliet on 1/25 and they aligned the radar. The lights came back on 1/28 /19 and they said they realigned it again. They had the car for 2 days. The original reason was the sensors are dirty, and in bad weather this can happen. They said a clump of snow could have caused this too. So this car is only good in good weather? the service person said they have had a lot of cars in for this same reason. Another problem was I came out to find my windows down, my sunroof open and my back door open. Car was stationary. Didn't take it in for this and forgot to tell them when I dropped it off on 1/28/19.

- Joliet, IL, USA

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