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 15 of 17)

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problem #55

Sep 232018

CR-V

  • 24,300 miles

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

Car left in parking lot for four days. Car would not crank or start. Battery serviced by aaa, jump started successfully. No obvious clamps, wire, alternator problem. Car evaluated at Honda burlington dealer. No problems found. No cause for battery failure given. Service clerk at dealership and aaa battery service person independently suggested that car should not be left unproven for more than a few days as battery failure has been found, without an obvious cause. Evidently Honda service bulletin # 17-032 addresses this issue but neither the general Honda customer hotline nor the burlington mass dealership acknowledge this with my vehicle.

- Bedford, MA, USA

problem #54

Sep 032018

CR-V

  • 17,000 miles
I parked the car in the garage on 8/18/2018. I turned off engine and all electronic equipment. We went on vacation for 2 weeks. On 9/3/18 we returned and we could not start the car. The battery was dead as it was completely drained. I researched on CRV forum and there seems to be a knowing problem with battery slow drainage due to software and/or electrical components

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #53

Oct 132017

CR-V

  • 8,301 miles
Purchased new in March of 2017. Instument cluster has malunctioned X 4 since then. Twice just totally going black while driving. Twice certain alarms are indicated (lkas, acc, cmbs, etc.) these last two required vehicle camera replacment. Entire instument cluster replaced in October of 2017. Braking: This vehicle has applied it's brakes at sudden and the most inapproriate times. July 2017 on a four lane hwy by myself, no other vehicle, brake alarms lit up on instument cluster and car rapidly declerated from 50 to 20 mph before brake alarm and brakes disengaged. When slowing for a traffic light with vehicle in front of me, at approximately 1 1/2 car lengths from vehicle and going approximately 10 - 5 mph, CRV brake alarm lit up with subsequent panic stop braking applied. CRV's acc system brakes the vehicle when approaching another parked or disabled vehicle in the right emergency stop lane or is turning right and is perhaps 20-30 feet down the right hand road. This occurs aw well when acc is engaged and I am in the left lane on the interstate and overtaking a vehicle to my right. The dealer tells me they can find no error codes nor do they have any data of these symptoms from Honda America. Braking does not occur all the time. But when it does it's surprising and scary. It seems to me with all the reports I have read on the NHTSA web site concerning this same problem, perhaps american Honda should take a serious look before someone gets seriously injured or killed.

- Townsend, TN, USA

problem #52

Aug 192018

CR-V

  • 16,458 miles

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

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 #51

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 #50

Aug 152017

CR-V

  • miles
Bought the car April of 2017, after a few months car went dead jump start it and took it to the dealer for diagnostic. Dealer replaces the battery, not much explanation why. The problem happen 2 more times, had to jump start car again took it back to the dealer but this time dealer telling me that the car needs to be driven regularly and also on a certain distance so that battery will be charged up completely. And was told to buy a portable charger, the problem is I bought this car supposedly for weekend use only, now I am required to drive it around just to charge the battery.

- San Clemente, CA, USA

problem #49

Aug 152018

CR-V

  • 14,100 miles

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

While my car was parked overnight, the front window went down and the clock rolled back 30minutes

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #48

Aug 112018

CR-V

  • 12,000 miles
Battery went totally dead. Drove 1.5 hr.away from home vehicle sat for 7 hr. Returned to the car and dead. Had to be jumped by secuirty. Drove home started it a few times and the next day and it was fine. I read where there is a tsb 17-032. Software bug. Drove to work, we'll see if it starts to get home. Going to dealership in the morning. No documentation, security guard had me fill out a paper for their records

- Troy, OH, USA

problem #47

Aug 032018

CR-V

  • 10,500 miles
Honda sensing issue - when driving in normal conditions, the vehicle would apply brake by itself as if a frontal collision is expected even if there were no other vehicle in-front.

- Converse, TX, USA

problem #46

Aug 032018

CR-V

  • 10,500 miles
Foward collision avoidance - when driving in normal condition, the vehicle will abruptly apply brake by itself activating the forward collision avoidance system. The "brake" warning comes-up in the driver's dashboard to provide a visual warning. This happens even if there were no vehicle in-front and anticipated frontal collision. This abrupt and random braking can cause a rear-end collision.

- Converse, TX, USA

problem #45

Aug 032018

CR-V

  • 10,500 miles

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

The infotainment display will randomly turn off while driving. Audio continues to play without display. Pressing the home button sometimes resolve the issue, but sometime it requires to have the vehicle completely turned-off to get the display back.

- Converse, TX, USA

problem #44

Aug 032018

CR-V

  • 10,500 miles
After jumping the battery - when starting the vehicle with foot on the brake, pedal jerks momentarily before starting the engine. The vehicle was in the garage with dead battery after 2 days of not being used.

- Converse, TX, USA

problem #43

Jul 282018

CR-V

  • miles
All system safety lights and warnings are showing

- Princeton, WV, USA

problem #42

Jul 192018

CR-V

  • 23,000 miles
For the third time, since buying the car new, all the warning lights came on, and all safety systems shut down. This time power steering was also lost which could've caused a crash. I believe this is due to rodent damage again. Honda sells rodent tape and I've used it but can't tell where the rodents will eat. I belive this is due to the soy-based insulation and other parts in the car as none of my other vehicles have ever had this issue and I live in a rural environment. Vehicle was not being driven'was temporarily parked outside when this happened.

- Bend, OR, USA

problem #41

Jul 052018

CR-V

  • 45,282 miles
Complete vehicle system problem messages. Vehicle stability, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation, electrical parking brake, emissions system, brake system, brake hold, power steering, hill start assist, tire pressure monitor problem, power steering system problem. Every one of these systems is displaying a 'problem' message as well as brake light is flashing on the dashboard engine light is on brake system light is on steering wheel light is on vehicle stability light is on battery light is on and oil lamp is on. This is about the fifth time this has happened. I have also experienced this while driving. The vehicle will suddenly display all these error messages for no apparent reason. Sometimes the error messages will pop up as soon as you turn the car on other times it happens suddenly while driving. It happens on city streets and on the highway straight away or turning

- Denton, TX, USA

problem #40

Jun 212018

CR-V

  • 22,000 miles
During morning commute 0655 hours during heavy downpour all instrument dash lights stopped illumination, I turned off defroster, radio and wipers. I pulled off expressway carefully and after several minutes the instrument panel was re illuminated. At work I notified Honda dealer of incident. A service appt. Was made. Safety hazard

- Braceville, IL, USA

problem #39

Apr 112018

CR-V

  • 6,000 miles
"takata recall" 2017 Honda CRV was rear ended by another vehicle on 4/11/18. The seat belts did not retract. The passenger in the car struck her head on the dashboard of the vehicle. This CRV has been in the repair shop since 4/17/18. Informed by the service provider that none of the seat belts retract properly.

- Albany, OR, USA

problem #38

Apr 292018

CR-V

  • 7,500 miles
The display in the middle goes blank while I am driving a lot. Last time I was backing out when it did which cause my car to have serious scratches on it. At the same time the back up seemed not to be working either. My son made a video of it happening one time when he is in the car. Also the radio is lock and does not display what is playing like it use too. Also sometimes when I am switching lane with my blinker on the car will not let me do it and abruptly slow down even if there is not other car on the road. I had a 2012 Honda CRV that my son drive and never had these problem. My 2017 CRV touring is by far not as well made since I have all these problems already.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #37

Apr 232018

CR-V

  • 9,000 miles
Five times the battery drained completely with nothing on, after sitting unused, garaged, over night or after one day unused. After the second incident the dealer replaced the battery. After the fourth incident, the dealer charged the battery. After the fifth incident, one week later, the dealer charged the battery and claimed only a.002 miliamp draw.

- Toledo, OH, USA

problem #36

Apr 102018

CR-V

  • 540 miles
Purchased car 1/18. Took 10 day vacation car was parked during that period. Car battery was dead when we returned. Had aaa jump car and took to dealer. Battery checked and told by dealer it was fine 6 days later battery dead had Honda service tow car to dealer. Had found Honda tsb 17-032 online describing a battery drain from vsa modulator. Made copy for dealer because they were 'unaware of problem' asked them to follow the tsb software upgrade procedure which they did but when they tested battery there was still a drain so they replaced the battery and informed me I need to drive car everday to keep it charged, this is our second car and is not driven everyday and we travel which means the car may not be driven for 10 days or more the service advisor indicated that we need to acquire a battery charger because most likely the battery would be dead. It seems that the 2017 CRV has an electric brake system problem. It pulls on the battery even when the ignition is off. Is Honda going to issue a recall on this problem. Everytime I get in the car I wonder if the car will start and this an uncomfortable feeling for a brand new car with only 540 miles on it.

- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

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