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

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2017 Honda CR-V electrical problems

electrical problem

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

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problem #7

Jan 052017

CR-V

  • 9,000 miles

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

Faulty Honda sensing was driving at approx 35mph when CRV slammed on it's on brakes by itself for the 2nd time thank god no one was behind us, high beams come on when close to on coming traffic blinding on coming traffic, blind spot indicator comes on when no one around, blind spot indicator doesn't come on, when cars in blind spot, didn't see car in my blind spot and cut car off because blind spot indicator wasn't working. Burning wire smell inside cab. Most of these problems have been happening since approx Jan 2017 less than 1 month of owning car. I can't list just 1 day its happened because it's happened multiple times over and over. CRV has been in shop 5-6 times for these problems with no luck of fixing them.

- Los Banos, CA, USA

problem #6

Mar 262017

CR-V

  • 1,200 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. while the vehicle was parked, it failed to start without warning. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (robertson Honda 5841 lankershim blvd, North hollywood, ca 91601), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200.

- Burbank, CA, USA

problem #5

May 212017

CR-V

  • 5 miles
I drove down the highway 65 miles per hour when suddenly the car computer got stuck and then started again giving different errors. Deactivated brake system, frame missing gasoline, frame road stabilization system deactivated and finally speed control frame speed a fault.

- Waterbury, CT, USA

problem #4

May 022017

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 2,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. while driving 65 mph, the entire instrument cluster, including the speedometer turn signal indicators, fuel gauge, gear shift position indicator, tachometer, odometer, and lighting failed to work without warning. The contact pulled into a parking lot, turned off, and restarted the engine. After a few minutes, the instrument panel returned to normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer provided case number: 05988063. The failure mileage was 2,000. Updated 06/07/17 the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 10/11/2017

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #3

Apr 202017

CR-V

  • 1,267 miles
When using the navigation the navigation voice volume is too low. Causing you to brake when missing a turn. I almost had someone run into the back of the car!

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #2

Feb 182017

CR-V

  • 12 miles
The vehicle is provided with a bluetooth capability to provide safe hands free use of a cell phone. However, within a minute of initiation of the bluetooth with a standard android phone (samsung) the system self disconnects there-by rendering the hands free capability non operational. The problem occurs whether moving or stationary. Both the dealer and Honda factory representative can not diagnose the problem and checking on the internet indicates that this exact unsafe condition has been know to Honda for at least 3 years. This electronic system fault is as much of a safety issue as faulty brakes, etc.

- Yorba Linda, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 202017

CR-V

  • 2,400 miles
Engine light came on and message said emissions system problem and the headlights got high and then low and then high and then low. I brought the car to a Honda dealership said that rodents chewed the engine main wiring harness and would cost $1,000 to replace. If the wiring harness in the engine is not protected that could easily start a fire after it has been chewed by rodents. I do not understand why this harness is not protected against rodents. I live in a condo with a private parking spot. I have been here 17 years and never had this problem. I bought the car a month ago. It is possible it could have happened at the Honda dealership but no way of knowing. The bottom line is the car should be recalled and the wiring harness covered with a protection of some sort. I am retired so I hardly use the car. It is parked most of the time in my parking spot.

- West Palm Beach, FL, USA

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