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:
15,421 miles

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2017 Honda CR-V electrical problems

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 5 of 17)

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problem #248

Feb 272022

CR-V

  • miles

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

All warning lights flashing, brake, engine, hill assist, ACC, traction control, TPS, etc.

- Parma Heights, OH, USA

problem #247

Feb 232022

CR-V

  • miles
While traveling in the center lane at 65 mph, all systems displayed warning messages, one after another with beeps then total loss of power. No power assisted steering or braking. No emergency flashers. Nothing! The entire dashboard went black. The car sputtered and died - slowly slowing down as I navigated to the edge off the road. Luckily there was an emergency access road I was able to safely stop. It was an extremely frightening experience and I have no confidence in the safety of this vehicle. After the incident, I did some research and found this is not an isolated incident. This car put me in a life or death situation with previously reported safety issues. If I had not taken the appropriate emergency actions to get the vehicle off the road safely, it would have ended very differently. Car is at the Honda dealer being diagnosed.

- Clifton Park, NY, USA

problem #246

Dec 022021

CR-V

  • miles
Automatic system brakes even when no car or object is in front. Brakes for no reason Also the display screen goes berserk and goes completely black and car has to be restarted for screen to work

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #245

Feb 012022

CR-V

  • miles

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

Vehicle was not running, and electrical components went haywire. Panic horn wouldn-??t stop sounding, dashboard came on, all warning lights on. Brought vehicle to dealership and upon diagnosis, the BCM is faulty (body control module). In researching this, I found Honda had over 800,000 vehicle recalls for this particular issue, but my vehicle model was not part of this recall. I believe that it should. Case #12807731 was opened by me with Honda customer service for the issue. Currently, the part is backordered and not available until mid March. They informed me that I have to disconnect the battery when not in use and reconnect when I need to drive somewhere. My vehicle is just under 5 years old.

- Walton, KY, USA

problem #244

Jan 122022

CR-V

  • miles
Wire harnesses failed on both the driver and passenger side rear doors. These wire harnesses control the lock/unlock, window, and speaker functions of each door. The failure was premature cracking/breaking of the electrical wires controlling the aforementioned functions. There are two safety risks. One is the fact that the rear doors will not lock when either a) the vehicle accelerates and all doors automatically lock or b) the driver goes to lock the doors by engaging the lock function on the driver side front door panel. Related, the rear doors will not unlock when either a) the vehicle is set to Park or b) the driver goes to unlock the doors by engaging the unlock function on the driver side front door panel. In an emergency or other time sensitive situation, this would prevent timely egress from the vehicle (especially with children in the rear seats). The second safety risk is that the up/down functionality of the windows which would prevent either a) timely egress in an emergency or other time sensitive situation or b) temperature control via natural air flow. The components have been inspected by my mechanic and will be replaced with OEM parts at a somewhat significant cost including parts and labor. It has not been inspected by any other party. The symptoms first appeared about three months ago. Symptoms include a) doors not unlocking when vehicle is set to Park and b) windows not engaging (i.e. going up/down).

- Mount Kisco, NY, USA

problem #243

Jan 132022

CR-V

  • miles
Bought new 2017 Honda CRV in 2017. Battery drain left me stranded at long term airport parking after 3 days of parking. I got it fixed at a Honda dealer with a TSB. Now battery dies and needs to be replaced about every 2 years. I've had to replace the battery 3 times already. This is unacceptable. Honda knows the battery size is insufficient.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #242

Nov 162020

CR-V

  • miles

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

All dash warning lights come

- Cortland, OH, USA

problem #241

Nov 222020

CR-V

  • miles
All of the ADAS Warnings go off on the dash-every one. It turns on and off randomly and lasts from hours to weeks and I-??m not sure what the cause is. The dealership has told a few things but the main one was over the phone saying it could be due to obstruction of the sensors-snow/ice or something of that nature but it happens even when it-??s clear all the time. Recently, when the sensor system has been -??working-?? on the highway, the brake system activated itself slowing my car down and a warning came up on my dash that said to Brake but there was nothing on the sides or in front of my car, only behind me! And it happened without warning. It-??s been persistent despite weather conditions. This has happened numerous times, I-??d say at least 100.

- Brookfield, WI, USA

problem #240

Nov 232021

CR-V

  • miles
when starting the car, the display panel behind the steering wheel that displays the speed/tachometer, speed control info, general status etc was dark (blank) It came back on after about 10 mins on the road but then after turning the car off, then on it several times that day would not come back on. It happened to my wife on 21 and 22 November but after restarting the car the screen came back for her. I have not taken to dealer. that is scheduled for Tuesday next week

- Mineral , VA, USA

problem #239

Nov 132021

CR-V

  • miles
The adaptive cruise control was set on the highway. When an attempt was made to increase speed to pass a vehicle, the engine started chugging, the check engine light came on and the vehicle lost power. After, I was able to pull to the side of the highway, I turned the vehicle off. Restarted the vehicle and check engine light was no longer on and was able to proceed as normal.

- Cimarron, KS, USA

problem #238

Sep 232021

CR-V

  • miles

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

After the car is turned completely off, the dash lights up with all warning lights on and won't shut down, which then drains the battery. This has happened 3 times and we've gone through 2 batteries. The 3rd time it happened, we were able to get it to the dealership before it drained the battery completely. The dealership was able to confirm that it's the Body Control Module that is causing the electrical shortage which completely drains the battery. Part is on back order and car is unsafe to drive at this time because of the electrical shortage in the BCM.

- Smyrna, GA, USA

problem #237

Oct 142021

CR-V

  • miles
I noticed the car lights flicker when the car was parked and when I would reverse the car into a parking spot the infotainment system would just shut off abruptly and the lights would extremely dim. I took it to a local mechanic to have it inspected. He suggested changing the battery and alternator. After changing the alternator and battery the car was unable to start 2 months later. It required a jump and needed was taken to the dealership. The dealership said it was a software issue and uprgraded/reprogrammed the vehicle. After the upgrade the car was still having drain issues the next day. This time the lights were flickering while driving and felt like it was sputtering at 72mph. The car is not safe to drive due to possibility of shutting down at any moment and the constant drain on the battery. Honda will not address the issue but will only suggest unneeded costly repairs (chaning the alternator). There is currently a class action lawsuit against HONDA regarding a parasitic drain on the battery. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!

- Bergenfield, NJ, USA

problem #236

Oct 232021

CR-V

  • miles
Corroded battery cables causing battery failure and electrical malfunctions. If left unchecked may have led to a fire

- Mico, TX, USA

problem #235

Feb 052020

CR-V

  • miles
All the warning lights come on while driving. I have to disconnect the battery to reset it. I get the brake warning signal when no other vehicles are around. At times my vehicle will slow down with no other vehicles close to me. This issue could cause an accident if someone is around. I had to turn the walk away feature off due to the alarm continuously sounding. My vehicle was inspected by a dealer for the issue with the alarm sounding. They weren-??t able to give a definite cause and suggested I turn the walk away feature off. The other issues have been occurring since February of 2020 and have not been inspected. My vehicle is available for inspection. All of these issues occur at different times. The warning lights started coming back on October 15, 2021.

- Covington , GA, USA

problem #234

Jun 262021

CR-V

  • miles
The electrical wiring malfunctioned and all the warning notifications are sounding on the dashboard. Tire Monitoring System, Brake System, Brake Hold System, Vehicle Stability Problem, Hillside Assist Problem, Road Departure Migration System, etc... Also, the Emergency Brake engages every time the car turns off. We cannot disable this feature. We have to take the emergency brake off every time we turn the car on. When this happens, the only way to terminate the warning notifications is to disconnect the battery and wait 15-20 minutes. We are concerned the emergency brake could malfunction and engage when the car is driving.

- Smyrna, GA, USA

problem #233

Oct 042021

CR-V

  • miles
Car shut off and there was no power. Battery was dead and I had to get a jump from a family member. This is the 6th or 7th time my battery has died. I've had it replaced 4 times and going for a 5th this weekend. I've had my car jumped multiple times by my father and i lost count really. There a well known parasitic draw issue which drains the battery, which causes component failure. This car is unsafe to drive.

- Sylmar, CA, USA

problem #232

Sep 232021

CR-V

  • miles
Problem 1: My car has 30,000 miles but her Honda since it is past the 36 months it is no longer under warranty. Problem 2: I feel this is a safety issue due to the nature of the failure and the consequences of an immediately failure rendering the car undriveable. This is how the problem unfolded. I started the car. Immediately "System failures" started scrolling across the dash system including Power Brake Failure. I called Honda service, explained what was happening, and Per the Honda service representative, I was told I could drive the car in. I explained the car would not come out of park thus I could not drive it. I was then told how to manually get the car out of park to drive it in for evaluation. I put it in reverse to get out of the garage and when I tried to stop the car I and had no brakes or steering. I got the car to stop by standing with both feet and all my weight on the brake peddle. I Had towed on a flat bed tow truck into Ed Napleton Honda. I was told by Honda that they have never seen this system failure without "a rodent being involved" as they chew threw the housing and then chew on the wires causing the electrical problem. After about 36 hours I was called and told that they had to replace the Brake Power Booster sensor, "no evidence of rodent involvement" and no explanation of why the part failed. I was informed that before further evaluation could be done there was no choice but to replace the Power Booster. I was told it would be $2600 and that even if it was not the problem, I had to pay for the repair for they could continue the evaluation process. This is 3 X the cost of the part per another source I called. I also feel I could have been killed/injured or killed and/or injured other people on the road if this had happened when I was driving as there was no pre warning of the problem and having the Certified Service Associate telling me to drive the car knowing that I had total system failure's scrolling across my dash.

- Lake St Louis, MO, USA

problem #231

Sep 302021

CR-V

  • miles
For some unknown reason all the warning lights will come on in the instrument cluster. This includes all the safety features of the vehicle. When the lights are on none of the safety features work. This includes the emergency braking, lane keep assist, and the cruise control just to name a few. I have reached out to the Honda Corp. with no luck on getting the issue fixed.

- Jefferson City, TN, USA

problem #230

Aug 262021

CR-V

  • miles
The center console display will not dim. Attempting to dim it results in momentary dimming and then it returns to full brightness. The glare from the display makes it extremely difficult to see at night. I had the dealer check it out and they told me that Honda released a Technical Service Bulletin to replace the unit. However, since the vehicle is not under warranty at this time the part alone is around $2300. This is a safety issue and should be covered or repaired at a lower cost.

- East Falmouth, MA, USA

problem #229

Aug 202021

CR-V

  • miles
When starting the vehicle, all of the safety system warning messages came on one right after the others. Sometimes, it is enough to turn the engine off for a few minutes and restart the car, for all of the warnings to be cleared. Other times (this past weekend) the same thing happens several starts in a row. The vehicle seemed to operate normally despite the warnings-?"most of which relate to assisted driving and safety systems. I don-??t know if the problem actually created a safety risk. The vehicle has not been taken to a dealer or service center, but I am taking it in the day after tomorrow. It has not been inspected. The system warning lights themselves are the problem.

- Bountiful, UT, USA

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