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 7 of 17)

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problem #208

Jul 052020

CR-V

  • 60,000 miles

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

Recently replaced battery in summer of 2020. Gave the vehicle in question a jump and upon starting, several warning lights appeared that have to do with some of the smart vehicle control. Once battery was installed lights went away for a few days. But after a few days, the warning lights have continuously appeared on the dash immediately upon starting. These lights have to do with cruise control, hill start assist, traction control, and all wheel drive. While at first, it was thought the lights were giving a false positive, but now, it is confirmed that the safety features that the lights are indicating are not working posing numerous safety concerns. Honda corporation and Honda dealership have not dealt with or proposed any solutions on the matter. Living in a winter climate, all wheel drive is vital and after a recent snow event, the all wheel drive is not functioning at all posing great safety concern. The lights are on at all times as long as the ignition is on, regardless of stopped or actively moving.

- Stonewood, WV, USA

problem #207

Jan 252021

CR-V

  • 34,450 miles
Overnight dead battery

- Princeton Junction, NJ, USA

problem #206

Jan 082021

CR-V

  • 30,000 miles
Vehicle rolls away in park. At various unspecified times the vehicle fails to maintain the parking gear. First example took place on slightly slanted driveway: When placed into park the vehicle rolled backward (all wheels moving) and owner jumped back in to hit the brake so as to avoid rolling into anyone/anything. Dealership has duplicated the issue many times and appears unable to determine cause.

- Davenport, IA, USA

problem #205

Nov 152020

CR-V

  • miles

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

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds in the rain, several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. Classic Ford of smithfield (1324 N brightleaf blvd, smithfield, nc 27577) was contacted and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact noted that each failure occurred while it was raining. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Dudley, NC, USA

problem #204

Jan 052021

CR-V

  • 16,000 miles
Reverse camera fails to display on central screen when reverse is engaged. Solution is to hard reset the system. The error frequency has increased.

- Prineville, OR, USA

problem #203

Jan 262018

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
Center console unit refuses to dim under any lighting conditions. Attempting to manually dim it results in momentary dimming and then return to full brightness. This makes it very difficult to see at night and requires that I shut off the center unit completely in order to drive safely. According to Honda this is a known software issue on the whole range of 5th gen crvs but they have not issued any fixes.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #202

Jun 252020

CR-V

  • 36,000 miles

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

Parasitic power draw on system resulting in dead battery if not driven every other day. Honda is aware of the issue but has not issued a recall.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #201

Jan 102021

CR-V

  • 66,000 miles
For 2 days (fri/sat) when remotely locking doors, the doors would lock but there was no lights or beep indicating the doors were locking. Checked menus to ensure the feature was on, it was. On Sunday, stopped for fuel, fueled up, vehicle would not start while at the pumps. Clicking noise and multiple lights on dash. Error messages: "electric parking brake problem", "brake system problem", "tire pressure low" among others appeared. I could not deactivate the parking brake. Quick google search showed a jump start would remedy the situation, which it did. Replaced original battery (3 years old) however, when remotely locking the vehicle, the vehicle lights are still not flashing and no beep is heard. Will be making appointment at dealership, but based on past performances of dealerships, not hopeful a cause or solution will be found. I have found Honda dealerships are quick to point blame to the driver for an issue.

- New Bedford, MA, USA

problem #200

Jan 012021

CR-V

  • 14,000 miles
Ongoing intermittent issues since car was purchased May 2017. Repeated battery drains and complete failure, battery replaced by Honda July 2020. Drove, parked, would not start or run accessories Nov. 30 2020 and on Jan. 1 2021 when tow service stated battery at 9.4 volts 74 amps. It had been driven weekly. Intermittent error messages and random flashing/scrambled dashboard message lights. Intermittent failure to lock/unlock or remain locked. Battery in key fob replaced and key fob replaced. We are very conscious of locking car. Once I heard it unlock and saw lights flash while I was in front yard without having the key fob on my person. As additional precaution set-up the "automatic lock" function but we do not depend upon this. The possibility of an alarm failure with 2 attempts at taking things in/on the car and no alarm (one time car found unlocked with glove box dumped, etc.).

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #199

Dec 292020

CR-V

  • 12,000 miles
After a 30 minute drive on the highway I stopped for around 15 minutes and when I started the engine the dash board would not light up all lights were off, although the engine was running. The indicators were not working and the screen inside the car also stopped working. I also noticed that the trunk could not open. This first happened when the cat was still under warranty (around 6000 miles on it), the dealer said they could not find a problem, but they had to do a "hard reset" to get the electrical systems back on. Two years after the same thing happened ( car now has around 12000 miles), but the lights went back on when I restarted the car. On two separate occasions while getting into the car, all the windows went down half way on their own after I opened the door with the remote.

- University Heights, OH, USA

problem #198

Jul 152020

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles

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

The battery dies frequently for no reason after not driving for one to two days. When the battery dies, it locks up the brakes and messes up the safety features.

- Port Norris, NJ, USA

problem #197

Oct 162020

CR-V

  • 41,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up. The start system was illuminated and the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA

problem #196

Aug 012020

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
Battery runs down. Put new battery...same problem. Need a jump to start for me to drive. Battery runs down if it sits for a day problem steering after it is jumped. All alerts are on then disappears after battery resets components on its own. Alerts for stabilization, breaking stabilization and more turns on when driving. Went over problems with a friend who is a mechanic. Trouble shooting everything and concluding something in electrical that doesn't turn off and runs new battery down when engine is off. Oil cap smells like gas fuel. Honda mechanic told me on the spot it could be this or that even when I said there are problems with that noted on websites. Car at Honda dealership getting "fixed"....told me it is the alternator, but car engine doesn't stop or shuts off when it is jumped and driven. We also have had problems where the alert warning alarm turning on while driving on the highway indicating there is an object in front or side when there is nothing there. Those issues began happening before I had these recent battery problems (6 months before issues with the battery). I also recall that in the fall of 2018 that the object alert turned on a couple of times driving on the highway. My daughter also has experience this while driving both highway and town street. Mechanic from Honda is not addressing the smell of gas in oil cap even with information I told him about this problem noted with previous customers. Hasn't looked into it since my car has been there for a day and half.

- Kapolei, HI, USA

problem #195

Sep 102020

CR-V

  • 29,000 miles
All system warning lights illuminated in dashboard display. First failure happened 12/16/19 while parked with engine running. Second failure happened 9/10/20 while driving.

- Parkville, MD, USA

problem #194

Sep 102020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 52,625 miles
The driver safety assistance system displays a series of failure notifications on the dashboard display. Includes but not limited to lane drift, rear collision alert, parking brake, cruise control and numerous others. This has happened several times while in motion or when parked. Pohanka Honda has attempted to fix this problem 3 times in the last 6 months. Once 3 weeks ago and the last effort was 12 hours ago. Car is still not fixed. An internet search shows this being a known problem that Honda has not been able to fix. I have receipts for all repairs but unable to upload.

- Snow Hill, MD, USA

problem #193

Sep 032020

CR-V

  • 50,000 miles
While driving normally on a road about 30 mph all of the vehicle's warning lights came on in a sequence and continued to rotate through the entire array of warning lights continuously. The vehicle continued to drive normally. After stopping and turning off the car we restarted the car and the warning lights continued to flash and beep in sequence. The Honda dealer said we needed to replace parts in the fuel system. After investigation this seems to be a common problem with Honda vehicles. This is a dangerous situation as it distracts the driver

- Montgomery, TX, USA

problem #192

Jul 032020

CR-V

  • 5,000 miles
This vehicle still have electric parking brake problem, the brake light, tpsm light and other light will suddenly on dish, than the light suddenly off. Sometimes car can't start, a lot of time, when I start the car put on R, the car doesn't move back, it moves forwards. Almost hit other car.when I drive car speed is 25mile, saw the stop sign, want to stop, but there was no turning back on the brakes and the cat cant stop.the brake light suddenly on dash, electric parking brake problem light on dash, too. Cant move the car, there is no way to use towed move car, .I used towed 3 times get car to dealer.when I got this car, the A/C never worked, .2 car keys have been changed battery 3 times total using 6 batteries.only 16800miles, I dont think ts normal.my first dealer- paragon Honda. Never inspected my car or changed the part, only update softwa lie to me say A/C is good. Manytime if lights werent on dash, they refused to inspect.car, once I made app to shop, the lights suddenly off, they cancel my app.I go to second dealer to check my car.they tell me A/C discharge hose leaking &change vsa modulator. When the repairs down, pick up car ON7/3/20, the dealer refused to write my correct license plate no and del date on my repair rec, refused to provide rent car to me. ; but still have electric parking brake problem.. suddenly loss rear -camera carplay, bluetooth hands freellink, cant open the turn door, once, the rkey in the car, I just out of drivers door, try open the turn door, suddenly all doors of this car were looked, the car didnt start. My bag, my wallet and house keys call phone and money everything was locked in the car. On 09/01/2020 my hand hold the key, try start the car, cant start car.used tow towed to shop. I afraid of using this vehicle, because you dont know whats going to happen.

- Fresh Meadows, NY, USA

problem #191

Nov 012019

CR-V

  • 42,280 miles
I have owned this vehicle 1 yr and a few months and have had to have the computer system wiped out and the software reinstalled more than 2X due to 'problem' dash lights all of the sudden scrolling;road departure mitigation system problem, electric brake system problem, brake hold system problem, tire pressure monitor problem, emissions system problem, electric parking brake problem, power steering system problem, vehicle stability assist problem, hill start assist problem, adaptive cruise control problem, ect. The vehicle was involved in a fender bender in the middle of all this chaos, but the problems started shortly after I bought it in may2019. At one time the computer would clear itself out and I could ride around for a day or two without all these lights flashing. That is no longer the case. These scrolling problem lights occur after I've been driving down the road but now they come on immediately when I turn on the vehicle. Prior to this and months ago, when I was rounding a corner on the freeway all the sudden the brake assist engaged as if I was too close to a vehicle in front of me. It was quite a jolt. The first time this occurred was October/November. 2019. This evening I got my oil changed and the mechanic found gas in my oil; I mentioned a gas odor last winter to the dealership when I took it in for oil change. They basically blew it off. No doubt about it now. In fact I even saved some of the oil that came out of the engine to show my husband when he gets home. I have used two different dealerships thus far because of workmanship issues at the first dealership. Now dealership number two does not even want to touch my vehicle.

- Dickinson, TX, USA

problem #190

Jul 172020

CR-V

  • 8,400 miles
Battery died overnight, took vehicle to different dealerships, replaced battery.. nothing help ! technician cannot figure out why.. this is my second vehicle bought from Honda, this time I'm really disappointed..

- Queens, NY, USA

problem #189

Jul 312020

CR-V

  • miles
I was parking un my job parking lot. When was lunch time Y when're my car to eat lunch I tried to start the engine to play music and to turn in the ac. And the message the system is broken appears and the lights where flashing then the car died. Later at the end of the day I call somebody to help me to change the battery but the battery was fine. Was just the car

- Vineyard, UT, USA

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