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:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,852 miles

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 2 of 3)

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problem #25

Jun 172019

CR-V

  • 43,000 miles

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

Driving on highway straight ahead, day time, good weather. Failure warning lights for, cruise control lane departure, collision mitigation, braking system, pass seat air bag brakes, all came on. This is 6th time this has occurred. Most lights reset after car was restarted pass seat air bag light only reset after another hour and another restart of vehicle

- Barnegat, NJ, USA

problem #24

May 182019

CR-V

  • 16,500 miles
I was traveling at a slow speed and stopped to let a vehicle pass on a narrow side street and then pulled over to let another vehicle pass. When I pulled over the car accelerated and could not be stopped with the brakes. I was able to yank the car our of gear leaving the engine racing and then just as quickly it slowed to an idle.

- North Brunswick, NJ, USA

problem #23

Apr 192019

CR-V

  • 22,300 miles
I was driving my Honda CR-V (2017 model ex AWD) on a highway at 40 to 50 mph speed. It was raining at that time. I experienced big jerks couple of times and lost the control on the vehicle. Saw error message on the dash board saying 'lost traction and cancelling cruise control'. it was horrific experience.

- Winston Salem, NC, USA

problem #22

Mar 272019

CR-V

  • 19,750 miles

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

While driving on the highway at 65mph the silver button on the gear shift spontaneously broke off the handle used to shift between park, neutral and drive. No one was touching the shifter at that time. This was a very distracting event -- I suddenly saw the broken button. Trying to figure out what was "going on" distracted me from looking at the road, with the associated risk of loosing "situational awareness". I was fortunate in that I rapidly refocused on the road and no accident occurred. The person in the front-passenger seat figured out what had happened. I talked to 2 dealers and they indicated that they have seen this with several other crvs. Based on my experience and the dealer feedback, this is not an isolated incident. This is a manufacturer defect that impacts multiple cars; the distraction created when it happens on the highway can result in someone getting into a potentially fatal accident if this defect is not proactively addressed. I reported it to Honda America. They told me that they will report it to Honda, but made no commitment to addressing it or getting back to me on their decision. A proactive recall and repair of the problem needs to happen before someone gets hurt.

- Cupertino, CA, USA

problem #21

Mar 282019

CR-V

  • 36,000 miles
On multiple occasions, while the vehicle is in motion, the system has made an alert sound and the instrument panel has provided the following notifications: "break system" indicator is lit; collision mitigation system problem; road departure mitigation system problem; and today (3/28/2019) while the cruise control was engaged, it also displayed adaptive cruise control problem. It shuts down these systems and the car drives with a slight "drag" to its movement. The only way to correct this issue is to pull over, turn the car off, wait, and then restart. The system checks itself and resets. This is unpredictable, cannot be specifically initiated, and therefore is difficult to take for repair when there is no indication at the time of the vehicle being in need of repair. There is clearly something wrong with the software, the computer, or an electrical connection. I am the original owner, vehicle was purchased in October 2017.

- Forest, VA, USA

problem #20

Mar 162019

CR-V

  • 31,000 miles
Driving on a highway, 65 mph, with acc cruise control on. Suddenly it deactivated. Warning light for acc/ road departure mitigation/ collision mitigation and brake system problems warning indicators came on. Brake system warning was particularly stressful. I tried brakes and they seemed normal but acc definitely did not work. Tried multiple times to turn off system and turn it back on to no avail. Windshield was clean as was front sensor area. As I was on a highway I couldn't stop. An hour latter, while still on the road warning lights went off and all systems were available. Dealer was unable to determine what had happened. Now a month later same happened again and system recovered in about an hour while still driving. Lane keeping assist system was still working while the other systems went out so the camera was still functioning. Car seemed to function normally while these systems were out. As a former mechanic, police driving instructor and crash reconstructionist I know that this can not be caused by "low gas" or "gas in the oil". this is an electronics problem. I have also had the tire monitoring system malfunction three times.

- Barnegat, NJ, USA

problem #19

Feb 262019

CR-V

  • 7,000 miles

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

The Honda sensing that control the automatic braking is defective. The vehicle does automatic braking without any obstacles in view.the first incident vehicle traveling at 70 mph on the freeway and vehicle applied the brakes almost causing multi car collisions. The second incident at 40 mph. Dealer refused to fix. Urgent attention needed. Class action lawsuits pending across the states.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

problem #18

Jan 302019

CR-V

  • 8,000 miles
Amber caution annunciation for acc, cms, rwds and lkas with steady brake system amber indicator while driving on a two-lane highway at highway speeds. Pulled onto shoulder of highway, shut off ignition and restarted, clearing the cautions.

- Mountain View, CA, USA

problem #17

Jan 252019

CR-V

  • 41,500 miles
During normal shifting of the automatic transmission lever, the push button release on the shifting knob broke in two. The unit was under slight spring tension and popped out after splitting in two. The car was stuck in drive and I was unable to control the transmission. This happened while the vehicle was parked. Upon a quick internet search and after discussions with a factor maintenance representative, it appears this has been a common problem.

- Arlington, TN, USA

problem #16

Jul 012018

CR-V

  • 10,000 miles
While approaching and crossing over a railroad crossing at approximately 30mph on a city street, the word brake flashed a couple times and my car completely stopped, so hard as if I slammed my brakes on and my purse flew off the front passenger seat and I was jolted forward, my seatbelt tightened. The same thing has happened one time since then. I'm not sure if this is a braking problem or front camera sensory problem but it was very confusing and scary.

- Warminster, PA, USA

problem #15

Jan 022019

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles

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

While driving vehicle in the city, check engine light flashes on and off. Vehicle loses power and will not accelerate, creating serious safety issue. Dealer confirmed engine oil dipstick had unusally strong smell of gasoline. Vehcile has been serviced once by Honda dealer. I was assured that all necessary fixes were made. Same issue happened again. Returned vehicle to Honda dealer for additional service.

- Logan, UT, USA

problem #14

Dec 162018

CR-V

  • 15,000 miles
Acc and lkas warning lights illuminated. Took to dealership, they washed the car and said the problem was leaves blocking sensor. Next time I started the car, got steady chime from dash telling me there was an acc problem. Consistent issue. There were no accidents, damages and it was a clear, bright day in both cases.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #13

Oct 262018

CR-V

  • 38,000 miles
A situation in which the dashboard lights show multiple system failures including failures of the rdm, cruise control, brakes and cmbs. This has happened twice, including a second time immediately after the dealer "fixed" the problem. The car has beed stopped but idling in both situation. I drove immediately to the dealership the first time and did not even leave the dealership the second time. An indication of a "brake system failure" is disconcerting even though there seems to be no affect on vehicle performance, other than these safety features being rendered inoperable.

- Minnetonka, MN, USA

problem #12

Oct 242018

CR-V

  • 15,400 miles
I was driving North on hwy 86 from the city of imperial ca. When I set my cruise control at 65 mph suddenly start going up and down with the speed ( going up to 67 and down to 64) with no vehicles in front of me. I arrive to my house and after hearing problems with the stalling on the CR-V models, my husband check the oil and it smell a lot to gasoline.

- Brawley, CA, USA

problem #11

Oct 152018

CR-V

  • 17,300 miles
I bought my CR-V in Feb 2017. Since 6th Oct 2018 I have begun to notice hesitancy problems with acceleration after coming to a complete stop and in some cases the engine has also stalled. Car was not in econ mode, being driven on 'd' mode on a city street. Faced similar issue on a highway while in traffic. Today (15th Oct) it happened thrice back to back in a 20 minute drive on a city street.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #10

Jul 292018

CR-V

  • 16,250 miles
Driving highway 15 East toward las vegas, nv. Light on instrument cluster "shutter grille problem - power reduced". very dangerous condition as the engine power was reduced to 50 mph on the highway, I was unable to pass an 18 wheeler truck due to reduced engine power. Stopped at nearby Honda dealer, service dept. Was closed, new car manager said "I have no idea what this code means" after sitting for 15 minutes code reset itself only to come back on after another 10 minutes of driving. Temperature was 103 degrees outside.went to Honda dealership in las vegas to be told again "have never seen this code before". no resolution - very dangerous condtion to loose 50% of engine power on the freeway.

- Ramona, CA, USA

problem #9

Jul 312018

CR-V

  • 5,279 miles
I have had the Honda since Nov 2017 & have had 2 shutter release problems-loss of power‼️‼️ it reduced 15 miles an hour going up a hill & kept reducing power.. I could have been on a two way road & gotten into head on‼️‼️ took it to dch Honda temecula, ca & they said there is no fix & wanted me to go on my merry way‼️‼️ called their Corp. Office, opened a case it but the case person would not talk to me or call me back‼️‼️ I have an arbitration case now set up with ncds & Honda.. Honda is not under the ca lenon law but with ncds (national center for dispute settlement). The Honda person assigned to arbitration case called me & told me I don't have a case as I only took it in 1 time. But, I called dch-Honda temecula, ca to set up appt to get this fixed & they wouldn't call me back for appt.- as the can't fix it‼️‼️ this car is going to cause a death & Honda could care less, I just don't want to be that death statistic‼️‼️ the us does not need a company that doesn't stand up & acknowledge their faulty products & fix them‼️‼️😠 now "high beam problem" is coming up on dash‼️‼️ it's the Lexus gas petal issue - & that ended up causing 3 deaths‼️‼️

- Fallbrook, CA, USA

problem #8

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 #7

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 #6

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

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