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:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,044 miles

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 5 of 12)

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problem #155

Feb 152020

CR-V

  • 3 miles

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

The button on our shifter stuck inside the shifter itself and we were unable to turn the car completely off...ran the battery down and needed to jump start the car. Had to use a screwdriver to get the button out again. Checked to see if my car was in a recall and nothing was showing. How is this possible? many other Honda CRV owners are having this exact problem. It's not safe

- Freeport, IL, USA

problem #154

Feb 132020

CR-V

  • 25,000 miles
The push button on the transmission shifter broke off and could not shift the car out of drive in a safe manner. Had to put parking brake on (was on an incline)and shut off car and look for the button. Was able find it and insert it temporarily to get home.

- Queensbury, NY, USA

problem #153

Dec 052019

CR-V

  • 56,000 miles
The heat does not work properly when it is cold out. Auto start does nothing to warm up the car. The cars temperature gauge only moves towards the center when the car is moving. Once is it half way, a normal car would then produce heat. Not this car! you turn the heat on and the gauge drops all the way down, to nothing! with the heat not working I'm left with windows that are foggy/icy which limits my visibility creating dangerous driving conditions. I noticed tgis sooncas the cold weather came around and its still doing it to this day. I have read multiple forums where so many people have the same problem with 3000-4000 miles on the brand new car. Some people did repairs and still no heat.

- Utica, NY, USA

problem #152

Jan 142020

CR-V

  • 43,128 miles

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

While driving down the hwy at 65 mph the button in the gear shift popped out. It is a piece of plastic and it broke inside the gear handle. I drove home but without this button inserted I am not able to shift to park, reverse, drive. I took it to the westhills Honda dealer for repair. I was told there was a recall on this same issue but not for this VIN. To me this is a very serious concern.

- Mcchord Afb, WA, USA

problem #151

Jan 082020

CR-V

  • 60,000 miles
On 1/8/20 when I started my car in the morning all warning lights came on before leaving the driveway, and stayed on all the way to work, and back. Then again the following morning. I called Honda on 1/9/20, they advised to come in sooner than later. Car is at Honda now 1/10/20, they are stating all codes may be due to two codes that need to be fixed: P0302 (fuel injection), which is covered under warranty and U0129 lost communication with braking system due to A/C control unit - which will cost me $1630 for a car with only 60,000 miles on it! of note: The car's emergency brake while driving has triggered a couple of times, and all warning lights have come on before in heavy rain.

- Covington, GA, USA

problem #150

Jan 032020

CR-V

  • 50,050 miles
Vehicle was driven Friday 1/3/2020 in a mix of driving that included thirty-five miles at 70mph+ and secondary trip of ten miles in town that was a mix of traffic lights and slow moving traffic. While driving vehicle in slow moving traffic cabin of vehicle filled with gas fumes, first faintly, but became worse until headache and nausea occurred. Vehicle was eventually parked and rested for ten minutes to check oil along with interior air refresh. While checking oil I observed the oil level.75 inches above the full mark on the dip stick with an overall strong odor of fuel. Engine operated as it always has, no check engine light, and no evidence of drive ability problems. Oil level was also observed to be.75 inches above full mark 11/24/2019 and subsequent photo was taken. Oil was changed 1/4/2020 at 50,189 with oil life at 50% with 5,714 miles. Prior oil change service occurred at 44,475 miles on 8/27/2019 and the oil level was verified at full line. Fuel smells have been noticed in this vehicle since 300 miles on odometer. Vehicle was brought to dealer December 12/2017 for fuel smell complaint but no rectification made. 12/2018 the dealer performed tsb 18-114 which included HVAC module replacement, and reprogram tcu and PCM, and change oil. After this much anticipated update virtually no change was observed as oil rise and fuel smells continued to occur. During the winter of 2018-2019 oil rise increased.50" above full mark at 5000 mile oil, but premium fuel was utilized consistently. We also observed very few instances of gas smell in cabin. Manufacturer has communicated this vehicle does not require premium fuel. This vehicle is driven mostly highway miles, 25 miles per trip at 70mph+. our driving situation contradicts the manufacturer explanation of short trips as cause of excessive oil dilution by fuel.

- Lake Nebagamon, WI, USA

problem #149

Jan 012020

CR-V

  • miles

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

The shift button on the automatic transmission shifter fell off. It is broke so the car cannon be put back into park.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #148

Dec 022019

CR-V

  • 9,000 miles
The collision avoidance system on my Honda 2017 CRV activated unnecessarily and performed a hard braking event when there were no cause for it. I was proceeding through an intersection after waiting for the light to turn green. I was accelerating through the intersection after all cars had cleared it. The right turning cars had cleared and there were no cars in front of me in my lane. There were no oncoming cars in, or entering, the intersection. The braking action was severe enough to cause the contents in the back seat to be thrown forward onto the floor. I don't think my speed exceeded 15-20 miles per hour. My foot was on the accelerator pedal the whole time. There was a slight downward slope in the road as I entered the intersection of the crossing road lanes. I was headed southbound on nall avenue in overland park, Kansas - entering/crossing 95th street. I was in the rightmost lane. This was on 12/2/2019 at about 7:50 a.M.

- Woodridge, IL, USA

problem #147

Nov 172019

CR-V

  • 41,000 miles
The gear selector button has broken under normal use. The button was found in the cup holder and will no longer stay in its housing. The plastic appears to be broken.

- Akron, OH, USA

problem #146

Nov 132019

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
Had foot on the brake, was stopped, but vehicle proceeded to accelerate forward and caused vehicle to impact a brick pole.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #145

Nov 142019

CR-V

  • 40,000 miles

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

Gear shift button popped out while driving: I was driving with my children in the car, the button popped out as I was trying to drop them off at school. This could have been a truly deadly situation in a crowded drop off because the car would not go to park. Thankfully I quickly recovered from shock, hit the brakes and scrambled to grab the piece that had fallen to the floor of the car. The button piece looks cheap, so now the coil is exposed. I can't just stick my finger in so I am going to need to tape the button back on until I get it fixed. This is an obvious recall issue since so many people have mentioned it. I wouldn't have reported it if I didn't see so many online complaints.

- Barrington, RI, USA

problem #144

Nov 052019

CR-V

  • 67,000 miles
While shifting the vehicle into reverse the gear shift release button popped out. Thus not allowing me to put the vehicle back in park until putting the gear release button back into the gear shift handle. I noticed a spring had popped out of the great shift handle along with the shift release button.

- Florence, AZ, USA

problem #143

Oct 262019

CR-V

  • 18,000 miles
The button on the gear shifter knob has broken off making it very difficult to switch from park to drive and back to park. This is a serious hazard if I am unable to put the car into park. Based upon online look-ups, this seems to be a frequent problem within the 2017 CR-V

- Plainview, NY, USA

problem #142

Oct 262019

CR-V

  • 35,750 miles
I was driving down the road after leaving a movie. I probably wasn't going over 25 mph. Something flew into the floor, and I though my keys had slid into the floor. I came to a stop light and looked down. The knob to my gear shift and the spring had flown off the handle. I had to pull over and reach down and find the parts and try to press them into the gear shift so that I could put the car in park. I was in the city, but I live in a small town. I was going down a straight road.

- Greeneville, TN, USA

problem #141

Oct 242019

CR-V

  • 17,000 miles
My entire gear shifter assembly fell apart while I put in in park this morning. Now I cant drive it at all. It was stationary when this happened

- Puposky, MN, USA

problem #140

Oct 082019

CR-V

  • 14,000 miles
My first scenario was a week ago I was stopped at a red light with no car in front of me. Once the light turned green I accelerated and just as I was about to pass the intersection my car gave a brake warning on my odometer screen and abrubty braked. There was no car in front of me nor a pedestrican other than a car that almost rear-ended me. There were clear road conditons. My second scenario I was driving on the highway when my car gave the same warning to brake with no cars for one hundred feet. My braked abruptly and sent me drifting at least ten feet forward. Im feeling extremely unsafe in my car at this point.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

problem #139

Sep 282019

CR-V

  • 32,979 miles
Shift knob button popped out yesterday, Saturday 9/28/19, while in stationary position shifting from park to drive. Had to keep my foot on the brake until I could locate the spring that popped out. Will have to carefully hold the button in place to shift and make sure it doesn't fall out while in motion until I can get to dealer to fix first thing Monday.

- Middletown, MD, USA

problem #138

Sep 292019

CR-V

  • 29,000 miles
Shifter nod broke and snapped from my Honda CRV 2017 today. It's a new car and this is a defect safety hazard for any driver. I can see it's a very cheap plastic the way the nod is made of. I want to report to Honda so it's getting covered the repair.

- Sandy Hook, CT, USA

problem #137

Sep 122019

CR-V

  • 45,000 miles
Issue with drained battery/ vsa modulator. Vehicle lights won't turn off when shutting off vehicle. Key fob will not work because vehicle battery will die. Once jumped, vehicle will die again. Battery has been checked and it doesn't seem to need replacing yet no active recall reported.

- Statesboro, GA, USA

problem #136

Sep 112019

CR-V

  • 32,000 miles
Silver button on gear shifter popped out at some point while we were driving. Did not notice this happening until we went to park and shift gears. We were able to put the button back in and get it into part. Continues to fall out and we got stuck in the middle of the road trying to back into our driveway. One time the car would not register that the shifter was in park (even though display indicated P). And would beep when the vehicle was turned off. It's going into the dealership today for repair. Multiple other complaints found about this exact issue.

- Colonie, NY, USA

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