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.

9.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$200
Average Mileage:
18,400 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2017 Honda CR-V brakes problems

brakes problem

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #2

Jun 292019

CR-V LX 1.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 35,000 miles

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

Brake system failure light came on. The car was running but couldn't shift in any gears and wouldn't move it. Turned it off and tried it again a few hours later and no issues this time. However, every time I start the car, the parking brake is engaged so I have to disengage it. On 07/05 I am taking it to the dealership to check the issue and safety of driving it.

- Goran P., Plantation, FL, US

problem #1

Jan 302018

CR-V EX-L AWD W/NAV Turbo

  • CVT transmission
  • 1,782 miles

Yellow brake warning light flashes on three times and along with 3 audible beeps while driving. Dealer has had vehicle for 12 days now since 30 Jan 2018 and declares they haven't found a fix or cause. They claim everything they have checked reflects no problem software wise and found no physical problems with brake system. They have tried several times with software updates but brake warning lights still comes on while driving. Dealer service manager is now finally involved after lengthy discussion about their poor customer service. He said Honda hasn't been cooperative either in resolving this problem. I have registered a complaint with Honda about this problem and the dealers poor customer service. I'm also mad about the vehicle poor heating performance and will address that in another complaint.

Update from Feb 26, 2018: After thirteen days at dealership they found that the weather front cover (due to the poor production of vehicle heat) I had locally fabricated and installed on the front of the grill was blocking the camera (located under the Honda emblem) view. They removed the front cover everything seems alright now. I had the weather front modified to as not to block the cameras view. The heat problem is still not resolved and open in another complaint, 02-26-2018.

- butch, North Pole, US

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