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.

6.7

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$0
Average Mileage:
8,100 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. dealer checked and reset warning lights (1 reports)
2017 Honda CR-V electrical problems

electrical problem

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2017 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #3

May 012019

CR-V EX-L 1.5L Lt 4 cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,000 miles

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

Message that says warning problem with various systems comes on. This problem has recurred a few times.

- Harry L., Washingtonville, NY, US

problem #2

Sep 082018

CR-V EX 1.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 14,550 miles

Our 2017 Honda CRV sometimes flashes a warning light, telling you to brake when there is no reason you would need to. It will do this even when there is nothing in the vehicles path.

- Jerry D., Glouster, US

problem #1

Jun 222018

CR-V EX-L 4 cyl

  • CVT transmission
  • 1,700 miles

Dealer says problem is caused by missing cooling blade behind grill in front of car. Only way to fix is to replace blade and re-calibrate computer system. Dealer says not under warranty because missing blade caused malfunction and I have to pay approximately $1000. This happened twice before I could get it to the dealer for repair.

- sebastiandesignsds, Silver City, US

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