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 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:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,899 miles
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I was driving my 2017 Honda CRV last night and out of nowhere, all warning lights came on across the dashboard, including disabling traction control, anti-lock brakes and emissions safety, among many other errors. These systems provide safe driving so they are essential for use, and also frightening to have deactivated when cruising down the street in downtown denver, surrounded by traffic and pedestrians. The car has literally every single warning light on, including the check engine light. Turning the car on and off several times did not fix it and so it will need dealer repair. Upon doing research, I've noticed that this is a widespread issue with 2017-2018 Honda crvs and is affecting a lot of other drivers. This car feels very unsafe if all the electrical systems kick on and off as they please, seemingly at random. Videos here from two separate occasions: Https://www.icloud.com/photos/#0ahxlsvcycstsnvsomnwsma4A other complaints: Https://www.crvownersclub.com/threads/dashboard-warning-lights-on-my-2017-Honda-CRV.215449/ https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-T76546_ds1113654 https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/CR-V/2017/accessories-interior/all_dash_lights_flashing.shtml
Car battery continues to die after only 2 days of non use. Going to take it to Honda dealer for the 4th time. Told me numerous times nothing is wrong and I need to drive it more, which I am yet it's still happened.
All ada warning lights come on when vehicle is being driven. Does not seem to affect drivability but all functions are disabled. Lights have gone off on their own once other times had to cycle power on computer to reset. Problem is becoming more frequent
While driving under ordinary conditions, warning systems begin. The first warning is to pull over because the AWD system is overheating. From that point, many different warning messages begin scrolling with repeated warnings of all systems in the car failing. This has happened on two separate occasions, approximately 3 weeks apart. Also, on one occassion, while driving, the brake light began to flash to caution a slow down, and there were no other vehicles or obstacles on any side of the car. After the car has been parked for several hours, the computer seems to "reset" itself, and normal operation is returned. All instances occurred during normal city driving at speeds below 35 miles per hour.
Start car after putting drive all alarms go off and brakes automatically apply in when driving. Engine light comes on and I am unable to control my vehicle. It happens all the time I only have one car and am afraid to drive it!
- Toms River, NJ, USA
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For the past few months all of my warning lights come on. They will go off at times, other times I have to pull over to restart my car. In addition, my display will go dim or get very bright on it's own. On February 27, 2021 my alarm started to go off for no reason. They car was parked in my driveway and no one was near the remote. I could not get the alarm to go off, no matter what I did. On Monday, March 1st I went to start my car and it would not start or respond to anything with the remote. I contacted the dealership, valley Honda in monroeville, pa. They stated that it could be the battery having low voltage. The dealership is over 45 minutes away and I needed a vehicle to help care for my ill father so I purchased a new battery and installed it late Monday night. As soon as I started the vehicle all of the dashboards lights started flashing and the alarm would randomly go off. This continued until I could get it to the dealership on weds night. They diagnosed it as a body control module. My car is only 4 years old with 50K mileage but the Honda warranty is out. I even called Honda who only offered a courtesy partial payment, as long as I did not pick up my vehicle until they finished their investigation. There is absolutely no reason for my display to have been acting up or a need to replace a BCM with a vehicle that is only 4 years old!
Honda CRV 2017 keeps draining battery even after it is turned off and causing routine service calls. It also triggers security system alarm to go off randomly and car begins to reflect like starting on it's own with displays running even when no one is in the car after it is turned off. Hope such things do not happen on road when parked and create other issues
All the warning lights came on after engine start eg, check engine light, power steering failure, driver assist, etc. It was every light. I took it to Honda in was diag. With PO172 engine runs rich. Honda bullentin 19-032 was perform which included replacing the A/C control unit and software update. After one month and less than another 1000 milers driven I have the same problem. The dealership says my fuel injectors need to be replaced for $1400. The car has 38000 miles on it and just came off warranty. This is a known problem and apparently happens in colder climates but I lived in ga. Completely unacceptable
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.).
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.
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.
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- Denver, CO, USA