2017 Honda CR-V Visibility Problems

The driver's side mirror wobbles. I took it to a repair shop and they confirmed that it was not the mirror but the base of the side mirror that is attached to the car door that wobbles. They said that it is a manufacturing defect. The passenger side mirror does not wobble. This seems to be a PREVALENT issue with Honnda CRVs online - the wobbly driver side mirror. This is uncomfortable to look at while driving - it can give you a headache or make the driver dizzy. Honda needs to make a recall about these defective drive-side side mirrors. We have a 2017 Honda CRV. My daughter recently got the car so I do not know how long this problem has been going on.

NHTSA ID

11674018

Incident

Jul 16, 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing A/C system failures. The manufacturer was notified of the A/C system failure and related the failure to TSB Number: 23-040. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the spark plugs were misfiring. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred the following day. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 5 MPH while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the #1, #2, and #3 fuel injectors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

NHTSA ID

11668542

Incident

Jun 9, 2025

Mileage

107,000 mi

The drivers side rear view mirror will shake randomly while sitting idle or while driving. No amount of adjustment corrects this problem. When the mirror shakes it’s hard to see any detail behind you.

NHTSA ID

11604408

Incident

Mar 13, 2023

As I depressed the start button to engage my car’s engine, the right rear passenger window spontaneously shattered. The car was parked at the time and there was no motion or contact to the window when the window shattered into multiple fragments. There was no evidence of damage to the window prior to this occurrence.

NHTSA ID

11512896

Incident

Mar 20, 2023

The passenger window spontaneously exploded and window shattered

NHTSA ID

11452813

Incident

Feb 17, 2022

2017 CRV HAS 20K MILES. DROVE TO GOLF COURSE PARKING LOT. UPON RETURN SAW 10 INCH WINDSHIELD CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE LOWER LEFT. SPONTANEOUS CRACK WITH NO IMPACT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INFORMATION ON WEB, INCLUDING TESTIMONIALS FROM HUNDREDS ON VARIOUS CHAT SITES, SEEM TO INDICATE AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD/FRAME INTERACTION. INTERNET INFORMATION SEEMS TO SUGGEST THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IS IMPACTING 2017-2019 CRV'S.

NHTSA ID

11390774

Incident

Jan 29, 2021

Mileage

20,300 mi

0DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE COOLING SYSTEM THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REACH OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THEREFOR IS NOT SAVE TO DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS AND NOT FREEZING IF STUCK IN SNOW THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WHEN PARKED THE FANS RUN CONTINUOUSLY ON THE RADIATOR,

NHTSA ID

11389458

Incident

Jan 11, 2021

Mileage

19,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11388293

Incident

Jan 26, 2018

Mileage

20,000 mi

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON , NO ANY VISIBLE CHIPS.

NHTSA ID

11340792

Incident

May 17, 2020

Mileage

61,000 mi

GOING ON THIRD WINDSHIELD, FIRST ONE CRACKED LOWER LEFT CORNER. HAD IT REPLACED AND IT CRACKED IN IDENTICAL POSITION. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BOTH TIMES, ON HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330418

Incident

Jan 9, 2020

Mileage

32,000 mi

THIS IS THE FIFTH WINDSHIELD (INCLUDING THE ONE I BOUGHT WITH THE CAR) I AM ON WITH MY 2017 HONDA CRV. EVERY JANUARY/FEBRUARY IT SEEMS MY CAR'S WINDSHIELD "CRACKS" FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY SAME COMMUTE FOR TEN YEARS. NEVER IN THOSE YEARS HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD ON OTHER CARS. SINCE GETTING MY HONDA, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT! THESE CRACKS TAKE PLACE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THIS IS CAUSING MULTIPLE INSURANCE CLAIMS AS A RESULT- IMPACTING MY INSURANCE. I'M ALSO FEARFUL OF MY CHILDREN'S AND MY SAFETY DUE TO THESE RANDOM CRACKS. I DO NOT TRUST MY WINDSHIELD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I'M ACTUALLY CONSIDERING TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HONDA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING NOW.. TONIGHT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAPPENED AFTER I PARKED MY VEHICLE (AFTER ACTUALLY HAVING MY HONDA SERVICED).

NHTSA ID

11299599

Incident

Jan 15, 2020

Mileage

41,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY HONDA CR-V CRACKED FROM THE VERY BOTTOM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED THERE'S A CRACK THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEGUN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I'M TERRIFIED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS WINDSHIELD AND I AM TO SCARED TO DRIVE PASSENGERS IN A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

11277428

Incident

Oct 31, 2019

Mileage

16,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS SHADED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED OURISMAN HONDA OF TYSONS CORNER (LOCATED AT 1580 SPRING HILL RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (866) 341-3566) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200. *LN*JB

NHTSA ID

11270000

Incident

Oct 20, 2019

Mileage

30,200 mi

THE RIGHT MIRROR LANE INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATES THAT THERE IS A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THERE IS NONE. HONDA REFUSES TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IV'E HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SHOWING UP AS A MALFUNCTION CODE.WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS THE RIGHT MIRROR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON AND IF I TRY TO USE MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THE SYSTEM BEEPS AS IF THERE IS A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THERE IN NONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOINGS FROM THE FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VAN.

NHTSA ID

11234016

Incident

Jul 19, 2019

Mileage

45 mi

FRONT WIPER BLADES DON'T HAVE FULL RANGE OF MOTION. I NOTICED THIS AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AT 40,000 MILES TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED WORN GEAR TEEETH ON FRONT WIPER MOTOR, AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HONDA WILL ONLY PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. WIPER MOTORS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO QUICKLY.

NHTSA ID

11222375

Incident

Jun 14, 2019

RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, RADIO STATIONS SWITCH AROUND, BRIGHTNESS GOES UP AND DOWN, PHONEBOOK GETS RUN THROUGH AND CALLS RANDOM PEOPLE, GOOGLE MAPS HISTORY STARTS BEING DISPLAYED AS IF SOMEONE IS LOOKING UP MY LOCATION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF. RADIO VOLUME TURNS WAY UP. I UNPLUG MY PHONE AND SOMEONE WILL RECONNECT IT USING BLUETOOTH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING 3 TIMES A WEEK OVER 6 MONTHS. DEALERSHIP HAS NO SECURITY UPDATES FOR ME

NHTSA ID

11192206

Incident

Mar 27, 2019

Mileage

12,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT AT THE DRIVERS EYE LEVEL. CAUSES DISTORTED VIEW OF ROAD AND OTHER VEHICLES. RON TONKIN HONDA HAS TAKEN PICTURES BUT THE HONDA REP NEVER SHOWS UP IN PORTLAND

NHTSA ID

11183783

Incident

Mar 31, 2017

HONDA RECALL SB 18-114 2017CR-V IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.. BEFORE THE FIX MY CR-V HEATED UP ,& HAD HEAT WITH 2MILES.. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE FOR 10 MINUTES.. & THERE IS NO HEAT.. THE CR-V WAS FINE BEFORE THIS FIX.. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RE-CHECK THIS RECALL.. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NORMAL NOW.. THE RECALL WAS INTENDED TO MAKE THE CR-V HEAT UP QUICKER , NOT SLOWER.. I'M JUST LETTING YOUR KNOW THIS, AND I WILL ALSO LET NHTSA KNOW. AS THIS MAY NOW BE A SAFETY HAZZARD. AS THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH HEAT TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. PER THE CRVOC.COM : WHAT YOU CAN DO ' GO ON RECORD AND REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO CORPORATE HONDA, AND TO NHTSA.GOV

NHTSA ID

11171403

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

14,000 mi

NO HEAT WHILE IDLING CANNOT DEFROST WINDSHIELD. HONDA DEALER STATES CRV DOES MAKE HEAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. HOW I DRIVE AT SPEED WHEN CRV CANNOT DEFROST / CLEAR ICE BUILDUP FROM WINDSHIELD EVEN AFTER IDLING FOR 30-45 MINUTES ? UN-SAFE IN DALLAS, TX

NHTSA ID

11162563

Incident

Dec 19, 2018

Mileage

22,000 mi

WINDSHIELD CRACKED BY CHANGING TEMPERATURES.. GLASS DEALER SAID WINDSHIELD GLASS CRACKED UNDER BODY STRESS.

NHTSA ID

11161872

Incident

Dec 5, 2018

Mileage

55 mi

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SINCE NEW DURING PA WINTER WEATHER. VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT 20 TO 40 DEG F. VEHICLE ENGINE DOES NOT WARM UP WHEN DRIVING EVEN AFTER BEING REMOTELY STARED AND ALLOWED TO RUN FOR 10 MINUTES. HEATER CONTROL SET TO HIGH, FAN SPEED SET TO LOW. TEMPERATURE GAGUE WILL RISE TO ONE QUARTER OR HALF NORMAL THEN DROP TO THE COLD POSITION AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. TEMP. GAGUE WILL EVENTUALLY RISE AGAIN TO ALMOST NORMAL BUT IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC, RED LIGHT OR COFFEE STOP IT WILL DROP DOWN TO COLD AGAIN. ALL THIS TIME (12 TO 15 MILES) THE CABIN HEAT AND WINDSHIELD DEFROST ARE PERFORMING POORLY. IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN FOR HALF TO ONE HOUR AND RE-STARTED IT WILL PERFORM PROPERLY WITH NORMAL HEATER AND DEFROST FUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

11157075

Incident

Nov 15, 2018

Mileage

2,000 mi

1. GASOLINE LEAKING IN TO ENGINE OIL. EVIDENT BY GASOLINE SMELL AND HIGH LEVEL WHEN CHECKING OIL. 2. POOR OR NO HEAT IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY RISK DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER. WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. TYPICALLY HAPPENS DURING STOP AND GO CITY DRIVING. SERVICE APPOINTMENT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 12/6 AND ISSUE WILL BE REPORTED TO THE DEALER ALSO.

NHTSA ID

11156515

Incident

Nov 1, 2018

Mileage

14,500 mi

THE 1.5 L TURBO ENGINE DEVELOPS HIGH OIL LEVEL READINGS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. I HAD SEVERAL (12) SYSTEM FAILURE NOTICES APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY "FOUND THAT OIL LEVEL WAS OVER FULL AND SMELLED LIKE FUEL". ALSO NOTICED THAT IN COLD WEATHER, WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT DEFROSTER IS NOT WARM ENOUGH AND CAN'T KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR RESULTING IN POOR OR NO VISIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO WARM UP. DOES NOT WARM UP AT IDLE. TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO WARM UP WHILE IN MOTION. THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND TO GET THE ENGINE UP TO A PROPER TEMPERATURE IS TO TURN OFF ECON MODE, DRIVE IN SPORT MODE AND DO NOT TURN HEATER ON.

NHTSA ID

11141689

Incident

Mar 29, 2018

Mileage

11,850 mi

2017 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION TO DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DUE TO HEAT FROM REFLECTION OF THE SUN. *AS *TR

NHTSA ID

11132532

Incident

Sep 9, 2018

SUNROOF EXPLOSION: NEW HONDA CR-V WITH ONLY 4,420 MILES. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. NO CARS OR TRUCKS WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AND NO ROCKS OR DEBRIS WERE FOUND BY THE SERVICE REPAIR IN REMAINING SHATTERED GLASS. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE THE SUNROOF OPEN SO THE GLASS PARTICLES DID NOT FLY INTO THE PASSENGER AREA, BUT CARS BEHIND ME SLOWED AS SOME GLASS PARTICLES FLEW FROM THE ROOF. HONDA REPLACED THE SUNROOF UNDER WARRANTEE BUT EXPLODING SUNROOFS ARE DISORIENTING TO THE DRIVER AND NOT SAFE TO PASSENGERS OR OTHER CAR DRIVERS WHO CATCH THE FLYING GLASS PARTICLES.

NHTSA ID

11111754

Incident

Jun 13, 2018

Mileage

4,420 mi