Just want to say that this my first Honda (my family has had dozens of Hondas and Acuras since the 80s) and it's been a nightmare experience since new. First, my hood paint blistered and rusted when the car was only 9 months old and I have to drive around with a devalued vehicle with an aftermarket painted hood that was replaced under warranty. Anyone who buys this car from me (I can't wait to get rid of it) will think I was in a wreck because the crappy paint job makes it obvious the hood was repainted.

Next, I had the recall done that was supposed to fix engine oil dilution. In my case, they did not replace the ECU but did "update it." Luckily, I drive nearly all highway miles so I've never had oil dilution. HOWEVER, the same day that I drove my car home from the dealership I noticed two issues. One, my already crappy cabin heat became way crappier. I stopped at a gas station and while idling my engine needle temp dropped from midpoint to zero within just a few minutes and I lost cabin heat completely. I immediately called my dealership but due to my busy job I was unable to bring it back last winter and I just dealt with it. My 10 minute ride from my house to the highway on cold morning is freezing. I get a bit of cabin heat when I go uphill but then coasting causes immediate loss of engine temp and cabin heat. Once I hop on the on highway, the heat works fine. If I pull up to someone's house to wait in the car for them, I once again lose heat within minutes. I finally took the car back to the dealership a few weeks again and they cant find anything wrong with it.

Also, since the recall was performed, I've dealt with a rattle coming from inside the dash that's loud enough to drive anyone insane. I've recorded it in several videos and shown them to my local dealer, but they can't find the source of the noise or even hear the noise. Tonight, my driver's seat heat inexplicably stopped working. Passenger side works but my side doesn't. So, now I have to freeze on cold days with no cabin heat and NO working driver's seat heater (and my car is out of warranty due to high mileage).

Honda used to stand for quality but now they have gone downhill and shame on your company. Consumer reports and JD Power now ranks Honda reliability less than almost any brand, including crappy American brands, and way lower than any Japanese brand. What happened to Honda reliability? My car is only 2 years old and it's already falling apart! Why is there oil dilution in a brand new engine? Why doesn't my cabin heat work? Why did my seat heaters fail? Why did my hood paint blister up and rust? I followed every single maintenance requirement (some at dealer and some at my mechanic) and I wash the car every single week at a touchless car wash. My car is babied by me. Yet, it's a piece of junk. The recall on the ECU didn't fix oil dilution and, as reported by numerous owners, actually made the cabin heat problem worse!

I bought this car for nearly 30k and I live in upstate NY. I never would have dreamed that I would have to freeze because my brand new car engine won't stay hot to provide me with cabin heat, a very basic essential need for a car driven in colder climates. Honda has yet to come up with a fix for these cars and has yet to make good on the poor design and build quality. I have also contacted my attorney to explore any legal options I may have against Honda motors. This car is a lemon. Honda knows they designed and built a lemon. Honda has refused to take responsibility for selling lemons. Honda has engaged in a coverup in not helping customers who are driving cars with oil dilution and lack of cabin heat. This is Takata airbag all over again, minus the safety issues associated with that.

I'll never buy another Honda product. Honda has completely gone down the tubes regarding quality and customer satisfaction. Shame on this pathetic company for producing this pathetic stain on Honda's reputation for quality.

HEAT not working is a safety issue as if you get stranded in -20 to -50 weather you will freeze to death in this car. It should at least come with candles to keep you warm you would think. I am actively looking for a solution I will update and post the fix if there even is one besides burning candles for heat which is a fire hazard. So if anyone else has a solution please msg me and let me know by leaving a comment under my post. I'm from Calgary, AB Canada

Dealers are full of BS they are taught to tell us or else they just make up their own BS story which I've heard after my GF gets tired of the run around and sends me in to figure out what is what. Gotta love the GREEDY F***S.

TO BE UPDATED BY END OF WEEK !!!!

2017 Honda CRV IS SO POOR.

First, the car generates more noise than any other car (in my judegement), possibly from poor seal.

Second, last winter, I opened the back door and see a significant amount of ice forming around the bolt of door. I do not understand how a car can be so poorly designed. I drove may different car but have never seen this.

Third, the heater system was not working properly. Three remote start warm cycles never heated the car. The recall does not fix the problem. I brought the car to the dealer and was told the car has a small engine (1.5L) and could not generate enough heat. To compare my 20 year old Toyota (1.5L as well), the CRV 2017 never generated enough heat, is this intentional? A few times, I drove on the highway for 20-25 minutes, the car did not heat inside. One time, I drove to airport in the early morning, after I drove 45 km with 2 remote-start cycle before driving, the car was still cold... In addition, I found the inside air circulation may help but for some air direction format, the car automatically shifted to outside air circulation format which makes the heating effect much worse

I do not understand what type of people are designing the cars in this company? The designer must be from the tropics. If that is the case, the car should not be sold in the north America.

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. Even with driving on the highway for 30 minutes, the inside of the car is freezing, door windows are foggy and will start to have ice form on them and the front and rear windshields fog up and do not fully unfog.

The heat doesn't work properly. When driving in temps 20 degrees or less (a daily occurrence in WI) the only way the vehicle temp gauge seems to rise is freeway speed driving for 10+ minutes. Upon stopping at a light the temp gauge routinely drops before my eyes. The air temp coming from the vents never seems to get "hot". Using the remote start to "warm up the vehicle" the car never comes off the "C" on the temp gauge. Once the vehicle comes to temp after freeway driving it doesn't hold temp. Once off the freeway the temp gauge starts dropping.

Honda says that the engines are so efficient that they don't produce enough engine heat and this is how the car was engineered. (they engineered the heat to not work) Spoke to the service writers and manager at the dealership I am being told this is a common complaint with 2017 and 2018 CRV vehicles. Honda USA calls this "normal". Was told by the Honda rep that if I have a complaint that I have options with government agencies and that I should pursue those. I have never had a company essentially say go away we have nothing more for you and by the way if you have a problem with it go complain to the government.

I have a 2017 Honda CRV EX and had the recall fix for the oil dilution issue. The climate control module was replaced as part of the recall. However, the car still will not warm up at a normal rate and the temp drops like a stone in idle. The recall fix did not solve the engine heat problem!!! I assume the oil dilution issue may continue as well as it is related to engine temps not being hot enough on short trips.

What do I do now?

Update from Dec 24, 2018: 2017 Honda CRV still not heating up in a normal way despite updates to software and climate control unit. Particularly slow when heater temp is set around 25 to 30. Oil dilution is caused by engine temp not reaching burn off levels.
Oil dilution will inevitably cause premature engine wear and give this Honda model a very poor reputation for resale. Is there a class action law suit underway in Canada???

Update from Dec 26, 2018: This oil dilution issue will become known and will adversely affect the resale and trade in value of Honda CR-Vs. A class action lawsuit will be required to bring fairness to this problem. Does anyone have the name of a Canadian law firm that may be undertaking a class action lawsuit against Honda?

It is very hard for the 1.5L Turbo engine to reach it's normal temperature. During the winter, if you don't drive the temperature never raise and the cabin temperature stay cold. If there is ice on the windshield you have to remove it with a scraper. Even after 20 minutes at idle there is not heat. If the temperature of the engine raise a little pray not to stop on a red light for a long period because the temperature of the engine start to drop. When you have to drive on heavy traffic this become a nightmare.

Honda says the engine works as expected and they ask to plug the car and to keep it in a garage. This is totally unacceptable. When you pay $36 000 for a new car you expect it would produce heat. Cold weather during winter is not something new.

The attitude of Honda is shameful. Sad to say but this is the last time I buy a Honda product!