Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2017 Honda CR-V owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
This morning as I was driving I went through a 4-way intersection. I was half way through the intersection when my car announced lane departure. At that time the vehicle shot over to the right and hit the curb at the end of the intersection. I shredded my tire, and had to place the spare on the vehicle. I have been to Honda multiple times for these electrical problems. While driving I have been go at a speed around 45-70 MPH, and the vehicle will flash brake. At that time the vehicle's brakes will lock up. There was no one in front of me for any the occasions. Honda told me to switch my ez pass responder to make sure that wasn't causing interference. I switched it, and it kept occurring. This morning the concerns I brought up at my last service about what if I get in an accident almost became a reality. Luckily there was no one on the corner waiting to cross the road. …
Vehicle has an issue with activating its collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) for no reason resulting in unnecessary slamming of the brakes. This has occurred at least five times over the last five months. It was first noted at around 12,000 miles and has happened at least 4 more times (we are now at 20,000 miles). In some instances, the vehicle was travelling at over 60 MPH on the highway and slammed on its brakes on its own. There were no objects in front of the vehicle and we were following a straight lane. Luckily, rear-ending accidents that could have resulted from this have been narrowly avoided. There was an instance in which the vehicle braked and an 18-wheeler behind it had to slam on its brakes and was swerving uncontrollably for at least 300 feet. …
VIN: ([redacted]) vehicle mileage: 28,903 description: I am learning that the radar that controls the emergency braking system, adaptive cruise control, road departure mitigation, collision mitigation etc. Is only protected by a "pop off cover". I am deeply concerned over the lack of protection when it comes to such a critical component of my 2017 Honda crv. I am being faced with a minimum $1,100 (part only) bill to repair damage to my cars radar sensor mounted in the front grill. I have had other problems with random "detection" computer messages on the dashboard and now for this piece of plastic to be popped off by a small piece of debris on the road that was kicked up from the road by a vehicle traveling in front of me is ridiculous. Why would something so important be mounted dead front of the vehicle and not properly protected? I'm looking for a better option to have this resolved. …
I was driving at about 45mph, and had to stopped in median of road to turn right. All of a sudden my Honda crv 2017 stopped and all dashboard lights started flashing, it started showing all the following problems. 1) brake system problem 2) brake hold system problem 3) airbag system (SRS) problem 4) power steering system (EPS) problem 5) anti-lock brake system problem 6) vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem 7) hill start assist problem 8) adaptive cruise control problem 9) collision mitigation system problem 10) road departure mitigation system problem 11) auto high-beam problem 12) tire pressure monitor problem 13) all wheel drive system problem 14) lane keeping assist cannot operate 15) seat belt warning on and beeping even though seat belt was being worn. I tried to turn off, and turn on, nothing happened. Exited the vehicle, checked the car. No physical damage. …
On 11/24/2018 on I-81 near staunton va. During heavy rain and holiday traffic at 70 MPH in left lane passing tandem 18 wheeler on incline with 18 wheeler close behind car suddenly entered "limp" mode. Car began missing badly with no power and began slowing to a drift. Could not move right, pulled as far left to guard rail, right side car wheels still in passing lane, traffic swerved around the car. At aprox. 10 MPH I had a slight break in traffic and was able swerve across traffic to right side. Surprisingly the car idled fine. Backed down right side 1/4 mile to exit, drove in "limp" mode to Honda dealer. The dealer had found the car had enter limp mode because water had entered into the maf sensor and intake tube. The air box had not been properly sealed likely during a dealer service 1 week prior. The air filter was wet and replaced. Intake tube and maf sensor pulled and dried. …
My car came to a complete stop once while I was driving in the middle of an intersection and once just on a straight road. This happened twice, and I went flying forward and all my stuff on the seat went flying. There was not a car in front of me. They said it must have been reading something to do this, and it's to protect a possible pedestrian. This is an accident waiting to happen . I called Honda of joliet to put it in my record. Another issue is the vehicle stability lights, the adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation, and a brake lights all flash stating there is a problem. These lights just come on while driving. This has happened three times . Once it was snowing. The second and third time the weather was clear. The first time I cleared some of the 'driving aides' and the lights went off. …
Every indicator light came on and flashed on my dashboard when I was driving, as well as a cruise control malfunction when I was driving on the highway, causing the system to shut off cruise control. The indicator lights that flash on the dashboard when this error occurs are as follows: brake system problem all wheel drive system problem tire pressure monitor problem electric parking brake problem road departure mitigation system problem collision mitigation system problem lane keeping assist problem adaptive cruise control problem hill start assist problem vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem anti-lock brake system problem power steering system (EPS) problem I have had these lights go off multiple times in different contexts. …
While driving normally with no traffic or obstacles in front, all Honda sensing suite features randomly fail and trigger a series of warning messages flashing sequentially on the hud indicating a problem with the following: lkas, collision mitigation, braking, adaptive cruise control, and road departure mitigation systems. The brake pedal becomes stiff and brakes feel unresponsive but sometimes engage to stop the car even if stopping is unsafe, such as driving on a highway with no cars in front. This happens randomly in different environments at different speeds. Rain, sun, hills, traffic, no traffic, but it is difficult to replicate the issue. The sensors trigger a false positive thinking there is an imminent collision even if driving 35 MPH on an empty road. It also triggers when following a car with warning tones and automatic braking. …
This vehicle still have electric parking brake problem, the brake light, tpsm light and other light will suddenly on dish, than the light suddenly off. Sometimes car can't start, a lot of time, when I start the car put on r, the car doesn't move back, it moves forwards. Almost hit other car .when I drive car speed is 25mile,saw the stop sign, want to stop,but there was no turning back on the brakes and the cat cant stop.the brake light suddenly on dash, electric parking brake problem light on dash,too. Cant move the car, there is no way to use towed move car,.I used towed 3 times get car to dealer.when I got this car, the A/C never worked,.2 car keys have been changed battery 3 times total using 6 batteries.only 16800miles,I dont think ts normal.my first dealer- paragon Honda. Never inspected my car or changed the part, only update softwa lie to me say A/C is good. …
On November 17, 2017 at 1105 am on i70w approximately 3 miles west of the fruita colorado exit. Driving on active cruise control at 78mhp in left lane no car ahead in left lane but passing old vw bus light in color crv suddenly braked from 78 to about 50 MPH kicked cruise off, we did not get pass vw. Luckily no one was behind us for we could have been hit . Scared both of us! It was light overcast, car mileage 3681 approx.. On November 17,2017 at 1201 pm on hwy 191s about 5 miles south of i70. Driving on active cruise control 69 MPH active cruise control problem, collision mitigation problem, May have been more. No cars in front of us or behind, a pickup truck in north bound lane approx. 175 ft was approaching us. Car started braking, kicked off cruise control. I pulled over put car in park all lights cleared. Overcast sky and 64 degrees. Scared second time today. Ar. …
Traction Control complaints in other CR-V years
Frequently asked questions
How common are traction control problems on the 2017 Honda CR-V?
NHTSA has 54 complaints about the stability & traction control of the 2017 Honda CR-V, 3% of the model year's 1,776 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2017 Honda CR-V traction control problems?
No. NHTSA lists no stability & traction control recall for the 2017 Honda CR-V, though it has 7 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2017 Honda CR-V traction control problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 26,000 miles, and 46% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 2 crashes, 0 fires and 0 injuries to stability & traction control problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.